Ask-A-Lawyer Day Is TOMORROW!

The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association will host its annual Ask-A-Lawyer Day at 10 locations across the state on Saturday, Feb. 1. Citizens who wish to speak with an attorney free of charge are invited to do so on this date at the times and locations denoted below.

Anyone with questions about specific legal issues or the legal system in general is urged to take advantage of this unique public service program. Lawyers will be on hand throughout the day to meet one-on-one, face-to-face, with interested individuals in Asheville, Burlington, Burnsville, Chapel Hill, Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro, Hickory, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.

Ask-A-Lawyer Day is being coordinated by the YLD’s Civic Education and Community Relations Committee which is co-chaired by Stephen Cash, Nicholas Bakatsias and Jeremy Shrader.

Locations, times and event coordinators for the 2014 YLD Ask-A-Lawyer Day are:

Asheville: Location: Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event Coordinator: Shannon Barclay, 828-254-0565, Ingrid Friesen, P.A., 77 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801

Burlington: Location: May Memorial Library, 342 S. Spring Street, Burlington, NC 27215 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event Coordinator: Nick Bakatsias, njb@crlaw.com, 336-379-8651, Carruthers & Roth, P.A., 235 N. Edgeworth Street, Greensboro, NC 27401

Burnsville: Location: United Community Bank, Community Room, 603 E Bypass, Burnsville, NC 28714 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event Coordinator: Morgan Peterson, mpeterson@roberts-stevens.com, 828-210-6803, Roberts and Stevens, BB&T Building, Suite 1100, One West Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28802

Chapel Hill: Location: 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event Coordinator: James (“Jim”) Baker, jbaker@hedrickgardner.com, 919-719-3712, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, 4011 Westchase Blvd., Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27607

Charlotte: Location: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library’s ImaginON, 300 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Time: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Event Coordinator: Elias Admassu, eadmassu@hedrickgardner.com, 704-602-8013, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1000, Charlotte, NC 28210

Durham: Location: Durham North Regional Library, 221 Milton Road, Durham, NC 27712 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event Coordinator: Colin Shive, cshive@tharringtonsmith.com, 919-821-4711, Tharrington Smith, LLP, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC 27602

Greensboro: Location: Central Library, 219 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Coordinator: Jeffrey Reichard, JReichard@nexsenpruet.com, 336-387-5139, Nexsen Pruet, LLC, 701 Green Valley Road, Suite 100, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27408

Hickory: Location: 1st floor meeting room at the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, 375 3rd Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601 Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Amber Reinhardt: Amber.Reinhardt@sigmonclark.com, 828-328-2596, Sigmon, Clark, Mackie, Hanvey & Ferrell, P.A., 420 3rd Ave NW # B, Hickory, NC 28601

Wilmington: Location: Independence Mall, 3500 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403. Event will take place in the old Abercrombie Kids store, which is close to the Food Court and next to the Express store. Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event Coordinator: Nicole Shoemaker, nshoemaker@hedrickgardner.com, 910-795-2217, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, 1838 Sir Tyler Drive, Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28405

Winston-Salem: Location: Forsyth Central Library, 660 W. Fifth St., Winston Salem, NC 27101 Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Event Coordinator: Toni Grace, tjg@blancolaw.com, 336-293-9000, Stratford Point Building (5th Floor), 110 South Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104-4299