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Younger Lawyer Pro Bono Service Award: Brad Piland
Brad Piland is an assistant general counsel with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, where he advises on natural disaster-related issues. Before his work at NCDPS, he worked at Legal Aid of North Carolina as a member of the Disaster Relief Project. In that role, he advised individuals and community organizations in seeking recovery assistance and guidance.
Since 2019, he has been a member of the NCBA YLD Disaster Legal Services (DLS) Committee. In his role as co-chair of the DLS Committee in Helene, he coordinates and provides support to volunteer attorneys as well as provides on-the-ground advice in impacted communities.