This article originally appeared in the August 2021 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. Caryn McNeill hits the nail on the head, as she so often does, when she proclaims that “people helping people is what pro bono is really about.” And that, she adds…
This article originally appeared in the May 2022 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. Every 4ALL Statewide Service Day is unique, perhaps none more so than in recent years as the North Carolina Bar Foundation worked through the challenges brought about by the COVID-19…
On March 5, 358 attorneys and 79 paralegal and law student volunteers came together to provide free legal information to 9,712 callers during the 14th Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day. This year’s 4ALL event was held virtually: volunteers participated from the comfort and safety of their own homes or offices. The call-in service was coordinated through an online VoIP service…
Although the North Carolina Bar Foundation has been conducting its annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day since 2008, there was nothing routine about this year’s event. Held on Friday, March 5, and conducted virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the 14th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day was certainly one for the books. A total of 9,712 calls…
This article originally appeared in the February 2021 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. The 14th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day of the North Carolina Bar Foundation will go on as scheduled on Friday, March 5, in spite of COVID-19. It will definitely not…
The North Carolina Bar Foundation presented the 13th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day on Friday, March 6. Volunteer attorneys answered 8,788 calls from call centers in Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Raleigh and Wilmington. A total of 422 volunteers participated in the annual event. Individually, call centers received the following number of calls: Asheville: 993 Charlotte: 1,267 Fayetteville: 659 Greensboro:…