by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
Ballew Puryear: Help on the Way By Bob Friedman A fully functional mock courtroom, multiple conference rooms ready for multi-party mediations and depositions, and the Grateful Dead inspired logo that greets you when you enter the offices of Raleigh personal injury law...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
My cousin was cleaning out a storage room and came across a speech my father, J. Russell Kirby, gave to a civic group in the early 1970s about the high price of freedom. She sent it to me because I’m a lawyer, have always had an interest in politics and she thought...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
Chad Essick was named managing partner of Poyner Spruill on April 1, 2026. He succeeded Dan Cahill, who remains with the firm as a litigator and assistant general counsel. Essick began working in the firm’s messenger center as a college student 25 years ago. He joined...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
“There are so many aspects of daily life in North Carolina that are impacted by decisions of our court, and voters hold the power to decide ultimately who should be making those decisions, and that’s just fundamental to democracy,” said North Carolina Supreme Court...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
There’s an old joke in which people in different professions are asked, “What’s two plus two?” Whichever profession the joke teller dislikes the most is represented by someone who leans in and responds slyly, “How much would you like it to be?” In one version, it’s an...
