Transforming lives one client at a time.

Fiscal Year 2011–2012 Annual Report

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Our vision is for clients to leave us stronger than they came…

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Message from CGLA’s Board Chair & Executive Director

We are thrilled to share with you the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report. These pages celebrate the difference the CGLA community made in the lives of thousands of CGLA clients between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. We read this report with pride and gratitude: pride in the dedication of CGLA’s attorneys and staff and the life-changing services they deliver and gratitude for CGLA’s many supporters from all walks of life who choose to stand with us in answering God’s call to seek justice and mercy for those in need. We encourage you to read through this report for fresh reminders of how providing a chance for justice gives hope to those plagued with the intractable legal problems that afflict our neediest neighbors. Consider also how CGLA’s legal and support services, time and again, provide our clients second chances and, in a real sense, the opportunity to redeem their lives from criminal records, barriers to employment, mistakes of the past, and threats to their housing and security.

To those who are now part of the tremendous difference CGLA is making in Chicago, please accept our heart-felt gratitude. To those who are just learning about CGLA, we challenge you to explore CGLA on these pages. Consider how you can be involved in CGLA’s special work and embrace the vision of Chuck Hogren and Bill Leslie who launched the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic almost four decades ago. We need your help and want you to join us in the vital work of this special place. CGLA makes a difference. Sincerely,

Charles Jackson Chair, Board of Directors

Gretchen Slusser Executive Director

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This is CGLA Mission and Vision

About CGLA Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA) provides free legal services to low-income Chicagoans facing legal crises that threaten their stability. Every day we help solve our clients’ legal problems pertaining to parentage issues, one-strike public housing cases, criminal records and criminal defense. We extend our impact through integrated social service support and strive to protect the dignity of every client. “You should defend those who cannot help themselves. Yes, speak up for the poor and needy and see that they get justice.” Proverbs 31:8,9.

“CGLA seeks to transform lives by providing zealous legal advocacy enhanced by social work support.” Our Mission To answer God’s call to seek justice and mercy for those living in poverty by providing legal services that strengthen lives, families and communities.

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Our Vision For our clients to leave us stronger than they came. Justice Is More Than a Verdict To strengthen lives, families and communities we must do more than avert crises. Our attorneys work to provide legal resolutions that, when combined with our social work support, result in fresh starts, renewed hope, better lives, and lasting change. Shared Passionate Advocacy It takes shared passionate advocacy to turn a touch with the criminal justice system into an opportunity to strengthen a life. That is why we dedicate resources to our client support services team and build strategic partnerships with likeminded organizations in order to more fully meet the legal and non-legal needs of our clients. Through partners like Breakthrough Urban Ministries, The Cara Program and many others, we can provide our clients the tools they need to translate legal victories into permanent, positive change. It also takes shared passionate advocacy to make it possible for our staff to do this work each and every day. Fortunately, we are joined by the many people and institutions listed in this report. It is their passion for justice and mercy and their generosity with their time and resources that sustain our efforts and enable CGLA to continue to serve more Chicagoans in need.

Our History

Sowing the Seed Late in 1972, Chuck Hogren, a young private real estate attorney, asked Pastor Bill Leslie of LaSalle Street Church for guidance. The neighborhood kids Chuck mentored in the church’s after-school program kept asking him to help resolve their friends’ and families’ legal troubles. Bill challenged Chuck to open a legal aid clinic serving the Cabrini Green Housing Development. Chuck said if Bill could find the funding, he would do it for a year. Two weeks later, Bill had a check in hand for two years’ funding from Tyndale House Publishers. For 24 years, Chuck served as the executive director of the Cabrini Green Legal Clinic (CGLC), as it was then known. CGLC provided all-purpose legal services to Cabrini Green residents.

The agency grows its staff from two in 1973 to eight. In 1983 CGLA represents its 1,600th client.

Pastor Bill Leslie of LaSalle Street Church receives funding from Tyndale House Publishers, Attorney Chuck Hogren agrees to open CGLA.

1972

CGLA’s Criminal Records program is launched. The program helps qualifying individuals seal and expunge arrest and conviction records.

1983 1973

Chuck Hogren opens CGLA as a general purpose law firm in the Cabrini Green Housing Projects to offer free legal services to its residents.

CGLA’s Client Support Services (CSS) Program is launched to fulfill clients’ holistic needs. CSS integrates legal and social services to make lasting changes in clients’ lives. Legal Services

2003 1996 CGLA responds to the CHA tearing down Cabrini Green Housing Projects by expanding to serve all of Chicago. CGLA begins focusing on three areas of law: »» Housing »» Criminal Defense »» Family

The second CGLA satellite office opens at Breakthrough Urban Ministries to make services even more accessible to the community.

Social Services

2006 2005

The Expungement Help Desk opens at the Daley Center, allowing CGLA to serve an additional 4,000 individuals annually.

CGLA has grown to sixteen staff members and over 400 volunteers to serve over 5,000 clients each year. CGLA celebrates 40 years of transforming lives.

40

YEARS

2010 2007 CGLA opens their first satellite office at St. Sabina Parish on Chicago’s south side to handle more client intakes.

2012 2011

CGLA partners with Chicago Legal Clinic to offer legal representation to 55 individuals three times a week during their expungement and sealing hearings.

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Increasing Family Stability Juan

Juan came to CGLA seeking both to protect and provide for his two children. Juan and his wife had been separated for several years when she developed a serious drug habit.

Without formal custody, Juan would struggle to provide for his daughter in particular. His name was not on his daughter’s birth certificate because she was born before he and his wife married.

As her habit started to develop, Juan saw her behavior get more and more erratic and he began to fear for the safety of his son and daughter when they were in her care. Those fears were justified when, at his urging, DCFS investigated the mother of his children and removed them from her care.

Without proof of parentage, it was a struggle for Juan to add her to his health insurance and enroll her in school. He even faced the risk of her being taken into foster care. DCFS recommended Juan call CGLA.

With help from DCFS, Juan got a temporary order of protection designed to keep the children safely with him, but Juan needed a more permanent solution. He wanted formal, permanent custody of his children.

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Juan contacted CGLA and we immediately set to work, helping him to establish parentage, legally separate from his wife, and win permanent custody of both children. As a result of CGLA’s successful intervention, Juan is now able to do the things he feels he should as a father such as protect and provide for his children.

Family Law Program

Over and over research has shown overt conflict between parents can adversely affect their children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development. When parents fight, their children suffer. Research has similarly shown that children who grow up with absent fathers are twice as likely to drop out of school, develop chemical dependencies, and end up in prison. CGLA’s Family Law Program strengthens families by helping to resolve conflict and protect the rights of parents,

particularly fathers, to have access to their children. Whenever possible, we seek to resolve conflicts outside of court through mediation and other conflict management strategies. Our Client Support Services (CSS) team, in partnership with organizations such as The Chicago School Forensic Center, provides parenting, anger management and therapeutic services at no cost to our clients.

Often during Family Law proceedings CGLA clients are strongly encouraged or even required to complete parenting and/or anger management classes to demonstrate to the court that they are seeking to improve their ability to manage these complicated relationships.

89

% success rate representing

clients seeking visitation

81

%

100

%

clients reported

increased family stability

of divorce cases involving children

reached custodial agreement

78 of

paternity cases

had successful outcomes

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Preventing Homelessness Latisha

Raising children is never easy, but Latisha faced more challenges than most. Her husband was incarcerated, and she worked hard to raise her 13 year-olddaughter and 19 year-old son alone. They lived in subsidized housing on the far south side of Chicago and Latisha is legally blind. When she came to CGLA, Latisha told us that her family was being evicted from her subsidized unit because her 19 year-old son had been arrested. Her son, she said, was charged with possession when the police found a bag of pot on the ground near him and his friends. The charges had been dropped, but CHA was still trying to evict them. CGLA told Latisha we would do all we could to save her housing and asked her to bring her son in to talk with us. With Latisha outside the room, he admitted to us that he had lied to his mother. He had been dealing drugs when he was arrested and the charges had been dropped on a technicality. Armed with this knowledge, we were able to work with Latisha and the attorney for CHA to negotiate a settlement agreement. Latisha and her daughter would be allowed to stay if the son were barred from the unit.

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Normally, this is an unacceptable solution, but in this instance we were able to work with Latisha to arrange for her son to live with relatives outside the city and away from the negative influences in her neighborhood. Latisha agreed to the settlement and is now working with our Client Support Services staff to connect her daughter to the Boys & Girls Club and herself to services for the blind. Latisha still faces challenges, but thanks to CGLA she and her daughter have a home and she has support in caring for both of her children in the best way possible.

Housing Law Program

In 2011, The Chicago Reporter released a report showing between 2005 and 2010 the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) initiated 1,390 evictions based on a criminal allegation. The Chicago Reporter’s analysis showed in over half of these “onestrike eviction” cases, the person charged was never convicted.

CGLA’s Housing Law Program prevents homelessness by fighting unjust one-strike evictions. We select our cases carefully, focusing on instances where

Despite the limited number of convictions, the vast majority of families with a person charged lost their home and their housing subsidy. For families living on social security, disability or other public benefits, their housing subsidy is often the only reason they can afford to live in decent, safe housing. Forced to pay market rate, many will face homelessness.

Members of the CSS team work hand-in-hand with the resident services coordinator at the client’s building, along with partner agencies in the community. They work to bring a coordinated system of services into the home with the ultimate goal of stabilizing and preserving the client’s housing.

124

new eviction cases in 2012

100

the family has a valid legal defense and should not be put out of their home. We were able to preserve our clients’ housing and subsidy nearly 100% of the time in FY12. In addition to fighting on behalf of individual families, CGLA leverages its expertise in one-strike evictions to advocate for reform in CHA’s policies. CGLA educates CHA officials on the need to exercise discretion in bringing these evictions and regarding CHA’s policies for new applicants for subsidized housing.

172

clients served representing 464 total family members

%

of eviction cases were resolved prior to trial with a positive outcome

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Reducing Recidivism Derrick

Derrick was a young African American student who was going places. He was poised to defy the odds by emerging from a rough neighborhood and heading to college. But weeks before graduation, trouble found Derrick. One afternoon of being in the wrong place at the wrong time threatened to derail his dream. Derrick was tagging along with a group of seniors after school when several among the group took a detour into an unlocked classroom. When they emerged from the class, the group ran and Derrick, unsure of what was going on, ran with them. It turned out that the boys who entered the classroom had stolen several laptops. Derrick, along with most of the group, was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with felony theft. Derrick was guilty by association. He should not have been with the group or

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run. He should not have tried to help hide the laptops. But he did not intend to commit a crime and he did not deserve to have his future derailed by a felony conviction. But he was guilty and we understood that fact. CGLA’s goal, as in all criminal cases we accept, is to help keep our clients out of trouble going forward. In Derrick’s case, CGLA presented the Assistant State’s Attorney with a mitigation packet, acknowledging Derrick’s role, describing what an exceptional young man he is, and asking the state to agree to a plea to a lesser charge. The state agreed and Derrick pled to misdemeanor theft with supervision. CGLA kept in touch with Derrick throughout his supervision, which he successfully completed. Today, Derrick is attending Kennedy King College and looking forward to seeing where his dream will take him.

Criminal Defense Program

So many of our urban youth are entering the criminal justice system that there are now police rooms inside many high schools in Chicago. CGLA’s Criminal Defense Program interrupts the cycle of crime and recidivism of clients facing criminal charges. CGLA provides direct representation for misdemeanor and low level felony charges and, for student clients, representation in Chicago Public School expulsion hearings.

Through our CSS program we are able to walk alongside our clients linking them to transitional housing programs, as well as job training opportunities, mental health services, or substance abuse treatment, to help them complete the requirements of their sentence, making clients eligible for expungement or sealing of their records.

By the age of 23, nearly

33

%

of Americans have been arrested at least once.

By focusing intense legal and social resources on each individual CGLA represents, we aim to bring about the best possible outcome that allows our clients to move on and live productive, lawabiding lives when their touch to the justice system is over. In some cases, that’s a “not-guilty” verdict. For others, like Derrick, it’s a plea to a charge more fitting to their crime with a sentence that can eventually be expunged. In addition, starting in 2010, CGLA began partnering with Chicago area law firm Jones Day to provide attorneys for our criminal defense clients. This partnership allows CGLA to offer clients additional resources and help them to move beyond their charge and be productive citizens.

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Removing Barriers to Employment Andre

Andre was laid off from the job he’d held for nine years and “everything from that point on was a struggle.” A recent interview at the CTA had raised his hopes, but he was turned down because of a single misdemeanor conviction. Many years earlier, the police had stopped Andre for a problem with his car’s temporary registration tags. He was initially charged with felony fraud, but Andre figured “it all got taken care of” when he accepted one year of probation for a misdemeanor. When that misdemeanor cost him a job opportunity, Andre told himself, “Let me set this right.” Determined to move forward, Andre set out for CGLA’s Expungement Help Desk at the Daley Center where a CGLA attorney, Paul Haidle, helped Andre petition to have his record sealed.

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The state’s attorney filed an objection to Andre’s petition, so CGLA Program Director, Beth Johnson, was there to represent him when he took his case before a judge. “A RAP sheet doesn’t represent the good in a person’s life,” Beth explains. She had Andre collect recommendation letters attesting to his commitment to his children, church and community. The judge sealed his record, removing it from employment background checks, therefore making Andre marketable in the work force again. With his record sealed, Andre was able to apply for a well-paying railroad job that gave him nights and weekends off to spend with his family. “I’m a CGLA success story.”

Criminal Records Program

Based on its survey of state criminal records systems, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics has estimated that nationwide records maintained by the states show 97.8 million subjects with criminal records. Illinois lists 5,752,000 subjects with criminal records. Even reducing these figures by one third to account for duplication across state lines, this would mean that over that over 64.5 million Americans and 3.79 million Illinois citizens have criminal records. These millions of individuals face tremendous barriers to employment that prevent them from supporting themselves and their families. Closer to home, nearly 100,000 people are released annually from Cook County Jail back into our communities. Over the last ten years, a

Our CSS team receives up-to-the minute job postings from a variety of sources throughout Chicago and is well-versed in providing resumewriting support and coordinating communication with potential employers for clients who have limited access to e-mail or internet.

50

%

of Chicago’s 5,000+

expungment and sealing petitions are handled by CGLA

55

%

small coalition of policy and service organizations in Chicago has been leading efforts to change the laws in Illinois that govern criminal records. The coalition’s goal is to ensure that those with relatively minor records can earn an opportunity to be productive again. Today CGLA prepares nearly 50% of the 5,000 petitions to expunge or seal records filed each year in Chicago. We screen twice as many people, helping them understand their records and their legal rights. CGLA provides access for clients to the criminal records legal system, identifies changes to be made to criminal records statutes and has helped secure a series of reforms in the Cook County Court System. CGLA works closely with a range of social service agencies to ensure that their clients have access to the full range of legal options for clearing or mitigating their records. By removing their records, CGLA makes the CSS team and our partners’ employment, housing, and other services more effective.

of the people we screen for eligibility are immediately

eligible to clear all or part of their record

US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2010 (Nov. 2011), at Table 1.

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CGLA Impact and Financial Information Impact

350

%

increase in clients served from 2010 to 2012 5,492 clients served in 2012

112

clients received social work support through CSS

Clients Served by Zip Code

100

%

success rate at the

reinstatement of Section 8 Housing Vouchers

87

men seeking to be more involved in their children’s lives

assisted in Family Law Program

Percent of Success Rate of Clemency Petitions Clemency Petitions Granted 58%

43

% Increase in

Criminal Defense Program clients 159 represented in 2012

26

clients received a

clemency pardon from the Governor in 2012

Number of CGLA Change in Clients Receiving CSS Clients Client Support Services Receiving Services

59 clients 24 clients

8 clients

IL

FY12 (112) FY11 (32)

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53 clients

37%

Full Limited Full Limited Service Service Service Service

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Financial Statement

2012 Program Expenses 7%

Criminal Defense

12%

Criminal Records

9%

Family Law

6%

Housing Law Client Support Law Student Interns

Revenue In-Kind Contributions

4% 1%

2012 $498,250

Individuals

$396,439

Other Income

$178,052

Corporations

$142,356

Law Firms

$141,050

Government

$46,555

Churches

$15,080

Expenses Program

Government

Corporations

Foundations Other Income Law Firms

In-Kind

Individuals

Expenses

2012 $2,311,369 $240,644

Management & General

$145,054

Change in Net Assets

Churches

$2,719,063

Fundraising Total Expenses

Revenues

$1,301,281

Foundations

Total Revenue

62% 61%

91% In-kind

Volunteer Program

Management & General

Fundraising

$2,697,067

$21,996

Programs

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Meaningful Service Dick

Volunteers have been a part of CGLA from the very beginning, and today they are essential to our model of services and day to day operations. Volunteers assist thousands of people to clear their criminal records at CGLA’s Expungement Help Desks. They answer phones and enter data. They write clemency petitions and interview potential clients to present their cases to CGLA staff. But only one volunteer has been with CGLA from the very first day until now. Dick Sawdey, a very recently retired partner at Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP, was CGLA’s founding board chair in 1973 and still comes once a month to interview potential clients. “When Bill Leslie asked me to serve on the board of what back then we called ‘the Clinic’ I couldn’t say no. I was young, attending LaSalle Street Church and believed then as I do now that (CGLA founder) Chuck (Hogren) was called to provide justice and mercy for the poor. If he didn’t, who would?”

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Dick served on the Board for many years, and fondly recalls each year they made the decision to keep the doors open for another year. “The question was always whether we could raise enough funds to stay open. We never dreamed that CGLA would grow up and be such a prominent institution in Chicago.” Today Dick volunteers interviewing clients monthly and advocating for them at our weekly staff meetings. His experience interviewing clients and presenting their cases succinctly and fairly makes him one of our most popular volunteers. In just the last ten years, Dick has provided over 435 hours of pro-bono service to CGLA clients. We cannot thank Dick enough for making service to CGLA a part of his life’s work.

Special Recognition: Service

The following individuals have volunteered at least 100 hours in the last five years or 400 volunteer hours throughout their lifetime of service. Each of them has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to justice and mercy. On behalf of the thousands of lives this group has served, CGLA thanks them for their tremendous service!

Jim Archer Jonathan Beato Laura Bilas Cynthia Cornelius Ali Durrani Zach Erickson Connie Farmer Deanna Finley Steven Fus Thomas Hallock Dan Hetzel Karen Ice Diane Kassel Stella Kestell Dan Khwaja Joseph Lombardo Joshua Martin

Bolded names meet both qualifications.

Amy Myrick Catherine Northup Matthew Pavlak Dennis Penepacker Kaitin Powell Sara Reifer Chanda Rice Bradley Richards Mark Rogers David Saunders Richard Sawdey Frank Schneider Margaret Soffin Patricia Turner Holly Vanzant Kenneth Weiner Zachary Wilmes

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Contributing to Change 2012 Volunteers

50-99 hours

Patricia Padurean

John Kyle

Kasey Baldwin

Dennis Penepacker

Kyle Lappin

Malgorzata Bereziewicz

William Peterson

Kristen Lay

Wilder Berry

Ellen Porter

Theresa Lee

Madelynne Brown

Kaitin Powell

Courtney Lindbert

Andrew Calcutt

Damon Ritenhouse

Kathleen Loula

Michael Coyne

Kendra Scheuerlein

David Luger

Vladimir Duran

Gwyn Smith

Ed Mason

Debby Ehrlich

James Sojoodi

John McCoy

Kylin Fisher

Scott Steadman

John Meade

Steven Fus

Stacia Stein

Rachel Milos

Thaddeus Goodchild

Sara Stretch

Quiana Montgomery

Tyler Johannes

Benjamin VanGelderen

Edward Montoya

Jacqueline Johnson

Vanja Vidackovic

Myra Mormile

Diane Kassel

Matthew Zweifel

Beth Murphy

Dan Khwaja

11-24 hours

Rosario Proc

Amy Myrick

Kent Absalonsen

Anne Reader

Ken Nitz

Cindy Acosta

Shoshan Reddington

James Oehler

Jason Allain

Andrea Repphun

500-1000+ hours

John Sarb

Allison Barrell

William Reynolds

Allie Cox

Richard Sawdey

Rachel Bassett

Joseph Rippin

Cynthia Cornelius

Susan Schaefer

Laura Bishop

Sarah Rivkin

Felipe Fernandez del Castillo

Nicole Schult

Tim Black

Steven Rizzi

Karen Ice

Lance Shaner

Laura Boggioni

Sahara Robinson

Ina Silvergleid

Kelly Brackley

Susan Rosborough

Eric Snapp

Gregary Brown

Mary Rosenberg

Grant Swanson

Theresa Buskey

Patrick Ryan

Tamara Tanzillo

Sara Capps

Jeanette Samuels

Tina Tran

Theodore Chung

David Saunders

Cherese Williams

Joseph Cooper

Steve Sheffey

Patricia Williams

Ryan Costello

Roman Solowski

Allison Creekmur

Kathy Stofan

25-49 hours

Laura Dahl

Jean Tinkham

James Archer

Emily Emerson

Jose Vargas

Laura Bilas

Carol Emory

Erica Vinson

Holly Blaine

Jennifer Fair

Lacey Williams

Peter Brady

Edward Foote

Kristine Young

Moss Davis

Jeff Gray

Mary Zhang

Ryan Dunigan

Tyler Hanson

Kathleen Georgevich

Ethan Hastert

Up to 10 hours

Mason Harless

Mike Hohenadel

Irene Alba-Hernandez

Hanah Harris-Yager

Margaret Hoppe

Julie Amajuoyi

Stephanie Heim

Sarah Jafari

Nikesh Amin

Carolyn Jones

Terence Kane

Alyse Andalman

Ryan June

John Kastl

John Antia

Ashley Kircher

Brad Kaye

August Appleton

Tammy Lenzy

Erin Keeley

Nadia Aslam

Stephanie Lieberman

Scott King

Michael Baniak

Stephen Mahieu

Natalie Kissinger

Andrew Barr

Anthony May

Mile Knabe

Braden Beard

Nickole Miller

Jack Komperda

Michael Belsley

Shannon McDonnell

100-499 hours Virginia Beckett Melissa Carter Candace Clark Kate Galbraith Thomas Hallock Kyle Harvey Patrick Hill Jenner & Block Attorney Marc Kadish Courtney Kelledes Jan Kempe Dayna LaPlante Chris Letkewicz Travis Moore Chanda Rice Gavin Robinson Eric Scott Stephanie Sebor Meredith Turner-Wooley Jordan White Timothy Woerner Adrienne Young Mary Zaug

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Jane Penley

Mav Marion

Albert Berry

Ben Halbig

Brandy McMillion

Dayron Silverio

Michael Bloom

David Han

Joshua Mendoza

Ashley Simmons

Erin Borek

Mark Hanover

Ann Marie Miles

Angel Simonetti

Cristina Borjon

Sonya Harper

Donna Miller

Charles Smith

Ashley Brody

Zainab Hasan

Candace Moore

Karl Snyder

La Tasha Bronner-Carter

Talitha Hazelton

Sarah Moravia

Keith Sparks

Karuna Brunk

Ebony Holden

Matthew Morrissey

Samantha Spiro

Leah Bruno

Kathy Homenda

Jessica Morton

Briana Sprick

Dan Buoniconti

Marla Hudson

Drew Murphy

William Staes

Robert Burch

Tanya Igess

Sean Mussey

Cynthia Stefanik

Andrew Bush

Trevor Illes

Tony Neuhoff

Rebecca Stephens

Jennifer Byrne

Trevore Illes

Tiffany Newbern

William Strom

Malaika Caldwell

Elisabeth Jardine

Francesca Noyes

Elliot Stultz

Alfredo Cantoral

Jing Jin

Rita O`Connor

Devlin Su

Marianne Carl

Stacey Jonas

Edward Olivieri

Christine Tennon

Sunny Chang

Carly Jones

Sarah Olson

Matthew Timko

Chibuye Chola

David Jorgensen

Steven Ortlieb

Amy Timm

Joseph Cindric

Justin Joseph

Bridget Owens

Molly Tomsha

Tyler Clark

Emily Kaitis

Anne Pansard

Natasha Townes

Patrick Clyder

Helen Kaminski

Adam Paul

Justin Trapp

Shervon Coleman

Chris Karacic

Matthew Pavlak

Caryn Trombino

Bryce Cooper

Sara Kase

Stanley Pierson

John Troy

Amanda Cornelius

Hayley Kemmick

Christian Pilhofer

Nicholas Tygesson

Hannah Costigan Cowles

Paul Kierig

Vanessa Pineda

Lindsay Vanfleet

Ashley Crettol

Christine Kim

Kaitlin Post

Samantha Voss

Margaret Davis

Ami Kimoto

Lauren Powell

Stacy Walker

Brandi Davis

Heather Kleinschmidt

Sean Price

Crystal Walls

Joel Dendiu

Ted Koehler

Amber Puckett

Annie Wang

Katie Diggins

Sara Koerber

Mary Jo Quinn

Lorna Ware

Lauren Doerries

Joanne Krol

Janea Raines

Loy Webb

Joseph Dunn

Brittany Kubes

Abiman Rajadurai

Christine Wee

Christopher Elmore

Leslie Kuhn Thayer

Kristen Rau

Kenneth Weiner

Robert Entwisle

Jade Lambert

Nicholas Reiff

Chris Weller

Evan Epstein

Regina LaMonica

Amy Richards

Martha White

Veronica Farley-Seybert

Edmund Laube

Erinn Rigney

Alaina Whitt

Rachel Farrington

Catherine Laughlin

Diandra Ritchie

Martin Whittaker

Michael Ferrell

John Lepore

Thomas Ritchie

Jamie Wicks

Kathryn Fink

James Lepri

Brian Roy

Matthew Willis

Michael Folkmier

Ryan Liebl

Melina Rozzisi

Zachary Wilmes

Brittany Francois

Joseph Lombardo

Patrick D. Ryan

David Wishnick

Jordan Galassie

Erin Lowinske

Elyse Ryan

Tim Wong

Evan Gelles

Maria Lubliner

Akniet Rysbek Kyzy

Tanya Woods

Matthew Giffin

Janelle Ludaway

Matthew Saldana

Tyree Wright

Ryan Gleitz

Olivia Lui

Sarah Sallen

Luke Yang

Jamie Gliksberg

Melanie MacKay

Regina Sanders

Jordan Yurchich

Alexandria Glispie

Nichele Marks

Yesenia Sandoval

Elie Zenner

Madeleine Goldfarb

Joshua Martin

Benjamin Sauer

Panpan Zhang

Joshua Goldstein

Michaelea Masterson

Eric Schmitt

Gerald Zimmerman

Sarah Gorham

Shannon McCabe

Ryan Seib

Abraham Zisook

Virginia Graves

Warren McCarty

Rachel Shapiro

Karen Grotberg

Peter McElvain

Jeremy Shimada

Helen Gunnarsson

Molly McGrath

Alex Shimkus

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Investing in Justice Don

Don Whittaker has supported CGLA for more than 30 years. He began as a law student intern in 1977 and then worked on staff for two years after graduating from DePaul University. Since then Don has continued to financially support CGLA for over 15 years. When asked why he had continued to support CGLA all these years, Don told us, “What I remember most from the past 35 years of practicing law are the people I was privileged to represent when I was at CGLA. The satisfaction that came from making a difference in the lives of people in the community was so great.” Don then reminisced, “I remember seeking a guardianship for a minor for a grandmother. Judge Dahl, who was the presiding judge, looked at me, sighed, and asked rhetorically, ‘Mr. Whittaker, what are we going to do when all the grandmothers die?’

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“Three weeks later, I appeared before him again. This time, however, I was seeking to have an 18 year-old young man appointed as guardian of his three younger siblings because there was no parent, no auntie, and no grandmother. Judge Dahl granted the petition. “The case was over, but the real work of raising his siblings was just beginning for this young man. For clients like him, CGLA is working to fulfill Chuck Hogren’s vision of bringing social and legal services to its clients to enable them to move beyond lives of desperate poverty. This is why it is my privilege to support CGLA.” Don’s experience utilizing his legal career to transform the lives of CGLA clients is what makes volunteering with CGLA so unique and fulfilling, creating an impactful partnership between experienced legal professionals and the clients seeking their guidance and support.

Special Recognition: Generosity

Gary Anderson & Valerie Glesnes-Anderson

Charles V. Hogren

Luella Powell-Barnett

Jim & Ginger Archer

Rosemary & Tom Hollinger

Sandy Reed

Case Hoogendoorn

William Reed & Mary Hutchings

David L. Bea

Sandra Hoogland & James B. Melia

Omer & Beverly Reese

Michael & Diane Beemer

Charles & Isabel Hughes

Duane & Helen Binns

Timothy Huizenga & Annette Bourland Huizenga

Stacy French Reynolds & David J. Reynolds

J. Maxey Bacchus

Frank & Katharine Bixby Greta & Dick Bowe John Box & Carol Zajackowski Bernice P. Brandel Richard & Carol Brook

The following individuals have donated consistently for 10+ years or over $30,000 in their lifetime of giving to CGLA. Their investments in CGLA have sustained our work and pushed us forward time and time again. On behalf of the thousands of lives their investments have touched, we thank them for their outstanding generosity to CGLA.

William Burdine & Vickie A. May Diana Butts Christopher & Ami Campbell James & Marge Chesney Carol Childs & Peter House Leland & Wilberta Chinn Frank & Janice Cicero Sarah D. Claassen & Mark Darlington

David & Valerie Johnson William Jovan Helen Kaminski Richard & Claudia Kapnick Chris & Julie Kemnitz John & Dawn Koch Bill & Jan Kroeschell Ellyn Lanz Karl M. Lauger & Dee Dee Parnell Richard S. Levenberg & Patricia Booth Erik Lillya

Stewart M. Clarke & Mary Margaret Bartley

Mark & Debbie Lura

Bob & Rachel Cockrell

Hugh & Nancy Magill

Bernard & Adrienne Cozette

Ronald Marmer

Richard Cozzola

Brian & Barbara Marvin

Robert & Elizabeth Crowe

Ed & Ann Mason

Robert & Isabel Curley

Patrick & Gretchen McCaskey

Kevin Davey & Cheryl Zminda

James & Lynn McClure

Jayson De Vries

Ann McKenzie & John Wischnewsky

Charles & Karen Dhyanchand

Bolded names meet both qualifications.

Charles & Mary Jackson

Lisa Dietlin Joseph & Paige Dooley David & Holly Easterbrook Michael T. Brody, Esq. Elaine N. Filus Deanna L. Finley Patricia Foltz & John Mueller

Gregory & Karen Lyons

Ronald & Joann McQuigg Tim & Deborah Melton Jeff & Karin Meyer Jim Morris & Susan Ryan Michael & Susan Mosher Sheila Murphy David & Kathy Neely

William & Sabra Reichardt

Christine A. Richert Dale & Jim Riemersma Michael & Mayme Roettig Paul & Mary Roloff Michael & Phyllis Ryan Natalie Saltiel Richard & Judy Sawdey Eugene & Faith Schoon John B. Simon Donald & Jo Ann Soderquist Margaret Soffin Jessica Sohl & Sam Darrigrand Chris & Cynthia Stacey James S. Stanhaus Adam Stanley & David Goodman Eva Stewart Sven & Julie Sykes Roger & Lynne Tarras Margaret Taylor Mark & Carol Taylor Christian Taylor James & Susan Thompson Steven & Rebecca Tousey Terrence & Laura Truax Richard & Connie Turner Stephen & Helen Ujvarosy Robert & Jane Vallin Joyce Vander Molen & Jim Cook Maria & Roger Vander Werf Sally & Daniel Wagenmaker Robert & Laura Watson

Christopher & Elizabeth Fung

Anne & Brett Nelson

Richard Greenberg & Katharine M. Friedman

Robert & Beth Niewijk Lisa Noller

Donald & Ruth Whittaker

Mark Gregory

Barbara O`Brien & Christopher Udry

Daniel & Mary Wilkening James & Cheryl Wilkes

Lois M. Ottaway

Bob & Anne Woodson

Sara Pearsaul & Roy Vice

Judith A. Zink

Joel & Wanda Pelz

Anonymous

Anne Christine Perry

Anonymous

Rudd Petrich

Anonymous

Christian & Jennifer Poland

Anonymous

Jerry & Mary Post

Anonymous

Rebecca Gaither & Robert S. Weaver Dawn Clark Netsch Marjie Nielsen David Goodson

Gerald & Becky Haase David & Denise Hall Jonathan & Beverly Hancock Martin & Vanessa Hayden Robert & Ann Hein Bob & Janet Helman Timothy & Norma High John & Nina Hochevar

Robert A. Weinberger Jesse White Diana & Peter White

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Contributor Honor Roll 2012 Contributors

$10,000 +

Kathy Krenger

Davis & Ceriani, P.C.

Allstate Insurance Company

LaSalle Street Church

Ben & Kate DeVries

David J. Berry

Ed & Ann Mason

Katie Diggins

Bryan Cave (Cy Pres Award)

Mayer Brown LLP

Christopher & Elizabeth Fung

The CARA Program

Tim & Deborah Melton

Cheryl & Brian Harris

Chicago Bar Foundation

Motorola Mobility Foundation

Coley Gallagher & Brian Heckler

Chicago Community Trust

Out of the Box Foundation

Michael J. Gill

City of Chicago, Department of Housing & Economic Development

Barney II Foundation

Brian & Jean Gilner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Michelle Harrington-Dykstra & Jeffrey Dykstra

Donlen/Hertz The Field Foundation of Illinois Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym (Cy Pres Award) Illinois Bar Foundation Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Charles & Mary Jackson Jones Day Helen Kaminski Chris & Julie Kemnitz Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois McCormick Foundation Jeff & Karin Meyer

Adam Stanley & David Goodman United Airlines

Cheryl & Brian Harris Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tom & Judy Hund

$2,500-4,999

Ronald Marmer

Anonymous Anonymous Jim & Ginger Archer David & Denise Cohen Edelman, USA Exelon Corporation Grace Lutheran Church Martin & Vanessa Hayden

Cindy Malone Courtney Masini Belinda I. Mathie Christine Matott Michele Mayes McDonald`s Corporation Catherine McGivney Charles & Kathleen McMahon Microsoft Corporation

Paul & Joanna Hettinga

Michael & Susan Mosher

Hopewell Baptist Church of Chicago

David & Kathy Neely PEPSICO Foundation

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Brad Preston

Gail Kim

Dale & Jim Riemersma

Sidley Austin LLP

Mr. Jeffrey Lennard

Michael & Debbie Rohrwasser

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hugh & Nancy Magill

Courtney Rosen

John & Jojo Neumann

Richard & Judy Sawdey

SNR Denton LLP

Andrew & Jenny Vaughn

Kathryn Scanland

Donald & Jo Ann Soderquist

Andrew Weil

Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck LLP

The Pierce Family Charitable Foundation

Kenneth Weiner

Eugene & Faith Schoon

Terrence & Laura Truax

$1,000-2,499

Neal Siegel

Robert Acton

Steve & Linda Smith

Megan App

Jessica Sohl & Sam Darrigrand

Astor Professional Search, LLC

Sven & Julie Sykes

BDO USA, LLP

Mark & Carol Taylor

David L. Bea

Margaret Taylor

Mike Brisben & Melanie Jansen

Telluride Group, Inc

Michelle Brown

The Bill Bass Foundation

Cadence Consulting

Kirstie Tiernan

Gretchen & Steven Carlotti

Unisource Worldwide, Inc.

Chapman & Cutler LLP

Joyce Vander Molen & Jim Cook

Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.

Catherine & Warren Wallace

Theodore Chung

Charles Wehland

Frank & Janice Cicero

Tessa Wendling

Bob & Rachel Cockrell

Nancy & Gary Wilson

Douglas W. Colber & Bethany Graham-Colber

Bob & Anne Woodson

Roy Coleman & Dianna Uchida

Mary Zaug

Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company Morgan Lewis LLP Polk Bros. Foundation Sara Lee Foundation

Tyndale House Foundation

$5,000-9,999 Amsted Industries Foundation Kimball R. Anderson & Karen Gatsis Anderson Fred & Kathleen Bauters Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione LLP Greg & Rachel Canning College Church in Wheaton CSC EAPE Foley & Lardner LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP Carl & Mary Ice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP John & Dawn Koch

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Chris & Cynthia Stacey

Jim & Sarah Sheehan

Robert & Isabel Curley

Janet Ytterberg

2012 Contributors

Up to $999

Laura Bishop

Paula J. Clark

Peter Abiayi

Frank & Katharine Bixby

Shelley Clark

Greg & Dana Abrams

Thad Boertje

Accenture LLP

John Boller

Stewart M. Clarke & Mary Margaret Bartley

Bill & Jane Acton

Michael Booden

John & Grace Adams

Craig & Michelle Boroughf

Christopher Adams

Kim Borowicz

Bob & Trisha Aiken

Josh & Sarah Bosman

John Albers

Michael Bowes

Michael Alkaraki

John Box & Carol Zajackowski

LaSharn Allen

Jeff Brand

Alicia Alvarez

Douglas Brann

Priti Amin

Brad & Carrie Brasser

Jeff Ammons

Steve & Cindy Bretsen

Savva & Danika Amusin

Scott Bridges

Lauren Anderson

Amanda Britt

James & Lindsay Anderson

Richard & Carol Brook

Gary Anderson & Valerie GlesnesAnderson

Martez Brown

Shackier Anderson

Kathleen & Mark Buck

Christina Anker Brandon Antoniewicz Rishi Arora Zoya Arora Brenda & Michael Asare Clemon Ashley Nate & Brooke Aslesen AT&T Yael Aufgang Cynthia Baasten J. Maxey Bacchus Mary Kay & Mark Baker A. Hayes Barclay & Margaret Welsh Barclay James Barrett Meegan Bassett Ed Bathelt Laura Bayard Stephen Beard Jonathan Beato Jessica Bednarz Michael & Diane Beemer Chad Bell David Bennett Malgorzata Bereziewicz Debbie & Elliot Berman Stacey Bialek Renee Biddle Kelli Biggam Laura & Jeffrey Bilas Jeffrey Bill John Murphy & Mary Bird

Jana Brown Molly Bulfin Jon & Amanda Bull William Burdine & Vickie A. May Nyshel Burke Michelle Burke Walter Burnett William Bush Scott Buth Christina Morrison Gwen Butler & Lee Sewell Sarah Butterfield Monique & David Byrd Joseph & Kathy Calabrese Andrew Calcutt Haydee Caldero Christopher & Ami Campbell Frank & Carolyn Campbell Brittani Campbell Nancy Campos Diane & Daniel Cannon Edwin Carlson Brian Carlson Courtney & Matthew Carpenter Ray Bentley Carter Michael Cebula Belinda Chandler Linda Cherry James & Marge Chesney Angelyn Chester Leland & Wilberta Chinn Brian Chmiel Church of the Three Crosses

Adam Claus Murray & Renata Coffey Scott Cohen Matthew & Jackie Conn Constellation Energy Bryce Cooper Ms. Cynthia Cornelius Gayle & Joan Cosentino Peter Cosme Ms. Darla Coulson Ann Courter & Norman Hirsch Lucy Cox Richard Cozzola Michael Cramer Michelle Crawford Robert & Elizabeth Crowe Michael Crowley Matthew Culp Margaret Currin Jim D`Archangelis Laura Dahl Jay Dahlin Suzanne & Daniel Daley Matt & Nikki Darin Data Exchange Center Lindsey Dates Angelica Daughaday Kevin Davey & Cheryl Zminda Moss & Kerry Davis Leslie Davis Doritha Davis Jayson De Vries Jonathan Deck Tom Deer Elizabeth DeHaan AM Densham Michael Derksen Charles & Karen Dhyanchand Lisa Diaz The Dick & Diane May Foundation Lisa Dietlin Joel Dixon Bob Dobis Erich & Karen Doering John Dolansky & Kathie KochDolansky Donors Forum Joseph & Paige Dooley

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2012 Contributors

Ann & Steve Dorner

Jamie Frazier

Gene Hansen

Rachel Douglas

Patricia Mysza

Richard & Candace Harbaugh

Timothy Douma

Paul Freehling

Charles Hardwick

Carrie Douma Wahlen & Robert Wahlen

Lisa Parker Freeman

Andrea Hargrave

Jeffrey & Susan Dreher

George Freeman

Shennan Harris

Richard Frohlichstein

Kyle Harvey

Carrie Frondorf

Kenneth & Suzanne Harvey

Andrew Fuchs

Jared Hasten

Sean & Susan Gallagher

Heidi Hayes

Adrienne & Charles Gallagher

Silverio Haywood

Georgia Gallimore

Sarah Heidkamp

Monica-Kaye Gamble

Robert & Ann Hein

Joselynne Gardner

Susannah Heitger

Kristine Garrett

Marybeth & Ken Hekman

Justine Gembala

Bob & Janet Helman

Emily Glunz

Madalyn Henderson

Diane Goldring

Erin Hendrix

Anthony & Nicola Goldsby

Yvonne Heyden

Cleise Gomes

Timothy & Norma High

Gregory & Christine Gonda

Hamilton Hill

David Goodson

John & Nina Hochevar

Google

Brenda Hoff

Jeff Gray

Pat & Case Hoogendoorn

Marlene Green

Sandra Hoogland & James B. Melia

Brendan Dry Barb Dudzinski & Glenn Meden Gwen Duffield Ryan Dunigan Michele M. Dupre Anne E. Duprey Elizabeth Dyer Michael & Caryn Earley Angie & Nathalie Eden Gail & David Eder Jamal Edwards Margaret Egan Ms. Debby Ehrlich Danuta Ehrlich Carol Emory Kurt & Julia Erickson Kim Erickson Michael T. Brody, Esq. Daniel Evans & Stacey Kielbasa

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Bill Everett

Richard Greenberg & Katharine M. Friedman

Steven Fardy

Brandon Greger

Kerry Hughes

Veronica Farley-Seybert

Mark Gregory

Connie Farmer

Lawrence Griffin

Timothy Huizenga & Annette Bourland Huizenga

Aaron Feeney

Thomas & Pauline Grippando

Sara Feinstein

Alma Guillen

Mark & Ann Feldman

Art Gunther & Carol Shukur

Stephanie Felicetty

Christopher Gurley

Clif & Judy Fenton

Veena Gursahani

Tanya Fernandez

Deborah Gutfeld

Darlene Fieberg

Deb Guy

Elaine N. Filus

Melinda Haag

Deanna L. Finley

Gerald & Becky Haase

Brett & Sarah Fisher

Margaret Hagerman

Matt Fisher

Dave & Kathleen Haidle

Cameron Flagg

Andrew & Amber Haley

Tracy Flanagan

Chad Halfaker & Andrew Burke

David Fleuchaus

David & Denise Hall

Craig Foley

Bill & Lynn Hall

Teresa Foote

Thomas Hallock

Shannon Ford

Gayle Hamilton

Andrew Foreman

Ms. Torreya Hamilton

Eric & Beth Forte

Hamilton Law Office, LLC

Jeff & Lynn Fradkin

Terry Hammond

Susy Francis

Jonathan & Beverly Hancock

Julie Fraundorf

Mark Hanover

Charles & Isabel Hughes

Jen Humke Steven Hunter & Naomi Bank Cristina Hutchison Mackenzi Huyser & Mark Pridgeon Karen Ice Ice Family Foundation Illinois Housing Development Authority Inovautus Consulting Slone Isselhard Richard Jackson Rochelle Jackson Siri Jacobson Jackie Jalley Karen Jared Robyn Jennings Brian Joenk Betty Johnson Louise Johnson Tim & Kelly Johnson Drew & Sandra Johnson Daniel Johnson

2012 Contributors

Carly Jones

Suleen Lee

Kelly Meekma

Lauren Jones

Gloria Leetz

Mary Meixner

Carolyn Jones

Sylvie Legere & Todd Ricketts

Yvette Meltzer

Aziel & Marian Jones

Robert Levels

Jan Merza

Gloria Jones-Tisdale

Richard S. Levenberg & Patricia Booth

Belinda Metz

Lori Lightfoot

Debra Miller

William Jovan Kelly Julian K & G Gourmet, LLC DBA Pastoral Kristina Kaluza Audrone & Medardas Karalius Jacob Karlin Diane & Tony Kassel Julia Katz Stephen Keeley Martha Keller Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Joe Kelly Charles Kennedy Chad Kenward Landon Kerwin Sameena Khan Dan Khwaja Paul Kierig Scott King Matthew King

John Lillig David Lindner Bruce & Sharon Lindner Tadd & Dana Lindsay Loretta Line Kathryn Liss Carol Lockwood Brandon Loggins Joseph & Allison Lombardo Susana & John Lopatka Kathleen Loula Dawn Low Ricardo Lugo Gregory & Karen Lyons Katherine Lyons Thomas Maas The MacArthur Foundation Lindsay Mackey

Rick KingenSmith

Suzann Mackin Cohen

Nesheba Kittling & Shom Muhammad

Mr. Stephen Mahieu Kevin & Chris Malloy

Greer Klausen

Sheila Maloney

Kate Kleyn

Erin Markowski

Jenny & Jared Knol

Joe Martin

Jarrett & Catherine Knox

Ryan Martter

Farissa & Lerry Knox

Brian & Barbara Marvin

Sarah Kofflin

Mary McClure Miller Foundation Trust

Gayle Kowalski Zvezdana Kubat Raymond Kurz Charlie Kuyk John Lach Mr. & Mrs. Ronald LaFleur John Lahti Lakeview Networks, Inc. Ellyn Lanz Chuck & Patricia Larson Desmond Lathan Anna Laubach Gina Lavarda Ms. Kimberly Santoro Sheila Leahy Aleen Lee Brendan Lee

Bryan Mason Joel & Annie May Bradford Mayer Pearl Mayfield Daniel J. Mays Opra Mays Elizabeth Mazur Jill McCollum Jacquelynn McConnell Peter McElvain Jill McFate Leila McGowan & David J. Mann Bernard & Judith McKee Ann McKenzie & John Wischnewsky Cooper McKinney Ronald & Joann McQuigg

Myra Michail Austin Miller Nickole Miller Andy Miller Diane Miller Ms. Jan Miller David Mills Kendall Mills David Milonas Sharon Minarik Joe & Kerryann Minton Jeff Mirmelstein Miroballi Durkin & Rudin LLC Michelle Mitchell Ryan Moats LaFarrell Moffett Jack & April Mole Ellen Monkemeir Lisa Montez Miriam Moore-Hunter Nancy Moran Myra Mormile Jim Morris & Susan Ryan Bruce Mosbacher Patrick Moughan Trisha & Brian Mowbray Jocelyn Mroz Beth Murphy Shannon Murphy Sheila Murphy Mary Margaret Murray Amanda Myers Patricia Mysza Natalie & Jeff Nathanson Tyler Elizabeth Neal Thomas Needham Anne & Brett Nelson Dawn Clark Netsch Tony Neuhoff Brant & Grace Newgard Robert & Karen Newgard Stacy Newhuis Jeffrey & Robin Nichols Laura Nickas Michelle Nicolet & Marshall Burt

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2012 Contributors

Marjie Nielsen

Brian Privor

Mark & Allison Schemper

Chris Niro

Juliette Pryor

Ken Schmetterer

Jessica Nolan

Quantum Crossings LLC

Frank & Karen Schneider

Lisa Noller

Elizabeth Quinlan

William Scholer

Catherine & Cary Northup

Mary Jo Quinn

Jay & Sandy Schommer

David Nowacki

Geoff Radebaugh

Jayne & Eliot Schreiber

Win Nyunt & May Thin

Steve & Michelle Ramirez

Marnie & Keith Schwartz

Barbara O`Brien & Christopher Udry

Rebecca D. Ray

Susan Schwartz

Thomas O`Keefe

Maria Raygoza

Lara Schwartz

Brian Raynor

Lois Scott

Shoshan Reddington

Eric Scott

Redeemed Partners

Scott Patrick Salon

Rebecca Reed

Lisa Scruggs

Tonda Reese

Jamal Seale

Mari Reidy

Lisa Seilheimer

Arthur Reliford

Kshitij Shah

Adriane Riase

Elizabeth Shanin

Chanda Rice

Corinne Shannon

Leslie Richards-Yellen

Karoline Sharp

Elliot Riebman

Richard & Barbara Shaw

Ms. Lauren Robinson

Steve Sheffey

Donna Roginski

Jacob Tiedt & Erin Shencopp

Paul & Mary Roloff

Chethan Shetty

Christine Rosa

Karen Silver Sider

Susan Rosborough

Holly & Mark Sider Smith

Henry Rose

Mary Kay Siebert

Ann Rose

Ina Silvergleid

Michael Rossetti

John B. Simon

Steven & Susan Roy

Nicole Sims

Dwayne & Sybil Royston

Jason Slusser

Charis Runnels

Eliza Small

Brenda Arlene Russell

Chuck & Bridget Smith

Blair Russell

Robert & Janet Smith

Katherine Russian

Barry Smith

Rive Rutke

Barbara Smith

Bob & Margaret Ryan

Courtney Smitham Sturgess

Edward & Mary Ryan

Stephanie Socall

Patrick Ryan

Jean Soh

Patrick Ryan

Denise Solofra

Xavier & Marijean Sahyouni

Alexandra Spartz

Saigon Sisters LLC

Catherine Spector

Papao Saisnith

Lisa Spigoda

Catalina Salley

Nancy St. Clair

Rob Sansom

St. Peter`s Church

Aaron-Michael Sapp

Kevin & Tracy Stanciel

Saulter Tarver LLP

David & Danielle Standa

David & Heidi Saunders

James S. Stanhaus

Michael Savage

Theresa Stanner

Lynne Scardina Kieszkowski

Tim Stanton

Carla Scarsella

Scott Steadman

Juliana Schafer

Joan Steinman

Rachael O`Meara Kathleen O`Rourke James Oehler Akiko Ogata Misty & Dan Olson Sarah Olson Jason Pacynski Edward Paddock Larry & Pilar Page Kyle Palazzolo Kyle Palmer Joe Panza Stanley Parzen & Lynne M. Raimondo Sara Pearsaul & Roy Vice Sarah Pegman Rami Peltz Joel & Wanda Pelz Dennis Penepacker Jake Penner Peoples Gas Susan & Scott Perlman Tim Perryman Laurel Peters Rudd Petrich Tabayah Pickett Tanya Pietrowski Zachary Pine Veronda Pitchford Sybil Plunkett Eric Pogrelis & Chaz Olajide Katherine Pohlkamp Christian & Jennifer Poland Sarah Pollema Tim & Christine Polz Devan Popat Michael & Christine Pope Maria Post & Mark Lecocq Jerry & Mary Post Luella Powell-Barnett Allison & Kenneth Powers

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2012 Contributors

Linhard Stepf

Scott Tydell

Andre Wright

Paul Stephens

John & Linda Tyson

Charlene Yaneza

Nathan Sterken

Andrew Vail

Sheryl Yarbough

Kate Stetsko

Matt VanderZee & Vera Douma

David Yi

Eva Stewart

Jessie VanDyken

Amanda Young

Katie Stewart

Benjamin VanGelderen

Sean Young

Allison Stinson

Vantage Insights LLC

Adrienne Young

Clinton Stockwell

Tony Vashevko

Pamela Younger

Daniel & Caroline Stowell

Karen Veit

Kathryn Zalewski

STRAT

Gina Veit

Michael & Sandra Zeidman

Precious Thomas & Jerry Stromberg

Verizon

Laura Zumdahl

Elliot Stultz

Greg & Nancy Veselica

Amber Sturrus Teresa Sullivan Chris Sutphen Douglas & Rachel Swanson Martin & Martina Swarbrick Ms. Eileen Sweeney Alen Takhsh Diana Talpe John & Wendy Tanagho Roger & Lynne Tarras Curtis & Elaine Tarver Keith & Rhona Taylor Demeko Taylor Jonathan Tennant Christine Tennon Sophia Thiakos

Vickie Verveniotis & David Lewin Vintage Wine Estates Patsy Von Ryan-Emery Ashley Wagner Nancy Wall Bill Wanjohi Mr. Henderson Crawfie Ward Peggy Ward Bonita Washington LaDonya & David Watts Greta Weathersby Cameron & Ruth Ann Webb Stacey Weed Seth & Molly Weener Robert A. Weinberger Mr. David Weininger

April Thomas

Nathaniel Whalen & Margaret Greenwood

Derrick & Arnetta Thompson

Dan Wheeler

James & Susan Thompson

Jasan Whitaker

Johanna Thompson

Jacqueline White

Robert Thompson & Judy Langford

Donald & Ruth Whittaker

Elizabeth & Lachlan Tidmarsh

Jamie Wichman

Michelle & Pete Tiernan

Jonathan Wicksall

Michael Tindell

James & Cheryl Wilkes

Tomkins Corporation Foundation

Eugenia Williams

Amanda Toney

Cameron & Christine Williams

Mr. Frank Torchia

Jeffery Williams

Trevor & Allison Torrence

Levonya Willis

Linda Tortolero

Christopher Wilmes

Steven & Rebecca Tousey

Cassie Wilson

Oreon Trickey

Benjamin Wimmer

Madeline Troche-Rodriguez

Kate Winner

Robert & Vickie Tucker

Ward & Tracy Winslow

John Tuhey

Sylvia Winston

Marla Tun

Cheyenne & John Wischmeier

Richard & Connie Turner

Lauren Wolven

Sammie L. Turner

Tanya Woods

Jill Tydell

Amy Wright

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CGLA Leadership CGLA Staff (current)

Below: CGLA Staff

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Gretchen Slusser, Executive Director Darryl Apperton, Director of Family Law Kasey Baldwin, Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense and Criminal Records Marissa Claxon, Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Cynthia Cornelius, Equal Justice Works Fellow Paul Haidle, Supervising Attorney, Criminal Records Billy Hahs, Managing Attorney JaShawn Hill, Client Specialist Beth Johnson, Program Director Dierdre Johnson, Business Manager Emily Kirschbaum, Masters of Social Work Student Intern Eve Kleinerman, Staff Attorney, Criminal Records Deirdre Kleist, Client Concierge Shannon McDonnell, Legal Services Coordinator Joseph Mole, Director of Operations & Client Support Services Ryann Moran, Temporary Staff Attorney, Housing Law Kristen Preble, Development Associate Jill Roberts, Staff Attorney, Housing Law Tim Wallace, Grants Coordinator

CGLA Board Members (current)

Board of Directors

Advisory Board

Young Professionals Board

Charles Jackson, Chair, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Timothy J. Melton, Chair, Jones Day

Greg Abrams, Co-Chair, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Chanda Rice, Co-Chair, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Cindy Acosta, McGuireWoods LLP Alex Breland, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLC Andrew Calcutt Suzy Choi, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Bryce Cooper, Winston & Strawn LLP Greg Demo, Sidley Austin LLP Katie Diggins, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Lauren Doerries, United Airlines Dan Khwaja, Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates Sook Lee, Navigant Patrick Loughery, Allstate Investments Christine Matott, Mayer Brown LLP Abdi Y. Maya, Illinois Department of Human Rights Vy’Shaey M. Mitchell, Clerk to Hon. Franklin Ulyses Valderrama Myra Mormile, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Stacy Newhuis, Clear Channel Communications Allison Powers, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Patrick Ryan, Schiller, DuCanto, & Fleck LLP Corey M. Shapiro, SNR Denton US LLP David Standa, Locke Lord LLP Scott Steadman, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Derrick Thompson, Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP Elaine L. Tarver, Illinois Labor Relations Board Kirstie Tiernen, BDO USA Seth Weener, Crowe Horwath LLP Mada C. Wilburn, Hertz Bilal Zaheer, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Chris Kemnitz, Vice-Chair, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP John Neumann, Treasurer, Jones Day Dr. Kathryn Scanland, Secretary, Greystone Global John Adams, Data Consulting Group Brenda Asare, The Alford Group David L. Bea, Law Offices of David L. Bea & Associates

Kimball Anderson, Winston & Strawn LLP Jim Archer, Sidley Austin LLP (retired, Managing Partner) David Cohen, Law Offices of David T. Cohen & Associates, Ltd. Melissa De Vries, Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP Christian Habitz, Credit Suisse

Ted Chung, Jones Day

Charles Hogren, Cabrini Green Legal Aid (Co-Founder)

Steven Fus, United Airlines

C. John Koch, Jenner & Block LLP

Timothy S. Johnson, Ideakindler, Inc.

Charles McMahon, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Helen Kaminski, WhiteWave Foods Company

Jeff Meyer, Baillie Lumber Co.

Gail Kim, Perkins Coie LLP

Rev. Laura Truax, LaSalle Street Church

Edwin Mason, Foley & Lardner LLP Courtney Rosen, Sidley Austin LLP David Saunders, Jenner & Block LLP Christ S. Stacey, Law Office of Christ S. Stacey

Below: CGLA Board of Directors

Adam Stanley, Aviva

Terrence Truax, Jenner & Block LLP Andrew Weil, DLA Piper LLP Kenneth Weiner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

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How to Get Involved Three ways you can consider supporting CGLA

Volunteer As with most nonprofits, volunteers are the backbone of the organization.  The same is true for CGLA. Many might think you have to be a lawyer to volunteer for a legal aid clinic.  And while volunteer legal services are needed, so are many others.  See below for details. Legal Volunteer Opportunities: Many attorneys practicing in large law firms, small law firms or for corporations volunteer their time to take on a case from start to finish, often in an area in which they don’t get to practice on a daily basis.  If you are an attorney, consider using your legal expertise to help those who need God’s justice and mercy. Non-Legal Volunteer Opportunities: If you are not an attorney but care about God’s justice and mercy for all, you can volunteer in a non-legal capacity. CGLA has work in the areas of office administration, marketing, fundraising, event planning and execution, as well as a host of other opportunities. 

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Financial Contributions CGLA also needs your financial donations.  Please consider making a monthly pledge of support to CGLA.  More than 80% of all donations in the United States come from individuals – people like you – who support the mission make a difference and ensure legal services are available to those most in need. In-Kind Gifts (Or The Wish List) CGLA is always in need of certain items.  If you don’t have the ability to make a financial contribution, consider items used every day and make a donation of these types of items:

Program Needs:

Office Needs:

Court reporting

New computers

Private investigation

New printers

Translation

Copy paper

Grocery gift cards CTA passes Bedding

Kitchen supplies Pens Paper towels Tissues

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The 2011-2012 CGLA Annual Report is a team effort by the following volunteers: Dvora Ivankowski, Account Director, Taproot Foundation Kevin Williams, Project Manager, Taproot Foundation Anna Schibrowsky, Writer, Taproot Foundation Shannon Burch, Graphic Designer, Taproot Foundation Steve Becker, Photographer, Beckermedia.com Lauren Braun, Director, Graphic Design, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Ron Hale, Photographer, Ronald Leon Hale Photography Together with the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Team: Gretchen Slusser, Executive Director Kristen Preble, Development Associate Shannon McDonnell, Legal Services Coordinator Tim Wallace, Grants Coordinator

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