The Holidays are a time to spend with friends and family. No holiday season would be complete without a visit from Uncle Sam. As we spend time buying presents and cooking meals, Uncle Sam spreads his holiday cheer by bringing…
Do you automatically use the “reply all” button on your email? Or, do you think nothing of forwarding email from one person to another? If so, you need to stop and think about the potential risks involved. As attorneys, we…
Chad J. Cochran serves as the Board President of International Focus, Inc., the non-profit organization which presents the International Festival of Raleigh each year - http://www.internationalfestival.org/. Once again, the festival drew tens of thousands of attendants to downtown Raleigh and…
Paul Sheridan and his daughter, Savannah, carved this fancy pumpkin which is now on full display in our office. Thankfully, Savannah's art skills come from her mother.
When a homeowner association board holds a meeting, it is important to remember that adopted meeting minutes are one of the most important records that need to be maintained by the board. Generally, the governing documents of the association don’t…
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that North Carolina’s unemployment rate, as of August 2013, is 8.7%. This represents the lowest rate of unemployment seen in North Carolina since December of 2008. As compared to the 11.3%…
CHANGES TO LIENSNC.COM On October 19, 2013, those of you who use LiensNC to locate project information and lien agents should notice some changes. One significant change will be that the search will be converted to a keyword search similar…
Effective July 1, 2013, identification of an individual who is party to a UCC-1 Financing Statement changed. Gone are the days of listing the debtor as “Joe Smith.” Now, you must use the name as it is indicated on the…
Paul Sheridan, partner at Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran and ProBono/Service Project Chair for the NC Bar Association's Construction Law Section, organized a work day for members of the section prior to the section's annual meeting. Working on a Habitat for Humanity house under construction…
The International Bluegrass Association Business Conference begins September 24, 2013 in Raleigh. We wish our musician friends successful planning for the upcoming year. We can't wait to hear your tunes on display this week in Downtown Raleigh. www.wideopenbluegrass.com
On August 23, 2013, Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 857 which authorizes state, local and municipal governments to utilize design build and public private partnership construction delivery methods on public construction projects. The design-build method utilizes a single contract between…
As the construction industry adjusts to the new process involving lien agents, it is predictable that oddities and quirks will arise. One which has been prevalent but not overwhelming is the spate of requests for Subordination Agreements to be signed. …
It may be every landlord’s worst fear. They decide to finally splurge and repaint a stairway, but unbeknownst to them the paint they choose gets very slick after a rain and someone falls, injuring…
With the passage of North Carolina Session Law 2013-159 and the governor’s signature of the bill, jurisdictional limits for the various levels of the state court system changed significantly. Small claims court now can now tackle matters up to $10,000.00. …
Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran is in the process of domesticating several foreign judgments (i.e., out of state judgments) to the North Carolina courts on behalf of our clients. 47 states have enacted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. While…