About me
Larissa Mañón Mervin, Esq. is the Chief Executive Officer at Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, a regional civil legal services organization that offers holistic civil legal aid to those in need. Larissa sets the organization’s strategic direction and ensures financial sustainability of the organization. She also oversees program development, budgeting, and reporting while also leading fundraising efforts and cultivating key community partnerships, fostering community relationships, and driving thought leadership on key issues.
Before joining the Advocacy Center in May 2025, Larissa served as the regional managing attorney of Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Piedmont region, where she oversaw the Charlotte, Concord and Gastonia offices. She also served as the managing attorney for the Charlotte office, managing the Charlotte office’s operations, personnel and case work in a variety of practice areas. Prior to serving as managing attorney, Larissa worked in various roles at Legal Aid of North Carolina, including as supervising attorney with their 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. Throughout her career, Larissa has been a tireless advocate for marginalized populations, continually working to ensure access to justice and fairness in civil legal matters.
Larissa received a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law; and completed her legal studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law as a visiting student. Larissa also attended Harvard Business School for an executive management leadership program. Larissa is affiliated with multiple bar associations and civic groups, including but not limited to, the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association.
