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| Family Law Section |
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| About the Family Law Section |
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A message from the Section Chair
I am honored and pleased to serve as Chair of the Academy’s Family Law Section. And I am honored and pleased to be working with a fine assembly of attorneys who have volunteered to serve as executive board officers, committee chairs, and committee members. (A full directory of the executive board and committee members is included below.)
We hope to fulfill the basic services you expect as a section member:
- CLEs worth your time and money
- Advocacy of good family law in our legislature
- Programs and activities that span out across the state to reach our membership statewide
- Full participation of the Family Law Section on the Academy’s at-large committees and programs such as the Academy’s Legal Affairs Committee and its appellate assistance and ethics programs
- Timely information on family law appellate court decisions and family law bills introduced in our legislature.
And we hope to do more. We hope to expand the participation of the Family Law Section in community service projects statewide. This goal falls into lockstep with the Academy’s overarching “Communications Plan,” which was explained in full detail in the June 2007 edition of Trial Briefs. I will be serving on the Academy’s Communications Committee and our own section committees, Communications and Public Education, will be “leading the charge” for our section to reach this goal.
To that end, I am instituting an annual award to be given to a Family Law Section member who spends the most hours in pro bono legal services in family law. The award will be presented at the Academy’s June Convention. Beyond the representation of pro bono clients, pro bono services can include speaking at free clinics, or offering free legal advice at your local domestic violence center, or participating in the Academy’s “Free Conversation with an Attorney” program. Under this program, you will provide a free initial consultation over the phone or e-mail. I encourage you to volunteer for this program and to begin now to keep records of your pro bono legal services to compete for the pro bono services award in June.
Jeanne Ford,
Section Chair
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| Structure and Governance |
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| Section News |
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MOUNTAIN MAGIC -- SAVE THE DATE!
Enjoy the beauty of Fall and join the Academy community for Mountain Magic at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville on October 23-26, 2008. More details coming in summer!
July 2008 Newsletter
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| 2008-09 Membership List |
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CHAIR
Jeanne Ford
PO Box 1327
Cary, NC 27512
919.859.5585 |
VICE-CHAIR & ETHICS CHAIR
Deb Halvorsen
380 Knollwood St.
Ste. 720
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336.722.1534
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SECRETARY/NEWSLETTER CHAIR
Sheryl Friedrichs
PO Box 1187
Wake Forest, NC 27588
919.556.3134
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IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Mary Lifson Hilbert
403 E. Edenton St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919.256.3971
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Legislative Chair
Paula McGrann
8396 Six Forks Rd.
Ste. 201
Raleigh, NC 27615
919.866.1226
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CLE Chair
Heather McKinney
300 Teal Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
336.272.9122
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Membership Chair; Appeals Monitor Committee Member
Judy Tseng
8396 Six Forks Rd.
Ste. 201
Raleigh, NC 27615
919.656.5887
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Communications Chair
Heather Williams
4601 Six Forks Rd.
Ste. 405
Raleigh, NC 27609
919.510.8140 |
Communications Co-Chair
Thomasina Gore
PO Box 647
Raleigh, NC 27602
919.832.5559 |
Appeals Monitor
Elise Morgan Whitley
PO Box 25226
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336.760.1400 |
Legal Affairs/Appellate Assistance Chair
Jonathan McGirt
PO Box 1029
Raleigh, NC 27602
919.833.3114 |
Publications Chair
Jeanne Ford
PO Box 1327
Cary, NC 27512
919.859.5585 |
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Membership Committee Member
Amber Ellis
PO Box 2129
Sanford, NC 27331
919.842.3937
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Legislative Committee Member
Jeanne Ford
PO Box 1327
Cary, NC 27512
919.859.5585 |
Publications Committee Member
Sundee Stephenson
4050--G Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252.808.3344 |
Ex Officio
Anna Worley
PO Box 1677
Raleigh, NC 27602
919.821.1860
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Communications Committee Member
Shonnese Stanback
One Copely Pkwy.
Ste. 212
Morrisville, NC 27560
919.469.6013
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Appeals Monitor Committee Member
Ruth Bradshaw
380 Knollwood St.
Ste. 720
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
337.722.1534 |
Appeals Monitor Committee Member
Michael Bender
216 Hwy 70 West
Garner, NC 27529
919.772.4000
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Appeals Monitor Committee Member
Christopher Beacham
4392 NC 903 South
Winterville, NC 28590
910.591.6251
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