Volunteer of the Month – June 2023 Jon McCurley is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I went to UNT Dallas College of Law, and they had a pro bono hour requirement for graduation. DVAP has a “Pro Bono Spring Break” that would allow me to get 40 pro bono hours in one week. I jumped at the opportunity and still work with DVAP years later. Describe your most … [Read more...]
Jon McCurley
Jenae Ward
Volunteer of the Month – May 2023 Jenae Ward is an Associate at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP. She also served as a Lend-a-Lawyer for two months in early 2023 at DVAP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I first got involved with pro bono work while I was still in law school. As a member of the Law Students for Social Justice group at Vanderbilt Law School, I participated in and organized pro … [Read more...]
Sushil Iyer
Volunteer of the Month – April 2023 Sushil Iyer is a Principal at Fish & Richardson, P.C. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I came across my very first (unofficial) pro bono case on Facebook. The town in which I live has a Facebook page. Another resident had posted that she and her husband had been separated for over a decade, and wanted to get a divorce. She could not afford an attorney. She … [Read more...]
Yubin Ding
Volunteer of the Month – March 2023 Yubin Ding is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I got involved in pro bono cases when I was in school. I once took a clinic class which was held in a community lawyering center, and the supervising attorney assigned each student a few pro bono cases. What types of cases have you accepted? I have accepted pro bono cases … [Read more...]
Morgan Armbrust
Volunteer of the Month – February 2023 Morgan Armbrust is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved with pro bono? After moving to Texas, I wanted to get involved in the legal community in Dallas. I also really missed the work I did as a public defender, and working with pro bono clients helped me to acclimate to Dallas, and fill the void after no longer working in a public defenders office. … [Read more...]
Jaha Thomas
Volunteer of the Month – January 2023 Jaha Thomas is a sole pracitioner. How did you first get involved with pro bono? The initial reason that I got involved in pro bono was that it was a requirement for a group that I am a member of, the Texas Opportunity & Justice Incubator (TOJI). However, during the last six months, my reasoning has become personal, focused, and more purposeful. I realized that so … [Read more...]
