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 St. Mary’s University School of Law—Thursday, October 1
- DVAP and O’Melveny & Myers—Thursday, October 8
- DVAP, DLA Piper, and Hunton Andrews Kurth—Thursday, October 15
- DVAP and Troutman Pepper Locke—Thursday, October 22
- DVAP, Haynes and Boone, and UNT Dallas College of Law—Thursday, October 29
DVAP will host the following in-person clinics:
- Veterans Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP, Foley & Lardner, and Duane Morris—Friday, October 2, at 1:30 p.m.
- South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Alston & Bird—Tuesday, October 13, at 5 p.m.
- East Dallas Clinic; Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius at Haskell, Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Sheppard—Thursday, October 15, at 5 p.m.
- Friendship West Clinic; Friendship West Baptist Church, 2020 W. Wheatland Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP—Wednesday, October 21, at 5 p.m.
- West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and SMU Dedman School of Law—Thursday, October 22, at 5:30 p.m.
- South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Blank Rome—Tuesday, October 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.