William Plyler | August 1, 2010
(Robert McMillan, senior partner with McMillan Smith & Plyler, has practiced law in Raleigh, N.C. for over 50 years. He graciously has allowed me to publish some of his favorite law stories, one of which appears below.)
This anecdote involves the story told about the time that N.F. Ransdell, uncle of Buck and Phillip Ransdell, and [...]
William Plyler | July 1, 2010
Martin H. Brinkley, the new President-Elect of the North Carolina Bar Association, gave an excellant acceptance speech on June 26, 2010 at the Bar Convention in Wilmington. Mr. Brinkley consented to the publication of the text of the speech on this site. The speech, in its entirety, follows.
The grace our family usually says at mealtimes [...]
William Plyler | May 14, 2010
Stephen T. Smith, a partner in the law firm of McMillan Smith & Plyler, is Chair of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. He gave the following department level commencement address last Sunday.
Commencement Address
Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology
UNC Chapel Hill
May 9, 2010
Dave’s introduction is very kind, and it means a lot to have such [...]
William Plyler | May 14, 2010
Stephen T. Smith, a partner in the law firm of McMillan Smith & Plyler, is Chair of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. He gave the following department level commencement address last Sunday.
Commencement Address
Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology
UNC Chapel Hill
May 9, 2010
Dave’s introduction is very kind, and it means a lot to have such [...]
William Plyler | August 5, 2009
“Should I hire a small law firm or a large law firm to handle my case?” The answer to this question, of course, is that it depends on the case. More importantly, it depends on the lawyer handling the case, regardless of the size of the law firm. A July 6, 2009 article in the [...]