2024-05-02T13:49:10-05:00 2023-06-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 3800 GLENWOOD AVE SUITE 200 RALEIGH NC 27612 990 2022-07-01 561765006 UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES C/O PAMARAH GERACE ATTY NCSU UNIV 9195157091 PO BOX 7123 RALEIGH NC 276957123 PAMARAH GERACE DIRECTOR, USLS 9195157091 2024-04-23 1 PAMARAH GERACE 999009999 1 BREE-ANN WEIDNER P01319397 9197821040 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PAMARAH GERACE PO BOX 7123 RALEIGH NC 276957123 459750 0 X HTTP://STUDENTLEGAL.DASA.NCSU.EDU/ X 1992 NC TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO REGISTERED STUDENTS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. 7 7 4 7 0 0 0 0 443055 459750 0 0 0 0 443055 459750 0 0 0 0 416178 431659 0 0 0 26884 28093 443062 459752 -7 -2 45406 45406 20204 20206 25202 25200 X UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES (USLS) PROVIDES LEGAL EDUCATION, ADVICE, AND REPRESENTATION FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED NC STATE STUDENTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES THAT EQUIP STUDENTS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND RESOLVE THEIR LEGAL PROBLEMS WITH AS LITTLE DISRUPTION AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR WELL-BEING AND ACADEMIC GOALS. USLS IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION INITIALLY CREATED BY STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND FUNDED BY STUDENT FEES, WHICH PROVIDES AFFORDABILITY OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS. 0 0 431652 459750 STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES BEGAN AT NC STATE IN 1986 AND BECAME AN INCORPORATED NON-PROFIT (501C3) IN 1992. THE OFFICE BEGAN WITH TWO FULLTIME ATTORNEYS. A THIRD ATTORNEY WAS ADDED IN 1992 AND THEN A FOURTH IN 2014, WITH A FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS. ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY FINANCIAL AID WORK STUDY AND OTHER STUDENT EMPLOYEES. TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THE ATTORNEYS ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES MAINTAINS THEIR OWN ACCOUNT, AUDITED ANNUALLY BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND IS REIMBURSED MONTHLY BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM STUDENT LEGAL SERVICE FEES PAID BY THE STUDENTS. TOTAL CASES WERE 3,492 IN 2022. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE: ADVICE ON LEGAL MATTERS, CORRESPONDENCE AND PHONE CALLS ON STUDENTS' BEHALF, SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, DRAFTING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS, LEGAL DOCUMENT REVIEW, COURT REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL MATTERS OF $10,000 OR LESS, CRIMINAL EXPUNGEMENTS, RESOURCE REFERRALS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND ADVISEMENT AND REPRESENTATION ON LEGAL MATTERS FOR REGISTERED STUDENT GROUPS/STUDENT GOVERNMENT/STUDENT MEDIA/UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD. THE TOP CASE TYPES HANDLED ARE: LANDLORD/TENANT; IMMIGRATION; CRIMINAL; TRAFFIC; AND DOMESTIC/ESTATE. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION FOR THE FOLLOWING: DISPUTES BETWEEN TWO NC STATE STUDENTS, DISPUTES WITH NC STATE UNIVERSITY, DISPUTES AGAINST THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DISPUTES WHICH WOULD VIOLATE THE ATTORNEY'S DUTIES UNDER THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AS SET OUT BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BAR, DISPUTES OUTSIDE THE LEGAL PARAMETERS OF THE PREPAID LEGAL PLAN, AND DISPUTES THAT REQUIRE APPEARANCES OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF WAKE/DURHAM/HARNETT/JOHNSTON/FRANKLIN/CHATHAM.CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING: ALCOHOL COALITION/HARM REDUCTION, SART, WAKE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE, NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, ACADEMIC COURSES, ON-SITE WEEKLY VET SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS, ORIENTATIONS, HOUSING FAIR, OPEN HOUSES, PANELS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND ADVISEMENT OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. 431652 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC X PAMARAH GERACE 9195157091 1107 PULLEN HALL NCSU RALEIGH NC 276957123 TIMOTHY REID CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON MARKET VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN MARTINO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN MCGUINNESS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTY RAIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN TROXLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL HOUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMARAH GERACE ATTORNEY 50.00 X 104500 0 24096 104500 0 24096 1 0 0 0 0 STUDENT LEGAL FEES 900099 459750 459750 459750 459750 459750 0 0 130733 111123 19610 232500 232500 13344 13344 29116 29116 25966 25966 8490 8490 7232 7232 953 953 2481 2481 3789 3789 DUES & REGISTRATIONS 2550 2550 LIBRARY EXPENSE 1756 1756 CONTINUING EDUCATION 788 788 PARKING 54 54 459752 431652 28100 0 10527 10953 34879 34453 45406 45406 204 206 20000 20000 20204 20206 X 25202 25200 25202 25200 45406 45406 -2 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 475251 485246 447390 443055 459750 2310692 475251 485246 447390 443055 459750 2310692 0 0 0 2310692 475251 485246 447390 443055 459750 2310692 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X 0 UNEXPENDED ADVANCE 20000 20000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND THEREFORE NO MINUTES TO DOCUMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE FORM IS ALSO REVIEWED AT A BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINED WITHIN EACH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, WHICH ALSO REFERENCES THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR AND ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR TRAINS THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FURTHER, THE BOARD IS INSTRUCTED AT THE MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR THAT THERE IS AN ON-GOING DUTY TO DISCLOSE IF THEY BECOME AWARE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT, THAT MEMBER MUST RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ALL EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION OF ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE IS USED TO BENCHMARK SALARIES. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS SALARY COMPARISION WITH GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES, PRIVATE EMPLOYERS, LIKE STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES OFFICES BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AS WELL AS SPECIFIC NUMBERS FOR THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE SAME FIELDS IN NC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.