Year: 2018

Volunteer of the Month – December 2018 Martha Johnson is a sole practitioner and mediator. 1. How did you get involved in pro bono? After I passed the Iowa Bar in January 1994, I started volunteering at our local legal services office.  The Executive Director, Robert Oberbillig, had been a long-time friend and he encouraged me to sign up.  I worked two or three times a month on their intake call line and clinics.  I … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – November 2018 Firm: Bracewell LLP Clark Donat is a commercial litigation associate at Bracewell LLP. 1. Describe your most compelling pro bono case initiative. One of the first pro bono matters I assisted with was to help a veteran from Iraq with his Permanent Physical Disability Retirement after said solider received a number of combat injuries.  After almost four years, with constant … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – October 2018 Firm: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Fawaz A. Bham is an associate with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. His practice focuses on the acquisition, development, leasing, and disposition of real estate nationwide. 1. What types of pro bono cases have you accepted? As a transactional attorney, I have tried not to shy away from pro bono work that I am not too familiar with, which has allowed me to … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – September 2018 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Once I was admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar and began to practice law as a solo practitioner, one of the first things I did was to let know Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. of my availability to accept pro bono cases. After resigning as an Assistant State Attorney in Puerto Rico to come live in Texas, I attended a Pro Bono Orientation … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – August 2018 Firm: Bracewell  LLP 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? My first involvement with pro bono was as a summer clerk for Bracewell when we spent an afternoon working at a legal clinic that was geared toward assisting veterans and their families.  The partner who led Bracewell’s pro bono efforts in Dallas at that time, who embodied the principle that it is an attorney’s … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – July 2018 Firm: Spring Law Firm 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Starting in the late 1980's with a large firm, I knew I wanted to work with individuals as I had time. As my available time increased (that takes a while in a big firm!), I got involved first with clinics in South Dallas, then Garland. 2. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. The one when I represented … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – June 2018 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? After I retired in 2013, I quickly realized that I needed to have something to do that was both worthwhile and challenging, or at least interesting.  I usually say, however, that the realization was that my dogs had gotten tired of being walked; there is some truth in that too. 2. What types of cases have you accepted? Almost all of … [Read more...]