Welcome2NowLaw! was the password to get online at the law offices of Narron Wenzel P.A. “We like to say business and community intersect at our offices,” said James “Jimmy” Narron who started the firm in 1975 in Smithfield when Johnston County was mostly farmland producing tobacco, corn, and soybeans. “I was the token small-town lawyer, so I hope my insight has meant something to those folks.”
James Narron and Kemp Mosley have been selected to Business North Carolina’s 2023 Legal Elite List, which honors lawyers chosen by their peers. Since 2002, Business North Carolina magazine has sent ballots to every member of the State Bar residing in North Carolina, and the top nominees are honored as “Legal Elite.” Approximately 3% of North Carolina lawyers were selected to the …
By Wm. Joseph Austin, Jr. The great Western novelist Louis L’Amour penned this line, “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning,” which in any other context would resonate with hope and anticipation. All too often, however, the last paycheck issued to a terminated employee is the beginning of conflict and controversy. …
By Wm. Joseph Austin, Jr. The employee handbook is an essential part of both employee relations and risk management. This paper will address how important it can be to these vitally important employer interests. No law book on the shelf requires employers to have an employee handbook as such, yet federal and state laws do require the employer to …
By Wm. Joseph Austin, Jr. North Carolina is both an at-will state and a Right to Work state. The two phrases are sometimes conflated and confused. Each refers to a distinct and separate legal doctrine. There is one point of intersection nevertheless that will be discussed in this paper. The at-will rule is a common law doctrine that has been …
Keeping Track of Labor and Employment Laws that Apply to the Growing BusinessA guide to regulation of employment for the sole proprietor, mega-company, and all employers in betweenBy Wm. Joseph Austin, Jr. The “scratch golfer” has a zero handicap. There is no such thing as a “scratch employer.” The word “employer” itself denotes a person or business that employs at …
By Wm. Joseph Austin, Jr. Q. I’m the Employer, what are my rights? A. You have the right to be sued. This dictum comes from Peter Panken, a distinguished management lawyer and frequent presenter at Labor and Employment seminars. Overstating the point to make a point, he reminds the employer to maintain the right mindset. Be aware (get familiar with …
Farming is a tough business. Farmers are at the mercy of nature and uncontrollable events. Hurricanes, drought, extreme heat waves, crop blight, international trade wars, and global pandemics relentlessly attack the farming economy. If these risks are combined with a random act of senseless violence resulting in severe bodily injuries on a farmer, the struggle becomes insurmountable.
Johnston County voters are one step closer to sending Benton Sawrey to the North Carolina Senate! Benton Sawrey, a partner with Narron Wenzel, P.A. has been elected the republican candidate for North Carolina Senate District 10 representing Johnston County. Help us in congratulating Benton Sawrey on his primary victory!