In May 2020, Legal Aid of North Carolina launched an effort to help North Carolinians who were struggling to pay rent and were facing eviction. Legal Aid paired available emergency financial support with a search for volunteer attorneys from across the state who could help negotiate past and future payments with landlords.
Twenty-five attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP volunteered to assist with the project and represent the tenants facing eviction.
The following attorneys have trained and volunteered to provide pro bono assistance for this project:
- Zack Anstett
- Steven Bader
- Stephen Bell
- Jordan Bernstein
- Ryan Bolick
- Richard Boyette
- Pardis Camarda
- Robert El-Jaouhari
- Patrick Flanagan
- Eleanor Gilroy
- Robert Griffin
- Meredith Hamilton
- Charles Hicks, III
- Melanie Huffines
- Levi Huston
- Katie Jefferson
- L. Grace Kays
- Rebecca Knudson
- Dawn Lane
- Q. Shanté Martin
- Terrie Nelson
- Colleen Shea
- Jake Stewart
- Benton Toups
- Marshall Wall