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DVAP Award Recipients

2017 Annual Award Ceremony

DVAP annually presents awards to those that go above and beyond their call of duty. Their efforts are what make our organization a success. We would like to congratulate the recipients, listed below, for their outstanding efforts in the justice system!

  • Jack Fan was awarded Lawyer of the Year.
  • Judge Drew Ten Eyck was awarded The Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service Award.
  • Sharon Campbell was awarded Outstanding Sole Practitioner.
  • Traci Boyle was awarded Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year.
  • Pamela St. John was awarded Outstanding Clinic Attorney of the West Dallas Clinic.
  • Bradley Johnson was awarded Outstanding Clinic Attorney of the Garland Legal Clinic.
  • Steve Riddiough was awarded Outstanding Clinic Attorney of the South Dallas Clinic.
  • Scott Robelen was awarded Outstanding Clinic Attorney of the East Dallas Clinic.
  • Dustin Mauck was awarded Outstanding VA Clinic Attorney.
  • K&L Gates was awarded Outstanding Clinic Sponsor.
  • Glenda Finkley was awarded Pro Bono Court Reporter of the Year.
  • Jeffery White was awarded Outstanding Court Personnel.
  • John VanBuskirk was awarded Outstanding Support Volunteer.
  • Jack Manning was awarded Outstanding Small Firm Lawyer.
  • Monique Goujat was awarded Outstanding Corporate Coordinator.
  • Jack Wilburn was awarded Ken Fuller Outstanding Mentor Attorney Award.
  • Baker Botts was awarded Law Firm of the Year.
  • Rob Crain was awarded The Pro Bono Appreciation Award.
  • Southwest Airlines was awarded Outstanding Clinic Sponsor.
  • Manning & Meyers was awarded The Gold Award for Firms with Under 50 Attorneys.
  • Sidley Austin was awarded The Gold Award for Firms with 50-100 Attorneys.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright was awarded The Gold Award for Firms with 101-149 Attorneys.
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP was awarded The Gold Award for Firms with over 150 Attorneys.
  • Kilpatrick Townsend was awarded The Silver Award for Firms with under 50 Attorneys.
  • Hunton & Williams LLP was awarded The Silver Award for Firms with 50-100 Attorneys.
  • Jones Day was awarded The Silver Award for Firms with 101-149 Attorneys.
  • Thompson & Knight was awarded The Silver Award for Firms with Over 150 Attorneys.
  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius was awarded The Bronze Award for Firms with under 50 Attorneys.
  • Andrews Kurth was awarded The Bronze Award for Firms with 50-100 Attorneys.
  • Akin Gump was awarded The Bronze Award for Firms with 100-149 Attorneys.
  • Locke Lord LLP was awarded The Bronze Award for Firms with Over 150 Attorneys.
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Volunteer of the Month – September 2017

Firm: Katherine B. Weber, PC

Katherine Weber is a sole practitioner who answered a few questions for Headnotes about her pro bono involvement:

1. How did you first get involved in pro bono?

My first exposure to pro bono was helping to raise money for Equal Access to Justice Campaign.  Sally Crawford inspired me to take my first case.

2. What types of cases have you accepted?

So far, I have accepted family law cases.

3. Which clinics have you assisted with?

None yet.  Let me know what you need!

4. Describe your most compelling pro bono case.

I represented a mom who was leaving an abusive spouse with her daughter, who is the same age as my daughter.

5. Why do you do pro bono?

It makes me feel good to help people who would otherwise have to navigate a stressful time in their lives alone.

6. What impact has pro bono service had on your career?

It has exposed me to an additional area of the law.

7. What is the most unexpected benefit you have received from doing pro bono?

A former DVAP client referred a paying client to me!

 

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Volunteer of the Month – March 2017

Firm: Manning & Meyers, Attorneys at Law

Jack Manning is the Founder and Senior Shareholder of Manning & Meyers. Jack began working with DVAP in 2014, and has been an avid volunteer ever since.  Continue reading →

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