Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in September

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, Stinson, and Sheppard—Thursday, September 3
• DVAP, Haynes and Boone, and O’Melveny & Myers—Thursday, September 10
• DVAP, DLA Piper, and UNT Dallas College of Law—Thursday, September 17
• DVAP and St. Mary’s University School of Law—Thursday, September 24

DVAP will host the following in-person clinics:

• South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Dallas Asian American Bar Association—Tuesday, September 8, at 5 p.m.
• Veterans Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP, Blank Rome, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher—Friday, September 11, at 1:30 p.m.
• East Dallas Clinic; Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius at Haskell, Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Lynn Pinker Hurst Schwegmann—Thursday, September 17, at 5 p.m.
• South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and King & Spalding—Tuesday, September 22, at 5 p.m.
• Dobi Legal Clinic; Esperanza Community Center, 14040 Rolling Hills Ln., Dallas—Wednesday, September 23, at 5 p.m.
• West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP—Thursday, September 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.