When you’re involved in a lawsuit, it’s easy to feel frustrated or emotional. After all, legal disputes often involve high stakes, personal conflicts, or a sense of injustice. However, how you conduct yourself during litigation can significantly impact the outcome of your case. Civility is not just about being polite—it’s a powerful tool that helps […]
Understanding Servicemember Civil Relief Act Declarations
The Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is a critical piece of legislation designed to safeguard the rights of military members called to active duty. This law ensures that service members can focus on their duties without facing undue legal or financial burdens. One key aspect of the SCRA is the use of declarations, which play […]
Summary Ejectment
Summary Ejectment is an unfortunate process landlords have to employ from time to time. Not everyone is the ideal tenant who timely pays rent each month and leaves the rental property in the same condition it was given. Occasionally, there are tenants who stay longer than the terms of their lease, default on their rental […]
Deadlines for Service in North Carolina Civil Cases
When you’re involved in a civil lawsuit, one of the first and most important steps is making sure the other side is properly “served” with legal papers. Service is how you officially notify the other party that a lawsuit has been filed against them. In North Carolina, there are strict deadlines and rules for service. […]
What Does the Start of Litigation Look Like at Law++?
Because Law++ follows a client-centric approach, litigation in our firm looks a little different. With our clients, we understand there’s more to a case than winning. All litigation has the potential to be complicated, expensive, and incredibly stressful. These aspects are all taken into account when we take on a case. Let’s dive in! The […]
Asset Protection
Asset protection is the legal process of protecting your assets from the claims of creditors. Although it is often treated as a separate area of law, many aspects of this should be incorporated into other practice areas. For example, the Venn diagram of estate planning and asset protection has substantial overlap. This should be obvious […]
What is a Parent Company?
A parent company is, in summary, a company that owns another company. The parent company typically doesn’t do anything except own other companies (subsidiaries or child companies) and take in equity payments from those subsidiaries. In our Dream LLC Company Structure illustrated below, the parent company is the middle of the setup. What is a […]
The Nonprofit Corporation Structure
The Nonprofit Corporation structure is a top down flowchart of authority. It all starts with the members or board and flows through the organization. Members Not all nonprofits have members. Even if your nonprofit has members, they may not be legal members under North Carolina law. In order to be a member organization, you have […]
Yes, You Can Have an Open Bar at Your Funeral
The title is a little self explanatory, but you absolutely can have an open bar at your funeral. Beyond that, you can require that there is one. Estate planning is incredibly personal, and it should reflect your wishes and no one else’s. Hell, you don’t even have to tell people what’s in your will if […]
Deeper Dive Into Contracts
There’s a lot more to contracts than just the words on the page. I take special care with every contract I write. However, I realize I don’t have a lot of articles explaining much of my process. Therefore, I’m starting a deeper dive into contracts series of articles where we explore how I develop my […]
Service Contracts are Iterative
A standard service contract is meant to be iterative in nature. They are as long lasting as your business, and they should change when appropriate to do so. The goal, when writing a service contract, is to cover as any scenarios and pitfalls as possible up front. However, you can’t always catch everything. Often times, […]
Guardianship: The Most Important Part of Your Will
In my opinion, there’s one part of your will that is more important than all the others: the guardianship provision. If you have minor children, or might obtain them at some point, it’s very important to tell the court who you want to take care of your children should you die. To me, all the […]