COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Strasburger demonstrates a strong commitment to our community not only by raising much needed funds, but also by donating volunteer hours to charitable and community organizations. The firm encourages employees to meaningfully participate in the community through the donation of their time and talents to organizations and by becoming members of community and charitable groups. Strasburger is proud to support:
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Strasburger partners with and is dedicated to supporting the mission of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in its effort to cure and prevent breast cancer. Strasburger participates in the Komen Race for the Cure events in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Plano and San Antonio and co-sponsors a fundraising dinner with women in the medical profession in San Antonio. In 2009, Strasburger raised over $140,000 donating it directly to the organization. Our Partner-in-Charge of the Houston office, Betsy Kamin, currently serves as President of the Houston Affiliate Board of Directors.
MediSend
Strasburger is a long-standing community partner of MediSend International. MediSend's supports under-resourced hospitals in developing countries with education, training and life-saving medical supplies. In January 2009, Strasburger partnered with MediSend to raise over $40,000 for emergency medical supplies to be expedited to Haiti in light of the country's national disaster. Strasburger's Managing Partner Dan Butcher serves on the MediSend Board of Directors.
The March of Dimes
The firm is a devoted sponsor of the March of Dimes and has been for many years. Our attorneys and staff participate in the March of Dimes' annual March for Babies each year to help raise funds and awareness for this charity. Since 2007, Strasburger employees have raised nearly $20,00 for the organization. March of Dimes is dedicated to preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
United Way
The firm has a long-standing relationship with the United Way, participating in the corporate United Way campaign for nearly two decades. The United Way is dedicated to building stronger communities by assisting nonprofit organizations to expand, diversify and measure success. Carol Glendenning, Strasburger's Policy Committee Chair, is a member of the United Way Tocqueville Society.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas and Strasburger have partnered together to enrich the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions. In 2009, Strasburger sponsored the foundation's annual Wish Night, raising $19,000 as a firm alone. Strasburger often participates in other Make-A-Wish Foundation activities from golf tournaments and fundraising races to continue its ongoing support.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Strasburger is a devoted sponsor of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big Brothers Big Sisters' vision is successful mentoring relationships for children who need and want them, contributing to brighter futures, better schools, and stronger communities. For ten years, Strasburger's Austin office has proudly participated in Bowl for Kids' Sake, the organization's largest annual fundraiser, raising over $3,000 in February 2010. Austin partner Francine Breckenridge is an Executive Board Officer.
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance
Strasburger attorneys and staff volunteer bi-weekly at the Bridge, the state-of-the art housing facility run by Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA). MDHA provides emergency and transitional care and housing for homeless men, women and children throughout Dallas.
Meals on Wheels and More
For over ten years, Strasburger's Austin attorneys and staff have delivered hot, nutritious meals every Wednesday and Friday to the elderly, disabled and homebound in the Greater Austin area. Recipients of the home delivered meals are able to live out their days in their own homes with independence and dignity.
Frisco Family Services Center
The Collin County office is an annual supporter of FFSC, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide social services to local individuals and families in by way of rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, prescription assistance and gasoline vouchers. Special projects in which the Collin County office has participated include the Back-to-School program that provides new school clothes and school supplies, the Thanksgiving Meal Box Program and Holiday Gifts for parents, children and the elderly. Paul Myers in the firm's Collin County office serves as a President.
PRO BONO
As an integral part of our firm's culture, Strasburger & Price, LLP is dedicated to providing pro bono services to the firm's local communities. Strasburger’s PRO BONO COMMITTEE manages the firm’s pro bono services by creating and reviewing formal policies and coordinating institutional support for our attorneys.
Strasburger is a member of the Pro Bono Institute (probonoinst.org) and signatory to the "Pro Bono Challenge" issued by the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center ("PBI”). Some of the projects and organizations our attorneys have contributed to include:
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- Dallas Attorney Volunteer Program
- Dallas Charter Commission
- East Austin Revitalization Group
- Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar County
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
- "Just Take One" – San Antonio Justice Clinic
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
- Metrocrest Family Medical Center
- San Antonio Inventors & Entrepreneurs
- Senior Source – Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas
- The Suicide and Crisis Center
- Susan G. Komen Foundation
- Undermain Theater
- Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
- White Rock Lake Museum
- YWCA
PRO BONO HIGHLIGHTS
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS)
For the past four years, Strasburger has received the Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award. The Covington Award honors firms and attorneys who commit an extraordinary amount of time assisting low income clients of VLS. VLS recruits volunteer attorneys to help low-income persons in central Texas with civil legal issues.
Since February 2009, the Austin office has staffed a legal advice clinic sponsored by VLS. At the clinic, Strasburger attorneys meet with certain applicants for pro bono legal services to help VLS determine whether an applicant is eligible for VLS representation, or, where appropriate, to provide applicants with brief legal advice on certain civil law topics. Strasburger attorneys participating in the clinic include: Clint Rosenthal, Bill Darling, Kathy Darling, Matt Thompson, Bob O’Boyle, John Dorsey, Steve Roberts, Tiffany Hildreth, Duane Brescia, Mitch Zoll and Buddy Ferguson.
In March 2008, VLS honored Austin partner Robert. O'Boyle with the J. Chrys Dougherty Award which recognizes individuals for exemplary dedication and commitment to the principle of judicial access for all people regardless of income. (Media Release) Mr. O'Boyle is also a member VLS Board of Directors.
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program (HVLP)
Houston partner, John Spiller, currently serves as Chair of the Board of HVLP. John has served on the HVLP Board since 2002 and has previously served as Chair-Elect, Treasurer and Secretary of HVLP.
Strasburger & Price, LLP received its second honor in January of 2009 for Outstanding Contribution to HVLP by a mid-size firm. Throughout 2009, many of our Houston attorneys have staffed legal clinics assisting over 250 people on a variety of issues from family law to social security to consumer-related issues.
Community Justice Program (CJP)
 Every summer, San Antonio office attorneys and staff volunteer for the Community Justice Program, a project of the San Antonio Bar Association at St. Mary's University Center for Legal and Social Justice. The mission of SABA's Community Justice Program is to bring legal services and night court to neighborhood locations for low income residents of San Antonio. CJP's partner, Texas Rural Legal Aid, supports the program by prequalifying clients and coordinating all client intakes. CJP accepts non contested matters such as family law, consumer, employment, housing, bankruptcy, simple landlord/tenant disputes, probate matters and simple wills. Participating attorneys assess each applicant's legal needs, answer questions, direct them to the appropriate resources and see each case through to completion.
STRASBURGER'S PRO BONO COMMITTEE
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