Story of a Scam, Foiled
Scam artists are increasingly sophisticated, and consumers and businesses are under siege. Our law firm, like many businesses, is attacked by hackers multiple times a week. This post describes a scam even simpler than breaking into a computer system, though. It...
Melissa McKinney Interviewed On Taking the Bar Exam During a Pandemic
In an effort to shine the light on an impressive "league" of new lawyers, The NC Bar Association has recently published an interview series detailing the requirements and restrictions exam takers faced. The series gave six law school graduates a unique opportunity to...
The New North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act
With the anticipated continuing economic downturn, many creditors will be weighing options for pursuing delinquent borrowers. Creditors seeking to enforce a borrower’s obligations have a limited number of options for protecting their rights under North Carolina state...
Blanco Tackabery Named to the Best Law Firms in America
Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that two of their practice groups have been named in the 2021 edition of The Best Law Firms in America© by U.S. News and World Report. The two practice groups are: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and...
Historic Ashe Hospital Renovation Wins National Award
The 2020 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence was presented to Northwestern Housing Enterprises, Incorporated for the rehabilitation of the Historic Ashe Hospital in a virtual ceremony on October 21st. The award recognizes developers, organizations and agencies...
Three New Attorneys Join Firm
Taylor A. Emory Henry O. Hilston Melissa L. McKinney Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that three new attorneys, Taylor A. Emory, Henry O. Hilston, and Melissa L. McKinney, have joined the firm. They were sworn in on Tuesday, October 13th. Taylor will...
Navigating the Intricacies of the Federal Eviction Moratorium
On September 1, 2020, the Trump Administration – specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC – issued an eviction “moratorium” through the end of the year. Readers of media headlines might be led to believe that all evictions must stop. ...
Blanco Tackabery Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers in America©
Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that six of their attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The following six attorneys have been chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas: Andrew S. FeltsReal Estate Law Peter...
The Small Business Reorganization Act
As noted in our earlier post, the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA), which became effective February 19, 2020, was enacted to address concerns that typical chapter 11 reorganization cases were too expensive and burdensome for smaller businesses. In order to...
Splitting Up the Land: N.C. Legislature Updates Partition Laws
Divorced couples may be familiar with how the courts divide a house or other real estate. In North Carolina, an “equitable distribution” proceeding can determine how the real estate will be divided, if spouses can’t agree. But what can non-married co-owners do when...
Fus Receives Pro Bono Honor
Blanco Tackabery law firm is pleased to report that its litigation attorney Elliot Fus has been included in the 2019 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society. Each year, the Supreme Court of North Carolina provides a certificate of recognition to North Carolina...
Congress Amends Small Business Reorganization Act to Assist More Small Businesses
The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) became effective February 19, 2020. The SBRA was enacted to address concerns that typical chapter 11 reorganization cases were too expensive and burdensome for smaller businesses. In order to address those concerns,...
An Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) included the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to encourage small business employers to continue to retain and pay employees during the economic slowdown. The PPP has been extremely popular, with the...
COVID-19 Delays in the Sale of Goods – Get to Know the UCC
In my last post, I addressed the legal concepts of force majeure, impossibility and frustration of purpose in the context of real estate contracts and leases. In general, these concepts all relate to how an unforeseen catastrophe may affect a party’s duty to abide by...
Paying the Rent: COVID-19 and Lease Obligations Under NC Law
In a recent post, I discussed the effect of COVID-19 on real estate closings. Another topic affecting the real estate industry is whether coronavirus will excuse tenants from paying rent. While tenants of all sorts may experience difficulty paying rent in light of...
Stay at Home — What About Our Closing?
As the world hunkers down in response to COVID-19, the virus presents many questions for the real estate industry – and the potential for disputes about whether a deal can close in light of the current “lockdown” environment. This issue may arise in commercial or...
Amy Lanning Licensed in Virginia
Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that effective February 25th, 2020 Amy C. Lanning is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Amy focuses on serving the firm’s clients in commercial real estate and lending, corporate and business law, title and...
Blanco Tackabery Attorneys Named to the Super Lawyers© of North Carolina
Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that five of their attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of Super Lawyers© in North Carolina. The following five attorneys have been chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas: Elliot A. FusBusiness...
Blanco Tackabery Sponsors a Highway!
Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that the firm has sponsored a highway! We're excited to be a part of this long-standing program offered by the NCDOT. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Sponsor-A-Highway Program provides businesses, organizations and...
What Makes a Good Estate Planning Attorney?
In this video, Blanco Tackabery's Caroline Munroe describes how the process of estate planning works. She discusses what qualities a good estate planning attorney should have, and tells a bit about her experience as an attorney with Blanco Tackabery!