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NC Pro Bono Resource Center Highlights LitSmart Attorney and Volunteer Jarrad Smith

Katie King April 2nd, 2019
Jarrad Smith

The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center recently profiled LitSmart E-Discovery Attorney Jarrad Smith's pro bono and volunteer efforts. After Hurricane Florence, Jarrad volunteered with the NC Pro Bono Resource Center as a pro bono attorney in the New Bern FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) interviewing clients and conducting intakes. He returned to New Bern for a FEMA Appeal and Restoration Clinic where he assisted clients seeking appeals of their disaster assistance decisions. To read more about why Jarrad believes it is important for attorneys to give back to their communities and his tips for doing so successfully, please click here.

Topics: Pro Bono Volunteer Disaster Relief Ethical Duties LitSmart

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