In 2021-22, 262 first responders and their families were served by 82 volunteers through Wills for Heroes. The North Carolina Bar Association’s spirit of volunteerism, combined with the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s ability to adapt to changes and challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in a remarkable year for Wills for Heroes in 2021-22. Twelve clinics were held…
On Sept. 12, 2022, over 40 attorney and notary volunteers gathered in Charlotte to remember and honor the first responders and civilians lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The NCBF partnered with Bank of America and Foundation Program Partners Moore & Van Allen and Bradley Arant to serve Charlotte-Mecklenburg first responders through a Wills for Heroes clinic. Prior to delivering the…
The North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Wills for Heroes program expanded this year, with a goal to hold 2-3 clinics per month for first responders across the state. Utilizing our new Wills for Heroes document production app, volunteer attorneys were able to meet virtually with first responders while local notary volunteers assisted with executing final documents in person. It was not…
This article originally appeared in the February 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. Welcome to Wills for Heroes 2.0. The latest iteration of this longstanding North Carolina Bar Foundation pro bono program has been wired – literally – to provide simple wills, health…
With the slowing of in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCBF had the opportunity to retool the program, working with lead volunteers to establish a Wills for Heroes document production app. The app makes the program more accessible to attorneys across the state making it possible for us to reach first responder communities outside of the typical metropolitan…
The North Carolina Bar Foundation held its first hybrid Wills for Heroes clinic on December 16-17, 2021. The clinic served 18 Raleigh Police Department first responders along with 6 of their spouses. Through the clinic, 10 volunteer attorneys prepared simple Wills, Health Care Power of Attorney, and Durable Power of Attorney documents while meeting virtually with the first responders and…
This article originally appeared in the May 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. Although things are far from being back to normal, the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Wills for Heroes clinic at the N.C. Bar Center on April 24 did manage to rekindle…