December 10th, 2019 by admin
Over the last several years Mike Wells has written nearly 200 “On the Way to the Courthouse” pieces. Many of them are published in various state and local publications as well, including the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, the Winston-Salem Journal, the...
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September 16th, 2019 by admin
Friends,Following is a piece about the importance of learning to say No from time to time in our busy lives. I am pleased that it was published by the NC State Bar in the North Carolina State Bar Journal (Fall 2019), which is sent to all the lawyers...
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August 15th, 2019 by admin
"Social Security telephone scam " from Michael Wells's Album by Michael Wells. Released: 2019....
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August 15th, 2019 by admin
"Social Security won't go bankrupt by 2035" from Michael Wells's Album by Michael Wells. Released: 2019....
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August 15th, 2019 by admin
"Do you need to speak English to get SSD benefits? " from Michael Wells's Album by Michael Wells. Released: 2019....
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July 24th, 2019 by admin
This week, Mike Wells provides a Winston-Salem Journal reader with information about North Carolina's lien law. For the full article, click here....
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July 24th, 2019 by admin
North Carolina lawyers give back to the community, state and profession by providing many pro-bono or low-cost legal services to people. Here are a few of them that offer free or cost-efficient venues to ask for direction on important legal matters: Our...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
Third in a series covering the most important subjects on which I’ve given citizens direction over the 15 years I have been privileged to write this column.Motor Vehicle MishapsWhen do you have to contact the authorities?N.C. law generally requires you...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
This column is the second in a series of the most important legal issues most of us encounter.Traffic Tickets. Getting a traffic ticket generally is not high on the legal-impact scale in your life, but the precipitating conduct often reaches far beyond...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
Over the 15-plus years that I have been privileged to write this legal column, and the 25 years I hosted a legal call-in radio show, one of the most persistent problems I’ve heard about from the public involves home-construction and home-repair contracts....
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
A truism we all know is that nothing is sure in life but death and taxes. But added to that in contemporary life is the higher cost of health care and long-term care for an aging population. We will leave it to the elected officials to figure out the...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
In the last column we discussed the selection of a care facility. What other decisions might you face, and what steps should you take to monitor the level of care of your loved one?Important contract issuesMany facilities require the admitted person to...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
I have reviewed in recent columns some of the main questions that clients and others have asked me over the years. I have fielded nearly 30,000 questions during this time, counting those received on a popular radio public-service legal call-in show I...
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July 10th, 2019 by admin
My last few columns have dealt with some common legal issues clients and citizens face in everyday life, with suggestions about how to avoid the problem in the first place. The best legal problem to have is the one which never happens. Hopefully, the...
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