Brls Annual Report Final

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dear

FRIENDSIm pleased to share with you this Annual Reportreviewing our activities during 2009. I am proud of what

we have accomplished over the last year in making Justice

for All a reality for thousands of low-income residents

of the Shenandoah Valley, Roanoke Valley, and Alleghany

Highlands. Because of the exceptional work of our small but

highly motivated staff, supported by our Board of Directors

and the donated services of hundreds of attorney volunteers

across our service areas who are sellessly undertaking pro

bono work for our clients, we have bridged, at least for those

clients, the so-called Justice Gap.

Whats this Justice Gap, you ask? Justice Gap

refers to the stark contrast which exists between the

American ideal of Equal Justice under Law, on one hand, and

the reality that low-income Americans actually encounter

on a routine basis when they must go into the courtroom

alone, bewildered by the procedures, arcane legalese, and

complicated array of laws that control their fates. As former

California Court of Appeals Justice Earl Johnson Jr. observed,

Poor people have access to the American courts in the same

sense that the Christians had access to the lions when they

were dragged into a Roman arena. Our legal systems dirty

little secret is that, to a greater extent than it would like to

admit, lawyers hold the keys to the courthouse door. Without

a lawyer, an ordinary citizen is easily lost and confused in our

court system. For low-income Americans, lacking the means

to secure the basic necessities of life for themselves and their

children, their inability to afford the services of an attorney

means they are effectively locked out of our system of justice.

So yes, we have bridged the Justice Gap for several

thousand low-income folks here in the Valley. Thats the

good news that we can celebrate in this Annual Report. But

I would be painting a grossly misleading picture if I left it at

that. The harsh reality is that we are meeting only a fraction

of the civil legal needs of the poor in our service area. We

routinely turn away twice as many needy clients as we help

and the current economic crisis has only exacerbated the

imbalance between need and the resources to meet them

Surveys by the American Bar Association and scores of

statewide bars and commissions uniformly conirm that the

current system of civil legal aid in America meets only about

20% of the civil legal needs of Americas poor. That statistic

is relected daily in the telephone calls to our ofices, from

desperate individuals and families in our Valley communities

seeking legal assistance, having no where else to turn for

help in addressing a serious legal problem that can destroy

their lives if left unattended. All too often, we are forced to

turn those often tearful callers away, telling them that we are

overwhelmed by our current caseloads and cannot take on

their cases.

That should be an unacceptable reality for Americans

who believe in the principle of Equal Justice for All. We need

your help in raising the publics level of awareness of this

fundamental law in Americas system of justice, even as we

celebrate the ongoing, high quality legal work of our legal aid

staff and pro bono attorneys for those low-income clients we

can help.

Thank you,

John E. WhitieldExecutive Director


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table of

CONTENTSOUR MISSION 4

OUR SERVICES 5

OUTCOMES ACHIEVED 7

2009 CASEWORK 11

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT & REVENUE 14

STATEMENT OF EXPENSES 15

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 17

2009 DONORS 18

PRO BONO ATTORNEYS 19

OUR PEOPLE 21

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 22


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ourMISSIONBlue Ridge Legal Services (BRLS) is a private, non-proit charitable law irm that provides

free, high quality legal assistance in civil matters of critical importance to low-income resi-dents of the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys.

BRLS is committed to eliminating poverty-based inequities in the civil justice system byproviding legal services without charge to clients who could not otherwise obtain them. This

mission is premised on the recognition that the American ideal of Equal Justice for All canonly be achieved if everyone has quality access to our judicial system. Otherwise, the principleof equal justice remains a hollow promise.

BRLS is part of a nationwide network of non-proit legal aid programs providing free legalassistance to those who qualify. We are one of 13 legal aid societies licensed by the VirginiaState Bar serving various areas of the Commonwealth. We are not a government agency. Ouractivities are, however, regulated by federal and state law, and by grant guidelines.


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ourSERVICESBlue Ridge Legal Services employs a small team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff in ofices locat-

ed in Harrisonburg, Lexington, Roanoke, and Winchester. Our legal staff is supplemented by the donatedservices of more than 450 private attorneys throughout the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys who handlereferral cases on a pro bono basis.

Our services range from legal advice to representation in negotiations and litigation. These cases often

reach administrative agencies, and state and federal courts, depending on the needs of the client, the typeof case, and available resources.

The most common legal prob-lems handled by Blue RidgeLegal Services include

Family disputes includingprotection from domestic

violence, child custody, ordivorce

Debts and bankruptcy Housing and landlord-tenant

disputes Eligibility for various gov-

ernment beneits such asfood stamps, Temporary As-sistance for Needy

Families (TANF), or Supple-mental Security Income (SSI)beneits

Access to health care includ-ing Medicaid or Medicare

Consumer disputes Issues affecting seniors such

as exploitation and problemswith nursing homes

We reserve the right to decline representation in a particularmatter according to our Board of Directors, existing caseloads,ethical considerations, and the merits of the case itself. We donot handle criminal matters, trafic violations, personal injuries,malpractice cases or cases outside of our priorities.


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Ms. K, an 81-year-old woman, was hit by a

car while walking her dog. As a result of herinjuries, she was no longer able to live at home

and was admitted to a nursing home. She also

needed help handling her business affairs, so

she gave her son power of attorney.

Her son applied for Medicaid to pay for the

nursing home bill; however, he was unable

to show how he had used $19,151 of Ms. Ksmoney, most of which came from the accident

insurance settlement. Due to an uncompen-

sated transfer of assets, our client was ineli-

gible for Medicaid assistance. Our client had

an outstanding bill of $42,714 from the nurs-

ing home and had been threatened with being

discharged.

BRLSs public beneits paralegal helped Ms. K

ile a claim for an Undue Hardship Exemption.

This would help qualify her for an exemption

if she was able to prove that the transfer was

not her fault and that her life would be at risk

without nursing home care. The paralegal

helped her gather all the evidence needed to

meet the criteria and submitted it with a writ-ten legal argument stating that she qualiied

for the waiver exemption. She obtained ap-

proval for the exemption and Medicaid paid

the amount owed to the nursing home. Ms. K

was allowed to remain in the nursing home

and receive the care she needed.

Case #1


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outcomesACHIEVED

Blue Ridge Legal Services measures its success rate in cases involving ongoing representation. Regardlessof outcome, we believe the act of representing someone is a valuable service. Of the 793 cases closed dur-ing 2009, the clients goals were fully achieved in 85% of the cases and partially achieved in 9%. Overall,our services beneited more than 7,000 people.

The following summarizes the outcomes for our clients during 2009:

Debtor Relief and Consumer Issues

Obtained 32 bankruptcy discharges, discharging $1,641,576 in debts Stopped or reduced debt collection actions against 32 clients, avoiding $135,312 in debts Recovered $5,300 in fraudulent sales practices for three clients

Obtained insurance beneits of over $120,000 for four clients Avoided deiciency judgments for 10 clients, avoiding $90,346 in claims while recovering $10,500 Defeated 14 illegal sales contracts, recovering $45,658 for our clients Enforced warranties for eight clients, recovering $26,491 Provided counsel or referral to 630 clients

*Unsuccessfully represented eight clients

Family-Related Issues

Obtained adoptions for four families Assisted 56 victims of domestic violence with safety planning

Obtained protection from adult abuse/exploitation for 10 clients, including a recovery of $24,899 Obtained court protection for 36 victims of domestic violence Obtained, preserved, or increased child support for ive clients worth $812 monthly as well as

$28,101 in lump sum payments Obtained child custody orders for 20 clients, including $1,011 in monthly child support beneits

Obtained guardianship for 11 incapacitated adults Avoided removal of children for one client Acted as Guardian ad litem for 10 children Assisted 14 clients with family matters outside of litigation Obtained divorces or annulments for 390 clients, including inancial beneits of $128,716 in lump

sums and $1,470 in monthly beneits, and 114 name changes Provided counsel or referral to 655 other clients

*Unsuccessfully represented 27 clients


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outcomes achiev

Access to Health Care Issues

Obtained, preserved, or increased Medicaid beneits for 20 clients, including $76,547 in lumpsum beneits and $16,443 in monthly beneits

Obtained, preserved, or increased Medicare beneits for three clients, saving nearly $19,000 Prevented denial of rights to eight nursing home residents, saving $10,000 in lump sum and

$3,710 in monthly inancial beneit Obtained other inancial assistance on medical bills for four clients worth over $11,000 Assisted three clients with health care matters outside of litigation with $8,000 in inancial beneit Obtained access to health care for four clients

*Unsuccessfully represented one client

Housing Issues

Prevented evictions for 22 families, while successfully defeating claims for nearly $13,000 in

charges Avoided foreclosure for eight clients, with over $89,000 in inancial beneit Restored eight families access to their property Avoided over $53,000 in illegal charges imposed by landlords on 21 families Enforced rights to decent, habitable housing for eight clients Obtained legal assistance in developing affordable housing, beneiting three clients Provided non-litigation advocacy on behalf of 42 households Provided counsel and advice to 294 other clients

*Unsuccessfully represented 14 clients in housing disputes while still achieving over $3,000


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Other Public Beneit Issues

Obtained Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security disability beneits for 13 clients,

securing nearly $32,000 in lump sum beneits, and over $3,500 in monthly beneits Obtained, preserved, or increased unemploymentcompensation beneits for 30 clients Obtained, preserved, or increased Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) beneits for

one client

Provided non-litigation advocacy on behalf of 15 households Provided counsel or referral to 77 other clients Obtained, preserved, or increased food stamps for two families

*Unsuccessfully represented nine clients

Miscellaneous Matters

Secured an appropriate education plan for two children Overcame barrier to school enrollment for one child

Secured acquittal in one delinquency case Assisted six clients outside of litigation in addressing education issues Advised 13 clients regarding employment issues Prepared 81 living wills, powers of attorney, or health care proxy documents Obtained citizenship for one client Advised eight clients on immigration issues and another ive clients on civil rights issues Obtained non-litigation advocacy for three clients with civil rights or disability issues

*Unsuccessfully represented one parent in an education case


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Residents of the Blue Ridge community havebeen greatly impacted by the recent eco-nomic recession, which has also affected our

staffs ability to take on the increased volumeof cases. The number of cases closed in 2009increased 6% over 2008. As noted in thegraph on the left, 2,926 cases were closed in2009 by staff and pro bono attorneys, com-pared with 2,756 cases in 2008, and 2,734cases in 2007.

As shown in the following graph,ongoing representation was provided in 30%of the cases closed. We negotiated 37 settle-ments without litigation, settled another111 cases in litigation, and resolved 55 casesthrough administrative agency decisions.The BRLS staff handled 467 uncontestedcourt decisions, which were primarily un-contested divorces, while also including 33Chapter Seven bankruptcy discharges. There

were 111 contested court decisions amongthe case closures. Of those cases, 82 involvedextensive services, a category that includesmore complicated, non-litigation matters, aswell as litigation that did not reach a courtdecision. Due to an increased need, the num-ber of cases transferred to Legal Aid Societyof Roanoke Valley (LASRV) increased from1,389 in 2008 to 1,601 in 2009.

2009CASEWORK


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2009 casewo

The breakdown of cases into substantive categories reveals interesting changes from the previous year.For instance, family dispute cases constitute the largest category at 41%, down signiicantly from 53%

just three years ago. This relects the impact of intake limitations imposed in several ofices. Consumer/inance issues comprised 28%, up 25% from last year. All other categories remained unchanged from2008. See the accompanying graph, Cases Closed by Legal Category Program-wide 2009.

Cases Closed by Legal Category Program-wide 2009

BRLS Staf Volunteer

Counsel and advice 1427 247

Limited Acon 296 14

Seled without Ligaon 30 2

Seled with Ligaon 100 11

Agency Decision 46 2

Uncontested Court Decision 270 197

Contested Court Decision 93 18

Appellate Court Decision 8 0

Extensive Service 71 4

LASRV 1601

This is a wonderful service for senior citizens who have a ixed

income. Its good to know there are services like yours we canturn to.

Winchester resident


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As shown by Cases Closed by Region 2009, BRLS continues to provide a fair distribution of servicesacross its area, notwithstanding the distance to the outlying jurisdictions.

The number of cases closed is an important gauge of the level of our activities for the year. Of the 543cases handled by our staff (does not include pro bono cases), the clients goals were achieved in 82% ofthe cases. We were only partially successful in 11% of the cases and we lost 7% of the cases. We track oursuccess rate systematically in cases involving ongoing representation (i.e., negotiated settlements, admin-istrative agency decision, and court decisions). This is a subjective process, but provides a statistical basisfor measuring our success based on an honest appraisal of the case's outcome.

Cases Closed by Region 2009

Locality BRLS Staff Volunteer Attorneys Totals

Alleghany County 83 0 83

Augusta County 147 20 167

Bath County 15 0 15

Bedford, City of 8 5 13

Bedford County 39 23 62

Botetourt County 11 18 29

Buena Vista, City of 91 0 91

Clarke County 16 1 17

Covington, City of 68 0 68

Craig County 1 4 5

Franklin County 51 54 105

Frederick County 156 26 182

Harrisonburg, City of 220 20 240

Highland County 1 0 1

Lexington, City of 79 0 79

Page County 106 14 120

Roanoke, City of 134 198 332

Roanoke County 43 65 108

Rockbridge County 129 0 129

Rockingham County 256 43 299

Salem, City of 11 28 39

Shenandoah County 79 5 84

Staunton, City of 174 17 191

Warren County 83 9 92

Waynesboro, City of 156 20 176

Winchester, City of 123 12 135

Other Virginia 21 5 26

Other USA 32 6 38

TOTALS 2,333 593 2,926


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Year Ended December 31, 2009

Support & RevenueGrants & Contracts

-Federal grants $94,440

-State grants $651,890

Interest $4,331

Donated services $361,109

Contributions $19,660

Other support $256,085

Net assets released from restrictions -

Expiration of time or purpose restrictions $810,098

Total support & revenue $2,197,613

statement of

SUPPORT &REVENUE


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Year Ended December 31, 2009

EXPENSESLawyer wages $792, 556Paralegal wages $47,098

Non-Legal wages $356,924

Donated services $353,968

Employee benets $330,148

Travel $35,729

Rent $53,618

Utilities and telephone $44,745

Ofce supplies, postage, and printing $30,025

Advertising $10,645Insurance $9,458

Professional dues $10,712

Repairs and maintenance $15,525

Litigation expenses $2,850

Equipment rental $1,724

Training and conferences $2, 664

Independent contacts $13,750

Library materials $19,679

Miscellaneous $5,328

Statewide Website Project $9,278

Depreciation $26,609

Total Expenses $2,173,033

Change in net assets $24,580

Net assets at beginning of year $259,913

Net assets at end of year $284,493

statement of

EXPENSES


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Case #3Faced with foreclosure and eviction, Mr. E and his

family were on the brink of losing their life savingsand becoming homeless. Two weeks short of 20

years of service, he was discharged from the military

for medical reasons. Mr. E attempted to qualify for

military pension by signing with the National Guard,

and was called for a one year tour of duty in Iraq. Pri-

or to his deployment, he invested his life savings of

$30,000 into a home for his wife and three children

under an installment land sale contract.

Defaulting on payments meant that Mr. E would au-

tomatically lose his home. A year later, Mr. E was re-

leased by the National Guard for signiicant health

problems, returned home from Iraq and was physi-

cally unable to work. He sought employment and ap-

plied for veterans beneits. Mr. Es wife was unable to

work due to epilepsy. The households only source ofincome came from the couples disabled teenage son,

who held a part-time job at a restaurant. With this

small income, Mr. E was unable to make the mort-

gage payment and risked losing his home.

After meeting with Mr. E, our legal aid staff acquired

marshal resources in the community for his family.

BRLS was able to negotiate a repayment plan on themortgage by contacting the lawyer who handled the

pending foreclosure and eviction. Mr. E did not lose

the house and his applications for veterans beneits

were approved.


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ASSETS

Cash $226,174

Investments $151,822

Cash in escrow, client deposits $9,902

Contributions receivable $886,134

Support receivable $35,178

Prepaid expenses $10,281

Total current assets $1,319,491

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Land $6,724

Building and improvements $134,125

Furniture, xtures and equipment $441,590

Law library $18,695

Less accumulated depreciation $501,950Total property and equipment $99,184

Total assets $1,418,675

LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable $9,015

Accrued annual leave $65,243

Deferred revenue $141,135

Client deposits $9,902

Total current liabilities $225,295

Net Assets

Unrestricted $284,493

Temporarily restricted $908,887

Total net assets $1,193,380

Total liabilities and net assets $1,418,675

statement of

FINANCIALPOSITION


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$2,500 and over

Andersen Corporate Foundation

Hoover Penrod PLC

$1,000-$2,499

Timothy and Ruth Jost

Merck Charitable Foundation

Frank S. Lucente

Cathy Jackson Leitner, Esq

David & Helen Penrod

John and Cheryl Truban

Vellines Cobbs Goodwin & Glass

Carolyn Perry, Esq.

E. Eugene Gunter, Esq.

Glenn M. Hodge, Esq.

$500-$999

Larry Hoover, Esq.

The Honorable and Mrs. J. Gregory Mooney

M. Steven Weaver, Esq.

Muhlenburg Church

United Bank- Harrisonburg

Robert S. Brock, Esq.

John W. Sills III Esq.

Robert M. Spiller, Jr., Esq.

Up to $499

Parthemos & Bryant, P.C.

Edward F. Greco, Esq.

The Honorable Norman Morrison

Dr. Arthur J. Hamilton

Nina Jackson, in honor of Keith D. ParsonsGrant D. Penrod, Esq.

James Snyder, Esq.

Brad & Amy Moyers

Douglas L. Guynn, Esq.

Hobert & Kerr, P.C.

Renae Reed Patrick, Esq.

George H. Roberts, Jr., Esq.

Richard and Danna Faulds

Mark and Debbie Callahan

The Virginia Bar Association

2009DONORS


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Jeffery AdamsNate Adams, IIIBruce AlbertsonJames H. AllamongCharles R. AllenDanita S. AltMarta Anderson

J. AndersonMarta AndersonKerry D. ArmentroutKelly C. AshbyS. Scott BakerKieran BartleyWilliam Beau BasslerRichard BaughMichael D. BecklerThomas G. BellPeyton BiddleBruce BillmanNeil V. BirkhoffJ. David BlackFranklin BlattSteven BlattJohn T. BoitnottBryan BostaDarren BosticBetzi BosticW. Kent BowersBoyce E. BrannockWirt BrockPhillip E. BrownLindsay Brubaker

Beth BurginF. BurginCharles ButlerBenjamin ByrdJohn G. CaddenTimothy C. CarwileChristen Church

Leisa K. CiaffoneMichael A. ClearyJames O. CloughJoseph CockieldDavid CohanChristopher E. CollinsLewis ConnerAaron CookDana R. Cormier, PLCDana J. CornettHope CothranBeth CoyneCary CraigRoy V. CreasyJohn N. CristSpencer CrossTimothy CuppDavid DamicoBishop DansbyLauren DardenDale A. DavenportLauren DavisRonald W. DenneyCorrey DivineyThomas Domonoske

Arthur DonaldsonRobert A. DownsJames DrownPaul DryerJohn Burns Earle IIIDavid EarmanJohn Elledge III

Lauren EllermanRobyn EllisJohn EureLaura EvansLaura EvickMark FeldmannRaphael E. FerrisRosalie P. FessierJohn P. FishwickRussell A. FowlerNancy FrankHumes J. Franklin IIIChristine Frentz UnderwoodRobert GarnettAlan F. GarrisonLeah GissyK. Wayne GlassJames GlickMary Ellen GoodlatteTravis GrahamAaron W. GravesAnn GreenChristian GrifinPhillip Grifin, IILindsay Grindo

Gregory HabeebRobert HaganRobert F. HahnRandall HamiltonErin HapgoodW. Andrew HardingDouglas W. Harold

Ross HartJohn S. HartRoss HartDavid HatmakerWilliam L. HeartwellDavid HensleyPreston HicksJohn HillCharles Frank HiltonMichael HobertGlenn HodgePatice HollandJohn C. HolloranMai-Linh HongIsak HowellLucy IvanoffSherwin JacobsRobert JanneyMacel JanoschkaJames JohnsonJoshua JohnsonSusan M. JohnsonLinda S. JonesJ. JonesHerb Karp

pro-bonoATTORNEYS

Attorneys Actively Assisting Clients through BRLSs Pro Bono Referral Program During 2009

The person handling my case was very helpful, explained

everything very well and was always nice and easy to talk to. She

was a jewel.

Harrisonburg resident


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Larry Q. KaylorMelissa KeenSheila KeeseeNeal KeeseePatrick KellyLaura KeohaneWebb KingJames KlenkarAlton L. KnightonJohn B. KrallA. Thomas LaneJames R. Larrick, Jr.Eric LaurenzoRichard LawrenceC. Lynn LawsonErin LaymanSamuel LazzaroPowell Leitch

Cathy LeitnerCindy LichtensteinWilliam LindseyTate LoveJill LowellDavid G. LudwigRobert LungerBridget MaddenPhilip J. MarkertDavid MartinWilliam MaxwellTimothy M. MayieldJames D. Mayson

David I. McCaskey

David MeeksMichael J. MelkersonPhilip MillerBradley J. MoyersDavid NahmDaniel NeherN. Douglas NolandMark D. ObenshainMatthew OcchuizzoKevin OddoDavid ODonnellJames OKeefeJudith C. OmslaerJohn ONeill-CastroL. Richard PadgettWilson PasleyJohn PattersonGrant Penrod

David A. PenrodJacob PenrodHolly PetersMatthew PrittsJoseph RainsburyBrandy RappNancy ReedTodd C. RheaHarry S. RhodesMichael RichardsGrant RichardsonKenneth RiesMichael Ritchie

Roger Ritchie Sr.

Jessica L. RobinsonBrooke RosenDawn W. RupleVictor M. SantosDaniel SarrellRichard ScottDavid SensenigGeorge W. ShanksWilliam E. ShmidheiserLaura SiglerM. Christopher SiglerVictor SkaffMandi M. SmithMarilyn A. SolomonJason SpitlerWilliam StablesDeanna StoneRobert Stone

Phillip C. Stone, Jr.Leigh StrelkaThomas StrelkaArthur StricklandStephen StrosniderDaniel SummerlinMatthew SunderlinLynn K. SuterBarry M. TatelColleen TaylorC. J. Steuart ThomasLori ThompsonChristopher Timmons

Joshua Treece

Eric TrubanDeanna TubandtSamuel F. VanceLawrence P. VanceJoseph VannoyWilson VellinesBruce WallingerJeff WardWilliam WatkinsM. Steven WeaverScott WebberEllen WeinmanJames P. WeissenbornHugh WellonsWilliam G. WentzJohneal WhiteAngela WhitesellMaxwell Wiegard

Spencer WiegardKimberly WilkinsMelvin WilliamsJohn WirthDouglas C. Woodworth PCClark WorthyKathleen WrightJoshua WykleP. Marshall YoderStephen Yost

pro bono attorneys CONTINUE

Attorneys Actively Assisting Clients through BRLSs Pro Bono Referral Program During 20

The secretary attorney treated me with kindness and did

everything to get the situation resolved. Thanks and God bless.

Warren County resident


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PROGRAM WIDE

MANAGEMENT

John E. Whitield

Executive Director/General Counsel

Wanda Holsapple

Program Administrator

WINCHESTEROFFICE

Anna Hammond

Managing Attorney

Jennifer Locke

Staff Attorney

Nora Mahoney

Domestic Violence Attorney

Debbie Lanham

Referral Coordinator/Secretary

Joan K. Thompson

Intake Paralegal

HARRISONBURGOFFICERenae Patrick

Supervising Attorney

Betzi Bostic

Elderly Services Attorney

Janet R. Ikenberry

Referral Coordinator

Vanessa Keasler

Staff Attorney

Sarah M. Looney

Staff Attorney

Anne Marie Mauldin

Domestic Violence Attorney

Anne See

Elderly Services/Public BenefitsParalegal

Courtney Sinnett

Intake Paralegal

Beth D. Wimer

Secretary

Liza Q. Wirtz

Staff Attorney

Dathan J. Young

Staff Attorney

LEXINGTON OFFICE

Robin J. Mayer

Managing Attorney

Shawna Cheney

Staff Attorney

Debbie Levonick

Intake Paralegal/Secretary

ROANOKE OFFICE

Susan C. Proctor

Managing Attorney

D. Ann Barlow

Referral Coordinator

Jean Shultz

Paralegal

Sue OBryant

Intake Paralegal

Ann Hodges

Intake Paralegal

ourPEOPLE


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DANA J. CORNETT, PRESIDENTHarrisonburg-Rockingham Bar AssociationHarrisonburg VA

B. WEBB KINGRoanoke City Bar AssociationRoanoke, VA

KIMBERLEE SHUBERT, VICE PRESIDENTHarmony PlaceFront Royal, VA

CAROLYN MADDEN PERRYHarrisonburg-Rockingham Bar AssociationHarrisonburg, VA

DR. ARTHUR J. HAMILTON, SECRETARY/TREASURERJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA

HOLLY S. PETERSTotal Action Against Poverty, Inc.Salem, VA

JENNIFER BROWNRockbridge Area Relief AssociationFairield, VA

GEORGE WARREN SHANKSPage County Bar AssociationLuray, VA

LEVANDA CRUMPTotal Action Against Poverty, Inc.Roanoke, VA

EMILY ROWE SITZLER

Bedford County Bar AssociationBedford, VA

MARY L.C. DANIELClarke County Bar AssociationWinchester, VA

RENEE WARSINGHarrisonburg-Rockingham Free ClinicHarrisonburg, VA

DONALD JACKSON ELLISRockbridge-Buena Vista Bar AssociationLexington, VA

DOUGLAS C. WOODWORTHAugusta County Bar AssociationStuarts Draft, VA

JANET W. HAYESRoanoke Redevelopment & Housing AuthorityRoanoke, VA

KATHLEEN L. WRIGHTRoanoke City Bar AssociationRoanoke, VA

TONYA L. JANNEYFranklin County Bar AssociationRocky Mount, VA

board ofDIRECTORS


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My lawyer was one of the nicest people I have ever met.

Just remembering the kindness in his eyes has given me

inner strength.

Roanoke resident

Ellen Weiman was the reason my adoption was successful. Withouther help we may have never been able to adopt our grandchildren and

keep them safe. Roanoke resident

I was so impressed with the professionalism of the staff andlawyers. It made what I had to go through so much easier.

Lexington resident

The outcome of my case was great; it changed my life in so

many different ways. I thank my attorney, Kim Harding, for

all her hard work, persistence and promptness.

-Waynesboro resident

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