NC IOLTA Strengthened by Strategic Plan, Longtime Involvement of NCBA Leadership
North Carolina Lawyer Magazine and NC IOLTA board chair Shelby Duffy Benton explore how the program has benefited from having many past presidents of the North Carolina Bar Association as trustees.
A provision in the state 2026 Appropriations Act sets new requirements for NC IOLTA, including redirecting IOLTA funds previously used to support civil legal aid to the state Office of Indigent Defense Services for its Private Assigned Counsel Fund. Information about the implementation of this legislation and updates to the website are forthcoming.
More information about the requirements set forth in the legislation is available here. Information about the Oct. 9, 2026, constitutional challenge to this provision is available here.
