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RALEIGH — June 14, 2022 — Miller Monroe & Plyler is pleased to announce that Will Smith has joined the firm to launch its Eminent Domain and Land Condemnation practice, representing landowners when the government and other condemning authorities take property for public use. Will is a graduate of Virginia Tech (B.S. Marketing Management) and […]
February 9, 2022 Miller Monroe & Plyler is pleased to announce that five firm attorneys were selected by their peers as members of North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2022. The MMP attorneys recognized include: Business Litigation Jason Miller Paul Flick Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Litigation Jeff Monroe William Plyler Plaintiff’s Civil Litigation, Rising Star John […]
Miller Monroe & Plyler PLLC is pleased to announce that partners Jason A. Miller and Jeffrey R. Monroe were selected to the 2021 Legal Elite list by Business North Carolina magazine. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Mr. Miller and the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Monroe have been honored by Business North Carolina […]
With so many of our friends and family in the hospitality business, this blog explores potential legal doctrines that may serve as a basis for defending business owners against breach of contract and breach of lease claims by vendors and commercial landlords. Of course, it is our overwhelming hope that this crisis will be short-lived […]
On December 9, 2019, UNC Law School Dean Martin H. Brinkley presented eight alumni of UNC Law to the U.S. Supreme Court for admission to practice before the Supreme Court. I was excited to be among the eight. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath. My wife, Sally, accompanied me on the trip. After the […]
More often than not, man’s (and woman’s) best friend presents little in terms of headaches and much less in potential legal trouble. However, incidents of dog bites and attacks are not uncommon and have been increasing in recent years. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 4.5 million incidents of dog […]
While the internet has increased the availability of forms and instruction and “virtual” lawyers, there are certain times and places where only an actual lawyer will do. There could be many an article written about the errors or omissions in documents drafted through forms off the internet by individuals or principals in a corporation, because […]
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that being a lawyer was in Rob Rader’s blood. “I was one of those kids who knew what I wanted to do from a very young age,” he says. “I always knew it would be law school.” This isn’t a surprise, given that Rob is the son of […]
A joint bank account can be an effective estate planning tool, particularly for individuals hoping that their heirs can avoid the probate process. Nonetheless, caution is warranted. Costly and traumatic family disputes can arise over the use – and abuse – of accounts held jointly between two or more family members, especially when one member […]
All too often, our commercial litigators sit down with a potential client to learn of allegations of fraud against a business partner, employee, or fiduciary. While an actual fraud claim is obvious in these instances, a constructive fraud claim can be much more powerful. A constructive fraud claim is based on the exploitation of a […]
