Help for Nonprofits

Debra Linder, Olivia Norwood, Emily Pontius, Bryan Morben, Bridget Penick and Noah Tabor

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) was founded in 1974 as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. LSC distributes more than 90 percent of its funding to 132 independent nonprofit legal aid programs with more than 800 offices. Legal aid programs help individuals in family law, housing, disability law and much more. But even with this funding, studies have consistently shown that only 20 percent of people in need of legal services receive the help due to lack of resources.

In Iowa, Fredrikson lawyers not only assist Iowa Legal Aid by providing pro bono legal services to individuals, but they also assist by providing pro bono services to the organization itself. This past year, Debra Linder, Bryan Morben, Olivia Norwood, Bridget Penick, Emily Pontius and Noah Tabor provided assistance with employee benefits, employment and union matters, and government relations at the capital.