ProBonoMatters

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The Newsletter of the Public Law Center

Mission StatementThe Public Law Center, Orange County's probono law firm, is committed to providing accessto justice for low income residents. Throughvolunteers and staff, the Public Law Centerprovides free civil legal services, includingcounseling, individual representation, commu-nity education, and strategic litigation andadvocacy to challenge societal injustices.

Get Involved with PLC...PLC offers a variety of volunteer opportunitiesfor Attorneys, Law Students, and CollegeStudents including pro bono representation,staffing at community legal clinics and volun-teering in-house at PLC. For more informationor if you would like to volunteer, please contactPeri Doshi-O’Neill, Pro Bono ManagingAttorney at (714) 541-1010 ext. 263 orpdoshioneill@publiclawcenter.org

PLC Volunteers Honored at State Bar Annual Meeting

Anyone who attended the State Bar annual meeting this October inMonterey can tell you that next year’s annual meeting is here in OrangeCounty. But for those who were at the President’s Pro Bono Service

Award reception at this year’s annual meeting, it felt like a bit of Orange Countyhad moved north temporarily. That’s because three of the ten statewide awardshanded out by Chief Justice Ronald M. George and State Bar President JimHeiting were given to Public Law Center volunteers. This unprecedented recog-nition came about because of the hard work of some extraordinary PLC volun-teers. The award recipients were:

Orange County Public Defender’s Office – Government category. TheOrange County Public Defender is a critical pro bono partner in the Public LawCenter’s Homeless Legal Clinics, held twice a week from December throughMarch at Orange County’s two armory based temporary homeless shelters. At

each clinic a team consisting of Public Law Center staff and volunteers servesapproximately ten homeless individuals. Homeless individuals at these clinicshave a variety of different civil legal problems, including family law, consumerlaw and government benefits issues. In addition, many of the homeless individu-als at these clinics have questions concerning criminal justice related issues,including concerns about outstanding warrants for minor criminal law offenses.These warrants often stand as a barrier to the homeless person’s attempts tosecure a more stable living environment.

Public defenders who volunteer at these clinics assist homeless clients by pro-viding brief advice and counsel on minor criminal matters. Often times casesrequire additional follow up work, which the public defender volunteers thenhandle as part of their regular case load. Additionally, public defender volunteerswill often route homeless persons at the clinic to Orange County’s HomelessOutreach Court where they can resolve, in a non-threatening environment, theiroutstanding warrants on minor criminal law matters.

Dennis Connelly – Corporate Counsel. Dennis Connelly, former LegalDirector and Corporate Counsel of Beech Street, a Preferred ProviderOrganization (PPO) and Healthcare Management Company, has been an indis-pensable volunteer in providing bankruptcy assistance to Public Law Centerclients. Dennis had no prior experience with bankruptcies, but was mentored byan experienced PLC volunteer bankruptcy attorney (who was previously hon-ored as our Volunteer Attorney of the Year) and quickly became one of PLC’smost dedicated and dependable bankruptcy pro bono attorneys.

Bankruptcy clients come to PLC feeling overwhelmed, guilty, frightened andashamed. Many of them face wage garnishments or are in danger of becominghomeless. They are indeed among some of PLC’s most vulnerable clients.Exacerbating their problems, it is exceedingly difficult to find volunteers willingto take these types of cases. Dennis has consistently and repeatedly providedPLC bankruptcy clients with desperately needed assistance that they otherwisewould not have received.

In 2005, Dennis accepted 17 pro bono individual bankruptcy cases, continuedto work on cases he accepted in 2004 and volunteered at several bankruptcy clin-ics co-sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association and (Continued on Page 8)

PLC and the honorees at the State Bar Annual Meeting.

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Fall 2006

Volunteer attorneys from Gibson, Dunn &Crutcher recently obtained a court ordergranting class certification in a Santa Ana

slumlord case. The court found that a class action isproper as to all causes of action in the tenants'complaint, including claims for breach of thewarranty of habitability, negligence, nuisance,fraudulent misrepresentation, wrongful entry, andretaliation. Under the court's order, all current andformer tenants who have lived in the Santa Ana slumapartment complex since 2001 now have anopportunity to recover damages.

The court's recent grant of class certificationfollows on the heels of other significant pre-trialvictories in the tenants' favor. Late last year, GibsonDunn successfully obtained the appointment of ahabitability receiver – a procedure rarely used in

Orange County – to take over control of theapartment complex and see that necessaryrehabilitation work is promptly completed. In mid-2006, the receiver was allowed to take out a loan onthe property of over one million dollars to repair thecomplex, and as of September 2006, repairs there arewell under way. In addition, the court recently foundthat the tenants have a "substantial probability" ofsuccess on their punitive damages claims and,accordingly, granted the tenants' motion to permitthe discovery of the landlords' financial information.

Although a trial date has not yet been set for theclass action, the Gibson Dunn team is close tocompleting its discovery and looks forward topursuing damages for the tenants, along with aninjunction preventing the landlords from continuingtheir bad business practices.

As we approachthe end ofanother year, we

complete a milestonefor the Public LawCenter. Our 25thA n n i ve rs a r y ye a rhas included manyhighlights. We’re on

track for serving more clients than ever before andinvolving greater numbers of volunteer lawyers, lawstudents and others in our efforts. We’ve addeddedicated staff positions to address housing andhomelessness issues and to manage our growingnumber of volunteers. We’re helping moreimmigrant victims of domestic violence, humantrafficking and trauma achieve stability in theirlives. We’re continuing to find ways to assistlawyers, in an array of practice areas, to enter theworld of pro bono by developing new clinics andcommunity legal education programs.

Our efforts are being recognized. Our volunteershave received a variety of awards this year, includingthree prestigious State Bar President’s Pro BonoService Awards. Numerous articles in the local presshave noted our efforts to make Orange County abetter place to live for everyone. Our supportershave recognized our efforts as well. Our JulyVolunteers for Justice Dinner brought in recordrevenues while providing the nearly 700 attendeesan extremely special celebration recognizing PLC’s25 years of service to the community.

While we welcome all this good news, we can’tforget for even a moment the growing needs of our

clients. Housing costs continue to soar forcingmultiple families into crowded quarters. Currentestimates are that an individual would have to earn$26.77 per/hour in order to afford a two bedroomunit in Orange County. Orange County continues tohave one of the largest homeless populations of anycounty in the nation. As winter approaches, thesearch for housing becomes more desperate.Housing isn’t the only crisis our clients face.Accessing affordable health care, avoiding consumerscams and escaping the cycle of domestic violenceare the stuff of our clients’ every day lives.

Closer to home, this celebratory year also sawsome sad losses. Gar Shallenberger, a long timeleader in the Orange County legal community whowas one of our founders and early board presidents,passed away in September. In August, we lostLonnie Watson, the former County Counsel ofOrange County, who during the last two years of hislife was a regular volunteer at our office. And earlierin the year, the California legal services communitylost a giant when Tanya Neiman, the head of SanFrancisco’s equivalent of the Public Law Center, losta long bout with cancer.

We note their passing not to dwell on our losses,but to continue to be inspired by the passion,dedication, commitment, vision and wisdom thatcaused all of them to focus their time and talent onaddressing the legal needs of the low incomecommunity. We hope their efforts, as well as theefforts of the thousands who have volunteered forthe Public Law Center over the past 25 years,continue to inspire you too.

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Kenneth W. BabcockExecutive Director & General Counselkbabcock@publiclawcenter.org; Ext.272

Gary McGahaDirecting Attorneygmcgaha@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 269

Liz PejeauManaging Attorneylpejeau@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 273

Peri Doshi-O’NeillPro Bono Managing Attorneypdoshioneill@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 263

Suzanne Blausblau@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 281Eileen McCarthyemccarthy@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 270Julie A. McCormickjmccormick@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 271Alexis Penn-Loyaapenn@publiclawcenter.org; Ext.268Hien C. Vo Winterhvo@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 274Staff Attorneys

Shannon Andersonsanderson@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 293Kirsten M. Kreymannkkreymann@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 283AmeriCorps Attorneys

Mario A. SalgadoParalegalmsalgado@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 266

Ngoc D.M. NguyenLegal Assistantnnguyen@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 286

Fran MarshallDirector of Fund Developmentfmarshall@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 277

Matt CunninghamDevelopment Managermcunningham@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 276

Glenna McKeownOffice Managergmckeown@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 275

Tracy HermansSenior Administrative Assistantthermans@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 292

Evelyn Fuentesefuentes@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 262Viki K. Moralesvmorales@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 261Lorena Prietolprieto@publiclawcenter.org; Ext. 278Administrative Assistant/Intake Screeners

Public Law Center Staff From the Executive Director

Court Certifies Class Action Habitability Case

PLC was fortunate to have eight remarkablelaw clerks this past summer. These students,representing a broad range of law schools

and legal backgrounds, ensured that PLC’s clientsreceived quality and comprehensive legal

assistance. From helping clients fill out divorcepapers to effectively interviewing clients at ourcommunity clinics, they all were willing to try newthings by performing a wide variety of tasks for ourclients. It would be impossible to

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Recent PLC Cases

Todd D. IrbyPresident

Deborah E. ArbabiCrowell & Moring LLPVice President

Robert S. KnudsenPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPTreasurer

Robert S. WolfeSecretary

Darren O. AitkenAitken, Aitken & Cohn

Harriet F. Bemus

Ralph H. BlakeneyPillsbury Winthrop ShawPittman LLP

Roman E. Darmer IIHowrey LLP

Richard A. DerevanSnell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

Maya K. DunneSt. Joseph Health System

Grace E. EmeryLaw Offices of Grace E.Emery

Kathy F. Esfahani

Todd E. GordinierBingham McCutchen LLP

Roger A. GrableManatt, Phelps & Phillips,LLP

Nicola T. HannaGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Dimetria A. JacksonFirst American Trust

Pearl Jemison-Smith

Mimi JusticeDeloitte.

Philip D. KohnRutan & Tucker, LLP

Christopher M. LeoSt. Joseph Health System

James W. MeekerUniversity of California,Irvine

Mark MinyardMinyard Morris LLP

John C. MurphyNossaman Guthner Knox &Elliott LLP

Crystal S. NeedhamEdison Mission Energy

Thomas J. PetersonAIDS Services FoundationOrange County

Gary M. PohlsonPohlson & Moorhead

Alexander S. PolskyJAMS

Carole E. ReaganMorrison & Foerster LLP

Mark P. Robinson, Jr.Robinson, Calcagnie &Robinson

Rigoberto Rodriguez

Dr. Socorro TorresSarmientoMexican Consulate

Crystal C. SimsLegal Aid Society of OrangeCounty

Nhan T. VuChapman University Schoolof Law

Holly A. H. WilliamsApto-Law

Michael R. WilliamsIrell & Manella LLP

Brett J. WilliamsonO’Melveny & Myers LLP

Peter ZeughauserZeughauser Group

Joseph L. ChairezBaker & Hostetler LLPEx Officio

Public Law Center2006 Board of DirectorsSamuel McDermott of Wood Smith Henning &

Berman represented a 73 year old widow, who sur-vives on Social Security and a small pension, in adispute with a contractor. Earlier in the year, theclient had a new roof installed on her home.Immediately following installation she experiencedproblems with the roof leaking. A city inspectorfound that the job had been poorly performed andthe roof needed to be removed and remedial workdone. The client’s calls to the contractor wereignored. Another contractor estimated it would cost$6,500 to correct the job. The client had depleted hersavings on the first roof job. Sam came to the client’sassistance and was able to negotiate a settlement bywhich the contractor installed a new roof.

Solo practitioner Tom Bellamore assisted animmigrant woman who was referred to PLC byHuman Options, one of Orange County’s compre-hensive domestic violence shelters. The client hadbeen in the U.S. for 17 years, all the while living witha very abusive husband. The most recent incidentrequired the client to be hospitalized for a swollenface and to obtain stitches in and near her eye whereshe had been cut during her beating. Soon after, theclient testified in a criminal case against her hus-band, which resulted in a guilty verdict and a 6months sentence in jail. Tom, in turn, obtained therequired certification form from the Buena ParkPolice Department and then sought U visa interimrelief for the client. The relief was granted in July.Tom reports that the client's entire demeanor haschanged dramatically since her life and futureprospects are much brighter and safer.

Michael Lee and Candice Lee of McDermott,Will, & Emery assisted a new community-basedorganization start-up and obtained nonprofit taxexempt status. The group, named Greet the Day,assists people affected by cancer in enhancing theirhealth and well-being through participation in a freeprofessional program of education, support andbody work. Michael and Candice assisted theorganization in preparing Articles of Incorporation,Bylaws, and other corporate governance documents.Additionally, they assisted Greet the Day in obtain-ing federal tax-exempt status, which the organiza-tion received in July. With its tax-exempt status,Greet the Day will now be able to apply for grantsand otherwise strengthen its fundraising programs,which will allow the organization to increase itsactivities and services for cancer patients in OrangeCounty.

Russ Hill of Howrey represented a client whowas awakened in the early morning hours by thepolice who had found his vehicle. The vehicle hadbeen stolen from his garage and torched. The clientstill owed over $20,000 on the car. He submitted aclaim to his insurer. They apparently took the posi-tion that either the client, or persons acting for him,burned the car so he could get out from under theloan and so they refused to pay his claim. Russ,along with Sharla Manley, Douglas Gastelum andJames Bernald of the firm’s Los Angeles office, fileda lawsuit asserting various causes of action includ-ing bad faith and civil rights violations. The casewas settled, allowing the client to pay off the loanand receive some money for himself.

PLC Law Clerks Complete Successful Summer

PLC Summer Law Clerks enjoying the 2006 Volunteers for Justice Dinner. Front row, left to right: AlexisMcLeod, Christine Dzida, Tricia Gandy, Helen Lee. Back row, left to right: Khoa Le, Serena Josephs, Henry Tsai.

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During the summer of 2006, PLC workedclosely with several OC law firms to offertheir summer associates a chance to experi-

ence pro bono work. Law firms including Crowell &Moring, Irell & Manella, Jones Day, Manatt, Phelps& Phillips, McDermott, Will & Emery, Sheppard,Mullin, Richter & Hampton, and Snell & Wilmerexemplified their commitment to providing access tojustice by encouraging their summer associates tomake use of their legal training to help OrangeCounty’s low income residents. These summerassociates provided pro bono assistance by conduct-ing intake at community legal clinics and providingclients with direct pro bono legal representation.

PLC conducts multiple legal clinics each monthat community centers throughout Orange County.During the summer of 2006, 15 summer associates,under the supervision of PLC staff attorneys, partic-ipated in these clinics by interviewing clients, iden-tifying their legal needs, and then, communicatingclients’ facts and needs via memorandum to PLC.Summer associates reported that they found theirtime at the legal clinics both interesting and reward-ing. In particular, Laura Goodwin, associate at JonesDay, stated that “the summer associates (and thefirm associates who accompanied them) reallyenjoyed the hands-on experience of working withclients at the Homeless Outreach Court legal clinic

and look forward to continuing to work with PLC.”PLC, in partnership with Snell & Wilmer, also

started a pilot program this summer to offer summerassociates the opportunity to provide direct pro bonolegal representation. Under the supervision of Snell& Wilmer associates, their summer associatesassisted six PLC clients with U Visa immigrationapplications. A U Visa immigration application pro-vides victims of severe violence who have cooperat-ed with law enforcement in the investigation or pros-ecution of the crime a means to temporarily gainlegal immigration status. As this area of law wasnew to both Snell’s associates and summer associ-ates, PLC provided a 2-hour substantive training onthe subject, a comprehensive “how to” manual, andsamples of previous U Visa applications. In addi-tion, PLC staff attorneys were available to provideadditional guidance as needed. Deborah Mallgrave,associate at Snell & Wilmer, stated that the “directclient contact and the ability to take a case frombeginning to end provided a memorable experiencefor each summer associate.”

PLC hopes to expand summer associate involve-ment in both the legal clinic and direct pro bono rep-resentation projects. If your law firm is interested,please contact our Pro Bono Managing Attorney,Peri Doshi-O’Neill at pdoshioneill@publiclawcen-ter.org or (714) 541-1010 ext. 263

In early 2006, PLC created a new staff position toprovide leadership in PLC’s pro bono outreach tothe legal community. This position, Pro Bono

Managing Attorney, is an effort to further developand improve PLC’s recruitment, retention andrecognition efforts of the many volunteers commit-ted to providing access to justice. Peri Doshi-O’Neill, previously a PLC staff attorney, wasappointed to this position earlier this year. Since thattime, PLC has made strides in facilitating theinvolvement of pro bono volunteers. In particular,PLC has coordinated four MCLE Legal Trainings

accompanied with PLC- developed substantive legalmanuals specifically for volunteer attorneys; piloteda pro bono program for summer associates at largeOC law firms; developed internal infrastructure toimprove communication and recognition with volun-teers; and hosted a Volunteer AppreciationReception in late September. With this new posi-tion, PLC will continue to increase its support to vol-unteers. If you have any questions or suggestions,please contact Peri Doshi-O’Neill at (714) 541-1010ext. 263 or pdoshioneill@publiclawcenter.org.

On September 28, 2006, PLC hosted anevening reception to recognize the hardwork of our many pro bono attorneys. The

event was held in the garden setting of the SantaAna Country Club. The Treasures of OC themewas played out in the tropical-tasting hors d’oeu-vres buffet, drinks, music by a steel drum bandand decorations. Attorneys who attended thereception met and mingled with PLC staff andother pro bono lawyers committed to providingaccess to justice for Orange County’s low incomecommunity. The evening concluded with anopportunity drawing with prizes donated byBeatriz Gordon of Morrison Forester, Roman

Darmer of Howrey, Michael Williams of Irell &Manella, Mark Minyard of Minyard Morris andPeets Coffee.

THANKS to our many volunteers!David G.AckermanLaurie AdamsMarvin AdvientoAshleigh AitkenDarren O. AitkenWylie AitkenRoxana AlaviSheila Anne AlexanderStephanie AlexanderDavid B. AllenJillian Beth AllenArlyn AlonzoAnerio AltmanCyrus AmeriJon AndersonAmy C. AndersonBret AndersonJennifer AndersonMartin W. AndersonSusan L. AngellNora Aponte-WoodringDeborah E. ArbabiAlan ArmstrongSara BabadiKevin BabikianEllen BaconFrancis BajintingJorge BarceloBrian BarkDeborah BarnumRobert BarnumSusan BarricellaDavid BartelsDonna R. BashawBruce BauerThomas BayardKristina BeaversRobert BeggsMelinda BellTom BellamoreReem BelloMichael BenderErnst Robert Berends JrJennifer BernhardMark BidwellRalph H. BlakeneyFay BlixKaren BockerPhilip Andrew BordagesJessica A. BoscheeJohn BowerbankRobert BoyleDonald BradleyKim BrandtKevin BrantleyTara BrewerRobert BrisenoMark BruceJessica Brys BrownsellThy BuiRyan BunkerDonald BunninRachel BurchJoseph P. Busch IIIKaren CalkinsChristopher CampbellJohn CaoAmanda CaracciJessica CarrigerIsabelle CarrilloCathrine M. Castaldi Estella CastilloDan ChambersEugene ChanSteven ChangStephen ChangLee Wei ChenMichelle ChoyLauren ClairiciaDeborah CoelRachelle CohenPaul CokerJeffrey ColemanDavid CollinsCarlos ColoradoDennis ConnellyEdmond M. ConnorJ. Christian ConradChristopher CruzChrista CulverRoman DarmerBruce DavisMary de Leo

Kevin DeBordeLauren DeebJerome Stanley DemareeKevin M. DeMeireChristele DemuroPaul Thomas DeQuattroRichard A. DerevanPeter DeutschTom DietrichKristopher DiulioDavid DoThu DoBao DoanCliff DownieJonathan DunnRyan DwightJ. Gregory DyerChristine E. DzidaSteve DzidaSusan EastmanMike EdmistonKurt EggertStuart EinbinderCara ElkinStephen A. EllisBradley S. ErdosiBarbara EricsonMarc ErnagaThomas W. ErwinLeigh A. EspositoLaura EvansTeresa J. FarrellMichael FehnerAaron FennimoreAbel FernandezKathleen FitzgeraldRobert J. FlackIan L. FlatleySandra FloresBrendan FordDaniel FosterWarren FoxSusan Faye L. FranciscoMichael FrancoHeather FreelinBetty FreemanChristopher F. FriedtBernard FrimondEric FrommeMarjorie FullerRonald Funk Jr. Cheryl GalvinPatrick GandryTricia GandryJoel GarciaNorma Garcia GuillenScott GarnerIvan GaviriaJoseph GeisIman GhasriCharity GilbrethJordan GimbelPeter Gimino IIILori Ginex-OrinionBoo J. GiuffreRonald Glenn GomezJason W. GlicksmanSal GodoyKaren GoldsteinRachel GoldsteinJason GoldsteinClaudia GomezKatherine GonzalezDavid GonzalezLaura Goodwin Beatriz M. GordonJeevan GoreHassan GorguinpourRoger GrableAndra GreeneChristine GreenhouseKirsten GrenfellWayne GrossElizabeth GuerreroAndrew J. GuilfordAmalia GuranNaveen GurudevanLynette R. GutierrezAndrew HagopianDerek HahnTim HallDarolyn HamadaSolmaz Hamidian

Thy HanNicola T. HannaMelany HarootoonianNatalie Y. HayashiShan He Douglas A. Hedenkamp Mary HegardtKirsten Heikaus WeaverRichard HepnerKaren HermannRichard HerrMichelle HertzogRichard G. HestonRussell HillSteven G. HittelmanPeter HolbrookAyanna HolmesMichael HolmesCynthia HoltonAli HomayouniJuan HongTina HooverQueena HuHeather HuaKim HubbardJamie HubbardEsra HudsonD'Lorah HughesKatherine HughesJohn B. Hurlbut, Jr.Shahnaz HussainTakeyoshi IkedaCharles InadaGloria IngRashida JafferCollie JamesLeann K. JandronLiane JarvisBianca JimenezLauren JohnsonLise J. JohnsonJustin JohnsonBeverly Ann JohnsonBjorn JohnsonMichele JohnsonChristina Johnson Anastasia JonesDavid E. A. JordanSerena JosephsJohn KaoCharles E. KatzEric M. KatzBrian KelemanMonique KelemanMark D. KempleRock KendallEric KennedyShawn M. KennedyAngie KimBeth KimGene KimJinhee KimAshley KimJeannie KimJinhee KimErnest KlatteSusan KleimanJames KnightJoyce KomanapalliAlex KreonidisErin KubotaRussell KuchynkaClaudette KunzmanJennifer KurzonDebbi KwastPaul La ScalaLisa LaFourcadeLinda LamDaniel LambertRachel LanHelena LeHelen Le Khoa Le Christy LeaPayson LedermanGrace K. LeeJune Kyung LeeCandice LeeMichael V. LeeKelly A. LeggioKhai LeQuangTodd Lesko Jennifer Levin

New PLC Position to Support Volunteers

Treasures of the OC - Volunteer Appreciation Reception

PLC Offers Pro Bono Opportunities to Summer Associates at OC Law Firms

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On Monday, October 16, 2006, the SouthernCalifornia Chapter of the Association ofCorporate Counsel America (ACCA-SoCal)

hosted its 8th annual Charity Golf Classic at thespectacular Trump National Golf Club in PalosVerdes. The proceeds of this sold-out tournamentbenefited both the Public Law Center (PLC) and theLos Angeles County Bar Foundation.

During a lively dinner program, ACCA-SoCalBoard President Jonathan Block of SalemCommunications presented PLC Executive Director

& General Counsel Kenneth Babcock with a $10,000check raised by the Charity Golf Classic. PLC isdeeply grateful to the ACCA-SoCal for its steadfastsupport of PLC’s programs and services and thanksHarry Field of the Boeing Company, tournamentchair, as well as the rest of the tournamentcommittee.

Fall is a season of renewal and reflection. It is atime to recommit to the principles and valuesthat guide our lives and define our community.

It is a time to remember our many blessings and giveback to help others in need.

Soon you will receive our request for your sup-port of PLC’s 2006-07 Annual Fund Drive. Your giftto the Annual Fund is critically important to PLC; itis also an investment in the community with a strongmultiplier effect.

Every $1 PLC spends results in over $8.25 worthof services. This leveraged impact means that thou-sands more families and children, adults and seniorsliving in poverty are helped. In 2005, because ofPLC’s extensive use of volunteers, PLC staff and

volunteers were able to provide 36,000 hours of freelegal services to those with pressing legal needs thatthreatened their well-being in areas such as childcustody and support, guardianship, health access,housing, employment and individual rights.

Your gift to PLC’s Annual Fund is a recommit-ment to the principle of Access to Justice and a tan-gible way to join with others in strengthening ourcommunity. You’ll also have the benefit of knowingthat Orange County’s low income and underservedresidents receive vitally needed legal assistance. Ofcourse, your gifts to PLC are tax deductible to thefull extent of law. Please respond to the Access toJustice Annual Fund appeal when you receive it.Your loyal support is crucial and greatly valued.

On June 7th, the Orange County Chapter ofthe Association of Business Trial Lawyersheld its 7th Annual PLC Wine Tasting Event

at the Westin South Coast Plaza. Well known legalethicist Michael Josephson spoke to the group chal-lenging the more than 300 in attendance to gobeyond success to significance. “While being a suc-cessful lawyer in the traditional business sense ofthe word is a laudable goal, being a significant per-son can be a loftier goal,” said Josephson.

This annual ABTL Wine Tasting Fundraiserpacked a lot into the evening; active networkingreception, fine wines and food, and an excellent pro-gram. It also was successful in raising $17,500 tosupport PLC’s work on behalf of low income fami-lies, children and seniors in Orange County. PLC isgrateful to the ABTL Board and chapter executivedirector, Rebecca Cien, for their efforts and thanksthe ABTL members for their continuous support.

Ching LimSusan LindenbergRyan LindseyJessica LinehanCraig LiuStephen N. LivingstonMichael LopezTheresa LopezJennifer Alliso LopezHarold LopezKarla G. LopezSteve LopezTirzah Abe LoweMatt LoyaShannon LukeiMonica LukoschekMargaret Lyons Yuliya LyubovnayaLinda MaiDeborah MallgraveAaron MaloThomas ManakidesChristine MangoianPearl MannJesse A. MarinoLinda J. MarquisDuane MarshallKarla MartinezElizabeth MatthiasScott MaynardJennifer McCartneyMonique Candace McDavidSam McDermottBrian McDonaldChristine K. McGillStuart A. McKenzieAlexis A. McLeodKelly McMahonPatrick McNalleyTeresa McQueenTran MeltzerJennifer Mendel PascuaJennifer MertusJohn Robert MeserveMariyetta MeyersKaren T. MeyersMerit MikhailJoel S. MilibandHarlene MillerJohn MillerCraig MilletBrian MillsJosette MollicaDamian Michael MoosCarmen Moraga-EidErin Patricia MoriartyMike MorrisLana Morton-OwensChandra MossMary Beth MuellerWilliam MujicaJesse MulhollandStephanie MullenErica MunozEmilia MuokebeMayra MurilloFred MuscarellaAlexis MyerJessica NaOmar NaimeAlan NakasoneAlice C. NanceChristopher NatlandOmar NawazJohn C. NelsonMercy N'GugiHong NguyenVanessa NguyenLyly NguyenNguyet NguyenAnh Duy NguyenMichael NicastroWorth Larry NichollKathy NicholsScott NicholsBarbara J. NicholsAndre John NintcheffChristine NohVanessa NovakMatt O’LoughlinBrian D. O'NeillE. Susan O'TooleJeffrey Ousley

Annie PanAmanda ParacuellosHo El ParkDelia ParkJames ParkeMark PayneWilliam R. PearsonMichael PennMelissa PerezLinda PethickJames PhamHung PhamBeth PickeringGregory James PiedlowMolly PietschLouis PiscopoDan PittmanCarissa PodestaGary PohlsonMark T. PollittTheodore PrenovostThomas J. Prenovost Jr. Lorena PrietoMarcus QuintanillaMyra RadlowMichelle RalphMisha RamadevLisa RamirezMayra RamirezBrian RecorJulie ReeKatherine ReillyMichelle ReinglassMarcelo ReyesGuerrero RichardKatie RichardsonNancy RichmondJennifer RiggPatricia RinconIrma RivasRobert RobertsonKaren RobicheauKatrina RobsonAron Phillip RoferTimothy RogersArt RomoT. Kevin RooseveltKathy RosasLeslie RosemanJoyce RosendahlRyan RuggerelloAlison RyanJames SabovichPooya SafarzadehArash SamadaniGina SamoreLinda SampsonMelissa SanchezRyan SandwickJames ScheinkmanErich SchiefelbineLinda SchillingAnna SchlotzhauerKent SchmidtSteven Francis Schroeder Kevin SchubertAntonia ScolasoNathan SearlesLonnie SeideSonia ShahMark SheanTamara ShneydermanPat ShortScott SiamasAlvaro SierraSarika SinghalJeffrey SingletaryJennifer SmietanaJanece SmootMichael SobkowiakKevin SongJeff SparksJill SperberBernadette StaffordBahara StapelbergMelissa SteeleDavid SteinStephanie K. SterlingDoug M. StevensKimberly StevensWendy SuggJoel SumnerLaurie Allison Svitenko

Julie SwainShannon SwitzerJoseph TadrosEmily TaylorCarrie TeasdaleJohn TehranianKathryn TerryMichelle TesanJeffrey T. ThomasJeanne ThomasDiane Elizabeth ThomasJeanne TollisonRichard S. TomJoseph TorriShio Jey TouLily ToubiKevin TranCatherine TranCathy TranJohnny TranTram TranDavid TranDenise J. TreviñoJason TruongHenry TsaiMichael TurekMarc TurmanAdanna UkahEdward UliaszImran VakilJean Louis Van CampMatt Van FleetJennifer Van ThielNicole Vanderlaan SmithRichard VogelLily T. VuHieu VuNhan VuLinh VuongDanielle WakefieldMartin Walker Margaret F. WangTina WangLei Lei Wang EkvallDeirdre WardeDiane K. WatanabeLonnie WatsonEva WeilerWilliam WenkeMike WesterlandAngela WhatleyDavid WheelerT. Jason WhiteDana Q. WhiteKeith WilfordCorbett H. WilliamsMichael R. WilliamsBrett WilliamsonGeorge WillisPeter J. WilsonKaren WinnettTodd WinterDan WintonAndrew O. WirmaniGabrielle WirthShara WitkinAdina WitzlingGary WolenskyAndrew WongTyler WoodsOliver WrightJason YangTheodore YapChristine S. Yee Nancy YiJohn YiJennifer YokoyamaDaniel R. YorkPamela Young-ValenciaMike YursokoRonald ZackLaurel Ruth ZaeskePeiyi ZhaoMark ZiebellDean J. ZipserJohn Zitny

We apologize for any errors or omis-sions. If you believe our records areincorrect and should contain yourname, please contact Peri Doshi-O’Neill at (714) 541-1010 ext. 263 orpdoshioneill@publiclawcenter.org

ABTL fills the house and raises $17,500 for PLC

PLC staff and volunteers joined together onSunday, June 4, 2006, at the University ofCalifornia, Irvine for AIDS Walk Orange

County, which celebrated its 20th anniversary. Theefforts of participants and sponsors are still essentialto the fight against HIV and AIDS. In OrangeCounty, 10,000 people are currently living with HIVor AIDS, but one-third do not know they are infect-ed. New HIV cases are showing a sharp increaseamong females, minorities, and heterosexuals, andover half of all new infections in Orange County arein those under the age of 25.

PLC was again both a beneficiary of and partici-pant in the Walk. The efforts of the PLC Walk Teamand its supporters helped the Walk Team raise$3,400 and place 9th in the Small Business/Social

Organization category. Also, a PLC volunteer attor-ney won the AIDS Walk pie-eating contest for thesecond year in a row! Overall, the Walk raised$572,000, of which PLC was granted $13,300.These funds will support PLC's AIDS LegalAssistance Project (ALAP), which provides freelegal services to over 350 Orange County residentsliving with HIV and AIDS each year.

PLC appreciates the efforts of our Walk Teammembers and supporters, as well as AIDS ServicesFoundation Orange County, which coordinates theWalk and continues to recognize the importance oflegal services. We look forward to next year’s Walkand hope you will join us in the fight against HIVand AIDS!

Envisioning a Future without AIDS

Access To Justice Annual Fund… PLC Donors Strengthen the Community

ACCA-SoCal Tees Off for PLC

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THANK YOU to the following supporters ofthe Public Law Center*

Michael ErmerHon. Andrew & Loreen Guilford Hon. C. Robert Jameson (Ret.)Alexander S. PolskyLinda Schilling

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &Hampton, LLPSt. Joseph Health SystemBrett & Susan WilliamsonPeter Zeughauser

Anna AmarandosWilliam & Whitney AmsbaryDaryl D. AnthonyBrian & Carol BarkHon. William W. BedsworthDavid BoskoJoseph P. BuschCarolyn CarterRobert J. CohenMary Lou Des RochersKurt Eggert & Clare PastoreGrace EmeryKathy EsfahaniJohn & Janet FossumNed & Donna FousteMarjorie G. FullerTodd GordinierLee & Beatriz GordonAlan A. GreenbergEdward W. HallDebra DeemPaul Schmidhauser & Cindy HughesJ. Reuben Clark Law SocietyDimetria JacksonM. Katherine JensonDebra KegalJennifer J. KingJoel Kuperberg & Lydia LevinChristopher M. LeoLorman Education ServicesHon. Kazuharu Makino & CheriViolette Malcolm & CisnerosAaron & Debbie MaloFran Marshall

(In Honor of Arash Samadani) Robin MeadowJames W. MeekerHon. Franz & Shannon MillerRandy & Anne MooreEdward MunozDaniel & Marie NassieAnne B. NuttW. Patrick O`KeefeThomas Peterson & James Albright (In Memory of John Peterson)Thomas D. PhelpsJohn PitkinPolenzani Benefits & InsuranceServices Inc.Merle & Leslie RabineCarole E. ReaganMichelle A. ReinglassTroy D. RoeMichael RubinDaniel SasseHall SeelyMary & Garvin ShallenbergerJeffrey ShieldsMichael E. SoloffThe Sturdevant Law FirmMary Pat ToupsTraut Law FirmMarty TrujilloNhan VuWashington Mutual FoundationMatching GiftsHolly WilliamsRichard Zevnik

Allen Anderson & Jane ShadeDeborah ArbabiRoman & Katherine DarmerDechert LLPRick & Kathy DerevanRandall L. EricksonRoger A. GrableAndra B. GreeneTimothy Hoban & Supriya KakkarMimi JusticePhil & Patti KohnJim & Katie Loss

Fran & Duane Marshall Julie M. McCoyJoel & Nikki MilibandMark MinyardHon. Kathleen O'Leary & KennethBabcockOrange County Women LawyersAssociationGary M. PohlsonMichael Williams & Suzanne BlauRobert Wolfe

Tara BrewerAlan FriedmanHon. Sheila Sonenshine (Ret.) & Ygal SonenshineDean Zipser

Darren & Laurie AitkenRalph & Judy BlakeneyLarry & Anita BoydWilliam M. BurdLawrence & Carol CohnConsumer Attorneys Public InterestFoundationJudi A. CurtinMaya Dunne & John DombrinkHon. Kim & Steven DunningShannon DwyerMichael S. FieldsHon. John & Adina GastelumNick HannaRichard & Halli Heston

John B. Hurlbut, Jr. Eoin KreditorHon. Richard Luesebrink(Ret.) &Christine LuesebrinkJeffrey MetzgerMinyard Morris LLP Robert PalmerPistone & WolderHon. Peter J. PolosMarcus S. QuintanillaSteven P. RiceKate T. RinaldiG. Christian RouxHon. Richard & Marcia VoglJ Craig Williams & Lisa Chester

Benefactor ($1,000 to $2,499)

Patron ($500 to $749)

Amicus Board ($250 to $499)

Pillar of Justice ($2,500 and over)

Partner ($750 to $999)

It was a memorable night. The Public LawCenter’s annual Volunteers for Justice Dinner,held July 20, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine,

hit new highs in attendance, proceeds raised, andnotable features. Nearly 700 attendees enjoyed thisspecial evening that celebrated PLC’s 25th years ofservice to the community. Mingling with thehundreds of lawyers and business leaders presentwere over 30 judges and a host of state, county, andcity dignitaries.

The event raised a record $443,000 to supportPLC’s work in providing access to justice for lowincome children, families, adults and seniors inOrange County. The majority of contributions came

from 58 generous Dinner Sponsors – firms andcompanies committed to PLC’s mission. Gifts fromanother 20 Underwriters, mostly smaller firms andsome individuals, helped to offset various costs ofthe event.

The evening was emceed by Justice Kathleen E.O’Leary of the California Court of Appeal. OrangeCounty Bar Association President Julie M. McCoyand U.S. District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilfordpresented awards to Buchalter Nemer (FounderAward), AIDS Services Foundation of OrangeCounty (Community Partner), Cynthia Holton(Attorney), Wells Fargo (Corporate Partner) andCrowell & Moring LLP (Law Firm). Special

Volunteers for Justice Dinner a Triple Treat: Exemplary Honorees; Record-Setting Proceeds of $443,000; and a Silver Anniversary Celebration

The honorees left to right are: Alan Witchey (AIDS Services Foundation - Community Partner of the Year), Cynthia Holton (Attorneyof the Year), Deborah Arbabi (Crowell & Moring - Law Firm of the Year), Debra Deam (Buchalter Nemer - Founder Award), JamesStrother (Wells Fargo General Counsel - Corporate Partner of the Year).

Left to right: Wylie Aitken (Aitken, Aitken & Cohn), California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan, Darren Aitken (Aitken, Aitken& Cohn), Orange County Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Kim Dunning

recognition was given to a team of lawyers from overa dozen law firms who joined together to keep ahomeless shelter in Santa Ana named Isaiah Housefrom being closed.

PLC’s Executive Director, Ken Babcock,conveyed heartfelt thanks to the volunteers andsupporters who make it possible for PLC to assist

thousands of persons each year. He then introduceda video that showed the impact of pro bono service.The volunteers who shared their experiences in thevideo spoke of professional responsibility and greatpersonal satisfaction in helping those who arevulnerable to injustice. But the stars of the videowere the clients who told of their

Paul AckermanHon. Gail & Steve AndlerAnonymous Constance AprahamianHon. Richard AronsonHon. Andrew BanksDonna BashawHarriet BemusBerger KahnDavid T. BidermanIryne Black (In Memory of Judge Philip Petty)Stefan BlasigBois & MacDonald Hon. Thomas J. BorrisJames H. Broderick, Jr.Cari Cohn-MorrosScott B. CooperGregory CordreyChris CruzAmin DavidJulie M. DavisHon. Patrick DonahueBrian J. DonovanTrudy I. DunlapJack M. EarleyLei Lei & Johan Wang EkvallDiane L. EllisSusan Baerg EpsteinHon. William & Patrica EvansJim FarrisMichael FehnerIan L. FlatleyMary Anne FooJoseph ForbathHeather M. FreelinHon. Richard & Susan FybelNorma Garcia GuillenRoy GeigerBoo J. GiuffreMichael G. GloverGoe & Forsythe LLPHon. James P. GrayRichard W. HelmsMichael & Angela HillRobert HolmenHon. Frederick Horn & Hon. CarolynKirkwoodMichael T. HornackYvonne C. HsuHon. Raymond J. IkolaTodd & Carol IrbyJohn IsazaJasper & JasperPearl Jemison-SmithCasey R. JohnsonHon. John W. Kennedy, Jr. (Ret.)

Karen KetchumRobert & Kristianne KnudsenHon. Ruth KwanHon. Wendy LindleyTheresa C. LopezLos Angeles County Bar FoundationGerald & Pearl MannHon. Charles & Jevelyn MarginesHon. James MarionHon. Linda Marks & William GaileyEllen R. MarshallTeresa McQueenRichard W. Millar, Jr. Vickie MortensenMarsha MoutrieHon. Frances Munoz (Ret.)Christine MurphyHon. Kirk NakamuraCrystal NeedhamLan Quoc Nguyen & AssociatesDiane NordbyHon. Richard PachecoJanice M. PatroniteR. Steven PetersR. Thomas PetersonNancy A. PollardLary Rappaport & Ellen Laurie IsaacsRobinson & WisbaumRigoberto RodriguezHon. John J. Ryan (Ret.)Hon. William F. RylaarsdamCongresswoman Loretta SanchezRonald B. SchwartzHon. James & Harriet SelnaMary & Garvin Shallenberger (In Memory of Ellen Lee)Charles & Deanna Shannon (In Honor of Julie McCormick) Ralph & Shirley ShapiroHon. Randall J. ShermanRichard & Crystal SimsSteven L. SternHon. Nancy Wieben StockEmily TaylorJohn TehranianHon. David A. ThompsonOrlando VazquezThomas & Martia WalperWilliam F. WenkeTodd WinterAdina WitzlingHon. John Woolley (Ret.) & Hon.Eleanor PalkRobert Scott WylieJohn K. YorkHon. Laurie D. Zelon

Bill & Wendy BirnbaumBois & MacDonaldRoman DarmerBeatriz GordonLexisNexisStephen LivingstonGary McGahaMark MinyardMinyard Morris LLP

Peet’s Coffee & TeaRobinson, Calcagnie & RobinsonRoyceMultimedia, Inc.Mark & Alexandra SmithThe Rutter GroupMeena My Thanh TranDavid E. Wald, APCMichael Williams & Suzanne BlauStanley Zipser

Due to space limitations, we can only list those donors who gave$100 or more. Our heartfelt thanks to those who gave less.

*This donor listing includes our Annual Fund supporters, as well asother donors who gave from October 2005 through September

2006. It does not include Foundation, Corporate and other MajorFunders, which are recognized annually in the Spring issue. Also this

listing does not include supporters of PLC’s Annual VolunteerRecognition Dinner, who are recognized elsewhere in this newsletter.

We apologize for any errors or omission in our listing.

Contributors ($100 to $249)

In-Kind Donations

PLC Board members left to right: Tom Peterson (ASF), Demetria Jackson (First American Trust), Jim Meeker (UCI).

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plc expresses grateful appreciation to the sponsors andunderwriters of our Volunteers for Justice Dinner.

Diamond Sponsor

Crowell & Moring LLP*Edison Mission Energy

Robinson, Calcagnie & RobinsonRutan & Tucker LLP*

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP*

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.*Wells Fargo

Platinum Sponsors

Bingham McCutchen LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP*

Gold Sponsors

Aitken, Aitken & Cohn*Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory &

Natsis LLPDeloitte.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP*Hodel Briggs Winter LLP

Howrey LLPIrell & Manella LLP*

Latham & Watkins LLP*Minyard Morris LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPMoss Adams LLP

O'Melveny & Myers LLP*OCBA Business Litigation Section

Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm &Waldron LLP

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP*Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPSkorheim & Associates, AAC

St. Joseph Health SystemStradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth*

Silver Sponsors

Baker & Hostetler LLPCeltic Bar Association of Orange County

Chapman University School of LawConnor & Fletcher LLP*

Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & WoogDorsey & Whitney LLP

Federal Bar Association Orange County ChapterFirst American Trust, FSB

Hispanic Bar Association of OrangeCounty

Hyundai Motor AmericaJackson DeMarco Tidus PeckenpaughKnobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

LECG formerly Mack BarclayLopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos

Mazda North American OperationsMcDermott Will & Emery LLP

New Century Mortgage CorporationNossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP

Orange County Diversity Task Force

Orange County Trial Lawyers AssociationOrange County Women Lawyers

AssociationPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPRobins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.

Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLPRus, Miliband & Smith, APC *University of California, Irvine

Warren J. Ferguson American Inn of CourtWhittier Law School

Bronze Sponsors

Dzida, Carey & SteinmanPohlson & Moorhead, LLP

Royce Multimedia, Inc. The Williams Law Firm, PCWashington Mutual

Underwriting Benefactors

Best Best & KriegerJames G. Bohm

Call, Jensen & FerrellFTI Consulting, Inc.

M & M Court Reporters, Inc.

The Citigroup Private BankWhitmont Legal Technologies, Inc.

Small Firm Underwriters

Consumer Attorneys Public Interest FoundationHon. William L. Evans & Patricia S. Evans

Tom & Mary GordonHon. James P. Gray

Institute for Healthcare AdvancementHon. Richard KingJanice M. Patronite

Law Offices of Michelle Reinglass

OCBA Solo Practitioner/Small FirmSection

Allan & Cindy Stokke*Sponsors of our Dinner for 10 or more years

Supporters

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recount all of their successes on behalf of OrangeCounty’s low-income population, but thefollowing stories provide a glimpse of our lawstudents’ impact.

Henry Tsai (Whittier) successfully recoveredthe full available amount of a Spanish speakingclient’s security deposit. He negotiated persistently,working hard to make sure our client came out ontop. In addition to gaining fundamental legal skills,Henry also gained a greater appreciation of thecommunities we serve. He said, “Volunteering atPLC has made me more conscientious of the not toouncommon economic inequalities and socialinjustices in Orange County.”

Leann Jandron (Chapman) provided vitalprogram management and client assistance in thefirst ever legal clinic for nonprofit organizations inJune. She also provided direct legal assistance to anumber of clients, including a child care providerin Laguna Hills that, thanks in part to Leann’shard work, received a Conditional Use Permit tooperate her large family day care.

Christine Dzida (Loyola) received a HowreyHELPS stipend in conjunction with her work atPLC. This funding allowed Christine to providelegal assistance to mainly monolingual Spanish-speaking clients with immigration and family lawissues. Christine hopes to continue in the field of

public interest law and thanks Howrey LLP forgranting her the opportunity “to get a glimpse ofall the good that can be done with a law degree.”

Working along with these three students wereTricia Gandy (Chapman), Serena Josephs(University of Miami), Helen Le (Western State),Khoa Le (Temple), and Alexis McLeod (William &Mary). PLC is extremely grateful to all of our 2006summer clerks for their incredible passion anddedication to providing access to justice for ourlow-income clients. We hope to see them again aspro bono attorneys as they embark on their legalcareers.

experiences. What came through was theirimmense humanity - the human side of probono. When Ken introduced three of the clientsin the video who were at the Dinner, theaudience responded with a standing ovation.

The final treat of the evening was thekeynote speaker, Justice Carol A. Corrigan ofthe California Supreme Court. Justice Corriganissued a call to action, reminding us of theprivileges of living in our time and in ourcountry, and also of the responsibilities thatcome with being well educated and working in aprofession that carries obligations to help thoseless fortunate. She challenged everyone to makea difference in the lives of others, much in thesame way that the honorees had.

PLC. These invaluable clinics are held at theOrange County Bankruptcy Court and help low-income pro se debtors who have filed for bankrupt-cy understand their rights regarding reaffirmationagreements and Chapter 7 filings.

Cynthia Holton – Solo Practitioner. Family lawcases are traditionally some of the most difficultcases for pro bono organizations to place with vol-unteer attorneys. Cynthia Holton has proven to bean essential volunteer for the Public Law Centerbecause of her willingness to take on, time andtime again, family law cases that we have not beenable to place with other volunteers. Since 2004when Cynthia began volunteering with PLC, shehas taken 24 separate family law matters. In 2005alone, Cynthia individually has handled 16 casesdealing with guardianship, marital dissolution anddomestic violence.

Contributing 491 hours of pro bono legal serv-ices for PLC clients just in 2005, Cynthia has beenan invaluable asset not only to PLC but also tonumerous families and children in the most desper-ate of circumstances. Without Cynthia’s dedica-tion, it is foreseeable that many of the clients shehas helped would have gone without much neededlegal services. It is only with the commitment ofvolunteers like Cynthia Holton that PLC is able tooffer life-sustaining and often life-changing assis-tance to some of our community’s most vulnerablemembers.

Congratulations to these and all the otherrecipients for a job very well done. None of themvolunteered for PLC because of the potential forfuture recognition, but we’re happy that we wereable to secure for them the recognition they sodeeply deserve.

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