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Support the Janet Ward Black Justice 4ALL Fund

Honor the life and legacy of Janet Ward Black.

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The Janet Ward Black Justice Fund supports North Carolina Bar Foundation and North Carolina Bar Association pro bono programs that help address the “access to justice gap,” including the NC Lawyers on Call (“Call 4ALL”) pro bono program.

Janet Ward Black (1959-2025)

Janet Ward Black, respected attorney, trailblazing leader and dedicated public servant, died on November 2. She served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association and Foundation from 2007-2008.

As NCBA president, Black founded the 4ALL program in 2008 to connect individuals in need of legal assistance with volunteer attorneys. Following the program’s inception, it was used as a model across the United States and in Canada to provide free legal answers to individuals seeking help with legal questions. Since its launch, more than 100,000 individuals in North Carolina have received legal advice through the program.

Black also served as president of the North Carolina Association of Trial Lawyers, now North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She was the second lawyer to serve as president of both organizations.

This May, she was recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Trailblazer Award for Women in the Law. The award, presented to her by the NCBA Women in the Profession Committee, honors a person who demonstrates excellence in her area of practice, unending professionalism and the persistent promotion and protection of other women in the legal profession. In October, she was inducted into the NCBA Legal Practice Hall of Fame.

She had an extraordinary impact on the profession, and on the many individuals whose lives she touched with her kindness, compassion and caring spirit.

Her commitment to servant leadership is evident through how she is remembered by her friends.

How to Donate:

  • Pledge: We welcome pledges for larger gifts, which can be paid over up to five years.  Please use the “Make a Pledge” button above.
  • Credit Card: Please use the “Make a Gift” button at the top of this page.
  • Checks: Payable to: North Carolina Bar Foundation (memo: Janet Ward Black Justice Fund). Please mail checks to: NCBF, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513.
  • Gift from IRA or QCD from retirement account: (memo: Janet Ward Black Justice Fund).
  • Electronic Funds Transfer: (memo: Janet Ward Black Justice Fund).
  • Gift of Stock: visit ncbarfoundation.org/stocks (memo: Janet Ward Black Justice Fund).
  • For assistance or more information, please contact Michael Lowery ([email protected] or 919.677.0992).