Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in October

 

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 October.

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

  • DVAP and Cisco—Thursday, October 3
  • DVAP and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings—Veterans Clinic—Friday, October 4
  • DVAP and DLA Piper—Thursday, October 10
  • DVAP and DLA Piper—Thursday, October 17
  • DVAP and UNT Dallas College of Law—Thursday, October 24
  • DVAP and Haynes and Boone—Thursday, October 31

DVAP will host in-person clinics:

  • Veteran’s Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP, Foley & Lardner, and Blue Cross Blue Shield—Friday, October 4, at 1:30 p.m.
  • South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Winston & Strawn—Tuesday, October 8, at 5:30 p.m.
  • East Dallas Clinic; Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius St., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP—Thursday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m.
  • South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and AT&T—Tuesday, October 22, at 5:30 p.m.
  • West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Thursday, October 24, at 5:30 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.