MECKLENBURG COUNTY BAR


MAY 28
EVENTS
June 4
Swearing-In Ceremony
Fairfield Inn & Suites, 4 p.m.
June 11
Memorial Service for Neil C. Cooksey
Mecklenburg County Courthouse, 1 p.m. 
June 13
MCB Cares 5K
Bar & Foundation Center, 8 a.m.
June 13
MCB Cares 5K Post-Race Community Celebration
Bar & Foundation Center Lawn, 8 a.m.
SECTIONS / YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION 
May 29
YLD Spring Social
Sugar Creek Brewing Company - 215 Southside Dr., 5 p.m. 
June 5
YLD Working Mothers Luncheon
Bar & Foundation Center, 12 p.m. 
June 8
Juvenile Law Section Meeting
Mecklenburg County Courthouse - Room 9610, 12:15 p.m.
June 11
Sole Practitioner / Small Firm Section Lunch
Bar & Foundation Center - Lawyers Mutual Professional Development Training Room, 12 p.m.
June 18
Immigration Section Lunch
Lebowski's - 1524 East Blvd., 12 p.m. 
June 24
Sole Practitioner / Small Firm Section Breakfast
Toast Cafe - Dilworth - 2400 Park Rd., 8:30 a.m.
June 25
Bar & Foundation Center - Event Hall, 6 p.m.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 

 

The Relatives - Volunteer Service Project
The MCB's Community Services Committee is working with The Relatives, a local nonprofit, to offer a service project with a legal nexus to MCB members. 

 

Attorney Sponsors for MCB Swearing-In Ceremonies

The MCB is now recruiting attorney sponsors for the Spring 2015 Swearing-In court session and Ceremony. Contact Chris Hood to volunteer.

Formal ceremony: Thurs., Jun. 4, 4 p.m., Fairfield Inn & Suites - Uptown

Court session: Tues., Jun. 16, 12:15 p.m., Mecklenburg County Courthouse

 

YLD Community Service Project & Legal Clinic
Food pantry volunteers contact Stacey Vandiford, Legal Clinic volunteers contact Barrett Morris.

Tues., Jun. 9, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., Catholic Diocese Food Pantry (1123 S. Church St.) 

 

MCB Pro Bono Volunteer Opportunities

You can make a difference! The MCB's pro bono program is seeking volunteer attorneys for the following case types: 

  • eight child custody cases
  • two landlord/tenant cases
  • one nonprofit case
  • one estate planning case
  • one guardianship case

Your act of volunteerism can have a profound impact on meeting the legal needs of the community. For more information and/or to volunteer, please fill out a pro bono volunteer form and/or e-mail Megan Bollinger.

 

MECKLENBURG BAR FOUNDATION 


Click Here to Donate In 2014, the MBF received the 2nd highest number of grant request in history.  Thanks to the incredible generosity of attorneys, law firms, legal departments and corporations in supporting the 2014 Lawyers' Impact Fund, the MBF awarded 11 grants totaling $124,062 in 2015.  

Read about the grant recipients.


 
Thanks to all the firms and individuals that have stepped up to get our 2015 campaign off to a great start.  Don't miss your chance to join your colleagues in helping us help others - Be a Foundation Friend!  Support your BFF!


Pledge or Donate online

View the 2015 MBF Donor List


For more information or to make other donation arrangements, please contact Leah Reed Campbell, Director of Foundation Development at [email protected] or 704/375-8624. 

 

COURTS CORNER

 

Honorable Cornelius Blackshear Presidential Fellowship

The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges is accepting applications through 7/1/15 for minority lawyers who practice bankruptcy law to attend the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges on Sept. 27 - 30 in Miami Beach.

 

Mecklenburg County Courthouse Technology

See training videos for the new TeamBoard and CR 6130 technology.

 

OBITUARIES
PREFERRED SUPPORTERS

Bridge Pointe Nurse Consulting

acts as a member of the litigation team to provide comprehensive 

services for MedioLegal cases from case screening through trial. Katie Leon Guerrero, Registered Nurse and Founder of Bridge Pointe, is also an Expert Witness in the area of Labor & Delivery, newborn and neonatal care; Bridge Point is available for onsite and remote support.
Carolina Legal Staffing 
provides temporary and permanent attorneys, paralegals and support staff to law firms and corporate legal departments throughout North and South Carolina since 1997. We have experienced recruiters in our offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville and Columbia.
Charlotte School of Law 
offers a student-centered curriculum that focuses on experiential learning: the hands-on learning needed to equip graduates with leadership, management and interpersonal skills that are necessary for career success. To Change the World, You First Need to Experience It. 

Forward Wealth Management
was founded with a vision to change the way financial advice is delivered. We combine active planning with intentional investing to serve attorneys as they plan for their most important financial goals.
 

 

 To learn how you can become an MCB Preferred Supporter, please   

or call 704/375-8624.

Disclaimer: This information was provided by vendors and is not a complete list of all available products and services. The Mecklenburg County Bar has not tested or analyzed the products and services described and makes no representations regarding their usability or fitness for any purpose.


 

 

Lamb Capital, LLC
provides investment risk management and tax solutions to lawyers and other high income professionals through our strategic relationships with private wealth managers. Our mission is to enhance long term investment performance by managing risk and maximizing tax efficiency.
 

 

 

Lawyers Mutual 

Insurance Company

 has been providing continuous coverage to North Carolina lawyers since 1977. Our mission is to meet the needs of North Carolina lawyers at reasonable cost with quality service and coverage.

 

MyCase

 MyCase is the premier web-based management software. Built as a complete platform, MyCase offers features that seamlessly cover all the daily functions that a modern, small law firm requires in one platform at an affordable price. 

  

NOVA Office Strategies 

offers a wide range of customized document management solutions for law firms and corporations that have complex and demanding projects with tight deadlines. We Listen to our clients' needs and work together to deliver superior and secure solutions.