DBA LAW JAM 2009

Law Jam 2 will raise funds to provide free legal aid to the poor and increase community awareness about the need for legal aid. All net proceeds from Law Jam will benefit Dallas' most comprehensive provider of free legal aid to the poor -- the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program is a joint pro bono program of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. It was created in 1997 when the Dallas Bar and Legal Aid merged their previously separate pro bono programs. This unique partnership brought together the volunteer and fund raising resources of the Dallas Bar Association with the legal aid expertise of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. DVAP and the work of its outstanding volunteers have received local, statewide, and national recognition for their efforts. The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program provides legal help through the use of volunteers on civil, legal matters, including benefits, consumer, employment, family, housing, landlord-tenant, probate, real property, tax, and wills cases. Assistance ranges from advice to full scale representation in court. The program sponsors an average of 16 clinics per month, including its Neighborhood Legal Clinics, Pro Se Clinics, and Wills Clinics. For more information on the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, visit www.dallasbar.org/dvap.

2009 Sponsors