The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently struck down a North Carolina charter school's dress code requirement that female students wear skirts, skorts, or jumpers.

A good lawyer is able to discern between good and bad facts. A great lawyer is able to turn a bad fact into a good fact — or at least neutralize the bad fact. On this episode of Trying 2 Win...

In this episode of Trying 2 Win, Sara Lincoln and Tricia Derr sit down with Caryn Lee, founder of Narrative. Caryn is a business strategist and growth leader with more than 25 years of consulting and organizational leadership expertise.

After a recent jury trial, I spoke with our foreperson and was reminded that how we are perceived by others is incredibly important. We all have to think about modifying our presentation based upon the audience we stand in front of so that our message can be heard.

One would think that by this point in our advanced society, we would no longer have any more "firsts," such as the first female American president or the first Native American...

Empathy goes beyond sympathy and compassion. It allows for a deeper understanding of others and their circumstances.

Labor and Employment attorney Kathleen (Kathi) Lucchesi successfully defended Concord, North Carolina based O.B. Builders, Inc. against charges of race discrimination in a jury trial heard in the U.S.

Unlike the wily octopus, trial lawyers often have the instinct to be seen. We often fail to analyze the power of subterfuge or selective presence.

The professional dress code may have changed over the years, but the importance of dressing the part has not.

Do you lead with your best question? Do you have a plan? Do you let the other person think they are in control? We invited some of our health care industry clients to a training session ...

Attorney Scott Addison recently won summary judgment in defense of our client, an orthopedic surgeon, in a case arising out of a nerve injury that occurred during a procedure to shorten a patient's leg.

In this episode of Trying 2 Win, Sara Lincoln and Tricia Derr sit down with attorneys Heather Fuller and Phoebe Coddington to discuss the do's and don'ts of the virtual courtroom.

When I meet with a prospective client, one of the first questions I ask is, "Have you talked to any other lawyers yet?"

Nearly half of Americans make New Year's resolutions – the most common resolutions are health related. But did you know that of those making New Year's resolutions, most begin to abandon those resolutions roughly two weeks later?

Lincoln Derr was recently recognized as one of the most diverse law firms in Charlotte. Our equity membership is 100% female, as are 80% of our attorneys.

The professional dress code has undergone significant changes since the onset of the global pandemic.

Diversity Fatigue is a relatively new term used to describe how corporations immersed in diversity and inclusion initiatives are exhausted by the complexity of realizing measurable change.

In June 2022, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision struck down a North Carolina charter school's dress code requirement that female students wear skirts, skorts, or jumpers.

When we last talked about the U.S. Women's National Team ("USWNT"), they were headed to mediation with the United States Soccer Federation, Inc. ("USSF")

In a surprise move, the United States Soccer Federation ("USSF") has switched its legal team a little over a month before trial in their Equal Pay lawsuit.