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4-4 VOLUNTEER FOCUS NARROWS; GETTING WORD OUT STILL CRUCIAL
Thanks to a resounding response from N.C. lawyers, online registration for next Friday’s statewide Public Service Day has closed. What is needed now are volunteers for specific shifts on April 4 in Asheville, Charlotte, Wilmington and especially Fayetteville; access the link below for details and procedures. Additionally, every conceivable avenue of grassroots marketing, via distribution of the 4-4 Public Service Day flier, must be pursued in order to ensure the success of this massive 4ALL undertaking. Click here, download, print, copy and distribute, in YOUR city, YOUR county and YOUR community. The 4ALL Task Force thanks you in advance for your efforts.
http://4allnc.ncbar.org/media/12529/4all_flier.pdf

NC LEAP EXPANDS INTO CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, TRIANGLE AREAS
The North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (NC LEAP) will be open for business in more than half of the state’s 100 counties by the end of this month following major launch announcements on March 25 in Charlotte and March 31 in Raleigh. NC LEAP, a project of the NCBA and the NCBA Foundation and the signature project of the Business Law and Corporate Counsel sections, provides free legal services to income eligible low-wealth business owners.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2927/index.aspx

IN MEMORIAM
The legal community lost two exemplary citizen lawyers on March 19 with the passing of Calder Womble, 85, of Winston-Salem and Judge Maurice Biggs, 80, of Rocky Mount. Womble was the son of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice namesake B. S. Womble and an active member of the firm for 60 years. Judge Biggs served from 1991-99 on the District Court bench in the 7th Judicial District and was a past president of the district bar. Both gentlemen served in the U.S. Navy and held numerous leadership positions in their respective communities and beyond. Access the link below for more.
http://www.ncbar.org/membership/memoriam/index.aspx

NCBA ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION BROCHURE IS IN THE MAIL
The print edition of the 2008 Annual Meeting brochure is making its way into the mailboxes of NCBA members this week. Scheduled June 19-22 in Atlantic Beach, the 110th edition of the NCBA Annual Meeting promises to be an eventful, fun-filled weekend from beginning to end. Access the link below for a pdf preview of the brochure. The NCBA homepage has articles on YLD opportunities (click here), accommodations (click here) and general information (click here), all with click-through access to online registration.
http://www.ncbar.org/download/annualMeeting/AM08_Registration.pdf

NEW LINEUP RULES RECEIVE MIXED REVIEWS IN WAYNE COUNTY
Recent changes to criminal lineup procedures have received mixed reviews in Wayne County, the News-Argus of Goldsboro reported this week. Sheriff Carey Winders is not enthusiastic about the new requirements, which District Attorney Branny Vickory says will simply take some getting used to. The appellate courts, Vickory added, will also have to deal with the new law in the future. Among those applauding the new rules are Christine Mumma, director of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence, and Dwayne Dail, her most recognizable Wayne County client. Dail was freed last year after serving 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2008/03/24/new_state_law_governs_how_police_are_to_conduct_lineups/index.shtml

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Director of Development Tom Hull is pleased to report that the NCBA Foundation has expanded its Web presence into the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Access the link below to view videos featuring NCBAF programs and volunteers.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thull27