Hearsay Exception; Confrontation Clause; Motion to Continue to Locate and Subpoena a Witness; Motion to Dismiss

Rule 60(b) motion; special proceedings; Rule 24 motion to intervene; subject matter jurisdiction

Jury instructions; Duress; Lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 14-54.

Attorney discipline; magistrates as judicial officers; meaning of tribunal; conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 3.5(a)(4)(B) and 8.4(d)

Rules of Professional Conduct; Disciplinary Hearing

Public Record Request; No Jurisdiction; Jurisdictional vs. Procedural Rules

Re-zoning; common law vested rights; expired plat approval, development agreements.

Alimony Award.

Trial court presumed to have jurisdiction

Prejudicial effect of appeal dismissal on subsequent appeal; Rule 12(b)(1); subject matter jurisdiction; standing; Rule 17(a); substitution; ratification

Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); excusable neglect; failure to appear; default judgment; extraordinary circumstances existing and whether justice is best served by affording relief; liquidated damages awarded despite failure to plead in complaint

Child Custody; Denial of Visitation Rights; Waiver of Constitutional Argument

Directed verdict; Judgment notwithstanding; Motion for new trial; Jury
compromise; Inconsistent verdict

Lease renewal; Motion to dismiss; Equitable estoppel; Unfair and deceptive trade practices; Declaratory judgment

Motion to strike; Motion to dismiss; Abandoned argument

failure to file notice of appeal

Workers' Compensation: timeliness of claim under N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-24(a)(ii); disabled claimant's contribution to handicapped accessible housing

Zoning; Writ of Certiorari from Board of Adjustment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-340; Bona Fide Farm Exemption; Scope of Appellate Review