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...]
2014 Award Winners
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...]
Saedra Pinkerton
Volunteer of the Month – August 2015 Firm: Pinkerton Law Firm Saedra Pinkerton is a solo attorney practicing mainly family law in Dallas. She learned the ropes as a summer clerk for DVAP while in law school. After graduation, Saedra joined Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, working primarily with homeless clients and victims of family violence. When Saedra went into private practice in 2010, she made DVAP cases and clinics a … [Read more...]
