Volunteer of the Month

Volunteer of the Month – March 2020 Stephen Johnson is a sole practitioner. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono?  The first pro bono case I took was an adoption case; since my own children are adopted, I thought it would be great to do a pro bono adoption case. 2. Describe your most compelling pro bono case.  I handled an expunction case for a man who had several arrests on his record, although the … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – February 2020 Jenny Womack is a sole practitioner. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono?  I started my legal career in family law and that is one area where there is a lot of pro bono need.  It has been close to 20 years ago, but my first pro bono case was a DVAP case I picked up through the DBA Family Law Section. 2. Describe your most compelling pro bono case.  I was able … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – January 2020 Christine Leatherberry is the Director of Alumni Relations at SMU Dedman School of Law. 1. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. Last year, I helped two grandparents adopt their grandson. My clients’ daughter died at just 30 years of age from medical complications less than a couple weeks after she gave birth. After so much tragedy and heartache losing their daughter, they … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – December 2019 Megan Ladriere is a Senior Associate at Baker Botts, L.L.P. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? My firm, Baker Botts, actively encourages young associates to get involved with pro bono activities early in their career.  When I received the DVAP monthly emails on available cases, I took a simple divorce to get started!  DVAP made it very easy and I felt supported so … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – November 2019 Mike Pangrac is a transactional associate with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 1. What types of pro bono cases have you accepted? I have tried to get as much exposure to different types of cases as I can. Over the last year, I have helped with a non-profit merger, researched state specific laws and policies related to youth homelessness, assisted a client with a record expungement … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – October 2019 Samire K. Elhouty is a civil rights attorney for a federal agency.  He also provides legal services to his own clients in estate planning and business transactions. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Volunteer work has been a priority for me for as long as I can remember.  I spent a significant amount of time volunteering in college, so it remained a natural part of my … [Read more...]

Volunteer of the Month – September 2019 Preston Moore is an associate in the Corporate Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He also served as Weil’s 2019 Lend-a-Lawyer, spending two months working full-time at DVAP on pro bono matters. 1. How did you first get involved in pro bono? My experience with pro bono legal services started during law school.  I worked in the UT Law Entrepreneurship and Community … [Read more...]