Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce 27 attorneys and professionals recently teamed up with attorneys and professional staff from Duke Energy to create simple wills, powers of attorney, and advance directives for Mecklenburg County residents aged 60 years and over. This is the third year Parker Poe has partnered with Duke Energy for this pro bono work. The project is led by the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy.
There are about 150,000 seniors who call Mecklenburg County home and roughly a quarter of them live on incomes that are under 200% of the federal poverty level, according to the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. The center relies on this type of pro bono work to help these seniors create what are considered key end-of-life planning documents.
The project is part of the Pro Bono Institute's EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day, now in its third year. The day of service seeks to address key legal needs of underserved communities.
Duke Energy attorney Alex Castle and Parker Poe attorney Caroline Barrineau led the efforts in the project along with assistance from Parker Poe attorney Michael Crook. The project was made possible with the support of Courtney Viebrock, Soreé Finley, and Sidonia Gibilisco at the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. Parker Poe manager of learning and development Angie Gumucio also provided support for the event. In addition, the following Parker Poe attorneys and professionals took part:
- Associate Ola Ajao
- Partner Jason Benton
- Associate Preston Dole
- Associate Phil Fajgenbaum
- Paralegal Johanna Gervet
- Associate Alex Hill
- Associate Remington Jackson
- Associate Jasmine Little
- Partner Tim Logan
- Counsel Brie Maris
- Paralegal Carrie Marshall
- Paralegal Christie Norris
- Associate Olivia Osburn
- Partner LaToya Parker
- Partner Merrick Parrott
- Partner Daniel Peterson
- Paralegal Joyce Reid
- Law Clerk Zaire Reid
- Immigration Project Manager Amy Hilton Schuler
- Associate Hunter Snowden
- Associate Andy Walsh
- Associate Landon Whitley
- Paralegal Hunter Wilson
- Associate Michael Youssef
- Associate Cassie Zietlow
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