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. When the fifth edition of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society was announced earlier this year, Foundation and Development Manager Jared Smith of the N.C. Equal Access to Justice…
NCBA members are volunteering their time and expertise this winter and spring to support low-wealth entrepreneurs through the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s NC Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (formerly known as NC LEAP). Founded in 2007 as a project of the NC Bar Association Business Law and Corporate Council Sections, Entrepreneurs Assistance Program coordinates attorney volunteers to provide pro bono…
This article originally appeared in the November 2020 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. Serving the public, as the mission statement of the North Carolina Bar Association proclaims, has never been more important than now. To that end, the North Carolina Bar Foundation assembled…
The web-based NC Free Legal Answers pro bono program, offered by the North Carolina Bar Foundation, is an essential legal services tool during this time when the ability of clients and attorneys to meet together in person is limited by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this remote-access program, low-income residents from every part of the state can ask legal questions to…
In these difficult times, it helps to know there is a free online resource available to answer legal questions, including those related to COVID-19. The program is called NC Free Legal Answers and it has been serving income-eligible North Carolinians since 2018. Established in partnership between the North Carolina Bar Foundation and the American Bar Association, NC Free Legal Answers…