Jeffrey M. Kelly of Shanahan Law Group presents at Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit in Washington, D.C.

Shanahan Law Group, PLLC Associate Jeffrey M. Kelly presented on algorithmic bias at the Appellate Judges Education Institute Annual Summit on November 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Over 400 appellate judges, practitioners, law professors and staff attorneys attended the sold-out program, which included a keynote address from United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch…

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Jeffrey M. Kelly of Shanahan Law Group appointed to the N.C. Bar Association Appellate Practice Section Council

Shanahan Law Group, PLLC associate Jeffrey M. Kelly has been appointed to the North Carolina Bar Association Appellate Practice Section Council for a three-year term beginning September 13, 2019.  The NCBA Appellate Practice Section brings together attorneys and judges who have a special interest in appellate practice with a common mission of promoting excellence in…

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New Year, New Rules: Amended Rules of Appellate Procedure Are Now In Effect

Jeffrey M. Kelly

by Jeff Kelly While 2019 is not on track to become the futuristic landscape predicted in Blade Runner, the new year brings new Rules of Appellate Procedure and takes steps toward a paperless appellate practice. On Dec. 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued an order amending the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure,…

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NC Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Post-Confirmation Discovery

RALEIGH, N.C.— Shanahan Law Group, PLLC is pleased to announce that it has earned a significant legal victory for its client in a precedent setting case recently decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Court unanimously ruled in favor of Thomas “Skip” Stokes, allowing him to conduct post-confirmation discovery under the Family Law Arbitration…

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Judge Denies NC Democratic Party’s Motion Against Trump Campaign

Kieran Shanahan and Donald Trump

RALEIGH, N.C.- On the eve of the 2016 General Election, Kieran Shanahan and John E. Branch, III, both of Shanahan Law Group, successfully argued against the North Carolina Democratic Party’s (“NCDP”) lawsuit against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. (“the Campaign”). The Honorable Judge Catherine C. Eagles, of the United States District Court for the…

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Shanahan Law Group presents oral arguments before the NC Court of Appeals in case between SEANC and the NC State Treasurer

RALEIGH – Kieran Shanahan and Steven McCallister of Shanahan Law Group presented oral arguments today before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Shanahan and McCallister represent the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer in a lawsuit filed last year by the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC). The lawsuit alleges that SEANC did not…

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