This CLE is also a pro bono training opportunity from the Mecklenburg County Bar, Legal Aid of North Carolina and Legal Services of Southern Piedmont.

CLE Credits:
1.0 Ethics Hour

Fees:
$50 Attorney Rate
$25 Paralegal Rate
$20 Pro Bono Rate (Attorneys must agree to accept a Pro Bono case from LANC/LSSP and/or MCB within 4 months of this program)

Location:
The Annex (LSSP and LANC office)
1431 Elizabeth Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28204

Special Info:
Registration opens 30 minutes before the program begins. Light refreshments will be provided. Please park directly behind the building at 1431 Elizabeth Ave. or in the 2-hour parking street side spaces (on Torrence or Elizabeth). Do not park in the adjacent gravel lots on Torrence Street. These parking areas are private lots.

Studies reveal that parties to civil disputes have a significantly greater chance of achieving satisfactory outcomes if counsel represents them. Yet large numbers of low and moderate income people lack the financial means to hire lawyers. As such, they have no meaningful access to our justice system. This session will examine our state's access to justice crisis, and will describe the efforts to address the issue, including the adoption of Rule 6.1 of the North Carolina Revised Rules of Professional Conduct, and will highlight the available pro bono opportunities in our community.

Kenneth L. Schorr, Executive Director, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
Brittney Reardon Coleman, Director of Development and Public Relations, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
Theodore O. Fillette, III, Senior Managing Attorney, Legal Aid of North Carolina (one session only)