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Terry Schpok Turns Passion for Music into Non-Profit

March 20, 2012 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

By Jessica Huseman

Leave it to a lawyer to turn a rock band into a full-fledged non-profit.

Akin Gump corporate partner Terry Schpok plays the guitar, banjo and mandolin. After playing in various bands and hosting jam sessions at his house, one of his tuneful friends posed an idea: expand their love of music into an organized network that can do something good.

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Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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