At Moore & Van Allen, we prioritize pro bono and hands-on volunteer opportunities. Each of our signature service efforts is built on the firm’s long held belief that together, we can do more. Together, we can dream more, believe more, share more, inspire more, and serve more.
Areas of Focus
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Public Service Committee
MVA’s Public Service Committee, established in 2001, leads the firm’s public service and pro bono efforts by identifying, coordinating, and facilitating opportunities for MVA attorneys and staff. To better focus its efforts, the committee developed a series of internal public service and pro bono projects to maximize case intake and volunteer engagement. Each project is managed by a volunteer project leader who coordinates efforts with the firm’s community partner organizations.
| Edward P. O'Keefe Co-chair, Co-head of Financial Regulatory Advice & Response edwardokeefe@mvalaw.com |
| Sarah Byrne Co-chair, Member sarahbyrne@mvalaw.com |
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Maggie Akers, Director of Public Affairs & Special Projects |  |
Rachel LaBruyere, Associate, Litigation |
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Quentin Becker, Associate, Financial Services |  |
James McDonald, Manager of Belonging & Community Engagement |
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Bill Butler, Member, Litigation |  |
Karin McGinnis, Co-head of Privacy & Data Security, Employment & Labor, and Litigation |
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Rob Fisher, Member, Taxation |  |
Alyssa McLean, Paralegal, Commercial Real Estate
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Amanda Franklin, Member, Immigration |  |
Kaitlin Powers, Member, Financial Services |
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Stephanie Gryder, Human Resources Director - Professionals |  |
Nader Raja, Member, Litigation |
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George Hanna, Member, Litigation |  |
Halee Smith, Associate, Financial Restructuring
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Sally Hentz, Paralegal |  |
Mike Zeller, Head of Global Services, Co-head of ESOP Transactions
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Community Engagement
Moore & Van Allen’s rich history of life-changing community impact would not be possible without the firm’s incredible alliances with nonprofit partners, civic organizations, clients across the region and of course, our generous employees.Moore & Van Allen is proud to support organizations dedicated to improving our community. MVA and its employees recognize the incredible value of investing in our long-standing partners by way of hands-on pro bono and public service hours, board service, and charitable contributions. The following represents a handful of organizations that Moore & Van Allen is proud to work alongside and who share the firm’s vision of serving the greater good.
Adams Street Foundation Alexander Youth Network American Heart Association Arts & Science Council Arts+ Beds for Kids Blumenthal Performing Arts Boys & Girls Club of Charlotte Bright Blessings Camp Luck Care Ring, Inc. Catawba Lands Conservancy Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Charlotte PRIDE Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library Foundation Child Care Resources Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Community Building Initiative Community Matters Café Community School of the Arts Council for Children’s Rights Crisis Assistance Ministry Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina Foundation for the Carolinas Give Hope Green Beret Foundation Heart Math Tutoring Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Human Society of Charlotte Human Trafficking Legal Center Justice Ministries JDRF |
Legal Aid of North Carolina Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Levine Jewish Community Center March of Dimes Mecklenburg Bar Foundation Mint Museum of Art National Survivor Law Collective North Carolina Bar Foundation North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center PFLAG Charlotte PrideLink Pro Bono Institute Pro Bono Net Roof Above Safe Alliance Salvation Army Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Supportive Housing Communities Sustain Charlotte The Arts Empowerment Project Thompson Child & Family United Way of Central Carolinas Urban Land Institute Urban Promise Veterans Bridge Home Veterans Life Center Wayfinders Women Lawyers of Charlotte Women’s Impact Fund Youth Development Initiatives YWCA of the Central Carolinas |
Signature Pro Bono Programs
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