2010 innocence project annual report

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 2010BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michelle AdamsExecutive Committee Member

Laura Arnold

Gordon DuGan

Senator Rodney EllisBoard Chair

Jason Flom

John Grisham

Calvin C. Johnson, Jr.

Dr. Eric S. Lander

Hon. Janet RenoEmeritus Board Member

Rossana Rosado

Matthew Rothman

Stephen SchulteBoard Vice Chair

Bonnie Steingart

Chief Darrel Stephens

Andrew H. Tananbaum

Jack TaylorBoard Treasurer

FEATURES2010 YEAR IN REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

CASE EVALUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

LITIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

SOCIAL WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

PUBLIC EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

OUR SUPPORTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

DEPARTMENTSLETTER FROM THE CO-DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

FINANCIAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

SUPPORTERS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

LETTER FROM BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

CONTENTS

On the cover: Cornelius Dupree, center, celebrates with his Innocence Project attorneys, Nina Morrison and Co-Director Barry Scheck, as a Texas judge declares him innocent on January 4, 2011.

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This past year, the Innocence Project celebrated the exoneration of Freddie Peacock, who became the 250th person to becleared by DNA evidence in February 2010. But this important milestone is just a prelude, an early chapter in our youngorganization’s history. While we remain committed to the important work of using DNA evidence to clear those who have been wrongfully convicted, we believe we can do even more to leverage the power of these remarkable stories to bring aboutfundamental improvement in our deeply flawed criminal justice system.

We’re still in the initial stages of our long term planning process, but we’re thinking big. In just 19 years, there has been amajor shift in the way the public and policymakers – from the left, right and center – perceive the criminal justice system.Before, most people assumed the system always got it right. But thanks to the tireless work of our staff members who havecarefully screened nearly 40,000 letters, tracked down decades-old evidence reported to be lost or destroyed and skillfullylitigated complicated issues novel to many courts, we have steadily convinced the nation that innocent lives are being destroyed by a system that must be fixed.

We continue to make significant progress implementing reforms to correct the leading causes of wrongful convictions –eyewitness misidentification, faulty forensics, false confessions, prosecutorial and police misconduct, ineffective defenseattorneys and jailhouse informants. But what’s especially promising is an emerging consensus that the system has devolved into inefficient bureaucracies strangled by scarce resources, and it must be completely overhauled.

The Innocence Project is taking a leadership role in these efforts to undertake fundamental restructuring of the system becauseour reform agenda and core message resonate with all who care about protecting the innocent, identifying the guilty andcorrecting injustice. Of course this work won’t be possible without the continued support of so many generous donors whoshare our vision of a more just society. We hope we can continue to count on you as we begin to tackle some of the largerproblems in criminal justice.

PLANNING THE FUTURE OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT

– PETER NEUFELD, CO-DIRECTORBARRY SCHECK, CO-DIRECTOR

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2010 YEAR IN REVIEW

JANUARYAs the year begins, theInnocence Project isactively evaluating nearly10,000 cases.

FEBRUARYInnocence Project client Freddie Peacock is exonerated throughDNA testing 34 yearsafter his wrongfulconviction for rape.

MARCHThree states introducearson resolutions toprevent wrongfulconvictions based onoutdated and invalidarson science; Ohiopasses major package of reforms on wrongfulconvictions.

APRILInnocence Project

client Frank Sterling isexonerated through

DNA testing after over17 years of wrongful

imprisonment formurder; Innocence

Project social workersspearhead effort to bringover 80 exonerees to the

Innocence NetworkConference in Atlanta.

MAYAlaska becomes the 48th state to enact apost-conviction DNA

access law, leaving onlyMassachusetts andOklahoma without

such laws.

JUNENew Jersey Special

Master calls for majoroverhaul of legal

standards in eyewitnessidentification procedures

after the InnocenceProject presents

testimony at a specialhearing on police

lineups.

The Innocence Project thanks our colleagues and partners throughout the criminal justice system andaround the country for the perseverance that led to these many achievements in 2010.


JULYThe U.S. House ofRepresentatives passeslegislation in support of a national criminaljustice reformcommission.

AUGUSTRhode Island beginsreview of eyewitnessidentification procedures,resulting in the statewideembrace of reforms.

SEPTEMBEROklahoma JusticeCommission is createdafter years of advocacy by the Innocence Projectand local partners. TheJustice Commission will review the state’scriminal justice systemand propose reforms to prevent wrongfulconvictions.

OCTOBERFox Searchlight’s

“Conviction,” premieresstarring Hilary Swank.“Conviction” tells the

story of Betty AnneWaters, who put herselfthrough law school and

teamed with theInnocence Project to

prove her brother’sinnocence in 2001.

NOVEMBERDNA testing secured

by the Innocence Project seriouslyundermines the

legitimacy of ClaudeJones’ Texas execution

in 2000.

DECEMBERInnocence Network

announces that 29wrongfully convicted

people were exoneratedby Network projects

in 2010.

PRISONERS WRITE TO THEOVER 3,000INNOCENCE PROJECT FOR HELP EACH YEAR


CASE EVALUATION

In 2010, the Innocence Project received 3,120 new requests for assistance from prisoners withclaims of innocence. The constant need for our legal services is astounding. There is no way ofknowing how many innocent people are behind bars, but even if only one percent of the over twomillion Americans behind bars were innocent, that would mean 20,000 people are serving time for crimes they didn’t commit. Studies suggest that the percentage of wrongfully convicted may be much higher. These wrongfully convicted men and women are turning to the Innocence Projectfor help.

The Innocence Project responds to every request. If we don’t hear back, we try again – just in casethe envelope got lost in a prison mailroom. Many exonerees have told us about the glimmer of hopethey felt upon receiving that first piece of correspondence. The Innocence Project does not attemptto evaluate whether a prisoner looks guilty or innocent on paper. Instead, we analyze each case tosee if DNA evidence might be available and whether that DNA evidence could be definitive enoughto prove innocence. Those that will become Innocence Project clients are assigned a staff attorneyand a Cardozo clinic student to take their case. But the staunch advocacy we offer to the wrongfullyconvicted begins long before, with that first piece of mail.

LETTER TO THE INNOCENCE PROJECT FROMRONNIE TAYLORWRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN 1995

AND EXONERATED THROUGH DNA

TESTING IN 2008

“I need help in paying for

my DNA testing to prove my

innocence. I have exhausted

all my appeals so this DNA test is my last resort.”

LETTER TO THE INNOCENCE PROJECT FROMMARVIN ANDERSONWRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN 1982

AND EXONERATED THROUGH DNA

TESTING IN 2002

“I refuse to give up fighting

for my freedom, rights and

justices. I am asking you, no,

I am pleading for help from your organization.”

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LITIGATION

Every year, Innocence Project attorneys handle a demanding caseload. In 2010, our seven staffattorneys and 18 Cardozo law clinic students represented or assisted 289 clients from 38 states.Proving a client’s innocence is never as easy as a single DNA test. It requires tracking down legaldocuments, hunting for biological evidence, and fighting to win post-conviction DNA testing and aprisoner’s release. With help from Cardozo clinic students and law firms who provide pro bonoassistance, the Innocence Project meets the demand. Over 260 people have been exoneratedthrough DNA testing. The Innocence Project represented or consulted in the majority of those cases.

Two Innocence Project clients, Freddie Peacock and Frank Sterling, were proven innocent throughpost-conviction DNA testing in 2010, and posthumous DNA testing fundamentally challenged theTexas execution of Claude Jones. The Innocence Project also weighed in on important cases involvingissues of wrongful conviction by acting as a “friend of the court.” In 2010, the Innocence Project –either alone or with the Innocence Network – filed friend-of-the-court briefs in 12 state and federalcases. These cases help set legal precedent, protect the rights of prisoners with innocence claims andchallenge systemic shortcomings such as prosecutorial misconduct, inadequate defense, forensic errorand more. Meanwhile, Innocence Project attorneys are pursuing justice in each of our pending cases,and the hard work that will bring new victories in 2011 has already begun.

FREDDIE PEACOCK WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN 1976 AND

EXONERATED THROUGH DNA TESTING

IN 2010

“I had two monkeys on

my back, mental illness

and wrongful conviction.

I’m very grateful to the

Innocence Project for

helping me get rid of one of them.”

FRANK STERLINGWRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN 1992 AND

EXONERATED THROUGH DNA TESTING

IN 2010

“When I heard that I had

been cleared, I didn’t

believe it. Even when I was

going to court, I didn’t

believe it. I had been

knocked down so many times and there were so many

delays. I thought, ‘When I walk out the front door maybe

I’ll believe it.’ Then, I did walk out. I had a feeling of

elation and I thought, wow, I really am coming home.”

Opposite page: The Innocence Project team at Freddie Peacock’sexoneration in February. From left to right: Social worker Karen Wolff,Cardozo clinic student Jessica Smith, Co-Director Peter Neufeld,Freddie Peacock, Staff Attorney Olga Akselrod, Senior Case AnalystMaggie Taylor.


PEOPLE CLAIMING INNOCENCE

WE PROVIDE LEGAL ADVOCACY TO

NEARLY 300


WE HELP PREVENTCOUNTLESS WRONGFUL CONVICTIONSBEFORE THEY HAPPEN

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

With help from lawmakers and partners in every area of the criminal justice system – prosecutors,defense attorneys, law enforcement, victims’ rights groups and exonerees – the Innocence Project is transforming the system. In 2010, we helped pass 16 innocence-related bills in 11 states andhelped introduce legislation for a national criminal justice reform commission. This year markedimportant improvements to police lineup procedures in Rhode Island, new allowances for post-conviction DNA testing in Alaska, a criminal justice reform commission in Oklahoma and more.Landmark legislation passed in Ohio, with more comprehensive changes to police practices than inany other state, including the recording of interrogations and new requirements for police lineups.

These new laws and others will help protect Americans from wrongful conviction and ensure that real perpetrators don’t evade justice when an innocent person is apprehended. They will make it easier for wrongfully convicted prisoners to prove their innocence through post-conviction DNA testing, and they’ll make it possible for even more of the newly exonerated to receivecompensation. Since the Innocence Project became an independent non-profit organization in 2004, we have helped pass or improve nearly 70 laws nationwide. Thanks to our strong bipartisanbase, the Innocence Project has a unique ability to influence public policy even in this time of tight budgets and passionate partisanship.

COLONEL BRENDAN DOHERTYRHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE

SUPERINTENDENT

“It’s one thing to sit in a

room full of criminal

defense attorneys and have

them point the finger and

say that everything police

do is wrong. The Innocence

Project doesn’t take that approach. They have built a lot

of consensus and common ground.”

PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATORSTEWART GREENLEAFCHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY

COMMITTEE; SPONSOR OF LEGISLATION

THAT CREATED THE PENNSYLVANIA

INNOCENCE COMMISSION

“I came to the state

legislature with a keen

interest in criminal

justice issues but from the vantage point of a former

prosecutor. As the Innocence Project uncovered more

cases of wrongly convicted individuals, I became

convinced that we needed to take a hard look at how

we were investigating and prosecuting cases.”

Opposite page: Ohio exonerees join the Governor at a historic billsigning. From left to right: Rep. Carlton Weddington, Gov. TedStrickland, Sen. David Goodman and Ohio exonerees.


SOCIAL WORK

Without a job, without health care, without a safety net, the newly exonerated face an uncertainfuture. The Innocence Project believes in continuing to help our clients after exoneration as theyconfront new challenges. Months before each client’s exoneration, the Innocence Project prepares arelease plan that anticipates the short and long term needs of the exoneree and his or her family.Although the heart of the plan centers on transitional needs, support may continue as long as theexoneree seeks it. In 2010, the Innocence Project assisted 36 social work clients in 13 states. TheInnocence Project’s Exoneree Fund provided thousands of dollars in housing, transportation, clothingand other immediate and transitional needs to our clients.

The Innocence Project’s social workers provide invaluable assistance, working with clients to solvethe many problems they may encounter with reintegration – for example, finding transportation toget to work, affording dental surgery after years of subpar prison health care or learning how to usethe internet. For those problems that the Innocence Project can’t address, we advocate for betterstate compensation laws and better state services for exonerees. Many of the exonerated havejoined us in this legislative effort. Together, we work to clear a path for future exonerees, so that the injustice they endure truly will end with exoneration.

JERRY MILLER200TH DNA EXONEREE

“When you get out after 26

years charged with rape, it’s

hard to get a job. Society

failed me and then it failed

me again. I depend so much

on the Innocence Project.

The Innocence Project

recognizes those policies that don’t exist for exonerees.”

SYLVIA BOUCHARDMOTHER OF EXONEREE STEVEN BARNES

“Not only did Steve have

to adjust, but we all had to

adjust. I was very worried

in the beginning and very

overprotective, and I would

call Angela and she would

calm me down. It was a good

security blanket for all of us to know that there was a

social worker just a phone call away.”

Opposite page: New York exoneree Dewey Bozella has become a boxingtrainer since his release in 2009. He is shown here training hisstepdaughter, Diamond Bell.


BOTH PRE-AND POST-RELEASE

INNOCENCE PROJECT CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

RECEIVE VITAL SUPPORT


PUBLIC EDUCATION

The Innocence Project believes that educating the public can create momentum for positive changein the criminal justice system. People are naturally moved by stories of wrongful conviction and want to get involved, whether their first introduction to the Innocence Project is through finding our website, hearing an exoneree speak or watching a news segment about our work. Thanks tooverwhelming public support for innocence initiatives, the Innocence Project has become a powerfulforce for change.

In 2010, thousands of new audiences learned about wrongful conviction through “Conviction,” a major motion picture starring Hilary Swank and featuring Peter Gallagher as Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck. The movie demonstrates the damage that wrongful convictions inflict on ordinary people’s lives by telling the true story of Betty Anne Waters, a woman who dedicatedherself to proving her brother’s innocence. Like Betty Anne, many exonerees and their familymembers are partnering with the Innocence Project to spread the word about our work. Theirtriumph over tragedy inspires people nationwide to tell their friends, write to their legislators andbuild the potential for a better criminal justice system.

FELIX NAVARROCITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK STUDENT;

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER &

FLOM HONORS PROGRAM IN LEGAL

STUDIES; FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF THE

CCNY PRISONER JUSTICE CLUB; NEW

YORK NEEDS YOU FELLOW

“I invited an exoneree

speaker to my school

because I wanted to raise awareness about the Innocence

Project and what you do. I think it’s amazing how DNA

exonerations show a lack of effectiveness in the system.

When I was first introduced to the Innocence Project, I

was blown away by what I learned. I was originally

interested in corporate law, but now I would like to work

for the Innocence Project or somehow have a deeper

engagement in public service.”

SARA ZAFARATTORNEY AT LAW, KANSAS

“When Cameron Todd

Willingham’s story came to

light, I was riveted to the

Innocence Project blog. I

spread the word about your

work by sharing articles on

the blog through Google

Reader, re-tweeting articles and interacting with Twitter,

and through “liking” articles on Facebook, which helps

the Innocence Project reach a wider audience.”


THROUGH MEDIA, WEB AND GRASSROOTS EFFORTS,

REACHED MILLIONS WORLDWIDEOUR MESSAGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM HAS


THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALSOUR WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND LAW FIRMS


OUR SUPPORTERS

Throughout the year, Innocence Project supporters rallied to free the innocent, reform the criminaljustice system and protect the rights of the exonerated. Our fourth annual benefit, “A Celebration of Freedom and Justice,” was a record success, raising over $1 million in May. In October,supporters spurred by the film “Conviction” came together at a star-studded event in its honor.Meanwhile, our contributors across the country and abroad helped raise funds for the InnocenceProject by sharing our work with their friends, neighbors and coworkers. Together, we are building a movement committed to justice.

Most of our clients are indigent – financially and emotionally depleted after years of legal battles.What the Innocence Project offers to them and their families is truly invaluable – freedom, arestored reputation and a chance to help fix the criminal justice system that contributed to theirwrongful conviction. On behalf of all of them, we thank you and we look forward to anothersuccessful year.

HOWARD KAYEFORMER CHAIRMAN OF KAYE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATES, INC. AND PRIVATE INVESTOR

“When you see a wrongful

conviction, you think, I

never even had a problem

in the world. I really believe

that anyone could have

this happen to them. But

if you’re fortunate enough to have money and a good

background then you have a chance. The Innocence

Project helps level the playing field.”

ANN MANDELBAUMPROFESSOR OF FINE ARTS AT PRATT

INSTITUTE

“My father was imprisoned

when I was nine and

was eventually given a

presidential pardon.

There are many torturous

situations that people

endure, but spending decades in prison because of a

wrongful conviction is incomprehensible. The work of

the Innocence Project is a powerful force in addressing

such striking injustice.”

Opposite page: “A Celebration of Freedom and Justice” the InnocenceProject’s fourth annual gala, at Cipriani’s Wall Street in New York City.


Operating RevenueIndividuals $2,931,048Foundations 1,582,833Corporations 128,109Events 1,076,555Yeshiva University 412,500Investment Income 18,036Donated Services 6,172,176

$12,321,257

ExpendituresProgram Services $9,618,636Management & General 1,764,753Fundraising 779,207

$12,162,596

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010

FOUNDATIONS 13%

INDIVIDUALS 24%

EVENTS 9%

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 3%CORPORATIONS 1%

DONATEDSERVICES 50%

FUNDRAISING 6%

MANAGEMENT & GENERAL 15%

PROGRAMSERVICES 79%


INNOCENCE PROJECT SUPPORTERS

$100,000+Ammon FoundationLaura and John Arnold FoundationBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva

UniversityArlene and Arnold Goldstein Family FoundationRenee and John GrishamGrousbeck Family FoundationPeter B. LewisOpen Society InstituteThe Pershing Square Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999Pasco and Christine AlfaroBlue Ridge Foundation New YorkThomas Cooper in honor of Elvin MayoGordon and Karen DuGanJason FlomFund for New JerseyGlazer's Wholesale Drug CompanyJack D. and Doris M. LynnThe Mousetrap FoundationThe Estate of Deborah Jeane PalfreyJeff Roberts and Alicia FukunagaThe Roddick FoundationSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPEdith Tausner Revocable Trust

$25,000 TO $49,999Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band

in CACFMr. & Mrs. Frederick BenensonEducational Foundation of AmericaThe Joseph and Claire Flom FoundationFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPSherry and Leo FrumkinWilma and Howard KayeHelen & William Mazer FoundationMoët Hennessy USAThe Overbrook FoundationFrank and Denise Quattrone

The Rhodebeck Charitable TrustSouthern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.Dorothy and Andrew H. TananbaumAlan G. and Elaine WeilerWorking Assets/CREDO

$10,000 TO $24,999Nina Abrams FundAJA Charitable FoundationAnonymous (8)Theodore R. and Barbara B. AronsonAdele Bernhard and Peter J. NeufeldThe Brightwater FundLouise & Arde Bulova FundFrederick V. Davis Jr. Living TrustMichael and Susan Dell Foundation Giving FundGillian and Josh DubinMitzi and Warren Eisenberg Family FoundationJay W. Eisenhofer Family FoundationEmpire Merchants LLCEmpire Merchants North, LLCSusan and Leonard Feinstein FoundationThe Gage FundBenjamin Gibbard and Zooey DeschanelJeffrey and Paula GuralRuth M. HollandMarc JosephJawed KarimCharles Lawrence Keith and Clara Miller

FoundationArthur and Ruth KohnJohn Langan and Judith NadellKenneth G. and Elaine LangoneThe Ruth and David Levine Charitable Gift FundThe Lewis & Butler FoundationMichael Lynton and Jamie AlterThe Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. MackAlan Marcus and Bobbie GottliebMayer Brown LLPMilberg LLPThe Leo Model Foundation

Earle K. and Katherine F. Moore FoundationNeufeld Scheck and Brustin, LLPRalph E. Ogden FoundationPinna6 Distributing ColoradoThe Raiff FoundationRebel Waltz, Inc.Reliable Churchill, The Charmer Sunbelt GroupDorothy Rick and Barry C. ScheckThe Robertson FoundationMatthew Rothman and Nancy KatzDr. Steve Safyer and Dr. Paula MarcusSheila SaltielMarjorie F. SchulteSchulte Roth & Zabel, LLPAllison SchwartzSerendipity Foundation, Inc.Bob Smith and Deanna ClarksonMichael A. StockerSwartz Family Foundation in honor of

Mark SwartzJack and Kristalina TaylorTides FoundationTrans-Siberian Orchestra, Inc.United Distributors of Delaware,

The Charmer-Sunbelt GroupH. van Ameringen FoundationW.P. Carey Foundation Inc.Josh Wachs and Molly LevinsonWashington Wholesale, The Charmer

Sunbelt GroupStacey and Jeffrey WeberWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPWilliam B. WienerWilliam and Jane Schloss Family FoundationWinston & Strawn LLPMarc and Pamela Zboch

$5,000 TO $9,999Abraham Fuchsberg Family Foundation, Inc.The Kenneth Aidekman Family FoundationDr. Noelie Alito

The Innocence Project thanks our generoussupporters and regrets that we do not havespace to list them all. Anonymous (4)

Applied Biosystems by Life TechnologiesThe Arnold & Jeanne Bernstein FundBrescome Barton Inc.Bulova Gale FoundationJacob Burns FoundationAmerico CascellaAdam ChaseCravath, Swaine and Moore LLPDaniel F. CreminsDavidoff Malito & Hutcher LLPDickstein Shapiro LLPScott and Evette FergusonFirst Presbyterian Church in the City of

New YorkDora L. Foster TrustFlavia and Barden GaleThomas Gallagher and Alice JarchoIna and Jeffrey GartenKathryn O. and Alan C. GreenbergJohn D. HerlihySam JainBob Kagan and Paula SunshineThe Kanbar Charitable TrustKekst and CompanyPhillippe Laffont and Ana Diez De RiveraThe Lillian & Ira N. Langsan Foundation, Inc.Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLPReginald F. Lewis FoundationMonte LipmanGary LippmanLowenstein Sandler PCLVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.MAH Foundation, Inc.Ian Maxtone-GrahamMellen Foundation, Inc.Lucy Moore in memory of Mrs. Honora

Bouley MooreMoors C. MyersNavigant Consulting, Inc.Tom Ng

FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010


Kevin L. PalmerThe Penates FoundationBrian and Emilia PfeiflerReed Smith LLPPhilip W. Riskin Charitable FoundationKashauna and Jeff RobertsRobert R. Robinson in memory of John H.

RobinsonDr. Alain RoizenMargaret Cook Schulte and Stephen SchulteMarvin ShankenThe Law Office of Gerald L. ShargelShowtime Networks Inc.Sirus FundSquire Sanders & DempseyNicholas Stoller and Francesca DelbancoSullivan & Cromwell LLPTAG HeuerRichard J. TarlowBetsy and Alan VinegradRachel Lee WarrenDavid WeintraubFrancis H. WilliamsTodd Benton Willis and Jena WillisWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPWilmerHale

$2,500 TO $4,999Anonymous (2)Laurie Arbeiter and Jennifer HobbsElan AxelbankMr. and Mrs. Robert BernhardAlison BloodWillard B. BrownThe Brownington FoundationRichard and Lisa CashinCherry Lane Music Publishing CompanySanford M. Cohen, Esq.Neil R. ConstableGene L. Deetz and Nancy S. WongThe Eshe FundFamous FamigliaJoan and Rick FrancoliniRobert A. Friedman and Anita DavidsonTimothy R. and Kimberly C. GartlandSamuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation, Inc.Bradley L. Goldberg Family FoundationKen Gottesman and Melissa FeinbergRichard GrassoGroup Five, Inc.Hammond Family FoundationDr. Paul Hartunian

International Society of BarristersWilliam I. JacobsJohn R.S. Jacobsson and Amy JacobssonChris Kramer, DOLVMH Perfumes & CosmeticsDavid and Frances MageeAnn MandelbaumJohn Marshall in honor of the exoneratedThe McClain Family FundM. D. MillerStephen T. MilliganJennifer and David MillstoneBeth K. PfeifferRichard S. and Barbara Z. SchiffrinPhilip and Kathy SeligmannKay and Rod W. TylerJennifer ValkoDoug WadeJames K. Williams, III and Shirley D. WilliamsZegar Family Foundation

$1,000 TO $2,4991002 FoundationA Soldier of God, JimmyAir Traffic Control Education Fund, Inc.Esmond and Marsha AlleyneJeffrey AltshulerAnonymous (9)Attias Fund of the Liberty Hill FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. BakersmithBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum &

Nagelberg LLPBaskes Family FoundationC.B. and Marcia BassityDaniel BaumolBay Path CollegeStephen and Thea M. BellWilliam J. and Rita L. BenderJohn BenisThe Bernard & Audrey Berman FoundationAllan H. and Nancy S. BernardDr. Carol A. Bernstein and Dr. Arthur T.

MeyersonSusan BernsteinDavid and Eunice Bigelow FoundationDavid BoettgerMichael Ray BromwichJohn Broude and Judy RosenblumBrown-FormanBucknell UniversityMary L. BundyElisa E. Burns, MD

Dr. Steven Burrall and Barbara A. BurrallArthur R. BurtonBruce and Bettina S. BuschelSheana W. and Lewis ButlerCecily M. CarsonThe Centech GroupDavid and Julie ChernowJudith L. ChiaraJ. Gregory ClareClayman & RosenbergChristian ClemensonDr. Mardge H. Cohen and Dr. Gordon SchiffManny & Ruthy Cohen FoundationLenore C. CooneyJames CooperCoopersmith's One of a Kind Tours in memory

of Ronald Stuart CoopersmithMark and Lucy CornellDebi CornwallEverett R. Cowen Charitable TrustThe Nathan Cummings FoundationDiane Cvetovich in memory of Cameron Todd

WillinghamDebevoise & Plimpton LLPMark J. and Marijean J. DeCesarisAlbert B. Del MassoMaddy deLone and Bobby CohenCharles DeschanelDr. John DiLiberti and Cynthia Jackson DiLibertiStephen J. Doig and Marion E. Cass in honor of

Professor Jameson DoigDonna Karan InternationalSanford and Stacey DumainThe Honorable Rodney Ellis and Licia Green-EllisEmery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLPDennis EspositoRaudline EtienneDave EvansDavid FadenFedway Associates, Inc.Anchor Point Gift Fund of Bradley A. Feld and

M. Amy BatchelorFendiBrendan FerriterGeorge and Naomi FertittaFindlay Family FoundationDaniel FlanneryJulia Foster and David BatesMichael FramptonMichael Frank and Patricia A. SnyderBenjamin FreemanSeth Freeman

Howard Friedman, Esq.Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu, PCDallas L. GarbeeGlenn A. Garber, Esq.Loraine F. Gardner and Daniel DolginNeil H. and Elise GetzTobias Klaus GiesenKaren E. Gifford and Rajesh DesaiBernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel FoundationNaomi Glaser/Valera GlobalRuth O. and Robert J. GlassThe Glickenhaus FoundationJonathan GoldbergGoldring, Hertz & Lichtenstein, LLPSteve GolobThe Gottesman FundColleen J. GrahamGreat Lakes Wine & SpiritsGreater Kansas City Community FoundationHank and Karoly GutmanPaul HalschThe William H. & Mattie W. Harris FoundationJeff A. HerbersJohn and Margaret HerkeJeremy Hockenstein and Joanna SamuelsDaniel HoganSamuel J. Holtzman Family FoundationJohn HoustonAlice Patricia HowardDaniel K. HsiungJohn and Janet HudsonI Do FoundationMark IgerFred C. IkléRon JabaleeDr. Murzy JhabvalaChristopher JohnsonAnna Josenhans and Greg HaydenJess JosephRichard KahnKaiserman Foundation in honor of

Peter NeufeldDr. Gary Kalkut and Amy KalkutCraig R. KallmanFrances P. KaoNeal F. KassellThe Kastia FoundationIra Stephen KayDennis H. KeithMichael and Eleanora KennedyKennedy Johnson Gallagher LLCLambert and Sharon King

INNOCENCE PROJECT TO HONOR BETTY ANNEWATERS AT 2011 GALA The Innocence Project’s fifth annual benefit

will recognize three honorees, including

Betty Anne Waters, who fought for 18 years

to prove her brother’s innocence. Waters’

story recently became the subject of a

major motion picture, “Conviction,”

starring Hilary Swank as Betty Anne and

Sam Rockwell as her brother Kenny.

“Conviction” Director Tony Goldwyn is the

Honorary Chair of the 2011 gala, to be held

at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan on

Wednesday, May 4. Other honorees include

Governor Jon S. Corzine for his leadership

in criminal justice reform in New Jersey, and

the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

for their extensive pro bono work and

ongoing support of the Innocence Project.

BETTY ANNE WATERS RECEIVES FLOWERS AT THE INNOCENCEPROJECT’S BENEFIT IN HONOR OF “CONVICTION” IN OCTOBER2010.


The Klion Springwater Coven FamilyFoundation, Inc

Lorraine Coyle and G. Oliver KoppellDavid E. Koropp, Esq.Robert M. KrolageNancy KronheimWard La FleurJon and Barbara LandauThe Lander FamilyStephen LangdonTien LeDr. Stephen S. LeavittGerald B. Lefcourt, Esq.Burton Lehman in honor of Stephen SchulteWilliam Lehrer Charitable FundNathan D. Leight and Dr. Elizabeth Barkin

LeightAllan J. LenznerShannon and Thomas James LeporeJohn Levin and Diane KeefeRob LevineKevin and Erika LongNancy LopezLouis Vuitton, NAJohn and Ann MahoneyMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinJuli MallettRichard MallinsonJohn A. MambrinoMandel FoundationGayle MarieJames MayoWynn McCloskeyJohn C. MedcalfMeister Seelig & Fein LLPAlvin and Lisa MichaelsonMilberg LLPMary W.T. Moore and David MooreCynthia MoralesThe Nacchio FoundationSusan K. NathanMuriel NeufeldColette NewmanShari OberLiz and Gus OliverLily OliverOutten & Golden LLPPaler Foundation, Inc.Thomas H. PapanekEdward Parillon and Jennifer PhillipsDr. Brian ParkJohn and Jessica Park

Rita Hayworth PatrickPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLPAndrew PaulesDr. Christopher Petruzzi and Georgina PetruzziTru PettigrewPhi Sigma LambdaRon PileAndrew and Bertha PilgrimMr. and Mrs. Arik PreisPeter PrimontThe Ragin Family FundEd Redlich and Sarah TimbermanWilliam RinehartJoshua RingSteve Robinson and Constance Kaiserman

RobinsonRicki Roer and Paul McIsaacRoyce Carlton, Inc.Terry M. RozdolskyMorris and Dorothy Rubinoff Foundation

in memory of Dr. Morris, Dorothy and Elayne Rubinoff

David Steven RudolfAlex and Polly RyersonPeter SafirsteinSaints Wearing Glasses, Inc.Eric F. Saltzman and Victoria MunroeTammy Jo and Steven SandersJosh Sapan and Ann FoleyBarbara A. Saurer and Charles B. WhiteHoward SchoningerScudder Family FoundationVanessa SelbstRobert Shainheit and Laura BlancoHolly A. and Ralph J. ShapiraElizabeth and Robert SheehanHannah S. ShollBruce and Jackie ShrevesJulienne SilvermanDalia SirkinErin and Patrick SloaneDoug SmithEdwin SmithTony Smith/Founder, VSA Consulting

Group, LLCPeter J. Solomon Company in honor of

Jason FlomBarbara SontagBrian StubeTimothy SullivanAlan SwansonSy Syms Foundation

The Martin Tananbaum Foundation, Inc. in honor of Jessica Smith

Tamsin TaylorThermodyne Engineering, Inc.Betty ThomasWilson and Sally TrammellDouglas VetterPaul and Andreea VolosenKaren E. Wagner and David CaplanMay WangThe Lynn Warshow Charitable FundWarren T. Wasp, Jr. and Alexandra WaspAdrienne Weisbart and Milton CalixWeston High School, Class of 2009Whiteley and Nick WheelerSusan WhiteheadAllen and Beth WilliamsJames K. Williams, Jr.Timothy WilliamsWilliams & Connolly LLPCurt M. WilsonDavid WittigWilliam E. WolcottNancy and James WolfGeorge M. Woods, MDMildred J. YearbyConstance ZalkMarc J. Zeitlin in memory of Shelley SpearRhonda and Michael ZeroThe Zucker Foundation

$500 TO $999William M. Abrams and Julie SalamonAlan AckbaraliMark J. AdamsStephen D. AdamsWilliam AhdritzAlan R. AhoPaul and Katherine AlbitzTom AllinghamAlston & Bird, LLPStewart and Daisy AlterMark L. AmsterdamAnonymous (9)Aria FoundationAndrew ArnoAtlantic Recording CorporationRuth and Leon Back in memory of Sally RadicWalter A. BakerGabrielle BasoraCharles D. and Jennifer P. BeelerJulian B. Bellenghi

Carl and Rachel BergJonathan Birkhahn and Alexis BrosenLowell and April BlankfortMartha Tomhave BlauveltJeremy BlissElisabeth M. Bolduc and Peter van Inwagen in

memory of Professor William Alston, GeorgeB. van Inwagen and Conrad J. Bolduc

Stephen Bomse, Esq.William BuckmanMiriam BuhlDr. Anthony Burr and Eliza SlavetRichard and Margaret ByessCampaign Consultation, Inc.The Honorable Carlos Cardozo CampbellCharles CarlsonBob and Debbie CervenkaDr. Arvind ChandrakantanGarretson W. ChinnChrist House-Spiritual Life AccountCharles E. and Dee A. ClaymanLawrence ClearyW. George and Terri CochranJames M. ColeFrances Ferris CrockerRichard W. DavisRose De Picciotto 2000 Revoc TrustDental Health ProductsJonathan V. DiamondJeanne DillGreg DubinIan Dumain and Bree SchonbrunSteve and Lia DunneMr. and Mrs. Daniel EaganJason EbaughLester Eber/Eber CT Slocum & SonsDianne EberleinLisa Eby in honor of Terry VanDuynAnne EhrlichNicole Eitmann and John PrestiJudith FallonMichael S. Feldberg and Ruth LazarusDavid A. and Gabrielle M. FitzgeraldDoe FlorsheimMr. and Mrs. Lloyd S. FoightKristen FosterPeter FrishaufDebra GerouxJohn GibsonRoger GilbertElaine GillMr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Godshalk, III

COSMO EDITOR HOSTS PARTY FOR CARDOZOCLINIC STUDENTS Kate White, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan

magazine, hosted a party at her New York

City home in January, in honor of the

students from the Innocence Project Clinic

at the Cardozo School of Law. White

published “Their Year of Living Dangerously,”

in the January 2011 issue, an article about

six Cardozo students and their work assisting

the Innocence Project. Innocence Project

Co-Directors Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld,

and Cardozo Dean Matthew Diller spoke to

about 50 guests, including members of the

Cardozo Board of Directors, members of the

Innocence Project Board of Directors,

Cardozo clinic students, and the six women

featured in the article.

CAPTION: CARDOZO CLINIC STUDENTS AS FEATURED INCOSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT,CHRISTINE RAJ, LILLIAN RINGEL, RACHELLE FERNANDES,JESSICA SMITH, NINA FRANK AND ERICA THAU.


Mark GoldbergLaura GoldblumJoe Goldenson and Ronnie JacobsBrad GoldmanThe Honorable Emily Jane GoodmanBenjamin J. GordTom and Jill GottliebMichael GrabelRuth and Stephen Grant Fund of Triangle

Community FoundationDr. Jacob GraysonDaniel GreaneyStephanie Green and Zeke VanderhoekMark and Jane GreeneJohn M. and Ila GrossKurtis R. GurleyMichael J. HaganHalo FoundationZev Handel and Ju NamkungKerrigan HannaDeanna HareDozier Hasty and Nancy HavensSasha and Chris HeinzDr. Wendy Greene Helms and Russ HelmsStephanie HershkovitzBarbara M. HicksFrank HolozubiecPeter and Suzanne HughesSusan C. Hyde in honor of Gordon F.

DuGan, Esq.Patricia ImpinkMichael InglisInto the Blue LLCThomas IsaacsonAretha JacksonJames HarkinsDr. James JensvoldFrancesca M. JewelsDr. Norma J. Johnson and Allen RossRandy JohnsonJohn and Suzanne KannarrEugene Neal KaplanJudy KaplanKen Kaplan and Bob KatzbergBetty and Jim KassonDr. Sheldon Katz in honor of Matthew RothmanJoan and Scott KaufmanHerbert J. Kayden, MD and Gabrielle H.

Reem, MDTimothy Scott KearnsSpero KessarisIsabelle Kirshner

Josh Klausner and Hyatt BassMatthew and Marijo KobinCharles Arthur KohlhaasCary and Mary Anne KrenkVictoria KummerJoel Edward LambThe Lifshutz FoundationMichelle LightGlenys LobbanPeter J. LobertMary Beth and David LohuisPhoebe Santillana LoveIlis LuhurMatthew Mallow and Ellen CheslerGene ManheimAnilkumar ManiDr. Bernard Marcus and Dr. Deborah YoungJesse Margolin-refers to Gala Gift, must checkGerald E. MartinThe Honorable Gary F. Marton and Monique

R. MartonFred D. Mattocks, IIIHenry MautnerAbby Maxman and Charles DanzollJames E. and Barbara B. McCauleyMark McDermottBlair Lynn Meisels and Alexis Ellen MeiselsMetro Sales IncorporatedBill and Melodee MetzgerJay MilitscherSteve MillerMichael W. Mitchell, Esq.Alan and Anne MorrisonMartha MortensonAnn MoscovitzMaryanne Mott in memory of James William

KennedyMurlan J. Murphy, Jr. in honor of the wedding

of Chris Mills and Nora MurphyNora Murphy and Chris MillsHarrison MylonasSteven NapolitanoFrances C. NaussJim and Helen Stambler NeubergerPaul NorderDavid OliverRobert E. Oppenheimer in honor of Jude GuinnGary Ostroff and Ellen RayDr. Cary PageShippen L. Page and Anne F. St. GoarMargaret E. ParkerJoel J. Paston

Donald PedigoFranny Beaty PerryDavid M. PezePillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPSusan Butler PlumJeffrey J. PochowiczCurtis and Amanda PolkRichard W. PooleMatthew and Lindsay PostLeanne Press and Edward HawthornePVC Distributors LLCDaniel L. RabinowitzJennie RabinowitzRand and Petrina LevyJames and Lauren RecordBrian ReznickEllen and Mitchell B. RickRon and Janeen JoyntDavid RothsteinRRC ManagementWarren Rubin and Bernice WollmanWilliam Rucklidge and Mona AkerblomJoel B. Rudin, Esq.Carlo SarmientoDiane Sawyer and Mike Nichols in honor

of Nick Pileggi and Nora EphronJames SchainuckThe Schreiber Family Foundation - Ellen W.

McBrideStephen J. Schulhofer and Laurie WohlVictor Schuster and Sandra MasurCarl SchwabJoshua M. Segal and Jennifer S. GeetterMark S. Seidenfeld, Esq.John V. SellConstance ShapiroChris F. and Madaline W. ShearerTimothy Shepard and Andra GeorgesDelores J. SimmonsMarc SimonDr. Ila SinghBryon SlattenGregory SliszDr. Earl SmithMark SmootDr. Sarah Snyder and Daniel FineJeff Shepard Sohm and Marcy SohmJeffrey SorosDr. George Ann Stallings in honor of all

the innocent onesCatherine Steen and Clive Polon, MDSarah Stern

Reid StewartErin E. SwansonGail TanzerJosh TarasoffHelga TarverRobert H. TaylorGrant Evan TeskeHarshwardhan ThakerNancy ThatcherJane ThomasTropical Transfer, Inc.Matthew TurnerRichard ValerianiSven van TeeffelenBrian Vaughan and Ruth McKeeDonald VergerPaul R. Verkuil, Esq. and Dr. Judith RodinLaura Visitacion-LewisTom and Susan WarnesSarah F. WarrenBeverly WashingtonKevin WeaverKate WhiteJohn and Marcia WilkinsonLori WilsonSteven M. Wilson and Nomi SilvermanWinePress PublishingBenjamin WolinskyPeg YorkinEric YttriGrant YuanStella ZahnDaniel ZalewskiRoger and Leesa Zissu

$200 TO $499Craig AblahMarilynn AbramsKaren AckerSandy AdamsAhimsa Fund of the Redwood Nonviolence

CommunityEric and Marie-Jose AlbertGary AlexanderDr. David B. AllisonDarwin O. V. AlonsoAmy Anderson and George SomeroKatherine Plante AndersonPatrick R. AndersonAnonymous (10)Anonymous in honor of Chuck & Peggy

Smukler

MUSICIANS SUPPORT INNOCENCE PROJECT Several popular musicians and music groups

recognized the Innocence Project at their

2010 concerts – including Graham Nash

of Crosby, Stills and Nash; My Morning

Jacket and Jackson Browne. The Louisville

rock band My Morning Jacket donated a

portion of ticket sales from their recent

performances at Terminal 5 in New York

City. Both My Morning Jacket and Jackson

Browne invited the Innocence Project to

host a table and engage concertgoers at

their New York City shows. On behalf of the

legendary Crosby, Stills and Nash, Graham

and Susan Nash donated a portion of the

proceeds from their 2010 tour to the

Innocence Project as well.

MY MORNING JACKET LIVE IN CONCERT.


Anonymous in honor of Ryan & Toby SmuklerAmy Aquino and Drew McCoyFrank AscoliAuto Leasing USA LLCRobert AyersHilary BallEmmanuel BarbaultAshok BardhanDavid H. BarkhuffSuzee BarrabeeKathleen BarthmaierJoseph and Evalyn BasloeDr. James BasneyCecily BastedoThomas BatchelderJulia BatumJeffrey John Becker in memory of

Shelley SpearRyan BeckerBill BeckerMatthew BehrensDebbie Bell and Josh Freeman in honor

of Maddy deLoneMichael G. BellBruce BergRachel and Charles BernheimJohn R. BilderbackBrian M. BissonetteKathleen and John W. BlackDick BlanchardKimberly BlanchardMeredith BlankDorothy BoissonnasG. Gordon Bonnyman, Jr. and Claudia C.

BonnymanSylvia BouchardRonald and Phyllis BourgoisStewart E. BowenRon Bozman and Kyle McCarthyColleen Q. BradyJoseph BradyStephen and Kathleen BragaJohn and Andrea BrandtAlison Wachtler BraunsteinLaurie D. Breitkopf and Gregory MancusoJames and Mary BreitlowBlair and Mary BrewsterJim Brock and Liz WatsonPeter P. BrooksNatalie BrouwerA. and B. BrownThe Browns

Stephanie R. BullDr. JoAnne Burger and Professor Michael Caplan

in honor of Maddy deLonePhoebe BurnsDale BurwenDavid A. CacelaDon CallarmanDavid R. CameronBill and Shirley CampbellWalter CaprezPenny CarothersJack Daryl CarpenterEleanor CecilLisa ChangVicki G. CheikesJonah J. ChristianBrian ChuJoe ChurchPhilip CialdellaChristopher G. ClauticeWilliam L. Clay, IIICloyd FamilyPhil CohenYvette ColeCalvin R. ColemanRichard ColganJames CollinsEnrique ColomesCommunity Church of New York Unitarian

UniversalistCongregation Shir TikvahEllen ConnortonBonnie ContrerasBrad and Cindy CookLarry N. CooleyRobert J. CottrolNiels DamrauerMichael B. de LeeuwDebby M. DegnanDr. Shlomo DellalSarah deLoneTad DeOrioNoah DephoureAnne DeSimoneJohn H. DexterBarry and Judith DichterThomas A. DillonSharon M. and Ronald J. DlugoszMark Anthony DonaghyCynthia DonoghueAlan DossettMr. and Mrs. William C. Downey

Jordan A. Drachman and Efrat ZalishnickMargaret DruryWilliam DudleySteven EconomouMeeghan Prunty EdelsteinCharles Edlin Charitable Foundation in honor

of John LevinSarah Eilers and Jon CohenYoram EisenstadterElizabeth EllersJodi EricksonMicki EspositoEvening Star JoineryMichael FaccioliJeffrey A. Fagan and Connie S. FishmanJack and Reva FalkDr. Vickie Feldstein and Dennis OrwigKaren and Gene FerraroMichele FillionDr. Elizabeth Fine and J.A. HaberStacy FischerRhonda Fister in honor of Mr. Martin FisterFly Communications, Inc.Theresa FlynnEugene ForsythMichael FortierBeth FosterSallie W. FosterHelen and Henry FreedmanAnne and Mike FreemanAkiva FreidlinHarold FriedmanTheodora GalabovaStephen Daniel GallagherAlexander GannLourdes GarciaJacob GarcowskiWhitney and Nancy GarlinghouseL. Darryl GarnettJay GellmanDr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gelman in honor of

the marriage of Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel

Charles E. Gibis and Mary Vavra-GibisRoberta Gilbert and Joseph BarronSusan GlassmanTara GlennDiane GoldAdam B. GottliebKenneth and Connie GrahamErin Drake GrayLeonora Green and James P. Green, Jr. in

honor of Barbara & Irwin SchwartzDr. David Gordon GreenbergDavid GreenbergEvan G. and Sascha Douglass GreenbergMichael A. GreeneIva Greenwald and Gary StruhlChristy L. GressmanJames GriffithDavid and Kremena GrossDr. Daniel Gruskin in honor of Paula GruskinRalph J. and Marsha GuggenheimSelvin GumbsBenjamin GumpertDr. Lee GurgaAndrew GustinDaphna GutmanDaniel A. and Susan GuttermanAnne V. and Colin GylesCarl HagenJoyce HagenStuart Edmund HaglerJessica HahnShalom HahnHal HamerDaniel HamermeshBruce Hammond in honor of Earl and Johnie

Hammond, Dave and Pam Fuchs, Bruce and Linda Hanson, Kit, Sandy and MatthewHammond

Sheriff J.E. ‘Chip’ HardingStephen M. and Debbie HarnikMatthew HarrisDr. BJ HartDr. Christine HartmannKenneth and Phyllis HayesKathryn Heflin and David SadoffDavid HenningDennis W. and Ann HenryGreg HerschMarc HertzbergMel and Marie HertzigAndrea Hickey, Esq.Dr. Robert E. HillerMohamad HindawiGary J. HinzeMichael J. HirschklauEric D. HollandJames HolthausRalph Paul HortonEve HowardWilliam R. and Cathy M. HuffThomas Hughes

RELIGIOUS GROUPS HELP RAISE AWARENESSABOUT INNOCENCE PROJECT Innocence Project supporters of different

faiths are increasingly recognizing the

organization. For the second year, the

First Presbyterian Church in New York has

donated a percentage of the proceeds of

their “Tartan Fair.” Last year’s Tartan Fair

raised $5,000 for the Innocence Project.

The Innocence Project has also become

a cause of choice for Bar and Bat Mitzvah

celebrations, which traditionally include acts

of charity. This year, twins Sara and Adam

Caplan are speaking about the Innocence

Project at their June celebration. The two

became interested in the organization after

following the case of Fernando Bermudez.

Their mother, Karen Wagner, an attorney at

Davis Polk, assisted the Innocence Project in

writing a brief that helped secure his release.

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH’S TARTAN FAIR.


Juliann Rene IllescasRachel Anne InbarMichael G. InsalacoElyse InselRika Ito and Mike FlickerSteve G. JacksonSteve JaffeConnie JenkinsEvan A. JennessVirginia JoffeCalvin Johnson, Jr.James and Sarah JohnsonJohn A. and Barbara E. JohnsonR. Eric JohnsonRonald JohnsonGrant W. JohnstonRenee J. JohnstonSheldon E. JonesEungie Joo in honor of Elaine H. KimWilliam D. Joyce, Jr. and Judith K. JoyceKathleen JudgeJames JustissAnne I.P. KadetPeter C. Kahn in memory of Richard GoldbergNicholas Kahn-FogelErica Kalick and Bob SecristDina S. Kaplan and Glen P. MaliaArlene Kappraff in honor of William BernsteinPeter KarczmarAnita B. KartalopoulosRobert and Florence Kaufman Foundation Inc.Richard Keenan and Kathleen McNamaraDavid R. KeithArnold KellerMichael T. KellyColeman KennedySusan deLone Kennedy and Lawrence KennedyBeverly J. KeysMarcus KeyzerDr. Linda KinsingerMatthew R. KirkPatricia KleesDr. Nora KlepsAlexander and Rebekah KlipperClayton KnorrArlene KobyNancy KofieKiplund KolkmeierDr. Robert C. KolodnyAlphonse KolodziejczakFrank B. Konhaus and Ellen CassillyAlexander T. Korn

Reverend Earl KoteenVictor A. and Sarah KovnerNatalie J. KranerKevin KrausOlivia KrausMikael KristiansenEdna Berk Kuhn, Esq.Robert Dunstan KuhnCarla KuikenAlex KulcsarElizabeth KunreutherAshok KuppusamyDallas L. and Jo LacyEliza and Steven LaganasLaura LakinPaul LarsenTamara C. LarsenDr. Roz Diane LaskerDino L. LaVerghettaBrian H. LeahyElizabeth LemersalChris LenzRichard LeVeeAllison LevineDr. David N. LevyJean LiberaLeslie LieberLeonard Lim in honor of Grant YuanSteven LippmanTaino A. LopezPeter LosPeter LovenheimAlex LubarDavid M. LundeenKen LuymesOlga LysenkoAnne MackinnonMeaghan MahoneyAllen G. Majors in honor of the Majors familyMandel Schneier FamilySusan Rowan Manderson in memory of

Robert RampageMichelle MandracchiaJudy MannNicolas MansfieldJane R. Marcus and Johnson M. TylerRachel R. Marcus and J. Edwin AtwoodLynda Carter MarkhamTerry A. MaroneyPearl Alice MarshDouglas B. MarshallScott Marshall

Lise A. MartinaJohn MartinezChris MastersCatherine MatthewsC.J. MattisonJanet MaughanAlison MaynardMalcolm and Sandra Mc NeilGary L. McBeeBonnie McDonaldLorraine and Dennis McDonaldKathleen McGauranFielding M. McGehee, III and Rebecca MooreScott McGheeGeraldine McGintyJim McHughBeverley P. McReynolds in honor of those

who work tirelessly to free those wrongfullyconvicted

Dennis E. McSwainEmiliano Holliday MedranoSteve MehojevichArul A. Menezes and Lucy VanderwendeCameron Fox MeyerAmber Dawn MillerMarjorie Miller, Esq. and Sheldon M. GoldmanGregory E. MizeBill and Marian MogulescuMonness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. Inc.Mark Harlow MontgomeryDr. Thomas W. MoormanRoger MorehouseJohn W. Morris, Esq.Kira MorrisonKenneth MotzPeter MuncieJohn MurphyKim Michele Murphy in memory of James

Edward MurphyRagnar NaessJulianne NasonMelissa NazarethMarc NeubergerKatherine Hannah NeufeldIvor NeuschotzTheodore NewmanTho Thi Nguyen and Anh M. TranDennis D. and Nina L. NicholsGlenn NickClaire E. NilsonRichard L. NilssonMisha Nonoo

Beverly Norman-CooperDana NovinskieTabitha R. OmanFreida Joy OrangeAlice OrdoverDori OsborneOskar OskarsonPeter P. OwenBryant PageJason and Olivia PalmerLynn M. Paltrow and Sara KrulwichCarl J. ParkerMark W. ParrishLynne and Richard PasculanoRhonda L. PaulsenIsaac PayneKarim PeeleBill and Josianne Pennington in honor of

Rachel WarrenAbigail PenzellLeonard and Ruth PerfidoRichard J. PernickCarl W. PerrinLaura S. PinkertKimberly PollakMark F. and Judith C. PomerantzPost Chronicle Corp.Betty PotashAlison W. PowellJeremy PowersAllan J. ProctorDaniel Feigal ProsserDoreen RaineyHarinder RanaPatrick and Angie ReillyLoretta S. ReisJacqueline ReschJeffrey ResslerJohn and Virginia RiceDaniel RichJanis and James RichardsonJames C. and Kathie RichmondAndy Riebs and Maureen HoganSarah E. RiegelmannJamie RietemaDavid W. and Nancy A. RobertsNancy RobertsAllastair RobertsonMichael C. RodgersRemy RoizenOren RootRobert and Gayle Rosen

LAW FIRMS DONATE $6 MILLION IN PRO BONO SERVICES Some of the nation’s top law firms partner

with the Innocence Project to exonerate the

innocent and reform the criminal justice

system. In 2010, 32 law firms provided pro

bono services on a variety of cases and

projects, including supporting the

Innocence Project’s work with the Texas

Forensic Science Commission, filing

Freedom of Information Act requests to

research police procedures, and assisting

with amicus cases in state and federal

courts.

BOB SHEEHAN RECEIVES THE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE AWARD ONBEHALF OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM AT THEINNOCENCE PROJECT’S 2010 GALA.


Jana E. RouseLucy RubinLauren E. Ruttkamp in memory of

Chakey HampikianEdward P. Sabin in honor of lifers in

Maryland with inadequate counselJohn SaeckerJim SalutzRadhika N. SambamurtiDebra SamuelsonKenneth SandbankBruce SanderovKristen SantilloGregg M. and Alsou SaundersDean SchafferDonald and Linda SchapiroGeorge M. Schisler, Jr.Kate and Arnold SchmeidlerRon SchnellGreg ScholandDon SchrickerLinda Schroeder in memory of Mrs. Julie

Kathleen PhilbrookRichard A. SchumacherAlan and Katherine Scott in honor of the

wedding of Sarah Colt and Noah DephoureEric A. SeiffJennifer SelbyMichael R. ShannonTracy SharpeHilary SheardTony ShihTom and Michele ShpetnerRobert and Carol ShurmanJames SiegelHarvey A. Silverglate and Elsa DorfmanEmily SilvermanAlexandra SimmondsSharon SimmonsJonathan and Cipora SimmsMortimer SingerJennifer SingletonJoyce Sirlin-RandRita SislenAshley R. SkaflestadSita SlavovHarvey and Kathy SloaneJane Simkin SmithKent E. SmithSteven M. Smith and Sandra L. DeSmithMikie L. SnellCharles and Leslie Snorf

Bruce A. SnyderDebra A. SnyderEileen C. Solla-DiazChehie SongstadChehie Songstad in honor of Jake ElwoodLonnie SouryTobi St. JohnJohn StephensonDavid H. and Aimee S. StevenRobert and Helene StoneLee Joseph Stonum in honor of Mr. Gary Lee

Stonum and Judge Marilyn Shea-StonumStratus Consulting Inc.Shea and Patrick StreidlDavid StromeCraig StuartSusan Davis StumppDeborah StykaDavid B. SullivanKathleen SwiftZoe TananbaumCatherine TarasoffTekserve CorporationPatrick ThomsonTeresa Todaro in honor of Philip SpectorChristine TondrickJay TopkisKelli TrautweilerSarah Jane T.C. TruongJerry and Elizabeth TullJulie TurnerUnitarian Universalist Church of ElginMichael UpchurchIrene M. Urquhart to see innocent men freed Francis Uzzi, Esq.Jill van BergJonathan VarnerConstance V. VecchioneHeather Dawn VerbeckLuyen T. VoMaurice VolaskiKeynes D. Von ElsnerBill WallaceOliver and Sidney Walter in memory of

Steven R. Van WinkleJoan M. WarburgRobert J. WardDaniel M. WasserDonald M. WaterburyTannis WatkinsStacey and Jeffrey Weber in honor of

Drew Grey

Betty WeeElayne WeissDede Welles and Mark GimbelThomas John WerstoSonja R. West and Robert FezekasMark R. and Betsy WesthoffKim WhiteSherryl Whitten-JacobsAnne and Arthur WichmanJudith WiesbergChristopher WileyClark K. WilliamsGarry WilliamsLangdon P. Williams, Jr.Monica WilsonEllen WinnEllen Winner and David LewisGaren John WintemuteDonald and Connie WintersAraya WodajoHenry J. WolfingerPatty Woo and Steve PoretzkyJeffrey S. and Gro V. WoodMick Woynarowski and Corey EndoAlbert C. WrightMr. and Mrs. Ralph WymanMildred M. YiAlice Young and Thomas ShortallTom and Clelia ZachariasDiane ZahnElla ZarkyGabriel ZimmermanMichael and Barbara ZimmermanJulia Zuckerman

The Innocence Projectthanks the followingcompanies that havesupported us through theirmatching gift programs

Adobe Systems IncorporatedAllstate Giving CampaignBP Fabric of America Inc.Bristol-Myers SquibbChevron HumankindThe Clorox Company FoundationDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationBill and Melinda Gates FoundationGE FoundationGoldman Sachs & Co.GoogleHP Company FoundationKraft FoodsLexis Nexis CaresMcDonald's CorporationMerck Partnership for GivingMerrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.MicrosoftPrudential FoundationRussell InvestmentsThrivent Financial for LutheransUBS

THE INNOCENCE PROJECT RECOGNIZES THE FOLLOWING LAW FIRMS AND LEGALORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANTCONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORK IN 2010ACLU of Ohio; Adams & Reese LLP; Allan

N. Karlin & Associates; Alston & Bird; Bryan

Cave LLP; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP;

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Evans, Daniel,

Moore, Evans & Lazarus; Fried, Frank,

Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; Gibbons

PC; Robert Hinton & Associates PC; Hogan

Lovells; Holland & Knight LLP; Jones Day;

The Klammer Law Office, Ltd.; Kroll;

Lowenstein Sandler PC; McGuireWoods

LLP; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP;

Morrison & Foerster LLP; Paul, Weiss,

Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Raley

& Bowick LLP; Ransom Blackman LLP;

Ringsmuth & Ringsmuth; Schulte Roth &

Zabel LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher

& Flom LLP; Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

LLP; Travers Smith LLP; Weil, Gotshal &

Manges LLP; Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP;

Winston & Strawn LLP; Wise Carter Child

& Caraway PA


PARTNERS IN JUSTICE

After seven productive years at 100 Fifth Avenue, we had simply outgrown our space. Seven years ago, we were just gettingestablished as an independent non-profit organization, though one still closely affiliated with the Cardozo School of Law wherewe were founded in 1992. Today, we have a staff of 50, a legal clinic of 18 Cardozo law students, and a new office spacethat better suits the needs of our growing organization. Such rapid growth would not have been possible without your support,and we thank you.

We credit our success on the strength of the relationships we have formed along the way. We are strengthening and diversifyingour Board of Directors, which has 15 members who share our ambition. We are collaborating with the Innocence Network (anaffiliation of organizations dedicated to overturning wrongful convictions and improving the criminal justice system) on legalstrategies and policy initiatives. As a founding member of the Network, we have assisted in its development and direction.

We are garnering the support of the nation’s leading law firms, who provide millions in pro bono assistance every year. Amongother things, these law firms increase our capacity to participate in debates about innocence issues in courts nationwide, andthey help us take on complex research projects in the criminal justice reform arena.

Partnering with law enforcement, prosecutors, legal organizations and victims’ rights groups has allowed us to build consensusaround innocence issues because no one benefits from a wrongful conviction. Teaming with legislators has enabled the passageof critical state and national criminal justice reforms. Our exonerated clients and their family members are also strong allies,speaking out about the hardships they endured so that the system can learn from the mistakes made in their cases.

The preceding pages showcase many of the Innocence Project’s recent accomplishments. But behind every success story lies a full cast of characters – Innocence Project staff and Cardozo students, board members, exonerees, lawmakers, lawyers, andyou, our supporters. As we settle into our new space at 40 Worth Street, we prepare to launch the next phase of our growth.With great excitement, we invite you to join in our continued efforts to make the criminal justice system more fair and morejust in the years ahead.

– SENATOR RODNEY ELLIS, BOARD CHAIRMADDY DELONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Olga Akselrod: Staff Attorney, Angela Amel: Director of Social Work and Associate Director of Operations/Litigation Department, Anna Arons, Paralegal, Corinne Audet: Financeand Human Resources Associate, Elena Aviles: Document Manager, Rebecca Brown: Senior Policy Advocate for State Affairs, Paul Cates: Director of Communications, Sarah Chu:Forensic Policy Associate, Scott Clugstone: Director of Finance and Administration, Craig Cooley: Staff Attorney, Ariana Costakes: Receptionist, Valencia Craig: Case ManagementDatabase Administrator, Hensleigh Crowell: Paralegal, Jamie Cunningham: Policy Associate, Huy Dao: Case Director, Madeline deLone: Executive Director, Ana Marie Diaz: CaseAssistant, Nicholas Goodness: Case Analyst, Edwin Grimsley: Case Analyst, Caitlin Hanvey: Development Assistant, Nicole Leigh Harris: Policy Analyst, Barbara Hertel: FinanceAssociate, William D. Ingram: Case Assistant, Jeffrey Johnson: Office Manager, Matt Kelley: Online Communications Manager, Jason Kreag: Staff Attorney, Jason Lantz: AssistantDirector, Information and Communications Technology, Audrey Levitin: Director of Development, David Loftis: Managing Attorney, Laura Ma: Assistant Director, Donor Services,Alba Morales: Staff Attorney, Nina Morrison: Senior Staff Attorney, Cristina Najarro: Paralegal, Peter Neufeld: Co-Director, Jung-Hee Oh: Administrative Associate, LegalDepartment, Charlie Piper: Special Assistant, Vanessa Potkin: Senior Staff Attorney, Kristin Pulkkinen: Assistant Director of Development for Individual Giving, N. AnthonyRichardson: Assistant and Database Administrator, Richard Salatiello: Director of Institutional Giving, Stephen Saloom: Policy Director, Alana Salzberg: Communications Associate,Barry Scheck: Co-Director, Chester Soria: Communications Assistant, Maggie Taylor: Senior Case Analyst, Elizabeth Vaca: Assistant to the Directors, Marc Vega: Case Assistant,Elizabeth Webster: Publications Manager, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg: Case Analyst, Emily West: Research Director, Karen Wolff: Social Worker

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The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo

School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing. To date,

over 260 people in the United States have been exonerated by DNA testing, including 17 who served time on death

row. These people served an average of 13 years in prison before exoneration and release. The Innocence Project’s

full-time staff attorneys and Cardozo clinic students provided direct representation or critical assistance in most of

these cases. The Innocence Project’s groundbreaking use of DNA technology to free innocent people has provided

irrefutable proof that wrongful convictions are not isolated or rare events but instead arise from systemic defects.

Now an independent nonprofit organization closely affiliated with Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the

Innocence Project’s mission is nothing less than to free the staggering numbers of innocent people who remain

incarcerated and to bring substantive reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.

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