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We are excited to announce the launch of our new Civil Litigation page on our website.  We hope this resource proves useful for clients and friends of our law firm:  https://hscattorneys.com/litigation/  

Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran, LLP is proud to announce that Nan E. Hannah has been selected to the 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers in Construction Litigation.  No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected…

Tax season is upon us, and we are all about to spend more time with W-2's, K-1's, and 1099's than makes for a good time.  At the same time, a few changes have hit the books for income and spending…

Happy New Year to all.  Have you made your resolutions?  The lawyers and staff at Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran wish you a happy and healthy 2016.  We hope you will experience joy and success in the coming year. Given…

Duke Energy Corp. recently announced plans to build 2 large solar projects in Monroe and Mocksville, North Carolina.  The 2 solar projects, the first owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, will have a combined capacity of more than 75…

HSLC regularly counsels start-up companies on the structural decisions which will enable the business to grow.  Forbes recently published an interesting article on the next step in the process, transitioning from start-up to scale-up phase.  After businesses are settled, we regularly see…

This headline is certainly not news, but within a span of five minutes, I received two separate “scam warnings”. The first, while written with a tongue firmly planted in the author’s cheek, noted that an email scammer sent a “warning”…

Frontier Communications Corporation, a Connecticut-based telecommunications provider that offers services in 15 countries, announced plans to expand its operations in the Triangle.  Earlier this month, Frontier revealed plans to add 200 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in order to establish…

Red Hat recently announced the results of an interesting poll.  Their survey of business IT departments showed that 90% of those departments anticipate an increase in mobile application development within the next year:  http://wraltechwire.com/redhat-survey-finds-that-90-percent-of-enterprises-anticipate-increasing-mobile-app-development/15104885/ Why does this matter?  These companies…

Drones are being used increasingly by construction firms, mapping firms, and public agencies as a growing number of people are using camera-mounted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to obtain real-time data on job progress, identify potential hazards or workmanship issues, and…

Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran, LLP would like to let you know that we are joining with almost 100 other business members of the Cary Chamber of Commerce and will be taking part in the 2015 Business Expo – “Cary…

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Business Law page on our website. We hope this resource proves useful for clients and friends of our law firm:  www.hslc-law.com/business

This week, Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill that will put a $2 billion infrastructure bond proposal to the voters of North Carolina, next spring.  If passed, the money will be ear-marked for infrastructure repairs and expansions across the state…

Congratulations to the City of Durham, as they recently laid the groundwork for renovation of a vacant tobacco factory near the existing American Tobacco Campus.  The project should continue to revitalize the downtown area.  A life sciences company recently purchased…

Have you ever gotten a judgment against someone and then wondered how it gets to Equifax, Transunion, and Experian?  Or had information appear on your credit report which has nothing to do with you?  I share a name with my…