Celeste M. Harris elected to board of directors of Legal Aid of
NC
July 2, 2007 Media Release
(Raleigh,
NC) –
Celeste M. Harris of
Winston-Salem was elected for a three-year term to the
board of directors
of
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC)
during the 2007 LANC Annual Meeting in Asheville, N.C.
Harris will serve on the LANC Board as a representative from the NC
Association of Women Attorneys.
Harris is an attorney and partner in the law firm of
Maynard & Harris, PLLC, in
Winston-Salem, and is a 1991 graduate of the Saint Louis University
School of Law. She also was a registered nurse and a 1983 graduate
of University of Missouri School with a bachelor of science in
nursing.
Among her professional associations, Harris is a member of the NC
Association of Women Attorneys, the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, the
Forsyth County Bar Association, American Association of Nurse
Attorneys and the American Association for Justice.
Harris has served as chair of the Local Advisory Board for the Legal
Aid of North Carolina-Winston Salem Office. She is a frequent
speaker for continuing legal education (CLE) and community programs,
focusing primarily on worker’s compensation and medical legal
issues.
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC)
is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal
services in civil matters to eligible, low-income people in all 100
counties in North Carolina through 24, geographically located
offices in North Carolina. LANC’s clients typically have an
annual income of 125% or less of the federally established poverty
levels.
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CONTACTS:
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Dock Kornegay (Director, Public Relations
& Development), Raleigh, NC, 919-856-2564
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Celeste M. Harris (Attorney,
Maynard & Harris, PLLC),
Winston-Salem, NC, 336-777-1411
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