Legal Aid of North Carolina

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)
_____
 

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.
  42010-11
  42009-10
  42008-09
  42007-08
  42006-07
  42005-06
  42004-05
  42003-04
  42002-03  (first year of operation)

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