Featured Pro Bono Volunteers
Gaston County Volunteer
Lawyers Receive Annual Awards
Five volunteer lawyers
in Gaston County were recognized for their outstanding pro bono
contributions through their local Volunteer Lawyers Program at the
bi-monthly bar meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2012.
Ashley E. Lorance of Katzenstein and Lorance,
Emily H. Leazer of Gray Layton Kersh, and Douglas P. Arthurs and
Nancy E. Foltz of Arthurs and Foltz received 2011
VLP Distinguished Service Awards.
R. Dennis Lorance of Katzenstein and Lorance
received the 2011 VLP Service Award.
Becki Lowder, Coordinator for the Volunteer
Lawyers Program in the Legal Aid of North Carolina's
Gastonia
office, presented the awards. The awards are based upon the number
of hours reported in closed cases for 2011. Hours reported for each
award recipient were in the area of family law, with the exception
of Leazer's contribution, which was in the area of tax law.
Lowder commended the Gaston Bar for their
continuing commitment since 1987, when the current program was
formed. The dollar contribution to the community of the bar's pro
bono program work this year neared $127,000.
Jennifer M. Hames is the recipient of the
Volunteer Lawyers Program 2011 Service Award in
Lincoln
County. Ms. Hames is an
associate at The Jonas Law Firm in Lincolnton.
Becki Lowder, Coordinator for the Volunteer
Lawyers Program in the Legal Aid of North Carolina's Gastonia
office, presented the award at the weekly bar meeting on Thursday,
April 26.
A member of the Lincoln County Bar, Hames
serves as the president of the Judicial District 27B bar. She
provided family law service to pro bono clients referred to
her from her local Volunteer Lawyers Program. Hames, a graduate of
Campbell University School of Law, also serves on the Legal Aid
Council in the Gastonia service area. She has worked with the
Jonas firm since 2008.
Jeannette
Reeves and Nichole Greene, attorneys who provide services to clients
through the Volunteer Lawyers Program, were recognized for their
outstanding pro bono contributions at the
Cleveland County Bar meeting on Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Becki Lowder, Coordinator for the Volunteer
Lawyers Program in the Legal Aid of North Carolina's
Gastonia
office, presented the awards.
Ms. Reeves was the recipient of the VLP's 2011
Distinguished Service Award, having provided in excess of 50 hours
to clients whose cases closed in 2011. Reeves is an associate at
Teddy, Meekins and Talbert, PLLC in Shelby.
Ms. Greene received the VLP's Service Award,
logging 40+ hours to clients referred to her through Legal Aid.
Greene is the founder of the Law Office of Nichole B. Greene, PLLC
in Shelby.
Lowder praised the Cleveland Bar for their
strong pro bono commitment and for their increase in overall
participation in the VLP. The pro bono contribution in
dollars in 2011 from this bar exceeded $45,000. The majority of
cases handled by volunteers were in the areas of family law and
unemployment benefits appeals.
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