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
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.
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.