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| Consumer Areas of Practice |
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Welcome to the Consumer Areas of Practice Section subportal! If you are a member of this section, from this site you will be able to access information available only to Consumer Areas of Practice Section members.
Members: If you are not already logged in, please use the link in the upper left corner. If you see a navigation bar on your left, you are logged in.
Non-members: Interested in joining the section? You may join online. By joining the section, you will have access to the section listserv, documents that are shared between members, section publications, and a wealth of other section benefits.
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| About the Consumer Areas of Practice Section |
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The Consumer Areas of Practice Section was created to address several practice areas and topics not squarely covered by other Academy sections, divisions or groups. These subjects include: construction defects; insurers' bad faith; toxic mold; environmental litigation; consumer litigation (e.g., predatory lending, lemon laws); condemnation; class actions, stockholder/investor fraud; mandatory arbitration; and whistleblower/qui tam laws. The Section is designed to serve as a resource in these areas for both its members and other Academy members seeking advice or information. It plans to offer CLE programs on these topics, maintain an active listserv and promote legislative reforms advantageous to North Carolina consumers, policy holders and homeowners.
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| Section News |
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WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW ACTIVE PEOPLE!
Are you interested in getting more actively involved in the Consumer Areas of Practice Section?
If so, there are three Consumer Areas of Practice Executive Committee positions available for the upcoming year...
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Primary duties would be to work with Consumer Areas of Practice Section Chair and Academy staff to build membership to the Consumer Areas of Practice Section.
CLE CHAIR: Primary duties would be to work with the Consumer Areas of Practice Section Chair and Academy staff in developing Consumer Areas of Practice Section CLEs.
PAC CHAIR: Primary duties would be to work with Consumer Areas of Practice Section Chair and Academy staff to involve Section members in supporting PAC.
If you are interested in any of these position, please contact Andrea Davis of the Academy.
MOUNTAIN MAGIC -- SAVE THE DATE!
Enjoy the beauty of Fall and join the Academy community for Mountain Magic at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville on October 23-26, 2008. More details coming in summer!
THE FORECLOSURE PROJECT
As homeowners are facing foreclosure in record numbers in North Carolina, the NC Justice Center and Legal Aid of North Carolina have requested the Academy's help in defending these homeowners in the foreclosure process. This is a call for volunteers! Please read below for project details.
More than 2 million people with subprime loans, which are typically granted to people with less than perfect credit, are facing foreclosure this year and nearly 20 percent of subprime mortgages issued between 2005 and 2006 are projected to fail. Our state's legal aid programs simply cannot handle the volume of these cases alone.
What are we asking for your help with?
We are requesting that attorneys represent individual homeowners who are being threatened with foreclosure or have received a notice of foreclosure hearing. You will be receiving an email with details about this project this week. Training and sample pleadings will also be provided to interested volunteers. Volunteers' responsibilities will be limited to defending foreclosures; negotiating with lender(s); and evaluating a client's affirmative remedies. You would not be asked to file civil actions as part of this program. Attorneys at Legal Aid, who have developed expertise in this area, will represent cases in which a civil suit is necessary.
The Academy gratefully thanks the NC Justice Center's Carlene McNulty,and Consumer Areas of Practice Section Chair Jim Hopf, for their leadership in spearheading this project. If you are interested in volunteering for this project or would like to share feedback, please send an email to Liz Avery-Jones
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| 2008-09 Membership List |
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| Structure & Governance |
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CHAIR
Andy Penry
510 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 319
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.833.9449
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VICE CHAIR
Carlene McNulty
224 S. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27611
919.856.2161
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SECRETARY/TREASURER
John O'Neal
7 Battleground Ct
Ste. 212
Greensboro, NC 27408
336.510.7904
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IMMED. PAST CHAIR
Jim Hopf
1694 E. Arlington Blvd. #E
Greenville, NC 27858
252.756.1883
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At-Large Member
Gary Jackson
521 East Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.377.6680 |
PAC Chair
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Membership Chair
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