by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Apr 9, 2015 | News
Business North Carolina magazine asks lawyers to nominate their peers that they think are the state’s best practitioners in their field. Ballots were made available to more than 20,000 North Carolina lawyers. Those receiving the most votes make up the legal... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Apr 9, 2015 | News
Bert Andia represented Caveators in a proceeding designed to find a codicil to a will as being invalid due to lack of the testator’s mental capacity. The evidence established that the testator was hospitalized in a mental in-patient facility undergoing... by Peter D Isakoff | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Landlord Tenant Law
By Peter Isakoff, Associate Attorney, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC As a landlord, taking a tenant to court can be a confusing and daunting process. A common reason landlords take tenants to court is when tenants default on leases by not paying rent. North Carolina law,... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Jan 1, 2015 | News
On October 8, 2015, Bert Andia gave a presentation on intellectual property basics to the Triad Entrepreneur’s Workshop. The Workshop was co-sponsored by the Greensboro Chapter of SCORE and Sam’s Club. SCORE has 370 chapters throughout the U.S. that... by Stephen E Robertson | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Collaborative Family Law, Collaborative Law, North Carolina Family Law
By Stephen E. Robertson, Managing Partner, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC Most of us get our perceptions of lawyers from TV, hairdressers, jilted relatives, domestic violence news accounts and other sensational but less than reliable sources. When we face an often emotionally... by Jonathan Wall | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Employment Agreements, Noncompete, Noncompetition, North Carolina Employment Law
By Jon Wall, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC Beverage Systems, LLC v. Associated Beverage Repair, LLC, 762 S.E.2d 316 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014) is headed to the North Carolina Supreme Court for review. The Court should reverse the Court of Appeals’ decision, as it... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Design Patents, Furniture, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Whether it is used for the appearance of a suite of furniture, or the shape of a soft drink bottle, the legal concept of “trade dress” has been used to protect a wide variety of designs that were otherwise not protectable under traditional... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Aug 16, 2014 | News
Higgins Benjamin, PLLC, is pleased to announce the addition of Margaret McNairy Chase to the firm. Formerly with Rossabi, Black & Slaughter, PA, Margaret brings more than a decade of experience to the firm. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Aug 15, 2014 | News
In a jury trial that lasted five days, Bert Andia and Mandy Castle successfully obtained a jury verdict for approximately $500,000. Bert and Mandy represented a bank that loaned money to a developer to purchase certain property, but who did not pay the full amount of... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Aug 14, 2014 | News
After a trial court awarded summary judgment on securities fraud and breach of contract claims against his client, Bert Andia and Mandy Castle appealed the trial court’s decision to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. In the recently decided case of Brown v....