Part-Time Administrative Assistant (1099 Contractor) ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION The North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission, which is chaired by Chief Justice Paul Newby, was established in November 2005 by a North Carolina Supreme Court Order. The Commission’s mission is to overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their legal needs through...
Arren Goldman, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, is an attorney who practices in his firm’s Charlotte and New York offices. His practice is focused on complex commercial real estate financing transactions, including loan workouts. Arren says, “I love my career because of the great people with whom I work (clients and co-workers alike). I truly...
Alyson Traw is a University of South Carolina graduate who practices in financial services litigation at Winston & Strawn, LLP. She serves clients using her litigation and transactional real estate experience and says of her workplace, “I am very lucky to work with a fantastic team where everyone is supported and encouraged.” Alyson is a...
Tell us about your regular practice area. Where do you practice and what do you do? What do you love most about your job? As you might see from the robe, I am a criminal defense counsel in international criminal courts and war crimes tribunals in Europe and Africa. I defend leaders charged with responsibility...
From which law school did you graduate? Northeastern University School of Law Tell us about your regular practice area. Where do you practice and what do you do? What do you love most about your job? I recently went from being a trial attorney- mostly as a criminal defense attorney- to working with both Charlotte...
Donj’e Cooper is a rising third-year year law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law who will be joining the Equal Access to Justice Commission and Pro Bono Resource Center as an intern for the summer of 2022. While she is new to the Pro Bono Resource Center, she is not new to...
Tekia Bazemore is a second-year law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law who will be joining the Equal Access to Justice Commission and Pro Bono Resource Center as an intern for the summer of 2022. While she is new to the Pro Bono Resource Center, she is not new to volunteering. Her...
Teri Strom, NCCP will soon be celebrating her twentieth anniversary as a senior litigation paralegal at Bank of America. She previously spent 19 years as a litigation paralegal in both California and North Carolina law firms. She loves working in-house and appreciates Bank of America’s great benefits, but most of all, she cherishes the relationships...
Kim Silver has been volunteering on a continuous basis with the PBRC since early October 2021. However, her role differs from most of our other volunteers because she has assisted behind the scenes and attended staff meetings. This work has filled a PBRC need in ways that have been integral to many of our projects....
I was born and raised in Ecuador, and I speak Spanish fluently. My journey to becoming an attorney began when the Great Recession took my job. I worked as a pipe welder and utility foreman for fourteen years, and my job was one of the more than 9 million lost during the economic downturn. At the...
