The North Carolina Bar Foundation, in partnership with Elon University School of Law, hosted a Wills for Heroes clinic on Saturday, April 13, at Elon Law in Greensboro. A volunteer workforce of nine attorneys, 16 law students and four notaries public produced 79 documents at no cost for 20 grateful first responders and spouses from Guilford County and surrounding areas….
The North Carolina Bar Foundation and the NCBA Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee recently held two Name Change Clinics in the Piedmont Triad. The first clinic, conducted in partnership with Wake Forest University School of Law, Pride Winston-Salem and Equality NC, was held on Saturday, April 13, at Wake Forest Law in Winston-Salem. Seventeen clients were served by a…
Upon completion of June 22-24 NCBA Annual Meeting and summer and organizational meetings of the NCBA Board of Governors and the NCBF Board of Directors, the 2023-24 NCBF Board of Directors is set. Afi S. Johnson-Parris of Fox Rothschild in Greensboro and Robert H. Edmunds of Fox Rothschild in Greensboro have been elected to three-year at-large terms. Kimberly H. Stogner…
While the first day of this month is often accompanied by assorted acts of foolishness, the serious business of volunteer service was evident throughout the North Carolina Bar Association on Saturday, April 1, as NCBA members from across the state participated in numerous events. The North Carolina Bar Foundation presented the latest installment of the NCBF Wills for Heroes program…
The 16th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day of the North Carolina Bar Foundation will take place on Friday, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will rely heavily on technology and the virtual participation it has afforded volunteers throughout the duration of the pandemic, with limited in-person participation provided through call centers in Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro,…
Upon completion of June 23-24 NCBA Annual Meeting and summer and organizational meetings of the NCBA Board of Governors and the NCBF Board of Directors, the 2022-23 NCBF Board of Directors is set. Nan Hannah of Hannah Sheridan & Cochran, LLP in Raleigh has been elected and Robin J. Stinson of Bell, Davis & Pitt in Winston-Salem has been re-elected…
Students from across the state gathered in Raleigh on Friday, May 6, as the North Carolina Bar Association observed Law Day 2022. The culminating awards ceremony and all of the Law Week events were conducted by the NCBA Young Lawyers Division and supported by the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment through the Beverly C. Moore and Douglas Carmichael McIntyre II…
The champions of the 2022 N.C. Legal Feeding Frenzy were recognized on Thursday, April 27, by Attorney General Josh Stein. Legal Feeding Frenzy is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment, Feeding The Carolinas and the N.C. Attorney General. Spencer Fritts and Meredith Brewer, co-chairs of the YLD Legal…
The Legal Feeding Frenzy results are in and the NCBA Young Lawyers Division will host the annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, at noon. The virtual ceremony will be accessible via Facebook Live. Attorney General Josh Stein will announce this year’s total funds raised (including offline donations) and the winners of Legal Feeding Frenzy, including the recipient of the…
Friday, March 4, 2022, was a great day to be a lawyer, and an even better day to be a North Carolina lawyer and member of the North Carolina Bar Association. It was on this date that the North Carolina Bar Foundation presented the 15th Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day, and it was a huge success. “It is always inspiring…