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Ward and Smith Attorneys to Speak at 2026 CFMA Carolinas Construction Conference

Ward and Smith is proud to return as a sponsor of the 2026 CFMA Carolinas Construction Conference. For more details, visit ...
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Learning from the Best, Part 2: An Executive Panel with John Cooper and Ty Edmondson

During the panel, Ty Edmondson, CEO of T.A. Loving, and John Cooper, President and CEO of Cooper Tacia, provided guidance on ...
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When Things Go Wrong: Talking to Your Patient After a Bad Outcome

Ed. Note: This is the first in a two-part series. When a medical procedure goes wrong, the instinct to retreat into silence can feel like self-preservation. In reality, it is often the biggest mistake ...
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Christina Cress to Speak at 2026 Appalachian Clean Energy Regulatory and Policy CLE Workshop

Hosted by the Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University, the workshop gives attorneys, policy professionals, ...
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Christina Cress to Speak at CAPCA Fall Meeting

Christina will present on “Data Centers: Energy Demand and Environmental Considerations,” a timely topic as data center ...
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Ward and Smith Prevails at North Carolina Supreme Court: You Don’t Always Need To Join a Revocable Trust in an Equitable Distribution Claim

Must a trial court join a revocable trust that holds title to marital property in an equitable distribution action if its ...
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When Federal Court Is Too Much: Copyright Small Claims and the Case for Registration

If someone copies your original work, photograph, a marketing video, website copy, training materials, you have rights under copyright law. But for many creators and businesses, the traditional path ...
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Stephanie B. Moore

Stephanie is a member of Ward and Smith’s Business practice group. She assists clients with a range of business matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, and the drafting and review ...
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Gavin G. Dacier

Gavin focuses his practice on intellectual property law at Ward and Smith. He assists clients with patent and trademark matters, including drafting patent applications, responding to office actions, ...
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Ward and Smith Sponsors 2026 NCPLA Annual Meeting

North Carolina’s legislative and government relations community will gather in Raleigh on October 15 and 16 for the 2026 North Carolina Professional Lobbyists Association Annual Meeting. The two-day ...
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Trump Administration’s New Section 301 Tariffs Reach Nearly All U.S. Imports

USTR’s July 23 action imposes tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners to press them to strengthen controls on forced-labor imports. Depending on the product, the new duty may be zero, a partial ...
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Court of International Trade Rejects 10% Section 122 Tariff: What Businesses Should Know While the Appeal Proceeds

What Did the Court Decide? On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade held that Proclamation 11012, which imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 ...