September/October Newsletter
Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in the September/October issue… A TRU balances interests of current, future beneficiaries Trusts often create conflicts between current beneficiaries, who receive the income that the trust generates, and remainder beneficiaries, who receive what’s left at the end of the trust’s term. A total return unitrust (TRU) can…
Read More >July/August Newsletter
Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in the July/August issue… Can a broken trust be fixed? An irrevocable trust has long been a key component of many estate plans. But what if it no longer serves its original purpose? Is it too late to change it? Depending on applicable state law, the trust’s…
Read More >Attorneys Named to the 2015 Super Lawyers List
We are pleased to announce that four attorneys from Allman Spry have been selected to the 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in North Carolina. Please join us in congratulating Joslin Davis, Eddie Allman and Terry Crumpler on their selections. Super Lawyers, part of…
Read More >Marsh Prause Joins Firm
Allman Spry Davis Leggett & Crumpler, P.A., is pleased to announce that D. Marsh Prause has joined the firm’s litigation section. Marsh received his B.S.E. from Princeton University in 1990, and his J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1993. Before joining Allman Spry, Marsh enjoyed a distinguished career spanning more than…
Read More >Loretta Biggs Nominated for Federal Judge Position in the Middle District of North Carolina
Allman Spry congratulates attorney Loretta Biggs, whose nomination to the federal bench for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina was announced on September 18, 2014. Ms. Biggs joined Allman Spry as a partner in May of 2014, after Allman Spry and the attorneys of the firm Davis Harwell &…
Read More >NC Supreme Court Strikes Down Chapel Hill's Ban on Use of Cell Phones While Driving
June 12, 2014 – The North Carolina Supreme Court has held that Chapel Hill’s ban on using mobile telephones while driving is preempted by state law. The case was taken by the North Carolina Supreme Court on discretionary review from the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court noted that the municipal ban on…
Read More >Fourth Circuit Rules on Question of Trustee Commissions
April 28, 2014 – This week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first circuit court in the nation to provide clarity and guidance to lower courts regarding the commission-based fees due to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee under the Bankruptcy Code. See In re Rowe, No. 13-1270 (4th Cir., Apr. 28, 2014). Lower courts…
Read More >Northern Beltway Land Owners Denied Class Action Status in Eminent Domain Case
April 11, 2014 – Today the NC Supreme Court decided not to allow a group of Forsyth County property owners to pursue their inverse condemnation claims against the state as a class. The case concerns the decades old “Northern Beltway” road project. Over 2,000 properties are affected by the Northern Beltway, and the Court said…
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