Legal Aid of North Carolina-Pittsboro Office to celebrate 30th
anniversary on Nov. 16th
November 6, 2006 Media Release
(Pittsboro, NC) –
Legal Aid of
North Carolina (LANC) will welcome the public to an open house
on the afternoon of November 16th at its Pittsboro office in
celebration of the 30th anniversary of offering free legal services
for low-income people in the area.
The open house will be held from 3:30-6:00 PM at the
LANC-Pittsboro Office located at 959 East Street in Pittsboro.
Refreshments will be served, and LANC staff will be available to
greet the community and to explain the legal services offered by
Legal Aid of North Carolina.
“We hope that the legal community, community leaders and the general
public will drop by for this celebration,” said Maccene Brown,
managing attorney of the LANC-Pittsboro Office. “Since our
beginnings in 1976 as Orange County Legal Services, then as North
State Legal Services and now as Legal Aid of North
Carolina-Pittsboro Office, we have enjoyed tremendous support from
the legal community and the public.”
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In addition to the open house, LANC will conduct a community forum
for community leaders, as well as a continuing legal education
session for attorneys. These two sessions will be held 1:30-3:15 PM
at Central Carolina Community College, which is located at 764 West
Street in Pittsboro. Additional information and registration
for these two sessions is available by calling Debbie Herndon at the
LANC-Pittsboro Office, 919-542-0475.
Legal Aid of
North Carolina (LANC) is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that
provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people
through 25, geographically located, primary offices. LANC’s clients
typically have an annual income of 125% or less of the federally
established poverty levels. Legal Aid of North Carolina is one
of the largest law firms in North Carolina.
The
LANC-Pittsboro Office serves clients in Alamance, Chatham, Lee,
Moore, Orange and Richmond counties. The LANC-Pittsboro office
is located one mile east of the Chatham County courthouse.
Additional information on the events and directions to the open
house are available by calling the
Legal Aid of North Carolina-Pittsboro Office, 919-542-0475.
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ALSO SEE:
"History, Legal Aid of North Carolina - Pittsboro Office."
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that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income
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