2023
ENSURING ACCESS AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Campaign Leadership
We are grateful to the campaign volunteers for their insight, influence, and unwavering commitment to increasing resources for civil legal aid in Michigan.
Charles Borgsdorf
Hooper Hathaway
Aaron Burrell Dickinson Wright
Michael Cavanaugh Fraser Trebilcock
Peter Cunningham State Bar of Michigan
Jennifer Grieco Altior Law
STEERING COMMITTEE
Thomas Linn
Miller Canfield
Craig Lubben
Miller Johnson
Heidi Naasko Dykema
Edward Pappas
Dickinson Wright
Rhett Pinsky
Pinsky Smith
Jane Regan
Ford Motor Company
Wendolyn Richards
Miller Canfield
Khalilah Spencer Honigman
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES
STATEWIDE
Charles Borgsdorf Hooper Hathaway
Thomas Linn
Miller Canfield
Heidi Naasko Dykema
Edward Pappas Dickinson Wright
Wendolyn Richards Miller Canfield
Khalilah Spencer Honigman
LANSING
Jacquelyn Dupler Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Christopher Iamarino Thrun Law Firm
Mark Kellogg Fraser Trebilcock
GENERAL COUNSEL
Steven Croley Ford Motor Company
Laurine Symula Parmely Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Nicole Wotlinski Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
WEST MICHIGAN
Thomas Behm Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman
Ronald DeWaard Varnum LLP
Laura Jeltema
Warner Norcross + Judd
Craig Lubben
Miller Johnson
Paul McCarthy
Rhoades McKee
Matthew Wikander
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
METRO DETROIT
Peter Alter Taft (retired)
Kathleen Bogas Bogas & Koncius
Jennifer Grieco Altior Law
David Hart
Maddin Hauser
Gerard Mantese Mantese Honigman
Edward Pappas
Dickinson Wright
Michael Pitt
Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
Michael Sullivan
Collins Einhorn Farrell
ANN ARBOR
Charles Borgsdorf Hooper Hathaway
Thomas Daniels
Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels
Letter from the Presidents
Dear Donors and Friends,
We are pleased to present the 2023 Access to Justice Campaign Annual Report. Throughout the year, the Campaign remained focused on increasing funding for 14 regional and statewide programs that provide legal services to our low-income neighbors.
It is important to reflect on the purpose of the ATJ Campaign and why increasing resources for civil legal aid is so important to the legal framework of our state. Each day, thousands of Michigan residents face the threats of evictions, domestic abuse, financial exploitation, and barriers to employment. Access to free legal services allows low-income residents to remain in their home, secures their income, and provides a safe living environment for their children. In addition, attorney representation creates order in the judicial system and leads to just and effective courtrooms.
This report highlights the impact of your generosity on the lives of thousands of Michigan households. We encourage you to read about the amazing work being done and the impact it has on so many individuals and families. The work of civil legal aid saves and changes lives.
On behalf of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and the State Bar of Michigan, thank you for your commitment to access and fairness in the justice system. We look forward to building on our successes with the support of the Michigan legal community.
Craig H. Lubben
Craig H. Lubben
Daniel D. Quick
Daniel D. Quick Board President President Michigan State Bar Foundation State Bar of Michigan
Legal aid attorneys serve low-income clients in crisis. Their clients come to them on the verge of homelessness, under the threat of domestic violence, and faced with mountains of paperwork they do not understand. Their attorney is their last line of defense and, quite frankly, their saving grace.
– Dan Quick Michigan Bar Journal, April 2024
Campaign Results and Goals
The ATJ Campaign raised $1,194,275 in total donations from the Legal Community in 2023.
43 Leadership Firms committed to annual gifts of $300 - $1000 per attorney.
In 2023, 69% of total giving came from Leadership Firms. This year, we created a digital badge for law firms to acknowledge their commitment.
C Y PRES AWARD S Cy pres received by MSBF and the ATJ Campaign $6,169
56 Law firms and corporate legal departments gave at tiered levels between $1,000 and $100,000
4,055 Michigan Attorneys contributed to the ATJ Campaign
Based on the number of active Michigan attorneys, the per attorney giving rate was $35, with approximately 12% of Michigan lawyers contributing.
SHORT TERM GOAL
$3,118,175
The short term goal is based on the national average of $75 per attorney. We can reach this goal through increased participation and increased giving.
Needs and Comprehensive Services
Approximately 1.7 million low-income Michigan residents are eligible for Legal Aid. The ATJ Campaign participating programs provided critical assistance to 131,059 total individuals in the households served, including 59,684 children
Advice/Brief Assistance Provided 35,277
Full Representation by an Attorney 20,052 OUTCOMES OF THESE CASES
• Negotiated Settlement Pre-Court Filing (2.50%)
• Negotiated Settlement After Case Filed (61.14%)
• Court Decision (26.37%)
• Other Extended Services Provided (9.99%)
1,025 Veterans served
9,529 Older Adults served
237 Nonprofits helped
Total Number of Cases Completed 55,329
68% People of Color
Through their collaborative efforts with Legal Aid, volunteer attorneys were instrumental in bridging critical gaps and enhancing access to justice.
Volunteer attorneys donated over 11,000 hours, on 1,491 cases.
Legal Aid Programs
Civil legal aid programs in Michigan work tirelessly to provide free legal services to Michigan’s low-income populations. The Access to Justice Campaign raises unrestricted funds from the legal community to support the following 14 regional and statewide organizations:
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
• Lakeshore Legal Aid (M)
• Legal Aid of Western Michigan (W)
• Legal Services of Eastern Michigan (E)
• Legal Services of Northern Michigan (N)
• Michigan Advocacy Program (SC)
• Michigan Legal Services (M)
STATEWIDE PROGRAMS
• Counsel and Advocacy Law Line
• Farmworker Legal Services
• Michigan Community Resources
• Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
• Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
• Michigan Indian Legal Services
• Michigan Legal Help Program
• Michigan Poverty Law Program N
W SC E M
WHY I DO THIS WORK
I do this work because we fight for fair outcomes for those who would otherwise have no voice. Ensuring that each party in a court case has a chance to be heard improves not only the individual outcome, but also the justice system and community at large.
Hannah K. Scruton Managing Attorney
for St. Joseph Office, Legal Aid of Western Michigan
I do this work because I truly and deeply believe that it is vital to the functioning of our legal system so that it lives up to the highest ideals of our nation. The American Pledge of Allegiance states that we are a nation “with liberty and justice for all.” Therefore, as an attorney, ensuring access to justice for those who might otherwise be disadvantaged or disenfranchised is both my duty and privilege.
Mario Azzi Supervising Attorney, Metro Eviction Prevention, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Investing in Justice
Back (L to R) Scott Eldridge, Christoper Iamarino, Mark Kellogg, Anne Seurynck, Mark Burzych.
Front (L to R) Ann Routt, Jessica Maas, Jacquelyn Dupler, Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement, Bryan Waldman, Jennifer Bentley, Laura Musachio at the Presidents’ Lunch hosted by Fraser Trebilcock
(L to R) Pamela Hoekwater, Craig Lubben, Jennifer Bentley, Justice Elizabeth Welch, Justice Brian Zahra at the 2023 One Billable Hour Luncheon in Grand Rapids, Michigan
A woman brought her father, an older veteran, to Legal Aid for help when he received a collections notice for a medical bill. He did not remember being billed for the service, and it appeared that, if this service was properly billed, his veteran benefits would have covered the cost. Legal Aid confirmed that the Department of Veteran Affairs did not have a record of the service or billing. Legal Aid sent a dispute letter and the collection agency ceased attempts to collect. This case involved less than five billable hours and made a significant difference to the veteran’s income and peace of mind.
Legal Aid helped a pregnant single mother facing an imminent eviction after her land contract was forfeited. She was working a fulltime minimum wage job and struggling to make ends meet. She had entered a predatory land contract to purchase the home and had made monthly payments for 3.5 years.
The compounded unpaid interest, investor tax rate, and required insurance resulted in only $10,000 of her $31,000 in payments being applied to the purchase price. Legal Aid helped negotiate a contract buyout and connected her to a nonprofit lender. Due to her payment history, she was able to obtain a 0% interest rate. The eviction order was vacated and she was able to keep her home.
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
ATJ Campaign Leadership Firms
Thank you to the below list of 43 Leadership Firms. The tiers reflect the per attorney amount given to the ATJ Campaign by firms in 2023.
$1,000 and above per attorney
Crippen, Urquhart & Weber
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman
Mantese Honigman
Pinsky Smith
Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
Riley & Hurley
Soble Rowe & Krichbaum
$999 per attorney
Drew Cooper & Anding
Hooper Hathaway $500- $749 per attorney
Altior Law
Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick
Curtis Curtis & Brelinski
Glenn A. Saltsman, PLC
Goethel Engelhardt
Kitchen Sharkey
Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels
Rhoades McKee
Schmick Law Offices
$ 499 per attorney
ArentFox Schiff
Bodman
Bogas & Koncius
Dykema
Dickinson Wright
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes
Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Fraser Trebilcock
Honigman
Howard & Howard
Kerr Russell
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson
Nichols, Sacks, Slank, Sendelbach, Buiteweg & Solomon
Plunkett Cooney
Price Heneveld
Sinas, Dramis, Larkin, Graves & Waldman
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Sondee Racine & Doren
Taft
Thrun Law Firm
Varnum LLP
Warner Norcross + Judd
Willingham & Coté
Verspoor Waalkes
ATJ Campaign Firm and Corporate Counsel
Thank you to the below law firms, corporate legal departments and SBM Sections. The tiers reflect total giving in 2023 to the ATJ Campaign.
$100,000-$199,999
Honigman
$ 50,000-$ 99,999
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Dickinson Wright
Dykema
Varnum LLP
Warner Norcross + Judd
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$ 25,000-$ 49,999
Bodman
Ford Motor Company
Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson
Plunkett Cooney
Rhoades Mckee
Taft
$10,000-$ 24,999
Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick
Fraser Trebilcock
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman
Howard & Howard
Kerr Russell
Mantese Honigman
Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Thrun Law Firm
$ 5,000-$ 9,999
Butzel Long
Collins Einhorn Farrell
Drew Cooper & Anding
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes
Hooper Hathaway
Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels
Pinsky Smith
Price Heneveld
Riley & Hurley
SBM Business Law Section
Sinas, Dramis, Larkin, Graves & Waldman
Soble Rowe & Krichbaum
$ 2,500- $ 4,999
Altior Law
ArentFox Schiff
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Clark Hill
Foley & Lardner
Morgan Stanley
Troutman Pepper
Willingham & Coté
$1,000-$ 2,499
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Barnes & Thornburg
Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker
Crippen, Urquhart & Weber
Curtis Curtis & Brelinski
Glenn A. Saltsman, PLC
Goethel Engelhardt
Jones Day
Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton
Forrest
Kitchen Sharkey
Parmenter Law
Nichols, Sacks, Slank, Sendelbach, Buiteweg, & Solomon
Schmick Law Offices
Stoneridge
Verspoor Waalkes
Whirlpool Corporation
97.56% of individuals represented by Legal Aid had a positive result
ATJ Campaign Individual Donors
$ 5,000 and above
Thomas R. Behm
Stephen R. Drew
Barbara Kessler and Richard Soble
Susan M. Kornfield
Cary S. McGehee
Michael L. Pitt
Robert F. Riley __________________________________
$ 2,500- $ 4,999
Charles W. Borgsdorf
Roger B. Chard
Daniel D. Quick
James R. Rinck
Hon. Victoria A. Roberts
Claudia Sills
Jack D. Sytsma
Janet K. Welch
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$1,000-$ 2,499
Abrahamsen Family
Charitable Fund
Susan C. Benedict
Jennifer S. Bentley
Jennifer Bidwell
Megan Blazina
Michael Campbell
Alisha L. Cieslak
Daniel L. Conklin
Jennifer E. Consiglio
Peter Cunningham
Erik R. Daly
Ronald G. Dewaard
Nancy J. Diehl
Hon. Susan L. Dobrich
Jeanne D. Dodd
Julie I. Fershtman
Katherine S. Gardner
John L. Gierak
Robert F. Gillett
Wallace T. Hart
Steven G. Howell
Laura A. Jeltema
Shelley A. Kester
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Koning
Daniel S. Korobkin
David M. Leonard
Thomas and Diane Linn
Craig H. Lubben
Marilyn T. Mullane
Matthew J. Murphy
Andrew S. Muth
Andrew Muth and Patricia A. Saad
David M. Ottenwess
Edward H. Pappas
Laurine S. Parmely
H. R. Pinsky
Eve and Richard Primus
Kay Randolph-Back
Glenn A. Saltsman
Amy Sankaran
David C. Sarnacki
Alan S. Schwartz
Vaughn C. Shaner
Daniel Share and Sophie Fierro-Share
William J. Stapleton
Sheldon and Rita Stark
Sophie N. Tatarian
Timothy J. Waalkes
Suzanne L. Wahl
Deborah J. Weber
Justice Elizabeth M. Welch
Michael R. Yales
Robert G. Yolles
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$ 750-$ 999
Hon. Bill and Marianne Callahan
Caitlin B. Carey
Emily M. Clayton
Bruce A. Courtade
Julie M. Hertzberg
Thomas H. Howlett
Melissa A. Lewis
Gerrow D. Mason
Barbara L. McQuade
Melissa L. Neckers
Michael J. Rhoad
L. R. Roegge
Ann L. Routt
Thomas L. Saxe
Adam C. Smith
Mark R. Smith
Richard J. Aaron
William and Candyce Abbatt
Sandra M. Abbo
Daniel R. Ackerman
Frederick A. Acomb
Kathleen H. Aguilar
Fernando Alberdi
James G. Aldrich, Jr.
Emphani A. Aldridge
Peter M. Alter
Justin and Kara Amash
Danielle M. Anderson
Elisa M. Angeli-Palizzi
Bethany V. Ansorge
Joseph T. Aoun
Thomas J. Appledorn
Thomas G. Appleman
Dennis W. Archer
Hebba Aref
Jeffrey S. Aronoff
Kyle M. Asher
Le Roy L. Asher, Jr.
Robin W. Asher
James M. Audette
Elisabeth Avery
Joseph Aviv
Elizabeth M. Badovinac
Kasturi Bagchi
Scott D. Barnett
Richard A. Barr
Laura C. Baucus
Bryan J. Beck
Jennifer L. Beidel
Alexander A. Belica
Michael M. Bell
Michael S. Ben
Colin T. Bennett
Kimberly A. Berger
Eric S. Bergeron
Harvey W. Berman
Andrea J. Bernard
Carolyn B. Bernstein
Heidi M. Berven
David E. Bevins
David W. Billings
Sarah L. Bishara
John D. Black
Deborah K. Blair
Jonathan D. Block
Andrew J. Boes
R. L. Boldrey
Robert D. Boley
Robert A. Boonin
Karen L. Boore
Jonathan R. Borenstein
Paul D. Borja
David C. Bosman
Gene P. Bowen
Alex F. Bowman
Kenneth T. Brooks
Lisa A. Brown
Sara J. Brundage
Joel C. Bryant
Lamont E. Buffington
Lori A. Buiteweg
Hon. Janis M. Burgess
Jack C. Burnheimer
Richard J. Burstein
Mark A. Burton
David M. Byrne
($ 500- $749 donors continued)
Brendan J. Cahill
Pamela Cahill
Michael S. Callahan
James R. Case
Matthew R. Cassar
Michael E. Cavanaugh
Ward Chapman
John Chau
Andrew S. Chipouras
Amy M. Christen
David E. Christensen
Maureen S. Christensen
Ryan Christiansen
Nick Ciaramitaro
Alexander J. Clark
George M. Cobane
Ina C. Cohen
Nezihe B. Colak
Steven R. Cole
Thomas D. Colis
Paul M. Collins
Hon. Robert J. Colombo, Jr.
James H. Combs
Clarence R. Constantakis
Bruce C. Conybeare, Jr.
Raechel T. Conyers
Michael P. Cooney
Mike and Linda Costello Fund
Meghan N. Covino
Anthony P. Cracchiolo
Justin M. Crawford
Pamela J. Cross
James M. Crowley
Andrew and Megan Curoe
Nikki L. Cushman
Sarah L. Cylkowski
Gabriella D’Agostini
Timothy R. Damschroder
Sean F. Darke
Peter F. Davis
Gregory D. DeGrazia
Joseph R. DeHondt
Laurence B. Deitch
Robert L. DeJong
Christopher R. DeLucenay
Hon. Paul J. Denenfeld
Margaret M. Dengler
Katrina P. Desmond
Sarah G. Deson
Robert J. Diehl, Jr.
Forrest O. Dillon
Frederick and Joan Dindoffer
Daniel A. Dingerson
Matthew S. Disbrow
Michael W. Domanski
Robert M. Donahue
Kathryn D. Doyle
Michelle B. Drew
Jacob D. Drouillard
Patrick R. Drueke
Michael D. DuBay
Kimberly A. Dudek
Lawrence M. Dudek
Timothy R. Dudley
Jacob S. Dunlop
Bishara El-Ary
Scott R. Eldridge
Patrick B. Ellis
Barbara H. Erard
David A. Ettinger
Bill Evenson
Paul L. Fabien
Lawrence W. Falbe
William H. Fallon
Sherrie L. Farrell
Mark E. Fatum
Stephanie S. Fekkes
Elaine Fieldman
Ann D. Fillingham
Anthony T. Finn
Adam M. Fishkind
Anna R. Fishman
Kristina M. Fisk
Timothy A. Flory
Scott D. Foess
Brian P. Foley
David Foltyn
Steven M. Forte
Steven M. Frank
Carol A. Friend
Thank you
Samantha S. Galecki
Clare M. Gallagher
Li Gao, Ph.D.
Christopher J. Gartman
Floyd E. Gates, Jr.
Todd G. Gattoni
Thomas A. Geelhoed
Scott D. Geromette
Karen M. Giangrande
Grant P. Gilezan
Caroline B. Giordano
Elizabeth L. Gleicher
Lea T. Glenn
Karen L. Glorio
Stephen B. Goethel
Jacqueline M. Gordon
Nicholas B. Gorga
Jennifer A. Goulah
Aaron D. Graves
Emily A. Green
Jonathan S. Green
Alan M. Greene
James P. Greene
Grant J. Griffith
Alexander S. Gualdoni
Andrew Guan
Hon. David M. Gubow
Clay A. Guise
Joseph D. Gustavus
Carol R. Guyton
Mazen Hajali
Jason T. Hanselman
Andrea L. Hansen
Elizabeth P. Hardy
Jennifer L. Hartke
Kyle R. Hauberg
Michael K. Hauser
David M. Hempstead
Todd A. Hendricks
Raymond W. Henney
James F. Hermon
Jessica M. Herron
Marc S. Herschfus
John T. Hertel
Barbara A. Heys
Michael P. Hindelang
Hon. Elizabeth P. Hines
Karl A. Hochkammer
William O. Hochkammer
Ronald E. Hodess
Thomas P. Hogan
Kay Holsinger
Brian H. Holt
Austin P. Holtshouser
Shirley V. Hoogstra
Shawn N. Hopper
Preston Hopson, Jr.
Jeffrey S. Horowitz
J. P. Howe
Paul D. Hudson
98.66% of individuals represented by Legal Aid in a housing matter had a positive result
($ 500- $749 donors continued)
J. M. Huget
Stephen J. Hulst
Joseph C. Huntzicker
Robert M. Hurand
Jeffrey A. Hyman
Gregg P. Iddings
Susan S. Im
Michael A. Indenbaum
Joseph M. Infante
Bruce A. Inosencio, Jr.
Howard B. Iwrey
Brandon M. Jackson
Michael R. Janes
Sandra L. Jasinski
Rama M. Jawad
Jerome E. Jelinek
Sarah E. Jelsema
Keysharri Johnson
S. L. Johnson
Amy M. Johnston
Jay R. Jolliffe
Eric M. Jones
Dora H. June
Jeffrey D. Kahn
Jonathan Kama, Jr.
John P. Kanan
Chui Karega
Kristi A. Katsma
Michael J. Katz
Peter H. Katz
Barbara A. Kaye
Brianna R. Keller
Peter M. Kellett
Deanna L. Kelley
Barbara J. Kelly
Andrew C. Khouri
Hon. Nancy A. Kida
Michael J. Kiel
Thomas G. Kienbaum
Neil L. Kimball
Courtney F. Kissel
Elizabeth A. Kitchen-Troop
Mark D. Kleinlein
Justin G. Klimko
Alexander A. Knuth
Joseph J. Kochanek
Jin-Kyu Koh
Andrew J. Kolozsvary
Samantha A. Kopacz
Andrew L. Kortesoja
Kristopher P. Korvun
Brett A. Krueger
David J. Krueger
Robert J. Krueger, Jr.
Joel M. Krugel
Vincent C. Kuebler
Donald J. Kunz
Eileen M. Kuras
Jeffrey H. Kuras
Jeffrey L. Labine
Jeffrey K. Lamb
James Lance
Stephen S. LaPlante
David P. Larsen
Suzanne C. Larsen
Tracy T. Larsen
William J. Lawrence III
Spencer W. Layson
Carrie Leahy
Timothy D. Lee
Lauren B. Legner
Evan J. Leibhan
Daniel R. Lemon
Krista L. Lenart
John P. Lennon
Scott R. Lesser
Aaron M. Lewis
Jennifer L. Lewis
John M. Lichtenberg
Steven C. Liedel
Eun S. Lim
David G. London
Jay B. Long
Marikaye Long
Ashley E. Lowe
Peter J. Lozicki
Carla S. Machnik
Mark J. Magyar
Stewart L. Mandell
Steven D. Mann
Gerard V. Mantese
Michael F. Marecki
Paul D. Marquardt
Barbara N. Marques
Christina J. Marshall
Julia C. Massaro
Robert G. Mathis, Jr.
Chauncey C. Mayfield II
Bonnie Mayfield
Michael K. Mazur
Lori M. McAllister
Paul A. McCarthy
Doug and Cate McClure
Johnathan C. McCutcheon
Ralph E. McDowell and Nancy A. Glen
Nicholas P. McElhinny
Michael P. McGee
Cydney J. McGill
Patrick F. McGow
Brian J. McKeen
John E. McSorley
Tatiana Melnik
Todd R. Mendel
Steven J. Migliore
Sonal H. Mithani
Thomas T. Moga
Daniel P. Mooney
Brian M. Moore
Michael E. Moore
John D. Moran III
Michael C. Moran
Cyril Moscow
Melvin G. Moseley, Jr.
Matthew Mrkonic
Hon. William B. Murphy
Kelly T. Murphy
Laura C. Musachio
Jennifer Muse
Melvin J. Muskovitz
Steven C. Nadeau
Hon. Thomas E. Nelson
Ellen L. Nendorf
Charles Nida
Kristin E. Nied
Adam B. Norlander
Megan P. Norris
Gregory M. Nowakowski
Paul L. Nystrom
Jonathan P. O’Brien
Kwasi B. Offei-Addo
Howard E. O’Leary, Jr.
Cassandra A. Oluyedun
Judy A. O’Neill
Joshua F. Opperer
Linda M. Orlans
Hal G. Ostrow
Garrett D. Packer
A. M. Palizzi
Daniel J. Parmeter
Megan J. Parpart
Alex L. Parrish
David N. Parsigian
Spencer M. Partrich
Anthony A. Pearson
Grant T. Pecor
Mark S. Pendery
Ryan J. Peruski
Michael B. Peterman
Christine L. Phillips
John R. Phillips
Philip B. Phillips
Mary V. Pickard
Jared S. Pickman
Karen R. Pifer
Stephanie A. Pins Sackett
Rodney C. Ploucha
Richard A. Plowden
James R. Poll
Hon. Melissa L. Pope
Kenneth R. Powell
Igli Psari
Jane D. Quasarano
Stephen T. Rabaut
Daniel Raetchi
Nasseem S. Ramin
James J. Rashid
Chelsea M. Rebeck
Jesse M. Reiter
Mary Jane Rhoades
Peter D. Rhoades
Steven W. Rhodes
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Wendolyn W. Richards
Jeffrey G. Richardson
Steven A. Roach
Julie E. Robertson
Cody D. Rockey
Stephen C. Rohr
Thomas C. Rombach
George S. Romney
Hon. Kathryn J. Root
Collin J. Rosenbaum
J. A. Rothstein
Valerie S. Rup
Jerry T. Rupley
Nathan P. Russell
Steven J. Rypma
Edward T. Sable
Jennifer L. Sabourin
Laura E. Sader
Damali A. Sahu
Lowell D. Salesin
Alan J. Salle
Carol M. Savage
Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr.
Kevin R. Schaaf
Sarah Schade
Todd C. Schebor
Jeremy Scherlinck
James L. Schipper
Michael C. Schmick
Raynold A. Schmick
Steven P. Schneider
Brian M. Schwartz
Jordan K. Schwartz
Laura H. Selzer
Karen S. Sendelbach
Lowell and Judith Seyburn
Clara L. Seymour
Richard A. Shapack
Katherine M. Sharkey
Robert C. Shaver, Jr.
Robert A. Shaya
Bonnie S. Sherr
Larry R. Shulman
Sherwin S. Shushtari
Jonathan J. Siebers
Douglas H. Siegel
Scott R. Sikkenga
Eileen J. Slank
Brian T. Smith
Brook M. Smith
Jarrod T. Smith
Jeffrey D. Smith
Andrea E. Snyder
Michael D. Socha
Timothy D. Sochocki
Jeanette Socia
Elizabeth A. Solomon
Eric J. Sosenko
Steve Sowell
Andrew Z. Spilkin
James R. Stadler
Samuel T. Stahl
Daniel L. Stanley
Adam J. Stefanick
Eric M. Stein
Scott J. Steiner
Scott A. Steinhoff
Christine H. Stephens
Dale and Carol Stephenson
Mark A. Stern
Paul T. Stewart
Jacob P. Stropes
Bruce E. Stuckman
Michael and Mary Jo Sullivan
Marc N. Swanson
Patrick E. Sweeney
Matthew H. Szalach
Alan D. Szuma
Glynis L. Talley
Trent J. Taylor
David J. Thomas
Gregory G. Timmer
Sheryl L. Toby
Ronald J. Torbert
Timothy J. Tornga
Phillip D. Torrence
Brian D. Towne
Brian R. Trumbauer
Drew D. Van De Grift
Thank you
John G. Van Slambrouck
Douglas P. Vanden Berge
Ryan J. VanOver
Matthew R. VanWasshnova
Peter J. Veldkamp
Kenneth W. Vermeulen
Matthew L. Vicari
Nicholas E. Voran
Robin B. Wagner
Richard A. Walawender
Connor B. Walby
Angela L. Walker
Shusheng Wang
Amanda R. Wanty
Noreen D. Warrick
Linda A. Wasserman
Suanne R. Watt
Thomas W. Waun
Tina M. Weatherwax-Grant
Andrew N. Weber
Adam S. Weiner
Laura A. Weingartner
Paul J. Wellington
Sherri A. Wellman
Adam W. West
Jeanne M. Whalen
Boyd White III
Dana R. White
Matthew L. Wikander
Erick Williams
Brandon J. Wilson
Richard E. Winder
Terri L. Winegarden
Sheldon P. Winkelman
I. W. Winsten
Janet G. Witkowski
Leonard C. Wolfe
James L. Woolard, Jr.
Jeffrey L. Woolstrum
Nicole M. Wotlinski
Kathleen D. Wyeth
Chase O. Yarber
Katelyn Young
Terry L. Zabel
Mohamad A. Zawahra
Richard E. Zuckerman
$ 300-$ 499 __________________________________
Lauren J. Acker
Lawrence J. Acker
Hon. Terence J. Ackert
Max A. Aidenbaum
Jonathan N. Ajlouny
Stephanie E. Albert
Joseph M. Albosta
Steven F. Alexsy
Richard L. Alger, Jr.
Jacob N. Allen
Kaitlin D. Allen
90.95% of individuals represented by Legal Aid in a domestic matter had a positive result
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Jonathon Andersh
Abbey D. Anderson
Viviana Andrade
Lindsay B. Andreuzzi
Nicholas J. Angelocci
Celeste E. Arduino
Johanna H. Armstrong
Peter J. Armstrong
David A. Arnold
John S. Artz
Robert C. Ashpole, Jr.
Robert L. Avers
Allison R. Bach
Justin P. Bagdady
Marc M. Bakst
Andrew S. Balazer
Mark A. Bank
Dennis M. Barnes
William G. Barris
Raymond C. Barry
Benjamin D. Bartek
Laura M. Bassett
Deborah L. Baughman
Hussein M. Bazzi
Michael J. Beals
Gabriel E. Bedoya
J. A. Behrendt
Ali H. Beidoun
John T. Below
Ali Ben Abdeslam
Heather L. Bendure
Jennifer L. Benedict
Jonathan S. Berg
Robert E. Berg, Jr.
Jeffrey A. Berger
David J. Berkal
Benjamin Berlin
Caroline Bermudez-Jomaa
J. M. Bernard
Kevin M. Bernys
William M. Beuche
Valerie L. Bey
Aubrey A. Biache
Laura E. Biery
Peter G. Bissett
Amanda M. Blackburn
Timothy J. Bley
Elliot J. Blumberg
Stephen R. Boehringer
Kathleen L. Bogas
Nathaniel C. Boggs III
Lindsay A. Bondy
Maurice A. Borden
Sidney R. Borders
Joshua M. Borson
Brian J. Bourbeau
Andrew S. Boyce
Juliet R. Boyd
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
James A. Bransky
William J. Brennan
William J. Brickley
Melissa K. Bridges
Ben Broughton
Linda R. Brown
Hon. Michael C. Brown
Margaret L. Browning
Sharon A. Bruner
Somers E. Brush
Robert J. Buchanan
Ronald A. Bultje
Nicholas A. Burandt
William T. Burgess
Darren J. Burmania
Kelly M. Burnell
Charles E. Burpee
Aaron V. Burrell
Kelly K. Burris
Jay E. Burrows
Linda G. Burwell
Hon. George S. Buth
George P. Butler III
Hannah E. Buzolits
Christopher M. Bzdok
Robert J. Cambridge
Anne E. Campau
Christine M. Campbell
Taliesin Campbell
Susan E. Capell
Monica L. Caro
Stephen Carr
David L. Carrier
Chad T. Carrigan
John J. Carver II
Alex T. Case
Tanya L. Castrogiovanni
Analisa M. Charlton
Rebecca E. Chavez
Kevin Chen
Mary K. Church
Richard Chyette
Sarah A. Clarkson
James K. Cleland
Thomas C. Clinton
Andrew J. Clopton
Mary B. Cobbs
Terry L. Cochran
Byron S. Collier
Beth J. Contorer
Peter L. Conway
Cynthia S. Cook
Christopher A. Cornwall
Ian Cosgrove
Margaret A. Costello
Margaret A. Coughlin
James A. Courter
Daniel J. Cousino
Thomas W. Cranmer
Donald M. Crawford
Charlotte Croson
Sean F. Crotty
Aimee M. Crouch
Renae L. Cubbin
Lindsay M. Cummings
Peter A. Cummings
Richard L. Cunningham
Judith A. Curtis
Michelle T. Czapski
Angelina M. Dallo
Kathryn M. Dalzell
Brandon M. Dalziel
Jennifer O. Daneshgari
Lindsay N. Dangl
Brigid M. Daugherty Fox
Michael J. Dauphinais
Jessica L. Davis
Laura J. Davis
Elias J. De Wit
Donald G. Deibert
Laura S. Del Pup
Jennifer N. DeLisle
Kari K. Deming
Stephen M. Denenfeld
M. E. Dennis
Sandra J. Densham
David R. Deromedi
Phillip J. DeRosier
Alexandra E. Dieck
Margaret A. Dobrowitsky
Mark D. Dodge
J. Benjamin Dolan
Lawrence R. Donaldson
Terence M. Donnelly
Stephanie A. Douglas
Dana L. Drebes Ulrich
William M. Dreyer
Stephen P. Dunn
Nathan Dupes
Jacquelyn A. Dupler
Dennis W. Duquette
Alice Edington
Gary Eisenberg
Susan M. Eklund
Matthew D. Elzinga
Eric S. Endelman
Nathan H. Erb
Patricia T. Esch
Robert J. Essick
Gunther J. Evanina
Michael H. Fabian
John F. Farmer
William S. Farr
Gary S. Fealk
Fred J. Fechheimer
Kristin E. Fernandez
Todd M. Fettig
Robert E. Fine
James A. Fink
Ian P. Fisher
Brian S. Fleetham
Lynda S. Flood
Todd F. Flood
Olivia R. Flower
Thank you
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Carrie L. Floyd
Erin C. Flynn
Amy B. Folbe
Joseph S. Folz II
James P. Foran
Carol L. Fossee
Talcott J. Franklin
Richard D. Friedman
Allen J. Gable
Angela I. Gamalski
Sandra L. Ganos
Carol H. Garagiola
John D. Gardiner
Daniel T. Geherin
Dawn J. Geisert
David W. Geiss
M. B. Gerdes
Deborah L. Germany
David A. Giampetroni
Aimee V. Gibbs
Robert E. Gilbert
Michele and Gary Glenn Fund
Nicole B. Godfrey
Kenneth C. Gold
John P. Gonway
Barry J. Goodman
Steven E. Goren
Amy S. Gottlieb
Hon. Susan H. Grant
Adam D. Grant
Kevin I. Green
Patrick B. Green
Deborah E. Greenspan
Frederick W. Gregory II
Eli Grier
W. C. Griscom
Karen F. Grotberg
Paul W. Guenther
Scott P. Gyorke
Bruce W. Haffey
Lisa A. Hall
Megan Hall
Randall R. Hall
Michele L. Halloran
K. Scott Hamilton
Salina M. Hamilton
Michael C. Hammer
Craig W. Hammond
Katherine L. Hansen
Mark C. Harper
Julie H. Harris
Charles A. Harrison III
Barbara Harvey
Audrey J. Harvey
Thomas P. Heed
Jeffrey R. Heinze
Jennifer M. Hetu
Jeffrey G. Heuer
Mark V. Heusel
Brandon M. Hewitt
Mark R. High
Pamela E. Hill-Veal
Holly L. Hillyer
Frances J. Hollander
Kelly R. Hollingsworth
Patsy L. Holmes
William H. Honaker
Hon. Denise P. Hood
Judith W. Hooyenga
Erick W. Hosner
Paul Howarah
Edgar and Susan Howbert
Thomas J. Howlett
Timothy H. Howlett
Brandon C. Hubbard
Judith L. Hudson
Derrick A. Humphries
Patrick W. Hunt
Ian M. Hunter
Tucker R. Hunter
Steven C. Hurles
William J. Hurles
Steven J. Hurvitz
Donald J. Hutchinson
Anna K. Iamarino
Amanda J. Ingraham
David J. Jacob
Christopher M. Jacobson
Mitra Jafary-Hariri
Phyllis A. James
Michael J. Jameson
Gregory M. Janks
Leigh M. Jennings
Sunmee Jo
Emily J. Johns
Allison A. Johnson
Erin A. Johnson
Laura E. Johnson
Linda D. Johnson
Lira A. Johnson
Peter J. Johnson
Suzanne M. Johnson
Chelsey L. Jones
Nicholas J. Jones
Richard A. Jones
Mark A. Jotanovic
Shirley A. Kaigler
Kevin Kalczynski
Michele C. Kalczynski
Riyaz A. Kanji
Jonathan D. Karmel
Serene K. Katranji
Wayne S. Kauffman III
Richard C. Kaufman
Brian T. Keane
Susan W. Keener
Kirsten L. Keilitz
Douglas E. Kelin
Katherine D. Kelley
Kevin D. Kelly
Linda D. Kennedy
Robert Kenny
Thomas J. Kenny
Nancy Keppelman
Brian E. Kersey
Matthew R. Keuten
Loren E. Khogali
Michael S. Khoury
Marisa A. Kiefer
Douglas M. Kilbourne
Jeffrey E. Kirkey
Nancy K. Klain
Kevin G. Klevorn
John K. Kline
Nancy P. Klukowski
Scott R. Knapp
Charles W. Kocher II
Michelle Kolkmeyer
Michael A. Komorn
Gregory M. Kopacz
John F. Koryto
Karen A. Kostbade
Susan A. Kovach
Jessica A. Kraft
Sidney Kraizman
Anessa O. Kramer
Maureen T. Krasner
Richard E. Kruger
Sara M. Kruse
George H. Kruszewski
Mark P. Krysinski
Peter J. Kulick
96.85% of individuals represented by Legal Aid in an expungement case had a positive result
($ 300- $ 499 donors continued)
Bonnie C. Kustra
Emily J. Kwolek
Monica J. Labe
Robert L. Lalley, Jr.
Hon. Joan L. Larsen
Mary J. Larson
Jessica M. Lashier
Hon. David M. Lawson
Jerold D. Lax
Gary L. Laxton
Jeffrey I. Lehrberg, Ph.D.
Annalise A. Lekas Surnow
Daniel L. Lemisch
Margo R. Lesser
Caitlin M. Leszczynski
Elise S. Levasseur
Barbara R. Levine
Jarrett E. Levine
Jeffrey A. Levine
Leslee M. Lewis
Robert E. Lewis
Mark R. Lezotte
Lawrence A. Lichtman
Brian P. Lick
Francis X. Liesman II
John R. Liskey
Jeremy D. Lockhart
Kelly M. Lockman
Stuart M. Lockman
Emily E. Long
Kayleigh B. Long
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach
Michael J. Lusardi
Abigail Lynch
Michael N. MacCallum
Hon. Laura R. Mack
Milton L. Mack, Jr.
Carol A. MacKenzie
Andrew W. MacLeod
Christopher C. Maeso
George J. Mager, Jr.
Robert F. Magill, Jr.
James R. Maki
Melissa K. Malerman
Sanford J. Mall
Louis P. Malone III
Thomas C. Manchester
Melanie M. Mancina
Celee Marchek
Ronald L. Marienfeld II
Alexandra C. Markel
Steven W. Martineau
James A. Martone
Susan R. Martyn
James F. Mauro
Brenda J. Maxwell
Michele C. Mayes
Zoey A. Mayhew
Dennis A. Mazurek
Scott A. McBain
Abby E. McBride Schwartz
James L. McCarthy
Danielle P. McCluskey
Scott K. McCormick
Erin K. McCoy
David E. McCoy, Jr.
Christina K. McDonald
Eric McGlothlin
Gary J. McInerney
Laura J. Mebert
Mitchell R. Meisner
Hon. Theodore A. Metry
Lynne M. Metty
Samantha A. Michael
Joni R. Michaud
Joseph P. Michniacki
Steve Milgrom
Christopher C. Miller
Donald B. Miller
Jill M. Miller
Joshua J. Miller
Thomas M. Miller
David W. Miner
Timothy I. Miner
Jeanne E. Mirer
Christopher A. Mitchell
Ryan C. Mitchell
Nolan Moody
Henry E. Moon III
Andrew F. Moore
Cynthia A. Moore
Gregory W. Moore
Melissa B. Moore
David R. Morris
Shannon E. Morris
Brittany G. Mortimer
Willard G. Moseng
Matthew J. Moussiaux
Nasr Mualla
Kayla R. Mullen
William W. Murray
Mahesh K. Nayak
Renee D. Naylor
Bruce W. Neckers
Matthew T. Nelson
George A. Netschke IV
Carol J. Nettleton
Andrew J. Newton
Sharon R. Newlon
Shannon M. Nichols
Zan M. Nicolli
Catherine B. Niedermaier
Kyrsten N. Niemiec
Jonathan D. Nikkila
Ian E. Nordan
John M. Novak
Deborah K. Nowak-Vanderhoef
Michael P. Nowlan
Richard A. Nussbaum II
Steven L. Oberholtzer
Hon. Darlene A. O’Brien
Margaret A. O’Donnell
Jennifer M. Oertel
Arthur Oleinick
Ryan M. Olson
Ryan B. Opel
Jonathan E. Osgood
Joseph R. Owens
Reginald A. Pacis
Terrence M. Pack
Jack M. Panitch
Carey R. Parks
Steven M. Parks
Maryam K. Parshall
Gary D. Patterson
Patricia L. Patterson-Courie
Andrew Pauwels
Erin M. Pawlowski
Nicholas B. Pedersen
Ariana D. Pellegrino
Kenneth C. Penokie
Ian D. Pesses
Mark W. Peters
Scott A. Petz
Laurie E. Phelan
Craig A. Phillips
Renee J. Phillips
Nola G. Pickman
Mark C. Pieroni
Rebekah M. Piurkowski
Lee A. Pizzimenti
James A. Plemmons
Steven R. Pohl
John R. Pomerville
Ronald C. Porter
Kellie S. Postema
Lane C. Powell
Erika K. Powers
Marie A. Pulte
James P. Purrington, Jr.
Norman H. Pylman II
Joseph J. Pytel
Helena M. Quinlan
Stacy M. Race
John P. Racine, Jr.
Matthew E. Radler
Diana Raimi
Christopher J. Rambus
Richard A. Randall
Jeffrey G. Raphelson
Douglas J. Rasmussen
Claudia Rast
Jennifer S. Ratzlaff
Noel J. Ravenscroft
Patrick L. Rawsthorne
Katherine O. Razdolsky
Rothstein
Adam C. Reed
John W. Rees
Timothy D. Reeves
Jane L. Regan
Allison T. Reich
Thank you
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James M. Reid IV
Julie E. Reitz
Philip E. Rettig
Linda K. Rexer
Thomas J. Rheaume, Jr.
Amanda K. Rice
Clifford J. Rice
Kathryn D. Rice
William J. Richards
Kristan L. Richardson
Sean A. Riddell
Ryan J. Riehl
Alvin Riley
Charles E. Ritter
Ryanne E. Rizzo
Wayne D. Roberts
Donald G. Rockwell
Dion E. Roddy
Paul A. Rodriguez
Emerita C. Rodriguez-Hatt
Austin R. Roe
Amy J. Roemer
Gary L. Rogers
Joan L. Root
James W. Rose
Amy L. Rosenberg
James S. Rosenfeld
William L. Rosin
Barbara A. Roulo
Peter B. Ruddell
Jean-Paul H. Rudell
Kimberly J. Ruppel
Christopher J. Ryan
Beverly J. Ryskamp
AnnMarie B. Sanford
Alyssa C. Sappenfield
Nicole M. Sappingfield
James E. Schaafsma
Carl F. Schier III
Gary L. Schmalzried
Henry E. Schneider
Matthew J. Schneider
Tyler D. Schofield
Bryan J. Schomer
Jordan S. Schreier
John T. Schuring
Christyn M. Scott
Rebecca C.
Seguin-Skrabucha
Theodore W. Seitz
Rebecca L. Sereno
Anthony Shallal
Joseph J. Shannon
Ryan M. Shannon
Erica J. Shell
Paul D. Sher
Colleen M. Shevnock
William P. Shield, Jr.
Matthew R. Sieffert
Jenna R. Simon
Michael C. Simoni
Dawn F. Singer
Steven Siporin
Lynn C. Sirich
Joan C. Skrzyniarz
Kimberly M. Slaven
William C. Sleeman
Gerald A. Smith III
H. T. Smith
Jared A. Smith
Kathaleen M. Smith
Leslie A. Smith
Lisa A. Smith
Peter W. Smith
Stephen R. Smith
William E. Smith
Donna J. Snyder
Kester K. So
Benjamin M. Sobczak
Kevin S. Sobel
Alma Sobo
David W. Sommerfeld
Candace L. Sorensen
Nicole M. Sorensen
Sandra L. Sorini Elser
Neil J. Sosin
Diane M. Soubly
Danielle M. Spehar
Chad B. Spencer
Charles R. Spies
Michael N. Spink
Stephanie A. Stavrou
Todd J. Stearn
Jeffrey C. Stearns
Robert L. Stearns
Bruce Stein
Teri D. Steinberg
Amy M. Steinbrecher
James R. Sterken
Lee A. Stevens
John C. Stevenson
Robert B. Stevenson
Timothy A. Stoepker
Larry J. Stringer
Jeffery V. Stuckey
Julia T. Stuebing
Peter P. Sudnick
Suzanne K. Sukkar
Paul J. Sullivan
Jessiephine W. Summerville
Lois J. Swartzell
Roger A. Swets
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak
Michael S. Szuba
Thomas J. Tallerico
Lawrence S. Talon
Marianne G. Talon
John P. Tamboer
Ronda L. Tate Truvillion
Michael J. Tauscher
Nicholas Q. Taylor
Stuart H. Teger
Melissa M. Tetreau
William M. Thacker
Louis Theros
John M. Thomas
Marc E. Thomas
Nastassja A. Thomas
Jennifer C. Thor
Ellen M. Tickner
Bruce A. Timmons
Philip H. Tinker
Claire M. Tluczek
Erin L. Toomey
Gretchen E. Townshend
Anna Transit
Kyle W. Traver
Charles Trickey III
Grace K. Trueman
Jack E. Tubbs
Matthew L. Turner
Keith D. Underkoffler
Hon. Karen Q. Valvo
Thomas H. Van Dis
Amanda Van Dusen
Thomas Van Dusen
Hon. Susan E. Vandercook
David VanderHaagen
William D. Vanderhoef
Benjamin J. VanderWerp
Jessica D. VanWert
Donica T. Varner
Bradley A. Vauter
90% of individuals represented by Legal Aid in an unemployment matter had a positive result
($ 300- $ 499 donors continued)
Katarina Vickovic
Hilary L. Vigil
Elliot R. Vilders
Adriana V. Vlasic
James J. Vlasic
Michael R. Vogt
Sara E. VonBernthal
Anne Vrooman
Douglas G. Wahl
Wendy K. Walker
Adam J. Wallace
Bruce T. Wallace
Glenn S. Walter
David B. Walters
Traci B. Ward
Curtis C. Warner
Ryan L. Warsh
Valdemar L. Washington
Peter H. Webster
Nicholas D. Weier
Michael J. Weisberg
Donna K. Welch
Jay L. Welford
Jennifer S. Wells Pinto
Karl L. Wenzloff
Hon. Vincent and Patricia Westra
Alexander S. Whang
Hon. Helene N. White
Richard M. Whiteman and Ellen B. Rosenthal
Kurtis T. Wilder
Charlie J. Williams
Esly B. Williams, Jr.
Sarah J. Williams
Diane L. Wilson
Mark E. Wilson
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Nicholas J. Winters
Roland Witherspoon
Jaimee L. Witten
Jeffrey A. Wolf
Rachel L. Wolock
Jessica L. Wood
Kathryn S. Wood
Christopher J. Worrel
Paul M. Wyzgoski
Lucy X. Yang
Doron Yitzchaki
Teryl L. Yoder
Haba K. Yono
Jeffrey G. York
Lorin J. Zaner
Glen M. Zatz
Jenny L. Zavadil
Christopher J. Zdarsky
Katheryne L. Zelenock
Kevin M. Zielke
L. P. Zinn
Michael F. Zipser
Alexandre M. Zucco
Sara Z. Zwickl
In Honor of or In Memoriam
Gifts made in honor of or in memory of:
Yolanda M. Bennett
Jennifer S. Bentley
Daniel D. Bremer
Kimberly M. Cahill
Michael C. Chielens
Peter P. Cobbs
I. Goodman Cohen
Community Legal Resources
James A. Crippen
Candace A. Crowley
John W. Cummiskey
D. Augustus Straker Bar Association
Shamyle Dobbs
David A. Dodge
Robert F. Gillett
William H. Goodman
Luke Hardy
Edward L. Haroutunian
Susan L. Haroutunian
James W. Heath
Hon. Karen M. Hood
Scott James
Cheryl Johnson
Deborah Klein
Joseph and Suzanne Mason
Edward H. Pappas
Peggy G. Pitt
Marie M. Reimers
Linda K. Rexer
Hon. Victoria A. Roberts
Robert Rombach
Philip D. Ross
Michael B. Serling
David C. Stone
Iggy Sumnik
Ralph H. Watt
Janet K. Welch
Matthew L. Wikander
Christine A. Wu-Shepherd
Contributions to the ATJ Campaign support legal aid organizations that not only improve peoples’ lives, but also enhance the accessibility, effectiveness, and efficiency of the justice system. – Craig Lubben Michigan Bar Journal, December 2023
Additional Legal Community Support
CY PRES AWARDS
Join the lawyers who, in the true spirit of cy pres, have designated the Access to Justice Campaign as a recipient for residual funds from class action lawsuits. Both plaintiff and defense counsel have a say in naming cy pres recipients.
Supporting the ATJ Campaign through cy pres awards is another way that the Michigan legal community can demonstrate a strong commitment to expanding legal representation to low-income families in our state.
In 2023, the following law firms directed cy pres awards to the ATJ Campaign and the Michigan State Bar Foundation:
• Bursor & Fisher
• The Miller Law Firm
Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) revenue remains a critical source of funding for Michigan civil legal aid organizations and helps ensure access to justice for low-income communities. The Michigan State Bar Foundation (MSBF) established the Banking on Justice Campaign to increase the impact of Michigan’s IOLTA program by recognizing financial institutions that waive all fees and pay higher rates on their IOLTA accounts.
The interest rates paid on IOLTA accounts vary widely and where you bank matters! The Michigan State Bar Foundation encourages the Michigan legal community to hold IOLTA accounts with the following Banking on Justice financial institutions:
• Bank of America
• CIBC
• Citizens National Bank
• Community Unity Bank
• Encore Bank
• First National Bank of America
• Huntington
• Isabella Bank
• KeyBank
• The State Bank
• West Shore Bank
To learn more about the Banking on Justice Campaign and to view the most current list of participating financial institutions, visit www.msbf.org