Legal Aid of North Carolina

Board of Directors

Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is governed by a Board of Directors composed of attorneys, client representatives and a representative of the general public.  The Board meets quarterly.

In the News

  Framed Resolution presented to Dawson Family at
  June 2010 LANC Board of Directors Meeting
  [Mrs. Shirley Dawson and daughter Ursala receive
  framed resolution from George Hausen; click here
  to view enlarged picture]
[Click here to view Resolution in honor/memory of Willie C. Dawson.]
 
  Paul C. Shepard (LANC Director) presented "Volunteer
  Attorney of the Year" award by LANC-Winston-Salem Office
  ("Legal Aid honors 2009 pro bono efforts in Winston Salem",
    March 25,2010)

  LANC Board of Directors passes Resolution
  in honor/memory of Willie C. Dawson
  (Resolution passed by LANC BOD March 26, 2010)
 
  LANC Board of Directors resolves support of ABA's
   "Civil Gideon Resolution"
   (Resolution passed by LANC BOD December 4, 2009)
  

  LANC Client Council passes Resolution in memory of
  Mary Ellen Flowers
  (December 3, 2009)

 
  LANC director Thomas S. "Tom" Berkau receives NC Bar Association's
   2009 William L. Thorp Pro Bono Award

  Lisa Morgan elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
   (June 30, 2009 Media Release)

  Book by LANC director Kris Shepard documents history
   of poverty law in the South

  In the News...Updates on LANC activities

LANC Board of Directors (list) - 2010-11

Lisa Morgan, Esq.  ('12) - CHAIR
     NC Central University School of Law
     Durham, NC
     (Appointment:  NC Association of Black Lawyers)
 
Celeste M. Harris, Esq. ('13) - VICE CHAIR
    Maynard & Harris, PLLC
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Association of Women Attorneys)
 
Thomas S. Berkau, Esq. ('13) - TREASURER
    Attorney at Law
    Smithfield, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association)

Phillip Leigh ('12) - SECRETARY
    Client Representative, At Large
    Creswell, NC
    (Elected:  Statewide Clients)
 
 
Martin H. Brinkley ('11)
    Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP
    Raleigh, NC
    (President-Elect, NC Bar Association)

Susan Perry Cole ('13)
    NC Association for Community Development
    Raleigh, NC
    (General Public Representative)
 
Helen Cook ('12)
    Client Representative, Southeast Region
    Fayetteville, NC
    (Elected:  Southeastern Region Clients)
 
Auley M. “Lee” Crouch, Esq. ('11)
    Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, LLP
    Wilmington, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association)
 
Peggy Ewart ('11)
    Client Representative
    Clyde, NC
    (Elected:  Statewide Clients)

Sharon Greig ('13)
    Client Representative
    Pantego, NC
    (Appointment: Southeast Region Clients)
 
Charles R. Holton ('13)
    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
    Durham, NC
    (Appointment:  14th Judicial District, Durham County)
 
Samuel B. Johnson, Esq. ('11)
    Samuel B. Johnson, Attorney, PLLC
    Greensboro, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Gay Advocacy Legal Alliance)

Shirley Jones ('13)
    Client Representative
    Rocky Mount, NC
    (Elected:  Statewide Clients)
 
Nellie Kearney ('11)
    Client Representative
    Henderson, NC
    (Elected:  Triangle Region Clients)

Gregg E. McDougal, Esq. ('11)
    Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association)

Raymond E. Owens, Jr., Esq. ('12)
    K&L Gates, LLP
    Charlotte, NC
    (Appointment:  NC State Bar)
 
Alan K. Parry, Esq. ('12)
    Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Association of Defense Attorneys)
 
Kristoffer B. Shepard, Esq. ('13)
    Carolinas HealthCare System
    Charlotte, NC
    (Appointment: 26th Judicial District, Mecklenburg County)

Paul C. Shepard, Esq.  ('12)
    Attorney at Law
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment:  21st District, Forsyth County)

Ellen Shepperd ('11)
    Client Representative
    Williamston, NC
    (Elected:  Northeast Region Clients)

James M. Talley, Jr., Esq. ('11)
    Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, PA
    Charlotte, NC
    (Ex Officio; Appointment:  NC IOLTA Board of Trustees)

Mary Ann Tally, Esq. ('11)
    Center for Death Penalty Litigation
    201 West Main Street, Suite 301
    Durham, NC  27701
    (Appointment:  NC Advocates for Justice)
 
Alice Tejada, Esq. ('13)
    Scrudder & Hedrick
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association's Hispanic & Latino Lawyers
     Committee)
 
Patricia C. Williams ('13)
    Client Representative, At Large
    Canton, NC
    (Elected:  Statewide Clients)
 
Diana Williams-Cotton ('12)
    Client Representative, Triad Region
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Elected:  Triad Region Clients)
 
S. Kyle Woosley, Esq. ('13)
    Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
    Greensboro, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association)
 
Georgiana L. Yonuschot, Esq. (13)
    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment:  NC Bar Association)

LANC Executive Staff

Executive Director:
    George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq.
Assistant Director, Advocacy & Compliance:
    Celia Pistolis, Esq.
Assistant Director:
    Theodore Fillette, Esq.
Assistant Director, Finance & Administration:
    Christopher A. Marks

LANC Board of Directors - Rosters (Archive)

The LANC Board of Director's annual meeting typically takes place at its June meeting, at which time board members are elected and the Board established for the next 12 months (July - June).  Our thanks to all who have served as LANC Board members.
  42010-11
  42009-10
  42008-09
  42007-08
  42006-07
  42005-06
  42004-05
  42003-04
  42002-03  (first year of operation)

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