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Salem Community Law Office

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States • 1 Employees
Law Practice

In 1766, when deeply religious Moravians began building their permanent settlement in the North Carolina Piedmont, they called it "Salem" - a form of the Hebrew word shalom.Shalom is usually translated into English as "peace," but the word means more than the absence of violence or fighting. It means a state of just and harmonious relations between people. It means wholeness - a way of life in which each person flourishes individually, and all people live together as a flourishing community.Taking to heart the principles of shalom, the Moravians who built Salem provided educational opportunities for women as well as men. They regulated business practices so the rich would not take advantage of the poor. In Salem, providing for the needs of the community was a cooperative effort, and it was important that all community members enjoy the dignity of work.The people of Salem also committed grave injustices - especially the enslavement of black people - that cannot be excused. But they were at least trying to build a community of shalom. In 21st century America, on the other hand, those who run the biggest corporations and the highest levels of government are more concerned with preserving their own power, profits, and prestige.Salem Community Law Office believes that societies can be formed and transformed to be communities of shalom. Communities should be designed and governed according to the values of love, justice, individual flourishing, and the common good -- values that all people of faith hold dear. Our commitment to those values is what makes Salem Community Law Office a different kind of law firm.