VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Christina Suh
Volunteer of the Month – October 2024 Christina Suh is a staff attorney at the Texas Advocacy Project. How did you first get involved in pro bono? I went to law school to serve the underserved, not necessarily only economically, but anyone who needs legal services. Upon graduation, I needed flexible legal training without working full-time, and found pro bono opportunities with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. What types of cases have you accepted? I helped clients with name changes, driver’s license restoration, probates, and pro se divorces. Why do you do pro bono? Because…
AWARDS
2017 Award Winners
DVAP Award Recipients 2017 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! Jack Fan was awarded Lawyer of the Year. Judge Drew Ten Eyck was awarded The Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service Award. Sharon Campbell was awarded Outstanding Sole Practitioner. Traci Boyle was awarded Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year. Pamela St. John was awarded Outstanding Clinic Attorney of…
CLIENT STORIES
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 landlord’s brother had taken possession of the property. Even though the client was two months behind on his rent,…
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