Volunteer of the Month – December 2024 Sam Mallick is an Associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. How did you first get involved in pro bono? My first pro bono case was through DVAP, when I was a summer associate. Haynes and Boone always includes a pro bono project in its summer program. I helped draft estate planning documents for a client. It was simple, but it made an impact on someone. Since then, I’ve … [Read more...]
Sam Mallick
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...]
Jason Tyra
Volunteer of the Month – April 2022 Jason Tyra is a sole practitioner. What types of cases have you accepted? I am also a CPA, so I like to take cases that have a financial angle to them. I have taken DTPA, debt collection, and estate planning matters, and a few will drafting cases. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. To me, the cases I accept are all compelling because I only … [Read more...]
Ashlie Alaman
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...]
