Three Pinna, Johnston & Burwell Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Edition RALEIGH, NC – Pinna, Johnston & Burwell, P.A. is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been selected for recognition in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected legal recognition publication....Read More

North Carolina’s Revolutionary Electronic Will Storage Law: Probate Options for the Digital Age By Daniel Brinson Finch of Pinna, Johnston & Burwell, P.A. North Carolina has made a significant advancement in estate planning with the enactment of Session Law 2025-33, which becomes effective on January 1, 2026. This important legislation allows attorneys to electronically store...Read More

by Michael B. Kent, Jr. More than 500 counties and municipalities in North Carolina have adopted some sort of zoning and land use ordinance. In general terms, these ordinances have two broad functions. First, they govern the uses to which land may be put by classifying individual parcels as residential, commercial, industrial, and so forth....Read More