Bill Holston
Executive Director
Bill Holston is a
Dallas attorney who has a special passion for helping vulnerable people seeking
refuge in the United States. Since 1987, Mr. Holston has provided pro bono
legal representation for political and religious asylum applicants from 18
countries in Immigration Court. He has volunteered his services for HRI for the
past 10 years. In 1995, Mr. Holston was awarded the Angel of Freedom Award by
HRI, because of his commitment to provide pro bono services to clients. Because
of a generous gift from Charlie and Meredith Stimson, two of Mr. Holston’s
clients, HRI”s pro bono program is named the William O. Holston Jr. Pro Bono
Program.
Before
joining HRI, Holston was a partner in the firm, Sullivan & Holston. He is a
member of the Transition to Law planning committee. Mr. Holston is a teacher
and lay minister at Fellowship Bible Church Arapaho, serves on the board of Art
Conspiracy, Inc., is a frequent commentator on KERA 90.1 FM in Dallas and
contributes pieces on local hiking excursions to D Magazine’s FrontBurner blog.
He holds a J.D., from Southern Methodist University and earned a B.A. from The
University of Texas at Dallas.
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