I am very proud of one of my attorney organizations: The North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and its 4ALL pro bono program. “Pro Bono” describes efforts by attorneys to represent those who cannot afford legal representation in meritorious cases. Last year on April 4, 2008, the attorneys of the Bar Association manned toll free telephone lines to provide free legal information to all who telephoned. The effort was so well received that the telephone lines were temporarily overwhelmed. It was the greatest day of Pro Bono in North Carolina’s legal history.
The NCBA 4ALL effort will take place again on March 6, 2009. I hope it will exceed the efforts of last year.
The present economic climate gives attorneys an opportunity not seen since the Great Depression. Millions of ordinary people desperately need legal help. The Great Depression and its aftermath raised the stature and reputation of attorneys to lofty heights. They were heroes in real life and in literature. Atticus Finch comes to mind. Now attorneys have a limited window of opportunity to regain some of that reputation. Attorneys can seize our unique role as honest public servants for the disadvantaged.
February 17, 2009 at 12:43 am |
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