180: Mark Melton fights illegal evictions

In the May issue of D Magazine , Matt Goodman wrote a story titled " The Lawyer Who Landlords Don't Want to See in Court ." That would be Mark. Sort of by accident, he started the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, which now employs 18 people. On a per capita basis, A LOT of people get evicted in Dallas. That's because the justice of the peace courts where eviction hearings happen are a little wildass. So we talked about all that and about why you should care about people getting evicted. And we explored Mark's personal story, how he lost a job in Oklahoma and, without a college education or any real prospects, loaded up his family in a car and drove to Dallas. Why Dallas? It had a lot of highways so he figured it must have jobs. (He wound up as a bouncer at Cowboys in Arlington before eventually making partner at Holland & Knight.) Please consider subscribing to D Magazine . Print makes the podcast possible. Come on! It's like the price of three coffees! Or one coffee and one beer! Or a sandwich at Eatzi's!

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180: Mark Melton fights illegal evictions is an episode from D Magazine's EarBurner by Jason Heid.

This episode is 52:10 long.

This episode was published on May 16, 2024.

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