Citizen Lawyer Class of 2024: Elysia Prendergast-Jones
Elysia Prendergast-Jones is the Managing Attorney for the Raleigh Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina. She works mainly in family law and domestic violence. She enjoys empowering clients and working with the population that LANC serves. She serves on several WCBA and NCBA committees. She is the current WCBA 10TH Judicial District Treasurer, CLE co-chair, Pro Bono Chair of the NCBA’s family law section and on the Council for Women in the Profession. She is also a law school mentor and mock trial judge through Campbell School of Law. Elysia has spoken at many CLEs in the areas of family law and domestic violence.
She has always had a passion for helping people and volunteers at teen courts plus many other community organizations. She is the former Chairperson of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division, she has served as Chair for the Council of the Young Lawyers’ Division, the Law-Related Education Committee, the Juvenile Justice Section, among others. Additionally, Elysia participated in Camp Confidence, a joint task force between the Cary Police Department and the NCBA to work with at-risk youth during summers. These are only a handful of her volunteer activities.
Elysia has a degree from NCCU’s School of Law, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in counseling psychology from Webster University. She has a B.A. from Coker College in both Psychology and English.