Philanthropy
Janelle & Larry Friedman
Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law
Charitable & Community Involvement
Janelle and Larry Friedman are known for generously contributing personal time, resources, event planning and fund-raising skills to worthwhile causes benefitting children.
The F&F Foundation was founded by Janelle and Larry Friedman as a charitable organization which benefits children. Each year, Friedman & Feiger donates time and fund-raising efforts for notable children’s charities.
Through the efforts of Janelle and Larry Friedman and the firm, millions have been raised for worthy charities such as Wednesday’s Child, Children’s Medical Center and the Salvation Army’s Gene and Jerry Jones Center for Children, among others.
This year, Children’s Medical Center has named Janelle and Larry Friedman Co-Chairs of the “Celebration Of Our Century,” a celebratory event to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the children’s hospital. Planned for November 2nd at the Omni Dallas hotel, Actress and Grammy-Winning Singer Jennifer Hudson, The Pointer Sisters and New York’s famed Starlight Orchestra will entertain. The celebration’s Presenting Sponsor Alliance Data has donated $1 million to kick-off the fund-raising efforts. Children’s Medical Center, a private, not for profit, hospital is one of the largest pediatric health care providers in the country.
Janelle and Larry Friedman also co-chaired the 100th Anniversary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
Friedman & Feiger commits time, talent and monetary donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Gilda’s Club, Paws Cause, the SPCA, the Fur Ball, the Epilepsy Research Foundation, the National Kidney Foundation, KidneyTexas, Jewish Family Services of Dallas, The Dallas Foundation, The Dallas Women’s Foundation, The Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Dallas Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities, the Wheel To Survive Benefit and many others. In recognition of the firm’s charitable efforts, NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin gave Janelle and Larry Friedman the Playmaker Community Service Award.
The Friedmans serve as coordinators and fundraisers for local political campaigns and take an active role in fundraising for judges, Senators and many other political officials. The firm supports the Dallas Legal Community for Seeking Justice and Changing Lives.
As a community service, Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law prepares a quarterly newsletter to alert clients and the business community of changes in the law and offers legal strategies to help area businesses succeed. Each lawyer in the firm also shares legal expertise through e-mail blasts to keep the business community informed.
Janelle Friedman and Friedman & Feiger launched a professional networking opportunity for female business leaders called Essential Energy. The firm sponsors six receptions per year that serve as a networking tool for prominent women in the Dallas business community. Essential Energy’s mission statement is “to share wisdom between successful women through personal friendships and business networking with a spirit of fellowship, enthusiasm, harmony and devotion to the power "essential energy" of the group.” The group website can be found at www.essentialenergy.org.
Community News
November 24, 2018
Woman who went onto life support after nose job surgery dies, family says
A Dallas woman who had been on life support since undergoing plastic surgery on her nose at a clinic in Mexico has died, her family attorney wrote in a statement to WFAA on Saturday. Read the article.
March 28, 2018
Despite Nearby Traffic Headaches, Dallas Cares For Kids Luncheon Celebrated Janelle And Larry Friedman Benefiting Dallas Can Academies
While the wait-and-taste continued around the corner at FIG on Friday, March 2, for the North Texas Food Bank’s Empty Bowls, the Dallas Can Academies staff was relieved that their Friday, March 2nd fundraiser — Dallas Cares For Kids — was out... More >
March 20, 2018
Dallas Can Academies Honors Longtime Philanthropists
Dallas Can Academies, a non-profit dropout recovery high school system, honored longtime philanthropists, Janelle and Larry Friedman at the annual Dallas Can Academies Cares for Kids Luncheon on March 2 at The Belo Mansion. The Cares for Kids luncheon is open to... More >
February 22, 2018
Dallas Can Academies To Honor Philanthropists Janelle and Larry Friedman
Dallas Can Academies, a non-profit dropout recovery high school system, will honor longtime philanthropists, Janelle and Larry Friedman at the annual Dallas Can Academies Cares for Kids Luncheon this March. Read the article.
January 9, 2018
Celebrating the outstanding achievements of Janelle & Larry Friedman
Join us as Dallas Can Academies honors Janelle and Larry Friedmanat the 2018 Dallas Cares for Kids Luncheon. The Friedmans are known for generously contributing personal time,resources, event planning and fundraising skills to many worthwhilecauses benefiting children. By founding the Friedman &... More >
August 23, 2016
Janelle Friedman’s Super Fun Evening Rubbing Shoulders with Ina, Gwyneth, Alec and Christie in the Hamptons
Here’s a fun “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” report! Renowned Dallas hostess (and author of a book on the subject) Janelle Friedman spent last Saturday night in the Hamptons, aka the East End (of Long Island.) The storied... More >
September 16, 2014
Janelle Friedman & Yvette Feiger Kick-Off Essential Energy Fall "Women in Business" Networking Receptions with America's Sassiest Lifestyle Guru Steve Kemble
JANELLE FRIEDMAN & YVETTE FEIGER KICK-OFF ESSENTIAL ENERGY FALL "WOMEN IN BUSINESS" NETWORKING RECEPTIONS WITH AMERICA’S SASSIEST LIFESTYLE GURU STEVE KEMBLE 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 16th Janelle Friedman and Yvette Feiger will kick-off the Fall series of... More >
September 16, 2014
Essential Energy Presents Steve Kemble
Steve Kemble wore an Easter bonnet to emcee the Easter in Lee Park Pooch Parade in April, 2014. Photo: Alexandra Olivia Essential Energy's Janelle Friedman and Yvette Feiger host a networking reception for female business leaders featuring "America's Sassiest... More >
May 2, 2014
Janelle and Larry Friedman Co-Chair The "Celebrating Gloria" Luncheon Benefiting TRAC
Co-Chaired by Janelle and Larry Friedman, the "Celebrating Gloria" luncheon,a tribute to the life of Gloria Campos, was held at the Fairmont Hotel benefiting City Square's TRAC program. Luncheon festivities included a fun roast "Live From Gloria's Studio" by WFAA broadcasters... More >
November 13, 2013
From Butter To Award-Winning Entertainers, Children’s Medical Center’s “Celebration Of Our Century” Caused Jaws To Drop
Leave it to Janelle and Larry Friedman to hit it out of the ballpark—again. A couple of year ago, they orchestrated a Children’s Medical Center benefit. The CMC folks were so impressed with their efforts, they came a-calling for the Friedmans to... More >
November 9, 2013
The Legacy Senior Communities Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Yes! Event - Raising Nearly $440,000
The Legacy Senior Communities’ “The Yes! Event: One Special Night” welcomed more than 400 guests to a dinner planned by Todd Events at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Read the article.
October 17, 2013
Sweet Stories Fuel Success for Annual KidneyTexas Luncheon and Style Show
Dallas men and women dressed in their daytime finest strolled into the Brook Hollow Golf Club for the much-anticipated KidneyTexas annual luncheon and fashion show, an important fundraising event that helps raise awareness for kidney disease. Read full article. ... More >
March 7, 2013
Essential Energy for Female Business Leaders
Janelle Friedman founded Essential Energy as a platform for women business leaders to network, exchange ideas and forge new business and personal relationships. Six Essential Energy receptions are held each year featuring a prominent speaker at each reception. Past Essential Energy speakers... More >
February 3, 2012
More and More Two-Legged Critters Celebrated At Sambuca For Paws Cause’s “The Wizard of Paws”
It’s not every party where Kansas’s Dorothy greets you at the front door, but that was the little gal in the blue gingham dress with white apron at Sambuca’s Uptown Sunday night. She welcomed guests to the Paws Cause’s “The Wizard of... More >
December 7, 2011
Friedman & Feiger Raises Funds and Produces a Gala Benefitting Children's Medical Center
Janelle and Larry Friedman and the firm, Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law, raised funds and produced the memorable "Kids Just Wanna Have Fun" Gala benefitting Children's Medical Center with a live performance by Cyndi Lauper. Pictured left to right... More >
December 3, 2010
Wednesday's Child "Belonging" Luncheon
Thousands of North Texas foster children benefitted from the Friends of Wednesday’s Child “Belonging” luncheon which was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas on Friday, December 3rd. Sponsored by Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law, the luncheon featured a “Heart of... More >
December 24, 2008
The Friedman & Feiger Foundation Supports the Salvation Army's Gene and Jerry Jones Center for Children
Each year, Friedman & Feiger Attorneys At Law donates time and fund-raising efforts for notable childrens' charities. This year, the Friedman & Feiger Foundation threw a holiday party for hundreds of children from the Salvation Army's Gene and Jerry Jones... More >