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NC Bar Association
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 677-0561
1-800-662-7407
sections@ncbar.org

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Upcoming Section CLE Programs
To search all available CLE Courses, visit CeLE Search at http://www.ncbar.org/cle/celeSearch.aspx. To view GP, Small Firm & Solo Section CLE Publications, click here.
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Basics of Francising Law
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Abstract: The Inadvertent Franchise - Franchising 101: Registration and Disclosure Issues (FTC, state, int'l franchise and bus op rules, exemptions on fed and state level, structuring non-franchise licensing relationships) - Negotiating the Franchise Agreement and Related Legal Issues from the Franchisor and Franchisee Perspectives (What Can Be Negotiated and What Can't in the Franchise Agreement) (transfers, compliance issues, ownership issues, raising cap, ownership restrictions, impact of death or incapacity on franchise rights, development and exit strategies) - Mock Negotiations between Franchisor and Franchisee's Counsel - Advising Participants in Declining Franchise Systems - Anatomy of a Franchise Lawsuit - Franchisor and Franchisee's Perspective (termination procedures, franchise d.r. procedures, impact of arbitration clauses, claims franchisors/franchisees assert, damages, legal basis for those claims, class vs. individual lawsuits, impact of arbitration clauses from franchisee's perspective, etc.) - *Ethical Minefields for Franchise Attorneys (compliance with the law, competence, interaction with brokers and consultants in the sales process, franchise consultants and the unauthorized practice of law, Giving clients bus vs. legal advice, Do you help a client franchise their business when they don't really have a business suitable for franchising?)
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Date: 5/29/2008 - 5/29/2008
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Location: CARY
@ the NC Bar Center 8000 Weston Parkway
Exit 287 Off I-40
Dorsett Auditorium
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Credits:
Total Hours: 6.25
Ethics Hours: 1
Substance/Mental Health Hours: 0
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29th Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Program
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Abstract: n/a
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Date: 7/24/2008 - 7/26/2008
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Location: ASHEVILLE
@ the Grove Park Inn Resort 290 Macon Ave
Asheville, NC
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Credits:
Total Hours: 9.5
Ethics Hours: 1
Substance/Mental Health Hours: 0
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GP_BY-LAWS.PDF
GP, Small firm & Solo Law Section By-Laws. [PDF Format]
GP_2007_1109.PDF
GP, Small Firm & Solo Section Council Meeting Minutes for November 9, 2007.
GP_2007_0824.PDF
GP, Small Firm & Solo Section Council Meeting Minutes for August 24, 2007.
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GP_2004_02.pdf
GP, Small Firm & Solo Section newsletter - General Practice for Febuary 2004.
GP_2002_05.PDF
GP, Small Firm & Solo Section newsletter - General Practice for May 2002.
GP_2005_04.pdf
GP, Small Firm & Solo Section newsletter - General Practice for April 2005
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Revising our billing policies
I don't see much activity going on in this forum, but I'm going to go out on a limb and hope that someone might answer.
I am an office manager for a solo in the Asheville area. We are trying to do some restructuring of our fees and I am having a lo...
Is there anybody out there?
I don't see any posts on this forum's site. If anybody else reads this, how about giving me a "hello," so I know I'm not the only one who has subscribed to this thing.
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Opening Practice in Wilmington in 2006
I plan to open my own practice in Wilmington in late summer or early fall of 2006. If there are other small firm or solo practitioners in the Wilmington area (or anywhere) with advice, ideas or wisdom to share, or would enjoy a free lunch one day wh...
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The ABA Law Practice Management Section's Webzine: Articles and opinions on the practice of law, Today.
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