Hero: /hiro/: a person who is admired for achievements and noble qualities. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
By the definition above, it is easy to see why we chose the theme of “Not All Heroes Wear Capes” for this year’s Equal Access to Justice Campaign. In this endeavor, our EAJ heroes are admired not for their achievements, but for their commendable quality of giving back. To generously give to others is a gracious trait—whether that giving is in the form of donating pro bono hours or by generously contributing to this year’s Equal Access to Justice Campaign in the amount of $25,500—which is exactly what Jerry and Sherri Alexander have done.
Throughout the Alexanders’ long history of service to the Dallas legal community, they have given both time and monetary donations. Sherri is a prominent health care lawyer and a partner in the Polsinelli firm, and Jerry is president and a shareholder at Passman & Jones, a former president of the Dallas Bar Association (the 107th president), and presently the chair of the board of the State Bar of Texas.