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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...]

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...]