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Narendra Ghosh and Brad Bannon Selected by Peers as Legal Elite 2024

Every year, Business North Carolina asks lawyers across North Carolina to vote for which of their peers deserves recognition in its annual Legal Elite class. This year, Patterson Harkavy partners Narendra Ghosh and Brad Bannon were named among the Le… Read More
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NLRB Rules in favor of Attorneys Trisha Pande and Narendra Ghosh’s client, directing union election for Duke Graduate Student workers

On July 10, 2023, Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision directing that a union recognition election occur for PhD students at Duke University who are employed by the university to provide teaching or research services. Duk… Read More
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North Carolina Court of Appeals rules in favor of Attorneys Chris Brook and Narendra Ghosh’s client in insurance coverage dispute

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision in favor of Patterson Harkavy attorneys Chris Brook and Narendra Ghosh’s client. In NC Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Carpenter, et al., an insurance company claimed it had no dut… Read More
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NC Supreme Court rejects claim of attorney-client privilege, agreeing with amicus brief authored by Attorneys Paul Smith and Narendra Ghosh

Last week, in Buckley v. Series 1 of Oxford Insurance Insurance Company, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a unanimous, per curiam decision affirming the trial court’s determination that certain documents related to an employer’s investigat… Read More
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North Carolina Court of Appeals rules in favor of Attorney Chris Brook's client in criminal appeal

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision in favor of Patterson Harkavy attorney Chris Brook’s client. In State v. Jordan, a criminal defendant moved to suppress certain evidence discovered as a result of law officers entering his uncle… Read More
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NLRB Rules in favor of Attorneys Trisha Pande and Narendra Ghosh’s client, directing union election for medical providers

On January 21, 2022, Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision directing that a union recognition election occur for medical providers employed at ten health centers operated across central North Carolina by Piedmont Health Se… Read More
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North Carolina Court of Appeals rules in favor of Attorney Chris Brook’s client in workers’ compensation appeal

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a unanimous, published decision in favor of Patterson Harkavy attorneys Chris Brook, Paul Smith, and Hank Patterson’s client. In Rimmer v. Town of Chapel Hill, the claimant was a career firefighter who was… Read More
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Patterson Harkavy Files Brief in Redistricting Case Before State Supreme Court

Representing voters who brought a constitutional challenge to gerrymandered legislative and Congressional districts, Patterson Harkavy filed a powerful brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court on January 21. The brief describes what is at stake: “… Read More
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Patterson Harkavy files Petition for Discretionary Review in REACH v. North Carolina

Partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, Patterson Harkavy filed a Petition for Discretionary Review (PDR) this week at the state Supreme Court in REACH v. North Carolina. Patterson Harkavy and Lawyers Committee represent… Read More
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Chris Brook Cowrites About North Carolina’s Version of the Exclusionary Rule

This month, North Carolina Law Review published an article cowritten by Patterson Harkavy partner Chris Brook on North Carolina’s state constitutional version of the Exclusionary Rule. The full article is here, and the abstract is below. The North… Read More
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