Kilpatrick Stockton provides leading gift to Legal Aid of North Carolina campaign
May 9, 2007 MEDIA RELEASE
(Raleigh, NC) – For the second year in a row,
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP has
provided the largest leading gift to
Legal Aid of North Carolina’s
Access to Justice Campaign.
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"Kilpatrick Stockton is privileged to work with
Legal Aid of North Carolina and its lawyers to further our mutual
commitment to the provision of pro bono legal services to those in
need," said Debbie Segal, Kilpatrick Stockton Pro Bono Partner.
"This gift enables Legal Aid to continue its essential work in the
North Carolina communities where we work and live. The Firm
looks forward to continuing to work with LANC for many years."
Kilpatrick Stockton’s $25,000 donation will be utilized to provide
legal support for low-income people in North Carolina in order to
ensure equal access to the legal system.
“We are certainly thrilled that one of the country’s largest law
firms continues to support our efforts to provide legal services to
low-income people in North Carolina,” said George Hausen, executive
director of Legal Aid of North Carolina. “Kilpatrick Stockton has helped
us with both financial and volunteer support over the years."
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Legal Aid of North Carolina’s
Access to Justice Campaign
is an annual fundraising drive to reach out to the private bar,
corporations and the community and seek critical funds for support
its efforts to provide powerful, life-altering solutions to the
legal issues that confront poor people in North Carolina.
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP is a
full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in
nine offices across the globe: London; Stockholm; Atlanta and
Augusta, Georgia; New York City, New York; Charlotte, Raleigh and
Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C. Kilpatrick
Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides
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demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines
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Stockton's corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys
provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every
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Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC)
is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services
in civil matters to eligible, low-income people in all 100 counties
in North Carolina through 24, geographically located offices in
North Carolina. LANC’s clients typically have an annual income of
125% or less of the federally established poverty levels. In
2006, LANC closed more than 19,000 cases across North Carolina.
CONTACTS:
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George Hausen (Executive Director, LANC,
Raleigh, NC), 919-856-2564
Debbie Segal (Pro Bono Partner,
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP,
Atlanta, GA), 404-815-6167
Dock Kornegay (Director, Public Relations & Development,
Raleigh, NC), 919-856-2564
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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.