Category: <span>Firm News</span>

After ten years of handling lots of appeals, Lamar III (“L3”) is closing in on achieving the lofty status of board certified specialist in appellate practice. The requirements of becoming an appellate specialist are stringent and many. Only five percent (5%) of North Carolina lawyers are board certified specialists. L3"..."

THAT’S A LAWSUIT WAITIN’ TO HAPPEN! By: Lamar Armstrong, III Dear Humans, We sometimes see our fellow humans doing some – shall we say – head-scratching things.  Sometimes worthy of a “Darwin Award”.  Other times simply worthy of the observation “that’s a lawsuit waitin’ to happen!”. Enter this column. The"..."

THAT’S A LAWSUIT WAITIN’ TO HAPPEN! By: Lamar Armstrong, III Dear Humans, We sometimes see our fellow humans doing some – shall we say – head-scratching things.  Sometimes worthy of a “Darwin Award”.  Other times simply worthy of the observation “that’s a lawsuit waitin’ to happen!”. Enter this column. The"..."

As God has blessed us, we’ve been thinking about ways we can bless others this season.  Will you join us?  We know there are lots of good options out there.  A few that are near and dear to our hearts are listed below. If you’re looking for a way to"..."

Lawyers in Real Life By:  Hinton Armstrong I am an Armstrong, and I am an engineer.  I am the only one of the five that did not choose the “lawyer life” (random aside:  why does everything have to be a “life” these days?). But I have stories.  Ohhhhhh do I"..."

THAT’S A LAWSUIT WAITIN’ TO HAPPEN! By: Lamar Armstrong, III Dear Humans, We sometimes see our fellow humans doing some – shall we say – head-scratching things.  Sometimes worthy of a “Darwin Award”.  Other times simply worthy of the observation “that’s a lawsuit waitin’ to happen!”. Enter this column. The"..."

Y’all probably know that we have an annual Firm Christmas party…but did you know it turned in to a Karaoke Club this year?! Our Firm family gathers each year to reflect, fellowship, and enjoy a delicious meal together to celebrate the season and the party this past year topped them"..."

I’ve been married to a lawyer (Lamar III) coming up on 10 years. I love my in-laws, the Armstrongs. They’re great people and have welcomed me as one of their own. But MAN, the dinner table can be brutally boring! I call it “law talk”. As a 2nd grade teacher"..."

The 2017 Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival is almost here. The event takes place in downtown Smithfield on Saturday, May 6. The Ham & Yam Festival offers a little bit of everything, including vendors with a wide range of food and crafts as well as music, a barbecue competition, 5K"..."

Congratulations to Lamar Armstrong, Jr., who was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 in the field of Insurance Law! Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists"..."