I wanted to pas along the following announcement:
If you are interested
in assisting indigent litigants while gaining valuable first chair trial
experience, please contact the court’s volunteer coordinator, Eric Albritton,
who maintains a list of lawyers available for court-appointments in civil
litigation matters. Volunteers must be admitted to practice in the U.S.
District Court, Texas Eastern.
The volunteer coordinator acts as a liaison between the court and counsel in
order to provide the necessary information concerning the case and parties.
Upon review of the case, counsel will have the opportunity to decline
appointment. If counsel declines the appointment, the volunteer
coordinator will contact the next person on the civil appointment list.
The court has some funds available to reimburse reasonable expenses and fees.
See "Plan for Reimbursement of Attorney Expenses in Civil
Cases," Appendix I, Local Rules.
Please notify Eric M. Albritton via e-mail (courtappointments@emafirm.com)
if you would like to be included on the civil appointment list.
