CURRITUCK — Currituck County can continue to charge non-residents a fee to park along part on the county’s Outer Banks beaches — at least for now, a Superior Court judge has ruled. 
 
 Judge Jeff Foster, of Pitt County, denied on Monday a Virginia-based group’s request for a… ||||| At Edwards Kirby, one of the most enjoyable parts of our practice is collaborating with attorneys on a case. We’ve worked with lawyers from almost every county in North Carolina and from more than 30 states across the country. 
 
 There are many advantages to associating with us. If you are an attorney who does not practice in the field of personal injury or wrongful death, or if you do practice in that area, but have a case that is particularly complex, expensive, or involves an area of law that you are unfamiliar with, we would be happy to discuss it with you to determine whether we can provide added value by co-counseling or acting as lead lawyers. 
 
 Call us today at 919-780-5400 to speak with a member of our team or click here to learn more. ||||| John Edwards is back in a courtroom — this time representing the parents of a 4-year-old Virginia boy with brain damage. 
 
 The Daily Reflector in Greenville, N.C., reports this is the first court appearance for Edwards since he was acquitted in May 2012 on one charge of accepting illegal campaign contributions to cover up his affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. The jury deadlocked five other charges. 
 
 Edwards is one of three lawyers representing the boy’s parents, who are accusing Vidant Medical Center (formerly Pitt County Memorial Hospital) and an emergency room doctor of failing to make sure the child received adequate oxygen when he was 3 months old in 2009. 
 
 The Greenville newspaper reported Edwards questioned potential jurors on Tuesday. 
 
 Edwards, the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a former North Carolina senator, was a noted trial lawyer before entering politics. 
 
 He recently opened up a law firm, EdwardsKirby, focusing on personal injury cases and economic and social justice issues. The firm’s website notes Edwards and his partner, David Kirby, “obtained the largest personal injury verdict in North Carolina history.” 
 
 The law firm says its mission is “the justice you deserve.” Edwards’ daughter, Cate, is also an attorney at the firm.
– John Edwards has his day job back—he's returned to court as a trial attorney, reports the Daily Reflector of Greenville, NC. Edwards is representing a Virginia family in a medical malpractice suit, and he was grilling potential jurors this week. The former senator and VP candidate was a successful trial lawyer before getting into politics, notes USA Today, and he recently opened a new firm, EdwardsKirby, that will handle cases on everything from personal injury to civil rights discrimination. Daughter Cate, an attorney herself, works at the firm. (Edwards' last high-profile court appearance ended well for him, when feds dropped their campaign finance case.)