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THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR SUMMER JOURNAL2014 IN THIS ISSUE Life on the Front Line of Budget Cuts page 10 Saving Students from Drowning in Debt—NC LEAF page 15 A Life Recognized—Judge Hiram Ward page 20 Hanging on by a thread? You are not alone. Free, confidential assistance is available. The Lawyer Assistance Program (“LAP”) was created by lawyers for lawyers. The LAP has been a trusted resource for thousands of lawyers, judges, and law students since 1979. We are committed to helping you get the help you need. Every call or email we take is confidential and is received by a professional staff person. Contact us today. [email protected] www.NCLAP.org FREE l SAFE l CONFIDENTIAL Western Region Piedmont Region Eastern Region Cathy Killian 704.910.2310 Towanda Garner 919.719.9290 919.719.9267 THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR JOURNAL Summer 2014 Volume 19, Number 2 FEATURES Editor Jennifer R. Duncan 10 Life on the Front Lines of Budget Cuts Publications Committee G. Gray Wilson, Chair By Tom Maher and Robynn Moraites Dorothy Bernholz, Vice-Chair Harry B. Crow 12 How to Tell a Story Margaret H. Dickson By Wade M. Smith Rebecca Eggers-Gryder Forrest A. Ferrell 15 Saving Students from Douglas R. Gill James W. Hall Drowning in Debt—NC LEAF Anna Hamrick By Evelyn Pursley Charles Hardee Darrin D. Jordan 18Innocent after Proven Guilty— Sonya C. McGraw Robert Montgomery Incident at Donnaha Nancy Black Norelli By G. Gray Wilson Harold (Butch) Pope Barbara B. Weyher 20 A Life Recognized—Judge Alan D. Woodlief Jr. Hiran Ward © Copyright 2014 by the North Carolina State Bar. All By Evelyn Pursley rights reserved. Periodicals postage paid at Raleigh, NC, and additional offices. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the North Carolina State Bar. 26 Book Review - Midnight Assassin: POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the North A Murder in America’s Heartland Carolina State Bar, PO Box 25908, Raleigh, NC 27611. 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THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR JOURNAL 3 DEPARTMENTS 32 Profile in Specialization BAR UPDATES 33 IOLTA Update 44 5 President’s Message 34 Trust Accounting In Memoriam 45 7 State Bar Outlook 35 Rule Amendments Law School Briefs 47 27 The Disciplinary Department 38 Proposed Ethics Opinions Distinguished Service Award 28 Lawyer Assistance Program 48 Client Security Fund 30 Legal Ethics 48 July 2014 Bar Exam Applicants Officers Ronald G. Baker Sr., Kitty Hawk - President 2013-2014 24: Rebecca Eggers-Gryder, Boone Katherine Jean, Counsel and Assistant Executive Dir. Ronald L. Gibson, Charlotte - President-Elect 2013-2014 25: Forrest A. Ferrell, Hickory David R. Johnson, Deputy Counsel Margaret M. Hunt, Brevard - Vice-President 2013-2014 26: Robert J. Bernhardt, Charlotte Sharon Kelly, Events Manager L. Thomas Lunsford II, Raleigh - Secretary-Treasurer A. Todd Brown, Charlotte Barbara Kerr, Archivist M. Keith Kapp, Raleigh - Past-President 2013-2014 Mark Henriques, Charlotte Cathy D. Killian, Clinical Director, LAP F. Fincher Jarrell, Charlotte Melanie Kincaid, Paralegal Councilors Dewitt McCarley, Charlotte Suzanne Lever, Asst. Ethics Counsel Mark W. Merritt, Charlotte L. Thomas Lunsford II, Executive Director By Judicial District Nancy Black Norelli, Charlotte Adam Maner, Professional Organization Coordinator 1: C. Everett Thompson, Elizabeth City 27A: Sonya Campbell McGraw, Gastonia Beth McIntire, IT Manager 2: G. Thomas Davis Jr., Swan Quarter 27B: Ralph W. Meekins, Lincolnton Beth McLamb, Payment Coordinator, Membership 3A: Charles R. Hardee, Greenville 28: Howard L. Gum, Asheville Nichole P. McLaughlin, Asst. Ethics Counsel 3B: Debra L. Massie, Beaufort 29A: Marvin R. Sparrow, Rutherfordton Barry S. McNeill, Deputy Counsel 4: Robert W. Detwiler, Jacksonville 29B: Christopher S. Stepp, Hendersonville Diane Melching, Admin. Asst., ACAP 5: Harold L. Pollock, Burgaw 30: Gerald R. Collins Jr., Murphy Dottie K. Miani, Deputy Clerk of DHC/Asst. Facilities Manager 6A: Gilbert W. Chichester, Roanoke Rapids Claire U. Mills, Accounts Manager, IOLTA 6B: Lloyd C. Smith Jr., Windsor Alice Neece Mine, Asst. Executive Dir., Dir. of CLE, 7: Randall B. Pridgen, Rocky Mount Public Members Specialization, & Paralegal Certification 8: Shelby D. Benton, Goldsboro Margaret H. Dickson, Fayetteville Robynn E. Moraites, LAP Director 9: Paul J. Stainback, Henderson Paul L. Fulton, Winston-Salem George Muench, Investigator 9A: Alan S. Hicks, Roxboro James W. Hall, Ahoskie Denise Mullen, Asst. Director of Specialization 10: Heidi C. Bloom, Raleigh Pat Murphy, Deputy Counsel Nicholas J. Dombalis II, Raleigh Loriann Nicolicchia, Accreditation Coordinator, CLE Theodore C. Edwards II, Raleigh Staff Emily Oakes, Attendance/Compliance Coordinator, CLE John N. (Nick) Fountain, Raleigh Roger Allen, Investigator Brian Oten, Deputy Counsel Donna R. Rascoe, Raleigh Carmen H. Bannon, Deputy Counsel Lisanne Palacios, Accounting Manager John M. Silverstein, Raleigh Betsy C. Barham, Receptionist Anne M. Parkin, Field Auditor C. Colon Willoughby Jr., Raleigh Tim Batchelor, Investigator Heather Pattle, Administrator, Office of Counsel Cynthia L. Wittmer, Raleigh Kelly Beck, Compliance Coordinator, Membership/CLE C. Fred Patton Jr., Investigator 11A: Donald E. Harrop Jr., Dunn Joy C. Belk, Asst. Dir. Paralegal Certification Wondella Payne, Paralegal 11B: Marcia H. Armstrong, Smithfield Krista Bennett, Fee Dispute Facilitator, ACAP Aaliyah Pierce, Acct. Data Asst., IOLTA 12: Lonnie M. Player Jr., Fayetteville Michael D. Blan, Systems Analyst/Programmer Angel Pitts, Mail/Copy/Accounting Clerk 13: Harold G. Pope, Whiteville Peter Bolac, District Bar Liaison/Trust Account Compliance Jennifer Porter, Deputy Counsel 14: John A. Bowman, Durham Counsel Evelyn Pursley, Executive Dir., IOLTA William S. Mills, Durham Elizabeth E. Bolton, Receptionist Sonja B. Puryear, Admin. Asst., Investigations 15A: Charles E. Davis, Mebane Lori Brooks, Admin. Asst., Office of Counsel Joan Renken, Admin. Asst., Office of Counsel 15B: Dorothy Bernholz, Chapel Hill Krista E. Carlson, Investigator Randall C. Ross, Investigator 16A: William R. Purcell II, Laurinburg Becky B. Carroll, Paralegal Whit Ruark, Investigator 16B: David F. Branch Jr., Lumberton Joseph D. Cerone, Office Manager Sandra L. Saxton, Public Liaison, ACAP 17A: Matthew W. Smith, Eden Alyssa M. Chen, Deputy Counsel Fern Gunn Simeon, Deputy Counsel 17B: Thomas W. Anderson, Pilot Mountain Margaret Cloutier, Senior Deputy Counsel Jaya Singh, Accounting Asst. 18: Barbara R. Christy, Greensboro Joseph J. Commisso, Director of Investigations Jennifer Slattery, Paralegal Robert C. Cone, Greensboro Susannah B. Cox, Deputy Counsel Susie Taylor, Admin. Asst./Special Projects Manager, LAP 18H: Richard S. Towers, High Point Luella C. Crane, Director of ACAP Judith Treadwell, Public Liaison, ACAP 19A: James D. Foster, Concord Jennifer R. Duncan, Director of Communications Kristina M. Troskey, Paralegal 19B: W. Edward Bunch, Asheboro A. Root Edmonson, Deputy Counsel Wayne C. Truax, Investigator 19C: Darrin D. Jordan, Salisbury Julie A. Ferrer, CLE Clerk Joshua T. Walthall, Deputy Counsel 19D: Douglas R. Gill, Southern Pines Martha Fletcher, Payroll and Benefits Administrator A. Dawn Whaley, Admin. Asst., Investigations 20A: Frederick D. Poisson Jr., Wadesboro Towanda Garner, Piedmont LAP Coordinator Edward R. White, Investigator 20B: Harry B. Crow Jr., Monroe Lanice Heidbrink, Exec. Asst., Administration Mary D. Winstead, Deputy Counsel 21: Michael L Robinson, Winston-Salem Jeffery Hill, Computer Systems Administrator Christiane Woods, Admin Asst., Investigations G. Gray Wilson, Winston-Salem Leanor Hodge, Deputy Counsel 22: Kimberly S. Taylor, Taylorsville Debra P. Holland, Asst. Director, CLE 22B: Roger S. Tripp, Lexington Mary L. Irvine, Access to Justice Coordinator 23: John S. Willardson, Wilkesboro Tammy Jackson, Membership Director