Spotlight On:
The
legal community united like never before in 2009 to ensure legal assistance for
those being hit hardest by the economic downturn. The success we are achieving in
the charitable giving arena is the direct result of the tremendous leadership of
the bar and bench who have made support of civil legal aid for our state's most
vulnerable families and individuals a top priority for the legal community. Every county in Washington set participation and dollars-raised records for the Campaign for Equal Justice in 2009. How did your county do? Find out here.
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Making Calls for Justice: Phonathons 101
Volunteers ask their colleagues to contribute at a recent Thurston County phonathon.  | The number one reason a
person does not contribute to a nonprofit cause is because he/she is never
asked. Acquiring adequate and stable funding for legal aid is a top
priority for the Alliance for Equal Justice, but even in the best of times,
legal aid faces funding challenges.
Every year 150 people volunteer their time
to ensure hundreds of attorneys and judges are asked to support the Campaign
for Equal Justice, our statewide annual drive for civil legal aid. "The phonathons are organized and easy... Frankly, it's fun making the calls in a room with
other attorneys all working for the same goal," says Spokane
Attorney and volunteer Bill Hyslop. Just one or
two hours of time making phone calls to peers can make an enormous impact on
the availability of legal aid for those in need. Campaign for Equal Justice staff make phonathons easy as 1, 2, 3.
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| Comings & Goings
Welcome new staff and volunteers to the Alliance, and say good bye and thank you to outgoing colleagues!
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Margaret Delp succeeded Chris Crowell as Director of the
Volunteer Lawyer Program in Island County. - Mark A. Griffin, of
Keller Rohrback, joined the LAW Fund Board in February.
- Snohomish County Legal Services has a new Executive Director, Anita Hale. Former ED Threesa Milligan now heads up Pro Bono
Services at the King County Bar Association.
Mark Johnson, Immediate Past President of the Washington State Bar Association,
joined the LAW Fund Board in July.
Stan Kehl is the new Executive Director of Eastside Legal Assistance Program in Bellevue; his predecessor, Joan Eads, led ELAP for the last three years.
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Terra Nevitt became the new Executive Director of LAW Advocates in Bellingham earlier this summer, following Mary Swenson's retirement.
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Luis Rosales is the new pro bono coordinator at Blue Mountain Action Council in Walla Walla, following Cheri Cosper.
- Amy Spencer is the new
Development Assistant at LAW Fund. She joined the
staff in May.
- Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid welcomes new Coordinator Kendra Sprague, who follows Anita Quirk.
- Last February, Gordon W. Wilcox
joined the Endowment for Equal Justice
Board.
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Wish you could have gone? Missed a workshop?
LAW Fund President's Party at the ATJ Conference: Attendees gathered at the Applewood Bar & Grill in Wenatchee to share ideas, great food and beverages at the annual Law Fund President's Party on Saturday, June 6. Dick Manning, LAW Fund's President, hosted the party - thanks to everyone who attended this year!  | |
