When Brandon Heffinger was a student at Wake Forest School of Law and a reserve company commander with Third Battalion, 25th Marines, he noticed an uptick in Marines, many of them combat veterans, who were facing legal problems and being ...

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North Carolina attorneys are stepping up to provide their pro bono services to legal aid agencies across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they’ll be needed long after the pandemic passes and leaves legal issues and problems for business ...

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“Pro Bono Publico” is a Latin phrase that means “for the good of the public.” For lawyers, the phrase is associated with taking on a case or helping clients free of charge. Maybe your firm requires you to hit a ...

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[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories looking at various ways that attorneys across the state are providing pro bono legal services.] When Dan Gibson got word at the end of August that he would be ...

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The Mecklenburg County Bar is seeking nominations for the 2018-2019 MCB Extraordinary Pro Bono Service Awards. Categories for awards include “outstanding individual attorney” and “outstanding collaborative project,” the MCB said in a release. The individual award is given to a ...

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Every lawyer has gotten the emails or Facebook messages, the ones from old friends or casual acquaintances with a legal question they need an answer to. Now a new website is harnessing the question-and-answer format to help North Carolina attorneys provide legal counsel to some of those in the state who need help the most.

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A Charlotte attorney was presented with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award at the Mecklenburg County Bar’s annual Law Day luncheon on May 3. The award was given to George Hanna III for his career-long commitment to pro bono ...

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On paper, the losing side in a civil trial has the right to an appeal. But for those without the means to hire an attorney, this right can be difficult to exercise fully. North Carolina’s appellate rules are so complex ...

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  Ask any lawyer and they’ll probably tell you it’s not always easy to fit in pro bono work in addition to their normal case load while balancing life outside of work. While the North Carolina State Bar says that ...

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Over 500 lawyers from across North Carolina were planning to gather March 2 to give away free advice. It was part of the North Carolina Bar Association’s 11th annual 4All Statewide Service Day. During the service day, lawyers work three ...

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