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LANC-Greensboro Office

122 North Elm Street, Suite 700, Greensboro, NC 27401  [MAP]
336-272-0148; FAX: 336-333-9825
TO REQUEST LEGAL HELP, CALL: 1-866-219-5262 (toll free)

About us...

The staff of Legal Aid of North Carolina - Greensboro 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 Greensboro, NC: Davidson County, Guilford County, Montgomery County, Randolph County, Rockingham County or Rowan County.

In the News

•  Legal Aid of NC to close offices, reduce staff and
     services, affecting thousands in NC
     (August 5, 2011 Media Release)
   
•  "2nd Annual Triad Associates Drive Takes Off"
      (July 7, 2011 For the Record newsletter)
   
   
• 
    Celeste Harris named Chair of the Board of Directors of
     Legal Aid of NC (June 21, 2011 Media Release)
   
   
•  "Faces of Foreclosure"
     (03/13/11 article, Greensboro News & Record)
   
   
•  Thanks to the 1,200+ DONORS in the
     2009-10 Access to Justice Campaign
     (LANC ad, NCBA's NC Lawyer, November 2010)
   
•  Young lawyers making an impact in support of Legal Aid
     of North Carolina (September 17, 2010 Media Release)
   
• "Shut down school-to-prison pipeline"
    (03/19/10 Greensboro News & Record OP Ed by ACS's Lewis Pitts)
   
• Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Salisbury on October 27, 2009
     5:00-8:00 PM (Flier)
   
• Elon University School of Law opens Clinical Law Center
   
• Lisa Morgan elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
    (June 30, 2009 Media Release)
   
• Elon law students assist LANC with Tax Assistance Project
    ("Law school program brings real world into focus", News & Record,
      April 19, 2009)
   
• McAuley Blue named managing attorney of Legal Aid of NC’s
     Greensboro office  (November 5, 2008 media release)
   
• "We thank the following members of the legal community for
     their financial support."
      (LANC ad, Greensboro "News & Record," August 18, 2008)
   
• "August 28 Event in Lexington aims to prevent foreclosures"
      (newspaper article, Davidson "The Dispatch," August 11, 2008)
   
• Mortgage questions answered in Salisbury on July 8-9,
     Business & Community Center
      (newspaper article, "Salisbury Post", July 3, 2008)
   
• "Former residents of South Pointe Apartments take owners
     to court"
      (January 23, 2008 media release)
   
• "Even if foreclosure notices have arrived, don't give up fighting
      for your home."
      (newspaper article, "Salisbury Post", September 23, 2007)
   
• "NCBA marks '4ALL' Fourth of July"
      (NCBA Media Release, July 18, 2007)
   
• "Lawyers focus on aid to the poor"
       (Article, Independent Tribune, Concord, NC, June 7, 2007)
   
• "Legal Aid gives access to justice"
       (by Janet Ward Black, Gerard Davidson and Andrew Spainhour,
       Co-Chairs, Triad Region Access to Justice Campaign, April 26,   
       2007)
   
• "Help the Helpers"
       (Opinion, Greensboro News & Record, April 15, 2007)
   
• Access to Justice Campaign - Triad Region
   

Publications, LANC-Greensboro Office

(see also 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. Please see the disclaimer on our homepage or click here to see the disclaimer.

• "Food Stamp Tips"
  ...This document was written as a brochure by the Greensboro Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina to provide information on applying for and getting re-certified for food stamps.
   
    "School Suspensions: Your Legal Rights & How to Appeal"
  ...This document was written as a brochure by the Greensboro Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina, and: (1) explains the seriousness of school suspension/expulsion; and (2) gives the student and his/he parents tips on how to proceed if he/she has been suspended more than 10 days.
   
  "Tips on Dealing with Financial Matters"
  ...This document was written as a brochure by the Greensboro Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina, and may help you: stay out of court, improve your position should you end up in court and/or improve your long-term financial condition.
  
  "Work First Family Assistance in 'Standard Counties' "
  ... This document was written by the Greensboro Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina, and only describes Work First in "Standard Counties," which use uniform Work First procedures and eligibility requirements.  Work First pays monthly checks to low-income persons who care for a minor in their homes.
   

Pro bono Options

[Contact our PAI Coordinator for the LANC-Greensboro 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.

• 4FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about pro bono service
   
• 4Need for private attorney involvement (PAI)
   
• 4About Legal Aid cases
   
• 4Pro bono opportunities (per www.probono.net/NC website)
      [Also see:  Advocate Resource Center]
   
• 4Sign-up FORM for pro bono service (pdf document)
   

To volunteer pro bono service in the counties served by the LANC-Greensboro Office, contact our PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinator.
 

Staff, LANC-Greensboro Office

Janet McAuley Blue, Managing Attorney
Melany Earnhardt, Managing Attorney (Consumer)
Letitia McGeough, Managing Attorney (Domestic)
Alicia C. Edwards, Supervising Attorney

Brenda Bergeron, Staff Attorney
Diane Brady, Staff Attorney
Laura Cohen, Paralegal
Carolyn L. Coleman, Paralegal
Richard Craig, Staff Attorney
Esther Dallmann, Office Manager, Computer Administrator
Keisha J. Davis, Paralegal
Luis A. (Tony) Esquivel, Intake Specialist
Renee Gabriel-Alford, PAI Coordinator/Paralegal
Miriam A. Heard, Staff Attorney
Teresa Holsey, Paralegal
Lynn (Chance) Kerr, Development Coordinator
Fran Kosak, Paralegal
Edward R. Sharp, Staff Attorney
David A. Shelton, Paralegal
Gardenia Taylor, Paralegal
Jennifer Wilson, Staff Attorney
 

Local Advisory Council, LANC-Greensboro Office

The Local Advisory Council is comprised of volunteers who live in the communities served by the Greensboro Office and who are dedicated to ensuring equal access to justice.

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.