Wills for Heroes
The Young Lawyers Division of the North
Carolina Bar Association will host a Wills for Heroes program in Raleigh on
Saturday, April 18, 2009 on the campus of Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Wills for
Heroes provides free essential estate planning documents including wills and
powers of attorney to first responders including policemen, firefighters, and
emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The program will begin with appointments
at 10 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m.; final appointments will begin at 4 p.m. First
responders from Wake County and the surrounding area who wish to participate are
instructed to contact Bennie C. Collins, Wake County EMS Division Chief via
telephone at (919) 856-5876 or via email at bennie.collins@co.wake.nc.us. The
Wills for Heroes Foundation was established by attorneys Anthony Hayes of South
Carolina and Jeff Jacobson of Arizona after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks. The Foundation works to assist first responders across the country in a
number of ways, including providing free estate planning documents and other
financial assistance programs. The NCBA Young Lawyers Division adopted Wills for
Heroes as a public service project in 2007 and has previously held programs in
Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro, Cary, and Winston-Salem. Volunteer attorneys
have prepared thousands of estate planning documents for first responders and
their spouses at no charge.