Kilpatrick Stockton provides leading gift to Legal Aid of North Carolina campaign

Article Date: Wednesday, May 09, 2007

For the second year in a row, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP has provided the largest leading gift to Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Access to Justice Campaign.

"Kilpatrick Stockton is privileged to work with Legal Aid of North Carolina and its lawyers to further our mutual commitment to the provision of pro bono legal services to those in need," said Debbie Segal, Kilpatrick Stockton Pro Bono Partner. "This gift enables Legal Aid to continue its essential work in the North Carolina communities where we work and live. The Firm looks forward to continuing to work with LANC for many years."

Kilpatrick Stockton’s $25,000 donation will be utilized to provide legal support for low-income people in North Carolina in order to ensure equal access to the legal system.

“We are certainly thrilled that one of the country’s largest law firms continues to support our efforts to provide legal services to low-income people in North Carolina,” said George Hausen, executive director of Legal Aid of North Carolina. “Kilpatrick Stockton has helped us with both financial and volunteer support over the years."

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Access to Justice Campaign is an annual fundraising drive to reach out to the private bar, corporations and the community and seek critical funds for support its efforts to provide powerful, life-altering solutions to the legal issues that confront poor people in North Carolina.

Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: London; Stockholm; Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; New York City, New York; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle. For more information about Kilpatrick Stockton, please visit www.kilpatrickstockton.com.

Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to eligible, low-income people in all 100 counties in North Carolina through 24, geographically located offices in North Carolina. LANC’s clients typically have an annual income of 125% or less of the federally established poverty levels. In 2006, LANC closed more than 19,000 cases across North Carolina.

CONTACTS:

• George Hausen (Executive Director, LANC, Raleigh, NC), 919-856-2564
  
  Debbie Segal (Pro Bono Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, GA), 404-815-6167
  
  Dock Kornegay (Director, Public Relations & Development, Raleigh, NC), 919-856-2564

Last Update: Tuesday, January 15, 2008