2011 Equal Justice Works 25th Anniversary Gala

CELEBRATING

25 YEARS OF WORKING TOWARD

EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL

25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011

JW MARRIOTT WASHINGTON, DC

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PROGRAM

WELCOME

Csar AlvarezGreenberg Traurig, LLP Gala Co-Chair

SPECIAL REMARKS

David GregoryModerator of NBCs Meet the Press

Kathleen A. WelchCorridor Partners, LLCFormer Equal Justice Works Executive Director

Allen P. WaxmanKaye Scholer LLPChair, Equal Justice Works Board of Directors

Marc GaryFidelity InvestmentsVice-Chair, Equal Justice Works Board of Directors

The Honorable Deval PatrickGovernor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Beth A. WilkinsonPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Equal Justice Works Board of Directors

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.Attorney General of the United States

CLOSING REMARKS

David SternExecutive Director, Equal Justice Works

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Welcome to Equal Justice Works 25th Anniversary Gala!

Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the accomplishments of this incredible organization and its 25 years of mobilizing law students and lawyers to work for justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. We especially want to thank all of you who continue to support Equal Justice Works to ensure that the organization remains a powerful voice for the next 25 years. Thanks also to the staff of Equal Justice Works, our many partners, our member law schools and students who are the innovators of our programming and continuously seek to improve the impact of our initiatives.

In 1986, Equal Justice Works was founded by law students from 14 law schools who had a dream of expanding legal services to under-represented people and increasing opportunities for law students and graduates to practice in the field of public interest. Today, Equal Justice Works has grown to become a significant national player in the legal nonprofit community, with 200 law school members, a summer program with 700 students, 170 lawyers in the field fighting against injustice, and more than 1,000 former Fellows who continue to work full-time in public service.

Tonight is more than just celebrating the past it is about the future. Today, more than ever before, we need to ensure that Equal Justice Works can provide more opportunities for lawyers committed to public interest law and to helping those communities who need it most.

Again, thank you for your support. We hope you enjoy the evening.

Csar Alvarez Amy SchulmanGreenberg Traurig, LLP Pfizer IncGala Co-chair Gala Co-chair

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STEERING COMMITTEE*

Susan H. AlexanderBiogen Idec Inc.

Eugene AssafKirkland & Ellis LLP

Jack BerkowitzALM

Louis J. BriskmanCBS Corporation

Michael G. & Linda S. Caudell-Feagan

Robert DellLatham & Watkins LLP

D. Cameron FindlayMedtronic, Inc.

Paul T. FriedmanMorrison & Foerster LLP

Kent A. GardinerCrowell & Moring LLP

Marc GaryFidelity Investments

Jonathan P. GrahamDanaher Corporation

James L. Henderson IIISutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

The Honorable Sven Erik HolmesKPMG LLP

Michael J. HolstonHewlett-Packard

Anastasia D. KellyDLA Piper

Kim KoopersmithAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Hilary K. KraneNike, Inc.

Gregory P. Landis

Nicholas D. LatrentaMetLife, Inc.

John G. LeviSidley Austin LLP

Teri P. McClureUPS

Roderick A. PalmoreGeneral Mills, Inc.

Carol Ann PetrenMacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.

Donn P. PickettBingham McCutchen LLP

James G. PotterDel Monte Foods

Timothy A. PrattBoston Scientific Corporation

Edward A. RyanMarriott International, Inc.

Thomas L. SagerDuPont

Robert A. Skirnick Maria A. SkirnickMeredith Cohen Greenfogel& Skirnick, P.C.

Marschall I. Smith3M

Laura SteinThe Clorox Company

James C. SturdevantThe Sturdevant Law Firm

Ken ThompsonLexisNexis

Daniel TroyGlaxoSmithKline

Mark D. WassermanSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Allen P. WaxmanKaye Scholer LLP

Kathleen A. Welch & Shelley Hearne

Beth WilkinsonPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

*As of October 3, 2011. Institutional affiliation listed for identification purposes only.

Csar AlvarezGreenberg Traurig, LLP Gala Co-chair

Amy SchulmanPfizer Inc Gala Co-chair

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SPONSORS*

CHAMPION OF JUSTICE

GUARDIAN OF JUSTICE

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SUSTAINER OF JUSTICE

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PILLAR OF JUSTICE

Crowell & Moring LLP

DuPont

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Mayer Brown LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE

Bingham McCutchen LLPBoies, Schiller & Flexner LLPThe Clorox CompanyCooley LLP Danaher CorporationDebevoise & Plimpton LLPMarc GaryGeneral Electric CompanyJames L. Henderson IIIThe Honorable Sven Erik HolmesAnastasia D. KellyKim KoopersmithGregory P. Landis & Ann LoGerfoMicrosoft Corporation

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPDonn P. PickettRopes & Gray LLPThe Sidley Austin FoundationLaura SteinDavid Stern & Tracey HughesHelen B. SternWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzMark D. & Rebekah WassermanAllen P. WaxmanWilliams & Connolly LLP

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Arnold & Porter LLP Baker & McKenzieBiogen Idec Inc.Francis B. Burch Jr.Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPDechert LLPFoley & Lardner Foley Hoag LLPFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPGeneral Mills, Inc.Hogan Lovells

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPMarriott International, Inc.Northrop Grumman Corporation Proskauer Rose LLPReed Smith LLPShook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Sullivan & Cromwell LLPWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Mary Rose Alexander & Timothy J. GilfoylePeter & Lucy Ascoli Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLPBartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLPBoston Scientific CorporationMichael G. & Linda S. Caudell-FeaganCIGNA CorporationCovington & Burling LLPCuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, L.L.P.Ford & Harrison LLPFulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

GlaxoSmithKlineJohnson & JohnsonKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPKing & Spalding Kovler Foundation/ Peter and Judy Kovler MetLife, Inc.Carol Ann PetrenPhelps Dunbar LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.Kathleen A. Welch & Shelley HearneWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPWilmerHale

PROTECTOR OF JUSTICE

DEFENDER OF JUSTICE

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BENEFACTOR

SUPPORTER

*As of October 3, 2011.

Jason B. AdkinsAmerican Constitution Society for Law and PolicyAndrews Kurth LLPBaker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLCBarnes & Thornburg LLPBlackwell Burke P.A. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPBlue Tang EnterprisesBoston Trust & Investment Management CompanyKelly Bulkeley & Hilary K. KraneChernoff Vilhauer LLP

Sheila C. Cheston Sean & Anne CoffeyDeere & CompanyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.Girardi | KeeseHaynes and Boone, LLPHolland & Hart LLPHunton & Williams LLPElizabeth Ann & Michael L. KeeleyKenesis Corporate and Information Consulting, LLC

Larry D. KramerDavid F. LeviMaynard Cooper & Gale PCSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLPMarc M. SeltzerSeyfarth Shaw LLPDavid SimmonsHenry & Paula SternThe Sturdevant Law FirmWal-Mart Stores, Inc.Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

Arent Fox LLCArnall Golden Gregory LLPAshcroft Law Firm, LLCBanner & Witcoff, Ltd.Briggs and Morgan, P.A.David M. Brodsky Cooley Manion JonesDickstein Shapiro LLPDuane Morris LLPFaegre & Benson FoundationFaruki Ireland & Cox PLLFredrikson & ByronSusan J. Hackett & Richard E. HagertyBenjamin W. Heineman Jr.Hewlett-PackardHolland & Knight LLPHollingsworth & FunkIntel CorporationJanis, Schuelke & WechslerJones DayLowenstein Sandler PCMayer & Williams PCMcDermott Will & Emery

Medtronic, Inc.Mehri & Skalet, PLLCMeyer, Klipper & Mohr, PLLCMunger, Tolles & Olson LLPNike, Inc.Paul HastingsPepper Hamilton LLPPlumsea Law Group, LLCQuarles & Brady LLPTeresa Wynn RoseboroughCatherine SamuelsSchwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.Segal McCambridge Singer & MahoneyShearman & Sterling LLP SNR Denton Spitzer Family FoundationSterne Kessler Goldstein & FoxThomson ReutersTonkon Torp LLPTroutman Sanders LLPVista IP Law Group LLPZeughauser Group

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The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.Attorney General of the United States

Eric H. Holder, Jr. was sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009 by Vice President Joe Biden.

In 1997, Mr. Holder was named by President Clinton to be the Deputy Attorney General, the first African-American named to that post. Prior to that he served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1988, Mr. Holder was nominated by President Reagan to become an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Holder, a native of New York City, attended public schools there, graduating from Stuyvesant High School where he earned a Regents Scholarship. He

attended Columbia College, majored in American History, and graduated in 1973. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1976.

While in law school, he clerked at the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund and the Department of Justices Criminal Division. Upon graduating, he moved to Washington and joined the Department of Justice as part of the Attorney Generals Honors Program. He was assigned to the newly formed Public Integrity Section in 1976 and was tasked to investigate and prosecute official corruption on the local, state and federal levels.

Prior to becoming Attorney General, Mr. Holder was a litigation partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington. He also served on the Equal Justice Works Board of Directors from 2002 through 2004.

The Honorable Deval PatrickGovernor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Deval Patrick was reelected to a second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in November 2010. Governor Patricks life has charted a path from the South Side of Chicago to the U.S. Justice Department, Fortune 500 boardrooms, and the Massachusetts State House.

First elected in 2006, Governor Patrick has maintained or expanded the states investment in critical growth sectors while delivering timely budgets and cutting state spending. Governor Patrick funded public education at the highest levels in the history of the Commonwealth and its school reform initiatives earned Massachusetts the top spot in the national Race to the Top competition. He has

also worked to position the state as a global leader in biotech, bio pharmaceuticals and IT, and as a national leader in clean energy.

Governor Patrick is a graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Law School. After clerking for a federal judge, he led a successful career in the private sector as an attorney and business executive, rising to senior executive positions at Texaco and Coca-Cola. In 1994, President Clinton appointed Patrick as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, the nations top civil rights post.

In 2003, Deval Patrick received Equal Justice Works Scales of Justice Award in recognition of his commitment to public service.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Allen P. Waxman, ChairKaye Scholer LLP

Marc Gary, Vice ChairFidelity Investments

Carol Ann Petren, SecretaryMacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.

Donn P. Pickett, TreasurerBingham McCutchen LLP

Sabrina AndrusLaw Students for Reproductive Justice

Ramn P. AriasBay Area Legal Aid

Barbara ArnwineLawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Sheila C. ChestonNorthrop Grumman Corporation

Pamela B. GilbertCuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP

Amos E. HartstonInner City Law Center

The Honorable Sven Erik HolmesKPMG LLP

Stacy Kane Department of Homeland Security

Anastasia D. KellyDLA Piper

Kim KoopersmithAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Larry D. KramerStanford Law School

Rachel KronowitzGilbert LLP

David F. LeviDuke University School of Law

Judith L. LichtmanNational Partnership for Women and Families

The Honorable Consuelo B. MarshallUnited States District Court, Central District of California

Tim McNuttKings County District Attorneys Office

Meagan MirtenbaumUniversity of North Carolina School of Law 11

Francisco PardoFordham University School of Law 12

Thomas L. SagerDuPont

Laura SteinThe Clorox Company

James C. SturdevantThe Sturdevant Law Firm

The Honorable David S. Tatel

Allan Van FleetGreenberg Traurig, LLP

Chloe WalkerUniversity of Houston Law Center 12

Mark D. WassermanSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Beth A. WilkinsonPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

The Honorable Ann Claire WilliamsU.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

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Across the country, public defender offices are underfunded, understaffed, and drowning in untenable caseloads. With too few public defenders handling too many cases, those who cannot afford representation are being denied their fundamental right to counsel, and many are languishing in jail at taxpayers expense. Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center have launched the Public Defender Corps to combat this crisis by placing exceptional lawyers in hard-pressed public defender

programs, providing these lawyers with intensive training and support. The ultimate aim is to raise the quality of representation and ensure that indigent defendants have access to justice.

PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPS

Ashley AdamsTuscaloosa County Public Defender

Felipe AlexandreMonroe County Public Defenders Office

Beverly BeaverDefender Association of Philadelphia

Kate BenwardKentucky Department of Public Advocacy

Adam BraunbeckLouisvilleJefferson County Public Defender Corporation

Christen ChapmanOrleans Public Defender

Julia DekovichDefender Association of Philadelphia

Ashley GrahamKentucky Department of Public Advocacy

Kathryn HanselPublic Defender of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County

Katherine HigginsMonroe County Public Defenders Office

Ray IbarraKentucky Department of Public Advocacy

Andrea KendallKentucky Department of Public Advocacy

Cecilia NdoundaOrleans Public Defender

Mary MurphyOrleans Public Defender

Sarah Heath OlesiukKnox County Public Defenders Community Law Office

Kevin RobertsOrleans Public Defender

Emily Wallwork Mecklenburg County Office of the Public Defender

Jacquelyn WillinghamWake County Public Defender Office

Equal Justice Works would like to thank the U.S. Department of Justice for its funding of the Public Defender Corps.

A special thank you also to our partner, the Southern Public Defender Training Center (SPDTC).

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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLPLindsay HarrisTahirih Justice Center

Zoe LevineThe Bronx Defenders

ALLEN AND LINDA SAEKS FAMILY FOUNDATIONSean BurkeLegal Aid Society of Minneapolis

ALMDaniel BowesNC Justice Center

Amanda ShackeltonKidsVoice

ANONYMOUSLaura BelousFlorence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

Esha BhandariAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants Rights Project

Richael FaithfulAdvancement Project

Lillian HewkoLegal Voice

Laila HlassLoyola Law Clinic

Jason LangbergAdvocates for Childrens Services

Chase StrangioSylvia Rivera Law Project

ARNOLD & PORTER FOUNDATIONDrake HagnerLegal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Claire JohnsonBay Area Legal Aid

BAKER & MCKENZIESarah WeinmanNational Immigrant Justice Center

BILL BROCKETT PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIPNicholas AllenColumbia Legal Services

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPEliana KaimowitzCalifornia Rural Legal Assistance Foundation

Samantha PownallNew York Civil Liberties Union

Alicia ViraniCenter for Restorative Justice

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLPMichelle ParrisThe Bronx Defenders

CIGNA FOUNDATIONCoco CulhaneUrban Justice Center

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLPCoco CulhaneUrban Justice Center

CROWELL & MORING FOUNDATIONAllison GreenChildrens Law Center

SPONSORS AND FELLOWS

Launched in 1992 to address the shortage of attorneys working on behalf of traditionally underserved populations and causes, Equal Justice Works Fellowships provide the opportunity for lawyers to impact vulnerable communities around the country. With the generous support of law firms, corporations and private foundations, Equal Justice Works Fellows are on the frontlines of public interest law helping to bridge the justice gap.

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DLA PIPERMindy FriedmanNew York Lawyers for the Public Interest

Leeja PatelAsian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

DUPONT Sarah Sherman-StokesPolitical Asylum/Immigration Representation Project

EDISON INTERNATIONALAlaina Moonves-LebThe Alliance for Childrens Rights

FAMILY OF HYMAN EDELMANSean BurkeLegal Aid Society of Minneapolis

FENWICK & WEST LLPJoanna Shalleck-KleinLegal Aid of Marin

THE FLORIDA BARKaren WinstonJacksonville Area Legal Aid

THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATIONBeverly BrownThree Rivers Legal Services

Vanessa CoeFlorida Legal Services

Betsy HavensFlorida Legal Services, Inc.

Ashley OrtagusLegal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Franco TorresFlorida Immigrant Advocacy Center

Dante TrevisaniFlorida Justice Institute, Inc.

Karen WinstonJacksonville Area Legal Aid

FORD & HARRISON LLPAarti SharmaFulton County CASA

FRIENDS & FAMILY OF PHILIP M. STERNMike BecherAppalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment

Vanessa HernandezAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation

Anna LuseroLegal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

Yihong (Julie) MaoNew Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.Gina ClaytonNeighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

GREENBERG TRAURIGAlpa AminGeorgia Asylum & Immigration Network

Todd BelcoreSargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Claire BlumensonJuvenile Services Program of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

Kristin ConnorDiocesan Migrant & Refugee Services

Erin CoxLutheran Social Services

Ashley DeadwylerGeorgia Justice Project

Susan FriedmanMid-Atlantic Innocence Project

Betsy HavensFlorida Legal Services, Inc.

Amanda KlemasMassachusetts Advocates for Children

Christopher LogueCasa Myrna Vazquez

Michael MastrangeloThe Childrens Law Center

Laura Matthews-JollyCity Bar Justice Center

Ashley OrtagusLegal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.

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Purvi PatelHealth & Disability Advocates

Franco TorresFlorida Immigrant Advocacy Center

Kristin WeissingerRocky Mountain Childrens Law Center

Charlotte WhitmorePennsylvania Innocence Project

Sara WoodMFY Legal Services, Inc.

HEWLETT-PACKARDCamille PannuCenter on Race, Poverty & the Environment

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES, LLCKatara JordanColumbia Legal Services

JACKSON LEWIS LLPRuth BrownACLU of Illinois Childrens Initiative

Kathryn SmolinskiDisability Law Clinic

K&L GATES LLPSarah Sherman-StokesPolitical Asylum/Immigration Representation Project

KAYE SCHOLER LLPRuth BrownACLU of Illinois Childrens Initiative

Kathryn SmolinskiDisability Law Clinic

KING & SPALDING LLPAlpa AminGeorgia Asylum & Immigration Network

KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLPAlisa WellekImmigrant Defense Project

LATHAM & WATKINS LLPKatherine Ojeda-StewartHarriett Buhai Center for Family Law

Munmeeth SoniPublic Law Center

LEONARD, STREET & DEINARD LLP Sean BurkeLegal Aid Society of Minneapolis

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLPStephen DekovichCapital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition

Shalyn FluhartyCatholic Charities Community Services

MICROSOFT CORPORATIONYliana JohansenKids in Need of Defense

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLPCamille PannuCenter on Race, Poverty & the Environment

MORGAN STANLEYEmily AmickSanctuary for Families

THE MORRISON & FOERSTER FOUNDATIONRenee ErlineChildrens Law Center

Michael PopeYouth Represent

Tamara TrawickLegal Aid Society of San Diego

Nicholas WebberWatsonville Law Center

MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON LLPAlaina Moonves-LebThe Alliance for Childrens Rights

Devon RiosLearning Rights Law Center

OHIO LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONMarie CurryCommunity Legal Aid Services, Inc.

Anneliese GrytaAdvocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.

Brian HoweLegal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio

George ThomasAdvocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.

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PERKINS COIE, LLPKatara JordanColumbia Legal Services

PFIZER INCRuth BrownACLU of Illinois Childrens Initiative

Meghan CarterLegal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

Anna NguyenGreater Boston Legal Services

Michelle ParrisThe Bronx Defenders

Kathryn SmolinskiDisability Law Clinic

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP FOUNDATIONBrendan DarrowEast Bay Community Law Center

Katherine WalkerNational Center for Youth Law

ROPES & GRAY LLPAnna NguyenGreater Boston Legal Services

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLPMeghan CarterLegal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLPEmily AmickSanctuary for Families

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLPJessica JonesWomens Refugee Commission

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLPGina ClaytonNeighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLPJessica Duncan FelfoldiAtlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRMSarah BeltonLegal Services for Children

TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONKristin ConnorDiocesan Migrant & Refugee Services

Andrs DurThe Equal Justice Center

Celina MorenoTexas RioGrande Legal Aid

Adriana RodriguezTexas RioGrande Legal Aid

Michelle SmithTexas Civil Rights Project

VERIZON FOUNDATIONLeeja PatelAsian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

WORKING HANDS LEGAL CLINICAnna LuseroLegal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

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SPONSORFellowHost Organization

The growth of our Fellowship Program would not have been possible without the support of George Soros foundation, The Open Society Foundation, which has contributed $26,126,000 over the past 15 years.

Since the inception of the Fellowship Program, Greenberg Traurig has been the most generous law firm contributor. The firm has funded 103 fellowships by donating $6,275,000.

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ACCESS TO JUSTICE, SOUTH DAKOTANora Kelley

Joseph ThronsonUniversity of South Dakota

ADVOCATES FOR BASIC LEGAL EQUALITYCarlie BoosLegal Aid Society of Columbus

Kathryn BuergerPro Seniors, Inc.

Lauren Dreshman

Katherine HollingsworthLegal Aid Society of Cleveland

Katherine Hunt

Molly RussellLegal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati

CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTERJennifer Frohman

Diana Godoy

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC.PHOENIX Bret Rasner

Gosia Zawislak

INDIANA LEGAL SERVICES, INC.David Pesel

Polli Pollem

Jennifer Prusak

LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONDonis Barnes

Jennifer Mejia

LEGAL AID OF ARKANSASTanya Both

Kevin De Liban

LEGAL AID OF THE BLUEGRASSBrandie Ingalls

Rhonda Stanger

LEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIAJordan Ballard

Patrick Brooks

LEGAL AID OF WESTERN MISSOURIJamie Rodriguez

Zachary Tusinger

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIACourtney CrossOur Place DC

Nina Wu

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS AMERICORPS

The Corporation for National and Community Service has supported Equal Justice Works programs for 17 years. The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship program is one of the most productive and highly regarded national service programs in the country, and our Summer Corps program provides law students with the opportunity to dedicate their summer to a legal project at a qualifying nonprofit public interest organization. Both programs expand the delivery of critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities across the country. AmeriCorps Fellows currently in the field are hosted by the following organizations:

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LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORKQuisquella AddisonLawHelp/NY

Alexander Karsten

Sara KorolTompkins/Tioga Neighborhood Legal Services

Patrick SlagleSouthern Tier Legal Services

Marcy WehlingMonroe County Legal Assistance Center

LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN Jamison BrewerMichigan Legal Services

Maura Hagen

Carolyn Krieger

Amy McCarthyMichigan Legal Services

MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICELan Diep

Seth Shannon

MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION Jessie Lundberg

Jessica Millward

Jaimie Park

NEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUPAbby Biberman

Sirrah HarrisLenox Hill Neighborhood House

Indiana Porta

Kathryn RamseyLenox Hill Neighborhood House

Amira Samuel

NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECTAmy Alexander

Lauren Peach

Ariel Speser

ONEJUSTICECandace Chen

Errol Dauis

Gina GemelloThe Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

Jenna GrambortWatsonville Law Center

Patrick HirschChildrens Law Center

Elizabeth KuglerInner City Law Center

Annette LinInner City Law Center

Cynthia Luna

Aida MacedoCentral California Legal Services

W. Edward NeusteterOffice of the Public Defender - San Diego

Jonathan OtaAsian Pacific American Legal Center

Julia ParishThe Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

Alison PonderVolunteer Legal Services Program of the SF Bar

Dave SmithInner City Law Center

Jennifer SongAsian Pacific American Legal Center

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PUBLIC COUNSELAdam Cowing

Rebecca Raizman

Joe Rebella

Nancy Wheeler

PUBLIC LAW CENTERAntoinette Balta

Pauline Chow

Jina Kim

Amy Mejia

Maricela Montoya

Roberto Sarmiento

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICESPatricia Guzmn

Margaret Kuklewicz

Robert Owens

Maggie Zambolla

THREE RIVERS LEGAL SERVICESCharles David

Megan Rosenfeld

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HOST ORGANIZATION FellowProject Site if different from Host

We thank the Corporation for National and Community Service for its continued support.

Equal Justice Works asks all of our guests to make a personal contribution tonight to help launch the careers of the next generation of public interest attorneys.

All donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

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1986Equal Justice Worksformerly known as the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL)is founded by students from 14 law schools with a mission to expand legal services to under-represented populations and increase opportunities in public interest law. Michael Caudell-Feagan is founding executive director.

1988 Inaugural Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair helps law students develop leadership skills and connect with public interest employers. The event attracts 475 students from 70 law schools.

1991 Judge Ann Claire Williams (N.D. Ill.) awards cy pres funds totaling $2.3 million to launch a postgraduate public interest legal fellowship program. Judge Charles Stewart (S.D.N.Y.) follows with $800,000 cy pres award. Kathleen Welch becomes executive director.

1992 Equal Justice Works creates fellowship program and supports seven recent law graduates to work on innovative projects that address injustices faced by needy communities.

1994 Equal Justice Works receives funding from AmeriCorps to launch the first national service legal fellowship program. Crowell & Moring signs on to become the first law firm to fund an Equal Justice Works Fellowship.

1995 David Stern named executive director. Equal Justice Works creates Rural Legal Corps, a summer internship program for 40 students to provide direct legal services to rural poor people.

1998 George Soros foundation agrees to match law firm and corporate contributions for fellowships and Equal Justice Works Fellowships grows five-fold in one year. Over the next ten years, the foundations match totals more than $25 million.

2000 A new report on Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) finds 52 schools offer LRAPs, up from 34 in 1991.

2003 Equal Justice Works changes AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship program from direct service to pro bono generation model with 22 fellows and Summer Corps program with 250 law students in its initial year.

2005 After Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast, Equal Justice Works raises $2 million to send 19 attorneys and more than 100 law students to provide legal assistance to victims.

2006 Equal Justice Works launches The Guide to Public Service at Americas Law Schools, providing information about public service opportunities, curricula and financial programs at 116 law schools. Number of law schools offering LRAPs grows to 106.

2007 Equal Justice Works plays key role in efforts to pass federal legislation, providing income-based repayment and loan forgiveness after 10 years of public service employment.

2009 Equal Justice Works receives a grant through the Recovery Act to expand AmeriCorps Legal Fellowships and Summer Corps program to provide legal assistance to victims of the foreclosure crisis. In 16 months, more than 10,000 clients are helped.

2011 Equal Justice Works launches Public Defender Corps a new fellowship program to combat the growing crisis in indigent defense and places its 1,165th Fellow and 3,465th Summer Corps member.

Today: Equal Justice Works has 200 member law schools who partner on programs that instill public service values among students; 180 lawyers working across the country combating injustice every day; 650 students in Summer Corps; educational debt resources that relieve millions of dollars for lawyers in public service; and a conference and career fair with more than 2,500 students registered.

The mission of Equal Justice Works is to create a just society by mobilizing the next generation

of lawyers committed to equal justice. We provide leadership to ensure a sustainable pipeline of

talented and trained lawyers are involved in public service; a continuum of programs that begin

with incoming law school students and extend into later careers in the profession; and the nations

leading public interest law fellowship program. We offer more postgraduate, full-time legal positions

in public service than any other organization.

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