North Carolina Pro Bono & Community Legal Resources

There are approximately 9.4 million people living in the state of North Carolina. Out of that number, around 15.2% of them live at or below the poverty line as established by the U.S. federal government. For those residents of the Tar Heel State, handling legal issues is easier said than done. Retaining or hiring an attorney can be prohibitively expensive, especially for those with limited financial resources. Happily, North Carolina is bursting at its seams with great pro bono and community legal resources; the following information will point you in the right direction.

Pro Bono Services in North Carolina

Two organizations handle the vast majority of the pro bono work in the state of North Carolina. It should be noted that the North Carolina Bar Association's Rules of Professional Conduct require members to provide decent amounts of pro bono work every year. The Public Service and Pro Bono Activities Department of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation coordinates many of these efforts across the state; Legal Aid of North Carolina, or LANC, also provides statewide assistance to low-income North Carolinians.

Public Service & Pro Bono Activities Department
North Carolina Bar Association
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919.677.0561

Legal Aid of North Carolina
224 S Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919.856.2564


North Carolina Community Legal Resources

In addition to the extensive services that are provided by the organizations that are listed above, there are many other community legal resources available in the state of North Carolina. A handful of the top examples are outlined below.

Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program
Legal Aid Of North Carolina
PO Box 1731
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: 919.828.4647

Thirtieth Judicial District Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program
1286 West Main Street
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 704.586.8931

Pamlico Sound Legal Services
PO Box 7283
Greenville, NC 27835
Phone: 252.758.0113

Children's Law Center
137 Brevard Court
Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 704.331.9474

Pisgah Legal Services
Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyers (MAVL)
89 Montford Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828.253.0406

Ample amounts of legal help for low-income individuals is available in the state of North Carolina. If you need it, make sure to contact one of the above organizations right away.