Volunteer of the Month – November 2024 Fernando Avelar is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP. What types of cases have you accepted? I have primarily taken on divorce cases and probate matters on a pro bono basis. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. One of my most compelling cases I had the privilege of handling involved representing a single mother seeking a divorce from her … [Read more...]
Volunteer of the Month – March 2024 Eugene Temchenko is a senior associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation group at Vinson & Elkins LLP. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Having arrived to the United States on a humanitarian parole, my family and I were no strangers to dealing with poverty and a litany of legal twists and turns. And while I quickly gravitated to large commercial disputes … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Volunteer of the Month – August 2015 Firm: Pinkerton Law Firm Saedra Pinkerton is a solo attorney practicing mainly family law in Dallas. She learned the ropes as a summer clerk for DVAP while in law school. After graduation, Saedra joined Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, working primarily with homeless clients and victims of family violence. When Saedra went into private practice in 2010, she made DVAP cases and clinics a … [Read more...]
Volunteer of the Month – September 2014 Firm: Luminant In her role as corporate counsel for Luminant, the largest competitive power generator in Texas, Ashlie handles a variety of matters spanning across multiple practices. Her work for DVAP includes volunteering at monthly clinics, serving as a volunteer attorney for pro se clients at the monthly prove up, and representing clients in a variety of cases. Ashlie was … [Read more...]
