Volunteer of the Month – December 2021 Brad Smyer is a senior associate with Alston & Bird LLP. Which clinics have you assisted with? Clinics are one of my favorite ways to give back to the community when I don’t have time to take on another pro bono case. In addition to DVAP’s general in-person and virtual clinics, I have participated in clinics to help veterans, reinstate driver’s licenses, help with … [Read more...]
Brad Smyer
S. Benjamin Schindler
Volunteer of the Month – November 2021 S. Benjamin Schindler is an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. What types of cases have you accepted? I recently took on an insurance coverage pro bono case – the perfect fusion of pro bono and my day-job. This was incredibly rewarding as my colleague, Rae Guyse, and I, were able to obtain a victory for our client, bringing him relief following losses from Winter Storm … [Read more...]
Emily Buchanan
Volunteer of the Month – October 2021 Emily Buchanan is an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. How did you first get involved in pro bono? I became involved in pro bono as a summer associate with Haynes and Boone, LLP, which really encourages their attorneys to become involved early (and often) in pro bono matters. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. I recently helped a veteran … [Read more...]
Sanford Holmes
Volunteer of the Month – September 2021 Sanford Holmes is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved in pro bono? I first got involved a couple years ago by volunteering for a DVAP clinic in West Dallas. It was a great chance to get a sense of the need for affordable legal assistance in our city. I began to do my most intense pro bono work through my participation in the Entrepreneurs in Community … [Read more...]
Ted Huffman
Volunteer of the Month – August 2021 Ted Huffman is an associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. How did you first get involved in pro bono? One of my first exposures to pro bono work was during law school, when I had the opportunity to serve as a student attorney in SMU’s Civil Clinic. The Clinic is set up where law students work as part of a “mini-firm” under an attorney mentor and undertake a wide variety … [Read more...]
Tu Nguyen
Volunteer of the Month – July 2021 Tu Nguyen is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved in pro bono? After law school, I took a brief pause from the law to focus on family and a family business. When it was time to return to my legal practice full-time, I wanted to focus on ways to continue giving back to the community. DVAP was a great fit. The support staff and mentoring attorneys … [Read more...]
Belinda Boling
Volunteer of the Month – June 2021 Belinda Boling is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T. She is also the Co-Chair of the AT&T Legal Department’s Pro Bono Committee. What types of cases have you accepted? I have accepted a variety of matters, including divorces, a guardianship of an incapacitated person, a veteran’s discharge upgrade application, asylum cases, DACA … [Read more...]
