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...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
On May 22, 2026, two attorneys representing the Rolesville Police Department were shot outside the Wake County Courthouse by an individual who had filed a civil lawsuit against the agency. After a contentious hearing, the litigant went to her car to retrieve a handgun...
by RG | Aug 26, 2026 | legal matters
Sitting on the floor at home playing “Baby Shark” on his guitar for sons Brody, 4, and Brooks, 2, gives Raleigh divorce attorney Blake Larsen an insight into the challenges some of his clients face. “Becoming a husband and becoming a father gave me an entirely new...
