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Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in June

May 30, 2024

 

The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout June.

All virtual clinics run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

  • DVAP, DBA Entrepreneurs in Community Lawyering, SMU Dedman School of Law, and JPMorgan Chase—Thursday, June 6
  • Veterans Clinic—DVAP and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings—Friday, June 7
  • DVAP and DLA Piper—Thursday, June 13
  • DVAP and Alston & Bird—Thursday, June 20
  • DVAP and Haynes and Boone—Thursday, June 27
  • Name Change and Gender Marker Virtual Clinic—Tuesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 27. Appointment required.

DVAP will host in-person clinics:

  • Veteran’s Clinic
    • VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas.
    • Sponsored by DVAP, Foley & Lardner, and Frost Brown Todd
    • Friday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m.
  • South Dallas Clinic
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas
    • Sponsored by DVAP and Dorsey & Whitney
    • Tuesday, June 11, at 5 p.m.
  • Bankruptcy Legal Clinic
    • West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas
    • Sponsored by DVAP and Solo Volunteers
    • Thursday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m.
  • East Dallas Clinic
    • Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius St., Dallas
    • Sponsored by DVAP and Solo Volunteers
    • Thursday, June 20, at 5 p.m.
  • South Dallas Clinic
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas
    • Sponsored by DVAP; Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal; and Gray Reed
    • Tuesday, June 25, at 5 p.m.
  • West Dallas Clinic
    • West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas
    • Sponsored by DVAP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    • Thursday, June 27, at 5 p.m.

For virtual clinics, Dallas County residents are asked to apply for free legal assistance through the online form available at https://tinyurl.com/DVAPClinic. After the form is completed, applicants can expect a phone call from an attorney through an unknown number labeled “No Caller ID” or something similar.

For information about the legal clinics, go to dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org. For free legal assistance any time, contact the DBA’s Lawyer Referral Service at DallasLRS.org. For media inquiries about the legal clinics, contact DVAP Director Michelle Alden at aldenm@lanwt.org.