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.

  LANC Board of Directors (2007-08)
     Committees of the BOD
     Meeting Dates
     Media Releases/In the News
     Minutes
     Policies
     Resolutions
  LANC Bylaws
  LANC Executive Staff
  LANC Transition Board (Archive)

Media Releases - In the News


Glenn Barfield elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
(June 2, 2007 media release)

 Legal Aid of NC elects new directors
(June 2, 2007 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) - 2007-08


Glenn A. Barfield, Esq.  ('09) - CHAIR
     Haithcock, Barfield, Hulse & Kinsey. PLLC
     Goldsboro, NC
     (Appointment: NC Bar Association)
  
Lisa Morgan, Esq.  ('09) - VICE CHAIR
     NC Central School of Law
     Durham, NC
     (Appointment: NC Association of Black Lawyers)
 
Burton Craige, Esq.  ('08) - TREASURER
    Patterson Harkavy & Lawrence, LLP
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment: NC Academy of Trial Lawyers)
 
Phillip Leigh ('09) - SECRETARY
    Client Representative, At Large
    Creswell, NC
    (Appointment, Statewide Clients)
 
 
Reid C. "Cal" Adams, Esq.  ('09)
    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment: NC Association of Defense Attorneys)
 
Charles L. Becton, Esq. ('08), Ex Officio
    President-Elect, NC Bar Association
    Becton, Slifkin & Bell, PA
    Raleigh, NC
    (Ex Officio; Appointment: NC Bar Association)
 
Thomas S. Berkau, Esq. ('10)
    Attorney at Law
    Smithfield, NC
    (Appointment: NC Bar Association)
 
John J. Bowers, Esq. ('10)
    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
    Durham, NC
    (Appointment: From 14th Judicial District)
 
Susan Perry Cole ('10)
    NC Association for Community Development
    Raleigh, NC
    (General Public Representative)
 
Helen Cook ('09)
    Client Representative, Southeast Region
    Fayetteville, NC
    (Elected: Southeastern Region Clients)
 
Sarah Davis ('09)
    Client Representative, Ex Officio
    Apex, NC
    (Appointment: Statewide Clients)
 
Sharon Greig ('10)
    Client Representative
    Pantego, NC
    (Appointment: Statewide Clients)
 
Celeste M. Harris, Esq. ('10)
    Maynard & Harris, PLLC
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment: NC Association of Women Attorneys)
 
Shirley Jones ('10)
    Client Representative
    Rocky Mount, NC
    (Elected:  Statewide Clients)
 
Nellie Kearney ('08)
    Client Representative, Triangle Region
    Henderson, NC
    (Elected:  Triangle Region Clients)
 
William H. Lambe, Jr. Esq. ('10), Ex Officio
    Walker, Lambe, Rhudy & Costley, PLLC
    Durham, NC
    (Ex Officio; Appointment:  IOLTA Board of Trustees)
 
Scott B. Lewis, Esq. ('08)
    Attorney at Law
    Lexington, NC
    (Appointment: NC Gay & Lesbian Attorneys)
 
Gregg E. McDougal, Esq. ('08)
    Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment: NC Bar Association)
 
Pearl Nealey  ('08)
    Client Representative, At Large
    Spindale, NC
    (Appointment: Statewide Clients)
 
Raymond E. Owens, Jr., Esq. ('09)
    Kennedy Covington Lobdell Hickman, LLP
    Charlotte, NC
    (Appointment: NC State Bar)
 
Frank G. Queen, Esq.  ('08)
    Brown Ward & Hayes, P.A.
    Waynesville, NC
    (Appointment: NC Bar Association)
 
Kristoffer B. Shepard, Esq. ('08)
    Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
    Charlotte, NC
    (Appointment:  26th Judicial District)
 
Paul C. Shepard, Esq.  ('09)
    Attorney at Law
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Appointment: From 21st District, Forsyth County)
 
Rhonda Shepherd  ('08)
    Client Representative, Western Region
    Millers Creek, NC
    (Elected: West Region Clients)
 
Alice Tejada, Esq. ('10)
    Scrudder & Hedrick
    Raleigh, NC
    (Appointment: NC Bar Association's Hispanic & Latino Lawyers
     Committee)
 
Charles R. "CR" Ward  ('08)
    Client Representative, Ex Officio
    Lake Waccamaw, NC
    (Appointment: Statewide Clients)
 
Willis E. Williams  ('08)
    Client Representative, Northeastern Region
    Jamesville, NC
    (Elected: Northeastern Region Clients)
 
Diana Williams-Cotton ('09)
    Client Representative, Triad Region
    Winston-Salem, NC
    (Elected: Triad Region Clients)
 
S. Kyle Woosley, Esq. ('10)
    Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
    Greensboro, 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

 

 

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