THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR SPRING JOURNAL2013 IN THIS ISSUE Call 4All—The Opportunity and Need for Pro Bono Service page 12 “So, How Much is My Case Worth?” page 18 Meet the Federal Judges—Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. page 22 THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR JOURNAL Spring 2013 FEATURES Volume 18, Number 1 12 Call 4All—The Opportunity and Editor Need for Pro Bono Service Jennifer R. Duncan By Debbie Hildebran-Bachofen Publications Committee 14 “[A]lmost Nothing in Ready G. Gray Wilson, Chair Dorothy Bernholz, Vice-Chair Change”—The 19th Century Law Lauren Collins Practice of David Swain Harry B. Crow Margaret H. Dickson By Willis P. Whichard Rebecca Eggers-Gryder Forrest A. Ferrell 18“So, How Much is My Case Worth?” Douglas R. Gill By Shannon B. English James W. Hall Anna Hamrick Charles Hardee 22 Meet the Federal Judges—Judge Darrin D. Jordan Max O. Cogburn Jr. Sonya C. McGraw By Michelle Rippon Robert Montgomery Nancy Black Norelli Harold (Butch) Pope 24Lobsters and Lawyers: Barbara B. 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He provided valuable sparked my interest in trial and appellate law County—in a family of mostly guidance during convention planning and, and persuaded me that criminal practice was farmers and businessmen