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- The Advocate, June 2010
  - The Chair's Comments
  - Overheard in Committee
  - From Cincinnatus to Cicero: North Carolina’s Lawyers in the Service
  - Leaping Ahead: NC Leap
  - Lawyering Basics Commencing A Civil Action 101
  - Section Spotlight Elizabeth Spainhour – Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities Section
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  - Ask Atticus: An Advice Column for Young Lawyers
  - Pro Bono Spotlight: Victor Boone
  - Conversations from the Corner (Law) Office Interview with NCBA Executive Director Allan Head
- The Advocate, April 2010
  - The Chair's Comments
  - Pro Bono Spotlight
  - Overheard in Committee
  - From Cincinnatus to Cicero: North Carolina's Lawyers in the Service
  - Leaping Ahead: NC LEAP
  - Basic Lawyering Basic Lawyering (Or, What to Do When Someone Asks You to Practice Law)
  - Section Spotlight
  - Are You Kidding Me?
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- The Advocate, January 2010
  - The Chair's Comments
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  - Overheard in Committee
  - Three Things I Learned About Moving to That Chair at the Front of the Room
  - North Carolina Close to Gaining Additional Seats on Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
  - Conversations from the Corner (Law) Office
  - New Year, New You?
  - Are You Kidding Me?
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- The Advocate, November 2010
  - The Chair’s Comments: Continuing the YLD Tradition of Providing Excellence in Service to the Public and the Profession: It’s Nice When Others Take Notice -- A Word from Roberta B. King
  - LEAPingAhead: NC LEAP -- Lawyers are the Entrepreneurs' Movement
  - Business 101: Are Law Firm Associates an Endangered Species?
  - Section Spotlight: Catherine Lee, Labor & Employment Law
  - Overheard in Committee
  - Alternative Careers for Lawyers: "Queen of the Undead"
  - Nine Tips to Screen Potential Clients for Maximum Efficiency
  - From Cincinnatus to Cicero North Carolina’s Lawyers in the Service: An Interview with John Corne
  - CYA Corner Confirming Client Relationships Through Letters
  - Are You Kidding Me? Where There is a ‘Will’ There is a Way
  - Pro Bono Spotlight: Project Grace
  - Legal Myths on Trial
  - Conversations from the Corner (Law) Office Interview with NCBA President Gene Pridgen
- The Advocate, March 2011
  - The Chair’s Comments: Silver and Gold: On the Importance of Having Friends -– A Word from Roberta B. King
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  - Basic Lawyering (Or, What to Do When Someone Asks You to Practice Law): Depositions
  - From Cincinnatus to Cicero North Carolina’s Lawyers in the Service: An Interview with Judge J. Dickson Phillips, Jr.
  - CYA Corner: DWTS Teaches Valuable Career Skill
  - Legal Myths on Trial
  - Better Know a Judicial District 5th Judicial District: New Hanover and Pender Counties
  - The Uncivil Litigator
  - Business 101: 10 Tips to Make Your Bar Association Dues Work For You
  - Ask Atticus: An Advice Column for Young Lawyers
- The Advocate, June 2011
  - The Chair’s Comments: Excellence in Service to the Public and Profession – Our Vision is Now a Reality; A Word from Roberta B. King
  - Legal Myths on Trial: Traffic Laws
  - Section Spotlight: Lisa Kamarchik, Family Law Section
  - Pro Bono Spotlight: The Charlotte School of Law Pro Bono Program
  - From the Inside Looking Out
  - From Cincinnatus to Cicero North Carolina’s Lawyers in the Service: An Interview with Cal Cunningham
  - Interview with Natalie Lee, Lawyer and Author
  - CYA Corner: Unbundled Service Does Not Mean Unnecessary Risks
  - Overheard in Committee
- The Advocate, November 2011
- The Advocate, February 2012
  - The Chair’s Comments
  - Pro Bono Spotlight: Michael Wells Jr.
  - Call 4ALL: Pro Bono Made Easy
  - Are You Kidding Me? A Humorous Look at the Law
  - Committee Spotlight: Bar Exam Committee
  - Business 101: One Number You Need to Know
  - Ask Atticus: An Advice Column for Young Lawyers
  - CYA Corner: The Zen of Risk Management
  - Rhymes With Yum Yum
  - Legal Myths on Trial: Foreclosures
  - Lawyers in Service: Judge Albert Diaz
  - Overheard in Committee
  - Basic Lawyering (Or, What To Do When Someone Asks You To Practice Law)
- The Advocate, April 2012
  - The Chair’s Comments
  - The Uncivil Litigator: Stories of Lawyers Behaving Badly
  - Are You Kidding Me? (A Humorous Look at the Law)
  - Overheard in Committee
  - Advice to Grasshoppers
  - Basic Lawyering (Or, What To Do When Someone Asks You To Practice Law)
  - Lawyers in Service: An Interview with Justice Mark D. Martin
  - LegalVision: Young Lawyers Division Uses Videos to Give Back to the Community and Profession
  - Call 4ALL: The Need & Opportunity for Pro Bono Service in N.C.
  - Why We’re Better Off Fit Versus Balanced
  - Legal Myths on Trial: Copyrights & Trademarks
  - Section Spotlight: Scott Schaaf, Real Property
- The Advocate, November 2012
  - The Chair’s Comments
  - Social Media: Staying Top of Mind
  - The Uncivil Litigator: Stories of Lawyers Behaving Badly
  - Pro Bono Spotlight
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  - Legal Myths on Trial: The Notorious PJC
  - CYA Corner: Connecting Through LinkedIn
  - Are You Kidding Me? A Humorous Look at Life and the Law
- The Advocate, February 2013
  - The Chair’s Comments
  - SPICE-ing Up Solo & Small Practice
  - Ask Atticus: An Advice Column for Young Lawyers
  - False Claims & the Young Lawyer (Or, What’s A “Qui Tam?”)
  - Overheard in Committee
  - Lawyers in Service: Judge John W. Smith, Director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts
  - Do’s and Don’ts... Commenting on Blogs
  - Alternative Career Options for Lawyers: Raising the Bar
  - Are You Kidding Me? A Humorous Look at Life and the Law

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