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Thinking of using your name (eg. surname) as part of your business name? You may want to reconsider because the protectibility of a business name that includes a surname is extremely limited in North Carolina. As a rule, a trademark cannot be taken in a surname, and the mere incorporation of a business using a surname does not give that business the exclusive right to that name in North Carolina.

Build-A-Bandit owner, Robert Allen McElreath, took over $2,000,000 in deposits from car owners then didn’t work on their cars. He’s believed to have fled the state.

So you have a business and need some additional funding , well financial institutions are unlikely to give a small business a loan with no collateral and/or no credit history.

               And, if your business lacks a track record, it’s doubtful you can get venture capital.

               Where to turn?

Sometimes the only place you can turn are Friends & Family.

What happens when a client purchases a property at a foreclosure sale & wants to remove the existing owner or tenant?

Answer: There's a specific statute that Orders Possession for the new owner or bank that is the new titled owner to the property. One doesn't have to evict. A petition to the Clerk to issue an Order for Possession is what's needed. Plus the Sheriff needs to serve the order. 

Notice needs to be given to the parties in possession pursuant to NCGS 45-21.29.

North Carolina recently widened the types and conditions under which past criminal convictions may be expunged from one’s record.  Despite these new guidelines, the criteria for the removal of a past crime from one’s record remain narrowly tailored to a handful of crimes that can only be expunged if they were committed at a certain age or if 15 years have passed since the sentence for the crime was completed. Below are factors to determine if you qualify.

Partial Settlement Ordered in Forsyth County Superior Court in wrongful death case. Sanders Law Firm, PLLC represents the plaintiff-estate. The firm will continue to pursue the case against the bar.

Link to Winston-Salem Journal article:

http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_37152796-a6bb-11e2-8ebd-001a4bcf6878.html

Darlene Rafferty aka Edith Rafferty aka Sparkle Cleaning is a maid you should not use.

She has stolen jewelry from multiple households and pawned these items.

Update on mechanics' lien agent system, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2013

Beware: If you are a contractor or subcontractor, before you commence work or supply materials to a property, you better comply with these new changes which require that you notify the LIEN AGENT before starting work on property.

You should contact your attorney to confirm you are doing this properly.