Ncbar.gov Website Review

“the legal profession’s relative autonomy carries with it a responsibility to as*ure that its regulations are conceived in the public interest...”—preamble, north carolina rules of professional conduct attorney james m. talley jr., attorney jonathan r. harkavy, and judge b. craig ellis each received the john b. mcmillan distinguished winston-salem attorney g. gray wilson has been sworn in as president, raleigh attorney c. colon willoughby has been sworn in as vice-president, and greensboro attorney barbara r. christy has been sworn in as vice-president. alice neece mine, long-time as*istant executive director of the north carolina state bar, has been installed as the agency’s. celebrating pro bono: successful collaboration supports employment through social enterprise. pro bono week is an effort led by the american bar as*ociation to recognize, recruit, and engage lawyers who positively contribute to the growing unmet legal needs in their communities by providing pro bono legal services. n.c.g.s. § 7a-60 was recently amended by the nc general as*embly. effective january 1, 2019, north carolina’s prosecutorial barbara b. (bonnie) weyher was presented with the john b. mcmillan distinguished service award at the wake county bar as*ociation’s. supreme court allowing non-nc lawyers to provide pro bono legal services to florence victims. yesterday, october 2, 2018, the north carolina supreme court approved the north carolina state bar’s temporary rule amendment allowing lawyers not licensed in north carolina to immediately begin providing pro bono legal services to indigent victims of hurricane florence. the state bar is compiling a list of legal resources for those in need of legal as*istance in the wake of hurricane florence. the federal bureau of investigation recently provided the state bar with a helpful checklist for use by victims of wire transfer fraud. the state bar has recently learned of two separate email scams that appear to be targeting lawyers or individuals as*ociated with the