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32 Headnotes 1 (2008)

handle is hein.barjournals/hdba0032 and id is 1 raw text is: Dallas Bar Association Volume 32 9 Number 1 9 January 1, 2008 Frank E. Stevenson II To Be Inaugurated As DBA's 99th President by Jenna P. Wright n January 19, 2008, the DBA will inaugurate Frank E. Stevenson II as its 99th president. That date has a special significance to Frank Stevenson, as it also marks the birthday of his grandfather, who inspired him to become a lawyer. My grandfather was the most capable, impressive and brilliant person I've ever known, says Mr. Stevenson. His grandfather was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Dartmouth College in Ha- nover, N.H., and then went on to study law at Harvard Law School. Perhaps to inspire Mr. Stevenson to succeed, his grandfather made him a bet the fall he entered law school at the University of Virginia. My grandfa- ther said, 'I'll bet you $50 you won't last until Christ- mas'. A magna cum laude graduate from Amherst College, Frank Stevenson Frank E Stevensonll couldn't believe his ears. He told his grandfather, That's so wrong to say something like that to me, your grandson. His grandfather said, You're right, Frank. I'll bet you don't last until Thanksgiving. Though Mr. Stevenson never collected on that bet, he has become the exceptionally accomplished lawyer he modeled himself after. Following graduation from the Uni- versity of Virginia Law School, Mr. Stevenson joined what is now the law firm of Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell, LLP, SEE DBA, PAGE 3 YOU ARE INVITED... The Inaugural of DBA's 2008 President Frank E. Stevenson II Saturday, January 19, 2008 The Fairmont Hotel Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. • Dinner 7:30 p.m. Tickets $140 per person. Evening includes dinner, dancing to InsideOut, and casino. Support DVAP through our Silent Auction too! For more information, contact Rhonda Sexton at rsexton@dallasbar.org or 214-220-7403. I Focus: BANKRuPTCY & COMMERC LAW Annual 'Equal Access to Justice' Campaign Flouri by Alicia Hernandez he Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas will recognize major donors to the annual Campaign for Equal Access to Justice at the inaugural of Frank E. Stevenson II on Saturday, January 19. The annual campaign, which culminates at the inaugural, supports the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, a joint program of the Dallas Bar Associa- tion and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. Since it began in 1993, the campaign has raised more than $4 million for legal aid to the poor. Michael and Judy Keller Shore have been major donors to the campaign for 10 years, supporting this year's campaign with a gift of $25,000. The Shores have donated $230,000 to the cam- paign since 1999. Michael & Judy Shore Judy and I are pleased, with the support of our part- ners and their spouses at Shore Chan Bragalone, LLP, to be able to continue our support of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, says Michael Shore. 'The atten- tion we receive for this is humbling and in our opinion, somewhat over-emphasized. The persons who really deserve attention are those attorneys who invest their 'spare time' that they would otherwise spend with fam- ily and interests away from the practice of law. Without the attorney volunteers who give their time, monetary shes donors like us would make no difference at all. Judy and I would like to encourage young attorneys with office practices to volunteer and see for themselves what their law degree can do for those people in our community who need the attorneys' talents most. Hon. Deborah G. Hankinson, a major donor for five years, continues to demonstrate her support for legal services to the poor. Justice Hankinson contrib- uted $25,000 to this year's campaign, and she has given $90,000 to the campaign since 2003. Koons, Fuller, Vanden Eykel & Robertson, P.C. has been a major donor for 13 years. With their 2008 gift of $15,000, the firm has contributed a total of $182,500 to the campaign. Brown McCar- roll, L.L.P. has been a major donor for 12 years. The firm has do- Hon. Deborah Hankinson nated $15,000 to this year's campaign, and the firm has given a total of $161,740 to the Campaign for Equal Access since 2005. The following firms, corporations, and individuals have generously donated at the $10,000 level: Exxon Mobil Corp., Jones Day, Locke Lord Bissell & Lid- dell LLP, Mike McKool Jr., and Waters & Kraus, L.L.P. As of our print date, this year's campaign has raised SEE DVAP, PAGE 6 DBA to Honor Commissioner Price by Darlene Hutchinson Biehl ach January, Americans commemorate the inspiring words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., because his voice and vision filled a great void in our nation. The late Coretta Scott King noted that her husband answered our collective longing to become a country that truly lived by its no- blest principles. At a luncheon at the Belo Man- sion on Monday, January 21, 2008, the DBA will present the Mar- tin Luther King Jr. Justice Award to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, an outstanding leader whose community service and overall life's experience ex- emplifies the life and legacy of Dr. King. gohn Wiley Pric Commissioner Price has served the residents of District 3 for 23 years and has strived to place himself in the vanguard for those who have been historically locked out. In a letter from a Birmingham jail cell, Dr. King said, Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescap- able network of mutuality ... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. For many years, Commissioner Price has been committed to directly and indirectly affect- ing Dallas County residents in a positive man- ner. His priority and pledge has been to ensure that Minority and Women Busi- ness Enterprise ventures were accorded a fair share of the coun- ty's contracts. And since taking office in 1985, procurement via MWBE vendors and profession- als has risen from $50,000 per annum to more than $112 million through the fiscal year 2004, ac- cording to Commissioner Price's office. There is an undeniable need for those of us who understand the causes and challenges ahead to step up our commitment, Commissioner Price said. SEE MLK, PAGE 3 Pictorial Photo Seddion /ILK Jutice Awvard Luncheon See Page 2 Bar Association Presidents Plan for 2008 ..................................5 Collusion in Bankruptcy Sales ....................................................6 Individual Tax Representation After Bankruptcy ......................8

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