Equal Justice Alliance - North Carolina
(formerly the "Legal Services Planning Council")
A collaborative planning & coordination alliance
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a member of North Carolina's Equal
Justice Alliance, the collaborative planning
and coordination council of providers of civil legal assistance
in North Carolina. The EJ Alliance is funded by an
IOLTA grant and by contributions
from the member organizations.
Mission
The mission of the Equal Justice Alliance is to provide central coordination
of a sustained, comprehensive, integrated, statewide system to provide
the most effective legal services to people in poverty in North Carolina.
Publications
Meetings
EJ Alliance meetings are open to any who wish to attend. Please
contact the EJ Alliance coordinator (Barbara Degen,
barbarad@legalaidnc.org)
if you plan to attend a meeting to accommodate attendance and lunch
needs.
Members
- Michael Hamden, Chair
Executive Director,
NC Prisoner
Legal Services, Inc.
- Ted Fillette, Vice Chair
Senior Managing Attorney,
LANC-Charlotte Office
- James A. Barrett,
Pisgah
Legal Services
- Victor Boone,
LANC-Raleigh Office
- Stephon Bowens,
The Land
Loss Prevention Project
- Michelle S. Cofield, NC Bar
Association
- Susan Gottsegen,
The Legal
Aid Society of Northwest NC
- Deborah Greenblatt,
Carolina
Legal Assistance
- Mary Lee Hall,
LANC Farmworker Unit
- George Hausen,
Legal Aid of North
Carolina (LANC)
- Pearl Nealey,
LANC Client Council
- Evelyn Pursley (ex officio),
IOLTA
- Gina L. Reyman,
LANC-Durham Office
- William D. Rowe,
NC Justice
& Community Development Ctr.
- Kenneth Schorr,
Legal Services
of Southern Piedmont
Coordinator
Barbara Degen (an attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina-Morganton
Office) is coordinating the Equal Justice Alliance. Please contact Barbara
(828-437-8280, ext. 18, or
barbarad@legalaidnc.org)
if you have questions about the Equal Justice Alliance.
Disclaimer
The materials contained on this website are for information and educational
purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Please contact your
Legal Aid of North Carolina office or a private attorney if you need to speak to
an attorney regarding your particular situation. See our complete
disclaimer.
Mission Statement
Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in
order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers
to economic opportunity.