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...
Now Hiring: Spanish Language Driver’s License Restoration Contract Attorney Contracting Organization: The NC Pro Bono Resource Center, a program of the NC Equal Access to Justice Commission. Job Type: Part-time, temporary (approximately 20 hours per month through Dec. 2022) Location: Remote Salary: $50/ hour for up to twenty hours per month Background: The North Carolina...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court, and Buncombe County District Court Judges recently completed a restorative justice project providing relief for unpaid traffic debt affecting the driving privileges of more than 800 people. This mass debt relief project provided relief for drivers...
