October 28, 2021 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid Honors Smith County Attorney Peter G. Milne for Upholding Justice
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INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY RECEIVES ACCOLADES FOR MOST PRO BONO CASES LITIGATED
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 25th – 29th), Lone Star Legal Aid honors local attorney Pete Milne for Most Pro Bono Cases Litigated.
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. Mr. Milne will be formally recognized on October 28, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Smith County Court by The Honorable Nathaniel Moran, Smith County Judge, with an Award Certificate from Lone Star Legal and the Honorable J. Brett Busby, Justice, Supreme Court of Texas. A reception will follow the ceremony sponsored by Lone Star Legal Aid and the Smith County Bar Foundation.
Peter Milne is honored for litigating the most pro bono cases during this pandemic year. Pete never hesitates to extend his zealous advocacy skills and commitment to solving legal problems for those less fortunate who would have gone unrepresented, but for his help.
ABOUT PETER G. MILNE
Pete and his wife, Dr. Stasha Gominak, moved to Tyler from California in 2003, and quickly became a volunteer attorney with Lone Star Legal Aid upon his arrival. He is currently a sole practitioner and specializes in tax controversies, as well as planning to avoid them, estate and legacy planning, elder law and family law.
Community service is an important aspect of Pete’s life. In addition to providing pro bono legal services to clients referred by Lone Star Legal Aid, Peter Milne is a former member of the Board of Directors for Historic Tyler, Inc., Board of Directors for the Smith County Children’s Services Foundation, and the Board of Directors of the Smith County Bar Foundation. He also has a passion for representing members of the veteran community, which he shares due to his past service in the United States Navy.
Pete has been a steadfast and eager volunteer with Lone Star Legal Aid, who salutes him for his military and pro bono service.
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
