Do you know a pro bono superstar that deserves to be recognized for their service to others? The North Carolina Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee recognizes outstanding contributors to pro bono service by featuring volunteer spotlights on the NCBA Pro Bono Blog, and other communication channels. Please help us identify pro bono volunteers who go […]
The Greensboro Bar Association’s 2020 Pro Bono Award was presented to Manisha P. Patel at the virtual member meeting on November 19, 2020. Manisha is well deserving of this award. Last year, she was named the North Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyer Pro Bono Attorney of the Year at the 2019 NCBA Annual Meeting. She […]
Join us by providing toys for this year’s U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign Due to COVID-19, we will miss hosting our big kickoff party this year at Ward Black Law. However, we are still partnering with the Marines to make sure kids in our area have a great Christmas! There are many ways you […]
Even though the holidays may look different this year, the Elementary School Project committee is continuing our holiday tradition of gifting books to the children at Jones Elementary School. With the support of GBA member donations, we will purchase books, through the school’s Scholastic Book Fair, for the K-5 children in the Traditional English program. […]
VIRTUAL HOLIDAY PARTY GBA members (and spouses/guests) are invited to celebrate the holiday season at the Greensboro Bar Association’s (Virtual) Holiday Gathering! Wednesday, December 9, 2020 5:30 – 7:00 PM Coming to a computer screen near you! Join us as we spread a little virtual holiday cheer! There will be live entertainment, games, prizes, and […]
The year is quickly coming to a close, but the Young Lawyers Section is just getting started! Please join us at 12:00pm – 1:00pm on December 3, 2020 for a free virtual CLE: Mental Health & Well-Being During COVID. The guest speaker will be Candace Hoffman from North Carolina Lawyer Assistance Program. If you are […]
Despite our fears, 2020 is going to end. Yet, 2021 is not going to look different. At least for a while. Some of you are calculating 2020 year-end financial reports, others are creating your 2021 marketing budget. But regardless of what the numbers look like, I’m sure all of you would like more work in […]
Rebecca R. Costello Molly N. Howard Law Office, P.C. Endorser: L. Nicole Patino Nicholas Kenan Blackwood Isaacson Sheridan Endorser: Marc L. Isaacson Noah L. Hock Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard, LLP Endorser: Sarah M. Saint Melanie Cormier Sharpless McClearn Lester Duffy, PA Endorser: Pamela S. Duffy Jessica Bree Cox Sharpless McClearn Lester Duffy, PA […]
December 3 – YLS Free CLE, 12:00 PM, Zoom December 9 – Board Meeting, 4:00 PM, Zoom December 9 – Holiday Party, 5:30 PM, Zoom December 16 – YLS Board Meeting, 12:00 PM, Zoom December 20 – Submission Deadline for January Newsletter Click to keep up with GBA Events Online Click Here for Legal Community […]
GBA Members, The time since our last newsletter publication has been particularly challenging. More COVID cases, courthouse closures, and now most recently a shooting outside of the courthouse. The year 2020 has tested all of us in various ways. In reflecting on the month of November, I challenge all of us to remain grateful for […]
WILLIAM LITTLE TANKERSLEY, III July 14, 1948 – February 15, 2020 William Little Tankersley, III died at his home on February 15, 2020, following many years of living with post-polio syndrome. Bill was born in Greensboro on July 14, 1948, and was a polio survivor, having contracted the disease in 1953 at five years of […]
LAWRENCE EGERTON, JR. May 30, 1931 – March 28, 2020 Lawrence Egerton, Jr., 88, passed away at his residence after a battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends, on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Lawrence was born May 30, 1931, in Greensboro, NC, to the late Lawrence Egerton, Sr. and Mary Grier Egerton of Greensboro, […]
JAMES L. (Jim) BLACKWOOD II August 1, 1949 – August 14, 2020 James L. (Jim) Blackwood II passed away unexpectedly at his home in Darlington, South Carolina, on August 14, 2020. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the late Irvin S. Blackwood and Josephine (Jo) Robinson Blackwood, Jim graduated from Grimsley High School with the […]
Carruthers & Roth, P.A. announced today that five of the firm’s attorneys have been named Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas in the Triad area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Carruthers […]
Greensboro, North Carolina attorneys, Audrey and Gabriel Snyder, have been named by the National Trial Lawyers as “Top 40 under 40” attorneys in North Carolina. This organization is composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or region and is extended exclusively to trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law. Both Audrey […]
Former Connors Morgan counsel blaze a new path forward in delivering legal solutions to the Triad For more than 120 years, the giant, red-brick Revolution Mill has stood on Greensboro’s east side – an icon of its host city’s proud past, re-emergent present, and optimistic future. The Mill’s name – Revolution – was chosen because […]
Tip of the Month Are you keeping track of your hours? At the beginning of the 2020 calendar year, we shared the pro bono tracking spreadsheet. If you have not been filling it out as the year progressed, it isn’t to late! Start now and work backwards in your calendar to log your hours in […]
Family law attorney Manisha P. Patel was appointed to the Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) Board of Directors on September 18, 2020. Manisha will serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors on behalf of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. Patel says, “I am so thrilled to serve Legal Aid of […]
Greensboro attorney Barbara R. Christy was sworn in as the 86th president of the North Carolina State Bar by North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. The small, in-person, socially distanced installation ceremony took place at State Bar Headquarters on Friday, October 23, 2020. Christy earned her BS magna cum laude from Appalachian State […]
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