Volunteer of the Month – December 2015 Firm: Erik Hudak, Attorney at Law As a sole practitioner, Erik Hudak focuses primarily on probate, family, and business law. Erik has been volunteering with DVAP since he was licensed in 2013, and has worked on various divorce and probate pro bono cases during that time. As a lawyer, Erik has benefitted from DVAP’s fantastic training programs and from the mentorship provided. “Working … [Read more...]
Erik Hudak
2015 Award Winners
DVAP Award Recipients 2015 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! Natalie Smeltzer was awarded Lawyer of the Year. Judge Drew Ten Eyck was awarded The Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service … [Read more...]
Bill Lamoreaux
Volunteer of the Month – November 2015 Firm: Law Office of Bill Lamoreaux Bill Lamoreaux is a sole practitioner who focuses his practice in the areas of labor and employment law, probate and estate planning, commercial litigation, and arbitration. He has been a dedicated DVAP volunteer for many years and has accepted more than 80 DVAP cases, in the areas of estate planning, employment, housing, benefits, and custody. He also … [Read more...]
Tricia DeLeon
Volunteer of the Month – October 2015 Firm: Gruber Hurst Elrod Johansen Hail Shank LLP Tricia DeLeon is a commercial litigation and bankruptcy partner at Gruber Hurst Elrod Johansen Hail Shank LLP. She has volunteered with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program throughout her entire 16-year career. No matter how busy her billable docket is, Tricia’s goal is to maintain at least one active DVAP pro bono case at all times. She … [Read more...]
George Shires
Volunteer of the Month – September 2015 Firm: Hameline and Eccleston, LLP George Shires is an associate with Hameline and Eccleston, LLP, an oil and gas and natural resources law firm. He first began accepting pro bono cases from DVAP in the fall of 2013, with his first case being a landlord-tenant dispute. Since then, he has accepted cases involving divorces, estate planning, consumer law, real property law, and a criminal … [Read more...]
2014 Award Winners
DVAP Award Recipients 2014 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! Sandra Fusco was awarded Lawyer of the Year. Judge David Lopez was awarded The Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service … [Read more...]
Settlement Awarded to Tenant
On August 13, 2012, client sought legal assistance with obtaining re-entry to his rental home after the landlord locked him out of the property for non-payment of rent and refused to allow him access to the property to retrieve his belongings. The client was locked out after he went to work on August 4, 2012. When he returned home from work, he discovered that the landlord had changed the locks on the house, and that the … [Read more...]
