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New Software Upgrades = Simplistic Service

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We have been growing, setting up new offices across the state, and expanding our presence in the communities in which we have offices. One way to maintain our expansion is to update our software and streamline our communication with our clients.

Your law firm for life! New changes to help us stay to our motto

The firm is growing and therefore advancing our technology to ensure that our internal processes are efficient. These software changes will make our process more simple, provide regular updates to our clients,  and it is more secure for our clients.

We are conducting a massive upgrade within our title search and preclosing departments. One big feature of this upgrade is called Alanna. Alanna is a way for our clients to communicate with our upgraded system via text or online chat. There will be an automated chat or text messages that will provide updates on closing files. Buyer and Sellers will have the option to get automatic updates a well.

Alanna will also help with language translation so we can communicate with our foreign clients. Our clients will be able to communicate general questions, access their documents anytime, receive cost estimates, and get updated when documents are complete. We are very excited to launch these new software features. Our preclosing and title search departments will have more abilities to keep up with our growing housing community.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Studio Time…

Whitaker & Hamer is back in the studio working on our Judica County podcast, commercials, Outlaw Lawyer, and more!

Judica County gives viewers an inside look to Whitaker & Hamer and the practice areas of our attorneys. While, Outlaw Lawyer provides listeners a lawyer’s take on national legal matters, covering todays topics like abortion, elections, high profile cases, etc. Check out TheOutlawLawyer.com  or Judica County on YouTube for all of our content.

 

Listen to The OutLaw Lawyer Now!

Judica County Podcast

WH produces it’s very own video podcast.  Judica County is hosted by Attorney Josh Whitaker.  The podcast is meant to discuss common legal issues that our clients may find helpful.

Our attorneys have done several episodes of our unique podcast in order to provide helpful tips about real estate, criminal matters and more!

Go watch an episode! All episodes are available on youtube.com or via our website.

Everyone probably has a different idea of what “middle class” means, what “affordable housing” means . . . Whatever picture you have in your head, it is disappearing from Raleigh. The problem has been going on for a while but increased in the last two years. One way in which the law firm tries to help is through partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, Inc. This allows us to sit down with buyers who qualified with Habitat for Humanity County, Inc. and celebrate with them at closing when they realize the American dream of homeownership.

There are some good folks who spend a lot of time working on making sure affordable housing still exists. But not enough. It is fantastic that so many people want to move to our area to work and live, but there is still brave work needed to ensure that there is affordable housing for our local homebuyers.

Attorney Spotlight: Cassandra Nicholas

Attorney Cassandra Nicholas grew up in North Dakota and still loves to visit family there – but never in the winter. She received her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in international business, Spanish, and political science from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, before relocating to the Washington, DC area. Attorney Nicholas earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law as an evening student while working full time at the US Department of Justice.

She moved to North Carolina during the pandemic looking for a welcoming community and rewarding lifestyle – and has found an abundance of both here. She and her now-husband, Michael, then eloped to Las Vegas and have the pictures with Elvis to prove it. Attorney Nicholas joined Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC, in 2021, and enjoys her daily work, the tightknit team environment, and her occasional appearances on the Judica County and Outlaw Lawyer podcasts as well as at firm events.

Outside of the office, Attorney Nicholas savors the sweet life with Michael and their cat, Elly, whether lounging by a bonfire, taking a walk in the woods, or attending all the local music scene has to offer. She’ll even pick up a book for fun whenever contracts cease to float in her eyes.

Attorney Nicholas is barred in North Carolina and Washington, DC. She is a Jill of many-but-not-all trades and can assist you with real estate closings, a wide range of contract review and drafting, business purchase transactions, negotiating breach of contract disputes, estate administration, and more. Attorney Nicholas is located primarily in Whitaker & Hamer’s Garner office and would be happy to consult with you in person or by phone.

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Taylor Scruggs-Smith Featured in Marquis Emerging Leader

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Attroney Taylor Scruggs-Smith was featured in Marquis Who’s Who® as an Emerging Leader. This recognitition and distinction is given to young professionals that have made great contributions to their industry and have outstanding achievments.

You can view Taylor’s profile here and learn more about her induction here

We are so proud of Taylor and all she has accomplished! 

CLSY News Garner 4

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Attorney and Managing Partner, Josh Whitaker, was featured on Choose Local & Small Y’all (CLSY) News 4 Garner. This fun, lighthearted interview showcases the firm’s Garner loction along with Josh sharing a fun fact about himself.

Josh Whitaker Makes The Power List by NC Lawyers Weekly

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Founding member, managing partner, and attorney, Josh Whitaker, has earned a spot on the 2022 Power List sponsored by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. This list recognizes the best attorneys in various areas of law.

Attorneys recognized needed to meet the minimum qualifications:

  • A lawyer who is an expert in his or her field, well-versed in the nuances of the case law, statutes and regulations clients will encounter.
  • A lawyer who is experienced and enjoys a record of success, with many cases and/or transactions that give testimony to the quality advice he or she can provide.
  • A lawyer to whom other lawyers make referrals because of his or her expertise and accomplishments.
  • A lawyer who models professionalism and collegiality in his or her interactions with other members of the legal system.
  • A lawyer who can think creatively and identify all options for a client.
  • A lawyer you would name when a friend from another state calls and says she has a client who needs some legal help in a given part of our state.
  • A lawyer you might call yourself if you needed legal help in his or her field.

On behalf of everyone at Whitaker & Hamer, we would like to congratulate Josh on this exciting achievement!

Check out the entire North Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2022 Power List: Real Estate here.

Attorney Taylor Scruggs-Smith Receives Promotion

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The Law Firm of Whitaker & Hamer PLLC has promoted Attorney Taylor Scruggs-Smith to the position of Administrative and Marketing Director. 

Along with managing a healthy case load, Ms. Scruggs-Smith has headed up the law firm’s marketing division including but not limited to writing and starring in our recent video advertisements. She further has been a large support system in managing not only the civil/criminal division which has grown with her direction, but also with basic day-to-day operations. 

Attorney Scruggs-Smith joined the law firm in 2019 and concentrates her practice on family law, while also contributing to the firm’s robust real estate transactional practice.

Congratulations Taylor!

JARVIS, Our New AI-Powered Assistant

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Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC is pleased to introduce our real estate-focused, AI-powered assistant, JARVIS .

Some of you might have already interacted with JARVIS, Whitaker & Hamer’s 24/7 virtual real estate closing assistant. The firm is slowly introducing him, one real estate closing at a time.

The firm has  been building Jarvis over the past year with the assistance of a company that specializes in artificial intelligence.

JARVIS is still learning, but he can already do a lot. Our real estate agents, lenders, sellers and buyers can interact with JARVIS via text or our web-based chat widget. If you set up a closing with us, JARVIS will be contacting you and your client to collect information for closing.

JARVIS can give updates, deliver documents, collect information and answer all kinds of questions throughout the closing process. JARVIS lives at wh.lawyer/jarvis. 

We will be sharing more of what JARVIS can do over the next few weeks. We have personally been amazed with JARVIS’ functionality. We hope you all will be as well.

Over the next few weeks, we will be posting sample conversations with Jarvis to help introduce everyone to the types of questions he can answer for our agents and our clients.

Market Update, JARVIS, & More

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We have been growing, setting up new offices across the state, and expanding our presence in the communities in which we have offices. One way to maintain our expansion is to update our software and streamline our communication with our clients.

Your Law Firm For Life!

Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC is pleased to introduce our real estate-focused, AI-powered assistant, JARVIS . Some of you might have already interacted with JARVIS, Whitaker & Hamer’s 24/7 virtual real estate closing assistant. The firm is slowly introducing him, one real estate closing at a time. The firm has been building JARVIS over the past year with the assistance of a company that specializes in artificial intelligence.

JARVIS can give updates, deliver documents, collect information, and answer most client or agent questions throughout the closing process.

JARVIS lives at wh.lawyer/jarvis.

JARVIS is still learning, but he can already do a lot. Our real estate agents, lenders, sellers, and buyers can interact with JARVIS via text or our web-based chat widget. If you set up a closing with us, JARVIS will be contacting you and your client to collect information for closing.

Over the next few weeks, we will be posting sample conversations with Jarvis to help introduce everyone to the types of questions he can answer for our agents and our clients.


Joshua M. Whitaker

Our very own Partner Joshua M. Whitaker was recognized on the Business North Carolina Real Estate POWER LIST 2022. This Power List recognizes the most respected and accomplished attorneys in an area of practice. Congratulations to our Partner Joshua M. Whitaker on your well-deserved success!

Taylor Scruggs-Smith

Attorney Taylor Scruggs-Smith was featured in Marquis Who’s Who® and given an additional distinction as an Emerging Leader. This recognition and distinction are given to young professionals that have made great contributions to their industry and have outstanding achievements.

In addition, Whitaker & Hamer PLLC has recently promoted Attorney Taylor Scruggs-Smith to the position of Administrative and Marketing Director. Congratulations Taylor!


Judica County Podcast

WH produces it’s very own video podcast.  Judica County is hosted by Attorney Josh Whitaker.  The podcast is meant to discuss common legal issues that our clients may find helpful.

Our attorneys have done several episodes of our unique podcast in order to provide helpful tips about real estate, criminal matters and more!

Go watch an episode! All episodes are available on youtube.com or via our website.


Rising Interest Rates & The Market

The real estate market has gone through several changes since COVID-19 started in early 2020. The market has been filled with buyers without enough homes on the market to accommodate them. The major recent change has been an increase in interest rates which has minimally limited buyers in the market.

In the previous year mortgage interest rates were less than 3.7% for basic home purchases, now interest rates for the same purchases are 5.6% to 6%. This jump has slowed the fast pace of the buyers’ market, but not necessarily for sellers. Buyers are still purchasing despite these high interest rates due to limited inventory. No matter the market, WH is here to get you to the closing table.

Even though the market has been up and down, Whitaker & Hamer has been paying attention. Once you get that contract to us, we do everything in our power to get your closing done in a timely manner.  We also continue to help the community by working with Habitat of Humanity to get those lower interest rates through charity work.


Attorney Spotlight: Kimberly M. Lott

Kimberly Lott grew up on a horse farm in Indiana but has lived in North Carolina since middle school.  She completed her junior and senior years of high school in Durham at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, where she currently volunteers.

She attended Duke University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology.  Ms. Lott worked in the science, medical, and non-profit fields for several years before deciding to make a career change and become an attorney.

Like several of our attorneys, Kimberly attended Campbell University, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law.

Since graduation Kimberly managed her own law firm for several years and gained extensive experience in the courtroom. She likes to be involved in the community with groups like the Innocence Project and the educational philanthropy, PEO.

Kimberly is the proud parent to two children and currently planning her wedding. In her spare time, she enjoys being outdoors, traveling, reading, cheering on her Blue Devils, and spending time with her family, friends, and her big fur daughter Macy.

Her co-workers would describe her as fun, quick-witted, and passionate about the law. She is a bright, energetic part of the law firm.

Kimberly focuses on criminal and family law, as well as civil litigation matters.


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We’ve Moved!

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Our Clayton office has relocated to the historic Wagner House located in downtown Clayton.

Clayton has become the go to office for builders and their purchasers for real estate closings. Clayton focuses on real estate closings and has good relationships with several builders in the area. We have spent the last few days of this week moving into our new Clayton office.

We are so excited to move into this new building that will allow us to serve more clients and serve as a secondary event space for the firm.

Read more about our new historic office location here.


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