Rose Rand Attorneys P.A., engages in the general practice of law with an emphasis in the areas listed below. The firm has no formal division into departments; however, the attorneys generally concentrate their practice in one or more areas. Click on the links below for more information about certain areas of our practice.
Administrative Law
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. has four partners and three associates with extensive experience practicing before State administrative agencies, State occupational licensing boards, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Administrative Rules Review Commission. These attorneys have represented clients in diverse matters involving state regulatory agencies and occupational licensing boards such as the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the North Carolina Department of Labor, the North Carolina Department of Insurance, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality, the North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Commission, the North Carolina Board for General Contractors, the North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the North Carolina Board of Nursing, and the North Carolina Board of Barber Examiners. Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. also serves as general counsel to an occupational licensing board, the North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board, and Jeffrey P. Gray currently serves on the North Carolina Administrative Rules Review Commission as a commissioner.
The firms' comprehensive knowledge of administrative law allows its members to represent clients effectively in matters ranging from contested administrative hearings to drafting and advocating administrative rule changes before the Administrative Rules Review Commission. Please contact any of the four partners in the administrative law practice group if you have a question about the administrative law process or if you have a matter before a state regulatory agency or occupational licensing board.
Please contact: James P. Cauley
Paul N. Blake
T. Slade Rand
Jeffrey P. Gray
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Bankruptcy
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. regularly represents individuals and small businesses that file for relief under United States Bankruptcy law. Our attorneys have experience in providing analysis of your financial situation; helping you deciding whether bankruptcy is the appropriate remedy for you; and helping you chose the best type of bankruptcy to accomplish effective debt relief.
We also regularly represent creditors before the Bankruptcy Court as well. Call our office to speak with an attorney or set up an appointment if we can help you with these matters.
Business Law
The law firm represents individuals and businesses of all sizes in various types of disputes involving business torts, breach of contract, employment issues, fraud, bankruptcy, products liability, environmental matters, wrongful death and personal torts. Our lawyers have experience with all facets of litigation, including trial and appellate work, injunctive relief and complex mediation.
Civil Trial Practice
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. regularly represents clients in civil matters before all levels of state and federal courts. From collection matters to contract disputes to any of the specific civil matters address in this website, our firm has experience in the courtroom.
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Eminent Domain
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. has been involved in hundreds of North Carolina condemnation cases. We represent both private landowners and condemnors, and our clients range from individuals and businesses to utility companies and municipalities.
When governments or private condemnors such as power companies condemn land, property owners are entitled to 'just compensation.' Compensation must be based on the fair market value of the property taking into account its highest and best use. While there are few reasons to prevent condemnation, a property owner can contest the amount of the initial offer and attempt to establish a higher value. We will work with appraisers, engineers, surveyors, and realtors to determine the true fair market value of your land. We also represent landowners whose property is not condemned, but is adversely affected by development.
If you have been contacted by a government agency or utility company regarding their intention to take your property by condemnation, call us . We typically represents landowners on the basis of a percentage of the amount recovered. You do not pay an attorney's fee unless the firm receives a recovery for you
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Employment Law
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. represents both employers and employees in their job termination disputes. If you need representation in such matters, call our office for a consultation.
Estate Planning
Proper estate planning is essential for a number of reasons including the following:
· the protection of minor children and other dependents;
· the passage of assets and property from one generation to the next;
· to ensure that your wishes as to healthcare are observed should you become unable to speak for yourself ; and to esure that your family is properly provided for upon your death.
The attorneys at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. have the experience needed to assist you in identifying your estate planning needs and the knowledge of North Carolina Law needed to help you achieve your goals.
Family Law
The issues involved in a divorce or other family dispute can be emotional and stressful for everyone involved. Our family law attorneys will work with you to help minimize that stress while guiding you through the process. We represent clients in Wilson, Nash and Wake counties in the following areas:
· Preparation and review of premarital agreements and separation agreements;
· Divorce, alimony, post separation support, and equitable distribution litigation;
· Alienation of affection and criminal conversation litigation.
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Forestry & Natural Resources
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. is experienced in dealing with issues specific to forest products companies and forest landowners. We can assist you with transactions or litigation involving land and timber. We can also help you minimize tax liability. Our clients include non-industrial private landowners, consulting foresters, and forest products companies. Our services include:
· Preparation, review and negotiation of timber sale contracts and deeds.
· Title examinations & timber transactions.
· Secured financing of timber purchases.
· Acquisition and sale of property.
· Timber trespass claims.
· Title disputes and adverse possession.
· Actions to partition property.
· Boundary line and easement disputes.
· Condemnation by governments or private condemnors.
· Compliance with local, state, and federal environmental and land use regulations.
· Conservation easements and other estate planning issues unique to landowners.
· Preparation and review of contracts for forest management services, timber sale administration, tree planting, site preparation, road construction, surveying, fiber supply etc.
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Legislative and Government Affairs
The changing regulatory climate has created new opportunities for government and business. Partnerships between governments and the private sector are now more frequent, yet subject to increased scrutiny by local and state regulatory bodies, affected communities and interest groups. Environmental concerns are far-reaching. Public participation is expected. The lawyers at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. work closely with both public and private clients to develop legal strategies to address these and other issues, particularly those associated with public-private construction projects, commercial and residential development, major projects, and other urban and transportation development issues facing local communities. As part of our general government services we advise on the legal implications of proposed projects, prepare legal briefs and memoranda to various levels of government, manage permitting processes and represent clients at hearings before a wide range of local and state governmental bodies and agencies. In addition, we handle negotiations with investors in major projects and have extensive expertise in structuring deals involving government and private industry.
At Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. our collective experience and expertise in handling public and administrative issues - - from zoning ordinances to the construction of public projects - - helps our clients negotiate successfully with all levels of government, obtain the necessary approvals, complete projects successfully and resolve disputes quickly, efficiently and effectively.
Please contact:
James P. Cauley
Paul N. Blake
T. Slade Rand
Jeffrey P. Gray
Motor Vehicle Law
Receiving a traffic ticket can be a frightening and costly experience for many. Conviction of traffic offenses can result in insurance increases, driver's license points, or even license revocation. Consequences that take years to undue. The decisions you make in how to effectively handle your traffic ticket cost or save you a great deal of time and financial expense.
The #1 key in dealing with your traffic offense is familiarity with the local court system. Contact the attorneys at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. to utilize their experience in Wake, Wilson, Nash, and Greene Counties. Depending on your violation, we may be able to effectively handle your case without your appearance in court.
Don’t risk the criminal and insurance penalties that result from traffic violations. Let the attorneys at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. use our knowledge of North Carolina motor vehicle law to obtain the best possible result for you.
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Municipal Law
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. has a long history of representing State agencies and local governments, such as towns, cities and counties, as well as economic development commissions and authorities, quasi-judicial commissions, State occupational licensing boards and commissions, and other public institutions. The firm has experience in a wide variety of government law, including government contracts and finance, zoning, land use, and litigation of disputes involving local government issues. Current government clients include the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments and North Carolina's Eastern Region. The firm's clients also include regional municipalities for which we serve as city or town attorney including the cities of Wilson and Kinston and the towns of Scotland Neck, Snow Hill, Hookerton, Fremont, Wendell. The firm also has a wide breath of experience with representation of, and before, State government agencies. Our government practice also includes representation as general counsel for a State licensing board (the Auctioneers Licensing Board) and we represent public and private entites such as lobbyists before numerous elected officials, at both the local and state levels.
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Personal Injury
Injuries from automobile accidents can have dramatic effects on the lives of victims. Those injured may be unable to work, carry on the daily activities you once enjoyed, or pay for the medical care that they need. If your life has changed due to the negligence, carelessness, or recklessness of another person, you deserve fair compensation for your medical and rehabilitation costs, pain and suffering, loss of income and other related losses and expenses as do the families of those who have died due to the negligence of others.
In the days and weeks following an automobile accident, you or your family will be faced with many difficult decisions regarding your healthcare and expenses. Insurance carriers will contact you to resolve your claim as early as possible to save expense to them. This is generally not in your best interest.
Let the experienced attorneys at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. guide you through this unsettling period as you focus on your recovery. Our attorneys are skilled litigators and negotiators who know how to present your case effectively to get you the best result possible.
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Probate Law
Administering an estate can be a complex job. From managing and distributing assets to beneficiaries, to paying the claims of creditors and filing the appropriate reports with the court, the lawyers at Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. have the knowledge and experience needed to assist you in all probate matters.
Real Estate
The firm has a large practice in residential, commercial and government real estate transactions. Clients include property owners, real estate developers, local governments and tenants. In addition to handling the customary real estate transactions including leases the firm's lawyers are adept at resolving disputes over deals gone bad which would include litigation. The firm's real property litigation experience involves residential, commercial and eminent domain.
Tax Law
Rose Rand Attorneys, P.A. represents a number of governmental entities, businesses, non-profits, estates and individuals in matters before the North Carolina Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service. If you are in need of such representation, call our office for an appointment.
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Workers Compensation
The firm has extensive experience handling North Carolina Workers Compensation cases for employers and employees. The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act is statutes designed for medical benefits and wage replacement for employees injured by accidents on the job. These statutes are complex in nature and most often require an extensive medical-legal background. Our representative clients include injured employees, small and large employers, governmental employers and insurance carriers. The majority of firms represent either the employee or employer, but ours has the unique perspective of representing both on an on-going basis.
To learn more about our firm's workers compensation practice, click here.
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