In this week’s P.S. Column, one Dallas-Fort Worth law firm is putting $50,000 toward feeding families this Easter with a ham meal giveaway. Also, Law Rocks is making its way to Houston, where lawyers face off in a battle-of-the-bands style competition for charity. Meet the Houston bands who are competing. Finally, The Texas Lawbook continues to invite submissions on pro bono collaborations between corporate legal departments and law firms for a new monthly column.
Easter Ham Giveaway
Witherite Law Group, which has offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, is putting $50,000 toward an Easter ham meal giveaway.
The free drive-thru event, from 3 to 5 p.m. April 14 at Concord Baptist Church in Dallas, is expected to feed 500 families.
Each family will receive a meal box containing a ham and two side dishes ahead of Easter weekend.
Witherite and affiliate 1-800-TruckWreck are teaming up with Smooth R&B 105.7 to combat food insecurity, which impacts more than 700,000 North Texas residents daily, the law group said, pointing to a 2024 report from the nonprofit Feeding America.
“As the cost of living continues to rise and the number of our neighbors who can’t afford to buy groceries increases, our efforts and contributions must also increase,” said Amy Witherite, who owns the law group and 1-800-TruckWreck. “Easter is a semblance of hope and renewal, and our goal is not only to feed hundreds of families, but to offer them hope and relief from the pressures and challenges of daily life during this sacred holiday.”
Law Rocks Houston
Five lawyer-led bands will rock out for charity at the Law Rocks Houston battle-of-the-bands style fundraiser on April 10.
The tour is returning to Houston for the fifth year. Last year, the event raised $153,000 to set a record for Law Rocks Houston.
Law Rocks Houston this year benefits Prelude Music Foundation, a nonprofit that partners with Houston schools to provide research-based music education to kids in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, as well as the organizations the bands choose to sponsor.
The bands and their charities are:
- Little Victories (Andrews Myers) for Lone Star Legal Aid
- Twenty 24 Souls (Brown Rudnick and Baker & O’Brien) for Blue Angels Foundation
- One Bad Crash (Latham & Watkins and Shell Oil Company) for Belong Kitchen
- The Overcommitments (Chamberlain Hrdlicka) for Trees for Houston
- Blackacre (McDowell Hetherington) for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
General admission tickets to the concert at White Oak Music Hall are selling for $35. VIP tickets, which include a reception before the concert, cost $110.
The bands are judged by how much money they raise in donations, ticket sales and sponsorships and their score with a panel of judges. You can track how much each band is raising for their charity of choice and purchase tickets here.
GCs and Law Firms Team Up for Pro Bono
The Lawbook seeks examples of corporate in-house legal departments partnering with their outside law firms on pro bono and public service projects.
The Lawbook is planning to do a monthly column on any pro bono efforts — from helping military veterans with benefits and immigrants seeking asylum to representing senior citizens who have been victims of fraud or abuse and the creation of new nonprofits — handled jointly by in-house counsel and the lawyers they work with on business matters.
To provide examples, please contact Mark Curriden and Krista Torralva at mark.curriden@texaslawbook.net and krista.torralava@texaslawbook.net.