Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in January

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 January.

All virtual clinics run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

• DVAP and DLA Piper—Thursday, January 8
• DVAP and Haynes and Boone—Friday, January 15
• DVAP and SMU Dedman School of Law—Thursday, January 22
• DVAP and Hunton Andrews Kurth—Thursday, January 29

DVAP will host the following in-person clinics:

• Veterans Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Prudential Private Capital—Friday, January 9, at 1:30 p.m.
• South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP—Tuesday, January 13, at 5 p.m.
• West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Paul Hastings—Thursday, January 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, January 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.