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Legal Community Supports Access to Justice 2022 Campaign Results
by MSBF
The Access to Justice Campaign is a partnership with the State Bar of Michigan, administered by the Foundation, to increase resources for 15 regional and statewide nonprofit civil legal aid programs throughout Michigan.
Since 2018, when the campaign was centralized, donations from the legal community have increased by 36%. The ATJ Campaign, based on national data and comparable campaigns, has a short-term goal of raising $3.2 million from the legal community.
Donations from the Cy Pres Awards
Total ATJ the legal community to the ATJ Campaign Campaign $1,250,650 $74,134 $1,324,784
46 Firms of 2 or more attorneys that give a minimum of $300 per attorney
For more information about the ATJ Campaign, see www.atjfund.org.
Cy Pres funds support access to justice
In 2019, the Michigan Supreme Court amended MCR 3.501 to indicate that residual funds in a class action case, shall be disbursed to the Michigan State Bar Foundation, unless the judgement provides otherwise. The amended rule states the funds should be used to support activities and programs that promote access to the civil justice system for low-income residents of Michigan.
In 2022, the Foundation and the Access to Justice Campaign received cy pres awards from the following law firms:
Bursor & Fisher, P.A.
Mungo & Mungo at Law, PLLC
