CHARLOTTE — Channel 9, along with Action 9 Attorney Jason Stoogenke, held its annual Lawyers on Call event on Friday.
The event allowed residents to speak with North Carolina-licensed attorneys for free and confidential legal advice.
The program was sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Foundation to help connect the public with legal professionals.
According to the North Carolina State Bar, nearly half of the state’s counties are classified as “legal deserts,” meaning they have less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents.
While many of these areas are rural, the Charlotte area also shows a high demand for legal assistance.
Harrison Lord is one of the North Carolina attorneys who volunteers for the event each year. Lord said the program allows legal professionals to fulfill their primary career goals.
“It’s my favorite day of the year to be a lawyer...” Lord said. “It’s an opportunity to do the things that we all went to law school to do. To help people. To give back to our communities.”
Last year, the event connected 3,184 callers with legal volunteers. Lord noted that the inquiries cover a wide variety of legal fields.
This year, 3,291 people in the Charlotte area called, creating a new record.
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