The attorneys at Morningstar Law Group are leaders who are frequently asked to share their legal insights and expertise. Here is a sampling of the wisdom our attorneys are sharing at industry conferences, in published articles, and at continuing legal education events.

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Administrative Delay as Regulatory Taking

May 20, 2026

Insight by Morningstar Law Group Attorney Tish Shapiro The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling in LDI Shallotte 179 Holdings LLC v. State of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (2026) holding that a state agency can be held liable for a regulatory taking on the basis of improper delays. This case […]

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Client Alert: What to Know about Your Entity Reporting Obligations

December 10, 2024

Note: The summary below includes information about the Corporate Transparency Act. On December 3, 2014, a US District Court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits the US federal government from enforcing the CTA. As the (currently unenforceable) January 1, 2025 filing deadline approaches, the ultimate enforceability of this requirement faces continued uncertainty, and […]

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Understanding the Benefits, and Pitfalls, of North Carolina’s System Development Fees

March 12, 2024

While the development of real property creates numerous benefits for a community—from increased tax revenue to affordable housing to new business ventures—municipalities often are concerned about the possible burden new development may have on existing infrastructure. One way that the North Carolina General Assembly has addressed this concern is by creating “system development fees” which […]