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U.S. News and Best Lawyers Release 2020 “Best Law Firms” Awards
We are proud to be recognized in U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® 10th Edition of “Best Law Firms.” The publication acknowledges Lincoln Derr PLLC as a First Tier Metro Charlotte firm for our work in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice –...
North Carolina Jury Sides With Employer In Race Discrimination Trial
Labor and Employment attorney Kathleen (Kathi) Lucchesi successfully defended Concord, North Carolina based O.B. Builders, Inc. against charges of race discrimination in a jury trial heard in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North...
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly selects Gwendolyn Lewis to Leaders in the Law List
We are proud to announce Lincoln Derr attorney Gwendolyn W. Lewis has been named to the 2019 list of Leaders in the Law by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The Leaders in the Law award honors legal professionals licensed and practicing law in the state of North...
The Pitfalls of Pigeon-holed Attorneys
These days, everyone seems to be looking for a niche — an area of specialization where they can plant their stake in the ground and lay claim as the foremost expert. We don’t do that. It’s not because we lack expertise or because we want…
Sara Lincoln Named 2019 Women of Justice Honoree
Article originally published in the August 2019 Edition of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Magazine When Sara Lincoln scored an A in a law class as an undergraduate psychology student at Wheaton College, her professor encouraged her to go to law school.“That...
Department of Labor Updated Overtime Rule
It looks like it could be a very Happy New Year for nearly 1.5 million workers come January 1, 2020. On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its final overtime rule which calls for a significant – though not as significant as originally proposed under the Obama administration – increase to the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility.
Disciplined Listening: Keys To Obtaining The Truth
Do you lead with your best question? Do you have a plan? Do you let the other person think they are in control? We invited some of our health care industry clients to a training session to explore how to have difficult conversations with employees, in an...
North Carolina Win For Parental Leave
In a country that doesn’t even mandate that all employers must guarantee that you can return to your job following the birth or adoption of a child, North Carolina has made a significant step forward in a system that is archaic in comparison to other...
Wrongful Death Defense Verdict in Fayetteville, North Carolina
On Monday, September 9, 2019 after two weeks of trial, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of a Lincoln Derr client.The jury in this case deliberated for only one hour and forty minutes before returning to the courtroom answering the first issue...
The Command of Communication
A crisp baritone voice thunders across the silent expanse: Command- ATTENTION! Forwaaaard- March Your leeeft, your leeeft, your left, right, left. Your leeeft, your leeeft, your left, right, left….. To the reaaar, March Command- HALT! One voice distinctly heard by...
Noelle LeBlanc Featured In North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
Noelle LeBlanc describes her younger self as a petite, painfully shy little girl who toughened up after leaving her Richmond, Virginia home for the first time and taking her first airplane trip to join the U.S. Air Force. Her family was shocked when she shipped off to military boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training. She was a brave 18-year-old,
USWNT Equal Pay Mediation Talks Breakdown
When we last talked about the U.S. Women’s National Team (“USWNT”), they were headed to mediation with the United States Soccer Federation, Inc. (“USSF”) seeking equal pay and equal working conditions with the U.S. Men’s National Team...