Legal Aid celebrates 2008 pro bono efforts in Winston Salem
On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the
Winston-Salem office of
Legal Aid of North Carolina held its second annual pro
bono celebration to recognize the pro bono efforts of our
local attorneys. The event and reception were held in
the Upper Level of the Liberty Plaza Building (building in which the
LANC-Winston-Salem Office is located) in downtown Winston-Salem.
Dean
Blake D.
Morant of Wake Forest School of Law was
the guest speaker and spoke on the need for active pro bono
services
by the private bar.
The LANC-Winston-Salem office recognized 54 pro bono attorneys
who took a case in 2008.
2008 Pro Bono Awards recipients (see
photos
below):
4 Barbara Prendergast, Volunteer Attorney of the Year
4 Susan Brotherton, Most Domestic Cases
4 Jeff Acker, Most Housing/Consumer Cases
4
Kilpatrick Stockton ,
LLP., Firm of the Year
Closing and thank you comments were provided by:
Celeste Harris, Board Chair,Local Advisory Council;
Hazel Mack-Hillard, (Regional Manager, LANC Triad Region; and
George R. Hausen, Jr. Executive Director, LANC
Each pro bono attorney received a certificate and a token of
our appreciation.
Thanks to all of our pro bono attorneys for the work you do for our
clients!!!
PHOTOS...
Barbara
Prendergast
...received the Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award from
Yvette Stackhouse (Managing Attorney, LANC-Winston-Salem Office)
...Prendergast served as a volunteer attorney in the
LANC-Winston-Salem Office, working on numerous cases, including
mortgage foreclosure cases, during 2008.
Susan
Brotherton (Sole Practitioner, Statesville)
...received the award for Most Domestic Cases. The
award was presented by Valene K. Franco (Managing Attorney -
Domestic, LANC-Winston-Salem Office).
...Brotherton has taken DV cases pro bono for several years, helping
low-income clients in Iredell County who most likely would not have
received legal services without her dedicated pro bono assistance.
Jeff
Acker (Sole Practitioner, Winston-Salem)
...received the award for Most Housing/Consumer Cases.
The award was presented by Liza Baron (Managing Attorney - Housing,
Education, Employment, Consumer, LANC-Winston-Salem Office).
...Acker took three bankruptcy cases and several consumer cases in
2008.
Kilpatrick
Stockton , LLP. Winston-Salem Office
...received recognition as Firm of the Year for its
strong commitment to pro bono work in 2008. The award was
presented by Alicia Edwards (Supervising Attorney,
LANC-Winston-Salem Office).
...Steve
Berlin and
David Smith accepted the award on behalf of the K-S Office in
Winston-Salem. As signatory to the
Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, Kilpatrick Stockton commits to
represent low-income individuals and the organizations which serve
them.
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