Help open doors to employment and housing opportunities for our clients - with just three hours of your time!
Join us for our next expunction working session, sponsored by the Wake County Bar Association, on Thursday, February 19th, 2 - 5 PM, at Legal Aid of North Carolina's offices at 1425 Promise Beacon Circle, Suite 201, Raleigh.
What happens during a session?
Volunteers receive a case that has been prepped and reviewed for eligibility (we assist clients with dismissed charges and non-violent convictions from under age 18). Using the materials we provide, volunteers enter information into court form petitions then draft advice letters for the clients, who will file their petitions pro se.
Attorneys, paralegals, and law students are welcome.
Email us at probono@legalaidnc.org to sign up.
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Featured Pro Bono Opportunities:
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Help seniors with their estate planning needs
We are looking for volunteers who can assist with the following:
π Attorneys to draft wills and advance directives in the following counties: Wake; Cabarrus; Randolph*
π Consults on complicated estate planning questions
ποΈ Signing teams of notaries and witnesses in the following counties: Wake; Cabarrus; Randolph; Rockingham
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*Trainings and templates available!
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Help survivors of domestic violence prepare for court
We need attorney volunteers to represent DV survivors:
πin Winston-Salem
πin Raleigh, and
πstatewide!
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NC DOJ Honors UNC School of Law and
Legal Aid of NC for Spring Break Pro Bono Project
On February 13, the North Carolina Department of Justice will celebrate the students and attorneys who developed and participated in UNC School of Law's pro bono project over spring break in March of last year. Through this project, UNC Law students and members of Legal Aid of NC's Pro Bono and Disaster Relief teams assisted clients with applications for federal assistance and insurance claims in Boone and Burnsville in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We're so honored to be recognized alongside our dedicated partners for this important work!
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NCBA Corporate Counsel Section, NCCU School of Law, and NCBA Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Leadership Cohort Partner for Expunction Work Session
Last week at the NC Bar Center in Cary, members of the NCBA Corporate Counsel section, NCCU School of Law, and NCBA YLD Pro Bono Leadership Cohort sat side by side drafting petition paperwork and advice letters for 16 clients. With their help, our clients will have a better chance at self-sufficiency through expanded opportunities for employment and housing. Thank you to the attorneys and law students who helped make this event a success!
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Welcome, Ida!
We're excited to share we have a new member of our Pro Bono team: Ida Baker, our new Eastern North Carolina Community Engagement Manager.
Ida is a veteran Legal Aid of NC attorney and served most recently as the Managing Attorney of our Fayetteville office. Read on to learn more about her:
Bio Highlights: Ida received her undergraduate degree in Political Science with a Minor in History from Pembroke State University (now UNC-Pembroke) in 1985. She received her J.D. from NCCU School of Law in 1991 and has worked with us for over 30 years, starting as an MLK, Jr. intern.
During her Legal Aid career, she served the firm in the following positions: a staff attorney, the Managing Attorney of the New Bern, Pittsboro and Fayetteville Offices as well as the Southeastern Domestic Violence Supervising Attorney.
Ida is VA and CAVC (Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) accredited and authorized to practice law in the United States Bankruptcy Courts in the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Though Ida shares that she is a generalist, her favorite areas of law are domestic violence, veterans law, and elder law.
Works from: Fayetteville, NC
Resident of: Raeford, NC
Native of: Pembroke, NC
Fun fact: "I love Korean movies and television shows. My favorite show is 'Because This Is My First Life.' One day, I hope to visit Korea."
| | | | Charlotte Triage is a task force comprised of law firm, corporation, and nonprofit pro bono leaders dedicated to serving the Charlotte community in its areas of highest need. Learn more | | If your firm isn't a sponsor but you still want to attend the Breakfast, we anticipate another sold-out event, but please email Evelyn Anderson at evelyna@charlottelegaladvocacy.org about reserving a seat. We ask for a minimum donation of $100 (or double down for $200!) for individual seats. | |
Thanks to our Charlotte Triage Volunteers!
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Our Lawyer on the Line volunteers gathered at Wells Fargo last week to provide pro bono legal advice to clients facing serious housing conditions challenges. Thanks to our crew of volunteers from Wells Fargo, Womble Bond Dickinson, US Bank, and United Way of Greater Charlotte, clients were equipped with the advice and information needed to fully assess their housing options:
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Brittany Mullen, Wells Fargo
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Carla Clements, Wells Fargo
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Dondrea Jackson, Wells Fargo
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Kenya McNeil, Wells Fargo
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Graham Hall, Wells Fargo
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Natali Bollinger, Wells Fargo
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Todd Stillerman, Wells Fargo
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Elizabeth Grymes, Wells Fargo
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Miranda Barrera, Wells Fargo
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Stephanie Elliott, Wells Fargo
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Josh Jacobs, U.S. Bank
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O'Shauna Hunter, United Way of Greater Charlotte
And extra thanks to Triage Housing Champions Todd Stillerman and Mark Taylor from Wells Fargo, and Kirsten Peterson from Womble Bond Dickinson, for coordinating the event!
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ο»Ώπ February 19 - Raleigh Expunction Session at 1425 Promise Beacon Circle, Suite 201
π Email us at probono@legalaidnc.org to sign up!
βοΈ February 24 - Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
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ποΈ February 26 - Access to Justice Breakfast 2026
βοΈ February 27 - Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
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π March 5 - Charlotte Triage Housing Lawyer on the Line
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π March 11 - Charlotte Triage Domestic Violence Child Custody Complaint Drafting Event
π Sign up
βοΈ March 24 - Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
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βοΈ March 26 - Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
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Hannah E. Miller
Catawba County
Hannah, an attorney and advocate serving Newton, Hickory, and Catawba counties, assists clients in divorce proceedings and with child custody, spousal support, and property division matters. In addition to her busy practice, Hannah is an advocate in her community, volunteering with the Women's Resource Center for Separation and Divorce, Family Guidance Center, and serving as a contract attorney with Legal Aid of NC, representing domestic violence survivors. Hannah shares: "Assisting domestic violence clients through Legal Aid has afforded me the opportunity to invest in my community β the same community that has invested in me. Itβs my way to simply pay it forward. What I provide is more than just legal advocacy. It is a privilege to have my clients trust me when they are in their most vulnerable state. During the process, I have witnessed them find courage within themselves. I have seen them come to realize that they too are worthy of respect, safety, and happiness. For me, it is about the client being heard and recognizing they are not alone in their situation. More than not, most of us know someone who has been in a domestic violence relationship. It is my chance to help someone come out of that darkness, believe in themselves, and breathe again." Thank you, Hannah, for all that you do for our clients!
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Stout
Chicago, IL
Over the past year, Legal Aid of NC has partnered with Stout, an international advisory firm, to review and refine data within our housing practice. The overall goal of the project is to better tell the story of the clients and communities we serve and how we serve them. Engaging in intentional, thoughtful, and comprehensive data analytics allows us to better illustrate the impact of our housing work, improve internal systems, and track trends statewide. Stout has made this work possible by contributing dozens of pro bono hours to this project, advising us on how to best capture and use this data to shape our advocacy and strategy for the future. Thanks to Samantha DiDomenico and Neil Steinkamp for their dedication to this project!
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Join Our Justice Legacy Circle - Make Justice Part of Your Legacy
Did you know you can include Legal Aid of North Carolina in your estate plans?
Planned gifts - including bequests, charitable trusts, and gifts of life insurance - create a legacy of justice that will continue to protect North Carolinians for generations to come.
By making a planned gift of any size, you become part of the Justice Legacy Circle, a community of supporters whose foresight ensures that Legal Aid's mission endures long into the future.
Together we can make justice not just a value we hold, but a legacy we leave.
Learn more or make your gift today:
| | | | ο»ΏLead a virtual legal education presentation | | Topics: Child custody, simple divorce, and housing | | |
Only able to volunteer for a few hours?
We have a great opportunity for you! Sign up below to lead a virtual legal education presentation on the following topics: child custody, simple divorce, and/or tenant rights.
The ask: Present on a topic and answer general questions (no specific legal advice is given during the presentations). Volunteers receive training and all presentations are moderated.
When: Child custody presentations are held the second Tuesday of the month; simple divorce presentations are held the third Thursday of the month. All presentations run from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m.
We are also looking for presenters on the topic of tenant rights on the following dates: 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, and 6/16.
Click below to sign up for Child Custody and/or Simple Divorce presentations.
To sign up for Tenant Rights presentations, please email probono@legalaidnc.org.
| | Interested in giving back? Our volunteer opportunities are also posted on Pro Bono Go -- a few of which are highlighted here. Find out more at probonogo.org. | | |
Help serve clients through our Volunteer Wills Program
We're looking for volunteer attorneys to assist with interviews and help prepare wills and advance directives.
This is primarily a remote opportunity; however, we are particularly in need of volunteers who are local to the following counties and willing to assist with occasional in-person signing day clinics: Buncombe, Cumberland, Davidson, Edgecombe, Guilford, Henderson, Johnston, Pitt, Randolph, Rockingham, and Wilson.
πΊοΈ Statewide; specific counties listed above
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Help Single Mother Get Deposit Returned
Our client is owed a deposit back after a transaction fell through on a mobile home unit. We're looking for a volunteer attorney to assist with demanding payment for money owed and potentially filing a claim in Small Claims Court.
πΊοΈ Randolph County
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