North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center

Consumer Bankruptcy Cases 2017
2017-10-17 09:00 (America/New_York) | Online Training- No Venue, , NC, US
Consumer bankruptcy lawyers are the solution for millions of individuals facing financial difficulties. This half-day program will provide legal and practical information for both experienced consumer bankruptcy lawyers and lawyers who do not regularly practice in this field, but are finding an increasing need to understand essential information in this area. The program will also feature an important review of recent cases and hot topics as well as ethical considerations for consumer lawyers. The program features a dynamic group of panelists including a Bankruptcy Judge, an attorney for the United States Trustee’s Office, Chapter 7 panel trustees and experienced debtor and creditor attorneys.
What You Will Learn
A view from the Bench: Ethical considerations for consumer bankruptcy lawyers
A view from the Office of the United States Trustee: Role of the United States Trustee and current issues
What every non-bankruptcy lawyer should know about bankruptcy including tips and traps
Exemptions: Planning, choice, amendments and recent cases
Recent case law and hot topics

Annual WCBA Day of Service
2017-10-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Raleigh Rescue Mission, 314 E Hargett St , Raleigh, NC, 27601, US
The Annual WCBA Day of Service will be held on Saturday, October 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Raleigh Rescue Mission. Free legal services will be provided to the residents. We have specific needs for volunteers:
Family Law – 9:30-11 a.m.
Criminal Law – 9:30-11 a.m.
Driver License Restoration – 9:30-11 a.m.
Expunction – 9:30-11 a.m.
A speaker on Criminal Law general topics from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Help with childcare – 9:30-11 a.m.
Help serving lunch – 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
If you would like to assist with this event, please contact Ashleigh Dunston at ashleighparkerdunston@gmail.com or Meredith Cross at mcross@divorceistough.com.

2017 Senior Lawyer Division Fall Meeting and CLE
2017-10-05 15:00 - 19:00 | Chetola Resort, Blowing Rock, 185 Chetola Lake Drive , Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, US
October 5 through 8, 2017
The North Carolina Senior Lawyers Division Pro Bono
Conference highlights the emphasis on pro bono activities.
According to the 2016 ABA Commission’s report on the “Future
of Legal Services,” more than 80 percent of the civil legal needs
of lower-to-middle income individuals are unmet. The Senior
Lawyers Division supports and encourages the idea that all
people should have some form of legal assistance, regardless
of income level or social standing.
In this program, we explore ethical and professional responsibilities
to help achieve access, and we hear from the agencies organized
to meet those needs. Join the Executive Director of the Chief
Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, leaders of NCBA, and
pro bono service providers as they share their knowledge and
experience to inspire you to become part of the solution.

Annual Professionalism Roundtable and Annual Civil Law Update
2017-10-03 12:15 - 16:00 | Crabtree Marriott, 4500 Marriott Dr , Raleigh, NC, 27612, US
It’s tradition! Don’t miss two of our most popular annual CLEs: the Professionalism Roundtable and the Civil Law Update. The Professionalism Roundtable will once again be held during the WCBA’s luncheon THIS YEAR AT THE CRABTREE MARRIOTT on Tuesday, October 3, beginning at 12:45 p.m. The Roundtable was coordinated by the Professionalism Committee and will provide 1.0 hours of pending Ethics credit. Immediately following the luncheon, we will hold our annual Civil Law Update for 2.0 hours of pending General credit, so stay tuned for further information.
*All 3.0 hours (and lunch!) are FREE for WCBA members. Non-members are welcome to join us, but WILL BE CHARGED $30 per credit hour, as well as an additional charge for lunch.*

FASB’s New Financial Instrument Impairment (CECL) Standard
2017-09-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Webcast, , NC, US
This One-Hour Briefing will help you build an understanding of the underlying principles, processes and implementation challenges in the FASB’s new financial instrument impairment standard. The standard’s current expected credit loss (or CECL) model requires complex new judgments and estimates. This new approach applies to all financial instruments, including accounts receivable, loans receivable and investments. Significant process changes will be required in many businesses, particularly financial institutions.
Please join George M. Wilson, director at PLI’s SEC Institute Division, and Louis Fanzini as they help you:
– Outline the key issues in the new CECL impairment model for amortized cost instruments
– Review the changes to the available for sale investment impairment test
– Recognize the major changes from existing impairment standards
– Identify the appropriate implementation date for your business
– Identify the key estimates required to implement the CECL model
– Enumerate the steps required to implement the CECL model

WCBA Pro Bono Appreciation Cocktail Event
2017-09-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Sitti, 137 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Performing pro bono work can be personally rewarding, but sometimes thankless — until now! All Wake County lawyers who have provided pro bono legal services and government lawyers supporting our public service efforts during the 12 months are invited to attend this special cocktail event. Hosted by the WCBA Public Service Committee, this event will be held 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. onWednesday, September 27 at Sitti, 137 S. Wilmington Street. Drinks and light hors d’œuvres. Please join us and allow us to celebrate you and the work you do in our community!

Legal Ethics for Health Care and Life Sciences Attorneys – Hot Topics
2017-09-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webcast, , NC, US
Attorneys practicing in the health care and life sciences fields address issues on a daily basis that touch on questions of regulatory compliance, corporate codes of conduct and ethics, and corporate social responsibility considerations, all of which are unique and specific to their industries. At the same time, the attorneys themselves are also regulated by the rules of professional conduct governing all attorneys in the jurisdictions in which they practice. This One-Hour Briefing will highlight some hot topics in attorney ethics that are likely to arise in the health care and life sciences areas.
Please join Jennifer Smith Finnegan, General Counsel of the law firm Herrick, Feinstein LLP, as she discusses and offers some practical tips for attorneys to ensure their compliance with attorney ethics rules on topics such as:
– Use of social media in representing clients
– Do you know who your client is?
– Multijurisdictional practice of law
– What should you do about metadata?
– Confidential information through the lens of the attorney-client relationship

Shadow-Boxing in 2017: An Update on Shadow Banking Reform
2017-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Webcast, , NC, US
The Financial Stability Board has been spearheading a review of “shadow banking” entities and activities since the onset of the financial crisis. Pursuant to the FSB’s work, many regulatory reforms have been introduced at both the national and international level in a wide-range of different areas. At the recent G-20 meeting in Germany, the FSB published an assessment of present shadow banking activities and the adequacy of reforms and policy tools that have been introduced since the financial crisis. Issues to be covered by Peter J. Green and Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares of Morrison & Foerster LLP during the presentation include:
Current aspects of shadow banking giving most concern to the G20
Money market fund regulation and recent MMF Regulation finalized by the European Union
Repos and effect of recent reforms
Investment funds exposed to shadow banking risks
Impact of crowdfunding and peer to peer lending growth

Accessing the U.S. Capital Markets from Europe without SEC Registration: Understanding the Interplay between Different Regulatory Regimes and Market Practice
2017-09-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Webcast, , NC, US
London-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP partner Mark S. Bergman will provide an overview of the issues U.S. securities counsel should be aware of when representing European issuers, which are not SEC reporting companies, that are seeking to access the U.S. capital markets as part of initial public offerings or follow-on offerings.
The presentation will focus on:
Alternatives available to European issuers seeking to access the U.S. capital markets on an exempt basis
Offering structures commonly used in the European capital markets
“Home jurisdiction” regulatory requirements European issuers typically need to comply with
Accommodating different, and at times, inconsistent regulatory requirements and market practice when adding a U.S. tranche
Mark has been resident in the firm’s London office for over 16 years and heads the firm’s Global Capital Markets and Securities Practice.

Representing the Pro Bono Client: Advocacy Skills for Administrative Hearings 2017
2017-09-20 09:00 | Webcast, , NC, US
This is a webcast that begins at 9:00 am pacific time, which is 12:00 pm eastern standard time.
This training is designed to help mitigate the crisis faced by low-income families everywhere by providing attorneys with a basic understanding of common issues and strategies in providing pro bono assistance with administrative hearings. The program will focus on California law, but will also cover many topics such as due process and other rights that apply nationwide; therefore, advocates from other forums would benefit from the information and attending the program.

NCBA Annual Meeting Presidents Luncheon & Pro Bono Awards
2017-06-23 | Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States
The winners of the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2017 Pro Bono Awards have been selected. The recipients were chosen by members of the Pro Bono Activities Committee and will be recognized during the NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 22-25, at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
Formal recognition will take place on Friday, June 23, during the President’s Luncheon.

The winner of the William Thorp Pro Bono Service Award is William L. Esser of Parker Poe in Charlotte.
The winner of the Chief Justice Award is the Wake County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Expunction Project.
The winner of the Deborah Greenblatt Outstanding Legal Services Attorney Award is Jim Holloway of Legal Aid of North Carolina in Sylva.
The winner of the Large Law Firm Award is Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP of Raleigh.
The winner of the Small and Medium Law Firm Award is Garrity & Gossage, LLP of Matthews.
The winner of the Law Student Group Award is Elon University School of Law’s Country Conditions Project.
The Younger Lawyer Award will be presented to Brooks Jaffa and Cabell Clay of Charlotte and Rachel Blunk of Burlington for the Disaster Legal Services Project. Selected by the Young Lawyers Division, the winners of the Younger Lawyer Award will be recognized at the President’s Luncheon and will receive their awards on Saturday, June 24, at the YLD Luncheon.

Fee and Registration Required

CLE: Increasing Pro Bono Participation
2017-06-14 00:00 - 23:59, 2017-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Alston & Bird, Charlotte Office, 101 S. Tryon Street, Suite 4000, Charlotte, NC, 28280, United States
As the former United States Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, Jr. once said, “’Equal justice under law’ is not merely a caption on the façade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of our society.” Today, many citizens in North Carolina have no access to legal services. Alston will be sponsoring a free CLE program titled “Increasing Pro Bono Participation,” a training designed to provide resources and information to help bridge the access to justice gap. The program will be held on the dates and times at the following Alston & Bird office locations:
Read more: http://www.alston.com/probono/. CLE pending.

My Training event
2017-05-31 10:00 - 13:00 | My Training event at NC 27615, 7901-112 Strickland Road , Raleigh, NC, 27615, US
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Event 2
2017-05-17 08:00 - 22:30 | My First Location
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My First Event
2017-05-17 | My First Location
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Event 3
2017-04-21 08:00 - 17:00 | My First Location
