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 September.
All virtual clinics run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:
- DVAP and Solo Volunteers—Thursday, September 5
- Veterans Clinic—DVAP and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings—Friday, September 6
- DVAP and UNT Dallas College of Law—Thursday, September 12
- DVAP, DLA Piper, and St. Mary’s University School of Law—Thursday, September 19
- DVAP and Haynes and Boone—Thursday, September 26
DVAP will host in-person clinics:
- Veteran’s Clinic
- VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas
- Sponsored by DVAP and Winston & Strawn
- Friday, September 6, at 1:30 p.m.
- South Dallas Clinic
- Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas
- Sponsored by DVAP and Solo Volunteers
- Tuesday, September 10, at 5 p.m.
- Friendship West Baptist Church Legal Clinic
- Friendship West, 2020 W. Wheatland Rd., A209, Dallas
- Sponsored by DVAP and Solo Volunteers
- Thursday, September 18, at 5 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 and Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Tuesday, September 24, at 5 p.m.
- West Dallas Clinic
- West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas
- Sponsored by DVAP and DAYL Pro Bono Partners
- Thursday, September 26, 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.