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 December.
All virtual clinics run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:
- DVAP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and St. Mary’s University School of Law—Thursday, December 5
- DVAP and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings—Veterans Clinic—Friday, December 6
- DVAP, DLA Piper, and Haynes and Boone—Thursday, December 12
- DVAP and Stinson LLP—Thursday, December 19
DVAP will host in-person clinics:
- West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center (2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas). Sponsored by DVAP and JPMorgan Chase—Thursday, December 5, at 5:30 p.m.
- Veteran’s Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP, Hunton Andrews Kurth, and Bank of America—Friday, December 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 AT&T—Tuesday, December 10, 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.
To view a list of other free veteran legal clinics around the state, please go to the State Bar’s Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans website at texasbar.com/veterans.