RALEIGH, N.C. – Anitra Brown, a 2014 Campbell Law graduate, has been selected as a recipient of the North Carolina State Bar’s Annual Student Pro Bono Service Award. Brown will be honored for her pro bono work as a third-year student last year at the North Carolina State Bar’s 50-Year Lawyers’ Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel.
“I’m humbled to be recognized by my profession for pro bono service,” said Brown, who passed the North Carolina Bar Exam on her first attempt this past July. “As far as I’m concerned, however, the honor really goes to my team of dedicated students who stood behind the new vision, our director of student life and pro bono opportunities, the faculty members who made pro bono a priority, and Dean Leonard who made increasing pro bono opportunities one of his first goals as our new leader.”
Brown served as the director of Campbell Law’s Pro Bono Council as a third-year student during the 2013-14 academic year. Under her leadership, the Pro Bono Council added four new pro bono projects to its portfolio, including The Reentry Project, Child Permanency Appeals Project, Navigator Healthcare Project and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project, while continuing to operate the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project. Brown was instrumental in assisting the Campbell Law administration with the creation of new policies and procedures for the development and implementation of the new pro bono projects.
“Anitra Brown is certainly a most deserving recipient of this honor,” said Campbell Law Director of Student Life & Pro Bono Opportunities Beth Froehling. “Her genuine commitment to pro bono and public service was evident throughout her time at Campbell Law, and I have no doubt that it will continue to remain a priority for her throughout her professional career.”
The annual award was instituted by the North Carolina State Bar many years ago in an effort to recognize the public service being rendered by law school students.
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