September 25th, 2024 by admin
This is the concluding column in a series to help people know the right thing to do if they are involved in a wreck that is not their fault. If you sustain personal injuries, when should you settle your claim? Unless your wreck is work-related, you...
Posted in: WS Journal Articles
September 25th, 2024 by admin
I recently received a shout out from a statewide legal publication, NC Lawyers Weekly, along with fifteen other lawyers across the state. This was the first-ever effort by NC Lawyers Weekly to establish this recognition of lawyers for various leadership...
Posted in: On the Way to the Courthouse
September 25th, 2024 by admin
The Social Security system is an insurance system created not only to help people after retirement, but also to help them throughout life. The benefits take the place of wages. But there are benefits when workers are disabled as well as when one retires....
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July 19th, 2024 by admin
This column is the third in a series aimed at helping citizens who have been in a motor-vehicle wreck resolve their claim fairly, sometimes without the need to hire an attorney. But when should you consider hiring an attorney? Attorneys represent clients...
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May 5th, 2024 by admin
Of all the columns I have written over the last twenty years on common legal issues, the columns I wrote a few years ago concerning property damage and personal injury claims, especially those in motor vehicle wrecks, are by far the most asked about by...
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April 7th, 2024 by admin
More than half of adults do not have estate planning documents in place. After being asked to conduct over 250 presentations to companies large and small, colleges, bodies of faith and everything in between, one of the main reasons is that individuals...
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February 9th, 2024 by admin
A little-known fact is that more than half of adults in America do not have estate planning documents in place. Another little-known fact is that Americans spend more money on attorneys to find their way out of the challenges this creates than anyone...
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January 8th, 2024 by admin
One of the challenges some working families face is what to do with their growing pile of bills. And how to change their family's habits to avoid their financial challenges getting worse. Studies show that over 60% of our families lack enough savings...
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October 20th, 2023 by admin
Question: I have a friend that was told, more than about 18 months ago, by a lawyer in Yadkin County that they were to inherit money from a relative. This has been way too long and they have still not heard when the money will be disbursed. The deceased...
Posted in: Ask SAM
October 20th, 2023 by admin
Question: My sister and I are co-executors for our mother’s estate. We are ready to close and have written checks to each heir, with a form from the clerk’s office to be signed stating that the check has been received. All have accepted, except one brother....
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