LCCRSF 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Booklet by LawyersCommitteeSF

35TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARDS

As one of the oldest civil rights institutions on the West Coast, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) works to dismantle systems of oppression and racism, and build an equitable and just society. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards honors outstanding contributions by pro bono attorneys and other volunteers, clients and community partners to advancing the rights of those most impacted by systemic injustice.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area 131 Steuart Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94105 www.lccrsf.com @lccrsf LCCRSF #MLK2022

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LCCRSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Khari J. Tillery, Chair Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Christin J. Hill Morrison & Foerster LLP

Stacey Wexler, Chair-Elect Google LLC

Alyssa Koo Pacific Gas and Electric Company

MEMBERS Hilarie Atkisson Fenwick & West LLP Colleen Bal Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Suzette J. Barnes Morgan Stanley María Blanco UC Immigrant Legal Services Center Krystal N. Bowen Block, Inc. John L. Burris Law Offices of John L. Burris Raymond A. Cardozo Reed Smith LLP Sara Finigan Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP Barry Goldstein Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho

David A. Lowe Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP Shauna Marshall UC Hastings College of the Law Thomas McInerney Ogletree Deakins Bernida Reagan Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services Priya S. Sanger Chime Rohit K. Singla Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Jacob R. Sorensen Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Patrick S. Thompson Perkins Coie LLP Amy Tovar San Francisco Giants

Welcome

Dear Friends, Thank you for joining us tonight. We are grateful to each of you for coming together to celebrate the power of service and for supporting our work at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area (LCCRSF). Collectively, we’ve experienced excruciating loss and suffering over the past year and also moments of great power, agency, and change. Hope is in our capacity to fight for the freedom of one another, and in the fact that we have shown we can transform ourselves and oppressive systems, piece by piece. The past year has been a year of transitions. As we face new waves of the pandemic, we’ve had to learn, grow, and overcome. This community has sustained the organization through these extremely challenging times, as it has through periods of challenge for over 50 years, so that we protect our progress and continue to hold inequitable and oppressive systems of power accountable. Because of our courageous clients, and the contributions of pro bono volunteers, community partners and supporters like you, we’ve been able to remain proactive and responsive amidst COVID-19 to the ways systemic racism is disproportionately threatening communities of color — bringing extra support to small business owners of color to preserve generational assets and wealth, trying to eradicate police violence, fighting for the rights of unhoused individuals, and defending immigrants against dehumanizing and dangerous detention. We are also advancing generational work to target the roots of white supremacy and systemic racism in long-established institutions like the criminal (in)justice system, policing, the immigration system, and fines and fees that perpetuate cycles of debt and criminalize individuals experiencing poverty. Even while we are physically distant, we continue together on this path toward collective liberation. And with each day, and with each contribution of time, talent or resources, we are one step closer to a world where we are all free. Thank you for being Freedom Bound with us tonight, and in the year to come.

Elica Vafaie Interim Executive Director

Elisa Della-Piana Deputy & Legal Director

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We are deeply grateful to our Sponsors HONORARY CIRCLE

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

David A. Lowe & Steve Murphy Rohit Singla Jacob Sorensen & E. Anne Hawkins

VISIONARIES

CHAMPIONS Adobe Alto Litigation PC Arent Fox LLP Arnold & Porter Baker McKenzie Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP Covington & Burling LLP

Deloitte FTI Consulting Google LLC Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP King & Spalding Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP NERA Economic Consulting Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Perkins Coie LLP Ropes & Gray LLP Salesforce Uber Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger Stacey Wexler

PARTNERS Allen & Overy LLP Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP Alston & Bird Analysis Group, Inc. APTMetrics Colleen Bal & Alexander Terry Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP Bird & Bird Raymond Cardozo & Latika Malkani Charles River Associates Cornerstone Research Crowell & Moring LLP

DLA Piper LLP (US) Farella Braun + Martel LLP Sara Finigan Folger Levin LLP Barry & Sandy Goldstein Hanson Bridgett LLP HP, Inc. Keller Benvenutti Kim Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Mayer Brown LLP

Tom & Julie McInerney Nixon Peabody LLP Ogletree Deakins PG&E Propeller Reed Smith LLP Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns, LLP Shartsis Friese LLP Sidley Austin LLP Khari J. Tillery Amy Tovar

Jenner & Block LLP Alyssa Koo Levi Strauss & Co. Shauna Marshall & Robert Hirsch O’Melveny & Myers LLP Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP Outten & Golden LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers

Bernida Reagan & James Head Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP San Francisco Giants Seyfarth Shaw LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sturdevant Law Firm Patrick S. Thompson Troutman Pepper Van Der Hout LLP

Krystal Bowen California Rural Legal Assistance Darin & Mark Conley-Buchsieb Bret Dickey & Marcie Gutierrez Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho Corey & Christin Hill HiPower

Iranian American Bar Association – Northern California Chapter Loren Kieve Lowenstein Sandler LLP Priya Sanger Steve Zieff & Elaine Leitner

FRIENDS Ankura María Blanco Law Offices of John L. Burris Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Dechert LLP Dolby Laboratories East Bay Community Foundation Epiq Golden State Warriors Goodwin Procter LLP

ADVOCATES Ackermann & Tilajef, P.C. ACLU Foundation of Northern California Altshuler Berzon LLP Axinn Morris J. Baller Suzette & Clifton Barnes

SPECIAL THANKS Kathy Downey, Hands-On Fundraising Deirdre Hallman, Deirdre Hallman Events

(as of February 9, 2022)

Jesse Handsher, Bywater Films LCCRSF Development Committee and Board Members Annabelle Ison & Stuart Chan, Ison Design Isaac Pingree, Lagoonside Pictures Leanna Keyes, Transcend Streaming

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Black National Anthem LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

Music by J. Rosamond Johnson Lyrics by James Weldon Johnson Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the Listening skies, Let it resound Loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet. Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears. Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way; Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light. Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee. Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native Land.

This Evening’s Program WELCOME

Pam Moore Anchor, KRON4 News Black National Anthem: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Select Ensemble, Oakland School for the Arts Sólás Burke-Lalgee, Director Khari J. Tillery, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP Chair, Board of Directors Former Thurgood Marshall Fellow “Lead With Love” Performed by Melanie DeMore 2022 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PRO BONO AWARDS

Arent Fox LLP, The James T. Caleshu Award Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project (ASAP), The Jack Londen Award Joseph Anthony Cañas, Award of Honor Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, The Father Cuchulain Moriarty Award Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, The Keta Taylor Colby Award Presented by Elisa Della-Piana, Legal Director THE ORGANIZATION’S WORK

“Rise Up” Performed by Melanie DeMore Elica Vafaie Interim Executive Director LIVING THE DREAM AWARD

Heather McGhee New York Times Bestselling Author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Presented by Elica Vafaie CLOSING

Pam Moore Transcend Streaming, Streaming Producer

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Living the Dream Award Heather McGhee New York Times Bestselling Author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Heather McGhee designs and promotes solutions to inequality in America. Her most recent book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, spent 10 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Her 2020 TED Talk, “Racism Has a Cost for Everyone,” reached one million views in just two months online. In the coming year, she will launch an original podcast on how to create crossracial solidarity in challenging times. McGhee has testified to Congress, drafted legislation, and developed strategies for organizations and campaigns that won changes to improve the lives of millions. For nearly two decades, she helped build the non-partisan “think and do” tank Demos, serving four years as president. Under McGhee’s leadership, Demos moved their original idea for “debt-free college” into the center of the 2016 presidential debate, argued before the Supreme Court to protect voting rights in January 2018, helped win pro-voter reforms in five states over two years, provided expert testimony to Congressional committees, including a Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 2017, and led the research campaigns behind successful wage increases for low-paid workers on federal contracts, as well as at McDonalds, Walmart and other chain retailers. Through her regular media appearances, she elevates the concerns of working families on programs including NBC’s “Meet the Press.” McGhee is the chair of the board of Color of Change, the country’s largest online racial justice organization, and volunteers for numerous other boards in the fields of philanthropy and social justice. She graduated from Yale University and the University of California Berkeley School of Law, and has honorary degrees from Muhlenberg College and Niagara University. McGhee lives in Brooklyn with her urbanist husband, a twenty-year-old cat and a chatty toddler. For more information, please visit www.heathermcghee.com and follow McGhee on Twitter: @hmcghee, Instagram: @HeatherCMcGhee, and Facebook: @HeatherCMcGhee

Performer Melanie DeMore Melanie DeMore is a Grammy-nominated singer, composer, choral conductor, music director and vocal activist who believes in the power of voices raised together. In her presentations, DeMore beautifully brings her participants together through her music and commentary. DeMore facilitates vocal and stick-pounding workshops for professional choirs and community groups, and also directs numerous choral organizations in the Bay Area. She is a featured presenter of SpeakOut—The Institute for Social and Cultural Change, and was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. She became Music Director for Obeah Opera, by Nicole Brooks, as part of the Luminato Festival in 2019. DeMore is a charter member of Kate Munger’s Threshold Choirs and conducts song circles with an emphasis on the voice as a vessel for healing. In her own words, “A song can hold you up when there seems to be no ground beneath you.”

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2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pro Bono Awards James T. Caleshu Award For extraordinary pro bono contribution to the Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) program, which provides free business legal services to low-income individuals starting or developing for-profit businesses, and to businesses committed to underserved communities

Jake Christensen

Jake Christensen is an Associate at Arent Fox LLP, based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Jake represents clients in litigation matters in state and federal court, as well as in arbitrations, and counsels clients on compliance matters and in responding to government investigations. A member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, Jake approached LCCRSF about forming a pro bono partnership, which came to fruition just as the COVID-related shutdowns hit in March 2020. Under Jake’s leadership, Arent Fox attorneys staffed LCCRSF virtual clinics, presented more than a dozen webinars on eviction moratoria and lease renegotiation tactics, and offered free commercial lease negotiation consultations to Bay Area small business owners throughout the pandemic. Aside from Jake’s pro bono work with LCCRSF, Jake has also co-written amicus briefs on behalf of former ALJs opposing Attorney General Barr’s self-referral of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions and children’s organizations opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to indefinitely detain undocumented families in violation of the Flores settlement, assisted minority-led HIV/AIDS community-based organizations in encouraging the Biden administration to increase funding to support minority populations disproportionately affected by the epidemic, and filed a Federal Tort Claims Act claim on behalf of an undocumented family separated at the US southern border.

The Jack Londen Award For protecting and advancing the civil rights of marginalized communities through exemplary pro bono work ASAP is a membership organization of 200,000+ asylum seekers living in all 50 U.S. states.

Marilyn E. Alvarado

Conchita Cruz

Zachary (Zak) Manfredi

Marilyn E. Alvarado served as the Member Advocacy Manager at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Marilyn previously worked as a paralegal for Safe Passage Project and received a Pinkerton Fellowship to work with court-involved youth. Marilyn is a native New Yorker and the daughter of a Salvadoran mother and a Honduran father. Marilyn is currently an apprentice at the Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans, Louisiana, and will attend NOCHI culinary school in April 2022. Conchita Cruz is a Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of ASAP. Conchita has over a decade of communications, policy, and legal experience. Her work has been featured in The New York Times and on CNN and The Today Show, among other media outlets, and has won the support of the Emerson Collective’s Dial Fellowship, Roddenberry Fellowship, and Skadden Fellowship. Zachary (Zak) Manfredi is the Litigation and Advocacy Director of ASAP and former Equal Justice Works Fellow. He has worked on challenges to the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban, the rescission of DACA, and the lawfulness of acting DHS officials’ appointments. Zak served as a law clerk to the California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu and is a member of the California Bar.

Leidy Perez-Davis

Leidy Perez-Davis is the Policy Director at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Most recently, Leidy was a Senior Attorney with the Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) and prior to KIND, Leidy worked for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Leidy earned a J.D. from Florida International University College of Law.

Anne Recinos

Anne Recinos is Managing Attorney at ASAP. Prior to joining ASAP, Anne worked for several years representing detained individuals in immigration court at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and completed an Equal Justice Works Fellowship at the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice. Anne graduated from Brown University in 2009 and the University of Michigan Law School in 2015.

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Award of Honor For courageous contributions to the movement against police violence and institutional racism, and for inspiring the public with music and protest

Joseph Anthony Cañas

Before gaining notoriety for his presence at San Jose protests, Joseph Anthony Cañas had been known around the San Jose music scene for playing in multiple bands, laying down guitar tracks for producers, joining in on local jam sessions, and even playing solo at open mic nights or even street corners. His passion for music came from a childhood immersed in classic hip-hop and blues-inspired rock and roll. Though people often view the two genres as completely different, they both derive from the Black struggle in America. Cañas describes his experience “as a guest in that community: It was a no-brainer for me to join in on the protests against the killing of George Floyd. I knew that this incident was only the tip of the iceberg. I remember that specific feeling of sickness as far back as learning about Emmett Till in middle school and seeing the news of the murders Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner. With the state of the world at time with millions out of work and my personal state of devotion to music rooted in Black struggle in America, I knew it was my duty to join the fight and to bring my guitar with me in order to spread love, what I feel is the most divine force in the universe, to protest an ongoing issue rooted in hate, love’s polar opposite. My life since my monthlong span of protest has changed drastically. Being talked about in the news and amongst peers and old friends from school along with the feeling of being in the vicinity as SJPD became overwhelming. In July of 2020, I decided to move to San Francisco not just to escape but also to follow where the music was taking me. I’m not ruling out a potential return to San Jose someday. Though there was much pain, the amount of love and care for one another at those protests were some of the most incredible displays of humanity I’ve seen yet.”

The Father Cuchulain Moriarty Award For advancing immigrant justice through outstanding pro bono legal services

Brendan Gants is a litigator who has represented a wide variety of clients in complex civil and criminal litigation, including actions arising under federal securities laws. He has represented clients in civil and criminal trials, appellate matters, and matters related to government investigations, including client and witness interviews. In 2018, Mr. Gants briefly served as Special Counsel to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Brendan Gants

Alison Karol Sigurdsson is a litigator with a focus on complex civil matters. She has represented clients in a variety of high-stakes litigation in federal and state court. She maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, detained asylum-seekers filing parole applications for release from ICE detention during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, and Native American students in a highly publicized case against the federal government seeking to obtain access to education.

Alison Karol Sigurdsson

Dane Shikman is a commercial litigator who handles significant pro bono litigation, including the family separation cases, immigration cases, homelessness advocacy, and Supreme Court litigation pertaining to the death penalty and the Fourth Amendment. He recently argued and prevailed at the California Supreme Court in a precedent-setting decision protecting non-citizen criminal defendants, in a case referred by LCCRSF. He is a member of LCCRSF, and a native of San Francisco.

Dane Shikman

Juliana Yee has extensive experience litigating complex commercial matters and taking cases to trial. She maintains an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights and immigration matters. Her pro bono experience includes successfully representing several civil rights groups in litigation against Los Angeles concerning its adoption of a controversial “Countering Violent Extremism” program. Juliana served as a law clerk to Hon. Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.) and Hon. Jay Bybee (9th Circuit). She graduated from Stanford Law School.

Juliana Yee

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The Keta Taylor Colby Award Presented to an attorney who provides outstanding representation to underrepresented members of our community, particularly communities of color, through his/her/their involvement in LCCRSF clinics Luke Liss is Pro Bono Partner in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is a member of the firm’s litigation department, focusing on shareholder and commercial litigation. Luke also represents companies with respect to regulatory investigations, internal investigations, and corporate governance matters. He leads both overall firm pro bono initiatives, as well as individual litigation and immigration pro bono teams. Under Luke’s leadership, the firm’s pro bono program has received the following recent recognition: n Luke Liss n

The firm was named the La Mancha Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by Casa Cornelia Law Center in 2019. The firm was named Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel in 2020. The firm received the Iranian Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Award in 2021. The firm was recognized with a “Hero Award” by Koch Industries for work with the Midwest Innocence Project in 2021. The firm was recognized with the Beacon of Justice Award from the National Legal Aid & Defender Association in 2021 for work advancing racial equity.

Luke has also played a key leadership role in recent successful highprofile pro bono litigation, including a trial win on behalf of one of the largest classes of Medicare patients in history in 2020 (Alexander v. Cochran, No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn), currently on appeal), and a win on summary judgment against a former Colombian paramilitary warlord on behalf of family members of a murdered community activist in 2021 (Jaramillo v. Naranjo, No. 1:10-cv-21951 (S.D. Fla.)). Luke currently serves as a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee, Recruiting Committee, Community Service Committee, and Pro Bono Committee. He is particularly active in firm diversity initiatives and recruiting, and is also a leader of the firm’s African American Affinity Group.

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Thurgood Marshall Fellowship “The fellowship gave me an unmatched opportunity to develop my leadership skills on cases and projects designed to challenge systems of oppression, particularly racist policing. It allowed me to develop important relationships with visionaries in social justice spaces, as well as have an opportunity to mentor law students and younger attorneys who I deeply admire. I’m proud to carry on this work as part of the fellowship alumni community, and hope many others will be welcomed into this work as future fellows.” — Tifanei Ressl-Moyer, Senior Staff Attorney, Racial Justice & Thurgood Marshall Fellow Launched in 1993 with first fellow Van Jones, this distinguished multi-year fellowship provides an opportunity for early-career attorneys to develop legal advocacy skills and champion the civil rights of marginalized communities in the Bay Area and California. The experience enhances the Fellow’s understanding of civil rights law and provides a solid foundation for long-term impact within local movement work. Our Fellows have filed litigation to challenge the unconstitutional actions of public agencies and law enforcement, developed policies at the local and state level, drafted ground-breaking analytical reports, made extensive media appearances, and collaborated with clients and other allies for sustained remedies to systemic harms. The Thurgood Marshall Fellowship is one of the core pillars of the Lawyers’ Committee and has a deep legacy of impact over decades. As such, it is among our most important programs to sustain.

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About LCCRSF As one of the oldest civil rights institutions on the West Coast, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) works to dismantle systems of oppression and racism, and build an equitable and just society. Formed in 1968 to bridge the legal community and the Civil Rights Movement, we’re known for advancing the rights of people of color, immigrants, refugees and low-income individuals. Our grounding in community and direct legal services help us identify the most pressing civil rights issues and informs the broader impact litigation and policy advocacy we undertake. Not only do we fight oppression and construct more just systems and institutions, we build the movement by investing in legal fellows and supporting a network of over 1,000 active pro bono attorneys who fight alongside us.

Get Involved — Pro Bono and Volunteer Opportunities ECONOMIC JUSTICE

LCCRSF is committed to closing the racial wealth gap and empowering communities of color by increasing economic opportunities that will enable individuals to be in control of their livelihoods. We know that a strong economy fuels a community and, without it, the disparities that result can last for generations. Our signature direct services program, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) works with small businesses and entrepreneurs who are starting or have an existing business. Through our network of pro bono attorneys, we provide a range of free legal services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in areas such as leasing, contracts, employment, bankruptcy and more. Pro bono attorneys can provide 1-hour limited scope consults, or full representation. All services are conducted remotely. In response to COVID-19’s devastating impact on small businesses, the LSE program is in particular need of additional pro bono assistance. We seek volunteers to help small businesses survive the pandemic, including much-needed commercial lease advising and eviction defense. IMMIGRANT JUSTICE

Since 2016, historically marginalized immigrants have faced an increasingly punitive immigration system, and unfortunately, the Biden administration has not committed to fully de-escalating these harms. Our Immigrant Justice Program works for fair treatment and civic engagement of our immigrant communities. We challenge illegal and immoral immigrant detention and unjust systemic processes. Guiding all our advocacy is our connection to asylum seekers, and our collective work to ensure that they and their families can vindicate their legal rights to remain safe in the United States. Our Asylum Program places asylum seekers with pro bono counsel to represent them in their affirmative asylum applications or in removal proceedings before the San Francisco Immigration Court. Asylum seekers are subject to rapidly changing laws and procedures that can affect their eligibility for relief. The program provides comprehensive trainings and resources, technical assistance, and robust mentorship for the duration of each case so that attorneys are well equipped to handle the complexities of legal representation involved in these highly rewarding cases. 14

RACIAL JUSTICE

For the past 50+ years, LCCRSF has fought to dismantle the many manifestations of institutionalized white supremacy and the oppression of Black communities and other people of color. We believe, and are working to manifest, that no one should be kept out of school, harassed in public, policed or punished as a result of their race, ethnicity, or poverty. Our mission is ever-urgent amid ongoing police violence against Black and Brown people. We are litigating and advocating to stop this violence, and provide remedy for those harmed when police attacked Black Lives Matter protestors of the racist, brutal murders of George Floyd, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, and so many others. Our virtual Bail Clinic assists individuals and families with discharging bail debt from private bail companies. Our clients at the Bail Clinic are low-income consumers who have been harmed by the predatory bail bonds industry. Volunteers conduct client intake interviews and provide limited-scope representation post-clinic. We provide training, resources, and technical assistance. Our virtual GLIDE Unconditional Legal Clinic provides free services and information for any type of legal question to clients in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, many who are unhoused. Pro Bono attorneys with the GLIDE Clinic provide legal advice and limited help, as well as referrals to other legal centers and organizations for more specialized help. We also provide training and resources to attorneys participating in the Clinic. Representation is limited to the drop-in legal clinic and the entire GLIDE Clinic is now conducted remotely. The People’s Clinic seeks recompense for individuals abused by law enforcement, and collects first person accounts and support for impact litigation and policy change. In particular, the virtual clinic serves those who were harmed but are unable to qualify for a personal injury attorney—and advocates for change in police funding and practices alongside our clients and movement leaders. We raise up the needs and claims of Black and Latinx people with disabilities, who are often targeted, disproportionately harmed, and ignored in policing reforms. INTERPRETERS

We have an on-going need for Spanish-speaking volunteers to translate documents and interpret at client-attorney meetings and in court. If you or your company or firm has additional ideas for partnership, please reach out. Email volunteer@lccrsf.org to sign up or learn more! More information is also available at www.lccrsf.org/get-involved IMPACT ADVOCACY & LITIGATION

We often are seeking pro bono counsel in impact litigation across all our programs, for amicus brief or for legal research. Email evafaie@lccrsf.org to learn more! Sign up for our monthly newsletter and share LCCRSF with your friends and colleagues. Email communications@lccrsf.org

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LCCRSF Members Our members are dedicated social justice advocates and allies committed to working together to further the civil rights movement here in the Bay Area, statewide, and beyond. We aim for membership that is inclusive and representative of this diverse movement, and to provide meaningful engagement opportunities to foster connections among members and communities. Our members include, among others, pro bono volunteer attorneys, former clients, organizers, civil rights leaders and individuals committed to fighting racism and oppression, dismantling inequities and building a society that values every person equally. Members are critical to achieving our mission. They help us raise LCCRSF’s profile in the community, contribute and mobilize resources, participate in our Racial, Economic, and/or Immigrant Justice programs by providing pro bono assistance to clinics and litigation, and encourage others to volunteer, support and get involved. Members gather each fall for an annual meeting to renew commitment and resolve to the movement for civil rights and social justice. If you are interested in being considered for membership, please contact Mark Conley-Buchsieb at mconleybuchsieb@lccrsf.org. Mark N. Aaronson Fairuz Abdullah David Abella Eliot Adelson Monty Agarwal Simona Agnolucci Banafsheh Akhlaghi William F. Alderman Paul Alexander David Alfaro Maureen Alger Nick Aries William M. Audet Khaldoun A. Baghdadi David Balabanian Merri Baldwin Morris J. Baller Chambord Benton-Hayes Peter J. Benvenutti David Berger William Bernstein Richard Boswell Alexander L. Brainerd Harry B. Bremond

Suzanna Brickman Brian P. Brosnahan James J. Brosnahan Donald W. Brown George H. Brown Thomas R. Burke Darci E. Burrell Elizabeth Cabraser James T. Caleshu Peter H. Carson Eric S. Casher Sirena Castillo Eve Cervantez Lin Chan Renee G. Chantler Jake Christensen Susan B. Christian Eugene Clark-Herrera Peter Graham Cohn Joseph W. Cotchett Nora Cregan Quinn Delaney John Denvir Kelly M. Dermody

Pamela S. Duffy Daralyn J. Durie Christopher Edley Jon B. Eisenberg Kimberlei D. Evans Brienne Fabela Frank E. Farella Simona A. Farrise Farschad Farzan Howard Fine Nancy L. Fineman Scott A. Fink Sarah G. Flanagan Jayne E. Fleming Joshua R. Floum Kevin M. Fong Kendra Fox-Davis Charles N. Freiberg Robert T. Fries David M. Furbush David A. Gabianelli Angel Garganta Sonia Gonzales Arturo J. Gonzalez

Blaine L. Green Richard K. Grosboll Adam Gutride Joan Haratani Julianne Harper Jimi Harris Michael Harris Nancy E. Harris Nicole D. Harris Robert L. Harris Terry J. Helbush Venessa Henlon Joshua Hill Laura Ho Laura Hurtado Hojoon Hwang Susan Jamison Edward E. Kallgren Scott Karchmer Pamela S. Karlan Leslie Keil John Keker Loren Kieve Leigh Kirmsse William Kissinger Tal Klement Cassandra Knight Jack W. Lee Celia W. Lee Norene Lew Jack Londen Thomas V. Loran, III Kay Lucas Lindsay Lutz Jim Lynch James R. Madison Lisa Mak Raymond C. Marshall Niall P. McCarthy

Robert A. McFarlane William C. McNeill Alisha Meyer Erin Meyer Julian Patrick Michael Dale Minami Catherine Moreno Christophe Mosby Melissa Murray Karen Musalo Megan Niedermeyer Heather Nyong’o Danielle Ochs Neil H. O’Donnell Catherine Ongiri Maria L. Ontiveros David B. Oppenheimer Marta Palacios Beth H. Parker Mark G. Parnes Eva Paterson Al Pfeiffer James G. Potter Tracy Preston Pamela Price Kathi J. Pugh Laurence F. Pulgram Christopher Punongbayan Drucilla Ramey Robert G. Retana Matthew Richards Margaret Richardson Mara E. Rosales Robert Rosenfeld Michael Rubin Michael Rugen Vincent Ruiz David Salniker Connie Sardo

Jake Schatz Anthony P. Schoenberg Aaron Schur Allison C. Schutte Amitai Schwartz Kenneth M. Seeger Rahael Seifu Monique Sherman Dane Shikman Travis Silva Shirin Sinnar Howard A. Slavitt Tirien A. Steinbach Christine Sun Ryan Takemoto Lauren Thomas Tiffany Thomas Chris Tirrell Michael Traynor Rocky Tsai Michael K. Ungar Marc Van Der Hout Rick Van Duzer Cecillia Wang Greg Washington Rachel Williams Jacq Wilson Jacque Wilson Julia Wilson Bianca Sierra Wolff Douglas R. Young Tiseme Zegeye

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LCCRSF Staff Bréyon Austin Pro Bono Manager

Jaime Pensabene Receptionist & Operations Assistant

Bree Bernwanger Senior Litigation Attorney

Flora Pereira Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice

Amanda Bhuket Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice

Victoria Petty Immigrant Justice Fellow

Lauren Carbajal Equal Justice Works Fellow

Jassmin Poyaoan Senior Economic Justice Staff Attorney

Mark Conley-Buchsieb Development Director

Tifanei Ressl-Moyer Senior Staff Attorney, Racial Justice & Thurgood Marshall Fellow

Leo Cranney Program Associate Elisa Della-Piana Deputy & Legal Director Deborah Escobedo Senior Attorney, Racial Justice Lee Ann Felder-Heim Justice Catalyst Fellow Julie Gilgoff Staff Attorney, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs Cristal Jones Program Coordinator, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs Ana Vargas Lau Program Coordinator, Economic Justice Crystal Lê Grants Coordinator Sam Lew Senior Communications Manager

Hayden Rodarte Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Rio Scharf Equal Justice Works Fellow Neda Shahram Racial Justice Program Coordinator Nancy Shaw Chief Operating Officer Zal Shroff Senior Staff Attorney, Racial Justice Bekah Stroik Program Coordinator Elica Vafaie Interim Executive Director Charlene Valentin Operations Manager Kurtis Wu Communications & Development Associate

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Through our Racial, Social and Economic Justice Fellowship Program, experienced Orrick associates spend a full year embedded with leading organizations working toward a more equitable society. Based on our 2021 impact, we’re excited to announce a three-year commitment to funding five full-time Fellows annually.

“The rights of marginalized communities are cemented in our nation’s appellate courts, and for too long, there has been a dearth of Black voices in appellate practice. I am excited to work with Howard – America’s first historically Black law school – to train the next generation of Black appellate lawyers working to secure racial and social justice.”

Through her fellowship, Tiffany is working to build a pipeline for a more diverse appellate bar. As an adjunct professor and supervising attorney of Howard University School of Law’s Human and Civil Rights Clinic, she trains students in appellate advocacy and litigates significant civil rights appeals in state and federal courts. Watch a video and learn more about our 2021 impact @ orrick.com/fellows

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In honor of all who carry forth Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision To bring an end to racism

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We are proud to support LCCR’s 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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and joins in recognizing this year’s honorees for their contributions to building an equitable and just society.

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Congratulations to tonight's honorees! We are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with LCCR as you work to dismantle systems of oppression and racism.

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Ropes & Gray is proud to support Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards We congratulate the recipients of the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pro Bono Awards: Arent Fox LLP Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project (ASAP) Joseph Anthony Cañas Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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LCCRSF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Khari J. Tillery, Chair Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

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