FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2011
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Texas Access to Justice Commissioner Named Board President of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

Marc Vockell begins one-year term as president of board of directors for Volunteer Legal Services

AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Access to Justice Commissioner Marc Vockell, who is also litigation director at Dell Inc., has begun a one-year term as president of the board of directors of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS). The non-profit organization is dedicated to helping low-income Central Texans access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate free legal advice and representation and by supporting and training those attorneys.

Vockell has been actively involved in VLS since 1997 and has served on the board of directors since 2001. Since joining the litigation team at Dell Inc. in 2004, he has volunteered countless hours at legal clinics assisting with pro bono cases. He is also executive chair of Dell's Pro Bono and Community Involvement Committee. Vockell was appointed by the State Bar of Texas in 2009 to serve as a Commissioner on the Texas Access to Justice Commission.

I look forward to continuing my pro bono work with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas as we recruit volunteer attorneys to help people with important issues, such as assisting victims of abuse with family law issues, avoiding wrongful evictions and foreclosures, preserving disability benefits, and preparing wills and guardianships, Vockell said. These issues have a significant and lasting impact on the lives of our clients.

In addition to his leadership in VLS, Vockell is a past chair of the Pro Bono Committee of the Austin Association of Corporate Counsel and is past president of the Austin Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Prior to joining Dell, Vockell was a litigator with Vinson & Elkins LLP and clerked for U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks. He is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law where he served as editor of Law Review Notes and was in the Order of the Coif.

Vockell began his term as VLS board president on Jan. 1, 2011 and succeeds Jeff Boyd, who was recently chosen as general counsel for Gov. Rick Perry.

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Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate free legal advice and representation and by supporting and training those attorneys.

The Texas Access to Justice Commission was created in 2001 by the Supreme Court of Texas to develop and implement policy initiatives designed to expand access to and enhance the quality of justice in civil legal matters for low-income Texans. The Commission has created several initiatives to increase resources and awareness of legal aid. For more information, please visit www.TexasATJ.org.