Leading Off
Welcome to the November 2023 edition of North Carolina Lawyer magazine, the flagship publication of the North Carolina Bar Association.
In this edition’s President’s Perspective, President Patti Ramseur addresses the importance of professionalism and civility in the legal profession, which was also the focal point of her installation address at the NCBA Annual Meeting.
Feature coverage is provided on the Legal Practice Hall of Fame induction ceremony; Paralegal Division Chair Lakisha Chichester who is also known as the “Paralegal Whisperer”; LANC Supervising Attorney Elysia Prendergast-Jones who celebrates Pro Bono Month all year long; and this year’s recipients of the NCBF Hubert B. Humphrey Justice Fund Scholarships for children of slain or permanently disabled N.C. law enforcement officers.
The November 2023 issue also includes regular columns from Jonathan Bogues, chair of the Young Lawyers Division; Catherine Sanders Reach, director of the NCBA Center for Practice Management; and Professor Laura Graham of Wake Forest University School of Law (“Writing That Works”).
In a special series organized by Director of Diversity and Inclusion Ebony Bryant, numerous authors provide insight and information on a vast array of topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion:
- Task Force on Integration, Equity, and Equal Justice: NCBA Makes Significant Strides, But Much Work Remains by Rob Harrington
- 1898 And The Shadow Of Jim Crow In North Carolina by Richard A. Paschal
- SOGI Name Change Clinics Provide Support, Guidance for Transgender North Carolinians by Collins Saint and Alex Rogers
- Disability Within the Legal Profession by Elizabeth “Brooks” Savage
- The Importance of Pipelines by Ebony Bryant
- First Open Door Fellows Set Bar High for Innovative NCBF Inclusivity Program by Russell Rawlings
- The ADA and Website Accessibility – Legal Environment and Best Practices by Jeff Lantz and Desire’e Martinelli
We close with an article devoted to the importance of submitting nominations for awards, including several that will be presented at the 2024 NCBA Annual Meeting.
Pick and choose from the November 2023 issue page, or scroll conveniently from article to article through the entire edition utilizing the Previous Article – Next Article option at the end of each piece.
Russell Rawlings is director of external affairs and communications for the North Carolina Bar Association.