The 2026 Fall Food Truck Festival will take place on Saturday, November 14, beginning at 11 a.m. at Walter B. Jones Park.

Ward and Smith is proud to return as a sponsor of the 2026 CFMA Carolinas Construction Conference. For more details, visit ...

During the panel, Ty Edmondson, CEO of T.A. Loving, and John Cooper, President and CEO of Cooper Tacia, provided guidance on ...

Hosted by the Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University, the workshop gives attorneys, policy professionals, ...

Hemp is Here, and We are Committed. The hemp and cannabidiol (“CBD”) industries are filled with exciting business opportunities. But, businesses and individuals operating within these industries also ...

Stephanie is a member of Ward and Smith’s Business practice group. She assists clients with a range of business matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, and the drafting and review ...

Gavin focuses his practice on intellectual property law at Ward and Smith. He assists clients with patent and trademark matters, including drafting patent applications, responding to office actions, ...

What Did the Court Decide? On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade held that Proclamation 11012, which imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 ...

Ward and Smith is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 US City Elite Rankings for North Carolina. In addition to individual attorney ...

The 2026 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly has produced a flurry of legislative activity involving community associations (“HOAs”). Three recently filed bills — House Bill 1212, ...

He was presented with a Congressional Extension of Remarks (EOR) and a speech, which has been formally entered into the official Congressional Record. “We are extremely proud of Hugh and this ...