EAGLEs: Emeritus Attorneys Giving Legal Expertise

Emeritus Attorneys Giving Legal Expertise (EAGLE) Program 

Pictured here are several retired attorneys Eunice Ward, Lois Penn and Julie Northup, along with interpreters and PLS staff attorney Jacob Oakes at a legal clinic for immigrant families.

Are you a retired attorney? Or an attorney licensed in a state other than North Carolina? Did you know that you can provide pro bono legal assistance to Pisgah Legal Services’ clients?

The North Carolina Bar offers a pro bono license to retired attorneys and attorneys licensed in other states, who want to volunteer with a nonprofit legal aid provider, like Pisgah Legal Services (PLS). With this license:

• No dues or CLEs are required.
• Pisgah Legal Services provides malpractice insurance.
• Pisgah Legal offers training, mentoring, and supervision.
• PLS offers space to meet with clients.

Here are some ways EAGLE volunteers are standing for justice and dignity for our neighbors living in poverty:

• Conducting intake interviews with PLS clients;
• Providing legal advice by phone on landlord/tenant and consumer matters;
• Doing Powers of Attorney clinics with immigrant parents:
• Creating advanced directives for low-income seniors;
• Working with PLS staff attorneys at small claims court to assist tenants facing eviction;
• Helping our neighbors clear criminal records from long ago in order to secure a job, education or housing;
• Helping domestic violence victims fill out paperwork to file for divorce from their abuser.

For more information or to inquire about joining the EAGLEs, please contact Max Gibbons at 828-210-3784.