Mark Hayes

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...

Mark Hayes, the lawyer for a Wilmington mother in a child neglect case, successfully argued to the North Carolina Court of Appeals that a Skype...

The recent verdict in the Zimmerman case is just the latest in a long line of sensational cases which have transfixed the American public.  The O.J....

Criminal defendants and parents in termination of parental rights cases both have the right to an attorney.  If the lawyer who represents them does...