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...
Allison regularly volunteers for the Pro Bono Resource Center’s initiatives such as the Driver’s License Restoration and Housing Stability projects. She recently received the Emerging Leader Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ Pro Bono and Public Service Section. Read below to learn more about Allison’s pro bono work and how it has impacted...
What is your regular practice area: Where do you work? What do you love most about your job? I’m a Board Certified Specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy Law. My father practiced consumer bankruptcy law for 30 years before I joined his office and I’ve taken over that focus for the past 21 years. Our office is located...
What is your regular practice area: Where do you work? What do you love most about your job? I have practiced immigration law with the labor and employment boutique firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, since 2005. I started out with Kilpatrick Townsend in 1980 doing employment law litigation, and overtime began transitioning to immigration,...
What is your regular practice area: Where do you work? What do you love most about your job? I am the Director of Pro Bono Initiatives at UNC School of Law. I do some general students affairs work but spend most of my time coordinating and supervising the Pro Bono Program at Carolina Law. I...
What is your regular practice area: Where do you work? What do you love most about your job? I practice primarily in family law with a significant amount of appellate work, some district court criminal and some special proceedings. I am self-employed. Emily Sutton Dezio, P.A. I love those moments when I am able to...
What is your regular practice area: Where do you work? What do you love most about your job? I do not have a regular practice area as I oversee the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono at Duke University School of Law which has main charges: To promote pro bono service by law students...
What is his regular practice area: Where does he work? What does he love most about his job? James is the Assistant General Counsel for Alliance Health, a position he has held since March 2018. He loves that he never gets bored with his job due to the diversity of his work and projects. For...
Tell me about your regular practice area: Where do you practice and what do you do? What do you love most about your job? I am Innovation Counsel at McGuireWoods. I focus on helping to increase value to our clients by empowering our lawyers to provide legal services in an efficient and cost effective...
