News Release
Texas Access to Justice Foundation Joe Jamail Endowment for Veteran Legal Services will offer continued support for free veteran legal services in the future
AUSTIN, Texas––The
Texas Access to
Justice Foundation
(TAJF)––the largest state-based funding source for civil legal aid––today
announced the
Joe Jamail Endowment
for Veteran Legal Services
reached a milestone of $1 million dollars in donations from lawyers, others
in the legal community, the Jamail family and Jamail’s personal friends.
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (www.teajf.org), created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1984, is the leading state-based funding source for the provision of civil legal aid in Texas. The organization is committed to the vision that all Texans will have equal access to justice, regardless of their income. The Foundation administers a variety of funding sources, which are earmarked to assist nonprofit organizations in providing legal aid to more than 150,000 Texas families each year.
Kimberly Schmitt
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