DVAP Award Recipients 2016 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! Samuel C. Peca was awarded Lawyer of the Year. Judge Tena Callahan was awarded The Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service … [Read more...]
2016 Award Winners
Margaret B. Spellings
Volunteer of the Month – November 2016 Firm: Law Offices of Margaret B. Spellings, P.C. Margaret B. Spellings practiced corporate and securities law after graduating from law school in 1986. In 2013, she retired from private practice but was not ready to stop practicing law. She decided to take some cases through DVAP, even though she had no courtroom experience! Since then, she has completed two name change cases, six … [Read more...]
Jonathan Rosamond
Volunteer of the Month – October 2016 Firm: Baker & McKenzie LLP Jonathan Rosamond is an Associate in the litigation group of Baker & McKenzie LLP. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Veterans Outreach Subcommittee of the Pro Bono Activities Committee of the Dallas Bar Association.The Veterans Outreach Subcommittee assists with the Veterans Legal Clinic, which is generally held on the first Friday of each … [Read more...]
Jodi McShan
Volunteer of the Month – September 2016 Firm: Law Office of Jodi McShan, PLLC Jodi McShan is a family law attorney at her own firm, the Law Office of Jodi McShan, PLLC. She has been actively involved with DVAP since moving back to Dallas in 2011. Over the years, Jodi has worked with DVAP on a number of family law cases, focusing on the cases that need an experienced family law attorney to handle. Paternity, divorce, child … [Read more...]
Casey P. Meyers
Volunteer of the Month – August 2016 Firm: Manning & Meyers, Attorneys at Law Casey P. Meyers is the Managing Shareholder of Manning & Meyers. He began working with DVAP in 2013, and volunteers regularly at the Garland Clinic. His firm tries to undertake as many pro bono opportunities as possible, and won the 2015 Gold Award for pro bono service for firms with less than 50 attorneys. He focuses on pro bono cases … [Read more...]
Ellen Daniel Williamson
Volunteer of the Month – July 2016 Firm: Law Office of Ellen D. Williamson, P.C. Ellen Williamson has proudly served as a DVAP volunteer since opening her solo practice in summer 2013. She has taken on many probate, guardianship, and family law pro bono cases, including a complicated probate matter. She has also helped to create and deliver CLEs co-sponsored by DVAP and the DAYL Elder Law Committee, including the … [Read more...]
Samuel C. Peca
Volunteer of the Month – June 2016 Firm: Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP Samuel C. Peca is an associate in the corporate department of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP who served with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program as a “Lend-A-Lawyer.” As the 2016 Lend-A-Lawyer, Samuel spent two months working full-time with DVAP on a variety of cases, including family law, probate, and expunction matters. Samuel also assisted at DVAP’s … [Read more...]
