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2016Tribute Journal September 28, 2016
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Thank you for joining us
On behalf of the 8.3 million clients we serve, our board, and our staff, we appreciate your support of the Western Center’s 2016 Garden Party!
2016
PAUL TEPPERExecutive Director
GRACE CARTERBoard Co-Chair
DAVID ELSONBoard Co-Chair
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Thanking our top sponsors
Sue Himmelrich & Michael Soloff
2016
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PROGRAM
Garden Party 2016
6:00 pmGuest Reception
7:30 pmWelcome by Paul Tepper
Award Presentations
8:45 pmAuction Closes
9:30 pmEvent Ends
2016
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Thank You
Thanking our board for their leadership, our staff for their passion, and our public interest
friends for their partnership.
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• Affordable Housing
• Quality Health Care
• Life Sustaining Public Benefits Programs
• Access to Justice
• Racial Equity
What we advocate for
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POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA
75% of all people living in poverty are people of color
A third of all Californians living in deep poverty are children
Poverty affects 29% of people with disabilities in California
Each night over 100,000 people are homeless in our state
Immigrants make up 31% of those living in poverty in the state
Who we fight for
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Honorees
GARY BLASI
The Earl JohnsonEqual Justice Award
Prof. of Law Emeritus at UCLA
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Honorees
SENATOR CAROL LIU
The Brinsley Award
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Honorees
SENATOR MARK LENO
The Brinsley Award
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Honorees
CRYSTAL SIMS
The Advocates’ Award
Former Dir. of Litigation & Training at the LASOC
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Honorees
THE MAX GILLAMPRO BONO AWARD
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Online AuctionClick here to start bidding now.
Click on the blue link in your welcome text message to start bidding.
100% of proceeds benefit Western Center.
Auction Closes September 28th at 8:45 pm.
2016
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Airbnb
Boreal Mountain Resort
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Elite Island Resorts
Elliespetraits
Emerald Isle Golf Course
Fox Entertainment Group
Go Car Tours
Halper Fine Art
HandStand App
Herbalife International
Jacki Easlick
Jones Day/ Cheryl O’Connor
Little Tokyo Service Center
Lois Takahashi
Michael Hostettler
Moonlight Stage
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Pasadena Symphony & POPS
Planet Box
Rachel Brass
Roclord Studios
Sacramento Theater Company
San Francisco Opera
Shadi Enos
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Slaters 50/50
Sorrel Restaurant
Spondooley Seats
Steve & Elizabeth Atlee
Sun Basket
The Century Club of San Diego /Farmers Insurance Open
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe
The Landing Resort and Spa
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Trunk Club
UCLA Extension
Walt Disney Co.
Warner Bros.
Western Digital
Thank you to our Auction Donors
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RECOGNIZING THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 2016
Garden Party Sponsors
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Champions of Justice
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Champions of Justice
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Champions of Justice
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Torchbearers
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Torchbearers
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Torchbearers
Skadden is proud to support theWestern Center on Law & Povertyand congratulates all of the 2016 Garden Party honorees.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
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Defenders
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Defenders
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Defenders
is honored to support the important work of the
Western Center on Law & Povertyand congratulates this year’s honorees:
Senator Carol Liu and Senator Mark LenoThe Brinsley Award
Crystal Sims, former Director of Litigation & Training at the LASOC
The Advocates’ Award
Gary Blasi, Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA
The Earl Johnson Equal Justice Award
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPThe Max Gillam Pro Bono Award
Beijing Brussels Century City Dallas Denver Dubai Frankfurt Hong Kong London Los Angeles Munich
New York Orange County Palo Alto Paris San Francisco São Paulo Singapore Washington, D.C.
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Guardians
Arent Fox is a Proud Sponsor of Western Center
on Law & Poverty
We congratulate this year’s award recipients:Gary Blasi, Senator Carol Liu,
Senator Mark Leno and Crystal Sims
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Western Center on Law & Poverty
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Jenner & Block is proud to support the Western Center on Law & Poverty.
We congratulate this year’s honorees
and stand beside our friends and clients
in working to provide a safety net for
those who need it most.
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We join in congratulating tonight’s honorees
Gary Blasi The Earl Johnson Equal Justice Award
Senator Carol Liu and Senator Mark Leno The Brinsley Award
Crystal Sims The Advocates’ Award
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Making a difference
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WilmerHale joins Western Center on Law & Poverty in honoring Gary Blasi, Senator Carol Liu, Senator Mark Leno and Crystal Sims at the Garden Party. We proudly support Western Center in its efforts to secure housing, health care and a strong safety net for low-income Californians.
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Rachel Brass and Richard Foster are proud supporters of the
Western Center’s leadership in protecting Californians in need
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Greenberg Traurig is proud to support the important work of Western Center on Law & Poverty.
Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees.
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a Western Center Director of Litigation
(1972-76) and later my senior Judicial
Attorney (1982-2007). An outstanding
lawyer and our dear friend.
Earl and Barbara Johnson
In loving memory ofPhil Goar,
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A Guiding Light.Jones Day is proud to support the Western Center on Law & Poverty. Its
commitment to providing exceptional legal representation for low-income
Californians in need of life’s basic necessities shines brightly.
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Benefactors
Gary Blasi The Earl Johnson Equal Justice Award
Prof. of Law Emeritus at UCLA
Senator Carol LiuThe Brinsley Award
Senator Mark LenoThe Brinsley Award
Crystal SimsThe Advocates’ Award
former Dir. of Litigation & Training at the LASOC
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP The Max Gillam Pro Bono Award
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is proud to support
Western Center OnLaw & Povertyand join in congratulating this year’s deserving honorees
State Senators Carol Liu and Mark LenoThe Brinsley Award
Gary Blasi, Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA School of LawThe Earl Johnson Equal Justice Award
Crystal Sims, Former Director of Litigation & Training at the LASOCThe Advocates’ Award
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Liz and Steve Atlee proudly support WCLP
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Mark & Tracy Cramer
proudly support the Western Center on Law & Poverty in its fight for justice for all Californians
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Congratulations to the 2016 honorees, with thanks for all of your
contributions to our community.
— Jonathan Gottlieb and Maricela Segura
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Thomas V. Loran III and Francine T. Radford are proud to support the Western Center on Law & Poverty and congratulate all of this
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TELACU Applauds Western Center’s Fight for Justice and Congratulates Tonight’s Honorees
Earl Johnson Equal Justice AwardGary Blasi
Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA
The Brinsley AwardThe Honorable Carol Liu
California State Senatorand
The Honorable Mark LenoCalifornia State Senator
The Advocates AwardCrystal Sims
Former Dir. of Litigation and Training, LASOC
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Lois and Jim Thompsonare proud to support the work of the
Western CenterOn Law & PovertyWe congratulate this year’s deserving honoreesand thank the staff members of WCLP for the important work you do every day.
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