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Save The Dates!
Celebrate National Pro Bono Week in North Carolina.
October 25 - October 31, 2009.
CLICK HERE and let us know what you are doing to celebrate Pro Bono
during National Pro Bono Week!
GOV. PERDUE ISSUES PRO BONO WEEK PROCLAMATION
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/4193/index.aspx
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 26, 2009
CITY: Asheville
EVENT: Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer Pro Bono Week Official Kick-Off
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Buncombe County Courthouse
SPONSOR: Pisgah Legal Services and MAVL Program
CONTACT: Jennifer Foster (Jennifer@pisgahlegal.org)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: "Class Matters: Difference in the Economic Cultures of Poverty and
Middle Class"
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Charlotte School of Law, Room 338
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
October 27, 2009
CITY: Asheville
EVENT: MAVL Pro Bono "Stakeholders" Meeting
TIME: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville
SPONSOR: Pisgah Legal Services and MAVL Program
CONTACT: Jennifer Foster (Jennifer@pisgahlegal.org)
CITY: Cary
EVENT: NC Pro Bono Coordinators Institute
TIME: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: NC Bar Center, Cary
SPONSOR: North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, Inc.
CONTACT: For registration information, Michelle Cofield (mcofield@ncbar.org)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: Consumer Protection Program, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, Room 342
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: Pro Bono Litigation Work, TIAA-CREF Associate General Counsel & Director, Litigation Department
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, Room 106
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: Discussion of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and 1983 Police Misconduct Cases
TIME: 4:15 p.m.
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, Room 342
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: Pro Bono Consumer Law Discussion
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, Room 338
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: Celebrating Participants in Pro Bono Program
TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Rotunda
LOCATION: UNC School Of Law
SPONSOR: UNC School of Law Pro Bono Program
CONTACT: Meredith Flowe (meredith.flowe@gmail.com)
CITY: Gastonia
EVENT: Open House @ Legal Aid of North Carolina (NC)
TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 1508 S. York Rd., Gastonia
SPONSOR: Legal Aid of NC and The Volunteer Lawyers Program
CONTACT: RSVP, (704) 865-2357
October 28, 2009
CITY: Asheville Area/Rutherfordton
EVENT: Rutherford County "It's Scary to Be Without a Lawyer" Service Clinic
TIME: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Foothills Connect, Woodrow Jones Community Hall, 146 Main St
SPONSOR: Pisgah Legal Services and MAVL Program and the NCBA Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono and Poverty Issues Committee
CONTACT: Jennifer Foster (Jennifer@pisgahlegal.org); or Fred Parker IV
(fparker@jmdlaw.com)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: "Pizza and Pro Bono" Community Lunch Discussion: "The Importance of Pro Bono
Legal Work in Our Profession"
TIME: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, 1st Floor Community Space
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Charlotte
EVENT: Keynote Speaker: Kirk Bloodsworth, 1st DNA Exoneree on Death Row
TIME: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (discussion); 5:30-6:00 p.m. (reception)
LOCATION: CharlotteLaw, Room 338
SPONSOR: CharlotteLaw
CONTACT: Sean Lew (slew@charlottelaw.edu)
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: Lawyering Through Difference: Serving Clients Across Race, Culture, and Class
TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: UNC School Of Law, Room 4085
SPONSOR: UNC School of Law Pro Bono Program
CONTACT: Vivian D. Intermont (vdintermont@gmail.com) or Shelly Anand
(sanand@email.unc.edu)
CITY: Durham
EVENT: Private Practice to Foreign Services
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
LOCATION: Duke School of Law, Room 4045
SPONSOR: Duke School of Law
CONTACT: Chun Hu at hu@law.duke.edu
CITY: Durham
EVENT: Pro Bono Open House - Freshly Popped Popcorn
TIME: Drop-in All Day
LOCATION: Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono Duke School of Law, Room 4045
SPONSOR: Duke School of Law
CONTACT: Kim Burrucker (burrucker@law.duke.edu)
CITY: Fayetteville
EVENT: NC LEAP Business in Hardship
TIME: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Fayetteville Small Business Center, 2520 Murchison Rd.
SPONSOR: NC LEAP (a program of the NC Bar Association Foundation)
CONTACT: For registration information, 910-672-1145
CITY: Raleigh
EVENT: Professionalism Speaker, Mark Rabil
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Campbell School of Law, Raleigh
SPONSOR: Campbell School of Law
CONTACT: Kevin May (ktmay0518@email.campbell.edu)
October 29, 2009
CITY: Asheville
EVENT: MAVL Thank You Pro Bono Halloween Party featuring Attorney Musicians
TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues, Asheville
SPONSOR: Pisgah Legal Services and MAVL Program
CONTACT: Jennifer Foster (Jennifer@pisgahlegal.org)
CITY: Cary
EVENT: VA Accreditation Course (LIVE)--NCBAF CLE Opportunity
TIME: 12:45-4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: NC Bar Center, Cary
SPONSOR: NC Bar Association Foundation and the NCBA Elder Law Section
CONTACT: To register, www.ncbar.org/cle
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: New Orleans Pro Bono Trip Bar Review Fundraiser
TIME: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
LOCATION: The Library on East Franklin Street ($4 at door, all proceeds support 20 UNC Law students doing Pro Bono work over winter break with The Pro Bono Project and the Public Defenders Office in New Orleans)
SPONSOR: Volunteering with The Pro Bono Project and Public Defenders Office
CONTACT: Meredith Flowe (meredith.flowe@gmail.com)
CITY: Durham
EVENT: Finding and Funding a Summer Public Interest Job
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Duke Law School Room 4047
SPONSOR: Career & Professional Development Center
CONTACT: Maggie Pishko at (careercenter@law.duke.edu)
CITY: Durham
EVENT: Summer Employment Recognition Day - Table Talk and Peer Counseling
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
LOCATION: Law School Blue Lounge
SPONSOR: Duke School of Law
CONTACT: Laura Brockington at (brockington@law.duke.edu)
CITY: Pittsboro
EVENT: Special Recruitment Event
TIME: 9:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
LOCATION: Legal Aid of North Carolina, Pittsboro
SPONSOR: ABA Standing Committee
CONTACT: Debbie Herndon (919) 542-0475
CITY: Raleigh
EVENT: Law Student Public Interest Fair
TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Campbell School of Law, Raleigh
SPONSOR: Campbell School of Law
CONTACT: Kevin May (ktmay0518@email.campbell.edu)
October 30, 2009
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: Access to Justice in North Carolina: A Right to Counsel in Civil Cases
TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: UNC School Of Law, Room 5052
SPONSOR: UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
CONTACT: (919) 843-8796 or (poverty_center@unc.edu)
CITY: Raleigh
EVENT: Pro Bono Celebration Reception (ticketed event)
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh
SPONSOR: Campbell School of Law
CONTACT: Kevin May (ktmay0518@email.campbell.edu)
Click here for Program Flier.
October 31, 2009
CITY: Raleigh
EVENT: Pro Bono Volunteer Project
TIME: 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Campbell Law School, Raleigh
SPONSOR: Campbell School of Law and NC Prisoner Legal Services
CONTACT: Kevin May (ktmay0518@email.campbell.edu)
November 3, 2009
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: Pro Bono Program Key Note Speaker: Martin Eakes
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: UNC School Of Law, Room 4085
SPONSOR: UNC School of Law Pro Bono Project
CONTACT: Meredith Flowe (meredith.flowe@gmail.com)
November 5, 2009
CITY: Chapel Hill
EVENT: Winter Break Pro Bono Program Sign-ups and New Orleans Trip
Breakfast Fundraiser
TIME: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Rotunda
LOCATION: UNC School Of Law
SPONSOR: UNC School of Law Pro Bono Program
CONTACT: Joe Vossen and Emily Wallwork at (uncprobono@gmail.com)
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