Year: 2019

Volunteer of the Month – May 2019 Eric Pfeifle is a partner at Holland & Knight. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? I first became involved when I was a young associate and took on a no kids/no property divorce through DVAP after a visit from Chris Reed-Brown to our office.  As a baby transactional lawyer, I was nervous to take that case on, but I loved it and it proved to be a great springboard into … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – April 2019 Rob Anderson is a sole practitioner. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? I pursued pro bono work to jump-start my work as a lawyer, which is actually my second career. After graduating from Pitt Law School 1990, I went on to get my CFA charter and spent 27 years as a wealth management advisor and private banker. After retiring from banking in 2017, I was looking for a new … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – March 2019 Aaron Cartwright is a sole practitioner who became licensed in November 2017. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? A friend knew that I was a newly licensed and setting up my practice, and recommended I connect with DVAP to help the community and gain more experience at the same time. 2. What types of cases have you accepted? I proudly accept consumer law cases … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – February 2019 Firm: Patnaik Law Office, PLLC. 1. What types of pro bono cases have you accepted? I'm currently handling wills and other probate matters for DVAP, and in the past I have accepted bankruptcy cases. DVAP runs a great program and provides a lot of support for their volunteer attorneys. 2. Describe the most compelling pro bono case. I helped a single mom of two teenagers, whose … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – January 2019 1. How did you get involved in pro bono? UNT Dallas College of Law is committed to community engagement, so they invited Chris Reed-Brown from DVAP to the law school to give some of the students an orientation. Ten days after starting law school, I assisted at my first DVAP legal intake clinic, and I was hooked.  I helped with 31 DVAP clinics in my 1L year. During law school, I … [Read more...]