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2014 Annual Report Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You equaljusticeworks.org Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You In 2014, thanks to you, more than 800 law students and public interest lawyers provided crucial legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence, veterans, LGBTQ communities, individuals with disabilities, immigrants, families threatened with foreclosure and eviction, people seeking access to healthcare, and many others. The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest national public interest legal career fair in the country. More than 1,200 students from 165 law schools attend for two days of interviews, workshops, networking and other career opportunities 1 Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Thank you from our Leadership Friends of Equal Justice Works, section o1 communities, individuals with disabilities, immigrants, families threatened with foreclosure and eviction, people seeking access to healthcare, and many, many others. Thanks to the work of one of our Fellows, U.S. Army veteran Patrick Taylor got his life back. In 2013, Patrick’s employer wrongfully terminated him. His landlord We continued to prime the pipeline of public interest then evicted him without cause, keeping all of Patrick’s talent by working with our 198 law schools. We reached personal belongings – including his prized red beret. 32,000 first-year law students, shared information about Patrick, who suffered serious brain injuries during his education debt relief through our Huffington Post blog, 10 years of military service, found published a free e-book on student debt, and himself homeless and begging for worked on legislation that would help ensure law food. He had nowhere to turn – until students could pursue public service regardless of In 2014, more he met Equal Justice Works Fellow educational debt burdens. than 200 Equal Antoinette Balta. Our success in 2014, described in this report, is due Justice Works Antoinette was part of our our partnerships with the nation’s leading law Fellows provided to AmeriCorps-funded Veterans Legal schools, law firms, corporations, and nonprofit crucial legal Corps, which deployed 36 lawyers organizations that share our commitment to and 360 law students to help mobilize the next generation of lawyers committed assistance to vulnerable and homeless veterans. to equal justice. thousands of Antoinette took Patrick’s case, We want to acknowledge the extraordinary clients. winning back Patrick’s red beret and leadership of Laura Stein, who recently concluded other possessions. She recovered her service as board chair. During Laura’s money he was owed, and even tenure, the organization has grown significantly helped Patrick secure housing and a and increased its impact and effectiveness. Laura is a job. charismatic and dynamic leader who has inspired our This case is just one example of the difference made by board and our staff to set and achieve ambitious goals. Equal Justice Works’ law students and lawyers. Most importantly, we want to thank all of our supporters. In 2014, more than 200 Equal Justice Works Fellows Without you we could not do this work to help create a provided crucial legal assistance to thousands of clients, just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers – including survivors of domestic violence, veterans, LGBTQ that’s Equal Justice at Work. As the son of Mexican immigrants, I often witnessed the injustice that the hardworking immigrant community, including my parents, suffered at the hands of unscrupulous employers. Early on, I developed a strong desire to arm myself with the necessary tools to be a voice for those in my community that would otherwise be forced to live in silence. - Gonzalo Serrano, Kim Koopersmith David Stern, Chair of the Board of Directors Executive Director Equal Justice Works Fellow 3 Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 5 section Fellowships Equal Justice Works or experiencing housing discrimination due to their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. W e continued to grow the Equal Justice Works Fellowship program during 2014, expanding the delivery of legal services to those who need it most. All 61 Fellows design and execute projects on a variety of issues, including domestic violence, homelessness, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, juvenile justice, employment rights, health care, consumer fraud, and environmental justice. Across the United States, our Fellows turn your generous support into real, meaningful results for thousands of adults, children, and families. o2 Lydia Edwards Eugene Chen As an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the New York Legal Assistance Group, Eugene provides legal advocacy, outreach, and education to low-income LGBT people in New York City’s communities of color who are either at risk of eviction Growth of Fellows 2013-2014 Prior to her Equal Justice Works Fellowship at Greater Boston Legal Services, Lydia worked for three years with domestic workers in Massachusetts as a community advocate and provided representation through the Brazilian Immigrant Center’s Domestic Worker Law and Policy Clinic. She also launched a project to provide conflict mediation training for domestic workers and their employers. Eugene’s upbringing in Manhattan’s Chinatown during a period of rapid and unprecedented gentrification made him familiar with housing challenges in changing communities of color. He understands that obtaining housing security is an important step in ending the cycle of poverty and homelessness for members of the LGBT community, including people of color and those affected by HIV/AIDS. Through these experiences, Lydia saw firsthand how difficult it is for domestic workers to access legal services. Domestic workers are the second largest population being trafficked into the United States, yet few resources are dedicated to their representation. They are often isolated and easily hidden by their employers. Thanks to the generous support of the Paul Rapoport Foundation, Eugene is able to represent those at risk of imminent eviction in housing court, facilitate litigation of housing discrimination or harassment claims with the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and educate the LGBT community about illegal housing practices. Ensuring fair access to housing regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity – that’s Equal Justice at Work. Empowering domestic workers to protect their rights – that’s Equal Justice at Work. As an Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by McDermott Will and Emery, Lydia provides comprehensive legal services to trafficked domestic workers, including representation to file for visas, access public benefits, and ensure employers pay back wages. Lydia is also creating legal resources to help domestic workers secure well paying jobs, regardless of their immigration status. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 7 section Federal Programs AmeriCorps Legal Fellows E qual Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowships, along with AmeriCorps programs across the country, celebrated the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps this year. Equal Justice Works is proud to partner with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which administers AmeriCorps, in providing critical civil legal aid to communities in need across the country. Over the years, more than 500 Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellows and thousands of law students have dedicated their time, effort, and ideas to projects that directly assist vulnerable communities. In the last program year, our 40 AmeriCorps Fellows served a staggering 8,524 veterans and 613 victims of disaster. In all, AmeriCorps members prepared 4,750 cases and secured almost $9.5 million in concrete economic benefits for those who served our country and for families devastated o3 AmeriCorps Legal Fellow Alise Pilson is sworn in by the Honorable Fanon A. Rucker of the Hamilton County Municipal Court in Cincinnati, Ohio. Equal Justice Works was granted a portion of these funds for legal Fellowships to work with distressed and at-risk homeowners in Chicago and Champaign over a three-year period. by natural disaster. In 2014, Equal Justice Works also launched three new programs funded by the CNCS—the Employment Opportunity Legal Corps, justice AmeriCorps, and the VISTA Affordable Housing Preservation Project. In the second year of their Fellowships, the four Equal Justice Works Illinois Foreclosure Fellows have joined a network of lawyers dedicated to helping Illinois – and the nation – recover from the foreclosure crisis and prevent future crises from occurring. With their organizations, the Fellows have helped negotiate new financing terms, defended against predatory lending practices, ensured that banks follow regulations, and helped Illinois’ families keep their homes. Summer Corps / “AmeriCorps JD” More than 370 law students served veterans and other communities as part of Equal Justice Works’ AmeriCorps JD program over the past year, making significant impacts across the country. The 125 AmeriCorps JD members – more than twice the previous year – served veterans exclusively. AmeriCorps JD members helped remove employment barriers for 479 veterans and assisted 351 in obtaining permanent housing. For instance, one AmeriCorps JD student serving in Louisville assisted her client in keeping their needed monthly benefits of $1,054. Alisé Pilson Illinois Foreclosure Fellowship Program In a foreclosure settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks in March 2012, the state of Illinois received a portion of a $25 billion settlement to help the state recover from the foreclosure crisis. AmeriCorps Legal Fellow Alisé Pilson is helping veterans at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. Alisé has had a passion for fighting for the “little guy” since her youth, and during law school provided legal support to indigent individuals. Within 3 months of becoming licensed, she got a job with the Hamilton County Public Defender. As she became more involved with public interest law, she discovered the dire need for family law services among veterans. Alisé works with veterans through direct legal representation and educational outreach. Because veterans often face a unique array of challenges after deployment – such as mental and emotional trauma along with prolonged separation from their families – they need access to an equally unique array of legal services. Alisé has already helped her clients secure more than $150,000 in economic benefits in just over a year of service. Securing peace of mind for those who fought to secure peace at home – that’s Equal Justice at Work. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Federal Programs (continued) section o3 Department of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women Fellowship Tram Nguyen Department of Justice/Office on Violence Against Women Fellow Tram Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to Massachusetts, where she became the first member of her family to graduate college. Inspired by her experience as an immigrant woman, Tram works with Greater Boston Legal Services to address an overwhelming need for bilingual legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault in Boston’s Vietnamese community. In only one year, Tram has provided legal assistance to over 400 clients, helping many escape abusive relationships and navigate high-risk housing situations. She provides critical representation to clients in custody and divorce proceedings who do not have access to an interpreter. Ending the silence around domestic violence – that’s Equal Justice at Work. 9 The Office on Violence Against Women Fellowship began in the fall of 2013 through a Department of Justice grant awarded to Equal Justice Works in collaboration with Greater Boston Legal Services and the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS). Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow Tram Nguyen provides culturally competent, comprehensive, bilingual legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault in greater Boston’s highly underserved Vietnamese immigrant communities. This specific project and Fellow were chosen for their unique ability to address segments of the community often denied access to needed legal aid services because of language barriers and cultural differences. These challenges have resulted in increased risk of sexual violence among Vietnamese immigrants. Working closely with a bilingual domestic violence and sexual assault advocate from CCHERS, Tram provides survivors with services designed to meet the needs – both legal and non-legal – of this marginalized population. Employment Opportunity Legal Corps Many of the 11 million unemployed Americans will not even be considered for scarce jobs due to minor offenses or the trend of criminalizing misbehavior in high schools. The Employment Opportunity Legal Corps is an Equal Justice Works-led initiative funded by AmeriCorps that puts 40 lawyers and approximately 100 law students into service around the country to work on removing legal barriers to employment. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Law Student 11 section o4 Engagement & Advocacy T Student Debt Information to Law Students and Lawyers he Law School Engagement & Advocacy Unit works with law school administrators, faculty, and students to increase awareness of Equal Justice Works’ programs, advocate for practices that support students’ pursuit of public service, and expose all students to the rewards of public interest law. This unit’s work falls within five major programs and categories: Employer Presence at Conference and Career Fair Equal Justice Works’ Conference and Career Fair: This annual fall event is the largest national public interest legal conference and career fair, with 1,200–1,300 students, more than 140 public interest employers, and 120 law school professionals attending from across the country. Educational Debt Relief and Outreach: We advocate for programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness and provide law students, law schools, and legal organizations with information on how those programs can help overcome the student debt burden that often prevents graduates from pursuing – and remaining in – public interest careers. Membership: Students and graduates of our member law schools have access to Equal Justice Works’ resources, programming, and Fellowships. We currently have 199 members, including 95 percent of ABA-accredited law schools. National Advisory Committee: This 14-person committee of law students and professionals (such as public interest advisors or administrators) from member schools provides guidance and feedback as we collaborate to expand public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers. Webinars E-book Other Student Engagement: • Growing employer attendance at our annual Conference and Career Fair. In a stagnant legal job market, students attending this major event had a chance to network with 147 public interest legal employers, a 6 percent increase from 2013. On average, employers offered five candidates an internship, externship, part-time, or full-time postgraduate position. These were many attendees’ first legal jobs – and their first steps of long public interest legal careers. • Successfully retooling our student debt offerings to focus on law students and lawyers. Eight months into FY 2015, over 3,500 law students and lawyers have viewed our free student debt webinars or downloaded our free student debt e-book, “Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Student Debt.” Well over 6,000 have engaged with us in other ways, like following us on social media. We successfully moved our popular student debt blog from U.S. News to the much larger platform offered by the Huffington Post, and it is already the fourth most popular source of referral traffic to our website. The Student Engagement program connects directly with law students, building support and resources to ensure every student has the opportunity to engage in a public service experience during law school. We strive to instill the ethic that everyone has the responsibility to work toward equal justice, as law students and throughout their careers. Highlights from the Law School Engagement & Advocacy Unit’s work in 2014 include: • Reaching thousands of students through innovative programming like virtual panels and meetings, national student organizing workshops, in-person visits, and pro bono projects. We reached 32,000 of 37,924 students who started law school in 2014 with information about Equal Justice Works, implemented a three-part webinar series with special guest speakers to introduce students to careers in public interest law, and co-hosted a successful Naturalization Clinic for which student sign-ups exceeded capacity. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 13 section o5 Financials As of June 30, 2013 - 2014 “I developed a passion to affect positive change by helping our society’s most vulnerable populations exercise their rights and advocate for themselves effectively.” Assets Current Assets 2014 2013 Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,808,963 607,526 Grants and Pledges Receivable 3,816,708 3,551,572 Accrued Interest Receivable 18,592 24,185 Prepaid Expenses 779,746 698,573 Total Current Assets 6,424,009 4,898,106 Investments 9,766,391 8,313,714 Property and Equipment, Net 237,556 256,565 Deposits 33,623 49,873 Total Assets 16,461,579 13,502,008 --Anequa Campbell, AmeriCorps Legal Fellow Liabilities and Net Assets Total Assets Current Liabilities 2014 2013 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 505,773 470,039 Accrued Salaries and Benefits 165,874 150,190 Refundable Advances and Sponsorships 1,334,592 856,816 Other Liabilities 37,438 22,945 Total Liabilities 2,043,677 1,499,990 Undesignated 5,974,097 5,652,106 Designated 1,978,767 1,303,904 Total Unrestricted 7,952,864 6,956,010 Temporarily Restricted 6,000,131 4,581,101 Permanently Restricted 464,907 464,907 Total Net Assets 14,417,902 12,002,018 Total Liabilities and Net Assets 16,461,579 13,502,008 Net Assets Unrestricted 2014 39% 60% 1% 0% Total Current Assets Investments Property and Equiptment, Net Deposits 36% 62% 2% 0% 2013 Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Financials (continued) 15 section o5 “The most meaningful experience has been the ability to work with and serve so many refugees who are in dire need of legal assistance.” Revenue 2014 2013 Fellowships 5,189,519 4,584,839 Other Grants 15,000 106,667 Federal Grants 1,751,250 2,135,880 Annual Dinner and Events 2,680,447 2,478,309 Membership and Dues 452,875 464,000 Individuals and Other Income 113,991 105,838 Cy Pres 362,854 0 In-Kind Contributions 30,438 45,500 Designated Net Assets Used to Fund Expenses 650,000 650,000 Total Revenue 11,246,374 10,571,033 2014 2013 Fellowships Program 5,928,973 5,346,529 Federal Programs 1,868,501 2,582,163 Law School 800,309 891,426 Fundraising 1,019,205 855,683 Communications 287,468 239,355 In-Kind Contributions 30,438 45,500 Management and General 989,489 683,829 Total Expenses 10,924,383 10,644,485 Change in Undesignated Net Assets 321,991 (73,452) -Mark Doss, Equal Justice Works Fellow Revenue 2014 Expenses 46% 0% 16% 24% 3% 2% 3% 0% 6% Fellowships Other Grants Federal Grants Annual Dinner and Events Membership and Dues Individuals and Other Income Cy Pres In-Kind Contributions Designated Net Assets 43% 1% 20% 24% 4% 1% 0% 1% 6% 2013 54% 17% 8% 9% 3% 0% Fellowships Program Federal Programs Law School Fundraising Communications In-Kind Contributions Management and General 50% 24% 8% 8% 2% 1% 7% 2013 Expenses 2014 9% Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 2014 Institutional Supporters $1,000,000 + Corporation for National and Community Service - AmeriCorps $500,000 - $999,999 Carnegie Corporation of New York $100,000 - $249,999 Anonymous Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP ALM The Arnold & Porter FoundationArnold & Porter LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP Attorney General of the State of Illinois The Texas Access to Justice Foundation DLA Piper Baker & McKenzie Getnick & Getnick LLP $250,000 - $499,999 Morgan, Lewis & Bockus LLP Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Kirkland & Ellis LLP KPMG LLP 17 section o6 Ottinger Foundation The Paul Rapoport Foundation Pfizer Inc Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Foundation - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP The Sidley Austin Foundation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Archer Daniels Midland Company Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Edison International Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Thomson Reuters Foley Hoag LLP Chevron Corporation The UPS Foundation FordHarrison The Chicago Bar Foundation U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women Gilbert LLP Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Humane Society of the United States Danaher Corporation Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Intel Corporation Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Williams & Connolly LLP Intellectual Ventures DuPont WilmerHale Jackson Lewis P.C. Crowell & Moring Foundation Crowell & Moring LLP Fidelity Investments Fish & Richardson P.C. Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Foundation The Florida Bar Foundation Walgreens Hewlett-Packard Winston & Strawn LLP Hogan Lovells $50,000 - $99,999 21st Century Fox The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Latham & Watkins LLP Microsoft Corporation Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Norflet Progress Fund Alston & Bird LLP “Through my project, I will have the opportunity to assist other veterans who have given so much to their country, and provide much needed support to resolve legal challenges that create barriers to success.” - Kimberly M. Adams, Equal Justice Works Fellow Jenner & Block LLP Fenwick & West LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP The Home Depot Kaye Scholer LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP McDermott Will & Emery LLP The McKenna Long & Aldridge Foundation Medtronic Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation - Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP O’Melveny & Myers LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP $25,000 - $49,999 3M AIG Animal Welfare Trust Aon Apple Inc. Baker & Hostetler LLP Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP Viacom Inc. Bickel & Brewer Bill Brockett Public Interest Fellowship Biogen Idec Borden, Ladner, Gervais LLP Boston Scientific Corporation BP The Clorox Company Cooley LLP Johnson & Johnson Jones Day King & Spalding Lockheed Martin Corporation Mayer Brown LLP McGuireWoods LLP MetLife Morgan Stanley Northrop Grumman Corporation Norton Rose Fulbright Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Oracle Corporation Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Perkins Coie LLP Raytheon Company Ropes & Gray LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Staples Stinson Leonard Street LLP Reed Smith LLP Covington & Burling LLP Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP University of Washington School of Law Steptoe & Johnson LLP Deere & Company Walmart Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Discover Financial Services Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 2014 Institutional Supporters (continued) section o6 $5,000 - $9,999 Amazon Barnes & Thornburg LLP $10,000 - $24,999 “Ultimately, my goal is to reunite veterans with their children and see that the children are provided for.” Allen & Overy LLP Arent Fox LLP Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP Ballard Spahr LLP Best Buy - Rebecca Miller, AmeriCorps Legal Fellow Bryan Cave LLP BuckleySandler LLP Choate, Hall & Stewart General Electric Company Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP General Mills, Inc. Pepper Hamilton LLP Goodell DeVries Public Welfare Foundation Goodwin Procter LLP RealNetworks Dechert LLP Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Delhaize Group Hunton & Williams LLP Royal Street Corporation Dentons Immucor Schiff Hardin LLP Dorsey & Whitney LLP International Paper Company Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Irell & Manella LLP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Facebook K&L Gates LLP Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Kendall Brill & Klieger LLP Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Foley & Lardner LLP Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Forman Perry Watkins Kuruz & Tardy LLP Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC Fox Rothschild LLP Lane & Waterman LLP Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP McCarter & English, LLP Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP Becton Dickinson and Company Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP Nixon Peabody LLP Conkle, Kremer & Engel, PLC Northeastern University School of Law Conrad O’Brien PC Plumsea Law Group, LLC Polsinelli Sedgwick LLP Dickstein Shapiro LLP Estrella, LLC Boston Trust & Investment Management Company St. Jude Medical, Inc. Briggs and Morgan, P.A. Stanford Law School Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC Stoel Rives LLP Fredrikson & Byron P.A. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Hill Wallack, LLP Texas A&M University School of Law Keker & Van Nest LLP CBS Corporation Clifford Chance US LLP Coloplast Corp. Comcast CR Bard Eimer Stahl LLP Exelon Corporation Fennemore Craig Georgetown University Law Center The Glover Park Group jcpenney Time Warner Inc. University of Denver Sturm College of Law University of North Carolina School of Law University of St. Thomas School of Law The University of Texas School of Law Valparaiso University School of Law Van Cott Bagley Cornwall & McCarthy Kipling Law Group PLLC Vista IP Law Group LLP Squire Patton Boggs Larson King LLP St. John’s University School of Law Legal Executive Leadership, LLC Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP D’Amato & Lynch Snyder, Clark, Lesch & Chung Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Counsel on Call Bookoff McAndrews PLLC Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology ConocoPhillips 19 Littler Mendelson, P.C. Loeb & Loeb LLP Farney Daniels LLP Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio Leadership Research Institute Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP McVey & Parsky LLC Morgan, Brown & Joy Scheer & Zehnder, LLP Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Stites & Harbison, PLLC Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight, L.L.C. T-Mobile Yum! Brands Inc. Trop Pruner & Hu, PC Zeughauser Group Trout Cacheris, PLLC Vold & Williamson, PLLC Tonkon Torp LLP Loyola University Chicago School of Law Troutman Sanders LLP McKinsey & Company Venable LLP Merck & Co., Inc. Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Wiley Rein LLP New York University School of Law Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Nike, Inc. Bowman and Brooke LLP Burnham Brown $2,500 - $4,999 Wagner Blecher, LLP Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Worsek & Vihon LLPZeughauser Group Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 2014 Individual Supporters $150,000 + Anonymous (2) $75,000 - $100,000 $10,000 - $24,999 Peter M. & Lucy Ascoli David T. Biderman David M. Brodsky Family of Hyman Edelman FJC A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds M. Randall Oppenheimer & Julie Oppenheimer $51,000 - $74,999 Anonymous Amelia Salzman & Randal Milch Friends & Family of Philip M. Stern $25,000 - $50,999 Anonymous (2) Sheila C. Cheston Marc Gary The Honorable Sven Erik Holmes Michael D. Jones Kim Koopersmith Donn P. Pickett Laura Stein Mark D. & Rebekah Wasserman Dan K. Webb Ivan K. & Sharon Fong Paul T. Friedman Mary Rose Alexander & Timothy J. Gilfoyle Henry B. Gutman Tom, Jane & Sean Heiden David Stern & Tracey Hughes Anastasia D. Kelly Kovler Foundation/Peter & Judy Kovler Larry D. Kramer Kelly Bulkeley & Hilary K. Krane Michael L. Lehr Rachel Kronowitz & Mark Lewis Thomas J. Scherer section o7 Elizabeth Ann & Michael L. Keeley Laura Gustafson & Richard Kirkpatrick Daryl A. Libow James McKeown Carol Ann Petren Teresa Wynn Roseborough Gregory B. Craig Gene Assaf & Liz McHenry Thomas L. Sager Allen & Linda Saeks Family Foundation Jonathan Dickey R. Bruce McLean Catherine Samuels Marc M. Seltzer Diane & Thomas Donovan Shailesh Mehra Jennifer Selendy David Simmons Joseph Fleming Ronald O. Mueller Spitzer Family Foundation The Bernard & Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Alexander Forger James M. & Virginia W. Newmyer Family Fund Robert & Lucretia Risoleo Henry & Paula Stern Mark Tushnet $2,500 - $4,999 Andrew T. Bayman Leonard B. Simon & Candace M. Carrol Allen P. Waxman Peter B. & Marian Wright Edelman Sean & Anne Coffey Gregg LoCascio & Amy Dixon Richard C. Godfrey Susan J. Hackett & Richard E. Hagerty - Kathryn Smolinski, Equal Justice Works Alumnus John Landis Michael G. & Linda S. CaudellFeagan Louis J. Briskman “I am convinced that legal assistance can be instrumental in easing the cancer disease burden and improving quality of life if provided in a timely, sensitive and competent way.” David Zapolsky & Lynn Hubbard Esta Stecher $5,000 - $9,999 21 Maurice Suh Diana Tabacopoulos Brian & Marcy Frosh Pamela B. Gilbert & Charles R.E. Lewis III Jack H. Olender Camille Pannu Andrew Gilman Ruth & Stephen Pollak Jonathan Greenblatt Phillip Reed Katherine Borsecnik & Gene Weil Kevin J. Hamilton Patricia Reilly Peter Zeughauser Clifford M. Sloan & Mary Lou Hartman Scott Roberts Jamie S. Gorelick & Richard E. Waldhorn $1,000 - $2,499 Amos Hartston Robert Helm James L. Henderson III Norman Rubenstein Joan Sabatino Joel S. Sanders Daniel B. & Toby S. Edelman Martha Bergmark & Elliott Andalman D. Cameron Findlay Ramón Arias Eric A. Kremer Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. Michelle Banks Nicholas Latrenta Murray Indick & Jan Lachman Edward M. Basile Carol Lee Gregory P. Landis & Ann LoGerfo David Bonham David F. Levi Irene McPhail Glenn Campbell Judith Lichtman Middle Road Foundation James Carroll The Honorable Ann Claire Williams & Mr. David J. Stewart Karen & Robert Nagle Kelly McNamara Corley The Honorable Consuelo Marshall Madeleine McDonough Craig Corbitt & Nancy Stolz Maureen Kelly Sheva Sanders Joseph Tabacco & Peggy Schmidt Joseph M. Sellers Dena Sher The Honorable Samuel Skinner Emily J. Spitzer Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You 2014 Individual Supporters section o7 Maureen Del Duca Ronald Klain Tisha Schestopol William C. Silverman Michael Wagner Walter Dellinger Albert H. Kramer George Schieren Fredric Singerman Robert N. Weiner Michael Dennin Christopher Landau Scott Taylor David A. Wilson Monica Dixon Karen Lash Lawrence S. Ottinger & Cinthia H. Schuman Laurence H. Tribe George C. Wu David Elson Judith Dimant Lentz The Sher Family Foundation Edwin U Mary K Young Andrew Federhar Peter Lieb Dean William Treanor Sarah Fleckner Mark London Jonathan P. Graham & Elizabeth B. Ulmer Stephen Fraidin Thomas V. Loran III Jeanne Van Vlandren Elizabeth Shea Fries Joanne Ludovici-Lint Stuart Funderburg Tim McNutt Jim Gillespie Robert Meadows Thomas A. Gottschalk Craig Miles John Graham Keith Moheban Lori Grange Heidi Murdy-Michael Joseph & Merna Guttentag David Nissen Herbert J. & Jeanne H. Hansell Kerry O’Brien Dan Abuhoff Russell Hansen Joseph & Margot Onek William Alderman Zachary Harmon Amanda Allexon Kathleen A. Welch & Shelley Hearne The Honorable Deval L. Patrick & Mrs. Diane Patrick $1,000 - $2,499 continued Deanell Reece Tacha Eugene Tillman & Bonnie Thomson Steven M. & Sheila M. Virgil Darrell Walker Christopher Wray $500 - $999 Martin Aron Barry Boss Felicia Boyd Bradley Bugdanowitz Martin Carmichael John Cleary Andrew Clubok David Cole Paul Collins Thomas Cullen, Jr. H. Henken James Herschlein Laura Taylor Gabriel Holloway Mark Holscher Embry Howell Joan Humes Robert Kapp Mary C. Kennedy 23 Craig Silliman Barbara A. Uhler “Working directly with individuals is so impacting and so powerful; to see how the work that I do with them can actually help to change their lives for the better.” - Emile (Milo) Primeaux, AmeriCorps Legal Fellow Jeffrey Powell Timothy A. Pratt Beryl A. Radin Laura Reiff Brad Riley Jeff Rosen Ezra Rosenberg Debbie Ruskin Thomas J. Sabatino Jr. Joseph F. Savage Jr. Equal Justice Works Cy Pres Awards We are grateful to the following firms for designating Equal Justice Works as a Cy Pres Award recipient in 2014: Mehri & Skalet, PLLC Scott + Scott LLP Sprenger + Lang, PLLC Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Board of Directors A t Equal Justice Works, we rely on the support of our board members as we continue our work to close the justice gap. Our board, which includes leaders from the legal, academic, corporate, and public sectors, has the breadth of influence and experience necessary to get our work done. From corporations to nonprofit organizations, and from law schools to courtrooms, our board members represent diverse backgrounds and bring a rich variety of perspectives to Equal Justice Works. Margo R. Ahn Valparaiso University School of Law 25 section o8 Ivan K. Fong 3M Paul T. Friedman Morrison & Foerster The Honorable Sven Erik Holmes KPMG LLP Sherrilyn Ifill NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. Michael D. Jones Kirkland & Ellis LLP Rachel Kronowitz Gilbert LLP The Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall United States District Court, Central District of California Telana McCullough Oklahoma City University School of Law Kathryn H. Ruemmler Latham & Watkins LLP Thomas J. Scherer AIG Property Casualty Laura Stein The Clorox Company Deanell Reece Tacha Pepperdine University School of Law William M. Treanor Georgetown University Law Center Mark D. Wasserman Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Dan K. Webb Winston & Strawn LLP Beth A. Wilkinson Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Sheila C. Cheston Northrop Grumman Corporation M. Randall Oppenheimer O’Melveny & Myers LLP The Honorable Ann C. Williams U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Lauren A. Fisher University of Houston Law Center Donn P. Pickett Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP Julia R. Wilson OneJustice Equal Justice Works Officers Kim Koopersmith, Chair Judith L. Lichtman, Secretary Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP National Partnership for Women and Families Randal S. Milch, Vice Chair Michael L. Lehr, Treasurer Verizon Greenberg Traurig Equal Justice Works Board of Directors members The Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall of the United States District Court, Central District of Columbia; and Paul T. Friedman of Morrison & Foerster. Equal Justice at Work: Lawyers Helping Community Made Possible by You Thank You / Coming Attractions 27 section 09 Thank you Coming Attractions E T qual Justice Works could not have achieved any of the last year’s accomplishments without the generous support of partners and donors like you. Your contributions made it possible for our Fellows to change lives, empower communities, and make real progress in the fight for equal access to justice all across the United States. From the largest cities to the most rural counties – and everywhere in between – your support allowed us to put justice within reach for the most vulnerable among us. We are truly grateful. “An advocate who is simply willing to listen to what is happening in someone’s life can make a big difference by that act alone.” - Sparky Abraham, Equal Justice Works Fellow he beginning of 2015 our history to the biggest has already seen audience our student debt exciting developments, educational materials have including the placement ever seen. Of course, we are of lawyers working on also hard at work planning our newest for this October’s programs: justice annual events – AmeriCorps, the The next year has the Conference VISTA Affordable and Career Fair, many milestones Housing Annual Dinner, in store, from Preservation and Leadership the largest Project, and the Development AmeriCorps Employment Training – which JD class in our Opportunity promise to history to the Legal Corps. We be even more biggest audience are excited to rewarding our student debt begin sharing than last year. educational the preliminary We anticipate materials have results from our great things in ever seen. Fellows working 2015, and we in the field right look forward to now on these sharing them innovative and crucially with you – the partners, needed programs. The next sponsors, and donors who year has many milestones continue to make our work in store, from the largest possible. AmeriCorps JD class in