Please see the below from Alice Neece Mine, the executive director of the North Carolina State Bar, requesting pro bono assistance following the massive flooding in the region last Friday from Tropical Storm/Hurricane Helene. The form to obtain permission for this limited practice is located at the link below. Once registered, they will share your name and contact information with Legal Aid of NC and other non-profit agencies that are working on the legal aspects of disaster relief. They will contact you with pro bono service opportunities.
"The situation in the NC mountains is particularly dire right now because, being an inland, mountain region, no one was prepared for this kind of event. People are without power, water, cell service, passable roads, etc., all amidst tremendous destruction of homes and businesses.
We are anticipating an unprecedented need for lawyers to help victims of the storm with the many legal problems that will arise including landlord/tenant issues, consumer fraud, and most specifically FEMA applications. To this end, we have obtained a "Katrina order" from the NC Chief Justice (attached) that permits lawyers licensed in other states but not in NC to temporarily register with the North Carolina State Bar to provide pro bono legal services to indigent residents of NC who are victims of Helene."
Please share the order and the form with your membership or as you otherwise deem appropriate. Any volunteer lawyers who can help our beloved mountain communities will be so greatly appreciated."
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR REGISTRATION FOR TEMPORARY PRO BONO PRACTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA LAW – RULE .0905(h)
Signed Order
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