Daniel Chavez
Volunteer of the Month – February 2024 Daniel Chavez is an associate at G.J. Chavez & Associates, P.C. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Through our firm, our attorneys have always been involved with the Dallas Bar Association. While I was first licensed, working with DVAP helped me learn the processes and helped guide me into the procedures of the different cases—thanks to DVAP’s mentor attorneys. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. My most compelling pro bono case had to be the first one I took. It wasn’t anything too difficult…
Josh Vasquez
Volunteer of the Month – January 2024 Josh Vasquez is a senior associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. What types of cases have you accepted? I have handled eviction cases because I have a background in commercial real estate. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. I was able to help a mother facing eviction with her children, who was also a victim of domestic violence. Why do you do pro bono? It’s a good way to get involved in the community and to help others in need. What impact has pro bono service had…
Kate Eberhardt
Volunteer of the Month – December 2023 Kate Eberhardt is a senior associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I had exposure to pro bono in law school, but my substantive involvement began when I joined Hunton Andrews Kurth in 2019. The firm’s commitment to pro bono is outstanding, and soon after joining the firm I took a case pro bono with the Genesis Women’s Shelter. Which clinics have you assisted with? I have done dozens of the DVAP weekly intake clinics, both in person and virtual….
Camie McKee
Volunteer of the Month – November 2023 Camie McKee is an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? My first pro bono experiences were at UT Law. I worked with the INCLUDE Project, where we counseled special education students and their caregivers/supporters in Austin and Laredo about guardianship, probate and Supported Decision Making agreements. My first pro bono project with Haynes Boone involved drafting a DVAP client’s estate planning documents while a summer associate. Which clinics have you assisted with? I have volunteered with DVAP’s monthly intake…
Laura Hunt
Volunteer of the Month – October 2023 Laura Hunt is an associate at Alston & Bird LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I was staffed on a pro bono matter almost immediately upon starting at Alston & Bird. I attended a firm meeting about a project with the Promise of Justice Initiative and reached out to the firm team to be assigned to a case. What types of cases have you accepted? A variety—from consumer fraud in Texas state court, to a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief, constitutional violations in Louisiana…
Lindsey Alhadef
Volunteer of the Month – September 2023 Lindsey Alhadef is a senior associate at Alston & Bird LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I got involved my first year of law school when I partnered with the Mithoff Program at the University of Texas School of Law and attended the Pro Bono in January winter break service trip to Texas’s Rio Grande Valley and other locations in South Texas. We were able to assist with various immigration services for the week. I then became involved my first year of practice with various…
Chante Brantley
Volunteer of the Month – August 2023 Chante Brantley is the Director of the VanSickle Family Law Clinic and Clinical Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I first became involved in pro bono work as a student attorney in the Children’s Rights Clinic at UT School of Law. This experience introduced me to this vital work. As a law student, I had the opportunity to represent children, under the supervision of an attorney, in foster care. I had my first jury and bench trial as…
Wendi Rogaliner
Volunteer of the Month – July 2023 Wendi Rogaliner is a Partner at Bradley How did you first get involved with pro bono? I staffed the DVAP evening intake clinics back in the mid-90s when I first began practicing law. Back then, we were together in person when we took calls, and it was always a fun and rewarding way to give back to the community. Which clinics have you assisted with? Currently my Bradley colleagues and I staff intake for the Virtual Veterans Legal Clinic the first Friday of every month. Describe your most…
Jon McCurley
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 compelling pro bono case. During COVID, Dallas had several rent relief programs. My client was not sophisticated and had not…
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 bono spring break trips where students worked at various non-profit, legal organizations under the supervision of licensed attorneys….
