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By Brooks Igo
(Jan. 9) – The Dallas Bar Association recently announced the creation of an endowment for the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.
Michael K. Hurst, DBA president, decided to create the DVAP Endowment to help maintain long-term funding to secure legal aid to the poor and guard against future federal and state funding cuts.
The first donor to contribute to the DVAP Endowment was Aubrey Connatser, who made a $50,000 gift in honor of her mentor and longtime DVAP volunteer, the late Ken Fuller.
“Aubrey Connatser knows the importance of ensuring that legal aid to the poor is funded for generations. For all people, for all time. I was not surprised when she once again wanted to put her money where her heart is,” Hurst said in a statement.
Hurst and his wife, with the support of Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, are also contributing $50,000. Here’s a list of additional gifts made to the endowment:
Jerry Alexander of Passman & Jones – $50,000
Hunt Consolidated (with support of Ray Hunt, David Hernandez, Hunter Hunt and Chris Kleinert) – $50,000
AT&T (supported by GC David McAtee) – $50,000
McAtee and his wife – $10,000
Hernandez, Hunt Consolidated GC, and his wife – $10,000
Vistra Energy (led by Stephanie Moore and Dan Kelly) – $10,000
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