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Legal Services Community in North Carolina
Working together
to help low-income people in NC
.
In an effort to provide the most effective legal
services to people in poverty in North Carolina, Legal Aid of North
Carolina networks with nonprofit legal services organizations in
North Carolina, such as participation in the
Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina
(EAJC), Equal Justice
Alliance (EAJ), Task Forces, and the
LANC Clients Council. [Also
see: Community Links,
Events, Awards and
"Also on the National Scene."]
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Video Replay CLE:
"Residential
& Commercial
Landlord-Tenant Law 2009:
Practical & Ethical Issues"
February 26, 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Pitt Community College, Leslie Building, Room 143
Winterville, NC
Presenters:
Harry Pharr, III, Esq., Horack Talley, PA, Charlotte
Ted Fillette, Esq., LANC Sr. Managing Attorney
John Capitano, Esq., K&L Gates, Charlotte
Roxanne Lucy, Esq. Horack Talley, PA, Charlotte
[NOTE: Click
on title above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda
and/or
contact info for that session]
Registration
Deadline is
February 24, 2010
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CLE:
"Controversy
Issues: The IRS and the Low-Income Taxpayer"
February 25, 2010
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location:
NC Advocates for Justice Bldg, 1312 Annapolis Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27608
Presenters: |
Arthur Bartlett, Director, Western North Carolina Low income
Taxpayer Clinic, Charlotte, NC
Sandy Lee, Director, Northeastern north Carolina Low Income
Taxpayer Assistance Project, Greenville, NC
Elizabeth Scullion, Case Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate
Service, Greensboro, NC
Leola Yates, Senior Program Analyst, Taxpayer Advocate
Service, Greensboro, NC
[NOTE: Click on title
above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda and/or contact info for that session]
Non-LANC staff registration fee is
"free" for attorneys and other tax
professionals who want to represent low-income taxpayers in
controversies with the IRS.
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Video Replay CLE:
"Unemployment
Insurance Law and Practice
"
February 5, 2010
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
Legal Aid of NC, 322 Chapanoke Road, Suite 180
Raleigh, NC 27603
Presenters:
John Keller,
Esq., LANC Supervising Attorney
Richard Klein, Esq., LANC Sr. Managing Attorney
[NOTE: Click
on title above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda
and/or contact info for that session]
Non-LANC staff registration fee is
$25.00
Registration
Deadline is
January 29, 2010
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Video Replay CLE:
"Residential
& Commercial
Landlord-Tenant Law 2009:
Practical & Ethical Issues
"
February 15, 2010
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Location:
Legal Aid of NC, 201 North Front Street, Suite 1002
Wilmington, NC 28401
Presenters:
Harry Pharr, III, Esq., Horack Talley, PA, Charlotte
Ted Fillette, Esq., LANC Sr. Managing Attorney
John Capitano, Esq., K&L Gates, Charlotte
Roxanne Lucy, Esq. Horack Talley, PA, Charlotte
[NOTE: Click
on title above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda
and/or
contact info for that session]
Non-LANC staff registration fee is
$30.00
Registration
Deadline is
February 10, 2010
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Video Replay CLE:
"Unemployment
Insurance Law and Practice"
February 16, 2010
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Legal Aid of NC, 201 North Front Street, Suite 1002
Wilmington, NC 28401
Presenters:
John Keller,
Esq., LANC Supervising Attorney
Richard Klein, Esq., LANC Sr. Managing Attorney
[NOTE: Click
on
title above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda
and/or
contact info for that session]
Non-LANC staff registration fee is
$30.00
Registration
Deadline is
February 10, 2010
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Video Replay CLE:
"How to Represent a Domestic Violence Victim in Obtaining a
50-B Protective Order"
February 16, 2010
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Location:
Legal Aid of NC, 201 North Front Street, Suite 1002
Wilmington, NC 28401
Presenters:
Suzanne Chester,
Esq., LANC Managing Attorney
Atiya Mosley, Esq., LANC VOCA Attorney
Amy Vukovitch, LANC Staff Attorney
[NOTE: Click
on
title above to access
Registration Form,
Agenda
and/or
contact info for that session]
Non-LANC staff registration fee is
$30.00
Registration
Deadline is
February 10, 2010
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Issues/Topics of current
interest to the Legal Services Community
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2008 NC Legislative Session Wrap-Up
[From: NC Justice
Center, November 5, 2008]
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2007 NC Legislative Session Overview
[From: NC Justice
Center, October 10, 2007]
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Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina
The Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina was established on November 3, 2005 by order of NC Supreme Court Justice
I. Beverly Lake, Jr. in recognition of the need to expand access
to civil legal representation for people of low-income and modest
means in North Carolina. The 25-member commission includes representative
stakeholders from across the state and is chaired by the Chief Justice....
Equal Justice Alliance - NC (formerly the "Planning Council")
Formerly referred to as the "NC Legal Services Planning Council"
(or "Planning Council"), the EAJ is the collaborative planning and coordination organization
of providers of civil legal assistance in North Carolina....
Task Forces
Task Forces meet periodically in to discuss and receive training on impact
issues in substantive areas of the law....
Clients Council
The Legal Aid of North Carolina Client Council (or "Client
Council") serves as an advisory committee to
Legal Aid of North Carolina ("LANC") and provides critical
client input and perspective for development of policies, training
plans, community education and outreach, as well as other
matters. The Client Council provides a statewide forum for clients
of Legal Aid of North Carolina to express their needs, comments
and/or concerns.
Community Links
Here are useful resource links relevant to the legal services
community...
Events
Legal Aid of NC and the legal services community sponsor
and/or participate in numerous events, including clinics, continuing
legal education (CLEs), task force meetings and conferences in North
Carolina....
Awards
Multiple awards have been established over the years to recognize
outstanding service to the legal services community in North
Carolina are typically presented at the biennial North Carolina
Legal Services Statewide Conference...
more on Awards...
Also on the National
Scene...
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Presidential Proclamation in honor of LSC's 35th Anniversary
(July 23, 2009)
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"Civil Legal Aid in the United States,
An Update for 2009"
.... July 2009 report from
CLASP.
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"Documenting the Justice Gap in America: The Current Unmet Civil
Legal Needs of Low-Income Americans" (Report)
...a 2005 documentation study by LSC regarding the extent to which
civil legal needs of low-income Americans are not being met. Concludes
that at least 80 percent of the civil legal needs of low-income
Americans are not being met.
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ABA passes "Civil Gideon resolution" - Resolution 112A
...On Monday, August 7, 2006, at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time,
the American Bar Association's House of Delegates UNANIMOUSLY passed
Resolution
112A, proposed by the Presidential Task Force on Access to
Civil Justice, with one friendly amendment.
Click
here to view Resolution 112A and comments from Debra Gardner,
Unofficial Coordinator,
National Coalition for a Civil Right to
Counsel.
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LSC Performance Criteria Referencing ABA Standards, 2007 Edition,
March 2007 (pdf document)
....A Legal Services Corporation document that provides performance
criteria, which is intended to be a useful framework for internal
program self-evaluations, planning and program development, as well
as external peer reviews and expert assessments by other funding
sources.
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Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid, August 2006, American
Bar Association (pdf document)
A document revised in August 2006 by the American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. The Standards
focus on the responsibilities of legal aid providers as organizations
which serve the civil legal needs of low-income persons and the
role of practitioners who serve low-income clients under the aegis
of such an organization.
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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.