October 28, 2021 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid Honors Shelby County Attorney Lynda K Russell for Pro Bono Work
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INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY RECEIVES ACCOLADES FOR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO PRO BONO SERVICE
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 25th – 29th), Lone Star Legal Aid honors Lynda K. Russell for Outstanding Commitment to Pro Bono Service.
Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono awards recognize attorneys, law firms and community partners who donate their time and legal expertise to ensure that all East Texas residents have equal access to the courts. Ms. Russell will be formally recognized during two recognition ceremonies, both virtual and live. The virtual event was conducted via Zoom on October 26th at 12 p.m., with recognitions by several distinguished speakers, including Paul E. Furrh, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Lone Star Legal Aid, keynote speaker Honorable J. Brett Busby, Texas Supreme Court, and several East Texas judges, including the Honorable Clyde Herrington, County Court at Law No. 2, Angelina County. The live Awards Presentation will be November 18, 2021 at noon during the Nacogdoches County Bar Association meeting at the Fredonia Hotel.
Lynda Russell is honored and recognized for her longstanding commitment to pro bono service. Her unwavering dedication to assisting low-income residents of East Texas approaches 10 years. Lynda has represented dozens of clients referred to her by LSLA relating to Family Law matters in Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Sabine counties.
About Lynda K. Russell
Lynda Russell opened her practice in Shelby County in 2012. The former Shelby County District Attorney has over 27 years of experience helping East Texans with their legal issues. Her dedication and commitment to assisting those less fortunate is evidenced by the fact that she continuously has at least one pro bono case open at any given time, and has sustained that practice for years and throughout the pandemic. When Lynda encounters an individual in legal need who comes to her office for assistance but cannot afford to pay her, she usually makes a referral to Lone Star Legal Aid and asks that the individual be referred back to her for representation.
Lone Star Legal Aid salutes Lynda K. Russell for her deep personal commitment to pro bono service and her legacy of helping protect some of East Texas’ most vulnerable residents.
About the National Pro Bono Celebration
The week of October 25 – 29, 2021 has been designated the “National Pro Bono Celebration” by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Pubic Service. The goal is to showcase the remarkable difference that pro bono lawyers make to our nation, our system of justice, our communities and, most of all, the clients they serve. For more information, visit www.celebrateprobono.org.
Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations. Lone Star Legal Aid serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines that reside in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties of southwest Arkansas. Lone Star Legal Aid focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well‐being; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at https://www.lonestarlegal.org.
Media contact: Media@LoneStarLegal.org
