North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society Announces Inductees for Pro Bono Service in 2023
The 24th Judicial District is pleased to share that the following members were inducted in the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society for pro bono service in 2023. The Pro Bono Honor Society was established to recognize the invaluable contributions of legal professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to ensure that justice is accessible to all. Members of the society are celebrated not only for their dedication to pro bono. The North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society celebrates those attorneys who have met their professional responsibility enshrined in Rule 6.1, increasing access to justice for those in need. The Society allows the North Carolina legal profession to celebrate the importance of attorney volunteerism and to encourage colleagues and peers to get involved. work but also for upholding the highest standards of the legal profession.
North Carolina Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 encourages North Carolina attorneys to provide at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services each year to those who are unable to pay. Attorneys licensed in North Carolina (or attorneys who provide services under North Carolina Pro Bono Practice Status) who report at least 50 hours of pro bono legal service (i.e. activity under NC RPC 6.1(a)) in a year will be inducted into that year’s cohort of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society and receive a certificate from the Supreme Court of North Carolina recognizing their valuable contributions to the people of North Carolina.
Adam Linett
Adam Arthur
Alad D. Woodlief Jr.
Amanda M. Willis
Amiel J. Rossabi
Andrew Clifford
Ashley Chandler
Ben H. Sirmons Jr.
Brandy C. Gillenwater
Brian McMillan
Carrie Hanger
Charles P. Younce
Charles W. Calkins
Claire Regina O’Brien**
Daixi Xu
Daniel Adams
Daniel Colston
Daniel W. Koenig
D. Clark Smith Jr.**
David McDonald
D. Beth Langley
Elizabeth Hinds
Elizabeth Troutman
Elizabeth Lamb
Emily Mundt
Frankie Jones Jr
Gerald Walden Jr.**
James H. Slaughter**
James Lester
Jason Hicks**
Jason Aycoth
Jeffrey Weber
Jonathan M. Parisi**
Jonathan Wall**
Kearns Davis**
Nikki Feliciano
Mallory Horne
Manisha P. Patel**
Marc Isaacson
Margaret Chase
Marjorie Benbow
Mark Smith
Mary E. Hassell
Maureen Murray
McCathern Marie Painter
Michael Baker
Michael Devaney
Norman F. Klick Jr.
Phyllis J. Lile-King
Robert A. Wells
Robert C. Hunter
Robert W. Saunders
Samuel Richardson III
Schott K. Tippett
Scott W. Gaylord
Sharon Elizabeth Dunmore
S. Leigh Rodenbough IV
S. Collins Saint
Taniya Reaves
Theodora A. Vaporis**
Tommy S. Plalock III
Tyler Lane Younts
W. Erwin Fuller Jr.**
**denotes Greensboro Bar Association members also inducted into the Herb Falk Society for providing in excess of 75 hours of pro bono service under the NC Rules of Professional Conduct.
This year’s honorees have collectively contributed hundreds of hours of pro bono service, assisting individuals and families with legal challenges ranging from housing and employment to immigration and family law. Their efforts have had a profound impact on the lives of countless residents in North Carolina and our community, reinforcing the principle that access to justice should not be limited by one’s financial circumstances.
For more information about the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society or to learn how you can get involved, please visit https://ncprobono.org/honorsociety/.
