Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Annual Report 2014

JUASNTDICEFORALL Annual Report 2014

Dear Friends of Legal Aid: As we reflect back on 2014, we are reminded of the tremendous challenges facing our community’s most vulnerable members and the awesome responsibility the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County faces every day in ensuring their equal access to justice. Legal Aid’s staff, volunteers and board of directors are dedicated to protecting the legal rights of our clients to live in safe and stable environments with ade- quate housing, food, health care and educational opportunities. Through Legal Aid’s 17 projects, victims ofdomestic violence, abused and neglected children, frail and exploited elders, victims of discrimination and disabled indi-viduals all have a voice in our judicial system and a chance to live a brighter, healthier and safer future.We are also reminded that none of us does our job alone. In order to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged indi-viduals in our county, we deeply appreciate the support we receive from the private bar, court administration, the judici-ary, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Clerk and Comptroller of the 15th Judicial Circuit, the Chil-dren’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, The Florida Bar Foundation, the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, the United Way of Palm Beach County, the Town of Palm Beach United Way, Allegany Franciscan Minis-tries, the Quantum Foundation, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and a variety of othercharitable organizations, foundations and individual donors.A few of our most significant accomplishments in 2014 included: Through generous funding from Allegany Franciscan Ministries and the Quantum Foundation, Legal Aid’s Medical Legal Partnership Project (MLP) began collaborating with the Caridad Health Center and El Sol/MY Clinic, which pre- dominantly serve low-income migrant populations. As a result MLP now offers services at nine (9) Palm Beach County health clinics as well as through referrals from the 2-1-1 Palm Beach County Health Navigator Program. Legal Aid’s Public Guardianship Project expanded its program to serve indigent incapacitated wards in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties. At the request of the Statewide Public Guardianship Office (SPGO), Legal Aid entered into a contract to serve individuals in these additional counties as part of a SPGO initiative to accomplish public guardianship coverage throughout the state. The Legal Aid Society was the recipient of The Doyle Award for Nonprofit Excellence, established by The Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation in partnership with Sun Sentinel Charities, which spotlights local nonprofits and the people behind them that make South Florida a great place to live.We are very fortunate to have a board of directors, staff and funders who recognize and appreciate the need for all seg-ments of our community to have meaningful access to our judicial system in order to protect their health, safety and secu-rity. Thank you for your continued support of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.Jeffrey A. Devore, Esq. Robert A. Bertisch, Esq.President, Board of Directors Executive Director

2014 Our Mission To provide high quality civil legal advice, representation and education free of charge to disadvantaged children, families, elders and individuals in Palm Beach County so as to protect their personal safety, enhance their opportunities and living condi- tions and promote self-sufficiency.Our Belief Investing to help low-income individuals solve their legal problems is smart, results-orientedphilanthropy. We are a driving force that makes change real in people’s lives. We help people solve problemsto protect their families, their health and their livelihoods. We help: TENANTS facing wrongful evictions WOMEN who are victims of domestic violence CHILDREN who need stable homes, special education and other special services SENIORS whose economic security is in jeopardy or who have no caregivers WORKERS cheated out of wages or denied lawful benefits HOMEOWNERS facing foreclosure due to fraudulent schemes DISABLED INDIVIDUALS denied opportunitiesOur Programs Each year over 8,000 low-income individuals receive free legal services from Legal Aid,while an additional 2,000 individuals attend outreach and education events such as foreclosure defense clinics,immigration outreach seminars, fair housing rights presentations, elder abuse and exploitation preventionworkshops, and taxpayer rights and responsibilities trainings. Our program areas include: Children’s Advocacy Elder Advocacy Community OutreachEducational Advocacy Project Elder Law Project Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Juvenile Advocacy and Public Guardianship Project Non-Profit Legal Assistance Project Foster Children’s Projects Individual Rights Advocacy Pro Bono Project Relative Caregivers Project Fair Housing Project/ Health Advocacy Family Advocacy Mortgage Foreclosure Defense Project Medical Legal Partnership Project Domestic Violence Project Guardian Advocacy Project Ryan White Legal Project Family Law Project Immigrant Advocacy Project Wage Dispute Project Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FAIR HOUSING PROJECT FAIR HOUSING PROJECTDuring 2014, the Fair Housing Project “Our case was a difficult situationassisted 184 clients with fair housing en- to handle and it took many hoursforcement claims and represented 94 of hard work in order to come to avictims of lending discrimination and reasonable conclusion. The Fairmortgage rescue scams. The Project’s Housing Project staff guided usForeclosure Defense Unit served an addi- through this process and referredtional 1,310 clients by providing assis- us to other agencies that had thetance with drafting a Pro Se response, power to investigate and enforcerepresentation in court, loan modification the favorable outcome. We areassistance, mediation representation, and grateful for all of the hard worknegotiation of loss mitigation options. that was done on our behalf.” FOSTER CHILDREN’S PROJECT The Foster Children’s Project continued to represent clients in all forums of the dependency court process and the foster care system. Through the Project’s ser- vices, children in foster care in Palm Beach County have an attorney present to represent their interests in all court hearings and staffing, ensuring their voice is heard on all decisions affecting their lives. Since its in- ception, the Foster Children’s Project has helped over 2,000 clients find permanent homes within 12 months. MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECTIn 2014 Legal Aid’s Medical Legal Partnership Project represented 427 clients in 475 cases by providing assis-tance in securing healthcare benefits, Social Security, food stamps, and unemployment compensation; prepara-tion of advanced directives; assistance in securing legal immigration status or citizenship; ensuring safe andstable housing; and securing accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Project staff provide services atfour Federally Qualified Health Centers, FoundCare Health Center, Genesis Community Health, the CommunityHealth Center of West Palm Beach, Caridad Center and El Sol/MY Clinic, as well as collaborating with 2-1-1Palm Beach County health navigators.

2014 RYAN WHITE LEGAL PROJECTThe Ryan White Legal Project provided legal representation, adviceand education to individuals infected with the HIV virus, primarilyfocusing on access to health care, health insurance, Social Security,Medicare, Medicaid and employment matters. In 2014 Ryan Whiteattorneys secured $262,807 in total lump sum benefit payments anda total of $18,339 in regular monthly payments for Ryan White cli-ents. Approximately 70% of the appeals filed by Legal Aid resulted inan award with back payments to its clients. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT In 2014, the Domestic Violence Project represented 1,126 survivors of violence in injunction cases in Palm Beach“My Legal Aid attorney was extremely helpful County. The total number of injunctions filed in Palmand explained the entire process to me. I can’t Beach County in 2014 was 2,858, meaning that Domesticimagine going through this without her help. Violence Project staff represented survivors in over oneThe way my case was handled made me feel third of the total number of injunctions filed in the county.very protected and that the judicial system func- Legal services provided included representation at hear-tions in a very professional way. The Legal Aid ings on injunctions for protection against domestic, dating,Society was very helpful and saved my children sexual and repeat violence and representation in violationfrom physical and emotional abuse.” of injunction cases. Domestic Violence Project attorneys also provided further holistic legal services to victims in cases involving dissolution of marriage, paternity, housing and other matters. PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP PROJECT www.legalaidpbc.orgIn 2014, Legal Aid’s Public Guardianship Project (PGP) expanded its program toserve indigent, incapacitated wards in the three additional counties of Martin, St.Lucie and Okeechobee. The Public Guardianship Program agreed to enter into acontract with the Statewide Public Guardianship Office (SPGO) to serve theseadditional counties as part of SPGO’s initiative to accomplish public guardianshipcoverage in all 67 counties in the State of Florida. Due in part to PGP’s coopera-tion, SPGO was able to achieve this goal, and Florida is now the only state in thecountry, with the exception of Delaware, to have public guardianship coverage inevery county. Help Ensure Justice for All

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY PROJECT Legal Aid’s Educational Advocacy Project (EAP) provided advocacy and legal services to 123 students and their fami- lies in the K-12 public school system, many of whom were children with disabilities who were identified as having unmet special education needs. Through due process hear- ings, mediation and/or demand letters, EAP staff success- fully secured legally-mandated services and enhanced the educational opportunities for these deserving and needy students. IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY PROJECTIn 2014, the Immigrant Advocacy Project assisted 267immigrants in applying for lawful permanent resi-dence, with particular focus on the needs of abused,abandoned and neglected children; victims of domes-tic violence; victims of violent crime; victims of humantrafficking; individuals who were severely disabled;individuals coping with HIV or other serious healthconditions such as cancer and renal failure; the elderly;and individuals who were homeless. LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC “Thank you to the Legal Aid Society and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) for your invaluable assistance and empathic service while assisting my sister with stopping an IRS garnishment of her Social Security Disabil- ity. When we arrived at Legal Aid for our appointment, both my sister and I were nearly ready to faint with dread and worry. When the LITC staff person came to take us to her office, she immediately set about making us both feel at ease and treated us with respect, empathy and dignity. We were overjoyed [with the eventual outcome], and so relieved that these words seem to fall far short of accurately describing our feelings. Since the IRS garnishment threat was lifted off her shoulders, my sister’s mental attitude and health has drastically improved. I cannot thank you enough for the difference your efforts made in our lives.”

2014 ELDER LAW PROJECT “I have worked my whole life and never needed to ask for help from anyone until now. I am a proud person and it was hard to ask for help. I was real anxious because I had fears of being belittled. But the experience I had was very comforting. I am very satisfied with the whole experience. Thank you very much.”RELATIVE CAREGIVERS PROJECT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS PROJECT The Relative Caregivers Project continued to provide legal advice, consultation and representation to relative caregivers who are caretakers for minor children, ensur- ing family stability while keeping the children out of fos- ter care. The project obtained temporary legal custody, guardianship, limited powers of attorney and adoption for over 120 families in 2014 and provided stability for over 200 children.“My Legal Aid attorney and WAGE DISPUTE PROJECTher paralegal were veryhelpful and compassionate The Wage Dispute Project continuedat my time of need. I had to serve victims of wage dispute whojust lost my daughter and were owed wages by their employersneeded help getting cus- due to non-payment, underpaymenttody of my grandson. They or misclassification. In 2014, the Pro-let me know everything ject recovered $102,935.26 in wagesabout what I could face for 85 clients, while significantly re-with the case. I’d recom- ducing the time between intake andmend anyone that need the client receiving payment to 81.48help with understanding days. The Project also established acustody cases to seek help Wage Dispute Docket in a countyat Legal Aid. Thank you so court division of the 15th Judicialmuch. “ Circuit in and for Palm Beach County. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

THOSE WE HELPCHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT The Palm Beach County courthouse had become a place where the 12- year old girl had to relive the most terrifying moments of her life. November 22 was different. For the first time, the courthouse was home for a joyous occasion for Sophia. She was legally adopted along with her 5-year old sister, Emily, as part of Palm Beach County’s National Adoption Day celebration. They have parents. They have stability. They have hope.Go back 2 1/2 years earlier: Sophia and Emily are pounding the door of a rural house with a debris-litteredlawn. Their birth father had just dragged their birth mother into the house by her hair. She’s screaming.The screaming stops. Their father eventually lets them into the house and their mother is in a bedroom. Sophiagoes into the bathroom. It’s blood-splattered.Later that evening, the girls’ mother comes out of the bedroom—her face swollen. The girls and their motherwould spend a few more days in the house until a police officer serving a court summons stumbles upon thesituation. Within hours Sophia and Emily are placed in foster care.They also get someone who is going to tirelessly fight for their best interest, making sure they have a voice incourt. They get an attorney through the Legal Aid Society’s Foster Children’s Project. The project, which repre-sents more than 500 Palm Beach County children a year, is one of the funded programs of the Children’s Ser-vices Council of Palm Beach County.“The girls history is heartbreaking,” said Susan Hendricks, the Legal Aid attorney who has been representingthem for the last two years.“These are the cases you lose sleep over because what the kids have experienced is so awful and the kids are insuch bad shape when you meet them,” Hendricks said.The girls’ mother had been the subject of abuse reports herself as a child, getting pregnant when she was just14 years old. The mother had been in and out of psychiatric treatment and battled substance abuse issues. Thefather had run-ins with the law and had been accused of beating the girls’ mother.Just seven months after Emily was born, the two girls were sheltered at a foster home after the Florida Depart-ment of Children and Families tried three times to stabilize the family. The girls were in foster care for 21months until they were reunified with their mother in January 2010. Photos and names of clients are representative to protect privacy

2014Despite a court order barring the father from seeing the girls, he clearly was seeing them, Hendricks said. Thencame that horrific day in March 2011 when the father promised the mother to take her out to dinner for herbirthday and instead took her and the girls to the house in Okeechobee County. Sophia would have to testifythree times about the abuse she had witnessed as Legal Aid sought to protect her and her sister.“It was chilling to hear what happened from her perspective” Hendricks said. “She didn’t know if he was killingher mother. That’s what the little girls feared.”Their mother ultimately failed to show up for the hearing terminating her parental rights. Their father foughtand lost.Hendricks said that when she first met the girls, Sophia was withdrawn and two years behind in school, whileEmily had serious behavioral issues. Both girls were traumatized, but through it all, they had built an incrediblebond.A couple saw the girls’ photos at the Heart Gallery, a collection of photos of children needing homes put up bythe Children's Home Society of Florida at local shopping malls. The girls met the couple and began bondingwith them.“They have made great strides,” Hendricks said.“It made me have hope. It was like Christmas finding these parents to adopt them.”And in November, it became official---the girls had a new family.As Emily left the courtroom with her sister and parents, she made a declaration.This would be her family “to infinity and beyond!” MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE DEFENSE PROJECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT “My attorney really “Our attorney was very helped me a lot. She professional, caring and broke every little thing a great deal of help. down so I could under- Without her help, my stand it. She made me wife and I would still be feel extremely com- living in fear. As senior fortable, especially in citizens with little in-front of the judge. She spent an incredible amount of come, we would not have been able to afford to gettime planning and preparing my case. I feel like she the help we needed. We are grateful for Legal Aidput everything on hold for me and my son.” as a service to our community. Thank you!”Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

THOSE WE HELPHOUSING DISCRIMINATION FAIR HOUSING PROJECTThe Legal Aid Society’s Fair Housing Project repre- “My attorney was very courteous and completelysented nine residents of a 500-unit condominium professional in every way. In his correspondence towho were allowed to have Emotional Support Ani- the contractor he deftly pointed out issues whichmal (ESA) dogs in their units as an accommodation were very supportive to me, helping to settle my caseto the community’s no-pet policy. However, after equitably without litigation. He is a fine lawyer and arecent elections the condominium board passed a complete gentleman.“set of highly restrictive and unreasonable animalrules in order to limit or remove dogs from the com-munity. For example, the new rules dictated thatassistance animals could only be walked in a smallarea next to the owner’s own building, and that ani-mals must be carried to and from the walking area.Even worse than the rules themselves was the condoboard’s intimidation and harassment in enforcingthem. Legal Aid’s clients had all received numerousviolation letters and fines, often for momentary oreven non-existent violations. Whenever they wouldwalk their dogs, condo board members followedthem in their cars, surveilled them and took photos.Upon learning of this situation from one client, FairHousing Project staff reached out to other aggrievedresidents, resulting in a group of nine clients. LegalAid staff advised them of their fair housing rights,filed discrimination complaints with the U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development, anddrafted a lawsuit. Before the lawsuit could even befiled, the condo board requested that the partiesfirst mediate in an effort to resolve the matter. As acondition of doing so, Fair Housing Project staff de-manded and obtained a temporary suspension ofthe communities’ rules and surveillance pending themediation’s outcome. The parties mediated in Sep-tember 2013, and through mediation the parties set-tled for $81,000 for Legal Aid’s clients.

2014SENIOR EXPLOITATION FAMILY LAW PROJECTMrs. Wallace was a 79-year old retiree who was “I greatly appreciate how our case was handled andapproached by her adult son to purchase a how wonderful everyone was. My attorney and herhome. Mrs. Wallace gave her son $30,000 with paralegal were outstanding, professional, sympatheticthe understanding that after he bought the and worked well above and beyond my expectations onhome, he would add her to the deed. She moved my case. They made a very difficult situation easier forinto the home, but instead of adding her to the us and we are grateful.”deed, he filed an unlawful detainer actionagainst Mrs. Wallace to have her removed from RELATIVE CAREGIVERS PROJECTthe property. Legal Aid’s Elder Law Project attor-ney immediately filed a response to the com- “My attorney and her paralegal were amazing to our fam-plaint asserting several counterclaims against ily during a very hurting time. It was a tough decision tothe son. The Legal Aid attorney was also able to step in and take custody of our grandkids, but they madeget the case transferred to Circuit Court and out the entire process and decision-making much easier thanof the summary proceedings in County Court. we had anticipated. They were both remarkable and I can-The son then retained an attorney to continue not thank them enough.”his fight. Settlement discussions ensued andElder Law Project staff were able to bring thematter to a successful resolution. Mrs. Wallacenow lives on the property without fear that shecould ever be removed by her son. Without theassistance of Legal Aid’s Elder Law Project, Mrs.Wallace would most likely have ended up out ofher home and out of $30,000. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

THOSE WE HELPDOMESTIC VIOLENCEFor several years Marcela had been struggling with violent episodes at the handsof her ex-husband during timesharing exchanges for their young child. Marcelahad tried to obtain many restraining orders against her ex-husband, however all ofthe injunctions had been denied by the court. Eventually, the ex-husband was ar-rested for a domestic battery which was not pursued by the State Attorney’s Of-fice, despite the fact that Marcela had video evidence of the assault. At this point, Marcela sought the assis-tance of the Legal Aid Society’s Domestic Violence Project. When her ex-husband showed up for the restrain-ing order hearing with his attorney, he refused to agree to the order, so the case was continued and discoveryproceeded. Legal Aid’s attorney spent hours with Marcela reviewing the complete history of domestic violenceshe had experienced, all the while attempting to negotiate a solution with the ex-husband which would bothprotect Marcela and resolve the other issues she was experiencing regarding time-sharing and the exchangesof their young child. Eventually, after three hearings and numerous negotiations with the ex-husband’s attor-ney, Legal Aid’s Domestic Violence Project attorney secured a restraining order through an agreement thatprotected Marcela from any further contact or abuse and resolved the remaining child custody issues.IMMIGRATION Gisela was illegally brought to the United States at the age of 4. At age 12, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) removed Gisela from the fam- ily with whom she was living because of severe mental, emotional and sexual abuse. When DCF attempted to obtain Medicaid coverage and a Social Secu- rity number for her, they realized that she had no legal status in the United States and was therefore ineligible for any health coverage. To make matters worse, Gisela did not even know her true country of birth. The Juvenile Court appointed Legal Aid’s Immigrant Advocacy Project to solve the child’s immi-gration matters. Immigrant Advocacy Project staff determined that the Gisela was eligible to apply for lawfulpermanent residence through a special procedure designed for juvenile court dependents. First they amendedthe order of dependency to include findings required by the immigration law. Then staff began an exhaustivesearch for the child’s birth certificate, finally locating a copy at the elementary school where Gisela was firstenrolled. The Legal Aid attorney then prepared and submitted the required documents and applications andrepresented Gisela at her immigration interview. She was approved for lawful permanent residence, which willenable her to work and live in the United States permanently. Her new status also rendered her eligible forMedicaid coverage as well as coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Gisela will now be able to attend a col-lege or university in the United States and to qualify for in-state tuition. She can live and work in the UnitedStates permanently, and after five years, she will be eligible to apply for United States citizenship.

2014GUARDIAN ADVOCACY Mrs. Lowell is a 62-year old mother of a severely disabled adult child. Randall is unable to perform any of his daily tasks – eating, washing, bathing, dressing – without assistance. He is in a wheelchair and has the capacity of a very young child. In August of 2014, Ms. Lowell was referred to the Legal Aid Society’s Medi- cal Legal Partnership Project (MLP) by staff at a local health clinic, where she re- ceives primary care. She was notified that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) intended to further reduce Randall’s benefits to an unsustainable level (there had been a prior reduction to Randall’s benefits that had already greatly reduced the quality of Randall’s life). The new, proposed reduction would prevent Randall from receiving lifesaving therapy and assistance.After investigating the facts of Randall’s case, the MLP attorney appealed the APD’s decision. As representa-tive on the case, the MLP attorney learned that it was a statewide change in the way APD calculates its budgetand that legal services organizations were collectively challenging these changes in federal court. The MLP at-torney was then approached by a large number of other clients to represent them in their administrative hear-ings. The MLP attorney was able to stay proceedings at the administrative level until the federal judge deter-mined that APD’s changes were illegal and unconstitutional. The court ordered APD to make significantchanges to the way it calculated its clients’ budgets. As a result, Randall was able to retain his benefits.During this administrative appeal on Randall’s behalf, Mrs. Lowell lost her long-time employment as a house-keeper. Her previous employer, recognizing that Mrs. Lowell was in a precarious financial situation, had beenpaying an attorney to handle her guardianship for her son. Without her employer’s assistance, Mrs. Lowell re-alized that there was no way she would be able to afford to pay an attorney to file her 2014 guardianship pa-perwork. Mrs. Lowell discussed this situation with the MLP attorney. Unfortunately, Florida law requires anattorney of record in all guardianship cases. After consulting with her colleagues, the MLP attorney deter-mined that the best course of action would be to convert the guardianship into a guardian advocacy position.Mrs. Lowell would be able to retain all of her legal rights and responsibilities without having to file annual pa-perwork with the assistance – and expense – of an attorney. The MLP attorney successfully petitioned thecourt for a conversion naming Mrs. Lowell as the guardian advocate for her son, Randall. ELDER LAW PROJECT www.legalaidpbc.org“Each person we spoke with was very attentive and gave us much relief, knowingour feelings on the problem. Besides keeping us up to date on how our case wasbeing taken care of, we are very grateful and thank all who handled our problem.” Help Ensure Justice for All

CASE STATISTICSOf the 5,884 cases closed by the Legal Aid Society in 2014:3,713 of the cases involved female clients 2,355 of the cases involved senior citizens1,062 involved domestic violence 864 involved children under the age of 18Client Geographic Breakdown43% Central West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Lantana, Hypoluxo28% South Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach20% North Riviera Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park, Juno Beach, Jupiter 8% West Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, Canal Point, Loxahatchee, Wellington 1% Out of county

2014DONORSThe Legal Aid Society receives its grant funding from a diverse range of sources. On behalf of LegalAid’s Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, we extend our sincere gratitude to the followingsupporters for making our work possible.Allegany Franciscan Ministries Private Attorney Contributions and CorporateArea Agency on Aging – Palm Beach/Treasure Coast ContributionsBank of America Charitable FoundationBoard of County Commissioners, Palm Beach County Quantum FoundationChildren’s Services Council of Palm Beach County Retirement Research FoundationCity of Boca Raton – Department of Community South County Bar Association Southern Poverty Law Center Improvement Taxpayer Advocate Service of the DepartmentCity of Delray Beach—Community Improvement of the Treasury Department Town of Palm Beach United WayCommunity Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin United States Department of Housing and Urban Counties DevelopmentEqual Justice Works – Greenberg Traurig LLP United States Department of Health and HumanF. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar AssociationFAWL, Palm Beach County Chapter ServicesFAWL, South Palm Beach County Chapter United States Department of JusticeFlorida Bar Foundation United Way of Palm Beach CountyFlorida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Urban InstituteFlorida Department of Elder Affairs Wells Fargo Charitable FoundationGoody Two Shoes, Inc. William and Helen Thomas Charitable TrustGreenfield Investment in Justice Challenge Grant The Willits FoundationHealth Care District of Palm Beach CountyHealth Council of Southeast FloridaJames and Beatrice Salah Charitable TrustJohn F. Scarpa FoundationLost Tree Village Charitable FoundationNorth County Section of the Palm Beach County Bar AssociationOffice of the Attorney General, State of FloridaOverbrook FoundationPalm Beach County Bar Association Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSASSETS 2,936,591 971,384Total Current Assets 5,532Cash-designated 102,741DepositsEquipment (net of depreciation) 4,016,248Total Assets 543,003 971,384LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2,501,861 4,016,248Total Current LiabilitiesTrust AccountsTotal Net AssetsTotal Liabilities and Net Assets

2014FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSREVENUES 2,013,609 In 2014 92 cents 499,656Federal Grants of every dollar donated to theState Grants 3,747,526 Legal Aid Society was spentLocal Government Grants 627,109Foundation Grants 500,013 on direct clientOther Grants 26,238 program services.Investments 139,250Program Service Revenue 438,360Special Events and Activities 474,048Contributions 43,483Other Revenues 8,509,292Total Revenues 6,784,048EXPENSES 531,768 88,567Salaries and Benefits 153,169Occupancy Costs 29,187Equipment (Lease, Repair, Depreciation) 67,274Fundraising 145,757Sub-grants 88,943Litigation Costs 124,990Printing, Supplies & Library 27,022Telephone & Postage 33,710Travel 29,377Training & Development 31,637Professional Fees 13,519Dues and Licenses 143,319InsurancePublic Relations 8,292,287Other Operating Expenses 217,005Total Expenses 2,284,856 2,501,861Change in Net AssetsNet Assets, Beginning of YearNet Assets, End of Year

DONORS $10,000 +Gunster Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen, $7,500 + Sabadell United BankPorter & Veil, P.A. North County Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association $6,000 +Akerman Senterfitt Ciklin, Lubitz, Martens & O'ConnellClark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, $5,000 + Law Office of Benjamin T. Hodas, LLCKeen & Littky-Rubin Jane & Michael WalshColodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinksy Freeman Foundation Joel M. Weissman, P.A.& Abate, P.A. Richard & Peggy Greenfield Law Office of Martin L. Haines, III, Proskauer Rose, LLPJay Bauer Chartered $4,000 + Gilbert | YarnellMoore, Ellrich & Neal, P.A. $3,500 + Shutts & Bowen LLP $3,000 +315 Building / Jupiter Realty Company Furr & Cohen, P.A. Pressly & Pressly, P.A.Ackerman, Link & Sartory, P.A. Gamot Law Firm Rock Legal Services & Investigations,Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Inc.Law Offices of Cheesman & Varner Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath Annette & Sid StubbsBabbitt Johnson Osborne & Le $2,500 + The John F. Scarpa FoundationClainche, P.A. Schwed, Kahle & Kress, P.A.Sarah Cortvriend, Esq. The DuBosar Law Group, P.A. The Van Buren Family Foundation Glickman, Witters & Marell, P.A. Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger, P.A.

2014DONORS $2,000 +Harreen & Bob Bertisch Health Care REIT, Inc. Universal Court Reporting, Inc.Comerica Bank Legal Graphicworks Weisman, Brodie, Starr &Florida Power & Light Company Leslie Rose Margolies, P.A.Gordon & Doner, P.A. Schwed, Adams, Sobel & McGinley, P.A. Zele Huber, Trial Attorneys, P.A.Stuart & Allison Haft Slawson, Cunningham, Whalen &Melanie Harris of Douglas Elliman Gaspari, PL $1,500 +Kim & David Ackerman Fisher & Bendeck, P.A. McClosky, D'Anna & Dieterle, LLP McHale & Slavin, P.A.Beasley Hauser Kramer & Galardi, P.A. Florida Crystals Corporation Murray & Guari, Trial Attorneys, PL Robert M.W. Shalhoub, P.A.Law Offices of James A. Bonfiglio, P.A. The Geo Group, Inc. Squire Sander (US) LLP Joe ThoemkeCarlton Fields, P.A. Christine & Michael Hanley Rebecca & Roberto VargasComiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun, LLP Holland & Knight, LLPDevore Law Group, P.A. Housing Justice Foundation, Inc.Dex Imaging, Inc. Kogan & DiSalvo, P.A.Joel H. Feldman, Esq. Jaime & Nancy Lambrecht $1,000 +Richard & Robin Abedon Law Office of Malcolm E. Harrison, P.A. Leslie C. & Regina A. QuickLaw Office of Miriam Acosta-Castriz, Denise R. Isaacs, Esq. Charitable TrustP.A. Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. Paul Rampell, Esq.Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsay, P.A. Jones Lang LaSalle Redgrave & Rosenthal, LLPBallenIsles Country Club Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. Joseph J. Reiter, Esq.Eileen Berman Liggio Benrubi, P.A. Law Offices of Jose G. Rodriguez, P.A.CBIZ Benefits, Insurance & Services Dr. Howard Lyboldt Law Offices of Salnick, Fuchs & Ber-Steven J. Clarfield, Esq. Maison Maurice of Palm Beach tisch, P.A.Fred A. Cunningham, Esq. Office Depot, Inc. Schuler, Halvorson, Weisser &Vincent Cuomo Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Ko- Zoeller, P.A.Eisenberg & Fouts, P.A. nopka & Dow, P.A. Silber & DavisThe Law Offices of Guy Fronstin Pleasanton, Greenhill, Meek & Jeffrey L. Tricoli, P.A., Realtor,Nannette Gammon, Esq. Associates Keller WilliamsGoldstein & Jette, P.A. Ani M. Porter, Esq. Michael S. Weiner, Esq.Marcos Gonzalez & Associates Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

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2014DONORS $400 + Gregory W. McClosky, Esq. William R. McMahon, Esq.Marie L. Ianniello, Esq. Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. Scott L. McMullen, Esq.John G. Igoe, Esq. Theodore S. Kypreos, Esq. Martin D. Mehan, Esq.Lance C. Ivey, Esq. Jennifer Kypreos, Esq. Lanelle Meidan, Esq.Jay R. Jacknin, Esq. Joseph B. Landy, Esq. Kristin J. Mentzer, Esq.Melanie Jacobson Adam Langino, Esq. Daniel C. Methe, Esq.Melanie C. Jacobson, Esq. Christopher M. Larmoyeux, Esq. Kenneth N. Metnick, Esq.Neil Jagolinzer, Esq. Alfred A. Lasorte, Jr., Esq. Kathy A. Metzger, Esq.Phillippe C. Jeck, Esq. Charles E. Leal, Esq. Thomas B. Miller, Esq.Bonnie S. Jensen, Esq. Stephan A. LeClainche, Esq. Michael K. Mittelmark, Esq.Ashley Johnson, Esq. Sophia K. Letts, Esq. Michael J. Monchick, Esq.Joseph R. Johnson, Esq. Mark F. Levy, Esq. Michael D. Mopsick, Esq.Jesse S. Johnson, Esq. Melissa L. Lewis, Esq. Michael & Susan MopsickRoy W. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Darryl L. Lewis, Esq. Tim J. Morell, Esq.Lawrence B. Juran, Esq. Jeffrey M. Liggio, Esq. Brian M. Moskowitz, Esq.H. George Kagan, Esq. Wendy S. Link, Esq. Guy E. Motzer, Esq.Kenneth M. Kaleel, Esq. Scott J. Link, Esq. Elizabeth E. Moum, Esq.Darla L. Keen, Esq. Gene D. Lipscher, Esq. Lisa M. Munoz, Esq.G. Michael Keenan, Esq. Maria A. Lopez-Belio, Esq. Mark Murphy, Esq.J. Scott Keller, Esq. David M. Lores, Esq. Law Office of L.D. Murrell, P.A.Christopher Johnathan D. Low Michael J. Napoleone, Esq.Keller, Esq. Patricia E. Lowry, Esq. Marian P. Nease, Esq.Craig C. Keller, Esq. Richard G. Lubin, P.A. Alice B. Newman, Esq.Reed W. Kellner, Esq. Lake H. Lytal, Esq. Law Office of Georgia Newman, P.L.Dawn M. Kelly, Esq. Trey Lytal, Esq. Jack A. Nieland, Esq.Brian D. Kennedy, Esq. Brian Mangines, Esq. Richard B. Nirenberg, Esq.Andrew P. Ketterer, Esq. William J. Manikas, Esq. Michael A. Noto, Esq.Kevin M. Kilcullen, Esq. Barry J. Marcus, Esq. Michael A. Nugent, Esq.Holly Kimmel, Esq. William J. Marell, Esq. Yueh-Mei K. Nutter, Esq.Bettye J. King, Esq. Joshua H. Marks, Esq. Cullin O'Brien, Esq.Jenny L. Klitch, Esq. Christopher C. Martins, Esq. Joanne M. O'Connor, Esq.Jeffrey D. Kneen, Esq. John M. Martyn, Esq. Douglas E. Ombres, Esq.Ronald S. Kochman, Esq. Matthew H. Maschler, Esq. Orsley & Cripps, P.A.Joel P. Koeppel, Esq. Tammie B. Massey, Esq. James M. Painter, Esq.Michael T. Kranz, Esq. Stephen S. Mathison, Esq. Pankauski Law Firm, PLLCJane Kreusler-Walsh, Esq. Jorge Maxion, Esq.Tama B. Kudman, Esq. Krista K. Mayfield, Esq. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

DONORS $400 + Lynn A. Shapiro, Esq. Robert L. Shapiro, Esq.John Papera, Jr., Esq. Nicole Rocco, Esq. The Shavitz Law Group, P.A.David J. Pascuzzi, Esq. Kara B. Rockenbach, Esq. Stefanie R. Shelley, Esq.John T. Paxman, Esq. Jose G. Rodriguez, Esq. John A. Shipley, Esq.Andrew Pelino, Esq. Eric Romano, Esq. Casey D. Shomo, Esq.Peterson Bernard Todd A. Romano, Esq. Eilizabeth A. Shonson, Esq.Dana T. Pickard, Esq. Alan B. Rose, Esq. Charles SievingRoger M. Pomerance, Esq. Alan B. Rosenthal, Esq. Silver Law GroupSarah H. Pomerance, Esq. Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles, P.A. Lawrence A. Silvestri, Esq.Hilda M. Porro, Esq. Bruce S. Rosenwater & Associates, P.A. Elissa Simberg, Esq.Jeffrey S. Posta, Esq. Daniel D. Ross, Esq. Ernest G. Simon, Esq.Kent S. Pratt, Esq. Robert P. Ross, Esq. Richard K. Slinkman, Esq.David S. Pressly, Esq. David L. Roth, Esq. Barbara A. Sloan, Esq.Grier Pressly, Esq. Steven J. Rothman, Esq. Clark W. Smith, Esq.James Pressly, Jr., Esq. Elisha Roy, Esq. Kevin C. Smith, Esq.P. Kristy Pressly, Esq. Leonard G. Rubin, Esq. Michael S. Smith, Esq.William W. Price, P.A. Max Rudmann, Esq. Scott B. Smith, Esq.Daniel J. Probst, Esq. Amy C. Russell, Esq. William G. Smith, Esq.Irene K. Quincey, Esq. R. William Rutter, Jr., Esq. Yoshimi O. Smith, Esq.Nancy V. Quinlan, Esq. Michael J. Sabatello, Esq. D. Culver Smith, III, Esq.Patrick E. Quinlan, Esq. Peter A. Sachs, Esq. Barbara W. Sonneborn, Esq.Stephen F. Radford, Jr. Michael Salnick, Esq. Christopher K. Speed, Esq.Devin S. Radkay, Esq. Maya Sarkisyan Kenneth G. Spillias, Esq.Matthew T. Ramenda, Esq. Sarah A. Saull, Esq. Geoffrey S. Stahl, Esq.John C. Randolph, Esq. Jack Scarola, Esq. Nancy Stein-McCarthy, Esq.Cristopher S. Rapp, Esq. James H. Schnare, Esq. Heather Stern, Esq.Stephanie E. Rapp, Esq. Audrey B. Schneiderman, Esq. Hon. Kenneth & Pam SternArthur R. Redgrave, Esq. Arthur T. Schofield, P.A. Sidney A. Stubbs, Jr., Esq.Andrew T. Rees, Esq. Richard D. Schuler, Esq. Peggy A. Stumhofer, Esq.Joel Reinstein, Esq. Holly D. Schuttler, Esq. Sundarsingh Law, PLJack Reise, Esq. Steven G. Schwartz, Esq. Gary E. Susser, Esq.Lyman H. Reynolds, Jr., Esq. Christian D. Searcy, Esq. Armando A. Tabernilla, Esq.Ann Marie G. Rezzonico, Esq. Stephanie L. Serafin, Esq. William F. Tarr, Esq.Ashlee A. Richman, Esq. Beth Shadowitz, Esq. Stephanie R. Temple, Esq.Robert J. Robbins, Esq. Mitchell Shadowitz, Esq. Andrew M. Teschner, Esq.Ellen D. Roberts, Esq. Lewis Shafer, Esq.Barnett Robinson, Jr., Esq. Shalloway & Shalloway, P.A.

2014DONORS $400 + Daniel R. Widboom, Esq. Douglas Wilens, Esq.Matthew Thibaut, Esq. Roberto M. Vargas, Esq. James D. Wilkerson, Jr., Esq.Andrew Thomka-Gazdik, P.A. Vassallo, Bilotta, Friedman & Davis Robert W. Wilkins, Esq.Dena A. Thompson-Estes, Esq. William T. Viergever, Esq. Daniel G. Williams, Esq.Phillip W. Thron, Esq. Victoria Vilchez, P.A. William S. Williams, Esq.Patrick J. Tighe, Esq. Ann Marie C. Villafana, Esq. Curtis L. Witters, Esq.Sabrina Tirabassi, Esq. Visual Evidence, Inc Ronald L. Wollett, Esq.James D. Tittle, Esq. Pamela J. Waldorf, Esq. Nicole F. Wright, Esq.Allen R. Tomlinson, Esq. Thomas C. Walser, Esq. Henry Wulf, Esq.J. Harvey Toufanian, Esq. Michael P. Walsh, Esq. Dean T. Xenick, Esq.Yvette M. Trelles, Esq. Hon. Martha Warner David Zappitell, Esq.Matt H. Triggs, Esq. H. Adams Weaver, Esq. Gregory T. Zele, Esq.John S. Trimper, Esq. George Weinstein, Esq. Al Zucaro, Jr., Esq.US Legal Support, Inc. Adam G. Werner, Esq.Heidi H. Uuranniemi, Esq. Jeanmarie Whalen, Esq.Rebecca M. Vargas, Esq. Christopher C. Wheeler, Esq.Leslie Adams $350 + Arnold L. Berman, Esq.Peter J. Aldrich, Esq. Peter M. Bernhardt, Esq.Martin J. Alexander, Esq. Rikki Bagatell, Esq. Andrea R. Bernstein, Esq.Andrea Amigo, Esq. David H. Baker, Esq. Brian S. Bernstein, Esq.Timothy K. Anderson, Esq. Philip E. Balas, Esq. Alicia Betts, Esq.Denise Apter-Zeide, Esq. Tami L. Baldinger, Esq. Bradley W. Biggs, Esq.Peter M. Armold, Esq. James A. Ballerano, Jr., Esq. Amy Bloom, Esq.Alan I. Armour, II, Esq. Daniel Barsky, Esq. Sara Blumberg, Esq.David G. Armstrong, Esq. Timothy M. Basquill, Esq. Charles S. Bolz, Esq.Claire & Bob Arnold Jonathan Bauer, Esq. Nan B. Bolz, Esq.Robert H. Arzonetti, Esq. Veronica R. Bauer, Esq. William J. Bosso, Jr., Esq.Steven J. Asarch, Esq. Kathryn M. Beamer, Esq. Michael E. Botos, Esq.Jennifer G. Ashton, Esq. James W. Beasley, Jr., Esq. David Bradley, Esq.K. Calvin Asrani, Esq. Jerry & Katie Beer Keith B. Braun, Esq.William W. Atterbury, III, Esq. Mitchell J. Beers, Esq. Melanie J. Brill, Esq.Jerald D. August, Esq. Frank J. Benasutti, Esq. Jonathan S. Brooks, Esq.John L. Avery, Jr., Esq. Sally S. Benson, Esq. Karen M. Brown, Esq.Scott E. Backman, Esq. Karen E. Berger, Esq. Pamela Browne, Esq. Seymour Berger, Esq. William J. Berger, Esq. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

DONORS $350 + Josef Fiala, Esq. Lloyd D. Findler, Esq.Christopher Bruce, Esq. William J. Cornwell, Esq. E. Cole Fitzgerald, III, Esq.Rita H. Budnyk, Esq. Marcus W. Corwin, Esq. John F. Flanigan, Esq.Hector R. Buigas, Esq. Steven L. Craig, Esq. Christian M. Fleming, Esq.Stanley V. Buky, Esq. Robert D. Critton, Esq. Joseph M. Fleming, Esq.J. Michael Burman, Esq. Mark A. Cullen, Esq. Joshua M. Fleming, Esq.James A. Burnham, Esq. J. Burke Culler, Jr., Esq. Forum Club of the Palm BeachesRobert B. Burr, Esq. Andy M. Custer, Esq. John Foster, Esq.C. Oliver Burt, III, Esq. Conrad Damon, Esq. Donald R. Fountain, Jr., Esq.Gordon Butler, Esq. Alys N. Daniels, Esq. Leo A. Fox, Esq.Manley P. Caldwell, Jr., Esq. Keith Davis, Esq. Donald S. Fradley, Esq.A. Keith Campbell, Esq. Diana Davis, Esq. Rae Franks, Esq.Doak S. Campbell, III, Esq. Michael B. Davis, Esq. Gale H. Freeman, Esq.Eric G. Canter, Esq. James P. Dawson, Esq. David Friedman, Esq.John M. Cappeller, Jr., Esq. W. Glenn Dempsey, Esq. Lance C. Fuchs, Esq.Louis J. Carbone, Esq. Jon D. Derrevere, Esq. Wendy Furman, Esq.Venus A. Carus, Esq. Tracy W. Devaleix, Esq. Robert C. Furr, Esq.Edna L. Caruso, Esq. Phil DiComo, Esq. Christopher Galeta, Esq.Michael J. Celeste, Jr., Esq. Lissa M. Jolivert Dorsey, Esq. Lenne A. Gapstur, Esq.Matthew R. Chait, Esq. Daniel Downey, Esq. Jacqueline Gardiner, Esq.Robert D. Chapin, Esq. Edward Downey, Esq. Carol A. Gart, Esq.Scott B. Chapman, Esq. Gary J. Drucker, Esq. David A. Gart, Esq.Brian G. Cheslack, Esq. Christopher S. Duke, Esq. David M. Garten, Esq.Susan G. Chopin, Esq. Michael S. Dyer, Esq. John W. Gary, III, Esq.John T. Christiansen, Esq. H. Michael Easley, Esq. Beth M. Geller, Esq.John T. Christiansen, Jr., Esq. Jaime R. Ebenstein, Esq. Gary N. Gerson, Esq.Eric C. Christu, Esq. Kenneth W. Edwards, Esq. John C. Gesch, Esq.Eugene L. Ciotoli, Esq. Linda J. Ehrlich, Esq. John T. Getz, Esq.Mark W. Clark, Esq. Beth C. Eisenman, Esq. Traci L. Glickman, Esq.Charles I. Cohen, Esq. Paul B. Erickson, Esq. Richard J. Goldman, Esq.Edward B. Cohen, Esq. F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Ian J. Goldstein, Esq.Richard S. Cohen, Esq. Bar Association Marc R. Goldstein, Esq.Gregory W. Coleman, Esq. Lauren S. Fallick, Esq. Thomas Goldstein, Esq.Joanne T. Colt, Esq. Amy J. Fanzlaw, Esq. Jason J. Goldstone, Esq.Barbara J. Compiani, Esq. James B. Farrell, Esq. Judith B. Goodman, Esq.Gregory D. Cook, Esq. Ila L. Feld, Esq.John J. Corbett, Esq. Evan I. Fetterman, Esq.

2014DONORS $350 + Chelle Konyk, Esq. Gerald Kornblum, Esq.Lee B. Gordon, Esq. Brian C. Hickey, Esq. Donna R. Kramer, Esq.Kristin Gore, Esq. Benjamin T. Hodas, Esq. Raymond E. Kramer, III, Esq.Debra E. Gotlib, Esq. Scott W. Hoffman, Esq. Leslie M. Kroeger, Esq.Lloyd Granet, Esq. Brett J. Horowitz, Esq. Todd M. Kurland, Esq.Stanley Greene, Esq. Lise L. Hudson, Esq. Virginia R. Kurtz, Esq.Mikel D. Greene, Esq. Robert J. Hunt, Esq. Nancy L. La Vista, Esq.Michael E. Greenspan, Esq. Paulette F. Hutnick, Esq. Jeffrey Laclair, Esq.Lawrence Griffin, Esq. R. Gregory Hyden, Esq. Patti H. Ladwig, Esq.Robert C. Groelle, Esq. Hank Jackson, Esq. Doug P. Lambert, Esq.Andrew M. Gross, Esq. Karen J. Jerome Smith, Esq. William M. Layton, Esq.Richard D. Grow, Esq. Chris R. Jette, Esq. William N. Lazarchick, Jr., Esq.Maria-Alexa Guevara, Esq. Robert R. Johnson, Esq. Bernard Lebedeker, Esq.Adam G. Gutin, Esq. J. Robert Joines, Esq. Joseph D. Lee, Esq.Steven J. Gutter, Esq. Geoffrey L. Jones, Esq. Theresa M. Lemme, Esq.Stuart J. Haft, Esq. Jeffrey P. Jones, Esq. Ted J. Leopold, Esq.Robert G. Haile, Jr., Esq. Abigail F. Jorandby, Esq. Steven S. Levin, Esq.Eleanor Halperin, Esq. Heidi Juhl, Esq. Roger Levine, Esq.Steven W. Halvorson, Esq. Judith A. Just, Esq. Gary Lickle, Esq.Louis L. Hamby, III, Esq. Mark D. Kairalla, Esq. Jessica T. Lifshitz, Esq.Henry B. Handler, Esq. Christopher W. Kammerer, Esq. Alan Lindsay, Esq.M. Timothy Hanlon, Esq. Diane L. Karlik, Esq. Domenick R. Lioce, Esq.George E. Harding, Esq. Carol Kartagener, Esq. Michael D. Lissner, Esq.Michael D. Harris, Esq. Martin V. Katz, Esq. Julie H. Littky-Rubin, Esq.Michael R. Harris, Esq. Steven M. Katzman, Esq. M. Daniel Logan, Esq.Patricia D. Harris, Esq. Jay L. Kauffman, Esq. Kathleen J. Loggins, Esq.Shelley Wald Harris, Esq. Pamela Kemp, Esq. R. Max Lohman, Jr., Esq.Malcom E. Harrison, Esq. Mamie W. Kendall, Esq. Richard G. Lubin, Esq.Jonathan P. Hart, Esq. Maureen H. Kennon, Esq. Matthew F. Lupardo, Esq.Robert J. Hauser, Esq. Catherine Kent, Esq. Daniel Lustig, Esq.Michelle M. Hausmann, Esq. Paul F. King, Esq. Mark T. Luttier, Esq.Winslow D. Hawkes, III, Esq. Thomas E. Kingcade, Esq. Robb R. Maass, Esq.Warren D. Hayes, Esq. Kelly Kirkpatrick, Esq. B. Douglas MacGibbon, Esq.Kenyetta V. Haywood, Esq. Allan Kleban, Esq. Robert I. MacLaren, II, Esq.Fred Hazouri, Esq. Eileen Kleban, Esq. Stuart R. Manoff, Esq.Daniel Hershman, Esq. Mark B. Kleinfeld, Esq.John W. Hewitt, Esq. Debra D. Klingsberg, Esq. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

DONORS $350 + David Pratt, Esq. Amy S. Price, Esq.John F. Mariani, Esq. Cyrus S. Niakan, Esq. Gerald L. Principe, Esq.Evan T. Marowitz, Esq. L. Wesley Nichols, Esq. Michael J. Pucillo, Esq.Richard L. Martens, Esq. David Noel, Esq. Martin A. Purcell, Esq.Alvin C. Martin, Esq. Matthew S. Nugent, Esq. Stephanie Randall, Esq.Diana L. Martin, Esq. Michael H. Nullman, Esq. J. Cater Randolph, II, Esq.Jani E. Maurer, Esq. Phil D. O'Connell, Jr., Esq. John W. Randolph, Jr., Esq.Steven A. Mayans, Esq. R. Michael O'Donnell, Esq. Poorad Razavi, Esq.Suzanne L. Mays, Esq. Michael Odrobina, Esq. L. Martin Reeder, Jr., Esq.Bruce A. McAllister, Esq. Jody H. Oliver, Esq. Ellen E. Regnery, Esq.Wallace B. McCall, Esq. George P. Ord, Esq. Casey Reiter, Esq.William D. McEachern, Esq. R. Brady Osborne, Esq. Ricardo A. Reyes, Esq.R. Lee McElroy, IV, Esq. Jack B. Owen, Jr., Esq. Edward M. Ricci, Esq.John T. McGovern, Esq. Harvey E. Oyer, III, Esq. Kevin F. Richardson, Esq.Edward F. McHale, Esq. Mark A. Pachman, Esq. Scott N. Richardson, Esq.Joseph McSorley, Esq. Richard Paladino, Esq. David A. Riggs, Esq.Mary J. Merola, Esq. Frank S. Palen, Esq. Carrie S. Robinson, Esq.John T. Metzger, Esq. Keith R. Pallo, Esq. Doyle Rogers, Esq.Scott H. Michaud, Esq. Angelo Pardo, Esq. John F. Romano, Esq.an B. Miller, Esq. Houston S. Park, III, Esq. Marshall E. Rosenbach, Esq.Richard J. Miller, Esq. Steven R. Parson, Esq. Allen E. Rossin, Esq.Sharon L. Mirsky, Esq. Mark L. Pateman, Esq. Thomas E. Rossin, Esq.Bonnie Miskel, Esq. Beth A. Patterson Crews, Esq. Raymond W. Royce, Esq.Timothy E. Monaghan, Esq. Demetrios Pavlou, Esq. Elizabeth F. Rubin, Esq.Daniel L. Monahan, Esq. F. Martin Perry, Esq. Kenneth M. Rubin, Esq.Richard J. Monescalchi, Esq. David L. Perry, Jr., Esq. Heather M. Ruda, Esq.Thomas Montgomery, Esq. John E. Peterson, Esq. Brian Russell, Esq.Lawrence E. Murphy, Esq. Kristina B. Pett, Esq. Nina A. Sachs, Esq.Timothy J. Murphy, Esq. William J. Pfaffenberger, Esq. Matthew S. Sackel, Esq.Charles W. Musgrove, Esq. Stephen R. Phillips, Esq. Shannon J. Sagan, Esq.Jay D. Mussman, Esq. Michael J. Pike, Esq. Allan C. Samuels, Esq.Matthew R. Naparstek, Esq. William H. Pincus, Esq. Suzanne G. Sandow, Esq.Stanley J. Narkier, Esq. Cari A. Podesta, Esq. Kristen M. Santana, Esq.Nathan E. Nason, Esq. Kammy T. Poff, Esq. Donald J. Sasser, Esq.Jonathan P. Nelson, Esq. Sebastian K. Poprawski Tom Sasser, Esq.Gregory J. Newcomm, Esq. Tyler D. Powell, Esq.Scott B. Newman, Esq. David C. Prather, Esq.

2014DONORS $350 + Janice M. Weiss, Esq. Jason S. Weiss, Esq.Eric M. Sauerberg, Esq. David W. Spicer, Esq. Steven M. Weiss, Esq.Lawrence J. Scanlon, Esq. David St. John, Esq. Joel M. Weissman, Esq.Amanda P. Schlechter, Esq. Thomas J. Stanford, Esq. Allan H. Weitzman, Esq.Jerold I. Schneider, Esq. Carol M. Stanley, Esq. Michelle West, Esq.Andrew Schreier, Esq. Thomas Macmillan Stanley Colin D. White, Esq.Leonore Schwartz Eddie E. Stephens, III, Esq. James L. White, Esq.Gregory L. Scott, Esq. Todd S. Stewart, Esq. Trela J. White, Esq.Nicolas S. Seamster, Esq. John C. Strickroot, Jr., Esq. Wilton L. White, Esq.Eric Seid, Esq. Rachel Studley, Esq. John White, II, Esq.Eric R. Severson, Esq. Robert C. Stultz, Esq. Nadine V. White-Boyd, Esq.John M. Severson, Esq. Wei Su, Esq. Drennen L. Whitmire, Jr., Esq.Hugh Shafritz, Esq. Paul M. Sullivan, Jr., Esq. James J. Wicker, II, Esq.Tracy R. Sharpe, Esq. Brian M. Taillon, Esq. David J. Wiener, Esq.David Shaw, Esq. Oren S. Tasini, Esq. Noreen Wiscovitch-Rentas, Esq.Robin C. Shaw, Esq. Susan L. Taylor, Esq. Brian Wisniewski, Esq.Gregory J. Shibley, Esq. Antoinette Theodossakos, Esq. Gary A. Woodfield, Esq.Amy D. Shield, Esq. Daniel A. Thomas, Esq. Samantha J. Woodruff, Esq.Neil B. Shoter, Esq. Andrew Thomka-Gazdik, Esq. Thomas J. Woolley, Jr., Esq.Thomas V. Siciliano, Esq. Brian E. Thompson, Esq. Lee Worsham, Esq.Charles L. Siemon, Esq. Douglas E. Thompson, Esq. Gregory M. Yaffa, Esq.David Silk, Esq. David S. Tobin, Esq. David A. Yarema, Esq.Jennifer Silvestro, Esq. Richard E. Tullie, Esq. Susan B. Yoffee, Esq.Lainie J. Simon, Esq. Dewey H. Varner, Jr., Esq. Meghan Zavoina, Esq.Scott M. Singer, Esq. Daniel S. Vecchione, Esq. Adam Zborowski, Esq.William P. Sklar, Esq. Susan W. Verini, Esq. Laura Zborowski, Esq.Michael A. Slavin, Esq. Gary Walk, Esq. David J. Zelner, Esq.Thomas E. Sliney, Esq. Stephen E. Walker, Esq. Edward P. Zimmer, Esq.Lynn T. Slossberg, Esq. William Wallshein, Esq. Harriette A. Zionts, Esq.Russell M. Smiley, III, Esq. C. Calvin Warriner, Esq. Wendy H. Zoberman, Esq.Hon. Amy Smith Jamie B. Wasserman, Esq.Grasford W. Smith, Esq. Jonathan H. Wasserman, Esq.John B. Smith, Esq. James M. Wearn, Esq.Lawrence W. Smith, Esq. John A. Weig, Esq.William H. Sned, Jr., Esq. Vicki Jay Weinstein, Esq.Cindy A. Sojka, Esq. Gregory S. Weiss, Esq.Catherine A. Spicer, Esq. Howard I. Weiss, Esq. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

PRO BONO PARTICIPATION Pro Bono Impact in 2014In Palm Beach County, the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is thedesignated agency for administering Florida's Pro Bono Plan. That plan, 528outlined in Rule 4-6.1, Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, describes lawyers' Number of Attorneysprofessional responsibility for pro bono service. The professional respon- Providing Pro Bonosibility may be discharged by: (1) annually providing at least 20 hours of Servicespro bono legal service to the poor; or (2) making an annual contributionof at least $350 to a legal aid organization. Each year, the Legal Aid Soci- 1,070ety requests participation from the county's attorneys and forwards a Number of Attorneysparticipation form to be completed. While direct representation is the Who Participated inmost common method for attorneys to fulfill their pro bono obligation, Pro Bono Buy-Outthe importance of financial contributions should not be overlooked. Lastyear, $385,000 in contributions augmented Legal Aid's budget and al- 466lowed its 17 programs to provide additional service to the poor and disad- Pro Bono Casesvantaged. Certain lawyers, however, may be limited by constitutional, Openedstatutory, rule, or other regulatory prohibitions and are deferred fromparticipation under the rule. In Palm Beach County, a number of special 355projects offer innovative and creative methods for providing pro bono Pro Bono Cases Closedservice to answer the needs of these attorneys. Approximately 3,076For more information on the Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Participation Number of Pro Bonoprogram, please call our Pro Bono Project at (561) 655-8944 Ext. 265. Service Hours Volunteered 2014 Pro Bono Award Winners Thank you forBack Row: Garry Glickman, Lloyd Schwed, Frank Pilotte, Pamela Balaguera, your generous donation Steven Brannock Front Row: Julia Wyda, Lou Reidenberg, Anne Hinds of either time or a contribution!

2014HOW YOU CAN HELPEnsuring When you support the Legal Aid Society, you offer the most vulnerable justice members of our community a place to come to help them secure the most for basic necessities of life. By ensuring equal access to the court system, you all help to equip low-income individuals with the tools to handle problems re- garding their personal safety; the loss of their home; securing income sup- port such as SSI, Medicaid and disability benefits; accessing legally man- dated educational services for their children; and so much more. Your gift helps the young, the elderly, the ill and disabled, the abused and neglected, the battered and betrayed. If you stand for the belief that every individual in this great country deserves the unrestricted right of access to be able to resolve grievances through our legal system, to benefit from the laws enacted, and to be protected from the wrongs and injustices the less fortunate face, pledge your support to the Legal Aid Society today. EVERY CONTRIBUTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WON’T YOU PLEASE...SUPPORT Legal Aid’s Annual Pro Bono Recognition Evening by becoming a sponsor.DESIGNATE Legal Aid through your employer’s matching gift program or United Way campaign.REMEMBER Legal Aid through a bequest in your will.PROVIDE a venue for a Gift Gathering Gala and help with our Gala Auction.CREATE an endowment or named fund designating one of our 17 programs that is of special interest to you.PLAN a gift that provides income for life, such as a gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you personally about how you can give to support theLegal Aid Society. Please call Legal Aid’s Development Department at (561) 655-8944 Ext. 257. Help Ensure Justice for All www.legalaidpbc.org

2013-2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Jeffrey A. Devore, Esq. Immediate Past President Mariano Garcia, Esq. First Vice-President Miriam Acosta-Castriz, Esq. Second Vice-President Matthew H. Triggs, Esq. Secretary Michelle R. Suskauer, Esq. Treasurer Jerald S. Beer, Esq.Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. BOARD OF TRUSTEES DIRECTORS423 Fern Street, Suite 200 David Ackerman, Esq. Leslie Artsis AdamsWest Palm Beach, FL 33401 Claire Arnold Richard M. Benrubi, Esq.(561) 655-8944 F. Greg Barnhart, Esq. Robin Bresky, Esq.(800) 403-8393 Toll-free Bill Bone, Esq.www.legalaidpbc.org Patrick J. Casey, Esq. Patience Burns Melinda Penney Gamot, Esq. Sarah Cortvriend, Esq. The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County does not David M. Gaspari, Esq. discriminate on the basis of religion, gender identity and Garry Glickman, Esq. Vincent F. Cuomo expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, color, age, marital Carey Haughwout, Esq. Howard D. Dubosar, Esq. status, national origin, veteran status or disability in the Thomas Kingcade, Esq. Jane Kreusler-Walsh, Esq. Karis Engle administration of any of its programs. Richard Lubin, Esq. Robert H. Friedman, Esq. Rafael J. Roca, Esq. Michael Salnick, Esq. Joseph G. Galardi, Esq. Victoria A. Vilchez, Esq. Lorie M. Gleim, Esq. Richard D. Greenfield Jack P. Hill, Esq. John Howe, Esq. Denise Rappaport Isaacs, Esq. W. Hampton Keen, Esq. Nancy Lambrecht Ellen S. Malasky, Esq. Scott C. Murray, Esq. J. Grier Pressly, III, Esq. Devin S. Radkay, Esq. Lawrence P. Rochefort, Esq. Matthew Sackel, Esq. Robert M.W. Shalhoub, Esq. Grasford W. Smith, Esq. Rebecca Mercier Vargas, Esq. Gary Woodfield, Esq.