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To all my clients and all visitors to this site, please enjoy the snow, but be safe and do not drive unless you must.  I will be working from my...

 The Law Office of Mark L. Hayes is able to represent clients from across North Carolina, from Boone to Wilmington and everywhere in between,...

If you've ever removed a band-aid, you know the trick -- do it quick.  A long drawn out attempt to peal it away will only leave the patient yelping...

The judge just gave your ex-wife the whole house.  The jury just announced a guilty verdict.  You're mad as a hornet and ready for some relief....

It isn't fair!  Every parent has heard that complaint from their children.  And while after we're "all grown up" we might not use those exact words,...

The N.C. Lawyer, the official magazine of the North Carolina Bar Association, picked up an article posted previously on this site concerning how...

Criminal convictions -- and the prison or jail time that comes with them -- can create unique attorney-client situations.  The client has limited...

Well-crafted pro bono projects and internships, when tailored to the needs of all involved parties, can be a winning proposition for law firms,...

When a client proceeds pro se (literally, for yourself), he or she tries to represent him or herself.  There's an old joke which says that a lawyer...