Notes
Short notes on the law, in plain English.
What we tell clients on the phone, written down. New notes most weeks.
- What a non-compete in North Carolina can and cannot do in 2026Two years and statewide is almost never enforceable. Here is what the courts have actually upheld.
- The three clauses we strike from every commercial leaseRelocation rights, uncapped operating costs and personal guarantees that never end.
- Why a will is not enough if you own a businessYour operating agreement, your beneficiary forms and your will can all say different things. One of them wins, and it is usually not the will.
- What mediation actually costs, and when it is worth itA day with a mediator runs four to eight thousand dollars split between the parties. Compared with a trial, it is the cheapest day of the case.
- How custody schedules survive the school yearThe schedule that works in July is not the one that works in September. Draft for the calendar you actually live by.
- Before you sign a severance agreementYou have twenty-one days to consider it for a reason. Use them.