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...]
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...]
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...]
Jim Rea
Volunteer of the Month – May 2016 Firm: McGuire, Craddock & Strother, PC Jim Rea is an associate attorney at McGuire, Craddock & Strother, PC, where his practice includes commercial litigation and a broad range of bankruptcy matters. Jim routinely represents debtors, creditors, and Chapter 7 Trustees in bankruptcy proceedings throughout the United States. Jim’s work for DVAP includes handling individual cases, … [Read more...]
Chrissy Williford
Volunteer of the Month – April 2016 Firm: Andrews Kurth LLP Chrissy Williford is a corporate/securities associate at Andrews Kurth LLP and has been actively involved with DVAP since shortly after she relocated to Texas and joined the firm in April 2011. Over the years, DVAP has provided her with the ability to take a wide variety of cases, including several divorces, a non-disclosure, an expunction, and a will drafting … [Read more...]
