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 … [Read more...]
Daniel Chavez
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
