North Carolina Practice
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This guide describes the main works located in the law library (including electronic access, where available) dealing with North Carolina law. The North Carolina Alcove, located on Level 2 of the library, houses most North Carolina legal materials in print, although additional titles are available in the General Collection (Level 2) and the Reserve Collection (Level 3). Note that not all of the available state bar association publications are listed here.
There are two choices for researching statutes in North Carolina. The General Statutes of North Carolina, the official version published by Lexis Publishing, and West's North Carolina General Statutes Annotated are located in the North Carolina Alcove (Level 2) and also with the other state codes (Level 3). The statutes are also provided on the North Carolina General Assembly website. The General Assembly's Legislation page also provides the texts of bills and bill status information from 1985 forward, and session laws back to 1959. For an annual survey of new legislation passed by the General Assembly, see North Carolina Legislation (Ref. KFN7821 .N864).
The official North Carolina reporters and the North Carolina Reporter (containing North Carolina cases from the Southeastern Reporter), as well as the North Carolina Digest and Shepard's North Carolina Citations, are located in the North Carolina Alcove. Additional copies of the official reporters are on Level 2 in KFN. Decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1998-present) are also available on the Administrative Office of the Courts' website.
Briefs for many North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases are located in the NC Records & Briefs collection (Level 1), organized by opinion citation. Briefs and records for cases filed beginning in 2000 are available online at: http://www.ncappellatecourts.org/nc_main_1.nsf by selecting Browse under Library in the left sidebar. Recent briefs from the Supreme Court are also on microfiche in the Microforms Room. For more information about finding records and briefs generally, view the Court Records and Briefs Research Guide.
Proposed executive agency regulations are first published in the North Carolina Register (weekly), and once passed, are incorporated into the North Carolina Administrative Code. Both the Register and the Code are located in the North Carolina Alcove and are available online from the state Office of Administrative Hearings.
For current awareness and news about North Carolina law and lawyers, see North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (NC Alcove & online; see Reference Desk for access).
I. Court Information
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts provides information about the North Carolina court system at: http://www.nccourts.org/, including the introductory publication The Judicial System in North Carolina (2008).
The Administrative Office of the Courts annually publishes the North Carolina Courts Judicial Directory, available online. Previous editions of the Courts Directory can be found in Superseded Reference KFN7908 .A19 C68. Previous editions of the Judges Directory can be found in Superseded Reference KFN7908 .A19 N67.
II. Court Rules
Annotated Rules of North Carolina (annual). Shelved with all copies of General Statutes of North Carolina.
North Carolina Rules of Court West, 2 vols. (annual) This commercial publication include rules for practice in state courts and local federal courts, as well as ethics rules and NC Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence. It is shelved in the NC Alcove and on Reserve.
Style Manual for the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. Appellate Rules Study Committee of The North Carolina Bar Association, 2010. The current style manual, for appeals filed after October 1, 2009, is available in PDF. The prior version is also available on this site.
III. Directories of Attorneys
North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys ... Membership Directory (annual). (Ref. KF294 .N6 A3).
North Carolina Bar Association ... [Membership Directory]. Current information can be found at https://www.ncbar.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/membership/membership-directory.aspx (member login required). Previous editions of the directory can be found in Superseded Reference KF192 .N67 N672.
North Carolina Legal Directory. Legal Directories Publishing Co. (annual). (Ref. Desk KF 192 .N67)
The North Carolina State Bar Directory. Online member lookup at http://www.ncbar.gov/members/member_directory.asp.
IV. Encyclopedias and General Practice
North Carolina General Practice Handbook. Wake Forest University School of Law (annual). (KFN7481 .N672)
North Carolina Practical Skills (formerly titled Practical Skills Course). North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (annual). 3 vols. (KFN7481 .P73)
Strong's North Carolina Index, 4th ed. Lawyers Cooperative, 1990- . (NC Alcove; also available on Westlaw: NC-INDEX).
V. Form Books
The official forms published by the Administrative Office of the Courts are available in the North Carolina Judicial Department Forms Manual (KFN7468 .N677 1984). An increasing number of these same forms are now available on the AOC's website. For more form book entries, please review the Form Books Research Guide.
Douglas, R.D., Douglas' Forms. 6th ed. 5 vols. (Reserve KFN7468 .D68 2005 & online in LexisNexis)
Price, R.M., North Carolina Criminal Trial Practice Forms. 5th ed. (Reserve KFN7975 .A65 P74 2003 & online in Westlaw: NCCTRFMS)
Thorp, W.L., Thorp's North Carolina Trial Practice Forms. 6th ed. (Reserve KFN7930 .A65 T48 2003 & online in Westlaw: TNCTPF)
Van Camp, J.R., et al., North Carolina Criminal Procedure Forms with Commentary. 3d ed. (Reserve KFN7975.A65V3 1989)
VI. Jury Instruction
North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges, North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil Cases. (Reserve KFN7942 .A6 N69 & online to NC bar members through Casemaker or online to Law School community via CasemakerX)
North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges, North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases. (Reserve KFN7942 .A6 N691 & o online to NC bar members through Casemaker or online to Law School community via CasemakerX)
North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges, North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Negligence. (Reserve KFN7942 .A6 N692 & online to NC bar members through Casemaker or online to Law School community via CasemakerX: CasemakerX)
VII. Subject Treatises
A. Administrative Law
Poyner & Spruill, North Carolina Administrative Law Guide (KFN7840 .N67 1996).
B. Business Organizations
Basics of Business Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. 2 vols. (KFN7613 .A75 B38).
Representing the Small Business (formerly Representing the Small Business Handbook). Wake Forest University School of Law, 2004- . (KFN7634 .Z9 R45).
Robinson, R.M., Robinson on North Carolina Corporation Law, 7th ed. (Reserve KFN 7613 .R622)
Snyder, J.E., Snyder, North Carolina Corporation Law and Practice, 4th ed. (KFN7613 .N67 2003 & online in Westlaw: NCCLP).
C. Civil Procedure
Howell, W.B., Howell's Shuford North Carolina Civil Practice and Procedure, 6th ed. (Reserve KFN 7930 .S53 2003 & online in Westlaw: NCCPP).
Wilson, G.G., North Carolina Civil Procedure, 3d ed. (Reserve KFN7930.W55 2007 & online in LexisNexis).
D. Criminal Law and Procedure
Clarke, Stevens H., Law of Sentencing, Probation, and Parole in North Carolina, 2d ed. Institute of Government. (KFN7983.2 .S84 1997).
Farb, R.L., Arrest, Search and Investigation in North Carolina, 3d ed. Institute of Government. (KFN7976 .F37 2003).
Farb, R.L., North Carolina Capital Case Law Handbook, 2d ed. Institute of Government. (KFN7965 .C2 F37 2004).
Joyner, I., Criminal Procedure in North Carolina, 3d ed. (KFN7975 .J69 2005 & online in LexisNexis).
North Carolina Criminal and Traffic Law Manual. Michie (annual). (KFN 7961 .A29 N673).
Price, R.M., North Carolina Criminal Trial Practice Forms, 5th ed. (Reserve KFN 7975 .A65 P74 2003 & in Westlaw: NCCTRFMS).
Rubin, J., Punishments for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses. Institute of Government. (KFN7697.8.Z9 R83 2005)
Thornburg, Thomas H., ed., North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, 6th ed. Institute of Government (KFN7963 .C42 2007).
E. Debtor/Creditor Law
Basics of Bankruptcy. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7621.A75 B37 2002).
Consumer Bankruptcy Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7621.Z9 C652 2007).
F. Elder Law
Basics and Beyond: Elder Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7750.A35 B49 2009).
Elder Law Symposium. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (annual). (KFN7491 .A3N57).
Representing the Elderly. Wake Forest University School of Law (annual). (KFN7491 .A3 R46).
G. Employment Law
Barrett, C.D., North Carolina Employment Law. Lexis Law Publishing, 1998-2007. (KFN7731 .B37 1998).
Fundamentals of Employment Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7734.5 .D5 F85 2009).
Jernigan, L.T., North Carolina Workers' Compensation: Law and Practice, with Forms, 4th ed. (KFN7742 .J47 2004 & online in Westlaw: NCWCL).
North Carolina Employers' Guide. (KFN7734 .S862 2008).
Workers' Compensation. Wake Forest University School of Law (annual). (KFN7742 .W67).
H. Environmental Law
Basics of Environmental Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7754 .A75 B37 2003).
Environmental Legislation and Regulatory Update. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (annual). (KFN7754 .Z9 E54).
I. Estate Planning and Probate
McLamb, Janet and Lisa K. Vira, Edwards' North Carolina Probate Handbook. (Reserve KFN7544 .A65 E39 & online in Westlaw: NC-PROBHBK updated annually).
Estate Planning and Practice. Wake Forest University School of Law (annual). (KFN7540 .E87).
Huggard, J.P., North Carolina Estate Settlement. Lawyers Cooperative (annual). (KFN7547 H834 & online in Westlaw: NCPRAC-EST).
McLaughlin, J.B., Wills and Administration of Estates in North Carolina, 4th ed. (Reserve KFN7544 .W5 2000 & online in Westlaw: NC-WIGGINS).
J. Evidence
Blakey, W., et al. North Carolina Evidence ... Courtroom Manual (annual). (KFN7940 .B53).
Brandis and Broun on North Carolina Evidence. 2 vols. (Reserve KFN7940 .S82 2004 & online in LexisNexis)
Fox, A.M., Admissibility of Evidence in North Carolina, 4th ed. 3 vols. (KFN7940 .F69 2005 & online in Westlaw: NCPRAC-EVD).
K. Family Law
Basics of Family Law. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7495 .A75 B38 2008).
Kelso, L.T., North Carolina Divorce, Alimony and Child Custody: With Forms, 4th ed. rev. 2 vols. (Reserve KFN7494 .K44 2008 & online in Westlaw: NC-DIV).
McAlister, C.V. et al., Child Custody and Visitation in North Carolina. (KFN7504.6 .G73 2000).
Reynolds, S., Lee's North Carolina Family Law, 5th ed. 4 vols. (Reserve KFN7494 .L47 1993 & online in LexisNexis).
L. Juvenile Law (Child Abuse/Neglect & Juvenile Delinquency)
Mason, J., Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina. Institute of Government. (KFN7967 .C5 M387 2003)
Representing Children and Families in Juvenile Court. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7995.A75 J88 2002).
Young, T. North Carolina Juvenile Code: Practice and Procedure. (KFN7995.Z9 N67 & in Westlaw: NCJUVCODE).
M. Landlord and Tenant Law
Pro Bono 101: Nuts & Bolts of Residential Landlord-Tenant, Consumer & Domestic Violence Laws. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7484.5.P6 P76 2003).
N. Motor Vehicles
Loeb, B.F., Motor Vehicle Law and the Law of Impaired Driving in North Carolina. Institute of Government. (KFN 7697 .L64 2000).
Rubin, J. et al., Punishments for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses. Institute of Government. (KFN7697.8.Z9 R83 2005).
Snyder, J.E., Snyder North Carolina Automobile Insurance Law, 3d ed. (KFN7591 .A4 S69 1999 & online in Westlaw: NC-AUTOINS).
O. Real Property and Property Taxation
Urban, K.T. North Carolina Real Estate: With Forms, 2d ed. 2 vols. (Reserve KFN7526 .U73 2009).
Webster, J.A., Webster's Real Estate Law in North Carolina: Possessory Estates and Present Interest in Real Property, 4th ed. 3 vols. (Reserve KFN7526 .W43 1999 & online in LexisNexis).
P. Taxation
North Carolina Tax Reporter. Commerce Clearing House, 1982- . 2 vols. (Tax Alcove KFN7870 .A6 C65 & online in IntelliConnect)
Q. Torts
Elliott, R.M., et al., eds., North Carolina Prima Facie Tort Manual. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation. 4th ed. (Reserve KFN7940.4 .N67 2009).
Daye, C.E. & Morris, M.W., North Carolina Law of Torts, 2d. ed. (Reserve KFN7595 .D39 1999 & online in LexisNexis).
North Carolina Tort Law. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University School of Law (annual). (KFN7595 .L631).
Woodlief, Alan D., North Carolina Law of Damages, 5th ed. (KFN7595 .H53 2004 & in Westlaw: NCDAMAGE).
R. Trial Practice and Appellate Advocacy
Civil Pre-Trial Practice: A Seasoned Practitioner's Perspective. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. (KFN7937.A75C58 2004).
Civil Trial Practice, 2008. Wake Forest University School of Law. (KFN7938 .Z9 .C597 2008)
Mastering Appellate Practice in North Carolina. North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (KFN7955 .M58 2007).
rev. Kelly M. Leong & Dee Faison
04/2011
