As part of a widespread effort to reduce instances of missed court dates and offer more support to justice-impacted individuals, Buncombe County Justice Services is launching a Court Navigator pilot program. Justice Services is happy to welcome Betsy Chavez to the Court Navigator role. Chavez is bilingual (fluent in Spanish and English) and will serve as [...]
Lawyers often limit the kinds of matters that they handle in order to acquire expertise in a specific field of law. Board certification provides formal recognition of that concentration of knowledge and experience. Although the requirements vary from one specialty area to the next, the minimum standards for certification as a board certified specialist include [...]
In a press release issued on March 13, 2023, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the 28th Judicial District, Alan Thornburg, announced that he will, upon the retirement of the current Clerk of Superior Court on March 31, 2023, appoint Jean Marie Christy to the position of Clerk of Superior Court. Ms. Christy currently serves [...]
Sign up to accept 2-3 will cases when it works for you! Through Pisgah Legal Services’ Batched Wills Program volunteer attorneys sign up to receive 2-3 pro bono will referrals in a particular month of the year. We send you the cases at the beginning of the month and you contact the client at your [...]
Pisgah Legal Services receives more requests from low-income clients for assistance with adult guardianship matters than we can refer to our current pro bono attorneys. Typical scenarios include: A parent seeks guardianship of an adult disabled child. A spouse seeks guardianship of their partner who has lost the ability to make or carry out decisions about [...]
The Buncombe County Bar seeks to honor a local paralegal or legal assistant who has made exemplary contributions to support pro bono legal work for low-income people in Western North Carolina. The Pro Bono Committee of the Bar will present the 2023 Exemplary Pro Bono Paralegal Award at its annual pro bono celebration on May [...]
Harold E. Kaplan, principal of Kaplan Arbitration located in Fairview, NC, which focuses exclusively on nationwide arbitration of health care and contract disputes and arbitration case consultation, recently served as a scoring juror for the 2023 North Carolina Mock Trial Program’s regionals held in Hendersonville, NC. He also continues to be a volunteer attorney for [...]
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