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Lawyers Mutual NC Claims Attorney Laura Loyek has been selected as a North Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2023 Leader in the Law.  Laura and the other honorees were recognized for their achievements at a luncheon in Raleigh on April 20. Leaders in the Law is an annual award by NC Lawyers Weekly that ce… Read More

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to again be able to declare and pay a policyholder dividend. The dividend represents approximately 5.3% of the final premium paid on 2022 policies.  This year’s dividend represents the nineteenth time since 1999 that Lawyers Mutual has declared and paid a policyho… Read More

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to announce changes to its Board of Directors. Lawyers Mutual welcomes new board member Katherine (Katie) Davis to its Board of Directors, and announces John May's status has changed to Director Emeritus. Katie is a partner in Huggins, Pounds & Davis, L.L.P. in Lumberton, NC.… Read More

Lawyers Mutual is excited to announce a new partnership with Erik Mazzone and Mazzone Works, LLC.  Erik, who is a nationally-known law practice management advisor, will be working with Lawyers Mutual to bolster our law practice management capabilities. The services provided include a one-hour confidential … Read More

Sharon Parker, chairperson of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Mutual, was inducted into the North Carolina Bar Association Legal Practice Hall of Fame for the Class of 2022. Induction in the Legal Practice Hall of Fame is an honor — serving as a role model for all lawyers in North Carolina — and recognizes a lifetime of exemplary service and high ethical and professional standards in the practice of law.   Read More

Valerie Johnson was sworn in as President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice this past weekend. Valerie serves as a director on the Board of Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company.   Read More

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to welcome Joanna Diaz, a 1L at Campbell University Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, as a summer intern. Joanna earned her undergraduate degree from University of Central Florida.     Read More

Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina has declared a policyholder dividend equal to 5.5% of the final premium paid on your 2021 policy.  This dividend, which totals close to $1 million, will be paid at policy expiration and represents the seventeenth time since 1999 that Lawyers Mutu… Read More

With an impressive career at Lawyers Mutual that spanned more than three decades, Bob Neal retired February 28, 2022.  Will Batten, Controller, and member of the Finance Team for 13 years, assumed the role of VP of Finance March 1st.  We are extremely fortunate that Will is ready and able to step into… Read More

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to welcome Shawn Singleton, a 1L at NC Central School of Law, as a summer intern. Shawn hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia and earned his undergraduate degree from Old Dominion University.   Shawn joins the Lawyers Mutual team for six weeks, working in the Cary office as well as… Read More

Cary, N.C. – Lawyers Mutual is pleased to announce a change to its Board of Directors. Sharon Parker has become the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina after serving on the Board for 22 years. During her tenure, she has been the Chairp… Read More

Tom Lenfestey and Camille Stell are releasing a new book for lawyers contemplating their next stage, Designing a Succession Plan for Your Law Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide for Preparing Your Firm for Maximum Value. The book, edited by Jay Reeves, is available for purchase on Amazon:  https://www.amaz… Read More

Cary, N.C. —Lawyers Mutual is pleased to announce and celebrate Claims Attorney, Laura Loyek, as she begins a term as President of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA). Laura has been an active member with the NCAWA since 2010 and with the Lawyers Mutual Claims Team for 12 years. &ld… Read More

Lawyers Mutual is pleased to welcome Quax-Shawn Bryce Wembley (Quay), a 1L at NC Central School of Law, as a summer intern. Lawyers Mutual engaged the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession (MIP)Summer Associate Program to hire one of the state’s brightest minority law st… Read More

Cary, N.C. - A Lawyers Mutual mainstay who helped create a claims department that became the gold standard for professional liability insurers across the country is retiring after 35 years. John Hester was Lawyers Mutual’s first full-time claims attorney when he was hired in 1985. Since then, he has guid… Read More