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E.D. Gaskins, Jr. and James Hash co-authored an article on unfair trade actions in North Carolina for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Read the article.

Ed Gaskins has been named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers list for 2014. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers to receive this honor. 2014 marks the sixth consecutive year in which Mr. Gaskins has been selected for inclusion. James Hash has been selected to the 2014 North Carolina Rising…

James Hash was recently selected by lawyers from across North Carolina for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s 2014 Legal Elite as a “Young Gun.” Business North Carolina annually seeks votes from North Carolina attorneys as to the best practitioners in the state in business-related categories. For more information, please see James Hash was recently selected by lawyers from across North…

James Hash served as lead counsel for plaintiffs in a trial involving misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair trade practices claims in the context of search engine optimization (“SEO”) software. George Enters. Int’l, Inc. v. Marshall, 10 CVS 12635 (Wake Co. Super. Ct. Aug. 29, 2013).  After an eight-day bench trial, the Wake County Superior Court entered judgment in plaintiffs’…

In January Larry McBennett began co-teaching the Real Estate Specialty course in the Meredith College Paralegal Program. The course is designed to give the students a thorough understanding of legal concepts pertaining to real property law and to show the students how that knowledge is utilized in residential and commercial transactions. He is teaching in collaboration with Teresa Bowling of…

James Hash was re-elected as Secretary of the Wake County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division on December 12, 2013. James was first elected Secretary in a special election in September 2013 after having previously served as Treasurer. James also serves as a co-Vice Chair of the WCBA’s Public Service Committee and chairs the NCBA YLD’s Pro Bono and Poverty Issues…

Jason Tuttle was elected by his peers on December 5, 2013 to serve on the Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association’s Board of Directors for a term of three years. He also accepted the position of Vice Chair of the Wake County Bar Association’s Athletics Committee.

Larry McBennett was elected President of the Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association on November 20, 2013 to serve during 2014. The Association’s membership includes attorneys, paralegals, title insurance company representatives and bankers. The group meets monthly to hear programs about current issues in real property law in North Carolina.

Bryan Cantley has joined Gaskins Hancock Tuttle as a pro bono extern for the fall semester. Bryan will assist the Firm‰’s attorneys on matters referred from Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Guardian ad Litem program. Bryan is a third-year law student at Campbell University. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from the University of North Carolina at…