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Champions of Justice Quotes
"Rule 0.1[8] of the North Carolina State Bar Revised Rules of Professional Conduct provides that attorneys have a professional responsibility to “provide community service, community leadership, and public interest legal services without fee, or at a substantially reduced fee, in such areas as poverty law, civil rights, public rights law, charitable organizations representations, and the administration of justice.” This year, the NCBA Young Lawyers Division had the privilege of bringing the national Wills for Heroes project to North Carolina in order to provide free estate planning services to first responders including policemen, firefighters, and EMTs. The Wills for Heroes Foundation was created shortly after September 11, 2001 to acknowledge the extraordinary and daily sacrifices made by first responders. Ironically, it was discovered that a majority of first responders do not have wills based on the fact that they are trained to selflessly come to the aid of others without thinking of the dangers to themselves. The YLD implemented this project in Charlotte in October 2007 with 202 free wills drafted, and more dates set for events in Cary and Salisbury. Hopefully the tremendous interest in this project will allow the YLD to expand it across our state. Whether it is through this worthwhile project or others, all attorneys should strive to provide a lifelong commitment to pro bono work because it strengthens our personal and professional development."
-Kim Sieredzki
NCBA Young Lawyers Division 2008 recipient
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