Wednesday, January 20, 2016

VOICES: I quit the NC State Bar for serving power instead of the people

http://www.southernstudies.org/2016/01/voices-i-quit-the-nc-state-bar-for-serving-power-i.html#comment-13317

In January 2014, Lewis Pitts retired from Legal Aid of North Carolina and the practice of law after 40 years as a public-interest attorney. Pitts helped start the Christic Institute, where he was involved in high-profile civil rights cases .......

http://www.southernstudies.org/2016/01/voices-i-quit-the-nc-state-bar-for-serving-power-i.html#comment-13317

NC Lawyers Weekly: Attorney sues NC State Bar over inaction

http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/01/20/attorney-sues-nc-state-bar-over-inaction/

Attorney sues NC State Bar over inaction (access required)

Alleges bar ignored complaint about AG, has conflict of interest

Raleigh lawyer Gene Boyce is suing the North Carolina State Bar for failing to refer his ethical complaint against state Attorney General Roy Cooper to an independent investigator. Boyce said in a recent interview that the state bar created a precedent that paved the way for his suit when it asked the State Bar of Georgia ...


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http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/01/20/attorney-sues-nc-state-bar-over-inaction/