Pro Bono Update

Volunteers needed! Provide legal advice to domestic violence survivors in rural WNC

Serve remotely!

Are you an attorney experienced with Domestic Violence Protective Order (50B) hearings? We need your help!

We are facing an overwhelming need for legal help from domestic violence survivors in rural western North Carolina. Help us meet the need by providing one hour of legal advice by phone to survivors preparing to proceed pro se with their 50B hearings.

Here's how it works:

Sign up for a two-week period during which you have a flexible schedule.
During that period, we will refer one pre-screened client to you, providing you with the basic facts of their case and any county-specific information you should share with them.
Call the client within three business days and provide up to one hour of legal advice.

That's it! There's no simpler way to make such a meaningful difference in someone's life. Questions? Contact probono@legalaidnc.org.

Governor's Volunteer Service Award for Bill Moore

Legendary pro bono volunteer William C. Moore has won a Governor's Volunteer Service Award for his lifetime of service to Legal Aid NC and NC Central University School of Law.

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Better Together partnership honored by NCBA

A joint effort of three Triangle law schools and the Durham Expunction and Restoration (DEAR) Program, itself a partnership among Legal Aid NC and other groups, the Better Together expunction partnership is the winner of this year's Law School Pro Bono Service Award from the NC Bar Association.

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Making an impact in "Will-mington" with Ward and Smith

On May 4, we partnered with pro bono attorneys from Ward and Smith to provide 16 wills and advanced directives to senior citizens in Wilmington.

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Join our Heir Property Pro Bono Project

We are seeking NC attorneys with real estate experience to join our Heir Property Pro Bono Project, which works to preserve generational wealth in low-income families and affordable housing in low-income communities.

Check out our Volunteer Spotlight below to learn how one of our volunteers helped an heir-property owner save his home from foreclosure.

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Program Spotlight

Lawyer on the Line

Training provided! Serve remotely! Short time commitment!

Are you interested in pro bono service but worried about working in unfamiliar practice areas or stretching your schedule too thin? We have the perfect pro bono opportunity for you!

Lawyer on the Line is our advice-only, remote-service pro bono program. Volunteers provide legal advice over the phone to our clients struggling with dangerous and unsanitary housing conditions.

We provide you with training materials, other helpful resources and access to our experienced attorneys. Best of all, most cases take only an hour.

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Volunteer Spotlight

Jessica O. Wilkie · Hansen, Howell & Wilkie, PLLC

Raleigh

Jessica Wilkie, partner in the Raleigh law firm of Hansen, Howell & Wilkie, PLLC, and head of the firm's real estate department, recently helped an heir-property owner save his home from foreclosure.

Our client inherited the property from one of his parents upon their death. Unbeknownst to him, the property was secured by three deeds of trust and a mortgage modification.

Years after inheriting the property, he received a letter stating that foreclosure proceedings would begin if he failed to make payment by a certain date. Facing the loss of his home and unsure what to do, he came to Legal Aid of North Carolina for help.

We referred our client to Jessica, a pro bono volunteer with our Heir Property Pro Bono Project, which helps heir property owners establish clear title to their homes and land.

Jessica got to work, figuring out what the client had to do to save his home. Her efforts paid off. Last month, Jessica informed us that our client was able to pay the delinquent taxes owed on the property, nullifying the foreclosure proceedings and allowing him to record a deed that put the property in his name.

"She really did her thing!" our client said about Jessica's service. Thanks to her, he can sleep safe and sound in the home that is now unquestionably his.

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Pro Bono Go

Pro Bono Go is a one-stop shop for pro bono opportunities from NC's leading civil-justice groups. Check out our latest opportunities below. More at probonogo.org.

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