Davis Hartman Wright LLP is proud to share that Dan Gibson recently presented alongside Judge Paul C. Ridgeway of the North Carolina Superior Court for the North Carolina Bar Association’s September Expert Series CLE.

In the session Digital Docs: Best Practices for eFiling, Judge Paul Ridgeway and Dan Gibson covered the fundamentals of optimizing documents for eCourts. Their discussion highlighted:

• Best practices for formatting pleadings and proposed orders
• Key considerations when working with PDFs, including e-signatures, optical character recognition (OCR), and Word-to-PDF conversions
• How to effectively use screenshots and hyperlinks in filings
• Strategies for identifying and removing confidential information from documents

By sharing both judicial and practitioner perspectives, the program equips attorneys with practical tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance in electronic court filings.

DHW congratulates Dan for his role in advancing professional education for North Carolina lawyers and supporting the legal community through the NCBA’s Expert Series CLE.