LANC-Pittsboro Office
959 East Street, Suite A&B, Pittsboro, NC 27312-8836
MAP
[Mailing address: PO Box 1728, Pittsboro, NC 27312]
919-542-0475; FAX: 919-545-0735
TO REQUEST LEGAL HELP, CALL: 1-866-219-5262 (toll free)
Also branch operations in the
LANC-Sanford Office
| Statewide, Live Video Conference
CLE |
| Three (3)
CLE hrs (Pending
approval by the NC State Bar) |
"Re-entry Barriers Facing Your Clients
& Remedies" |
Friday,
October 28, 2011
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Using HD video
conferencing, attorneys will be able to participate in this
live program at
LANC offices across North Carolina and NCCU School of
Law |
|
AGENDA
REGISTRATION |
"FREE" CLE
PRGRAM...
for an attorney who has taken at least one pro bono case for
Legal Aid of NC during the past 12 months or agrees to
accept on or two pro bono cases
involving re-entry issues covered by this training. |
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About us...
The staff of Legal Aid of North Carolina - Pittsboro Office provides legal assistance
in civil matters (non-criminal matters) to eligible, low-income clients
who have problems with their basic needs and live in the six-county
area surrounding Pittsboro, NC:
Alamance County,
Chatham County,
Lee County, Moore
County,
Orange County and
Richmond County.
Community Economic Development cases (cases where
groups who cannot afford a private attorney seek legal assistance
with their charitable or educational activities) will be
individually reviewed and accepted, if possible.
In the News...
Legal
Aid of NC to close offices, reduce staff and services,
affecting thousands in NC
(August 5, 2011 Media Release)
"Register for free Legal Aid Clinic"
(July 13, 2011 article, Richmond County Daily Journal)
Celeste Harris named Chair of the Board of
Directors of
Legal Aid of NC
(June 21, 2011 Media Release)
"Legal Aid, UNC offer divorce program"
(January 9, 2011 article, The Chapel Hill News)
Legal Aid to provide “free” CLE program for attorneys on October
29
in Hillsborough (October 8, 2010 Media Release)
"Legal
Aid to provide program on wills"
(September 14, 2010 article, Richmond County Daily Journal)
"Alamance
County
facility will help domestic violence victims"
(July 8, 2010 article, News 14 Carolina,
Triad)
[Also see:
"From dream to reality:
Family Justice
Center opens"
(July 8, 2010 article, Times-News]
"Chief Justice: Funding, equal access among main
challenges for N.C. courts in the future"
[April 7, 2010 article, Times-News (Burlington, NC)]
Legal Aid to provide “free” CLE program for attorneys in Sanford
on
October 29
(October 21, 2009 Media Release)
Local artists to provide kids' workshop on
October 4 at
Legal Aid of NC-Pittsboro Office
(September 25, 2009 Media Release)
Legal help to be offered on at Richmond Community College
(Social Security Disability and Medicaid benefits; general intake
(July 14, 2009 article,
"Legal help to be offered", Daily Journal)
Lisa Morgan elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
(June 30, 2009 Media Release)
LANC-Pittsboro Office offers free tax assistance on April 4,
2009
(see 04/01/09 article,
Chatham County Weekly)
LANC-Pittsboro
Office to offer program on divorce
on Nov 21at Rockingham Senior Center.
(October 17, 2008 article, Daily Journal)
Law
Day will be observed on May 1st in Pittsboro and
surrounding counties
(April 30, 2008 Media Release, Pittsboro)
"Tax
Assistance Project seeks volunteers"
(01/25/08 newspaper article, Chatham Journal Weekly)
Community Education Events
-
Pro Se Divorce Clinic
(Family Law)
...Provides forms and assistance to prepare individuals to represent
themselves in a court proceeding for divorce. The clinics are open
to persons who meet the eligibility guidelines of Legal Aid of North
Carolina. Contact the LANC-Pittsboro Office for eligibility screening
and registration.
(Offered monthly in Alamance, Chatham and Orange Counties)
(Offered every other month in Lee County)
(Offered periodically in Moore and Richmond Counties.)
Sponsor: Legal Aid of North Carolina-Pittsboro Office
Contact: Legal Aid of North Carolina-Pittsboro Office,
919-542-0475;
or 1-800-672-5834 (toll-free; for clients only)
Contact Information
Legal Aid of North Carolina - Pittsboro Office
959 East Street, Suite A&B
MAP
Pittsboro, NC 27312-8836
919-542-0475; FAX: 919-545-0735
TO REQUEST LEGAL HELP: 1-866-219-5262 (toll-free)
LANC-Sanford Office
503 Carthage Street, Suite 305
Sanford, NC 27330
919-774-6241
TO REQUEST LEGAL HELP, CALL: 1-866-219-5262 -
toll free
Domestic Violence Unit (Lee, Moore & Richmond Counties)
919-542-0475;
1-800-672-5834 (toll-free; for clients only)
TO REQUEST LEGAL HELP, CALL: 1-866-219-5262 -
toll free
[Contact our
PAI Coordinator in the LANC-Pittsboro Office.]
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) actively recruits, trains, mentors, and co-counsels with
volunteer (pro bono) attorneys to help them handle the many complex
and changing legal issues unique to the practice of civil poverty law.
Our
PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") Program helps to ensure access
to justice for low-income families and further leverages the dollars
that are invested in LANC. Typically, pro bono attorneys are needed
either for their special expertise and/or to help us with our large
case load.
To volunteer pro bono service in the counties served by
the LANC-Pittsboro
Office, contact our
PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinator.
Publications
(also
see
LANC "Publications")
Note: 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. Also, please see our
disclaimer.
Staff - LANC-Pittsboro Office
Kari L. Hamel, Managing Attorney
Christopher Brown, Staff Attorney
Cynthia D. Carter, Executive Assistant/Paralegal
Erin H., Haygood, Staff Attorney
Debbie Herndon, PAI Coordinator
Beth Posner, VOCA Attorney
Judith Washington, Staff Attorney
Tashama N. Williams, Attorney
History of the LANC-Pittsboro Office
The Legal Aid of North Carolina – Pittsboro Office began as Orange
County Legal Services in January 1976. It was founded by Richard M.
Taylor, Jr., who is now Executive Director of the North Carolina Academy of
Trial Lawyers, with the active cooperation of Joint Orange-Chatham Community
Action (JOCCA). The program was first funded with a small appropriation
from Orange County and matching Title XX federal funds.
In May of 1976, the organization was formally incorporated as Orange-Chatham
Legal Services. Offices were maintained in Hillsborough, Pittsboro and in
the Chapel Hill Multi-Purpose Center.
In 1977, the program was invited to become part of the confederation of
programs known as Legal Services of North Carolina which served North Carolina
along with three independent programs. The name was changed to North State
Legal Services, Inc. Three new counties were added to the service area,
Alamance, Caswell and Moore and branch offices were opened in Chapel Hill,
Pittsboro and Graham.
In 1982, North Sate Legal Services, Inc. began an area-wide Private Attorney
Involvement (PAI) initiative for domestic violence clients. Also in 1982,
North State Legal Services sponsored the establishment of the Civil Legal
Assistance Clinic at the UNC School of Law. (Although LANC is no longer a
sponsor of the Clinic, the Pittsboro Office continues to refer appropriate
cases to the Clinic each year).
In 1984, two new counties were added to the program service area, Anson and
Richmond. Over the years, branch offices were closed and staff
consolidated in the Hillsborough office.
In 2002, North State Legal Services became a part of
Legal Aid of North
Carolina, Inc. (LANC) in a statewide merger of legal aid offices across
North Carolina. The name was changed to "Legal Aid of North Carolina –
Hillsborough Office."
In 2004, the office was moved to Pittsboro
, which was deemed to provide a more central location to serve
clients in our new, six-county service area, including Alamance County,
Chatham County,
Lee County, Moore
County,
Orange County or
Richmond County. The name was changed to "Legal Aid of North
Carolina – Pittsboro Office."
Disclaimer
The materials contained on this website
are for information and educational purposes only and do not
constitute legal advice.
Also please note that Legal Aid of North Carolina does not
provide legal assistance by E-mail. 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.