Celebrities from East Dallas recognized for generosity, goodness – Lakewood/East Dallas

In two completely separate conditions, Dallas residents who’ve appeared on the pages of the East Dallas/Lakewood Advocate have been acknowledged up to now few days for his or her accomplishments, which profit our deprived neighbors, faculty kids and past.

Mark Melton — the transactional tax lawyer who grew to become Dallas’ most prolific eviction specialist throughout the pandemic — was certainly one of two Texas attorneys and three world corporations who have been honored with the American Bar Affiliation Professional Bono Publico Award, which yearly acknowledges people and entities for demonstrating excellent dedication to volunteer authorized companies for low-income and deprived individuals.

“Beneath his management, and after greater than 2,500 hours of his personal professional bono work, the advert hoc, professional bono undertaking has grown right into a nonprofit known as the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Heart and has helped greater than 10,000 tenants,” reads an announcement from the ABA.

Our February Advocate story about Melton and his spouse Lauren, additionally his nonprofit associate, particulars the extent of dedication and distinction he’s made right here in our neighborhood and everywhere in the county.

Secondly, the Alternate Membership of East Dallas honored the morning group from KTCK, affectionately known as The Musers, made up of Craig Miller, Gordon Keith and George Dunham, not less than certainly one of whom lives in East Dallas. The Musers on Saturday joined the Alternate Membership for a fundraiser on the Lakewood Nation Membership from which proceeds “will assist fund faculty scholarships, eyeglasses for teenagers, academic help to East Dallas public colleges and far rather more.”

The Musers have been happy.

Only a few of the various East Dallas individuals doing worthwhile stuff.