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.
In the News

Celeste Harris named Chair of the Board of
Directors of
Legal Aid of NC
(June 21, 2011 Media Release)
Family Law community education series named in honor of
Nellie Kearney (LANC Board member)
["Legal
Aid of NC to present Kearney Summer Family Series
in Henderson" (June 14, 2011 Media
Release)]
Celeste Harris (LANC Board member) presented "Volunteer
Attorney of the Year" award by LANC-Winston-Salem Office
("Legal
Aid honors 2010 pro bono efforts in Winston Salem",
April 20, 2011)
Former LANC Board member Mary Ann Tally sworn in
as Superior
Court Judge in Cumberland County
[also see 11/07/11 Fayetteville Observer article,
"Ammons, Tally win Superior Court race."]
Former
LANC Board member, Hada Haulsee named to
Board of Directors of
UNC Law Alumni Association
(December 13, 2010,
"Lawyers In The News",
NC LawyersWeekly)
LANC Board
of Directors approves revised
"Guidelines for Local Advisory Councils (LACs)" policy
(December 10, 2010)

Lee Crouch
(LANC Director) receives Addison Hewlett, Jr.
Award in Wilmington from New Hanover County Bar Association
(November 3, 2010)
LANC
Client Council passes Resolution in memory of
Sarah Davis
(September 23, 2010)
Framed Resolution presented to Dawson Family at
June 2010 LANC Board of Directors Meeting
[Mrs. Shirley Dawson and daughter Ursala receive
framed resolution from George Hausen; click
here
to view enlarged picture]
[Click
here to view
Resolution in honor/memory of Willie C. Dawson.]
Paul C. Shepard (LANC Director) presented "Volunteer
Attorney of the Year" award by LANC-Winston-Salem Office
("Legal
Aid honors 2009 pro bono efforts in Winston Salem",
March 25, 2010)
LANC Board of Directors passes Resolution
in honor/memory of Willie C. Dawson
(Resolution passed by LANC BOD March 26, 2010)
LANC Board of Directors resolves support of ABA's
"Civil Gideon Resolution"
(Resolution passed by LANC BOD December 4, 2009)
LANC
Client Council passes Resolution in memory of
Mary Ellen Flowers
(December 3, 2009)
LANC director Thomas S. "Tom" Berkau receives
NC Bar
Association's 2009 William L. Thorp Pro Bono Award
Lisa Morgan elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
(June 30, 2009 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) - 2011-12
Celeste M. Harris, Esq.
('13) - CHAIR
Maynard & Harris, PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
(Appointment:
NC Association of Women Attorneys)
Charles R. Holton ('13) - Vice
Chair
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Durham, NC
(Appointment:
14th Judicial District, Durham County)
Thomas S. Berkau, Esq. ('13)
- TREASURER
Attorney at Law
Smithfield, NC
(Appointment: NC Bar Association)
Phillip Leigh ('12) - SECRETARY
Client Representative, At Large
Creswell, NC
(Elected:
Statewide Clients)
Susan Perry Cole
('13)
NC Association for Community Development
Raleigh, NC
(General Public Representative)
Helen Cook ('12)
Client Representative, Southeast Region
Fayetteville, NC
(Elected:
Southeastern Region Clients)
Auley M. “Lee” Crouch,
Esq. ('14)
Block,
Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, LLP
Wilmington, NC
(Appointment: NC Bar Association)
Peggy Ewart ('14)
Client Representative
Clyde, NC
(Elected:
Statewide Clients)
Cristina Fernandez ('13)
GlaxoSmithKline
Durham, NC
(Appointment:
NC Bar Association Latino Affairs Committee.)
Sharon Greig ('13)
Client Representative
Pantego, NC
(Appointment:
Southeast
Region Clients)
Samuel B. Johnson, Esq. ('14)
Samuel B. Johnson, Attorney, PLLC
Greensboro, NC
(Appointment:
NC Gay Advocacy Legal Alliance)
Shirley Jones ('13)
Client Representative
Rocky Mount, NC
(Elected:
Statewide Clients)
Gregg E. McDougal, Esq. ('12)
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Raleigh, NC
(Appointment:
NC Bar Association)
Lisa Morgan, Esq. ('12)
NC Central
University School of Law
Durham, NC
(Appointment:
NC Association of Black
Lawyers)
Raymond E. Owens, Jr., Esq. ('12)
K&L Gates, LLP
Charlotte, NC
(Appointment: NC State Bar)
E. Spencer Parris
('14)
Martin &
Jones, PLLC
Raleigh, NC
(Appointment:
NC Advocates for
Justice)
K. Alan Parry, Esq. ('12)
Smith, Anderson,
Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP
Raleigh, NC
(Appointment:
NC Association of Defense Attorneys)
Kristoffer B. Shepard, Esq. ('13)
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte, NC
(Appointment:
26th Judicial District,
Mecklenburg County)
Paul C. Shepard, Esq. ('12)
Attorney at Law
Winston-Salem, NC
(Appointment:
21st District, Forsyth County)
Ellen Sheppard ('14)
Client Representative
Williamston, NC
(Elected:
Northeast Region Clients)
James M. Talley, Jr., Esq.
('11)
Horack,
Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, PA
Charlotte, NC
(Ex Officio; Appointment:
NC IOLTA Board of Trustees)
R. Michael Wells, Sr., Esq. ('12)
Wells
Jenkins Lucas & Jenkins PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
(Appointment:
NC Bar Association)
Patricia C. Williams ('14)
Client Representative, At Large
Canton, NC
(Elected: Statewide Clients)
Diana Williams-Cotton ('12)
Client Representative, Triad Region
Winston-Salem, NC
(Elected:
Triad Region Clients)
S. Kyle Woosley, Esq. ('13)
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey &
Leonard, LLP
Greensboro, NC
(Appointment:
NC Bar Association)
Georgiana L. Yonuschot, Esq. (13)
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
(Appointment:
NC Bar Association)
Also to be appointed: (President-Elect,
NC Bar Association, 2011-12)
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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
LANC Board of Directors -
Rosters (Archive)
The LANC Board of Director's annual meeting
typically takes place at its June meeting, at which time board
members are elected and the Board established for the next 12
months (July - June). Our thanks to all who have served as
LANC Board members.
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