§ 84-37 – State Bar may investigate and enjoin unauthorized activities.
84-37. State Bar may investigate and enjoin unauthorized activities. (a) The Council or any committee appointed by it for that purpose may inquire into and investigate any charges or complaints of (i) unauthorized or unlawful practice of law or (ii) the use of the designations, "North Carolina Certified Paralegal," "North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal," […]
§ 84-38 – Solicitation of retainer or contract for legal services prohibited; division of fees.
84-38. Solicitation of retainer or contract for legal services prohibited; division of fees. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association or his or their agent, agents, or employees, acting on his or their behalf, to solicit or procure through solicitation either directly or indirectly, any legal business, whether to be performed […]
§ 84-30 – Rights of accused person.
84-30. Rights of accused person. Any person who shall stand charged with an offense cognizable by the council or any committee thereof or the disciplinary hearing commission or any committee thereof shall have the right to invoke and have exercised in his favor the powers of the council or any committee, in respect of compulsory […]
§ 84-23 – Powers of Council.
84-23. Powers of Council. (a) The Council is vested, as an agency of the State, with the authority to regulate the professional conduct of licensed lawyers and State Bar certified paralegals. Among other powers, the Council shall administer this Article; take actions that are necessary to ensure the competence of lawyers and State Bar certified […]
§ 84-23.1 – Prepaid legal services.
84-23.1. Prepaid legal services. (a) This section is in addition to and not a limitation of the powers and responsibilities of the council set out in G.S. 84-23. To the extent that this section deals with the same powers and responsibilities it shall be taken to be in amplification of those powers and not in […]
§ 84-24 – Admission to practice.
84-24. Admission to practice. For the purpose of examining applicants and providing rules and regulations for admission to the Bar including the issuance of license therefor, there is hereby created the Board of Law Examiners, which shall consist of 11 members of the Bar, elected by the Council, who need not be members of the […]
§ 84-25 – Fees of applicants.
84-25. Fees of applicants. All applicants before the Board of Law Examiners shall pay such fees as prescribed under the rules of said Board as may be promulgated under G.S. 84-21 and 84-24. (1935, c. 33, s. 1; 1955, c. 651, s. 3.)
§ 84-26 – Expenses of Board of Law Examiners.
84-26. Expenses of Board of Law Examiners. Notwithstanding G.S. 93B-5(b), each member of the Board of Law Examiners shall receive the member’s actual expenses of travel and subsistence while engaged in duties assigned to the member; provided, however, that for transportation by the use of private automobile the expense of that transportation shall be the […]
§ 84-28 – Discipline and disbarment.
84-28. Discipline and disbarment. (a) Any attorney admitted to practice law in this State is subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council under such rules and procedures as the Council shall adopt as provided in G.S. 84-23. (b) The following acts or omissions by a member of the North Carolina State Bar or any […]
§ 84-28.1 – Disciplinary hearing commission.
84-28.1. Disciplinary hearing commission. (a) There shall be a disciplinary hearing commission of the North Carolina State Bar which shall consist of 20 members. Twelve of these members shall be members of the North Carolina State Bar, and shall be appointed by the Council. The other eight shall be citizens of North Carolina not licensed […]