2012 Annual Report:

Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Cultivating a lifelong commitment

to public interest law

since 1977.

Text on the front page was taken from an April, 1982 report entitled “Report on the Survey of Former Interns of Public Interest Law Internship.” This document summarizes the outcomes of the PILI program for our first 5 years of Interns, and concludes that “This preliminary but strong demonstration of accomplishment indicates that every effort be made to maintain this program, with serious consideration given toward its expansion to include more agencies and more students in future PILI programs.”

This and other documents from PILI’s early years are used throughout this annual report.

Letter from PILI’s Board President

and Executive Director

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Thirty-five years ago, a group of forward-thinking lawyers and philanthropists conceived of a law student internship program in Chicago. Backed by law schools, public interest law organizations, the Donors Forum, and the Chicago Bar Association, a pilot project was launched in the summer of 1977 with twelve interns at four organizations: the Better Government Association, the ACLU of Illinois, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, and the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Called “The Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship Program,” the stated objectives were to increase law students’ understanding of the need for public interest law, to encourage their informed consideration of a career in public interest law, and to help further the work of public interest law agencies in Chicago.

But, PILI’s founders had larger goals too, goals that reached beyond these first dozen students. They set their sights on nothing less than changing the culture of law school and the legal profession. “This says to every student who hears about the program: “Public interest law is respectable too,” they wrote. “It says, ‘Here is a group of potential role models – leaders of the bar, law school deans and faculty members, attorneys at the agencies, officials of important Chicago foundations and corporations – who think public interest law is worth their time and money.’”

Michael G. Bergmann, PILI Executive Director, and Lee Ann Russo, PILI Board President

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1983

“The Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship Program” launches with 12 Law Student Interns at 12 public interest law organizations in Chicago.

The program formally incorporates as the “Public Interest Law Internship,” or PILI for short, establishing our first board of directors.

PILI launches the Graduate Fellowship Program, with 4 Fellows sponsored by 3 firms joining 23 Interns at 7 participating public interest law organizations.

For the first time, government agencies join PILI’s Participating Agencies.

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Three and a half decades later, our programs have grown beyond law student internships and expanded outside of the city of Chicago. But we are proud to continue to pursue the vision of our founders, as relevant today as it was in 1977, to foster a culture of service within the legal profession.

PILI’s mission is to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law by creating opportunities for law students and lawyers to do public interest and pro bono work in Illinois. Through our four programs, the Law Student Internship Program, Graduate Fellowship Program, Alumni Network, and Pro Bono Initiative Program, we leverage resources from within the legal community into thousands of hours of legal assistance each year, so that together we can better meet the legal needs of individuals and families living in poverty.

The celebration of our 35th Anniversary has been made even more special by the growth we have achieved this year. This summer and school-year, we placed a remarkable 127 Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at public interest law organizations across Chicago and Illinois. We launched a new Alumni Network Leadership Council, and our Pro Bono Initiative Program has undertaken several new projects, equipping pro bono leaders and practitioners with the resources they need, and facilitating effective partnerships with our constituents across the state. This annual report details the accomplishments and successes of this most recent year in PILI’s history, with stories and features to give you a closer look at the work we do.

Anniversaries afford a particular opportunity for reflection and thankfulness. From its beginning, PILI has been an organization built on partnerships and collaboration. We could not achieve the goals described in this report without the 59 public interest law organizations that participate in our programs. They not only

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1999

2000

PILI adopts a new name: we become the “Public Interest Law Initiative,” the name we bear today.

PILI launches the Pro Bono Initiative Program to promote pro bono at firms and corporations across the state.

The Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Internship Fund is funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation in memory of Alfred C. Tisdahl, a prominent Chicago litigator commited to public interest law and community service.

PILI’s Law Student Internship Program application goes online.

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work tirelessly with and on behalf of countless legal aid clients each year, but they also help nurture a new generation of public interest lawyers through their effective supervision of our Interns and Fellows. We are thankful to these agencies for their ongoing partnership!

And, we certainly would not be able to achieve our goals without support from the many law firms, corporations, law schools, foundations, and individuals who have invested in our mission. In particular, we wish to thank the founding members of our Giving Circles, individuals who have pledged a specific gift to PILI for the next five years. Their commitment to us enables us to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law among the law students and lawyers participating in our programs. We also especially wish to thank Foley & Lardner LLP for their in-kind donation of office space, and DePaul University College of Law for again providing classroom space for our summer programming.

We hope that you enjoy PILI’s 35th Anniversary Annual Report and that you will join us in pursuit of our goal of fostering a culture of service within the legal profession.

Yours truly,

Lee Ann Russo, Jones Day Michael G. BergmannPresident, PILI Board of Directors PILI Executive Director

2007 PILI launches an Alumni Network to help maintain the connection between former Interns & Fellows, PILI, and the larger public interest law community.

2009

2010 PILI Alumni now number 3,000.

2012 With a class of 127 Interns and Fellows, a new Alumni Network Leadership Council, and statewide Pro Bono Initiative projects, PILI celebrates 35 years of service to the Illionois public interest community.

In response to the economic downturn, PILI launches the Extended Placement Program.

Florence E. Miller, a strong advocate for women in the legal profession, named PILI as a beneficiary in her estate, establishing the Florence E. Miller Memorial Fund.

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PILI’s Law Student Internship Program places first and second-year law students at public interest law organizations in Illinois. Interns work 400 hours during the summer or 200 hours during the school year, with PILI paying their stipend, ensuring quality supervision by experienced attorneys and providing supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities. The result is an increase in the capacity of these public interest law organizations to meet the needs of their low-income clients and an increase in the number of emerging lawyers connected and committed to public interest law.

Law Student Internship Program

47 summer Interns and 10 school-year Interns served

20,800 hours at 24 participating agencies. They provided direct services

to 1,005 clients and brief services to 1,540 clients for a total of

2,545 clients served by this class of PILI Interns.

These Interns undertook a wide range of tasks this summer, including but certainly not limited to:• Conducting in-person intake in both English and Spanish;• Successfully arguing for a VAWA adjustment of status and cancellation of removal;• Negotiating settlements in eviction cases;• Compiling U-visa applications;• Attending IEP (individualized education program) meetings with clients;• Participating in a testimony before the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority;• Mediating pro se cases at the Daley Center;• Drafting wills and assisting in creating Powers of Attorney for property and healthcare;• Contributing to a rapid response on the Affordable Care Act ruling; and• Writing memos on township government, elections and free speech.

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My Internship at the National Immigrant Justice Center has been a great experience. While working under the supervision of some of the best and most passionate immigration lawyers in the area, I was given a lot of freedom and responsibility to work with clients directly. I have filed six immigrant applications and two appeals with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), attended a USCIS hearing in the capacity of a translator, and represented a client in removal proceedings at the immigration court in Chicago. Probably the most memorable experience I had during my PILI Internship was working at the Dream Relief Day at Navy Pier in mid-August. This event was organized to help undocumented youth who might qualify for deferred action status navigate the ins and outs of the application. I spent the entire day doing intake with these young people who had either camped out overnight or arrived at 4 or 5 in the morning just so that they could live their lives free from fear of deportation or be able to work to help their family. They were all truly inspirational representatives of America’s youth, and reminded me of why I wanted to fight for their cause and work for an organization like the National Immigrant Justice Center for my PILI Internship.”

Margaret O’DonoghueLoyola University Chicago School of Law

PILI Interns Chevon Chapman, Goli Rahimi, and Liz Youakim all served at LAF this summer.

Expanding our reach

Under our current long range plan, PILI has committed to expanding both the number and the geographic scope of our Internship placements. We are pleased to announce a new PILI Internship position for the summer of 2013 at Prairie State Legal Services in Peoria, IL, made possible with funding from the Lee L. Morgan and Mary H. Morgan Endowment of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois. This will be PILI’s first Internship in Illinois outside of Chicago, where the need is great but resources are few.

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Is your law firm interested in sponsoring PILI Fellows? Firms that spon-sor PILI Fellows benefit from the Fellows’ experience and training in law as well as their connections to public interest law organizations once they start at the firm. Sponsoring firms also take an active role in encour-aging their incoming associates to develop long-term interests in pro bono practice. Contact us at info@pili-law.org for information about how your firm can get involved in PILI’s Graduate Fellowship Program.

2012 PILI Fellows were sponsored by:Brinks Hofer Gilson & LioneDrinker Biddle & Reath LLPJenner & Block LLPKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPLatham & Watkins LLPReed Smith LLPSchiff Hardin LLPSidley Austin LLPWinston & Strawn LLP

Graduate Fellowship Program

Among a wide range of tasks, they:• Served as a case manager at the Daley Center as part of

the court mediation program;• Represented domestic violence victims in divorce, custody,

and order of protection proceedings;• Helped incorporate businesses and not-for-profits;• Conducted client intake at the Municipal Court Desk and

the Collections Desk at the Daley Center;• Ran a voting rights workshop for new U.S. citizens;• Researched the effectiveness of juvenile victim-offender

mediation programs; and• Helped low-income taxpayers resolve their federal tax

controversies.

www.pili-law.org/fellowships.htm

Through the PILI Graduate Fellowship Program, new associates at Chicago law firms spend 300 hours during the summer or fall working at public interest law organizations in Illinois while studying for or after taking the bar. Fellows are sponsored by their firms. PILI ensures quality supervision by experienced legal aid attorneys and provides supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities, cultivating a commitment to pro bono work and public interest law that will stay with these new associates throughout their career.

70 PILI Fellows served

21,000 hours at 37 participating agencies.

They provided direct services to 419 clients

and brief services to 684 clients

for a total of 1,103 clients served

by this class of PILI Fellows.

Participating in the PILI program was the ideal supplement to studying for the bar exam. My Fellowship experience not only exposed me to an area of the law with which I was completely unfamiliar, but it also allowed me to further develop skills that will be invaluable to me as a young associate. As a Fellow at the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern, I was part of a team of attorneys who made it their mission to remedy miscarriages of justice that occurred as a result of flaws within the criminal justice system. I researched a wide array of legal issues that affected the Center’s wrongly convicted clients and actively participated in the discovery stages of the Center’s ongoing civil cases. My supervising attorney gave me the unique opportunity to participate in strategy conferences, observe depositions, and attend status hearings. Though my Fellowship has now concluded, I can say with confidence that my involvement with public interest work and criminal justice reform is far from over. As I begin my legal career, I will take my experiences at the MacArthur Justice Center with me, and I hope to devote my pro bono practice to criminal justice reform.”

Paul VaglicaAssociate at Latham & Watkins LLP

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Growing our numbers

In 2012, PILI saw a substantial increase in the number of Graduate Fellows, as well as the number of law firms offering this opportunity to their incoming associates. To help our Fellows establish strong and lasting roots in the Illinois legal and pro bono community, this year we invited them to participate in our Advising Program, matching them with PILI Board Members and Alumni.

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Since PILI first launched the Internship Program in 1977 and the Fellowship Program in 1983, over 3,000 law students and graduates have participated. These public interest lawyers span the globe and the profession: from firm and corporate attorneys, to members of the government sector and the judiciary, to members of the higher education and public interest law sectors. The PILI Alumni Network maintains the connection between these lawyers and the greater pub-lic interest community, providing educational, networking and leadership opportunities.

PILI Alumni Network

The second annual Alumni Reunion Reception was held in FY 2012 on October 5, 2011, and raised over $3,000 towards the Alumni Named Internship Fund. The Alumni Network Leadership Council launched in 2012, with Alumni leading teams to plan programming, outreach and fundraising. The Network hosted a CLE program on July 12 on “Working with Diverse Client Populations.” Many PILI Alumni also spoke or presented on panels at PILI programs and events, including our summer educational series. In record numbers, PILI Alumni served as advisors to this year’s class of Interns and Fellows.

“Serving as a PILI Fellow enhanced my career as an attorney in many ways, expanded my professional

network and helped me gain lasting and truly meaningful friendships.”- Dave Scriven-Young, 2003 Fellow

PILI Alumni and staff together at the first meeting of the PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council in March.

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Alumni Spotlights:Each PILI e-newsletter profiles one Intern Alum & one Fellow Alum, spotlighting their impressive careers and the important work that they do for and on behalf of peo-ple living in poverty. Many PILI Alumni hold leadership positions in the public interest and pro bono communi-ties. Visit www.pili-law.org/alumnispotlights.htm to read more about these remarkable PILI Alumni and the work they do. To sign up for our bi-monthly e-newsletter, visit www.pili-law.org/newsletter.htm.

The PILI

Alumni Network

Leadership

Council

ChairJustin L. Heather Korey Cotter Heather & Richardson, LLC

ViCe-ChairElizabeth P. LewisMcDermott Will & Emery

PiLi Board LiaisonReena BajowalaJenner & Block LLP

Board Committee LiaisonCharles P. GolbertCook County Public Guardian

memBersDave Scriven-YoungPeckar & AbramsonKatherine G. DeibertMayer Brown LLPJohn ThurmondLateral Link GroupSusan DeCostanzaChicago Volunteer Legal ServicesMario SullivanLaw Office of Peter A. JohnsonJordan HeinzKirkland & Ellis LLPTravis KennedyEimer Stahl LLPSean Morales-DoyleDespres, Schwartz & Geoghegan Ltd.Gail KimPerkins Coie LLPKate PomperOffice of the Illinois Attorney General Marc KatzCareer BuilderMichelle LammersNorthern TrustEmily SeymorePaul Hastings LLPJessica SchneiderChicago Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under LawMargaret KuzmaLAF Chicago

Matt Jenkins, 2005 PILI Intern at LAF, is now an associate at Corboy & Demitrio and serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Dis-ability and Elder Law.

Sasha Reyes, 2000 PILI Fel-low at the Environmental Law and Policy Center, has twice been awarded a Distinguished Service Award from CVLS for her pro bono work with their Jane Addams clinic.

Daniel Serrano, 2000 PILI Intern at LAF, was recently appointed Director for the Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession for the ABA . He is also an award-winning crime novelist.

www.pili-law.org/alumniprogram.htm

Pro Bono Initiative Program

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PILI is a resource for law firms, corporations and other groups seeking to develop or enhance their pro bono programs. The goal of our Pro Bono Initiative Program is to foster a culture of service within the legal profession, creating work environments, programs and opportunities that help new associates and seasoned attorneys alike actualize their commitment to pro bono work. Through a range of innovative projects, creative partnerships and coordinated efforts, PILI promotes new ways to expand the scope and quantity of legal services available for people living in poverty in Illinois.

PILI hosted the Illinois Forum on Pro Bono on September 14, 2011, on the topic “Improving the Pro Bono Delivery Model.” Ideas and strategies generated at this Forum contributed to the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Summit held the following month in Washington, DC, and helped inform the Summit’s ultimate goal of developing a nationally coordinated action plan for improving the pro bono legal services delivery model. On September 29, PILI hosted “Explore the Possibilities: Pro Bono and Public Interest Law Placements” for law students interested in learning more about public interest law. In 2012, PILI organized a full complement of Pro Bono Roundtables, constituent group-specific gatherings for pro bono leaders from across the state. Our Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable was on March 14, a special joint Agency and Law School Roundtable was on May 29, and our first ever Law Firm Pro Bono Roundtable was held on November 13.

Stephanie Villinski of Illinois Legal Aid Online, Cindy Wilson of Northwestern University, Mary Bird of Loyola University, and others discuss opportunities for collaboration at PILI’s joint Agency and Law School Roundtable.

www.pili-law.org/probono.htm

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Planning aheadNew Pro Bono Initiative Program events have already been scheduled for 2013. Mark your calendars - we hope you will join us!

February 28: Legal Service Agency Roundtable at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPApril 16: Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable at Aon plcJune 19: Annual Pro Bono Reception at The Ivy Room at Tree StudiosJuly 10: Law School Pro Bono Roundtable at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.November 5: Law Firm Pro Bono Roundtable at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Working together with Prairie State Legal Services and Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, PILI has developed and launched new Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees. These committees are made up of members of the judiciary as well as pro bono leaders from local law firms, corporations, bar associations, and public interest law organizations.

The goal of our Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees is to increase access to justice by promoting and enhancing pro bono legal services within a particular judicial circuit. Specifically, through these committees, PILI aims to raise awareness of the need for free or low-cost legal services, identify and reduce barriers to pro bono, recruit attorneys to participate in pro bono programs, and recognize the pro bono contributions of area attorneys.

In FY 2012, the first two Pro Bono Committees were officially launched. The 3rd Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee (Edwardsville Area), chaired by Judge Barbara Crowder, hosted a legal advice workshop in Madison County. The 14th Judicial Circuit Committee (Rock Island), chaired by attorney Thomas Blade, is working on developing a CLE program and pro bono project on landlord-tenant issues.

PILI aims to launch two more Pro Bono Committees in the coming year: one in the 6th Judicial Circuit (Champaign area) and another in the 10th Judicial Circuit (Peoria area). We are grateful to our partners across the state for making this new initiative a success!

Annual Awards Luncheon

Celebrating Service: The Legal Profession at Its Best

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Each year PILI hosts our Annual Awards Luncheon to celebrate the best aspects of the legal profession: the skill, commitment, and generosity of the lawyers, law students, law firms and corporations dedicating countless hours each year to public interest work. PILI’s Annual Awards Luncheon brings together hundreds of members of the Illinois legal community to pay tribute to the people and organizations whose exemplary pro bono work has inspired us and made us proud. The Luncheon also features several awards to acknowledge those whose work epitomizes the ideal of access to justice for all.

In FY 2012, the Annual Awards Luncheon was held at the Renaissance Downtown Chicago Hotel on December 1. We were pleased to honor the following award recipients:

distinguished PuBLiC serViCe award

Chief Justice Thomas L. KilbrideIllinois Supreme Court

distinguished PiLi aLumni awards

Justin Heather, 2001 PILI FellowPartner at Korey Cotter Heather & Richardson, LLC

Kathleen Clark, 1997 PILI InternExecutive Director at Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

Pro Bono initiatiVe award

Mayer Brown LLP

www.pili-law.org/events.htm

Annual Pro Bono Reception

Celebrating Pro Bono

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The Annual ProBono Reception is PILI's opportunity to celebrate the community’s pro bono relationships and successes and the work of our Pro Bono Initiative. In 2012, this event was held on

June 20 and attended by 250 law firm and corporate attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries, the current class of PILI Interns and Fellows, PILI Alumni, and representatives from law schools and public interest law organizations from across the state. PILI

recognized 34 law firms and 8 corporate legal departments whose noteworthy pro bono contributions earned them a place on PILI’s Pro Bono Recognition Roster, unveiled at this event.

Law firms

Baker & McKenzie LLPBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLPBrinks Hofer Gilson & LioneButler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Chapman and Cutler LLPDLA Piper LLP (US)Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPEdwards Wildman Palmer LLPFoley & Lardner LLPHeyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Holland & Knight LLPJenner & Block LLPJones DayK&L Gates LLPKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLPLatham & Watkins LLPLocke Lord LLP

Mayer Brown LLPMcDermott Will & EmeryMcGuireWoods LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPMuch Shelist, P.C.Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLPPerkins Coie LLPReed Smith LLPSchiff Hardin LLPSchiller DuCanto & Fleck LLPSeyfarth Shaw LLPSidley Austin LLPSNR Denton US LLP

Vedder Price P.C.Winston & Strawn LLP

CorPorate LegaL dePartments

Allstate Insurance CompanyAon plcCaterpillar Inc.Deere & CompanyExelon CorporationJPMorgan Chase & Co. McDonald’s CorporationNorthern Trust

2012 Pro Bono reCognition roster

Among our guests this year was a group of delegates from the Ukraine visiting the United States to learn about public interest law.

Ways to support PILI

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Make a donation: Online at www.pili-law.org/donate.htmOr by mail: Public Interest Law Initiative, c/o Foley & Lardner LLP 321 North Clark Street, 28th Floor Chicago, IL 60654

Attend or sponsor one of our events:The Annual Awards Luncheon is held every year in the late fall and celebrates the legal profes-sion at its best - www.pili-law.org/annualawardsluncheon.htm.The Annual Pro Bono Reception is held every year in June and celebrates the significant pro bono contributions of firms and corporations - www.pili-law.org/probonoreception.htm.

Make a testamentary gift or bequest:Contact PILI Executive Director, Michael Bergmann, at mbergmann@pili-law.org or by phone at 312-832-5129 to learn more.

Law firms can sponsor PILI Graduate Fellows:Visit our website at www.pili-law.org/fellowships.htm for more information.

www.pili-law.org/donate.htm

Donations to PILI are an investment in the long-term stability of public interest law and pro bono. Our programs not only help meet immediate legal aid needs, but also provide the building blocks for participants in our programs to become leaders in public interest law and in pro bono, expanding and enhancing the availability of quality legal services for people living in poverty both now and into the future.

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Cornerstone Society

an annual gift of $1,000 or moreBrad & Terri LaneChoi Law Firm, LLCJustin L. HeatherKimball & Karen AndersonLee Ann Russo & Kevin MillerMichael G. BergmannThomas & Jen-Mei Dorris Justice Circle

an annual gift of $750Jennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. SurdellKatherine G. DeibertNikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein Magistrate Circle

an annual gift of $500Barbara Bressler & Jerry GarsonDon & Ky HillikerElizabeth & Daniel LewisMary Ann O’ConnorStephen D. Libowsky & Sue Berman Counselor Circle

an annual gift of $250Charles P. GolbertDave & Kathy Scriven-YoungJustice Sheila O’Brien & Judge Wayne AndersenNancy Felton-ElkinsThomas & Laura Dee Advocate Circle

an annual gift of $100J. Damian Ortiz Marc KatzScott W. Henry

www.pili-law.org/givingcircles.htm

Members of PILI Giving Circles are a special group of supporters who embrace our mission and take a personal interest in our success. Giving Circle members pledge a specific amount to PILI each year for the next five years. Their gift goes farther than a simple donation - it allows us to better anticipate revenue in our budgeting, to better attract new donors, and to better recognize our core supporters.

PILI is incredibly grateful to these founding members of our Giving Circles, new this year in 2012. Their commitment to PILI helps us cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law among law students and lawyers, so that together we can better meet the legal needs of individuals and families living in poverty in Illinois.

For more information about joining a PILI Giving Circle, visit our website or contact PILI’s Executive Director, Michael G. Bergmann, at mbergmann@pili-law.org or at 312-832-5129.

Ways to support PILI: Giving Circles

Ways to Support PILI: Named Internships

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Named and Honorary Internships are a special way to make a difference in the life of a law student while also adding critical capacity to public interest law organizations seeking to better meet the needs of their clients. Donors can designate Internships in tribute to family, friends and colleagues, or they can target a specific legal need or legal service provider.

PILI thanks the following individuals and foun-dations for generously funding PILI Named Internships in 2012:

Kimball & Karen Anderson sponsored Antho-ny Todd at the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago.

The Chicago Bar Foundation sponsored Nikki Ashmore at Equip for Equality, Mary Kennelly at the Shriver Center, and Brittni Rivera at the Chicago Legal Clinic.

The Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division sponsored Meryl Prochaska at Health & Disability Advocates.

The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois sponsored a new Named Intern, the Justice Robert E. Gordon Scholar, for Tom Hallock at Cabrini Green Legal Aid.

The Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Internship Fund (funded by friends of Roslyn Lieb in honor of her career) sponsored Susan Ritacca at the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

The Florence Miller Endowment Fund (a testamentary gift from the estate of Florence Miller) sponsored Tiffany Onyemaobi at Access Living and Hannah Yager at the Chicago Coali-tion for the Homeless.

The PILI Alumni Named Internship Fund sponsored Jaclyn Zarack at the Legal Aid Society.

The Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Internship Fund (funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation) sponsored Kevin Zickterman at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.

The Union League Civic & Arts Foundation sponored Michael Cannell at Citizen Advocacy Center and Jenny Denny at Equip for Equality.

“There is such a need for legal services, and PILI meets that need by connecting students like me who want to do public inter-est work with resources to learn and establish roots in the legal service community.”- Susan Ritacca, Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Intern

www.pili-law.org/namedinternships.htm

With thanks to our donors

A special tribute

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$40,000 +

Foley & Lardner LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Polk Bros. Foundation

$30,000 - $39,999

Sidley Austin LLP

$20,000 - $29,999

Baker & McKenzie LLP Francis Beidler Foundation Illinois Bar Foundation Winston & Strawn LLP

$10,000 - $19,999

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago Bar Foundation Helen Brach Foundation Jenner & Block LLP Jones Day Mayer Brown LLP Reed Smith LLP Schiff Hardin LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Union League Civic & Arts Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Accenture Allstate Insurance Company Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP Deere & Company Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Exelon Goldberg Kohn Illinois State Bar Association Jewish Judges Association of IllinoisKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kimball & Karen AndersonLocke Lord LLP McDermott Will & Emery Perkins Coie LLPSNR Denton US LLP United Air Lines, Inc. Vedder Price

$2,500 - $4,999

Aon plc Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Capstone Advisory Group LLP Cohen Law Group, P.C. DLA Piper LLP (US)Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Franczek Radalet P.C. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lee Ann Russo & Kevin MillerLexisNexis Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP McDonald’s Corporation McGuireWoods LLP Northern Trust

$1,000 - $2,599

Brad & Terri LaneCaterpillarChoi Law Firm, LLC DePaul University College of Law Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

James & Kathryn RolfesJeffrey & Nancy RossJerome GilsonLatham & Watkins LLP Richard O’Malley, Jr. & Anne GallagherThe John Marshall Law School Thomas Morsch

$500 - $999

Alison ConlonAndrew Vail*Barbara Bressler & Jerry GarsonCalvin & Catherine BellamyChicago Bar Association Christopher & Patricia HorschDaniel LangeDavid ErieDebra StetterDonald & Carolyn HillikerElinor Beidler SiklossyElizabeth Beidler TisdahlFrancis Beidler IIIGreene and Letts James BeyerJoshua VincentLinton ChildsMaureen MoshMichael G. BergmannMichael & Mary WooleverMiller Shakman & Beem, LLP Myles BermanNikki Will Stein & Fredric SteinSarah Bernstein & Daniel PavlakovicScott Mendel & Liz Trager MendelStephen Libowsky & Sue Berman

*indicates PILI Alumni

Thomas B. Dorris has been an active member of PILI’s Board of Directors for 27 years. When his mother, Kay Dorris, passed away in the fall of 2011, he designated PILI as a recipient of memorial gifts. Funds raised were used to support a special, one-time memorial Internship in the spring of 2012. The recipient of this Internship, Fernando Colon, a 2L from Chicago-Kent College of Law, worked at LAF on U-Visas and other immigration issues. PILI wishes to thank the family and friends of Tom and his mother Kay for their generosity, which has created this special and fitting tribute to her life.

www.pili-law.org/contributors.htm

With thanks to our donors (cont’d)

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Thomas & Jen-Mei DorrisWilliam Meyers

$250 - $499

Ann RothschildArthur DonC. Vincent MaloneyCary & Beth PerlmanCynthia WilsonDavid & Judith SchiffmanDolores HannaIllinois Tool Works FoundationJames Morsch & Margaret RiceJennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. SurdellJordan Heinz*Justin L. Heather*Kaarina SalovaaraKatherine G. Deibert*Mark Melickian & Erin CollinMary Ann O’ConnorMatthew* & Katy FurtonNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLPPattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLPPaul FreehlingRoger & Martha PascalRonald OhrenThomas & Laura DeeWilliam Conlon

$100 - $249

Adam Gross* & Mia BarriciniAndrew Bautista*Anthony & Kelly HoppBarbara Barreno*Beverly GroudineCarol & Robert LiftonCharles P. Golbert*Craig & Nancy WhiteDave* & Kathy Scriven-YoungDavid DiamondDonald & Dolores RegisterEleanor NicholsonElena DeWolfe*Elizabeth* & Daniel LewisErin McCloskey Maus & Gary MausHirsch-Schwartz Foundation Hon. Abner Mikva & Zorita MikvaHon. Allen Walker & Donna WalkerHoward Learner & Lauren Rosenthal

J. Damian OrtizJames PfanderJames WhiteheadJeffrey Colman & Nancy LoebJohn Tanagho*John Thurmond*John ClayJohn HuntingtonJohn & Erin BourkeJohn Eric SchaalJoseph BlaskoJulie & Kristopher TappendorfKate Pomper*Kathleen Clark*Kathleen Barry & Curtis WarnerLaurie Mikva*Leonard RubinowitzMaria Woltjen* & Alex KotlowitzMark FurlaneMaureen StrattonMichael & Diane BeemerNancy Felton-ElkinsPatricia BesserPatrick Gallagher*Patrick Sean GintyPatty McCarthyRachel Moore*Richard HessRichard RosenthalRicky RemsRobert & Alanna GordonRoslyn LiebRuth Major*Scott W. HenrySean Morales-Doyle*Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Shana & Mac Heller-OgdenSteven & Carol GilfordSusan CurryWilliam Spence*

Up to $99

Alison ZirnAndrew KangAndy WronaAnita Weinberg*Cathy Yu*Celiza BragancaCharles Wintersteen*Cher FieriCynthia JaredDale Nichols

Dan Johnson*Daniel Hurtado*David* & Deborah KotzianEdward & Lydia GrossmanElizabeth FrankelErica RobertsGail Kim*H. Randolph WilliamsHannah StotlandHelen Probst Mills*Helene & Marshall ShapoHeyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.Hon. Michael Hyman & Leslie HymanHon. Patricia BanksJack JosephJames Blenko*Jay Readey*Jayne & Michael ReardonJennifer Ansay*Jody Adler*Johnny Frevert*Joseph & Sylvia StoneKathy KleinKevin O’BrienLaShonda Hunt*Laura Young*Lawyers Trust Fund of IllinoisLonneke Purucker*Marc Katz*Mario Sullivan*Marjorie & Galen GockelMartin WineMary BirdMaureen KiefferMichael BoodenNury Agudo Siekkinen *Precious Jacobs*Reena Bajowala*Richard & Judith RhodesRidgely JacksonRobert Slobig & Julia MannixRobert & Antonia MohsSusie Bucaro*Todd BelcoreTony Neuhoff*Travis Kennedy*University of Illinois College of LawVictor & Christina Filippini

PILI sincerely regrets any inadvert-ent omissions or misspellings.

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FY 2012 Financials

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Blue Plate CateringFullline PrintingLaw Bulletin Publishing CompanyPixel Dreamer, LLCRenaissance Chicago Downtown HotelTrialGraphix

With in-kind

support from:

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exPenses

Personnel (Salary, Tax, Benefits).....

Grants & Education.........................

Professional Fees (Audit, Payroll)...

Printing & Publications....................

Postage & Shipping........................

Office Supplies & Equipment.........

Telephone & Internet......................

Occupancy.......................................

Conferences, Travel & Meetings....

Dues & Subscriptions......................

Insurance..........................................

Special Events..................................

Depreciation....................................

Miscellaneous..................................

totaL: $

inCome

Foundations & Corporations...........

Law Firms...........................................

Board & Individual Contributions....

Special Events...................................

Investment Income...........................

In-kind Support.................................

Transfer from restricted....................

totaL: $

280,589

204,339

4,352

4,586

1,682

2,310

1,934

44,000

6,783

2,825

6,131

36,523

440

4,399

600,893

121,300

121,600

39,019

218,135

21,939

44,000

3,547

569,540

Fundraising - 6%

Management & General - 7%

Programs - 87%

Law Firms - 21%

Foundations & Corporations - 29%

Special Events - 38%

Investment & Other Income - 5%

Board & Individual Giving - 7%

This data is an unofficial representation of PILI’s FY 2012 audited financial statements. To see our complete and official audit, contact us at info@pili-law.org or visit our website at www.pili-law.org/aboutus.htm.

PILI had a surplus of $32,058 from FY2011, which the PILI Board of Directors authorized for use to support additional Law Student Interns in FY2012: four new summer and two new school-year Interns, in addition to those that were accounted for in the FY2012 budget. Surplus funds used to pay Intern stipends are not counted as income in this audit, though they are reflected as expenses. This accounts for much of the deficit reflected above.

PresidentLee Ann RussoJones Day

ViCe PresidentRichard F. O’Malley, Jr.Sidley Austin LLP

seCretary Bradley G. LaneBrinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

treasurerSarah M. BernsteinBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

direCtorsKimball R. AndersonWinston & Strawn LLPMyles D. BermanFoley & Lardner LLPJames R. BeyerSeyfarth Shaw LLPJohn J. BourkeAon plcBarbara B. BresslerDePaul University College of LawAlison C. ConlonBarnes & Thornburg LLPSusan J. CurryThe University of Chicago Law School Thomas R. DeeVedder PriceDavid M. DiamondNorthwestern University School of LawArthur DonGreenberg Traurig LLPThomas B. DorrisFrancis Beidler FoundationDavid T. ErieKirkland & Ellis LLPMark E. FurlaneDrinker Biddle & Reath LLPMatthew T. FurtonLocke Lord LLP

Adam GrossBusiness and Professional People for the Public InterestScott W. HenrySegal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.Donald B. HillikerMcDermott Will & EmeryAnthony G. HoppEdwards Wildman Palmer LLPChristopher J. HorschRetired Attorney William J. Katt, Jr.Foley & Lardner LLPMaureen Kieffer Loyola University Chicago School of LawDaniel B. LangeKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP Stephen D. LibowskySNR Denton US LLP Daniel P. LindseyLAF ChicagoJoseph P. Lombardo Chapman and Cutler LLP C. Vincent MaloneyPerkins Coie LLP Mark MelickianSugar, Felsenthal, Grais & Hammer LLPScott M. MendelK&L Gates LLP William C. MeyersGoldberg Kohn Ltd. Maureen A. MoshNorthern TrustJennifer T. NijmanNijman Franzetti LLP Mary Ann O’ConnorJPMorgan Chase & Co.Ronald L. OhrenBaker & McKenzie LLPJ. Damian OrtizThe John Marshall Law SchoolRicky E. RemsMayer Brown LLPJames A. Rolfes Reed Smith LLPJeffrey K. RossSeyfarth Shaw LLPKaarina SalovaaraUS Department of Justice

Adam SchwartzACLU of Illinois Nikki Will SteinPolk Bros. FoundationDebra L. Stetter Schiff Hardin LLPAndrew W. Vail Jenner & Block LLP Joshua G. VincentHinshaw & Culbertson LLP Honorable Allen P. WalkerCircuit Court of Cook County

Life direCtors John E. ClayNancy Felton-ElkinsJerome GilsonDolores K. HannaRichard J. HessRoslyn C. LiebThomas MorschRoger Pascal

rePresentatiVesReena R. Bajowala Alumni Leadership Council RepresentativeBarbara R. Barreno2011 Fellow RepresentativeArturo Hernandez2011 Intern RepresentativeChristine Ricardo2012 Intern RepresentativePaul Vaglica2012 Fellow Representative

Michael G. BergmannExecutive DirectorShana Heller-OgdenDevelopment & Communications ManagerJulia M. KeplerOperations & Development AssociateSheila SimhanProgram Manager

PILI Board of Directors

PILI Staff

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Access LivingActive Transportation AllianceAIDS Legal Council of ChicagoAlliance for the Great LakesAsian American InstituteBetter Government AssociationBluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of LawBusiness and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)Cabrini Green Legal AidCARPLSCatholic Charities Legal AssistanceCenter for Conflict ResolutionCenter for Disability and Elder LawCenter for Economic ProgressCentro RomeroChicago Appleseed Fund for JusticeChicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)Chicago Legal Clinic, IncChicago Volunteer Legal ServicesChicago-Kent College of LawCitizen Advocacy CenterCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-IllinoisDePaul University College of Law Clinical ProgramsDomestic Violence Legal ClinicEdwin F. Mandel Legal Aid ClinicEnvironmental Law and Policy CenterEquip for EqualityFamily Defense Center

Federal Defender ProgramFirst Defense Legal Aid (FDLA)Health and Disability Advocates (HDA)Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy CommissionIllinois Legal Aid OnlineInstitute for Justice Clinic on EntrepreneurshipInternational Human Rights Law InstituteJames B. Moran Center for Youth AdvocacyJohn Howard Association of IllinoisJohn Marshall Law School Fair Housing ClinicLambda LegalLand of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.Law Office of the Cook County Public DefenderLaw Project of the Chicago Coalition for the HomelessLawyers’ Committee for Better HousingLawyers for the Creative ArtsLegal Aid SocietyLAF ChicagoLife Span Center for Legal Services and AdvocacyLoyola University Community Law CenterMacArthur Justice CenterMexican American Legal Defense and Educational FundNational Immigrant Justice CenterOffice of the Cook County Public GuardianPrairie State Legal Services, IncRoger Baldwin Foundation-ACLUSargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawThe Law Project (TLP)Working Hands Legal ClinicYoung Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights

Participating Agencies

When PILI’s Internship Program first launched 35 years ago in 1977, we placed 12 Interns at 4 public interest law organizations in Chicago. PILI now places Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at any of 59 different organizations across the state of Illinois. We value our partnerships with these organizations and thank them for hosting our Interns and Fellows!

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