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Lessons from Continuing Legal Education
Did you know that every year, all licensed attorneys in North Carolina must complete 12 hours of continuing legal education classes? That may be...
Winning Appeal: Child Custody
Child custody cases can be hard to win, especially when they involve a Department of Social Services. That's why we are particularly proud of our...
Common Sense Justice
This firm recently prevailed in a criminal case, State v. Michael Lamp, which involved a felon who was arrested for failing to register his address...
The Importance of a Back-Up Plan
This firm raised two issues in a winning appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in EOP v. Rock, available at Case Opinion. The case involved...
Winning Appeal: Adventure Trail v Owens
This firm recently won an appeal in Adventure Trail v. Owens, which allowed our client to remain in his home. Had the appealed order remained in...
Winning Appeal: In Re L.A.G.
The Law Office of Mark L. Hayes recently prevailed on behalf of its client in In re L.A.G., No. COA18-283 when the Court of Appeals found the trial...
First Steps in an Appeal: The Transcript
When appealing a lower court’s judgment, “review is solely upon the record on appeal, the verbatim transcript of proceedings, if one is designated,...
Standards of Review: Plain Error
The standard of review is a legal term which guides the appellate court regarding the degree of deference it must afford the lower court’s judgment....
Winning Appeal: State v. Yates
The Law Office of Mark L. Hayes recently won a new trial for his client on appeal in State v. Yates, No. COA18-158 on the grounds that the right to...