Award for Smith County Bar Foundation

TYLER – Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) presents the annual Smith County Pro Bono Award to the Smith County Bar Foundation. LSLA officials say the award is given to a person, firm, or organization that exemplifies a strong commitment to ensuring equal justice for all Smith County residents.

“The Smith County Bar Foundation deserves this recognition,” said Dana Bias, LSLA’s coordinator for private attorney involvement in Smith County, “in large part because the Volunteer Attorney Program has given many attorneys in Smith County an opportunity to give back to their community in the best way that an attorney can: representing a vulnerable individual with real legal needs that require an attorney’s knowledge and expertise.” According to a news release from LSLA, the Smith County Bar Foundation was founded in 2002 to further justice and the rule of law in Smith County by educating and serving its citizens.