Reserve Your Spot TODAY for ASC Gives Back!
Thursday, January 30
6-8 p.m.
Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP
2400 N. Glenville Drive
Richardson, Texas 75082
You’ve heard the buzz about this event for a couple of months, and today is the day to reserve your spot! Please join us on Thursday, January 30 for ASC Gives Back, an evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres, education, and volunteer work for POETIC.
ASC Gives Back will feature a panel discussion focused on human trafficking in North Texas and the efforts to combat it. Our esteemed panelists will be Dr. HaeSung Han, the co-founder and CEO of POETIC; Kathleen Klein, Legal Program Director at Mosaic Family Services; Jennifer Falk, criminal law practitioner, former Assistant District Attorney and partner at McCathern, PLLC; and The Honorable Nancy Mulder, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court 6, Dallas County. Attendees will learn about the laws that govern human trafficking, the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, and the legal advocacy services that POETIC provides to victims of human trafficking. Each of our speakers has deep knowledge and expertise in this area, and we look forward to learning from them and hearing their unique perspectives.
For the volunteer component of the event, we will be assembling therapy kits for POETIC’s clients. The kits will contain items that bring comfort to girls who are struggling, reminding them of how special they are when they need it most. Please help make this event a success by purchasing a few therapy kit items from POETIC’s Amazon Wish List (select “POETIC WISH LIST DELIVERY” as your shipping address for delivery). They will be shipped to POETIC and then brought to the event for assembly. It’s not too late to purchase items, and every little bit helps. Let’s assemble as many kits as we can for this worthy cause.
Special thanks to the Presenting Sponsor of this event, Winkler Johnson Group, and to Berry Appleman & Leiden for hosting the event.
REMINDER: RSVP for ASC’s January Planning Meeting
Monday, January 13
12-1 p.m.
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
901 Main Street, Suite 5500
Dallas, Texas 75202
Please RSVP TODAY so that we can order the correct amount of food.
The parking garage for Carrington Coleman is located at 800 South Main at the corner of Lamar and Main Streets. Entrances are on Lamar Street and Commerce Street. Upon entering the parking garage, please take a ticket from the machine. Once you are parked, take the garage elevators down to "Tower/Retail" level (the concourse). Proceed through the tunnel to the Bank of America elevators in the center of the building. From the concourse level (Odd Floor Access), take the elevator bank that includes access to Floor 55, where Carrington Coleman is located. When you leave Carrington Coleman’s offices, the receptionist will validate your parking ticket electronically using your ticket number.
Many thanks to Carrington Coleman for hosting the meeting, sponsoring lunch, and validating parking.
Register for ASC’s Heart & Sole 5K, and
Volunteer to Help Distribute Rack Cards
The 15th Annual Heart & Sole 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run is right around the corner, and our registration site is officially LIVE! Please join us at Oak Point Park in Plano on Saturday, February 15, and promote the race to your family, friends, and coworkers. Runners, walkers, children, and dogs are all welcome. And stick around after the race for breakfast, music, and family-friendly activities, including a bounce house, face painters, and a balloon artist. Mark your calendars and register today!
In the meantime, we need your help! Each year on the weekends leading up to the Heart & Sole 5K, we distribute promotional rack cards (featuring race day information and the names/logos of our sponsors) at other races throughout the Dallas/Plano area.
Please click on the link below to sign up and help with this effort. The time commitment isn’t much — about two hours on a Saturday or Sunday — but it makes a major impact on our race registration numbers. Our first opportunities are the DRC Frigid race (at Winfrey Point on White Rock Lake) on January 4, and the Hotcake Hustle (at Oak Point Park in Plano) on January 11. Please come volunteer and help make our race a success!
2024-2025 Save the Dates
January 13 – January Planning Meeting, Carrington Coleman (Downtown), 12-1 p.m.
January 30 — ASC Gives Back, Berry Appleman & Leiden (Richardson), 6-8 p.m.
February 4 — February Planning Meeting, Pearson Partners International (North Dallas), 12-1 p.m.
February 15 — ASC Heart & Sole 5K, Oak Point Park (Plano), 7:30-10:30 a.m.
April 1 — April Planning Meeting, Dykema Gossett (Downtown), 12-1 p.m.
April 3 — ASC Silent Auction, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr (Downtown)
May 6 — May Planning Meeting, Haynes Boone (Uptown), 12-1 p.m.
June 13 – ASC’s 38th Annual Luncheon, Thompson Dallas (Downtown), 12-1:30 p.m.
2023-24 ASC Leadership
Lead Chair
Devon Sharp
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
Co-Chair
Debrán O’Neil
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Attorneys Serving the Community is a dynamic volunteer organization of more than 400 women lawyers, judges, law students, and legal industry service professionals with JDs in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. For over 37 years, ASC has raised money for local non-profit organizations that benefit women, children, and/or families. ASC is proud to have raised more than $5 million for DFW non-profits since 2015.
