Dallas Bar Foundation
Dallas Bar Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
TO SPONSOR AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND FORUMS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW, TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LAW RELATED EDUCATION, TO PRESERVE HISTORICAL STRUCTURES AND THE HISTORY OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, TO SUPPORT LEGAL AID TO THE INDIGENT, AND TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY
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THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS PROGRAMS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW: 1. SARAH T. HUGHES DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS: THIS PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 1981, PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUTSTANDING MINORITY STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO REMAIN IN DALLAS UPON GRADUATION FROM ONE OF THE 3 AREA LAW SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR LEGAL COMMUNITY. THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH COVER THE COST OF TUITION EXPENSE FOR THE STUDENTS, FREE THE RECIPIENTS FROM WORRYING WHETHER THEY WILL HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FINISH LAW SCHOOL SO THE STUDENTS CAN CONCENTRATE ON ACADEMICS. IN MANY CASES, LAW SCHOOL SIMPLY IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES. THERE WERE 6 HUGHES SCHOLARS ATTENDING LAW SCHOOL IN THE SPRING SEMESTER WITH 7 HUGHES SCHOLARS ATTENDING IN THE FALL SEMESTER. THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL TOTAL OF 62 HUGHES SCHOLARS. STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A SATISFACTORY GPA IN SCHOOL. 2. COLLINS CLERKSHIPS: THIS PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 1989, PROVIDES SIX WEEK SUMMER CLERKSHIPS TO MINORITY LAW STUDENTS AT THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS, THE 5TH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS, THE 14TH AND 68TH CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. THE STUDENTS ARE MENTORED BY EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, ARE GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS THAT CHALLENGE THE STUDENT TO LEARN, AND ARE PROVIDED EXPOSURE TO WORK EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ADD VALUE TO THEIR JOB PROSPECTS UPON GRADUATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE NORTH TEXAS LEGAL COMMUNITY SO THE STUDENT MUST BE INTERESTED IN PRACTICING IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX. 3. JUDGE NIKKI DESHAZO AND EDWARD SMITH III PROBATE CLERKSHIPS: PROVIDES A SEMESTER LONG CLEKSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO AREA LAW STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT PROBATE LAW. THE STUDENTS ARE MENTORED BY A DALLAS COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE AND ARE INVOLVED IN HANDS-ON LEARNING DURING THE CLERKSHIP. 4. DONALD C. MCCLEARY SCHOLARSHIP: AWARDED TO A 2L STUDENT AT SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW WHO EXEMPLIFIES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, ABILITY TO EMBRACE A DIVERSITY OF IDEAS AND A WILLINGNESS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS APPLIED TO THE STUDENTS 3RD YEAR TUITION EXPENSES. 5. JUSTICE JAMES A. BAKER CLERKSHIP: PROVIDES A SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENT (2L) WITH A 6 WEEK SUMMER CLERKSHIP WITH THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. THE STUDENT IS EXPOSED TO THE APPELLATE PROCESS OF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND IS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR LEGAL WRITING UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF AN EXPERIENCED STAFF ATTORNEY. THE STUDENT MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT WRITING SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES. 6. BOB MOW JUDICIAL INTERNSHIP: PROVIDES A SIX WEEK SUMMER CLERKSHIP AT THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TO A 2L STUDENT WITH HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EXCELLENT WRITING SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES. 7. STEPHEN PHILBIN MEDIA LAW CLERKSHIP (THE ONLY MEDIA LAW CLERKSHIP IN TEXAS): AWARDED TO A 1L STUDENT WITH A DEMONSTRATED INTEREST IN MEDIA LAW. THE SIX WEEK CLERKSHIP PROVIDES A 1L STUDENT THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME AT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS AND WITH A MEDIA LAW ATTORNEY. 8. STEPHEN PHILBIN AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL REPORTING: RECOGNITION OF JOURNALISTS' WORK DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL REPORTING. CASH AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PLAQUES ARE AWARDED IN EIGHT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES INCLUDING PRINT, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND INTERNET REPORTING. ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING LEGAL ISSUES IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT TO THE FURTHERANCE OF JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED ARE SUMMARIZD BELOW: 1. AN ANNUAL GRANT IS AWARDED IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM AND THE TEXAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION WHICH HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION FOR 39 YEARS. THE PROGRAM IN 2018 INVOLVED 2,012 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAW FOCUSED EDUCATION. LAWYERS AND JUDGES VOLUNTEER TO OBSERVE AND EVALUATE THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION AND THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION HELD IN DALLAS BY THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION. WINNERS IN THE STATE COMPETITION THEN COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. EACH YEAR 150 TEAMS COMPETE IN THE STATE COMPETITION. 2. THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION MINORITY ATTORNEY PROGRAM WAS AWARDED A GRANT TO PROVIDE A ONE-DAY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOLO, SMALL, MINORITY AND FEMALE LAW PRACTICES. IN ADDITION TO FOCUSING ON GUARDIANS AD LITEM, COURT APPOINTMENTS, AND LEGAL TECHNOLOGY, THE PROGRAM OFFERS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. OVER 150 ATTORNEYS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM. 3. IGNITE OF TEXAS RECEIVED A GRANT TO SUPPORT THEIR AFTER SCHOOL CIVIC PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE GRANT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM AT KATHLYN GILLIAM ACADEMY. THE STUDENTS, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENT, DISCUSS AND RESEARCH PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AND THE LAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOPIC. STUDENTS MEET FEMALE ELECTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING JUDGES, MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND STATE LEGISLATORS TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THEY CAN INFLUENCE POLICY AND RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE. 4. The Dallas Childrens Advocacy Center received a grant to support the migration of all their historical files to a digital platform. There is no statute of limitations on cases involving child sexual abuse and therefore it is critically important to maintain all confidential files involving the children seen at the Center. Maintaining paper files in perpetuity becomes ever more challenging as the case load increases. The storage of important historical files becomes critical in bringing the perpetrators to justice, sometimes after many years, when cases are taken to court and documentation is requested. 5. THE DALLAS URBAN DEBATE ALLIANCE RECEIVED A GRANT TO PROVIDE SUMMER PROGRAMMING TO DISD STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL DEBATE TRAINING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS. DEBATE IS SEEN AS PROVIDING A PIPELINE OF DIVERSE STUDENTS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION. WHEN STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE AND ARE MENTORED BY ATTORNEYS, THEY CAN ENVISION A LEGAL CAREER FOR THEMSELVES. 6. Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) received a grant to conduct background checks on prospective Special Advocates representing children. It is important to train new Advocates, approved through a background check, on a timely basis to keep up with the demand for having qualified persons able to serve as advocates for vulnerable children in court. 7. Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities of Dallas received a grant for continuing legal education for their attorneys on immigration law. With the ever changing policies and laws, it is imperative that the immigration attorneys stay up-to-date on current issues. It will enable the Immigration and Legal Services to better provide aid and services to immigrant clients and their families. It will also allow the attorneys to expand the scope of cases to ones they already accept. 8. LAW DAY IS OBSERVED IN MAY AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE HELD IN THE DALLAS INDPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THE GRANT AWARD. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUBMIT ESSAYS, ARTWORK, AND PHOTOGRAPHY THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE THEME OF LAW DAY. WINNERS ARE SELECTED AND THE STUDENTS ATTEND THE ANNUAL LAW DAY LUNCHEON HELD AT THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION. 9. A special continuing legal education program, Diversity Summit Shaping Agents of Change, was supported by a grant award. General Counsels of 2 major companies, a past president of the American Bar Association, a Civil Court judge, a college president, and a former White House appointee were panelists for the day-long conference. The purpose of the conference was to identify opportunities to promote and support legal diversity in our community.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “To sponsor and encourage research, publications, and forums for the furtherance of justice under the law; to establish scholarships for law related education; to preserve historical structures and the history of the legal community; to support legal aid to the indigent; and to promote diversity in the legal community.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “To sponsor research, publications, forums establish scholarships & preserve historical structures; support legal aid to the indigent; promote diversity in the legal community.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is TX.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 2101 ROSS AVE, dallas, TX, 75201.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 0 employees reported on their form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$257,808.
- The CEO's compensation within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1971.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $128,174 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $25,636 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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