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ANNUAL REPORT
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LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADERSHIP
Executive Message 4Board of Directors 5
OVERVIEW
About Us 6Our Offices 7Our Service Area 8
CASES
Our Casework 9Legal Issues 10Quick Facts 11
JUSTICE IN ACTION
Housing Preservation 12Economic Stability 14Access to Health Care 16Vulnerable Populations 18Disaster Relief and Recovery 20
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22
SPECIAL EVENTS 24
GIVING
Our Grantors 29Thank You Message 30Our Donors 31Pro Bono Volunteers 35
Cover photo:Summer Law Clerk Ejiro Okoro, under supervision of
Attorney Elise Stokes, assists a client at our Sacramento field office. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project,"
courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
Photo above:LSNC staff in a traning seminar at the LSNC Executive Office. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy
of Dynasty Video Productions.
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In 2018, LSNC marked its 62nd year of providing critical legal services to tens of
thousands of needy and vulnerable individuals, while also engaging in complex,
sophisticated advocacy—through litigation, legislation, administrative advocacy,
and community development work—which had a significant positive impact for
our entire client community in the areas of affordable housing, public benefits,
health, education, and civil rights. This year also brought more devastating
wildfires to our rural service areas—especially the Carr Fire in Shasta County,
and the Camp Fire in Butte County, which destroyed more than 15,000
homes—requiring LSNC staff and volunteers to once again step forward to
provide disaster assistance to our communities. We are very grateful to all who
supported our work and mission in 2018.
GARY F. SMITHExecutive Director
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE
KEVIN R. JOHNSONBoard President
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Kevin R. JohnsonPresident
Jane B. KroescheVice President
Annette Smithsecretary
John F. Davistreasurer
Josie Porras CorporonexecutiVe MeMber
Devera AyresexecutiVe MeMber
OFFicers
sacraMentO cOunty MeMbers
John F. Davis, California State BarKathryn Lynn Patterson, California State Bar
Deborah Kollars, California State BarMary K. Dubois, California State Bar
Luke McElwee, Gender Health CenterBonnie Yang, My Sister’s House
yOlO cOunty MeMbers
Kevin R. Johnson, California State BarClaudia Covarrubias, Rural Innov. in Social Econ.
James Wright, California State Bar
butte regiOn MeMbers
John Zorbas, California State BarJosie M. Corporon, California State Bar
Nicholle Lewis, Community Legal Info. Center
MOther lOde regiOn MeMbers
Cheryl Carl, California State BarTimothy Brisson, California State BarRobert Joehnck, California State BarBecky Nylander, Placer Indep. Resource CenterAnnette Smith, Placer Indep. Resource Center
shasta regiOn MeMbers
Devera Ayres, Faith WorksThomas Andrews, California State BarCheryl Watson, People of Progress
sOlanO cOunty MeMbers
Robert Stalker, California State BarLesli M. Caldwell, California State BarGabriela Peniche, Child Start Inc.
redwOOd regiOn MeMbers
Jane B. Kroesche, California State BarAmelia Burroughs, California State Bar
bOard MeMbers
BOARD OFDIRECTORS
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ABOUT US
OUR MISSIONThe mission of Legal Services of Northern California
is to provide quality legal services to empower the
poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of
poverty within our community, efficiently utilizing all
available resources.
OUR WORKFor more than 62 years, Legal Services of Northern
California (LSNC) has been fighting for the civil
rights of our clients. LSNC is the strong voice that
continues to speak out on behalf of low income
people in our communities, even as the state and
local “safety nets” for the poor continue to crumble.
Most of the local offices that make up LSNC
began as offshoots of a volunteer program or a
special grant project. The oldest program began
in Sacramento County in 1956. For a many years
the Sacramento, Auburn, Woodland, Solano,
Chico, Redding, and Eureka/Ukiah offices were
independent organizations created solely to
benefit the low-income residents in their particular
communities. Today, all these disparate legal aid
programs are integrated into a single organization.
As part of a unified organization, each field office
is stronger and together they serve low-income
families, individuals, and seniors in 23 northern
California counties.
Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) is a program of the Legal Services
Corporation (LSC).
Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) is a United Way Certified
Community Partner.
OUR OFFICES
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Senior Legal Hotline | 800-222-1753505 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Voluntary Legal Services Program | 916-551-2102501 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
LSNC-Health | 888-354-4474515 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814Independent assistance for healthcare consumers. Serves our 23 counties and Alpine, Inyo, Mono, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sutter, Ventura, and Yuba counties.
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) | 916-376-8915505 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814Information and counseling services for Medicare beneficiaries.
Tommy Clinkenbeard Legal Clinic at Loaves & Fishes | 916-446-0368401 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95811Protecting the civil rights of homeless persons.A collaboration with Loaves and Fishes.
Western States Pensions Assistance Program | 866-413-4911505 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814Free pension counseling to anyone, regardlessof age or income, who live(d) or work(ed) inArizona, California, Hawaii, and/or Nevada.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
LSNC Executive Office | 916-551-2150517 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento County Office | 916-551-2150515 12th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Solano County Office | 707-643-00541810 Capitol St, Vallejo, CA 94590
Yolo County Office | 530-662-1065619 North St, Woodland, CA 95695
Mother Lode Regional Office | 530-823-7560190 Reamer St, Auburn, CA 95603Serving Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Sierra counties.
Butte Regional Office | 530-345-9491541 Normal Ave, Chico, CA 95928Serving Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, and Tehama counties.
Shasta Regional Office | 530-241-35651370 West St, Redding, CA 96001Serving Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, and Siskiyou counties.
Redwood Regional Office | 707-445-0866123 Third St, Eureka, CA 95501Serving Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity counties.
Ukiah Regional Office | 877-529-7700421 North Oak St, Ukiah, CA 95482Serving Lake and Mendocino counties.
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MOTHER LODE REGIONAL OFFICE AUBURN, CA
SACRAMENTO COUNTY OFFICE SACRAMENTO, CA
YOLO COUNTY OFFICE WOODLAND, CA
SOLANO COUNTY OFFICE VALLEJO, CA
UKIAH REGIONAL OFFICE UKIAH, CA
BUTTE REGIONAL OFFICE CHICO, CA
SHASTA REGIONAL OFFICE REDDING, CA
REDWOOD REGIONAL OFFICE EUREKA, CA
OUR SERVICEAREA
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Consumer/Finance 4%Education, Juvenile, Employment, Family
4%Health 5%
Housing, 34%
Income Maintenance, 7%
Other 5%
Non-LSC Cases17%
VLSP5%
HICAP19%
LSC-Eligible59%
1 LSC-Eligible cases are subsidized through a Basic Field Grant from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC).2 Voluntary Legal Services Program (VLSP) is a subsidiary organization of LSNC.3 Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Project (HICAP) work is supported by grants from the California Department of Aging.
OURCASEWORK
Area of Law LSC-Eligible1 Non-LSC Cases Total Cases
Consumer/Finance 782 308 1090
Education 53 12 65
Employment 116 21 137
Family 351 101 452
Juvenile 119 35 154
Health 914 885 1799
Housing 6078 689 6767
Income Maintenance 1202 591 1793
Individual Rights 518 132 650
Miscellaneous 372 355 727
TOTAL 10505 3129 13634
VLSP2 910 19 929
HICAP3 - 3438 3438
TOTAL 11415 6586 18001
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HousingPreservation Health Care
EconomicStability
Support forFamilies
Civil RightsEducation
VulnerablePopulationsFamily Safety
LEGALISSUES
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SERVICE AREA
LSNC has a service area
that spans 23 counties
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TOP ISSUESIN 2018
HOUSINGPRESERVATION
HEALTHACCESS
INCOMEMAINTENANCE
CONSUMER/FINANCIAL
INDIVIDUALRIGHTS
3.9average number of hours
spent working on a case
$131average total cost of a
completed case in 2018
VETERANS
In 2018, LSNC served 1345
veteran households.
1345
OFFICES
LSNC operates 8
field offices
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DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
In 2018, LSNC served 557
households experiencing
domestic violence.
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SPECIALCASES
WILDFIRE
SURVIVORS
In 2018, LSNC opened 377
cases for households
affected by wildfires.
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1200
In 2018, LSNC assisted more
than 1200 individuals at
wildfire disaster centers.
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HOUSING
Preservation of affordable, safe and healthy
housing continues to be a top priority for Legal
Services of Northern California (LSNC). While
the affordable housing shortage is widely
known in California, the communities LSNC
serves were hit particularly hard in 2018. The
Sacramento area had the fastest rising rents
in the state and the Carr and Camp Fires
displaced tens of thousands of people from
their homes in lower income communities.
HOUSING PRESERVATION
LSNC advocates are aggressively responding
to the housing crises with a variety of advocacy
tools, including providing legal assistance to
fire survivors, conducting community education
on housing rights, and representing tenants in
unlawful detainers to ensure that clients who
currently have housing do not lose it and become
homeless.
SHRIVER PROJECT
LSNC, the Yolo County Superior Court, and the
County of Yolo, have been operating a Housing
Court Pilot Project with Sargent Shriver Civil
Counsel Act funding since February of 2012. The
project provides full representation and a range
of unbundled legal services to eligible litigants in
unlawful detainer cases. The project also involves
Laticia* has lived at an affordable housing complex
since 2006. Over a year ago, she informed her
manager that her refrigerator was not working and
her food kept spoiling. By January 2018, her fridge
was still not repaired so she asked her manager for a
rent reduction because of all the refrigerated food she
purchased that spoiled. She was subsequently served
with an eviction lawsuit claiming she did not pay
rent. She was never served with a 3-day notice to pay
rent or quit, as required by law. Laticia went to LSNC
because she could not afford an attorney on her own.
LSNC staff tried to settle the case with her landlord
but the case went to trial. At the trial, LSNC was able to
successfully prove that Laticia was never served with a
3-day notice. LSNC won the case and Laticia was able
to stay in her home.
CLIENT STORY
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Executive Director Gary F. Smith walking near a homeless encampment in downtown Sacramento. Photo courtesy of Greg Dizon, LSNC staff.
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self-help assistance and mediation provided
at the courthouse by LSNC staff. The project
contracts with the County to provide housing
inspections, which are used by the court as an
objective evaluation of the condition of a property
in an unlawful detainer case involving breach of
the warranty of habitability as a defense.
Shriver Project staff have represented tenants
in approximately 800 cases since the project's
inception, and has provided unbundled legal
services in more than 1,000 cases. NPC Research
of Portland, Oregon studied the project and
wrote an extensive evaluation, finding that
representation by Shriver counsel helped tenants
avoid evictions.
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ECONOMICSTABILITY
PUBLIC BENEFITSIn 2018, LSNC continued to achieve great results
for clients in local and statewide public benefits
advocacy. One example includes a civil rights
complaint that LSNC filed which resulted in
negotiated reforms in a county program to ensure
better access to services for disabled persons.
LSNC advocates represented clients in
administrative hearings in a variety of public benefit
programs, including CalWORKs, CalFresh, In-Home
Supportive Services (IHSS), and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), winning decisions that
allowed our clients to get and keep the subsistence
benefits they rely upon. Advocates also participated
extensively in state program workgroups that
proactively identify and resolve issues that arise
in benefit programs, avoiding the need for time-
consuming appeals and litigation. Additionally,
LSNC negotiated changes in county and state
policies in several areas including CalWorks welfare-
to-work policies, supportive services for people
participating in welfare-to-work, and state hearings
policies and procedures. Overall, LSNC provided
assistance in more than 2,700 cases involving non-
health public benefits in 2018.
CLIENT STORY
We helped Mary* challenge termination of
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) benefits
for her disabled daughter Tanya*. The county
terminated benefits because Mary did not
submit records that the county demanded, but
were not required. LSNC represented Mary and
Tanya in a hearing and two appeals, and a judge
ultimately ruled in her favor. Tanya’s benefits
were reinstated and Tanya received a year of
retroactive benefits. In addition, the appeals
caused a change in state hearings policy that will
allow people in Tanya’s situation to have their
cases heard promptly.
PENSION PROJECTSince 2007, LSNC’s Western States Pension
Assistance Project has recovered more than $25
million in retirement benefits for our clients. Project
attorneys provide critical legal advice and assistance
to hundreds of clients each year, many of whom
are unable to resolve their matters on their own,
or find other legal assistance. The pension project
helps older adults avoid poverty by ensuring the
availability, access, and accuracy of hard-earned
retirement benefits for participants, retirees, and
surviving spouses.
A client visiting our Sacramento field office. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
A summer law clerk interning at our Sacramento field office. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
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LSNC-HEALTHLSNC-Health, a special project of LSNC, provided
free legal services to 1,777 clients in 2018 on issues
including challenging denials of medically necessary
care by public insurance programs and managed
care plans, screening for all available insurance
options, advising on medical debt, and assisting
with non-health related legal barriers preventing
patients from improving their overall health. LSNC-
Health has a 32-county service area, which includes
our 23 traditional LSNC counties as well as Inyo,
Mono, Alpine, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Santa
Cruz, Sutter, Ventura, and Yuba counties. LSNC-
Health attorneys are spread across many of LSNC’s
field offices in order to effectively serve the local
communities.
LSNC-Health also engages in many alternative
service delivery models, such as outstation legal
clinics, outreach presentations to community groups,
community-based organizations, and other service
providers, as well as medical-legal partnerships.
In Sacramento, LSNC-Health partners with various
student-run free health clinics through the UC Davis
School of Medicine, and also with the Sacramento
Vet Center focusing on veterans with mental health
conditions. LSNC attorneys work with medical
ACCESS TOHEALTH CARE
students, doctors, and other health care providers
to offer legal services onsite at the clinics, as well as
technical assistance and training to the health care
providers to screen their patients for health harming
legal needs. Our community outreach, clinics and
partnerships allow LSNC to reach veterans and other
vulnerable populations that may not have access to
regular health care.
HICAPLSNC’s Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Project (HICAP) serves nine counties and counseled
more than 3,400 Medicare beneficiaries during 2018.
HICAP's 38 highly trained volunteers and 11 staff
members provided advice on issues ranging from
prescription drug plan selections to ambulance bill
payment denials, providing services locally at senior
centers and other service providers in our clients’
neighborhoods. HICAP’s two attorneys also repre-
sented more than 200 beneficiaries in appeals and
other complex cases. In 2018, this resulted in a sav-
ings of $1,143,511 to Medicare beneficiaries.
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CLIENT STORY
Medicare beneficiary, Paul*, contacted HICAP because he received a
letter claiming that he would need to pay Medicare back for services
he received while he was receiving workers compensation payment
after a workplace injury. The HICAP attorney reviewe he workers comp
documents and the conditional payment claim, along with letters
from his workers comp insurance denying certain procedures for not
meeting medical necessity criteria. The attorney drafted a letter on the
beneficiary's behalf. After Paul submitted the letter, Medicare agreed
that the claims were not related to his workers comp injury. He did not
have to pay the nearly $5,000 claim.
LSNC-Health staff from our Shasta Regional Office meeting with a doctor from a community partner organization. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
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SENIOR CITIZENSIn 2018, LSNC provided legal aid to 5,498 older
adult (ages 60+) households. Our field office
staff staff conducted client interviews via
telephone and walk-in visits, as well as regular
intake appointments at local senior centers.
For limited English proficient clients, LSNC uses
language interpretation services during intake.
Advocates worked on senior cases involving
preservation of housing, consumer law,
advance/estate planning, income maintenance,
and elder abuse concerns. Last year, LSNC also
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
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CLIENT STORY
Shirley* is a surviving spouse in her eighties, and called LSNC for help
with obtaining her share of her late husband’s pension benefit. They were
married for more than 45 years, but she was denied survivor benefits from
his pension and wanted help asserting her rights. Shirley learned that her
late husband lied at retirement, told the plan he was divorced, and did not
provide any benefits to his surviving spouse. The attorney worked with the
plan for over a year, providing all of the necessary proof that Shirley was
married, never divorced, and the plan erred in not doing due diligence to
support the alleged divorce status. Ultimately, the plan agreed to pay Shirley
a survivor benefit of $600/month, and around $54,000 as a retroactive
lump-sum payment. As an additional bonus, the surviving spouse status
also made Shirley eligible for the plan’s retiree medical benefits. Shirley
was very grateful for LSNC's persistent advocacy, which helped her secure
income and healthcare security in retirement.
provided community legal education to hundreds of
seniors throughout northern California..
TRANS AND GENDER-VARIANT CLIENTSIn 2018, the LSNC-Health staff, in partnership with
UC Davis School of Law and Gender Health Center
(GHC) began a monthly clinic to assist individuals in
filing paperwork to legally change their names and/
or gender to conform with their gender identities.
The clinics were held at GHC, staffed by UC Davis
law students and GHC staff, and supervised by
LSNC-Health attorneys. The clinic assisted 44
individuals by providing advice and counsel and/or
completing name/gender petition paperwork.
LSNC-Health maintains a strong relationship with
GHC and consistently receives referrals from their
staff regarding access to transition-related health
care. GHC and LSNC-Health will continue their
work to expand access to health care and improve
health outcomes for transgender and gender non-
conforming individuals.
Deputy Director Amy Wiliams meets with a client at the Sacramento LGBT Center. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
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DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY
Significant natural disasters affected three of LSNC’s
service areas in 2018. In July, the Mendocino Complex
Fire—burning in Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, and Glenn
counties—and the Carr Fire—burning in Shasta and
Trinity counties—devastated the Ukiah and Shasta
regions. In November, the Camp Fire burned in the
Butte region.
The Carr Fire led to the evacuation of over 36,000
people, including LSNC staff at our Redding field
office. The fire was the seventh most destructive
fire in California history, burning more than 200,000
acres. Our Redding office, with help from advocates
program-wide, staffed the Disaster Recovery Center,
and responded to the community’s need for legal
assistance.
In November 2018, the Camp Fire spread
throughout Butte county, destroying much of the
The Carr Fire, which threatened our Shasta Regional Office in Redding, burned 229,651 acres in Shasta and Trinity counties.
The Mendocino Complex Fireburned 459,123 acres and was the largest wildfire in our state's history. It occured in the service area of our Ukiah Regional Office.
The Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres and was the state's deadliest and most destructive fire, claiming 85 lives and costing $16.5 billion.
LARGEST 2018 WILDFIRES IN OUR SERVICE AREA
town of Paradise, becoming the deadliest and
most destructive wildfire in California history. Our
Chico office staffed the Disaster Recovery Center
for months, with support from other offices and
volunteers. Due to the magnitude of the Camp Fire,
LSNC has developed new ways to use pro bono
attorneys in disaster relief work, including regular
clinics and direct referrals.
LSNC advocates continue to provide legal assistance
to affected clients of the fires, which includes help
with applying for related benefits, securing rent and
security deposit refunds, and advising about price
gouging and other issues that arise in post disaster
regions. LSNC advocates continue to expand their
knowledge about disaster relief and preparedness
work.
CLIENT STORY
work. LSNC continues to help Greg sort through his
FEMA-related questions.
Greg represents one of hundreds of wildfire victims
LSNC helped, and one of the several dozen people
who came to our office last month alone for legal
advice and assistance. LSNC acts as a backstop for
the poor when wildfires and other disasters strike in
its service area.
Greg*, a Camp Fire survivor, called LSNC's Butte
Regional Office for help appealing a disaster
unemployment insurance denial. The LSNC attorney
gathered and submitted the necessary evidence to
prove Greg’s self-employment, and explain how he
became unemployed due to the Camp Fire, which
destroyed all of his unique antique merchandise.
Greg remains displaced, and living with friends,
but thanks to LSNC, he now receives extra financial
support to help while he continues to search for new
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Aftermath of the Camp Fire in the City of Paradise. Courtesy of LSNC staff.
Photos right page. From top to bottom, left to right:
Satellite image of Mendocino Complex Fire, July 2018. Courtesy of NASA MODIS Rapid Response.
Photos left page. From top to bottom, left to right:
Satellite image of Carr Fire, June 2018. Courtesy of NASA MODIS Rapid Response.
Satellite image of Camp Fire, November 2018. Courtesy of NASA MODIS Rapid Response.
Signs of support left in the town of Paradise. Courtesy of LSNC staff.
2018 2017ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 258,213 $ 633,615 Restricted cash 5,014 6,661 Grants and contracts receivable 754,637 519,041 Other receivables 27,651 16,429 Prepaid expenses and deposits 203,595 227,934 Investments 1,920,890 2,191,045 Property and equipment 2,020,693 2,068,411 TOTAL ASSETS 5,190,693 5,663,136
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 87,750 128,167 Accrued liabilities 611,704 659,006 Notes payable 380,678 408,146 Deferred revenue 803,605 384,929
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,883,737 1,580,248 NET ASSETS
Without donor restriction 1,011,822 1,616,415 Undesignated 134,295 142,440 Board designated - endowment 253,053 250,597
Board designated - self insurance 693,684 703,831 With donor restrictions 1,214,102 1,369,605 TOTAL NET ASSETS 3,306,956 4,082,888 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 5,190,693 $ 5,663,136
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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2018 2017
REVENUE AND SUPPORT Total TotalGrants and contracts $ 9,756,084 $ 9,655,361 Donated goods and services 419,748 321,045 Contributions 243,329 203,871 Attorney fee awards 74,325 144,976 Other income 35,014 96,907 Interest income 28,732 26,323 Rental income 17,325 17,325 Net assets released from restrictions - - TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT 10,574,557 10,465,808
EXPENSESProgram services 9,363,615 8,912,308 Fundraising 193,463 182,516 Management and general 1,783,921 1,680,844 TOTAL EXPENSES 11,340,999 10,775,668 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS BEFORE OTHER INCOME (766,442) (309,860)
OTHER INCOME(Loss) Gain on investment (9,490) 8,942 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AFTER OTHER INCOME (775,932) (300,918)
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 4,082,888 4,383,806 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 3,306,956 $ 4,082,888
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
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TRENDS IN REVENUE & EXPENSES
15TH ANNUAL VALENTINE RUN
Rebecca Smith Downey Brand LLP
Jay-Allen Eisen
Downey Brand LLP
Nick LeonardLow McKinley Baleria & Salenko LLP
Marty Carr
Marty Carr Mediation
Michael KoppSeyfarth Shaw LLP
Josh Escovedo
Weintraub Tobin
Daniel J. CoyleDelfino Madden O’Malley Coyle &
Koewler LLP
Erika FrankCalifornia Chamber of Commerce
Deb Kollars
Lisa RyanCook Brown LLP
Nicholas BriscoeBriscoe Economics
Keaton YoungCrowe Horwath
Nanette Aubut
LSNC Development Director
Gregory DizonLSNC Development & Pro Bono
Assistant
2 0 1 8 M E M B E R S
EVENT COMMITTEE
SPECIAL EVENTS
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PLACER COUNTYBARASSOCIATIONGOLF TOURNAMENT
LINCOLN, CA
SEPTEMBER 2018
REDWOOD REGIONALOFFICE 2ND ANNUAL PROBONO GALA
EUREKA, CA
OCTOBER 2018
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SACRAMENTO TRIVIA NIGHT & VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
SACRAMENTO, CA
OCTOBER 2018
FILMING WITH DYNASTY VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
In July 2018, the ExecutiveOffice worked with Dynasty
Video Productions to producerecruitment videos for our
regional offices.Check out our videos at
www.lsnc.net/jobs or by scanning this QR-code.
REDDING, CA
EUREKA, CA
UKIAH, CA
AUBURN, CA
JULY 2018
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Staff attorney Gregory Holtz approaching the entrance of the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
Photos, top to bottom:Staff attorney Antonio Valdez at the foot of the historic Placer County Courthouse in Auburn. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
Staff attorney Jessica Weinger walking up the steps of the Mendocino County Courthouse in Ukiah. Still image from "LSNC Recruitment Videos Project," courtesy of Dynasty Video Productions.
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OUR GRANTORS
AARP Foundation
Area 1 Agency on Aging
Area 2 Agency on Aging
Area 26 Agency on Aging
Area 28 Agency on Aging
Area 3 Agency on Aging
Area 4 Agency on Aging
Bigglesworth Family Foundation
Blue Shield
California Community Foundation
California Dept of Health and Human Services
California Dept of Managed Healthcare
California Health Advocates
California State Bar
California State Bar Equal Access Fund
City of Chico
City of Redding
City of Vallejo
City of Woodland
County of Placer
County of Solano
County of Yolo
Covered California
DLA Piper LLP
Empower Yolo, Inc.
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
Judicial Council of California
Legal Services Corporation
Placer Community Foundation
Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency
Solano Equal Access Fund
Superior Court of California, County of Alpine
Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras
Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado
Superior Court of California, County of Nevada
Superior Court of California, County of Placer
The California Endowment
van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
WEAVE
Yolo County Housing Authority
Thank you to our many grantors who, through their generosity and support, make our work possible.
Thank you to all our donors and volunteers who generously supported us last year.
Justice depends on having a fair chance to be heard, regardless of who you are, where you live, or how much money you have. Through your generosity and selflessness, we help provide low-income and vulnerable communities with the legal tools they need to protect their families, homes, and health.
NANETTE AUBUTDevelopment Director
THANK YOUMESSAGE
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OUR 2018DONORS
CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE ($5,000+)
Dynasty Video Productions
Frans Debry Fund
Hanson Bridgett LLP
James C. Jeffery
Lewis Kassis Foundation
Kenneth and Michele Malovos
Peter Martin
The Honorable James Mize & Rita Mize
Murphy Austin Adams & Schoenfeld LLP
Pollara Law Group
VISIONARIES OF JUSTICE($1,000-$4,999)
David Aladjem and Margaret Grayden
APIs Rise Fund of the Sac Region Comm. Found.
Kevin G. Baker
Cook Brown LLP
Thomas "Tac" A. Craven and Patricia Wong
Delfino Madden O'Malley Coyle & Koewler LLP
Downey Brand Attorneys LLP
Edward P. Dudensing
Power of Women
Remy Moose & Manley
Barrie J. Roberts
Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP
Phillip & Phyllis Shopbell
SMUD
Thomas Law Group
Kathryn Tobias
Joe Villanueva
Whole Foods Market
Wilcoxen Callaham LLP
HUMBOLDT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
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Russell J. Austin & Elizabeth Austin
Bangar Contractors Corp.
The Honorable Otis C. Benning & Willa Benning
Martin R. & Nancy Boersma
Cohen Defense Group
Consultants in Educational & Personal Skills (CEPS)
Brian Davis
Mary DuBose
Jay-Allen Eisen & Julia Couzens
Thomas Enslow
Robert Finkelstein & Lisa Chen
Fleet Feet Sports
Nancy E. Fleischer
Geoff Forcella
David E. Frank
Rita R. Frankovich
Hansen, Kohls, Sommer & Jacob LLP
Jennifer M. Horne & Rich Gillette
Ronald Javor
Jelly Belly Candy Company
Dr. Kevin R. Johnson & Virginia Salazar
Andrew Kershen & Catheryn Koss
John Brian King
Rosemarie Kochan
Deborah Kollars
Law Office of Richard Pearl
Dr. Joy Melnikow
Mendocino Bar Association
John Myers & Susan Myers
Rod & Shelley Wood Family Trust
Shimoda Law Group
Gary F. Smith
Inkyung Sung
Timothy E. Ainsworth & Karen Leaf
Margarita Altamiranoxa
Lynette Andersen
Gwendolyn Aquinto & James Aquinto
Aronowitz Skidmore Lyon
Atlantis Resort Spa
Bank of the West
Susan D. Berg
Jodie Berger & Olivier Zyngier
Samuel D. Berns
Margaret Berry
William F. Bianco
Karin Bjork & Paul Tjornhom
Karen Blackmore
Richard W. Bower & Wilma Bower
Briscoe Economics Group
Debra Brock
Shelly Bromberg
Amelia Burroughs
Karen Buxton
Margery Cape
Lauren Carden
C. Ann Carlson & Elizabeth Maerten
Christine Carringer
Bruce Chang
Judith Cherney
Curt L. Child
Alin Cintean
Dennis B. Cook & Susan Lamb
Nora Cregan
Thomas D. Cumpston & Kristine Kiehne
John F. Davis & Christine Davis
The Revere-nd Rodney Davis
Jay J. Defuria
Martha Dunlap
Robert Effinger
Harold Eisenberg & Anne Eisenberg
Facchino Photography
Candace Fall & Steven Fall
M. Jeffrey Fine & Robin Fine
Stephanie Finelli
Foreman Eye Care
Jodea Foster
Frank Calabretta's Bail House
Deborah Franklin
Donna Freeman & Eugene Erbin
Larry Furst & Nu Usaha
Christine Gable
Jeffrey Galvin & Terri Clark
Leora Gershenzon
Harry Gibbons & Debra Gibbons
Jon Givner
Stephen Goldberg
Steven Goldberg & Carol Goldberg
Graves Law Offices
Allyson Greenlon
Doug Griebner
Kathryn L. Griffin
Scott Gronek
Mark Hapgood
Emily Henry
Louis Hermann
Namat Hosseinion
James E. Houpt & Leslie A. Houpt
Alexa Howard
Jeana Hultquist & Larry Hultquist
ADVOCATES OF JUSTICE($500 - $999)
GUARDIANS OF JUSTICE($100 - $499)
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Janssen Malloy LLP
Joan Jernegan
Robert Joehnck & Margaret Joehnck
Marian Johnston & Ted Prim
Melinda Kay
Jane B. Kroesche
Khanh Lai
Law Office of Barry Zimmerman
Law Office of Ralph Laird
Law Office of Schoenleber & Waltermire
Frank Lawrence
James Lazar
Robert Leidigh & Barbara Leidigh
Roy Lettieri
Leupp & Woodall
Steven Lewis & Judith A. Lewis
Paul Ligda
Wendy Lilliedoll
Huey Lin
The Honorable Rudolph Loncke & Lilly Spitz
Maria Lopez
Romulo Lopez & Roseanne Lopez
Rebecca Lynn
Anil Mantri
S. Lynn Martinez
Richard Martland
Frank Martorana & Nancy Martorana
Robert Meagher & Anne Meagher
Sharon Menke
Christine Minnehan
The Honorable Stephen L. Mock
Mutual Housing California
Julia C. Newcomb
James P. Pachl
William Pavao & Cathy Creswell
Ronna Perelson
Phillips Legal Services
Placer Community Foundation
Placer County Bar Association
Placer Paralegal Services
Charles L Post
Dr. Lisa R. Pruitt
Raley's
Mike Rawson
Robinson & Fulton Law
C. Athena Roussos
David Russell & Sandra Russell
Kristy Schieldge
Secure Record Storage, Inc.
Richard Sims
Sinclair Wilson Baldo & Chamberlain
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Theodore Slocum & Virginia Slocum
M. Anthony Soares & Debra Soares
George Spurr
Robert A. Stalker & Jeanne Finberg
Karen Steentofte
John E. Stefanki
Deon Stein & Elizabeth Stein
Stohr Family Trust
Patricia Sturdevant
Robert Thompson
Janice Thurston & Gregory A. Bates
Edward Tiedemann & Marian Tiedemann
Timmons Owen Jansen & Tichy, Inc.
Transcend Translations
Susan D. Turner
Kazmar Ujvarosy
AJ Watson
Katharine Waugh
Douglas Welch & Valerie Welch
Matthew Wilhoit
Jennifer L. Wilkerson
R. Matthew Wise
Elaine Won
Shelley J. Wood
James G. Wright
Judith Wydick
John Zorbas
Julia Zuffelato
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Elaine Abelaye-Mateo
Lynda Aguilar & Ray Aguilar
Julie Aguilar Rogado
Anonymous
Paul Antilla
Nanette M. Aubut
Devera Ayres
B Street Theatre
Rejie Baloyos
Franklin Banker & Karen Banker
Randy L. Barrow & Karen Barrow
Ida Bates
Lindsay Bennett
Betty Berkey
Heidi Bigelow
Heather Birdsong
Cathy E. Blake
Todd Brooks
Margaret Buss
Brookes Byrd
Lesli M. Caldwell (Houston)
California Museum
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Susan Carey
Cheryl L. Carl
Robert J. Celestino
Lihon Chang
Jackie Coleman
Ruth Coleman
Costco
Claudia Covarrubias
James Cramer & Helen E. Roland
Joy T. Daugherty
Errol Dauis
James R. Davis
Pacifico Dela Cruz, Jr.
Gregory S. Dizon
Roberta Dobson
Irene Dold
Kyle Kate Dudley
James Elledge
Esquire Imax Theatre
Evangeline's
The Reverend Donald H. Fado & Jean Fado
Mike Ferrick & Candace Ferrick
Isidra Flores De Chavez
Peter Fretwell & Rebbeca Fretwell
Joan Gann
David Gioia
Golfland Sunsplash
David S. Green & Anna Bokides Green
Carole Grossman
Bruce Handley
Lauren Hansen
Lisa R. Hawkins
Sharon Hing
Andrew Houston
David Husid
Victoria M. Jacobs
Lorraine Jordan
John Joseph & Sandra Joseph
David B. Judson & Kate Judson
John Khoo
Susan D. Lee & James C. Lee
Nicholle Lewis
Luke McElwee
Melting Pot
Catherine Midler
Mikuni
Marci Miles
Alli Miller
Susan Miller
Carl Moon
Rita Mora
Cherrine Murphy
Marlice Murry
Charles Zene Norgaard
Becky Nylander
Maureen Onyeagbako
Victor Pappalardo
Kathryn Patterson & Naomi Patterson
Michael Peart
Gabriela Peniche
Jon M. Peterson
Carolyn Pirillo
Jennifer Poser
Helene M. Posz
Rowena Richardson
The Honorable Ronald B. Robie & Lynn Robie
Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill
Sacramento Republic
Sacramento Rivercats
Sacramento State Aquatic Center
Sacramento Zoo
Alison Sanders
Marian Sawyer
Scandia Fun Center
Sandra R. Schlotzhauer
William Schmidt
Dara Schur
Vivian Semideo
Annette Smith
Jennifer Smith
L. Miles Snyder & Sharon Snyder
Mark Stagner
Paul Starkey, Esq. & Tracy Starkey
Jane A. Steele
Mark Stivers
Mona Tawatao
Linda Tedford
The Habit
Michael Tiberend
Vu Tran
Geoff Trautman
Esther Villalobos & George Villalobos
Doris Wall
Cheryl Watson
Oralee Webster & John Webster
Amanda Wells
Mary Louise Whitsell
Eric Wiesenthal & Eileen Jacobowitz
Henry J. Willemstein
Katherine A. Williams
Robert Williams & Carol Williams
Bonnie Yang
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Raul Azucena
Kelly Behre
Vanessa Bell
Tim Blaine
Ron Blubaugh
Doug Bohne
Adam Bolt
Kim Bovee
Dylan Brady
Mary Bressi
Ariel Brown
Barret Brown
Ernest Brown
Leila Bruderer
Jake Brugger
Deanne Buckman
Amelia Burroughs
Mike Bush
Regina Cabral Jones
David Cameron
Cheryl Carl
Michael Crowley
John Davis
Jennifer Dixon
Amir Dorafsha
Michael Dougherty
Riley Doyle
Margaret Draper
Tomas Evangelista
Sofia Farino
Lori Ferguson
Deb Fitzsimmons
David Fox
Desiree Freitas
Cotie Galloway
Sean Gavin
Jocelyn Godinho
Paula Goodwin
Neil Gould
Eric Hall
Amelia Haney
Andrew Haney
Mary Heare Amodio
Lidia Hernandez
Maribel Herrera
Thomas Hjerpe
Andy Holcombe
Sally Hong
Ryan Hurley
Robert Joehnck
Conner Johnston
Doug Kaber
Bryce Kenny
Michelle Kerr
Natalie Kirkish
Michael Kluk
Donna Komure-Toyama
Laura Kurtz
Neal Latt
Thomas Lawrence
Diego Lee
Paul Ligda
Eunie Linden
Robert Lobell
Brianna Locatelli
Jordan Lowery
Autumn Luna
Ken Malovos
Stephen Meyer
Rachael Miyata
Mina Mohaddess
Katie Molyneux
Michael Morrison
Arthur Nielsen
David Nims
Kathleen Nitta
Melanie O'Day
Dennis O'Reilly
Camille Pannu
Robert Paping
Patricia Pavone
Linda Peters
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