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2026 RTAC ACC Lunch & Learn

Morningstar Law Group was proud to sponsor and participate in last week’s RTAC ACC Lunch & Learn at Apella RT, where attorneys Hank Gates and Britney Weaver presented “Managing the Modern Workplace: AI, Political Speech, and the Legal Updates Shaping 2026.” The program brought together in-house counsel from many of the Triangle’s major employers for […]

RTAC ACC Lunch & Learn - Employment Law Update

We recently had the pleasure of hosting the RTAC ACC’s March 2024 Lunch & Learn at The Umstead Hotel & Spa. Morningstar Law Group attorneys Amie Carmack, Hank Gates, and Britney Weaver, along with fellow panelist Elizabeth Ramirez-Washka presented Dancin’ in the Rain – Labor & Employment Law Update to over 80 attendees. Click HERE […]

The End of an Era: North Carolina Considers the Future of Extraterritorial JurisdictionThe Morningstar - March 2024 Edition

Legislation currently pending in the North Carolina General Assembly is poised to eliminate the extraterritorial jurisdiction of North Carolina’s cities. The current bill has passed in the Senate, and, with the support of the State’s Republican lawmakers, is likely to pass in the House as well. If this legislation is enacted, for the first time […]

Congratulations to Hank Gates and Ben Martie, Welcome to the Partnership!

Morningstar Law Group is extremely pleased to announce that attorneys Hank Gates and Ben Martie were recently invited to join the partnership. Both attorneys exemplify our core value of being client-focused. We look forward to their years of continued excellence in law practice and tireless dedication to their clients and colleagues. We are proud of […]

"Best Law Firm" in National and Metropolitan Tiers

We are pleased to announce, a bit belatedly (we’ve been nose-down working hard for our clients), that Morningstar Law Group was named to the list of Best Law Firms for 2023. At the national level, we were recognized for our work in Land Use & Zoning Law. And at the metropolitan level, we were recognized […]

25 Morningstar Law Group Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Lists

Congratulations to our 2023 Lawyers of the Year, Ones to Watch, and Best Lawyers! Following is the official announcement. 25 Morningstar Law Group Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Lists Morningstar Law Group is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, four lawyers […]

22 for 22! North Carolina Law Firm Morningstar Law Group Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers and Lawyer of the Year

Belated congratulations to our attorneys named to the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 22 in total including 2 recipients of Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year award – Shannon Joseph for Litigation – Antitrust and Mack Paul for Litigation – Real Estate. In addition, Harrison “Hank” Gates was named to Ones to Watch in America for Commercial Litigation, […]

19 Morningstar Law Group Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

We are pleased to announce that 18 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including 5 selected as Lawyers of the Year for the Raleigh, NC metro. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of […]

What Constitutes a Restrictive Covenant and Who Should Be Asked to Sign Them?

Morningstar Law Group attorneys Amie Carmack and Hank Gates answered this question and many more during their recent presentation “Restrictive Covenants in the Contexts of Sales of Business Interests & Employment” at the 2020 North Carolina Bar Association Business Law Institute. Click here for their presentation.