VOICES FOR JUSTICE

For whom are we speaking? Mainers living in poverty, for sure.

73% of those living in poverty in Maine are women and children.

To whom do we give a voice?Clients living at or below the poverty level.

One out of every six

people living in poverty

is disabled.

One out of every ten of our senior citizens live in poverty.

8,000 of our

veterans do.

When we give a legal voice to vulnerable neighbors . . .

What are we talking about?

Truly the most basic things. Things we take for granted for our own families: food, health, shelter, safety.

Matters for which we know a lawyer is needed: custody, discrimination, due process, denial of benefits, citizenship, protection from abuse, eviction, fraud . . .

Justice

Be a Rising Voice for Justice2016 Chair Meg LePage

Campaign for

Our legal community is the voice for justice, through the pro bono work we do, through our support of the Campaign for Justice, and through legal aid providers we support directly. For whom are we speaking? As this page details, we speak for those in our state who live in poverty and cannot afford

a lawyer, a group that is heavily gender weighted and contains far too many children.

The federal definition of living in poverty is low. For a mother and two children—a family of three—it is $20,090. Because of the great need for legal assistance, the six providers supported by the Campaign really have to focus their services on the very neediest. Their clients average 90% of the federal poverty rate, which is $18,810 or less.

Last year my daughter, Liza, married Adam, a young man from South Africa. Because I work in a law firm with an immigration practice, I was able to connect Liza and Adam with attorneys who could help them

through the bewildering process of obtaining for Adam a marriage-based work authorization and green card. It was a long process, but with legal assistance, the process went relatively smoothly for them. They are now both living and working in the Portland area. They have a bright future ahead of them.

Throughout this past year, I have often thought about how scary, confusing and frustrating the process would have been if they had not had access to good legal advice —a situation those we help face constantly. The potential consequences for not having adequate legal assistance can be a matter of life or death. We are lucky that the six providers supported by the Campaign help fill that void.

This year, I urge all of you to become, or continue to serve as, Voices for Justice. If you can, provide pro bono legal services directly to those in need. Give to the Campaign for Justice so that others will have access to justice. If you can’t provide pro bono legal services for whatever reason, give even more generously to the Campaign.

This year we have two exciting challenges that would alone add $40,000 to increase access to justice in Maine (see page two). Please strongly consider adding your voice in one of the two challenges so that we leverage every dollar that generous members of the legal community have offered. Join the chorus and raise your voice. The music we make saves and often changes lives.

Please strongly consider adding your voice in one of our two $20,000 challenges.

It was her first job after college and then trucking school. A newly graduated trucker, she was as-signed to take a semi from Georgia to Massachu-setts. She was young, short of cash, and no one had mentioned all the tolls she had to go through. Soon she was out of funds and unable to cross the only toll bridge that would get her to her desti-nation on time. “I came to understand firsthand what it meant to have your livelihood in jeopardy for the lack of very little money,” she says.

Maybe that early knowledge is why, eighteen years later, Attorney Kimberly Watson of Petruc-celli, Martin & Haddow is a new lawyer but a three-year member of the Katahdin Counsel.

“I remember Libby McCallum came to the Law School and gave a talk [about being a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate within Maine’s Child Protective system]. I thought ‘I can do that’,” she says, even though she had two small children at home and her wife also worked. She thus began a 2-year stint as an advocate that gained her entry to the Katahdin Counsel in 2013 and 2014 as one of its law student members.

In the fall of 2014, her new law firm was one of the volunteers at the Homeless Legal Clinic at Preble Street. Soon she found herself with a pro bono case that she is still working on at present—and with a 2015 Katahdin induction as well.

Watson says her experiences in the Law School’s Cumberland Le-

Rising Leadership Voices ChallengeIncrease your gift to $1,000 or more. Leverage $20,000! The 2016 Voices for Justice Campaign has received a $20,000 challenge from a member of the bar interested in growing the number of attorneys giving at leadership levels. If 40 donors will step up from their 2015 gift to a leadership level ($1,000 or more) in 2016—with the best of intentions of staying a Campaign leader in future years—then that donor will provide $20,000 to the 2016 Campaign. The Campaign greatly appreciates this significant challenge to increase access to justice in Maine.

Rising Sopranos & Tenors ChallengeMove your gift up just one level and join the choir for increasing access to justice. Leverage $20,000! How? The following members of the bar will increase their 2015 gift by $1,000 or increase to $2,500 or more to create a collective increase of $20,000, if 200 additional members increase their 2015 gift by one level. The current giving levels are $1-$99; $100-$249; $250-$499; $500-999; $1,000-$1,499; $1,500-$2,499; $2,500-$4,999; $5,000-$9,999, and $10,000+. Moving from any one of these levels to a higher level will count toward this challenge.

Members of the Maine Legal Community Issuing the $20,000 Rising Sopranos and Tenors Challenge: u Jerrol A. Crouter, Drummond Woodsum

voices needed. please add yours. www.campa ign fo r jus t i ce .o rg

VOICES FOR JUSTICEBe A Rising Voice!

and Mary Jean Crouter, Maine Attorney Generals Office u Jared des Rosiers, Pierce Atwood u Paul F. Driscoll, Norman Hanson & DeTroy, and Hon. Beth Dobson, Maine District Court u Martha C. Gaythwaite, Verrill Dana, and John Tebbetts u John W. Gulliver, Pierce Atwood, and Jean K. Gulliver u Margaret Coughlin LePage, Pierce Atwood u Andrea Cianchette Maker, Pierce Atwood, and Scott T. Maker, Unum u Robert Moore, Dead River Company, and Katharine I. Rand, Pierce Atwood u Mary L. Schendel, Unum, and Philip H. Gleason, Bernstein Shur u Karen Frink Wolf, Verrill Dana u Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce Atwood, and Douglas E. Woodbury u Mike Welch, Hardy Wolf & Downing

gal Aid Clinic, a Campaign beneficiary, helped her discover the impact that access to justice can have. She took the prison clinic and said “it was eye open-ing to see who these women were and rewarding to help them.”

She also did staff protection from abuse cases at Lewiston District Court. “I got to speak up for the underdog—mostly women—who didn’t have a

voice. They were trying to speak up and have the system work for them, so to help them have that voice felt really good.”

Watson also gave to the Campaign for Justice in the first solicitation she received after law school. Why, when she does so much already? “We don’t have a lot of extra funds; I have huge student loans and a family; so it isn’t much. But it is the right thing to do. People need help,” she pauses, perhaps remembering the story she told about her first job. “Someday I might need it.”

Clearly a new lawyer with an experienced perspective on the fragility of the human condition and a big heart. Voices for justice indeed.

New Lawyer But Three-Year Katahdin Member“They were trying to speak up and have the system work for

them, so to help them have that voice felt really good.”

u John Aromando, Pierce Atwood, and Cheryl Brandt u David J. Champoux, Pierce Atwood u Dana Gillespie-Herzer, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance, and David L. Herzer, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy u William and Jennifer Goodspeed u Betts J. Gorsky, Van Meer & Belanger and Mark K. Googins, Verrill Dana u Kerry Clark Jordan, Griffin & Jordan u Peter B. LaFond, Maine Attorney General’s Office and Michelle J. LaFond, Unum u Robyn G. March, Lambert Coffin, and Charles W. March, Reben, Benjamin & March u Aaron M. Pratt, Drummond Woodsum, and Kelley J. Pratt u Clifford H. Ruprecht, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, and Patricia Ruprecht u Gigi Sanchez and Chris Roach, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, u Robert H. Stier, Jr., Pierce Atwood u Sarah B. Tracy, Pierce Atwood u Add Your Name Here

Rising Leadership Voices As of 4/18/16:The Campaign would like to thank the following for becoming one of the Rising Leadership Voices needed to meet this challenge so far in 2016.

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Jennifer A. Archer, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, CumberlandStephen D. Bither, Stephen Bither Law Office, CumberlandLauri Boxer-Macomber, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman,

CumberlandZachary William Brandmeir, Brandmeir Law, P.A., PenobscotAnne M. Carney, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. (volunteer),

CumberlandShelley P. Carter, Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA, OxfordJane S.E. Clayton, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP,

PenobscotAmber R. Collins, Cloutier, Conley & Duffett, P.A., CumberlandDawn D. Dyer, Dyer & Harrison, P.A., CumberlandAngela M. Farrell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell, PenobscotBrian J. Hansen, The Law Offices of Brian Hansen, LLC,

CumberlandJennifer G. Hayden, Molleur Law Office, YorkMelissa A. Hewey, Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon,

CumberlandPamela S. Holmes, Holmes Legal Group, LLC, YorkKerry Clark Jordan, Griffin and Jordan, PenobscotElizabeth Lancaster Peoples, Peoples Law, CumberlandCaitlin LoCascio-King, Law Office of Caitlin LoCascio-King, LLC,

CumberlandCynthia M. Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert, LLP, PenobscotEric M. Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert, LLP, PenobscotVictoria Morales, Maine Dept. of Transportation, KennebecDavid Paris, David Paris, Attorney at Law, SagadahocKim Pittman, Vincent, Kantz, Pittman & Thompson, CumberlandVictoria Powers, Toole and Powers, P.A., CumberlandHeidi M. Pushard, Law Office of Heidi M. Pushard, AndroscogginAmanda E. Ramirez, Law Office of Amanda E. Ramirez, YorkCraig J. Rancourt, Craig J. Rancourt, P.A., YorkAndreea S. Richard, Verrill Dana, LLP, CumberlandLeslie S. Silverstein, Leslie Silverstein, Attorney at Law,

CumberlandWendy Moulton Starkey, Rose Law, LLC, YorkTimothy E. Steigelman, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman,

CumberlandSheldon J. Tepler, Hardy Wolf & Downing, AndroscogginHeather Thomas Whiting, Drummond & Drummond,

CumberlandJoy A. Trueworthy, Gross Minsky & Mogul, P.A., PenobscotRussell B. White, Russell B. White, Attorney at Law, YorkRoberta E. Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates, PenobscotWenonah M. Wirick, Conley & Wirick, P.A., SagadahocKaren Frink Wolf, Verrill Dana, LLP, Cumberland

Four-Year Katahdin Counsel Members

It is both intimidating and invigorating to in-terview five of six Bangor women who have been inducted into the Katahdin Counsel all four years of its existence.

First you have to succumb in amazement at their energy. All five reel off strings of civic and professional involvement as board members, volunteers or chairs: Orono Town Council, Bangor Target Area Development Corporation, Maine Municipal Executive Committee, Orono Land Trust, Human Rights Committee of Elizabeth Levinson Center, Maine Civil Legal Services, The Clubhouse, Visiting Nurses, Equality Maine, Maine Col-laborative Law Alliance, Abenaki Girl Scouts Council, For Kids Sake . . . OK, you get the point. These women have little free time.

Then you become impressed with their deep roots in their legal community. As other attorneys’ names come up, the genealogy, history, family members, and practice area of that person is clearly shared knowledge among them. Tenures in their firms range 20+ years for several.

Then you ask them how much pro bono work they do in a year, knowing that 50 hours is the threshold for Katahdin. Their guess of their collective hours is high enough to induct more than 20 more people. Two of the women—Roberta Winchell and

Angela Farrell—said they have ceased to count because it runs into the hundreds of hours annually. Then you wonder, do these amazing women even have a personal life?

A Joy for Life and Giving Back

Gathered around the table at Vafiades Broun-tas & Kominsky on March 7 were host Jane Clayton of Vafiades; Angela Farrell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell; Kerry Jordan, Grif-fin and Jordan; Cynthia Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert; and Roberta Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates. Joy Trueworthy of Gross Minsky & Mogul ended up unable to com-plete the circle.

Winchell and Jordan are Maine natives. Far-rell, from New York, began her law career clerking for Justice Elmer Violette in the County, and while she strayed south thereaf-ter, she says her two kids would like to move back to Caribou. Clayton came to Maine from Pennsylvania for college, met her wife Nancy, and stayed. Mehnert, originally from Rhode Island, went to college in Maine and returned to practice law in 1989.

Despite their different roots and different ar-eas of practice, all five attorneys speak with one voice when asked about why they do pro bono work. In fact, as the lively conversa-tion jumped back and forth, and laughter and

delight at each other’s responses filled the room, who said what was often unclear.

“My mentor said you should always have one ongoing pro bono case,” said Clayton. Heads nod. Farrell added, “When I started work, it was made clear to me as a new associate what was expected—pro bono work and community service.”

The Volunteer Lawyers Project is a major component in these women’s choices of which cases to take. They credit VLP’s Jim Mitchell with excellent screening. “If he says this case is OK, then it is,” someone voiced. Most therefore take, as Mehnert said, “what walks through the door.” Surely they say no sometimes? “I make sure I have time to do,” says Jordan—and we know already their concept of time.

Although, listening to them talk, their con-cept of the time spent seems to be a deep well of fulfillment. “It feels so good,” said Jordan, who also serves on the Campaign for Justice Steering Committee (see page 11). “We are so fortunate in so many ways. Our clients are so distressed and in an hour you can make them feel such relief, and it wasn’t that hard to even do.” Someone else at the table jumps in. “The reward for what you do? Look. You change lives.”

Impact of the Katahdin Voices Alone on Access to Justice Conducting this interview was the end of several steps to select Maine attorneys who are voices for justice, the 2016 Campaign theme. A good starting point seemed to be down-loading the inductees for all four years that the Katahdin Counsel has been in existence. That list is 307 names long and, yes, most of them give to the Campaign for Justice as well. Some of these have been inducted multiple years, and the minimum hours of pro bono work the entire group represents is over 28,000—if each of them gave only the 50 hours required a year. Clearly the Bangor area women in the accompanying story sug-gest that these 307 inductees represent far more hours than that. How many of the 307 have been inducted all four years? Thirty-seven (see sidebar for all 37 names). 76% of these are women, although women make up about a third of the Maine bar.

Bangor Women Lead the Choir for Access to Justice

Bangor Area Women Attorneys Who Are Four-Year Katahdin Counsel Members.

Top left: Roberta Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates; Cynthia Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert; Kerry Jordan, Griffin and Jordan.

Bottom left: Angela Far-rell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell; Joy Trueworthy, Gross Minsky & Mogul; Jane Clayton, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky.

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“I have been lucky, so I think it is important to give back,” says Carly Joyce, owner of Two Lights Settlement Services, when asked about her becoming one of the Campaign Founder Circle’s youngest members—giving every year since she graduated law school in 2004.

Her success is obvious, although one imagines hard

work should get far more credit than luck.

Within two years out of law school, working for an out-of-state title company, she caught the attention of

a Maine mortgage company with her hard work and quality of work. They offered to back her to start her own title company. She jumped at the chance but soon bought out the mortgage company’s share to be sole owner. She now has seven employees in two offices in Portland and Augusta handling commercial and residential work.

VOICES FOR JUSTICE

Her company’s website and name embrace her Maine roots and Portland location. A modern silhouette of a lighthouse beams over her TWO LIGHTS logo, and the mighty Atlantic pounding the Maine coast fills the web screen.

The pages provide succinct information over a matter-of-fact grid that any homebuyer would use in sketching out their dream house floor plan. Click on a side bar as a client and you might find a plain English glossary of the terms in those complicated processes and documents you need to sign to own it. The website feels friendly and professional at the same time—a lot like talking with Joyce herself.

“I like to donate to the Campaign for people to have access to help,” she says, noting her company’s management and growth means she can’t do pro bono work right now. She remembers her law school clinic well. “It was a great experience. I loved it. We worked with juvenile cases and it felt like we helped change paths in their lives.” Joyce gave her first Campaign gift of $15 one year out of law school—in 2005 when the Campaign itself was only one year old. In 2014 she earned Founders Circle status, and in 2015 she gave $500 to the Advocates level.

Perhaps that increase is a sign of her success, but in talking with Joyce, the real sign is clearly herself.

Young Company Owner: Giving Back, Moving Foward

Upholding Family Traditions Alistair Raymond is following a

family tradition – one of giving back and understanding the importance of access to justice. His mother, a native of Korea who came to Maine, was a single mom juggling multiple jobs, yet she remained very community-orient-ed. For many years she volunteered with Pine Tree Legal Assistance. To-day, Raymond sits on PTLA’s board of directors and chuckles that “my mom’s last contribution to Pine Tree was giv-ing me to the Board.”

Raymond majored in chemistry as an undergraduate and started out in industrial manufacturing, eventually getting his MBA and moving into marketing. But he had long wanted to go to law school, and when he was 27, he and his wife agreed that he just needed to do it. He graduated from the Univer-sity of Maine School of Law, summa cum laude in 2006, followed by a clerkship with the Maine Law Court.

For the first seven years after his clerkship, Raymond worked at Verrill Dana. The culture of the Firm was very clear, he says, “Even as associates you were strongly encouraged to do pro bono work and to give to the Campaign for Justice.” Raymond didn’t need any persua-sion. “We have been very fortunate,” he says, broadly sweeping in the legal profession, himself, and his family. “Pro bono work and finan-cial contributions to supporting agencies are the least we can do.”

Raymond has practiced that belief every year. With a gift in 2016, Raymond will become another one of the youngest members of the Campaign’s Founders Circle.

“I remember how scared I was as a business lawyer doing my earliest pro bono cases in court,” he recalls, “but I always walked out of court feeling like a million bucks.”

Raymond now works for Avangrid, Inc. in New Gloucester, special-izing in corporate compliance, governance, and ethics. Avangrid is a diversified energy and utility company with $30 billion in assets in 25 states. Central Maine Power is a subsidiary of Avangrid.

Raymond believes that doing pro bono work is good for transac-tional lawyers. “Pro bono, especially time in court, helps you exercise muscles you don’t flex every day. You are interacting with people who need your help in a difficult environment, away from your com-puter. It is an important reminder of the kinds of issues many people in our community are facing.”

Charles Katz-Leavy of Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry has done quite a few pro bono cases related to his area of practice, real estate. He recalls one particular case where he helped an elderly woman save her water well by negotiating with her town about how it could more thoughtfully take a portion of her property by eminent domain to widen a road.

But the pro bono case he remembers most distinctly is that of a young Russian orphan with serious birth defects. “This case was so rewarding to do,” says Katz-Leavy. It was a step outside his comfort zone, but he is clearly proud of the “tangible impact” he was able to have on a young life.

“There is so much one can do,” he says about aiding access to justice. He believes there are many types of cases outside one’s own area of specialization that any motivated lawyer can effectively handle if willing to put in a little extra time.

He mentions being a lawyer of the day at Volunteer Lawyers Project as an example—where one calls colleagues to ask them to consider taking a VLP case that is either within their practice area or similar to other VLP cases they have done. “When I’ve done the lawyer for a day, on good days I have been able to place three to four cases,” he says. Placing pro bono cases with experienced attorneys to take on these matters helps move access to justice many steps forward.

Katz-Leavy, who is one of the Campaign’s youngest Founders Circle members, feels strongly about giving to the Campaign.“It is very appealing to give charitably within my own profession,” he says in rapid succession. “I also like that the campaign aggregates a number of legal aid providers, so I don’t have to pick and choose among them. It feels nice to make one significant donation rather than several small ones. I also like that such a large percentage of my gift reaches the need.” Finding it easy to help expand access to justice seems to be Katz-Leavy’s forte.

Finding It Easy to Help Others

PillarsGifts of $10,000 or

moreAnonymous (3)The Evergreen FoundationFC

The Roux Family Foundation

VisionariesGifts of $5,000-

$9,999Deborah L. Aronson and

Joseph L. BornsteinFC

James M. Bowie and Sarah Downs BowieFC

Daniel W. EmeryFC

Robert L. Gips and Karen HarrisFC

Melissa A. Hewey and Alan ChebuskeFC

Maine Community Foundation Component Fund Grant

James A. McKennaFC

John C. OrestisFC

Roger A. Putnam and Linda PutnamFC

Michael V. Saxl and Elizabeth SaxlFC

David S. Sherman, Jr.FC

David A. SoleyFC

James E. Tierney and Elizabeth StroutFC

BenefactorsGifts of $2,500-$4,999Mary Jean Crouter and Jerrol A.

CrouterFC

Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr.FC

Charles F. DingmanFC

Hon. Beth Dobson and Paul F. DriscollFC

William S. Harwood and Ellen M. AldermanFC

Nan Heald and Frank D’AlessandroFC

Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr.FC

James T. Kilbreth III and Elizabeth KilbrethFC

Cathy Lee and Robert MoyerFC

Arnold C. Macdonald and Liza MooreFC

David C. PiersonFC

Hon. Barbara L. Raimondi and William D. RobitzekFC

Hon. Warren M. Silver and Dr. Evelyn SilverFC

GuardiansGifts of $1,500-$2,499Hon. Daniel I. BillingsFC

Lisa S. BoehmFC

In Honor of Roger PutnamChristine F. BurkeFC

Elizabeth A. Burns and George F. BurnsFC

Tracey G. BurtonRobert E. Cleaves IV Peter W. CulleyDr. Edward DavidGeorge T. DilworthMaryAustin Dowd and George

CalvertFC

Michelle G. Draeger and Scot E. Draeger

Joan Fortin and Chet RandallBarbara E. GauditzFC

Martha C. Gaythwaite and John Tebbetts

Benjamin I. Grant and Caroline S. EliotFC

Gordon F. Grimes and Anne R. GrimesFC

John W. Gulliver and Jean K. GulliverFC

Stephen and Louise HessertPhillip E. JohnsonFC

Douglas S. Kaplan and Ann KaplanFC

Jim and Carla KeenanFC

Colleen A. Khoury and David KarrakerFC

Nelson J. LarkinsKathleen and Malcolm LyonsFC

In Memory of Peter J. RubinBenjamin E. MarcusFC

Peggy L. McGehee and Hon. Andrew M. Horton

Charles E. Miller and Elinor G. MillerFC

Richard G. Moon and Risa MoonFC

Gerald F. PetruccelliFC

Hon. John H. Rich IIIFC

Jennifer S. Riggle and D. Blaine RiggleFC

Hon. Leigh Ingalls Saufley and William E. SaufleyFC

Erica M. Schair-Cardona and Ivan CardonaFC

Mary L. Schendel and Philip H. GleasonFC

Patrick J. Scully and Tory RydenFC

Richard A. SpencerHon. Daniel E. WathenFC

Judith Fletcher Woodbury and Douglas E. WoodburyFC In Memory of Vincent L. McKusick

KeystonesGifts of $1,000-$1,499AnonymousFC

Jennifer A. Archer and Miles F. ArcherFC

James BassSarah H. BeardFC

Severin M. BeliveauFC

Henri A. BenoitAndrew J. BernsteinMichael T. BigosFC

Craig A. BramleyFC

Travis M. Brennan and Daniella Swenton

Seth W. BrewsterFC In Memory of Seward “Pat” Brewster

James N. Broder and Lee R. Broder

Michael A. CahillJohn L. CarpenterFC

Paul C. CatsosRoger A. Clement, Jr. and Amy K.

TchaoFC

Judith M. Coburn and Andrew CoburnFC

Bruce A. Coggeshall and Phyllis CoggeshallFC

Janis Cohen and Hon. David M. CohenFC In Honor of Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr.

Jeffrey L. CohenFC

Catherine R. Connors and Mike Claus

Bradford W. Coupe and Anita W. CoupeFC

Alicia F. CurtisEliot R. Cutler and Melanie CutlerJared des RosiersFC

Donnelly S. DouglasMargaret R. Downing and Thomas

R. DowningThomas R. DoyleFC

John B. EmoryFC

James R. Erwin II and Eileen R. ErwinFC

Susan A. FaunceFC

Jon A. Fitzgerald Robert H. FurbishFC

Emily A. GaewskyTamara N. Gallagher

Terrence D. Garmey and Madeleine S. Garmey

Leonard Giambalvo and Liane GiambalvoFC

Benjamin R. GideonFC

John D. Gleason and Katrina Van DusenFC

Abigail Greene Goldman and Jeff GoldmanFC

Joseph G.E. GousseMartha E. GreenePeter J. Guffin and Barbara

GuffinFC

Tom S. Hanson and Beth KubikFC

Alan M. Harris and Cherie M. Harris

Robert E. HirshonNaomi H. HonethHon. D. Brock HornbyFC

Anthony IraceFrancis M. JacksonHerb and Kathleen JanickJohn T. Gorman FoundationMiriam A. JohnsonKeith C. JonesFC

Daniel G. KaganFC

Robert J. KeachTimothy M. KenlanHon. Angus S. King , Jr. and Mary

HermanElizabeth and Kyle KirbyWilliam C. KnowlesFC

Hon. Margaret J. Kravchuk and Harold C. HamiltonFC

Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. and Mary Lou LancasterFC

Margaret Coughlin LePageFC

Sandra S. LivingstonSusan E. LoGiudiceFC

Jon A. Lund and Joan SturmthalFC

Andrea Cianchette Maker and Scott T. MakerFC

Matthew D. Manahan and Ann TraskFC

Jacob A. ManheimerFC

George J. Marcus and Nancy V. Savage Marcus

David R. MillerRobert A. MooreThomas C. NewmanCharles L. NickersonFC

Jodi L. NofsingerFC

James E. O’Connell IIIGloria A. PinzaFC

Robert B. Ravenelle and Elizabeth E. RavenelleFC

Daniel J. Rose and Ann Beatty-Rose

Chaim Dov SacksGregory W. Sample and Caroline

SampleJohn E. SedgewickFC

Joel T. Shaw and Andrea J. ShawSteven D. SilinFC

Hon. Paula D. SilsbyFC

Jack H. SimmonsFC

Donald J. SipeCharles C. SoltanJulian L. SweetFC

Sidney St. F. Thaxter and Dr. Mary McCannFC

Hon. Nancy Torresen and Jay McCloskeyFC

David B. Van Slyke and Susan R. GranaiFC

Carol G. Warren and Hon. Thomas D. Warren

Jesse E. WeisshaarTanna Berit WhitmanLester F. Wilkinson, Jr.FC

Karen Frink WolfFC

Nancy C. Ziegler and Hon. Kermit V. LipezFC

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ADVOCATESGifts of $500-

$999Anonymous (1)Thomas G. AinsworthFC

D. Sam AndersonDavid J. BackerFC

David E. BarryJohn R. Bass II and Priscilla P.

BassFC

Michael A. Bell and Patricia C. HarringtonFC

Edward R. Benjamin, Jr.Peter B. Bickerman and Karen L.

BickermanFC

Julie W. Boehme and Robert Boehme

Bopp Family Charitable TrustLauri Boxer-Macomber and

Ethan Boxer-MacomberHon. Jane S. Bradley and Edward

F. Bradley, Jr.Peter J. BrannAnn S. Chapman and Jonathan R.

ChapmanG. Peter ClarkFC

Ruth E. CoffinCathy CoffmanMichael R. CurrieHon. Peter L. DarvinFC

Virginia E. Davis and James C. Pitney, Jr.FC

John D. DelahantyPeter J. DeTroy III and Mary RoyCaleb C. DuBoisDiane DusiniCharles S. Einsiedler, Jr.Elaine M. EpsteinFC

James F. EvansJoseph L. FaberDeborah C. FriedmanFC

Hon. Paul A. Fritzsche and Anne D. RodierFC

Joanne T. Fryer and Gregory S. Fryer

Robert G. Fuller, Jr.David L. Galgay, Jr.FC

Phyllis GardinerFC

John P. GauseHallie Flint GilmanHon. Ellen A. Gorman

Betts J. Gorsky and Mark K. GooginsFC

Stanley F. GreenbergMargaret S. GrobanFC

William P. HardyEdwin A. Heisler and Cynthia P.

HeislerFC

Merton G. HenryFC In Memory of The Honorable Harriet P. Henry

Eric R. HerlanFC

Dana Gillespie Herzer and David L. Herzer, Jr.

John A. HobsonFC

Pamela S. HolmesFC

Juliet C. Holmes-Smith and S. Campbell Badger

James A. HouleChristopher E. HowardJebediah FoundationFC

Carly Smith JoyceFC

Emily L. Kahn and Benjamin M. Kahn

John S. KaminskiFC

Maura A. Keaveney and Scott M. Houde

Dennis C. Keeler and Roberta Johnson

John N. KellyFC

Hon. John David Kennedy and Kathryn Dion

Joseph M. KozakMichelle J. LaFond and Peter B.

LaFondWendell G. LargeFC

Margaret C. LavoieMark G. LavoieCharles K. LeadbetterFC

Christian J. LewisGene R. LibbyFC

Benjamin W. Lund and Barbara GranvilleFC

Mary Ann Lynch and Gregg H. Ginn

Robert M. Marden and Lydia Bolduc MardenFC

Thomas Marjerison and Kirsten Marjerison

Jaye L. Martin and Karen MacDonaldFC

Sarah A. McDanielLinda D. McGill and Michael

RyanFC

Suzanne E. Meeker and James E. KaplanFC

Barry K. Mills and Susan G. MillsJames F. MolleurShoshana Cook Mueller and

Fortunat MuellerOliver F. MurrayLeonard and Merle NelsonFC

Patricia A. Nelson-ReadeFC

Timothy H. Norton and Karen Norton

Anne E. O’Donovan and Dennis J. O’Donovan

Richard L. O’MearaFC

Hon. Susan E. OramFC

Susan A. PereiraFC

Jotham D. Pierce, Jr.Jonathan S. PiperFC

Dean Peter Pitegoff and Ann CasadyFC

BethAnne L. Poliquin and James D. Poliquin

Aaron M. Pratt and Kelley J. Pratt

Kathryn A. Reid and Hugh TozerSamuel K. RudmanFC

A. Robert Ruesch and Julia A. FinnFC

Clifford H. Ruprecht and Patricia Ruprecht

Sigmund D. Schutz and Anne T. SchutzFC

Diana C. ScullyElizabeth M. SellersDavid P. SilkBruce W. SmithProf. Deirdre M. SmithFC

Kaighn Smith, Jr. and Audrey MaynardFC

Kenneth S. Spirer and Joan Leitzer

Hon. Valerie StanfillFC

Eric P. StaufferFC

Robert E. Stevens and Kathleen E. SullivanFC

Elizabeth G. Stouder and William C. Nugent In Memory of Harry Richardson

Sean L. SweeneySheldon J. TeplerFC

Louise K. ThomasFC

Lisa K. Toner and Nelson A. TonerFC

Joanna B. TourangeauBenjamin P. Townsend and

Dorcas MillerDavid S. WakelinFC

Daniel W. WalkerDavid E. WarrenFC

Curtis Webber and Judith M. WebberFC

Peter B. WebsterFC In Honor of Roger A. Putnam and Howard H. Dana, Jr.

Scott Webster and Peter BlackMichael J. WelchRachel M. WertheimerJeffrey M. White and Nancy B.

WhiteFC

Laura H. White and Matthew J. White

Brian D. Willing and Kathryn D. WillingFC

Fredda F. WolfFC

Linda T. WoodFC

Donald N. Zillman and Linda G. ZillmanFC In Memory of Peter Johnston

SUPPORTERSGifts of $250-

$499Anonymous (3)Anonymous (1) In Honor of

Daniel Marra and Barbara Leonard

Eben A. AdamsFC

Eben M. Albert and Stephanie Albert

Hon. Thomas H. AllenGerald M. AmeroJohn Aromando and Cheryl

BrandtDavid M. AustinFC

Charles P. BacallFC

John E. and Karen M. BaldacciMarion R. Hylan Barr and John

A. BarrJason C. BarrettConnor J.K. BeattyTimothy P. Benoit and Susan J.

BenoitFC

Bruce W. BergenFC

David W. BertoniNathaniel A. BesseyWilliam C. Black and Jackie

PotterFC

Charlotte G. BlakeFC

Fred W. Bopp III and E. Jane BoppFC

Elizabeth L. BordowitzFC

Hillary J. BouchardTwain A. BradenM. Ray Bradford, Jr.FC

Hon. G. Arthur BrennanFC

Jonathan and Elizabeth BroganMichele Dorsey Brooks and

Robert C. BrooksElla L. Brown and H. Lowell

BrownJuliet T. Browne and Jon HinckChristine A. Bruenn and William

Brooks IIIFC

Deborah BuccinaFC

Sonia J. Buck In Honor of Curtis Webber

Paul S. BulgerRobert A. BurgessFC

Michael A. BurianM. Thomasine Burke and Rufus

E. BrownHon. Michael P. CantaraFC In

Memory of Jean Paul and Laurette L. Cantara

Michael E. CareyHon. Peter G. Cary and Janine

Bisaillon-CaryFC

David J. ChampouxFC

Jill A. CheckowayLawrence CloughHelen Sterling CoburnPhilip M. Coffin III and Susan E.

PeckFC

Eben Colby and Tara ColbyFC

Timothy W. CollierFC

Bodie B. Colwell and Andrew P. Smith

Robert H. ConklingJohn W. Conway In Honor of

Curtis Webber James L. CostelloMary E. CostiganKimberly S. CouchAnne Birgel Cunningham and

Gregory M. CunninghamFC

John A. CunninghamFC

Keith J. Cunningham and Julie Cunningham

Richard E. Curran, Jr. and Margaret Cary Curran

Armanda Beal DayRoberta L. de Araujo and Ronald

A. KreismanFC

Maureen E. DeaFC

Hon. Thomas E. Delahanty II and Ruth M. Delahanty

Alison A. DenhamBenjamin E. DeTroyWilliam B. DevoeFC

Jason P. DonovanMartica S. DouglasJohn P. Doyle, Jr.FC

Susan and Daniel DriscollRyan P. DumaisHon. E. Paul Eggert and Karen

S. EggertMartin I. EisensteinHon. Patrick F. EndeElizabeth J. ErnstRose Marie Everitt and Will

EverittRebecca H. FarnumJohn T. FaulkinghamFC

Edward F. FeibelNathaniel R. FentonWilliam V. Ferdinand, Jr.FC

Mark V. FrancoAlfred C. Frawley IIIPatricia M. FrenchSara B. Gagne-Holmes and

William B. Gagne-HolmesFC

Peter M. GarciaDale L. GavinSarah Yantakosol GayerJohn W. GeismarLynn B. GelinasKevin M. GillisClaire A. Ginder and Kenneth F.

GinderFC

Jonathan L. GoldbergFC

Jeremy S. GrantMartha A. GrantFC

Carl R. Griffin IIIFC

Kevin R. HaleyLeslie C. HallockP. Andrew HamiltonFC

Woody and Bobbie HansteinFC

Wendy J. HarlanFC

The Legal Community & Providers in PartnershipTo Expand Access to Justice in Maine

2015 STARS:The Campaign for Justice happens because mem-bers of the bar and bench volunteer each year to ask colleagues to give. The following are respon-sible for the success of the 2015 Campaign.

CABINETMiles F. ArcherRoger A. Clement, Jr.David L. Herzer, Jr.Margaret Coughlin LePageDeborah M. MannDavid C. PiersonWilliam D. RobitzekJudith A. Fletcher Woodbury

LEADERSHIP DIVISION

Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Chair

Janis CohenMartha C. GaythwaitePhillip E. JohnsonColleen A. KhouryMichael J. LeveyCarol G. Warren

BIG 8 DIVISIONRoger A. Clement, Jr. , ChairPhillip S. BixbyJanet V. BrittonHelen Sterling CoburnJerrol A. CrouterGeorge T. Dilworth,

Drummond Woodsum Chair

Our Volunteers

Thomas R. Doyle, Pierce Atwood Chair

Scot E. Draeger, Bernstein Shur Chair

Caleb C. DuBoisMark K. GooginsPeter J. GuffinNora R. HealyDavid L. Herzer, Jr., Norman

Hanson & Detroy ChairBenjamin W. JenkinsDavid M. KallinRyan F. KelleyNelson J. Larkins, Preti

Flaherty ChairChristopher S. LockmanArnold C. MacdonaldOliver F. Murray, Unum ChairRoger A. PutnamRobert B. RavenelleNolan L. ReichlMathew J. TodaroRachel M. Wertheimer,

Verrill Dana ChairJudith A. Fletcher WoodburyEric J. Wycoff

NEXT 12 PORTLAND DIVISION

Deborah M. Mann, Chair

Pine Tree Legal Assistance • Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic • Legal Services for the Elderly • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project • Maine Equal Justice Partners • Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project BE A RISING VOICE FOR JUSTICE IN 2016. GIVE ONLINE AT www.campaignforjustice.org6

During the past year as Campaign Chair, I spoke with hundreds of Maine lawyers about the importance of access to justice in our state. Although most of us don’t like to ask friends and colleagues for money, asking them to support the Campaign was a pretty easy sell. What amazed me week after week was the willingness of so many people to support legal aid in Maine—whether it was the new lawyer donating for the first time, or a senior member of the bar giving at a leadership level. Maine lawyers are a generous and caring group.

As we close the books on last year’s Campaign, not only did we set a new record for total dollars raised ($567,439), we achieved a number of milestones of which we can all be proud.

•We retained 84% of donors from the prior year, well above the national average of 43%.•A total of 1,653 Maine lawyers contributed to the Campaign, including 381 new and

lapsed donors.•We now have 500 members in the “Founders Circle” (donors who have given for 10

consecutive years).•The percentages of lawyers giving at Maine’s largest and mid-sized firms and from in-

house legal departments increased by 5 to 15 percent.

In my letter to the Maine Bar at the start of 2015, I asked my fellow lawyers to be ambassadors for the Campaign. Clearly, the above statistics show that we accomplished that goal!

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make the 2015 Campaign a success. It was an honor to raise money for our six phenomenal legal services providers. As we embark on the 2016 Campaign, let us help our new chair, Meg LePage, surpass last year’s numbers!

Great Ambassadors2015 Chair Dave Sherman

Continued on page 9

Anonymous (8)Carly M. AndersenPaul AransonAshley E. ArraAlan J. AzzaraJohanna BabbJames BassHenry E. M. BeckStephen A. Bell Hal A. BermanDeborah S. BernerDavid S. BischoffErik M.P. BlackCarol A. BlasiJoanna S. BowersHon. Carl O. BradfordDavid L. BrandtMeegan J. Burbank Suzanne K. BurkeKaren S. BursteinMichael A. CahillMichael E. CareyThomas J. CareyPeter S. CarlisleDanylle McNally CarsonJoyce Leary ClarkRichard C. ClearyMarcia J. ClevelandLawrence CloughNaomi C. CohenJeanne T. Cohn-ConnorJohn W. ConwayErnest Cooper

Jessica R. CurrierPeter and Anne CurryRobert E. DanielsonCharles F. DarlingtonBob DennyEleanor L. DominguezBenjamin N. DonahueKristen R. DorionElizabeth and Kyle KirbyEmily DupillDawn D. DyerMatthew C. DyerIsabel Ekman and Ryan AlmyJoseph L. FaberDonald L. FergusonChristina A. FerrariSusan K. FosterTamara N. GallagherJohn P. GauseJonathan M. Gelchinsky and Tara

GingerichIan M. Gilbert and Katherine S.

KayattaRichard S. GilmoreJohn P. GivenJoseph G.E. GousseRobert L. GuilloryDevens M. HamlenThomas E. HandKristine C. HanlyTavis R. HasenfusDebra and Greg HastingsMartha Hayes-Burkhead

Sasha Hayes-RusnovThomas W. HildrethMarilyn L. HotchPhilip P. HouleKimberly A. HowlandKady S. HuffJonathan P. HunterKaitlyn M. HusarHerb and Kathleen JanickAshley L. JanottaKatie W. JohnsonErin K. KalakowskyCindy J. KarlsonLouise KatzinChristopher KeachFrancis G. KelleherPatrick J. KenistonDavid A. KingMara R.H. KingMichael A. Klass and Catherine

FlinchbaughJames R. LemieuxJulius B. LevineClare E. LizotteDouglas W. MacdonaldBrian H. MahanyJonathan T. MannOtto G. MathekeRebecca M. MaxwellChristopher E. McCabeJoshua G. McCoyCarol G. McMannusJohn R. Michaud

William J. MillikenDanelle R. MiloneChristopher MonroeCynthia Leigh MontgomeryJuliet A. MooreKaren Michaud MoranPaul J. MorrowJoyce K. MyklebyTaylor R. NeffStephen D. NelsonLauren J. NoetherPhilip A. NotisJuliana M.K. O’BrienRichard J. O’BrienAmy K. OlfeneMary Clements PajakMark J. PeltierLa-Qiana Perez-SaxonAlyson L. PeverlyAgnieszka A. Pinette David Raeker-JordanElizabeth ReadJames G. ReardonRachel L. ReevesWendy R. RichardsElizabeth K. RiotteKathleen M. RobertsonJennifer H. RohdeJames Travis RomanoKaitlin G. RoyKris SahonchikG. Blaine Schwabe IIIRachel W. Sears

Conor M. ShankmanWilliam J. ShannonMolly Watson ShukiePaul D. SilviaBeth A. SmithAri and Natalie SolotoffThomas G. SouciaTimothy E. SteigelmanIra M. SterlingArrian M. StockdellRobert J. StoltMeredith M. StrahlCorin R. SwiftBenjamin W. TettlebaumBrian W. ThomasKaren TilborAlison E. TozierStanley R. Tupper IIIWylie Duffy Van NessRobert B. Van WyckAbigail C. VargaAnita M. VolpeJessica P. WannemacherKimberly A. WatsonJesse E. WeisshaarSara T.S. WolffCarl Woock and Caroline

BaljonBarry T. WoodsD. Kelley YoungJordan A. YoungJoseph C. ZamboniJune D. Zellers

New Access to Justice Donors

Anonymous (2)Drew A. Anderson and Jane

E. LeeDavid J. BackerJames B. BarnsSarah H. BeardTimothy P. Benoit and Susan J.

BenoitAnthony M. CalcagniBarbara A. CarlinW. Scott Carlisle IIIAnne M. Carney and Dr. David

E. WennbergDavid J. ChampouxCarol A. CoakleySally H. DeMartini and Jim

DeMartini

New Founders Circle MembersFC John D. DevineMaryAustin Dowd and George

CalvertJohn T. FaulkinghamSusan A. FaunceJulia A. FinnStephen D. Ford and Mary C.

FordRobert H. FurbishWilliam B. Gagne-HolmesJonathan L. GoldbergAbigail Greene Goldman and Jeff

GoldmanMary Jane GoodMartha A. GrantKenneth F. GrayTodd J. Griset and Olivia L.

Griset

Evan M. HansenEric R. HerlanElizabeth T. HighGlenn IsraelHon. Joseph M. JabarMargaret T. JefferyDina A. Jellison and John J. Wall IIIDonna M. Katsiaficas and James

N. KatsiaficasMichael J. LeveyAllison C. LucyAmanda B. LynchDaniel W. Marra and Barbara A.

LeonardJaye L. Martin and Karen

MacDonaldJanet C. McCaa

James L. McCarthy and Martha J. McCarthy

David B. McConnellSarah E. NewellHon. Susan E. OramJames C. PalmerNoreen PatientPaul E. PeckDavid C. PiersonJonathan S. PiperDean Peter Pitegoff and Ann

CasadyJulianne C. RaySarah Lang ReinhartSigmund D. Schutz and Anne T.

SchutzHillary and Jaimie Schwartz

Patrick J. Scully and Tory RydenKaighn Smith, Jr. and Audrey

MaynardRichard W. SmithWilliam A. TrafidloJohn A. TurcotteSally M. WagleyLucinda E. White and Thomas

H. KelleyMary Ellen WhitemanBrian D. Willing and Kathryn

D. WillingJames H. Young II

The Campaign would like to recognize the following for their annual loyal support of access to justice for the last ten years consecutively.

Anonymous (2)Carly M. AndersenJean C. AndersonRussell W. AndersonBabette B. BachFrederick J. Badger, Jr.James BassLisa Fitzgibbon BendetsonJoshua E. BiroccoErik M.P. BlackKirk D. BloomerTimothy H. BouletteMark A. BowerBrian C. BrowneSonia J. Buck James H. BudreauRobert A. BurgessDanylle McNally CarsonPaul C. CatsosBrian L. ChampionCatherine CharetteLawrence CloughRobert H. ConklingJohn W. Conway

James L. CostelloPeter and Anne CurryAmy N. Devin and Stephen A.

BellKristen R. Dorion Jennifer J. Duddy and Michael

A. DuddyDavid J. Ekelund, Jr.Isabel B. Ekman and Ryan C.

AlmyEileen M.L. Epstein and Ronald

A. EpsteinJames F. EvansJulie D. FarrJohn P. GauseJay S. GellerNancy S. Gibson and James P.

BailinsonCharles E. Gilbert IIIPeggy B. GilbertHallie Flint GilmanJonathan M. GoodmanArthur J. Greif Kristine C. Hanly

Debra and Greg HastingsErnest W. HiltonHerb and Kathleen JanickDavid J. JonesAnne H. Jordan and Jeffrey K.

JordanEdward J. KaneCindy J. KarlsonMaura A. Keaveney and Scott

M. HoudePatrick J. KenistonPeter J. LandisChristopher R. LargayClare E. LizotteRebecca M. MaxwellJoseph R. MazziottiChristopher E. McCabeKelly W. McDonaldCarol G. McMannusAmanda A. MeaderBruce M. MerrillRobyn R. Merrill and Declan

McGoughEmmy S. Monahan

Joyce K. MyklebySteven D. Najarian and

Emmanuelle PelletierPaul S. NicklasTimothy H. Norton and Karen

NortonRichard J. O’Brien Anne E. O’Donovan and

Dennis J. O’DonovanJohn R. Opperman and

Julianne R. OppermanMargie and Jon OxmanDurward W. ParkinsonTravis C. RackliffeCarl F. RellaBrendan P. RiellyKaitlin G. RoyJeffrey P. RussellSuzanne N. RussellScott A. SawyerRachel W. SearsWarren C. ShayMolly Watson Shukie David P. Silk

Lendall L. SmithAri and Natalie SolotoffCharles C. SoltanAnita M. St. OngeTimothy E. SteigelmanMaureen T. SturtevantCorin R. SwiftMichael TadenevNolan H. TanousBenjamin W. TettlebaumAlison E. TozierRichard D. TuckerAbigail C. VargaAmy J. VisentinPaula R. WatsonLaura H. White and Matthew J.

WhiteD. Kelley Young

Matching the ChallengeIn mid October, an anonymous donor pledged to match the gifts of any new or lapsed donors who gave by year’s end, up to $10,000. The Campaign would like to thank the following who helped leverage all $10,000 of the match.

Special Thanks To The Following STARS, continuedFred W. Bopp IIIJames M. BowieAmy St. F. DevinDaniel F. GilliganEdwin A. HeislerStacey D. NeumannKaitlin G. RoySamuel K. RudmanAndrew W. SparksTim A. SteigelmanElizabeth G. Stouder

INHOUSE DIVISION

Miles F. Archer, ChairRobert A. BurgessAnne Birgel CunninghamMaryAustin DowdJon A. FitzgeraldPeter J. HeissenbuttelKathyrn ReidWilliam P. SaxeMelinda ShainBrett D. Witham

PENOBSCOT DIVISION

John R. CandersBarbara A. CardoneKerry Clark JordanJames C. Munch IIIAnthony D. PellegriniDawn M. Pelletier

JUDICIARY DIVISION

Hon. Peter G. CaryHon. Peter L. DarvinHon. Joan M. KidmanHon. Bruce C. MalloneeHon. John H. Rich IIIHon. Nancy TorresenHon. Thomas D. Warren

RENEWAL EFFORT

Roger A. Clement, Jr. Juliet Holmes-SmithColleen A. KhouryWilliam C. KnowlesMargaret Coughlin LePage

Pine Tree Legal Assistance • Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic • Legal Services for the Elderly • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project • Maine Equal Justice Partners • Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project BE A RISING VOICE FOR JUSTICE IN 2016. GIVE ONLINE AT www.campaignforjustice.org 7

Founders Circle Volunteers To log 10 consecutive years as a donor is pretty impressive. But to have volunteered 10 or more years in a row is down right commitment. At its December meeting, the Campaign’s Steering Committee recognized the following for doing just that: Roger A. Clement, Jr., Verrill Dana (11 years); Charles C. Dingman, Preti Flaherty (10 years), and Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce Atwood (11 years). They join an elite group of five others who were recognized for ten years of volunteering in 2013 at the 10th Anniversary Celebration: Jerrol A. Crouter, Gerald F. Petruccelli, Roger A. Putnam, Mary L. Schendel, and Sidney St. F. Thaxter. Many thanks to the entire group of eight.

5 or More Members

Most Funds Raised:Highest Average Gift:

Top 10 Recognitions

Top Ten Averages Per Lawyer Top Ten Total Dollars

Law Offices of Joe Bornstein Drummond Woodsum

Law Offices of Joe Bornstein $ 1,442Hardy, Wolf & Downing $ 1,120Berman & Simmons $ 1,000Drummond Woodsum $ 837 U.S. Court of Appeals $ 740 Thompson & Bowie $ 583Bernstein Shur $ 516U.S. District Court of Maine $ 500Pierce Atwood $ 474 Verrill Dana $ 465

Drummond Woodsum $48,554Bernstein Shur $48,543Verrill Dana $40,953Pierce Atwood $35,065Eaton Peabody $19,400Law Offices of Joe Bornstein $18,750Preti Flaherty $17,391 Berman & Simmons $17,000 Norman, Hanson & DeTroy $12,925Maine District Court $12,255

ACCOLADESFir ms, Companies & Legal Entit ies

With this annual report, the Campaign expands its recognition lists to include the many legal groups throughout the state whose members are among its most loyal supporters. Top ten and other lists will include not just traditional law firms, but companies, nonprofits, government offices, courts, and other organizations that have five of more attorneys or judges. Thanks to many, access to justice grows.

Highest Participation Rate:

Top Ten in Participation

Tie: Perkins Thompson & Drummond Woodsum

Drummond Woodsum 100%Perkins Thompson 100%Bernstein Shur 96%Pierce Atwood 88%Murray Plumb & Murray 86%Verrill Dana 85%Petruccelli Martin & Haddow 83%Norman, Hanson & DeTroy 83%Lambert Coffin 82%Preti Flaherty 75%

2016 Leaders for JusticeThose with 50+ attorneys who, with their members, raised $25,000 or more; those with 20-49 attorneys, $10,000 or more; those with 11-19 attorneys, $5,000 or more; those with 5-10 attorneys, $2,500 or more.

Bernstein Shur Berman & SimmonsDrummond WoodsumEaton PeabodyHardy, Wolf & DowningLaw Offices of Joe BornsteinNorman, Hanson & DeTroy

Pierce AtwoodThompson & BowieUnumU.S. Court of AppealsU.S. District Court of MaineVerrill Dana

Note: A number of firms give firm gifts or matching gifts in addition to their members giving individually or in lieu of their members giving individually, for which the Campaign is very grateful. Those firm / matching gifts are combined with members’ gifts in the calculations of averages and funds raised. Participation rates have always recognized individual giving since the Campaign’s success depends upon individual attorneys and judges encouraging and soliciting colleagues to give.

Verrill Dana—29Pierce Atwood—16Bernstein Shur—14

Drummond Woodsum—13Norman, Hanson & DeTroy—6

Murray Plumb & Murray—5Gross Minsky & Mogul—4

Chester & Vestal—3Hawkes & Mehnert—3

Holmes Legal Group—3Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman—3

Molleur Law Office—3Pine Tree Legal Volunteer Attorneys—3

Preti Flaherty—3Andrucki & Mitchell—2

Basham & Scott—2Childs, Rundlett, Fifield & Altshuler—2Douglas Denham Buccina & Ernst—2

Givertz, Scheffee & Lavoie—2Goodspeed & O’Donnell—2

Landis, Arn & Jaynes—2Perkins Thompson—2

Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow—2Port City Legal—2West End Legal—2

Whitney, Mundy & Mundy—2

Katahdin CounselIn analyzing the 4-year history of the Katahdin Counsel (see page 3), the Campaign noticed that only 25 firms to date have had more than one member inducted out of 307 inductees to date. Herewith are those 25, representing collectively 43% of all inductees.

2014-15 Pro Bono Publico Firm The following firms were recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Project or Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project at the 2016 Winter Bar Meeting for their pro bono efforts from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

Most VLP Cases AcceptedPierce Atwood

Most Hours on Completed VLP CasesVerrill Dana

Donated Most Lawyer-of-the-Day HoursVerrill Dana

ILAP Pro Bono Firm of the YearPierce Atwood

Next 12 PortlandThe Campaign would like to recognize the following for organizing together in 2016 to raise awareness and participation among their members. Representing the 12 largest legal groups in Portland outside those in the Big 8 (see below), these twelve increased the participation of their 209 members from 59% to 74%, increased their average per member by 16%, raised 8% more than in 2014, and helped substantially in the Campaign’s meeting a $10,000 matching challenge.

Curtis ThaxterDrummond & DrummondJensen Baird Gardner &

Henry

Kelly, Remmel & ZimmermanLambert CoffinMurray Plumb & MurrayPerkins Thompson

Richardson Whitman Large & Badger

Robinson, Kriger and McCallum

Thompson & BowieTroubh HeislerUniversity of Maine School

of Law

Big 8Maine’s eight largest legal groups provide bedrock support to the Campaign. Because of their efforts with internal committees, the Campaign can concentrate on expanding support for access to justice in other ways. In 2015, 41% of the Campaign, or $233,991, was raised by the 588 members of the Big 8 firms and provided the base upon which the remaining 59% of the Campaign was then built. A big thank you to them and to the remaining 59%. With all of your voices together, access to justice grows in Maine.

Bernstein ShurDrummond Woodsum

Eaton PeabodyNorman, Hanson & DeTroy

Pierce AtwoodPreti Flaherty

UnumVerrill Dana

Continued from page 6Tavis R. HasenfusRobert C. HatchKathleen Gleason HealyFC

Douglas M. Henry In Memory of The Honorable Harriet P. Henry

Willis E. HigginsFC

Elizabeth T. High and Michael E. HighFC

Bruce B. Hochman and Lori HochmanFC

Michael A. HodginsKaren A. HuberFC

Will HueskePhilip C. HuntSusan E. HunterFC

Jonathan B. HuntingtonFC

George S. IsaacsonIrving IsaacsonMarcus and Rebecca JaynesDina A. Jellison and John J. Wall IIIBen Jenkins and Aysha SheikhErica M. JohansonGretchen L. JonesEdward J. KelleherChristine Kennedy-JensenJeanne M. Kincaid and Mary F.

ThomasKatherine R. KnoxBernard J. KubetzFC

Michael L. LaneLeonard W. LangerStephen E.F. LangsdorfAdria Yvonne LaRosePaul LavinFC

Edward C. LawrenceJustin W. LearySarah E. LeClaire and Rosemary

MonahanFC

David LevesqueFC

Michael J. LeveyFC

Hon. Jon D. LevyFC

John Lightbody and Nancy LightbodyFC

Julia M. Lipez and Nolan L. ReichlKathryn M. Longley-LeahyPeter D. LoweMeri N. Lowry and Leslie E.

Lowry IIIFC

John F. Loyd, Jr.FC

Allison C. Lucy and Hon. John B. LucyFC

Lois R. Lupica and Thomas R. SatherFC

Alan D. MacEwanJoseph R. MackeyFC

Prof. Jeffrey A. MaineMadeline K. MalisaHon. Bruce C. Mallonee and

LeeAnne P. MalloneeFC

Michael S. MalloyDeborah M. Mann and Geoffrey

K. CummingsFC

Robyn G. March and Charles W. MarchFC

Hon. Donald H. MardenFC

Daniel W. Marra and Barbara A. LeonardFC

Eric C. MarshallDaniel R. MawhinneyJanet C. McCaaFC

Gavin G. McCarthy and Kate McCarthy

James L. McCarthy and Martha J. McCarthyFC

Daniel G. McKayFC

Richard A. McKittrick and Ann McKittrickFC

Sarah J. McPartland-GoodFC

Mary E. McQuillen and Eric D. AltholzFC

Eric E. MenoyoJonathan G. MerminFC

Judy A.S. MetcalfFC

Karen A. Mignone and Jeffrey G. Miller

Mariah D. MitchellChristopher MonroeJohn H. Montgomery and

Elisabeth R. MontgomerySara N. MoppinStephen W. MoriartyN. Joel Moser and Katie

TheriaultMelissa Hanley Murphy and

Richard W. MurphyFC

Peter L. MurrayHon. Robert E. Murray, Jr.Sarah E. NewellFC

Sharon G. NewmanFC

Kenleigh A. NicolettaHon. John C. NivisonStanley W. Norkunas In Memory

of Sharon ClarkProf. Christopher M. NorthropDaniel A. NuzziRichard J. O’Brien In Honor of

Curtis Webber Brendan R. O’Rourke

Michael Opuda, Ph.D.Margie and Jon Oxman In Honor

of Curtis Webber Wendy J. ParadisFC

Noreen PatientFC

Clare Hudson PayneFC

Elizabeth Knox PeckMichael and Barbara Peisner

Fund of the Maine Community FoundationFC

John D. PelletierFC

Anthony E. Perkins and Deirdre PerkinsFC

Jeffrey T. PiampianoFC

Dan S. PittmanPeter S. PlumbFC

Glen L. PorterFC

Jonathan A. PottleNeal F. PrattAmon H. PurintonPatrice A. PutmanNathaniel S. PutnamFC

Daniel Rapaport and Lisa M. TriplerFC

Hilary A. Rapkin and William H. Stiles

Matthew D. RaynesFC

Sarah Lang ReinhartFC

U. Charles Remmel IIFC

Cathy S. RobertsSusan A. RocheG. Steven RoweFC

Ellsworth T. Rundlett IIIFC

Tanya SambatakosLindsey Morrill SandsMichael E. SaucierPhilip R. Saucier and Kate SaucierDennis C. SbregaFC

Matthew P. SchaeferDr. Susan Schaft and Richard S.

BerneHon. William J. Schneider and

Barbara T. SchneiderSusan E. SchorrFC

Hillary and Jaimie SchwartzFC

Deborah L. ShawFC

Julia Sheridan and Christopher Devlin

Richard A. ShinayLaura E. ShortillMolly Watson Shukie In Honor of

Curtis Webber Edward James Skillings and Lois

SkillingsNathan H. SmithTerry N. Snow PAFC

Hon. Susan A. SparacoJeffrey W. SpauldingDaniel J. StevensRobert H. Stier, Jr.FC

Stacy O. StithamDaniel C. StockfordE. William Stockmeyer and Mary

T. StockmeyerHawley R. Strait and Sarah StraitDavid Swetnam-BurlandAnnee Hart TaraFC

William E. TaylorRoy E. Thompson, Jr.Kevin J. TierneyFC

Mary C. Toole and Steve WardFC

Anne TorregrossaCalvin E. TrueFC

John S. Upton and Anne UptonGary D. VogelFC

Sally M. WagleyFC

Randall B. WeillWilliam M. Welch and Jodi M.

WelchFC

Lucinda E. White and Thomas H. KelleyFC

Michael A. WiersDonald J. WilleyFC

Raymond L. WilliamsRosie M. WilliamsDebby L. WillisFC

Warren E. Winslow, Jr.FC

Timothy C. WoodcockFC

Matthew C. WorthenProf. Jennifer B. Wriggins and

Mary L. BonautoEric J. WycoffFC

Prof. Melvyn ZarrFC

Barry and Jane ZimmermanSarah S. ZmistowskiFC

Thad B. ZmistowskiFC

GIVERSGifts of $100-

$249Anonymous (12)AnonymousFC (2)Anonymous (1) In Memory of

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Everyone starts talking at once again, with the gist that this alchemy of changing lives is perpetual. Clayton runs to her office and brings back an overflowing stack of Christ-mas and other holiday cards, some sent every year by grateful clients and which she can’t bear to throw away. They share specific stories of the small gifts they have received and still receive from long-ago clients—from cookies to homey handmade objects. “Kids come in with hand-drawn cards!” exclaimed one of the women as if it were a sweepstakes prize arriving.

In fact, when Winchell was inducted into Ka-tahdin in 2013, she brought a quilt made by a family grateful for her representing pro bono, over three years, their 90-year-old mother who was a victim of financial theft. Winchell was quoted in the Bangor Daily News as say-ing the quilt was “worth more than anything

CFJ Steering CommitteeMembers 2016ChairJames C. Munch III, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky

Campaign Cabinet2016 Campaign Chair, Margaret Coughlin LePage, Pierce AtwoodRoger A. Clement, Jr., Verrill DanaMartha C. Gaythwaite, Verrill DanaBetts J. Gorsky, Van Meer & BelangerDavid L. Herzer, Jr., Norman, Hanson & DeTroyKerry Clark Jordan, Griffin & JordanWilliam C. Knowles, Verrill DanaPeter B. LaFond, Maine Attorney General’s OfficeRobyn March, Lambert CoffinClifford H. Ruprecht, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & BischoffTimothy R. Schneider, Maine Office of the Public AdvocateDeirdre M. Smith, Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, University of Maine School of Law*

Executive CommitteeChair, James C. Munch III, Vafiades, Brountas & KominskyCharles F. Dingman, Preti FlahertyNan Heald, Pine Tree Legal Assistance*Arnold C. Macdonald, Bernstein ShurJaye L. Martin, Legal Services for the Elderly*Diana C. Scully, Maine Justice Foundation†David S. Sherman, Jr., Drummond Woodsum

Marketing CommitteeHeidi J. Hart, Richardson Whitman Large & BadgerPeter J. Heissenbuttel, Hunting Dearborn, Inc.Benjamin W. Jenkins, Pierce AtwoodSusan A. Roche, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project*Conor Shankman, Bernstein ShurTammi L. Snow, Law Office of Tammi L. SnowNancy Wanderer, University of Maine School of Law

Stewardship CommitteeChair, Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce AtwoodJennifer A. Archer, Kelly, Remmel & ZimmermanJerrol A. Crouter, Drummond WoodsumJuliet Holmes-Smith, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project*Malcolm L. Lyons, Pierce AtwoodRobyn R. Merrill, Maine Equal Justice Partners*

I ever could have been paid. I feel like I’ve won the lottery meeting this family.”

What would they say to other attorneys about being a voice for access to justice? “If you perceive that you don’t have the time and money [to support access to justice], you have to change that,” said Winchell.

Maybe doing pro bono or giving to access to justice is as easy as a change of perception. But after spending a couple hours with these five, it is way beyond perception adjustment with them. I lean more toward something Mehnert said at one point, “It is a calling.”

Listening to the high and clear soprano voices pouring out of Bangor certainly makes one want to do more, to match even a tenth of their giving of self. They are the ones call-ing.

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stantive goals, this committee of four permanent members will deal with routine matters of budget, chair recruitment, nominations, and staffing.

Also serving as ex officio members on each of these committees are the executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation, where the Campaign resides, and the directors of each of the six pro-viders the Campaign supports (see list at right).

In December 2015 the newly structured Steer-ing Committee held its kickoff. Throughout 2016 the new members and committees will be work-ing to form their focuses and goals for the coming year. Anyone interested in becoming part of that process can contact Steering Committee Chair Jim Munch (947-6195) about permanent and ad hoc memberships still open and specific responsibili-ties, or let any member of the Steering Committee know of your interest.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance • Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic • Legal Services for the Elderly • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project • Maine Equal Justice Partners • Immigrant Legal Advocacy ProjectBE A RISING VOICE FOR JUSTICE IN 2016. GIVE ONLINE AT www.campaignforjustice.org 11

ErrorsPlease call us if your name is missing or not listed correctly, or you think your name should have been listed in the Founders Circle or other lists, or any other matter. Errors will be corrected each year in this location.

Contact UsCathy Coffman, CFJ Coordinator cathycoffman@gmail.comSherri Minoty, CFJ Associate sherriminoty@mjf.orgMaine Justice Foundation40 Water StreetHallowell, ME 04347207-622-3477

In December 2015, the Campaign for Justice took the next step in its evolution—from a great idea in 2004 to an organization that passed its 10th milestone in 2013 by raising $500,000 an-nually,

Starting in 2013, the Campaign’s Steering Committee, which had served up to then mostly as a sounding board for the campaign chair and its staff coordinator, began a two-year process of evaluating itself, the Campaign, and best non-profit practices.

Most fundamentally in its evaluation, the Steering Committee realized that its members and structure needed to become an integral part of the Campaign, to serve as a work group with institutional memory for each new chair, and to function as an extension of and partner to the staff coordinator.

This realization led to an expansion of the Steering Committee from 7 permanent mem-bers to 21 members with 3-year terms and the formation of four working committees, with each Steering Committee member assigned to one. Those committees are:

•Campaign Cabinet. This committee organiz-es, leads and recruits the volunteers who each year ask colleagues to support the Campaign by phone, emails and mail. Prior to the reorgani-zation, each new chair had to form this group anew from prior volunteers and any colleagues the chair could recruit. Now a permanent Cabi-net of nine Steering Committee members awaits each new chair, who can add up to five ad hoc members as needed.

•Campaign Stewardship. Because the chair changes each year, this committee will focus on thanking and keeping the Campaign’s loyal donors informed over the long-term. It has four permanent members and up to four ad hoc ones.

•Campaign Marketing. This new commit-tee of four permanent and up to three ad hoc members will examine how the impact of the Campaign can be better shared and how social media can be used more effectively in a mostly all-volunteer organization.

•Executive Committee. To keep the quarter-ly Steering Committee meetings focused on sub-

Campaign Steering Committee Charts New Course

*Leaders of the six providers supported by the Campaign.†Oversight agency of the Campaign.

Some Campaign Stats2004-2015

•Cumulative Total Raised: $4,927,365

•Growth in Amount Raised Annually for Access to Justice: 111% from 2004 to 2015.

•Growth in Legal Community Donors: 83% from 2004 to 2015.

•Growth in Leadership Donors: 87% from 2004 to 2015.

•Average Number of Mainers Affected Annually by Access to Justice: 30,000

85.6% directly to access to justice providers

CFJ Funds Distribution

Operating Budget11% .6 coordinator

& .25 data staff1% Credit services1% Printing>1% Mailing>1% Activities>1% All Other

New Lawyers at Rising Tide

Giving Stock Can Be A Tax-Wise MoveThe Campaign for Justice can accept gifts of stock. Giving highly appreci-ated stock can often results in additional tax benefits for the donor. To give stock, call the Campaign Office for routing instructions.

The Campaign for Justice and Rising Tide Brewery (co-owner attorney Heather Sanborn) sponsored the MSBA New Lawyers Section on September 16 in hosting an informational event for access for justice. Featuring a raffle based on the correct answers to basic questions about access to justice and comments from new law-yers about pro bono work, the event attracted about 40 lawyers on a pleasantly warm September evening. Many thanks to Rising Tide for raffle prizes and a dona-tion to the Campaign. Thanks to the committee headed by Caroline Jova including Carina Cilluffo, Isabel Ekman, Kaela Jalbert, Christopher Marot, Melissa Martin, Joel Moser, Anna Polko and Melanie Stevens.

Justice was served for the poor in Every county.

2015 Adults/Children ServedAndroscoggin 5,276Aroostook 1,741 Cumberland 8,892Franklin 471Hancock 1,146Kennebec 3,234Knox 508Lincoln 658Oxford 1,090Penobscot 3,437Piscataquis 336Sagadahoc 748Somerset 1,009Waldo 766Washington 1,150York 4,659

More than 35,000 adults and children had an

attorney by their side in over 17,000 cases.

More than 10,000 children—alone and in families—were affected by a case.

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Of the Needs A single intake paralegal handles in excess of 10,000 calls annually for help on Legal Services for the Elderly’s Helpline. That is about one call every ten minutes.s Portland and Lewiston officials estimate over 1,000 asylum seek-ers in just those two cities; Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) was able to assist only 193 seekers statewide in 2015.s Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) and Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) can take only one case for every 6-7 requests received.

Of the Maine Bar’s Generosity of Times In 2015, over 140 ILAP pro bono attorneys donated 3,167 hours of their time representing asylum seekers.s Legal services donated by pro bono attorneys under the auspices of VLP exceeded $2 million in value in 2015.

Of the Clientss Over 60% of the households receiving direct services from VLP in 2015 had income from employment or employment-based benefits.s 47% of all client households served by PTLA had a child. 44% included at least one person with a disability.

Of Some Successess Pine Tree Legal Assistance secured more time for about 1,000 families to find alternative housing before they became homeless, potentially saving the state more than $1.4 million in emergency shelter costs (assuming a low $50/day cost for shelter).s In 2015, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) had a 99% approval rate for full representation cases.

Of Important ReadsA Portrait of Wellbeing: The Status of Seniors in Maine, John T. Gorman Foundation. Maine People Agree: Opportunity is the Bridge to a Better Future, Maine Equal Justice Partners. The Final Report of the Maine Attorney General’s Task Force on Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, research and support by LSE staff. Asylum: How to Apply for Asylum in the United States, ILAP and law students in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (50 detailed pages of instruction).