Charlotte, N.C. – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys have been inducted into the 2018 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society.
“The North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society helps us as a legal profession to shine a light on those attorneys making outstanding contributions to North Carolinians who need, but cannot afford, legal help,” N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley said in announcing the inductees. “By recognizing these important and valuable pro bono services, we celebrate our state’s lawyers committed to ensuring equal access to justice for all.”
The Parker Poe attorneys who were inducted are:
- Jay Butler
- Tiffany Burba
- Catherine Clodfelter
- Michael Crook
- Will Esser
- Tom Griffin
- Nicholas Lee
- Mac McCarley
- Elizabeth Trenary
Each Parker Poe attorney provided more than 50 hours of free legal representation last year. Examples of their impact include representing abused and neglected children through the Guardian ad Litem program, pre-screening individuals to be included in mass relief petitions, and helping low-income clients expunge criminal records.
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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has more than 200 lawyers in seven offices located in major markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The firm provides legal counsel to many of the largest companies and local governments in the region.
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