Volunteers Provide Priceless Public Service To First Responders Through Wills For Heroes 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 familiar themes that have been a part of this program since its inception. The in-person/virtual format may have seemed…
The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association recently announced the recipients of college scholarships for children of slain or permanently disabled North Carolina law enforcement officers. The total amount of the scholarships for the 2021 spring semester exceeded $10,000. The scholarships are funded by the Hubert B. Humphrey Justice Fund North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment. The recipients…
The North Carolina Bar Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the North Carolina Bar Association, building programs and creating opportunities that engage NCBA members in statewide pro bono and public service initiatives. Through programming and Endowment grant-funded community partnerships, the NCBF advances its values of access to justice, service through the profession, civic education and professionalism. The Foundation’s pro bono…
Serving the public, as the mission statement of the North Carolina Bar Association proclaims, has never been more important than now. To that end, the North Carolina Bar Foundation assembled a volunteer workforce of lawyers, paralegals and law students to help North Carolinians navigate the legal uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on the spirit and concept of the annual…