October 28, 2021 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid Honors Smith County Attorney Stephen Spitzer for Upholding Justice
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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 local attorney Stephen M. Spitzer for his 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. Mr. Spitzer 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.
Stephen Spitzer is being honored and recognized for his longstanding commitment to pro bono service. Steve never hesitates to answer the call for his much needed assistance in the areas of Wills, Probates and Guardianship matters. His volunteer service includes not only assisting low-income parents to become Guardians of their adult disabled children in the East Texas area, but also graciously serves as Attorney Ad Litem for proposed wards and mentors his colleagues on complicated probate issues and questions when they arise.
ABOUT STEPHEN M. SPITZER
Stephen Spitzer has been in Tyler since 1992 and with Ramey & Flock since 2012, where he is the Managing Partner. Mr. Spitzer’s impressive career currently focuses on personal injury and probate litigation, and his probate clients have issues involving disputed wills, trusts, guardianships and heirships. Steve is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Stephen and his wife, Trish, have four grown sons; three graduates of the University of Arkansas, and one currently in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, which “led to some interesting family dynamics” at a recent Arkansas vs. A & M game.
Steve has been a stalwart volunteer with Lone Star Legal Aid, who salutes his outstanding commitment to 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
