Bio highlights: Avery Marsh joined Legal Aid of North Carolina in August 2024 as a case coordinator on our Pro Bono Programs team. She has a paralegal certificate and her bachelor’s from UNC Chapel Hill. She has worked as a web developer and has a certificate in artificial intelligence from Stanford University. Her attraction to the law stems from her desire to make a difference. “I’m looking for an industry where helping people is a very clear outcome of what I’m doing,” she says. “Legal Aid NC is a phenomenal place to be. We are helping people with pressing personal problems.”

Resident of: Raleigh, NC

Native of: Chapel Hill, NC

Fun fact:  Avery enjoys competing at fighting game tournaments.

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Bio highlights: Tranisha joined Legal Aid NC as a case coordinator on our Pro Bono Programs team in August 2023. She works exclusively on our Heir Property Pro Bono Project. Tranisha is a licensed realtor who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology and is currently working on a second master’s in clinical mental health counseling.

Resident and native of: Durham, NC

Fun fact: Wants to one day open a community counseling and housing center.

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Bio highlights: Brionna joined Legal Aid as a case coordinator for our Pro Bono Programs team in 2022. She earned her bachelor’s in Social Work from Austin Peay State University, in Tennessee, in 2020. During college, she interned as a social worker at Sigma Health Services, in Raleigh.

Resident of: Raleigh, NC 

Native of: Memphis, TN 

Fun fact: Loves painting, drawing and interior decorating

Bio highlights: Kemiyah joined Legal Aid of North Carolina in 2024 as a Case Coordinator on our Pro Bono Programs team. Kemiyah’s previous experience includes serving as a legal file clerk for Moore & Van Allen, where she focused on corporate law, and serving as a paralegal for the McAdoo Law Group, where she focused on family law and litigation. She earned her bachelor’s in criminal justice from Eastern Kentucky University, and she sees law school in her future. 

As to why she is pursuing a career in law, she says, “I have a philanthropic mindset. I find joy and purpose in helping others, especially in my own community. I believe we all have to do our part to make the world a better place. When my time ends, I want to look back and be proud of what I accomplished and what side of history I was on.” 

Kemiyah is a devoted mother to her daughter, Kimora, born in 2023. 

Resident of: Charlotte, NC 

Native of: Lexington, KY 

Fun fact: I study astrology/planetary alignments and zodiac signs for fun. 

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Bio highlights: Leslie joined Legal Aid in 2016 as a paralegal with The Child’s Advocate, one of our special projects. She previously worked with special populations in the Wake Co. School System and privately. She has a paralegal certificate from Meredith College and a bachelor’s from Montclair State in New Jersey.

Resident of: Garner, NC 

Native of: Parsippany, NJ 

Fun fact: Corgi lover 

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Bio highlights: Grant joined Legal Aid of North Carolina in 2024 as a Case Coordinator on our Pro Bono Programs team. He earned his bachelor’s in political science and communications, with a minor in conflict management, from UNC Chapel Hill in 2024. During his junior and senior years, he worked for the Carolina Center for Public Service on its Engagement Week project, an annual, week-long celebration of research institutions and communities working together to improve the lives of residents. Between his junior and senior years, he interned with the NC Division of Juvenile Justice, where he helped children who had committed criminal acts avoid jail time and further involvement with the justice system. “The legal system can seem big and scary to people unfamiliar with it,” said Grant. “I enjoy helping people navigate the system and relieving them of that fear.”

Resident of: Carrboro, NC

Native of: Wilmington, NC

Fun fact: Can bend his thumbs backwards to touch his wrists