Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO CURRENTLY REGISTERED NC STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. WE DO PREVENTIVE LAW BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AS WELL AS TALKING TO NUMEROUS CLASSES AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS ON LEGAL ISSUES BY CONTRIBUTING TO MEDIA THROUGH NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, JOURNALISM ARTICLES AND PODCASTS.
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO REGISTERED STUDENTS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY.
SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: ADVICE ON LEGAL MATTERS, CORRESPONDENCE AND PHONE CALLS ON STUDENTS' BEHALF, SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, DRAFTING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS, LEGAL DOCUMENT REVIEW, COURT REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL MATTERS OF $10,000 OR LESS, CRIMINAL EXPUNGEMENTS, RESOURCE REFERRALS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND ADVISEMENT AND REPRESENTATION ON LEGAL MATTERS FOR REGISTERED STUDENT GROUPS/STUDENT GOVERNMENT/STUDENT MEDIA/UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD. THE TOP TYPES OF CASES HANDLED ARE: CRIMINAL; LANDLORD/TENANT; IMMIGRATION; TRAFFIC; AND DOMESTIC/ESTATE.THE TOP TYPES OF CASES HANDLED ARE: IMMIGRATION (23%), CRIMINAL (14%), LANDLORD/TENANT (12%), DOMESTIC/ESTATE (9%), ADMINISTRATIVE (8%), TRAFFIC (8%), AND TAX (6%). STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES BEGAN AT NC STATE IN 1986 AND BECAME AN INCORPORATED NON-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IN 1992. THE OFFICE BEGAN WITH TWO FULL-TIME ATTORNEYS AND AFTER ADDING A THIRD POSITION IN 1992, ADDED A FOURTH FULL-TIME ATTORNEY IN 2014-15 WITH A FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS. ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY FINANCIAL AID WORK STUDY AND OTHER STUDENT EMPLOYEES. TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THE ATTORNEYS ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES MAINTAINS THEIR OWN ACCOUNT, AUDITED ANNUALLY BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND IS REIMBURSED MONTHLY BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM STUDENT LEGAL SERVICE FEES PAID BY THE STUDENTS. THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL CASES IS 3,000 AND GROWS STEADILY EACH YEAR. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING: ALCOHOL COALITION, THE ALLIANCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION ("ASAP"), WAKE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE, NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, ACADEMIC COURSES, ON-SITE WEEKLY VET SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS, ORIENTATIONS, HOUSING FAIR, OPEN HOUSES, PANELS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND ADVISEMENT OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION FOR THE FOLLOWING: DISPUTES BETWEEN TWO NC STATE STUDENTS, DISPUTES WITH NC STATE UNIVERSITY, DISPUTES AGAINST THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DISPUTES WHICH WOULD VIOLATE THE ATTORNEY'S DUTIES UNDER THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AS SET OUT BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BAR, DISPUTES OUTSIDE THE LEGAL PARAMETERS OF THE PREPAID LEGAL PLAN, AND DISPUTES THAT REQUIRE APPEARANCES OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF WAKE, DURHAM, ORANGE, JOHNSTON, AND FRANKLIN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Pamarah Gerace | ATTORNEY | 55 | $101,000 |
| Thomas Younce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Troxler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Rain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kiera Jonson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Garrison Seitz | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Mitchell Moravec | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Carter | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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