carpls 2013 annual report

CARPLS / 2013 Annual Report

COORDINATED ADVICE & REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR LEGAL SERVICESCOORDINATED ADVICE & REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR LEGAL SERVICES

Over 85% of all cases are resolved

by CARPLS attorneys in-house with only 15%

being referred to other programs.

Over 600,000 low-income Cook County clients have

been helped by CARPLS since its

inception in 1993.

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“In our justice system everyone has rights. But if you don’t know about those rights, it’s

as though you don’t have them.”

That wise perspective from Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Thomas More

Donnelly is at the heart of what we do at CARPLS. We help those in need to navigate a

justice system that simply isn’t user-friendly. Whatever the need – financial resources,

English language skills or cultural understanding – our staff and volunteer attorneys

guide clients through the process of resolving their legal issues. At little or no cost to

them. And we do that for nearly 50,000 Cook County residents every year.

$32.00 per case is the

average cost to CARPLS in helping low-income

clients find solutions to basic legal issues.

94% of clients would recommend

CARPLS’ services to friends and family.

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message from executive director and president of the board

Dear Friends,Thank you for investing in CARPLS’ legal services.

Last year, we celebrated our 20th Anniversary and raised over $430,000 towards advancing our

technology to enhance client services. We are grateful to the leadership of the Board, Advisory Board,

Associate Board and many friends that garnered this wonderful support.

As we speak, CARPLS is training staff and volunteers on a new case management system powered

by Salesforce, a global leader in cloud computing technology. The new system will harness the many

social and collaborative capabilities of the Salesforce platform to transform the delivery of legal aid

services to low-income families.

Within the next five years, our goal is to double our service capacity, moving the needle from 50,000

to 100,000 served, annually. We also believe we can decrease the cost of our services from $32 to $25.

But it’s really always about improving the lives of our clients who are most often representing themselves

pro se in the face of overwhelming obstacles.

The benefit of our services to our clients – straightforward advice and simple justice – is clear.

But CARPLS delivers benefits to our larger communities that are more nuanced. When pro se clients feel

they have been treated with respect, even when the legal outcome is less than they had hoped for, they

come away with a sense of fair play. We change their minds about our justice system.

When our clients feel they have been treated fairly, they tell their neighbors. Trust in our legal system

and our profession is built. When our neighbors understand and can exercise their legal rights, their lives

are often changed. Families are supported and stay intact. Seniors stay in their homes. Neighborhoods are

stronger. As a result, communities benefit from the increased stability.

This report will explore the benefits of our services through the eyes of our volunteers, staff attorneys,

clients and judges. We think you will see that straightforward advice and simple justice have many faces

and many impacts. We thank you and look forward to another year of working together to make equal

justice a reality for all members of our community.

Sincerely,

Allen C. Schwartz Robert E. Amour

CARPLS Executive Director President of the CARPLS Board


Robert E. ArmourPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPresident

Shawn f. faganCitadel LLCVice President

gabriel A. fuentesJenner & Block LLPSecretary

paul E. BatemanLittler Mendelson, P.C.Treasurer

fiscaL Year 2013 board of directors

nina S. AppelLoyola Iniversity of Chicago School of Law

Bruce R. BraunWinston & Strawn LLP

Sean W. gallagherBartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP

matthew S. LevineOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

fiscaL Year 2013 financiaLs

Jonathon D. LotsoffSidney Austin LLP

pamela L. petersThe Northern Trust Company

Andrew D. RichmondCornerstone Research

Susan J. SchwartzCorboy & Demetrio, P.C.

michael B. SladeKirkland & Ellis LLP

Stacey L. SmirickyFaegre Baker Daniels LLP

g. Scott SolomonNavigant Consulting, Inc.

Steven g. StegerGlobal IP Law Group, LLC

hon. Latasha R. ThomasAlderman, 17th WardCity of Chicago

kathryn m. WoodwardGE Healthcare

Program88%

Management & General9%

Fundraising3%

Foundations51%

Government15%

In-Kind Contributions

13%

Corporations & Law Firms

10%

Individuals8%

Other Income3%

Revenue

Foundations $1,182,500

Government 338,000

Corporations & Law Firms 243,200

Individuals 180,800

In-Kind Contributions 312,300

Other Income 60,100

TOTAL $2,316,900

Expenses

Program $1,956,300

Fundraising 76,100

Management & General 200,900

TOTAL $2,233,300

Change in Net Assets $83,600

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program services

Delivering Straightforward Advice: One hotline and four court-based advice desksOur pro se clients find us where and when they need us most:

ThE LEgAL AiD hoTLinE

Low-income families can find guidance for their

legal issues – often in a single phone call.

We answer those calls every weekday and into

the evening on Mondays and Wednesdays on

issues including:l Housingl Employmentl Educationl Consumer Debtl Divorcel Guardianshipsl Probatel Injuries to Person and Propertyl Public Benefits

ADminiSTRATivE hEARingS ADviCE DESk

When a pro se litigant needs advice on how to

navigate violations of city ordinances, they find us

at our advice desk on the first floor of the City of

Chicago’s Department of Administrative Hearings

at 400 West Superior. We guide them with advice

on everything from building code violations to

retrieving an impounded car.

ConSumER CoLLECTion ADviCE DESk

Information, advice and referrals for pro se debtors

and creditors are provided from the CARPLS

Collection Advice Desk inside the Post-Judgment

Collection Court in Room 1401 of the Daley Center.

We answer basic questions about the most

common legal issues presented in post-judgment

collection cases.

DomESTiC RELATionS ADviCE DESk

Pro se litigants find advice on navigating the

family court from our desk on the Concourse

Level in Room CL16 of the Richard J. Daley

Center. Clients can also get help drafting family

law pleadings and, for those with more complicated

family matters, we can refer them to other legal

aid programs.

muniCipAL CouRT ADviCE DESk

When pro se litigants face eviction, consumer/

contract issues or tort matters, they can come to

us on the Concourse Level in Room CL16 of the

Daley Center. CARPLS staff can also help them

by drafting pleadings to file pro se.

“From those new to the profession

to retired attorneys, they all tell us

the experience keeps them fresh

and even helps them grow.” Ashlee highland

CARPLS Supervising Attorney

“Volunteering as a student my first summer

of law school had a profound impact on me

and my career. That experience motivated

me to continue working with CARPLS as a

licensed attorney on the Nightline and on

the Associate Board in hopes of reaching

even more clients to help them resolve their

legal issues and provide them the peace

of mind we all deserve.” Daniel J. powell Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.

CARPLS Associate Board Member


Anna and MinCLIENTS

calming the fear.Anna’s mother Min is a family breadwinner.

As a caregiver for the elderly she’s strong and

dependable. But when a university sued her for a

college loan she couldn’t repay, she needed help.

As Anna says, “It really wasn’t a huge amount,

but my mother certainly thought it was. I wasn’t

sure how to help her – we didn’t know where to

turn or even what questions to ask.”

Their predicament was made more complex

by a language barrier. Anna’s mother didn’t

speak English, let alone “legal speak.” But Anna

got some good advice: call CARPLS and see

what they can do.

What they did was a conference call with Anna

and her mother. “They were very, very patient,”

said Anna. She would ask her mother’s questions

in English, then translate the CARPLS answer.

“My Mom understood everything. They told

us the best route was to settle.”

The good legal guidance didn’t stop there.

The CARPLS advice was for Anna’s mother

to make sure she got a letter stating that

the case had been dismissed, with specifi c

language so that it couldn’t be reopened.

But that wasn’t the end of their need of

CARPLS support. When her mother tried to

settle, there were still more confusing issues.

Together she and Anna called CARPLS again

and came away with a “laundry list” of special

wording for the letter confi rming settlement.

It’s all behind them now. “It’s a huge relief –

both for my mom and me and our whole family,”

says Anna. “If it hadn’t been for CARPLS,

I wouldn’t have known what to ask and the end

of the story might have been very different.”

“if it hadn’t been for CARpLS, i wouldn’t have known what to ask and the end of the story might have been very different.”

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Byron M. WardlawAssistant General Counsel

Illinois Human Rights CommissionPast CARPLS Volunteer and

Current Associate Board Member

“it’s exactly the kind of reaction we like to see. it’s priceless.”

easing anxiety.When Byron got his first job after law school,

he met another young attorney who supported

CARPLS as a member of the Associate Board and

got to know about what the organization did for

the community. That knowledge came in handy

when the boutique firm he worked for responded

to the economic downturn by downsizing.

His response: he now had time to volunteer

three days a week for CARPLS. As he pursued

his job search he noticed that many of those

potential employers were impressed by his

volunteer work for CARPLS. He even wrote an

article about his CARPLS experience for The Chicago

Daily Law Bulletin, and that definitely got the

attention of employers. Now, in his new job with

the Illinois Human Rights Commission, he satisfies

his love of helping people and has moved from

volunteering to supporting CARPLS as an

Associate Board member.

But the benefits to Byron’s career pale in comparison

to what he sees CARPLS doing for clients every

day. Like the elderly woman whose call he answered

one night as he worked on the Hotline. “She was

hysterical,” he remembers. “She was absolutely

frantic because she had received notice that her

property was being foreclosed. She thought they

were going to kick her out the next day.”

The first step: ease her fears. Byron explained

that it would take a while before the court took

action. She had time to look for solutions – maybe

renegotiate the terms of her mortgage or, at the

very least, find another place to live if she couldn’t

resolve it with the bank. “I just kept explaining that

it would take a while.” When she understood that

she wouldn’t be out of her home the next day, she

thankfully told Byron, “I can actually sleep tonight!”

It’s the kind of story he saw often as a CARPLS

volunteer. “It’s exactly the kind of reaction

we like to see. It’s priceless.”


Justice Michael B. HymanFirst District Appellate Court

State of Illinois

“Everyone wants to experience the system in a way that lets them know they have been listened to – that they’ve been given a fair shake.”

evening the playing fi eld.When Justice Michael B. Hyman came to know

CARPLS, he was sitting in the Collections Court.

There he saw volunteers and staff as they

consulted with defendants. “These are people

who had received a judgment against them, but

they have no idea of where to start or what to

do,” he said. “As a judge it is comforting to know

that I could tell them to see the CARPLS staff

and volunteers,” he added.

From Justice Hyman’s perspective, it’s hard to

deliver justice when one party has no understand-

ing, no concept of what is going on. And access

to justice is a necessity.

With access to justice, there also comes

transparency. According to Justice Hyman, “When

one party feels they are ignored, they become

skeptical and suspicious of the legal system.

But with an organization like CARPLS – someone

who is independent – that turns around. They

feel as though they have somebody on their

side … the playing fi eld is even.”

“It’s pretty simple,” he says. “Everyone wants

to experience the system in a way that lets

them know they have been listened to – that

they’ve been given a fair shake.” That turns minds

around. “The professionalism and dedication of

the CARPLS staff and volunteers make me proud

to be a lawyer. They do diffi cult work with people

in diffi cult circumstances day in and day out.

They make the justice system better.”

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Ami D. GandhiExecutive Director

South Asian American Policy Research Institute

“We get incredibly valuable and practical tips and guidance from the staff lawyers. You can end up being a better lawyer.”

Finding confidence.As the executive director of an organization that

does policy research and advocacy for the South

Asian community in Chicago, Ami is committed to

racial justice and civil rights. But, while her work

for minority and immigrant communities at large

is rewarding, volunteering for CARPLS puts her

back in touch with people facing their own, personal

legal issues: “Here I can help with problem

solving on an individual level,” she says.

Ami has found multiple ways to make a difference

at CARPLS. For three years she served on the

Associate board, but since 2011 she has been

a regular volunteer.

When she points to experiences that have

truly made a difference, it’s as a volunteer on

the Consumer Collection Advice Desk. “We often

are working with someone who is scared and

intimidated. We can help them be more confident

just by providing clarity. And we can help protect

their assets, which are usually very small and

critical to their survival.”

The pro se clients Ami has worked with also

face another challenge: “The creditor usually

has an attorney and they do not. Many want to

resolve their debt but can’t afford to or don’t

know how to,” she explains.

But, according to Ami, there’s another dimension

to the rewards that come from volunteering with

CARPLS. “We get incredibly valuable and practical

tips and guidance from the staff lawyers. You

can end up being a better lawyer.”


“people without lawyers can’t get justice – and the court can’t give legal advice.”

Asserting rights.The Honorable Thomas More Donnelly,

Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook

County, remembers the days several years ago

when there were 300 to 600 cases each day

in the Collection Court – and most were not

represented by lawyers. “People without lawyers

can’t get justice – and the court can’t give

legal advice,” Judge Donnelly says.

The solution: “We put the Help Desk in the

conference room, just left of the clerk.” That

is where CARPLS lawyers started making sure

people knew their rights.

One of those pro se litigants that sticks in Judge

Donnelly’s mind was an 80-year-old grandmother

who had co-signed a car loan for her granddaughter.

A judgment resulting from her granddaughter’s

unpaid debt meant a bank freeze for her. “She didn’t

know about the exemption for Social Security.

And that was the only income she had.” The result

was that all her money that had been garnished by

the creditor was returned to her. “CARPLS gave

her good advice about her rights so that she

could assert those rights,” he says.

For many pro se litigants he says, “…the jargon

of the legal system is disempowering. They just

can’t understand. But when they have someone

like a CARPLS lawyer who can translate, they’re

empowered to act on their own behalf. When that

happens, their perception of the whole justice

system changes – even if nothing can be done,

they understand.”

Judge Thomas More DonnellyCircuit Court of Cook County

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donors

July 1, 2012–may 1, 2014We are grateful to all our donors. This annual report recognizes our donors for your cumulative giving over this time period. Please share corrections with Tanya Pietrkowski, Director of Development, at 312.421.4014 or at [email protected].

$100,000+The Chicago Bar FoundationThe Chicago Community TrustIllinois Equal Justice FoundationLawyers Trust Fund of IllinoisOffice of Illinois Attorney General National Foreclosure Settlement FundsPolk Bros. Foundation

$50,000 — $99,999.99 The City of Chicago, The Department of Administrative Hearings

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Emily CoffeyChristine ConryLarry & Lynn CraigAdella S. DeaconAlexis DerrowSharon L. DeVaultKimberly EberlKerri EbleSteven M. & Donna R. ElrodYeny EstradaExacta LLCJames H. FeldmanStacey M. FellarsDavid Fink & Kim ClarkFranks Gerkin & McKenna P.C.Johnny Dale Frevert, Jr.Alan D. Goldberg & Karen L. DanielMaria GountanisGlenn J. GuthMarie HarriganMark HassakisBrian HedgesAshlee HighlandJohn B. HirschRae Hyde-BassoThe Honorable Michael B. HymanThe Honorable Moshe JacobiusSara JesserJack JosephDima KhalidiSharon L. KingFrank J. KokoszkaJames KoprivaJames G. LakerdasDeJuan LeverAdam MaxwellAmber L. MikulaIrving & Baila MillerBrandon MitaPaul A. MontoyaRabia MuqeetRobert NelsonLuke A. PaleseJulie ParadeisMartha PardoThe Honorable Ameya PawarCarol A. PoplawskiJason Earl PughClare QuishChad W. RileyLinda Rio-Reichmann & Lindsay ReichmannStephen & Michelle RotterEdward B. Ruff, IIIBruce H. & Alicia W. SchoumacherClifford Scott-RudnickCarina SegaliniOwens J. ShelbyJon & Alexandra ShermanDr. Brian D. Sklar & Sharon SihRodney C. SlutzkyRickey J. SpieceJohn P. & Tina F. SteketeeJoseph L. StoneMargaret A. StrobelTeresa A. SullivanCurtis Tarver, II & Elaine TarverJeanne & John G. TsolakosBruce Van BarenMilton S. & Lauren S. WakschlagLesley WeberElizabeth C. Wood & Gerald A. Wood, Jr. Dan G. & Madelynn WoodwardDr. Donald V. Woznica & Celine V. WoznicaTimothy W. Wright III

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donors

every year, carpLs volunteers donate thousands of hours serving our clients’ legal needs, providing leadership in the community and increasing our efficiency. there are too many of them to acknowledge in this annual report. We thank our volunteers collectively for donating $312,300 in legal services during fiscal year 2013. You are important partners in our success and help us continue to expand our services to those who need it most.

Allen C. SchwartzExecutive Director

patricia A. WronaDirector of Legal Services

Tanya pietrkowskiDirector of Development

SEnioR STAff ATToRnEYS

Susan Pulido-CravenMatthew R. GallagherCraig J. HansonMarie G. HarriganAshlee B. HighlandBernard I. OkitipiCatherine A. Schneider Leslie A. Wallin

STAff ATToRnEYS

Aaron E. BakerKathleen M. CallahanAnthony J. CarulloKarla M. Chrobak Patricia Cintron-BastinWilliam H. GerakarisAmanda M. KellyAleida Lozano-NetzelRaymond E. Majeski

carpLs staff

Anne M. McCoyMaria F. Mora Edward J. MorrisRobert J. O’ConnorBrent PenningtonMary Jo RossoMelissa K. SamuelsSusan M. SitterWilliam R. Teitelbaum

ADminiSTRATivE STAff

Denise m. pietrucha Office Manager

Tuswei CastilloNancy ChaidezBrooks GlennKelli JohnsonJimena Ortiz

$1 — $49.99Rose AbreuFarzeen AnwarJulia ArgentieriMark BergerLauren BerkowitzJacqueline BishopJoyce BishopLucille A. BlackburnIldiko J. BodoniSarah BryanCal R. BurntonNicholas L. & Deborah A. CalabreseCDW Computer Centers, Inc.Erica CoxElizabeth DavisThe Honorable Ronald S. Davis

Grace M. Dodier & William M. GreenMichael & Robin DyeFaith Dental GroupKaren E. FeeleyMatthew FrankPenelope GeorgeArnold H. & Susan A. GinsburgJanis L. & Michael S. GoldkindLori A. GoldsteinMary F. HamiltonConstance Jean HancockJoseph HarmonAllison HuebertKimberly HartleyGeorge R. HealyKelly J. KeatingVioleta Kovacev-Nikolic & Dragon Nikolic

Jeanne Ziegler KrulewichFrancesca D. & John D. LarsenVivian Rudy LeabhartDonald F. & Cynthia M. LenartLara R. LickhalterRaymundo R. LunaIna S. MarksAndrew P. McDermottMark E. McDermottJade N. MorrisStephanie & Mark NickolsonJames W. O’ConnorDenise M. O’MalleyRoenan PattAmy P. PurcellAmy M. RapoportSteven M. & Mary R. RavidErica Spangler Raz & Eric Raz

Cy Pres DonorsReed Smith LLP Brian J. Wanca, J.D., P.C.

Matching Gift ProgramsArcelorMittalKirkland & Ellis LLPMacArthur FoundationThe Hillshire Brands CompanyVerizon

In-Kind Donors10Pin Bowling Lounge24 Seven DiscovereAllstate Insurance CompanyAnnoyance Theatre and BarBeggars PizzaDr. Thomas M. BetlejBike and Roll CompanyBranch 27Brinks Gilson & LioneBrunswick Aftermarket & Consumer ProductsCactus Bar & Grill/Franklin TapCafé Ba-Ba-Reeba!Casey Moran’sMeryll CawnThe Cheesecake FactoryBrad Chelin

Chicago Architecture FoundationChicago BearsChicago Chocolate ToursChicago CubsChicago Fire Soccer ClubChicago History MuseumChicago Lawyer Magazine/Chicago Daily Law BulletinChicago SkyChicago White SoxChicago Wolves Chicago’s PizzaThe Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C. Cooper’s Hawk Winery & RestaurantCourt TheatreMr. Michael H. CramerThe David Forman ProjectDeuce’s & The Diamond ClubEast Bank ClubEli’s Cheesecake CompanyEmerald Loop Bar & GrillEmilio’s Tapas RestaurantEdwards Wildman Palmer LLPMr. Shawn F. FaganFireside RestaurantFitbug, Inc.Flex Discovery SolutionsFour Winds Casino ResortJordan FrankThe French Pastry School

GH FitnessGlobal Design & Gifts, Inc.Go BananasGoality Fitness ClubGorilla Tango TheatreJeremy S. GoldkindGrand Victoria CasinoKelly N. GrossThe Harris Theatre for Music & DanceHub 51Hubbard InniNG RestaurantJenner & Block, LLPJerry’s Sandwiches LLCK1 SpeedKincade’s Bar & Grill Kingston MinesJon LamLaura B SalonLaw Bulletin Publishing CompanyLovingLeigh Yours, Inc.Maya Del SolMedieval TimesMity Nice GrillMultilingual ConnectionsMusic Box TheatreNorth Shore YogaPastoral Enterprises, LLCThe Patio Restaurants, Inc.Philipps & Philipps, Ltd.

Denise M. PietruchaPlated CreationsPRP Wine International, Inc.Public HouseRicobene’sRJ GruntsRPM ItalianChristopher RobinsonRuby of Siam RestaurantSedgwick’s Bar and GrillSilk Road RisingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP & AffiliatesState RestaurantSunda: New AsianSwedish American MuseumTaproot FoundationTheater WitTRUTrialGraphixVapiano Chicago LoopVerity Group Inc.Warehouse Direct Workplace SolutionsWindy City ThunderboltsYeny EstradaXtreme TrampolinesZanies Comedy Nite Club

Melissa K. SamuelsKatherine SamsDebora SantosLauren SchreroAnn L. SmithMatthew & Jenee StraubRonaldi SukamtoMichael J. SweeneySamir ThakkarLong TruongSusan I. WahlstromRenee D. WalkerMary WaltersSarah F. WeissStuart M. Widman

carpLs advisorY board

carpLs associate board

Dean nina S. AppelLoyola University of Chicago School of Law

paul E. BatemanLittler Mendelson, P.C.

Robert J. BingleCorboy & Demetrio, P.C.

michael h. CramerOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Leslie D. DavisDrinker Biddle & Reath LLP

nick J. DigiovanniLocke Lord LLP

Ralph J. gabricBrinks Gilson & Lione

gabriel A. fuentesJenner & Block LLP

The honorable Susan fox gillisCircuit Court of Cook County

Andi S. kenneyJenner & Block LLP

Jonathan D. LotsoffSidley & Austin LLP

William A. LowryNyhan, Bambric, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.

Sally J. mcDonaldDLA Piper LLP

maureen A. mosh

glenn D. newman

Richard f. o’malleySidley Austin LLP

michael A. popeMcDermott Will & Emery LLP

peter L. RossiterSchiff Hardin LLP

mary Ann Sarosi

professor Leonard J. SchragerThe John Marshall Law School

Steven g. StegerGlobal IP Law Group, LLC

Bruno W. Tabis Haskin Corrigan & Galasso P.C.

Andrea Johnson frostPresidentKaye Scholer LLP

Stacy BardoVice PresidentThe Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C.

paul krauseSecretaryArcelorMittal USA

Dana hill Associate Board LiaisonNorthwestern University School of Law

Anthony E. Anderson PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Xiomara C. AnguloAndres Cerritos Law Offices

Tamkin f. Anwar

kwabena A. AppentengOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Lauren g. BrabeckDLA Piper LLP (US)

Christopher W. CarmichaelHolland & Knight LLP

nicole DanielLarson & Associates, P.C.

Adella S. Deacon Law Offices of Adella S. Deacon, LLC

Clay greenGeneral Growth Properties

Jeremy S. goldkindEdwards Wildman Palmer LLP

kelly grossQuintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer

kyle R. hartmanSeyfarth Shaw LLP

katherine k. haussermann

Shaun B. hawkinsonMcDermott Will & Emery LLp

Brian hedgesGrant Thornton LLP

James heiserChapman and Cutler LLP

Trevor W. holmesFranczek Radelet P.C.

Sara JesserHinshaw & Culbertson LLP

kathleen A. kelleyKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP

matthew S. Levine Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Robin LoundyHuron Consulting Group

Thomas A. mcCann McDermott Will & Emery LLP

James B. medekKirkland & Ellis LLP

Ryan D. mooreVedder Price, P.C.

Suheily natal DavisFord & Harrison LLP

Julie paradeis

Roenan pattChilton Yambert Porter LLP

Daniel J. powellSegal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.

kevin C. RaspO’Hagan LLC

Chad W. RileyTransPerfect Legal Solutions

Angie k. Robertson Philipps & Philipps, Ltd.

Chris RobinsonNavigant Consulting, Inc.

Elizabeth A. RosenfeldThe Boeing Company

Agnes nicely SchwietertWarbird Consulting Partners, LLC

Saira Shirazi

Tiffani grimes SiegelThe Benida Group

mark A. Silverman Chapman and Cutler, LLP

Alison A. SkaifeKirkland & Ellis LLP

hina E. Sodha Grant Thornton LLP

kevin L. Sterk Odelson & Sterk

Joe visayaCitadel LLC

michelle mohr vodenikChicago-Kent College of Law

Byron m. WardlawIllinois Human Rights Commission

michael A. WilderLittler Mendelson, P.C.

Jason Yi

michael m. ZmoraNeal Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP

CARPLS 17 North State Street

Suite 1850

Chicago, IL 60602

www.carpls.org

Contact CARPLS at

312.421.4014

Or CARPLS Hotline at 312.738.9200

ouR viSion

Using innovation and technology, CARPLS’ experienced attorneys level the legal playing field, promote a more effective justice system, and give clients powerful tools to solve problems and overcome life challenges.

ThE mAnY WAYS ThAT You CAn SuppoRT CARpLS

We need your investment of time and dollars to keep on providing straight-

forward guidance and simple justice. As government and traditional legal

aid funders find their dollars stretched, the greatest opportunity for growth

in our services is through your personal support. Please consider making a

donation to CARPLS today. Only 3 percent of our resources cover fundraising

costs, the rest goes to direct services for our clients. We are good stewards

of every dollar.

BEComE A mEmBER of ThE EvERYDAY JuSTiCE SoCiETY

Members of the CARPLS’ Everyday Justice Society provide an annual leadership

gift of $1,000 or more. These gifts help deliver the promise of everyday

justice for everyday people. Everyday Justice Society donors are recognized

at the Golden Gavel Celebration and receive follow-up through personal

reporting on CARPLS’ programs.

mAkE An AnnuAL ConTRiBuTion

Annual contributions of up to $1,000 provide continued support of our clients

and deliver critical tools that help them act on their own behalf.

LEAvE A LEgACY

A planned gift leaves a legacy and protects the promise of straightforward

guidance and simple justice for those who need it most. Through a planned

gift, you can assure that CARPLS has the resources required to bring more

efficient and effective models to the justice system.

oThER WAYS To pARTnER WiTh CARpLS

l Schedule a time to learn more about CARPLS

l Become a CARPLS volunteer

l Host a CLE in your organization

l Recruit your colleagues to become CARPLS volunteers

l Discuss ways that your company or organization can help CARPLS

l Host an event at your home, office or favorite eatery and introduce

others to the great work of CARPLS

l Become an event sponsor and bring others to CARPLS events

l Consider joining one of CARPLS’ committees, such as our annual

benefit committee, the Associate Board or a special ad hoc committee

If you are interested in learning how you can become involved, please

contact Tanya Pietrkowski at 312.421.4014 or at [email protected].

Your support is deeply appreciated.

carpls 2013 annual report

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