Larissa Mervin
Managing Attorney
“I consider it a privilege and responsibility to help our clients and neighbors access their most basic civil legal needs by partnering with them to navigate the justice system. How fortunate are we that we get the opportunity to use our professional degrees to do this rewarding work alongside such dedicated colleagues and friends?! It is truly an honor and an amazing calling.”
About
Larissa Mañón Mervin is the Regional Managing Attorney of Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Charlotte Metro region, where she oversees the Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia offices, and manages the Charlotte office’s operations, personnel, and case work in a variety of practice areas, including landlord-tenant, domestic violence, family, and consumer law. Prior to serving as Regional Managing Attorney, Larissa worked in various roles at Legal Aid NC, including as supervising attorney with Legal Aid NC’s statewide Pro Bono Program, supervising attorney with the Domestic Violence Unit at Legal Aid – Charlotte, and as a domestic violence staff attorney in the Concord, Raleigh, and Durham offices. In those roles, she primarily represented survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in their civil protection order cases.
Larissa received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2008 and her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2011. She serves on various boards and bar associations, including the American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, and Mecklenburg County Bar Association. She is also actively involved in her local Cabarrus Co. community of Harrisburg, NC, where she lives with her family. Outside of work, Larissa enjoys traveling and spending quality time with her family and friends.