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  • Law Day Celebration
  • 5/02/2012
  • Black Speaking to New Bar Admittees on Ethics
  • 5/02/2012
  • Presentation of Frances Black Holland Scholarship in Kannapolis
  • 5/02/2012
  • Black Speaking at Women's Leadership Summit
  • 5/02/2012
  • Black Receives Distinguished Service Award 2012 From Greensboro Bar Association
  • 4/23/2012
  • *GREENSBORO, NC* – Janet Ward Black, principal of the Greensboro personal-injury firm, Ward Black Law was presented the Distinguished Service Award for 2012 on April 18 from the Greensboro Bar Association for “her deep devotion and constant commitment to the law, the administration of justice, the highest ethical principles, and her dedicated public service.”
  • NC Governor and Industrial Commission to Review Workers' Comp Issues
  • 4/04/2012
  • According to an article on Reflector.com this week, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue plans to work with the Chairwoman of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, Pam Young on flaws in the workers' compensation system that were reported in the News and Observer of Raleigh earlier this month. The reports sights numerous situations where companies avoid purchasing workers' compensation insurance or report that they are self-insured, thus violating state law.
  • Black to Serve as Panelist on Gender and the Legal Profession
  • 3/30/2012
  • Attorney Janet Ward Black will serve on a prestigious panel of women of the legal profession discussing the changing role of women in law and the changing gender dynamics within the profession itself on Thursday, April 5 at the Wake Forest School of Law Worrell Professional Center at 1:00 pm. The panel will join United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg via a WebEx conversation. The event itself is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.
  • Drug Company Immunity Pushes Ahead in Raleigh Legislature
  • 3/29/2012
  • Raleigh, NC - The North Carolina Legislature is working on a bill that would limit the patients' rights to sue the pharmaceutical companies that produce drugs that turn out to have harmful effects. Janet Ward Black, other attorneys and ordinary North Carolinians are testifying to the members of the legislature about what such a bill would do to people who suffer catastrophic injuries or even death due to drugs that perhaps were not tested or investigated to the extent they should have been before they were released to the public.
  • 75th Anniversary of Miss North Carolina Gala
  • 3/28/2012
  • Janet Ward Black will take part in the 75th Anniversary Gala for the Miss North Carolina Pageant on June 22 in Raleigh. Along with the attending with of a large number of past winners, the women have submitted memoribilia from their reigns for display at the event. Select exhibits will remain at the North Carolina Museum of History for several months for viewing by the general public, showing how these women were influenced by the program and how they have inspired and led the women of North Carolina and beyond.
  • Black to Speak at Women's History Month Event at GTCC
  • 3/27/2012
  • JAMESTOWN, NC - The Diversity Committee at Guilford Technical Community College will celebrate National Women's History Month from noon until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 27). A panel presentation by five women who have made an impact on Guilford County will highlight the celebration.
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