City Bar Fund Annual Report 2002-2003

Just CausesJust CausesTransforming Lives Through the LawTransforming Lives Through the Law

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At the City Bar Fund, we try to ensure that justice

is available to those who are in need and do not know

where to turn for help. Often, we are the last resort for

low-income people who are desperate for legal

representation. For them, we provide the justice that they

could not find anywhere else, and we actually transform

people’s lives. They are not merely just “cases,” but our

“Just Causes.”

This year, more than 20,000 clients – immigrants,

the homeless, the elderly, cancer survivors, domestic

violence victims, and others – benefited from legal

assistance provided by the City Bar Fund. Our programs

include free legal information, referrals, advice, and direct

representation by staff and volunteer attorneys. Our

volunteers contributed more than 30,000 pro bono hours

with an estimated value of $4.5 million. Many of the

attorneys were trained by our staff specifically to serve the

needs of our clients.

As you will read, we are highlighting the stories of

three very different people who have found their way to

the City Bar Fund. They dramatically illustrate the range of

services we provide. And they’re told from two points of

view: the client in need, and the attorneys who responded.

The first is an asylum case involving an older man

who is a Liberian refugee. He was forced to leave his family

and flee for his life. He was granted asylum here after one

of our volunteer lawyers represented him in immigration

court. The second one is about a young woman from

Honduras with an infant daughter who became homeless.

Thanks to a volunteer attorney, she was able to obtain the

public assistance she was entitled to and to find her own

apartment. The third one is about a middle-aged, disabled

woman who could not afford a divorce lawyer. Her

husband had not supported her in six years. He hoped to

obtain a default divorce, but the City Bar Fund has been

successful in stopping it.

This is our Annual Report for 2002–2003. The

attorneys who work with us tell us that the legal counsel

they provide is inspiring and worthwhile and it is vital to

those we serve. We hope you agree.

A Letter from E. Leo Milonas, President, The Association of the Bar

of the City of New York and The City Bar Fund

Pictured left to right: Barbara Berger Opotowsky,Vice-President, City Bar Fund; E. Leo Milonas, President,

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York andCity Bar Fund; and Maria L. Imperial, Executive Director,

City Bar Fund.

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WN, Client: I am 60 years old, I come from Liberia and

am a member of the Krahn tribe. I am married, and I

have seven children. I worked for many years as a truck

driver. One day in 1986, some young hoodlums

burglarized my home. They were caught and sentenced

to four months in prison.

Four years later, when Liberia was in the middle of a

civil war, those burglars seized me and my family. They

had decided to exact revenge.

My family then fled Liberia and took refuge in the

Ivory Coast. When it appeared that the civil war was

coming to an end, I returned to Liberia to see if I could

bring back my family. The rebels had murdered my father

and three of my brothers and sisters. My house had been

burned, and my mother had also died. All because we

were Krahns. I began working as a truck driver for

Doctors Without Borders. In early 2000, I was captured

by Liberian government forces. I would have been

executed immediately, but they needed me to drive the

truck.

I finally escaped by driving the truck through the

gate of a refugee camp where my captors had gone to

get food and supplies. The international peace-keeping

forces guarding the camp routed my captors and rescued

me. I was fortunate to make my way to the U.S. But my

family remains in the Ivory Coast.

When I first applied for asylum, the Immigration and

Naturalization Service denied my application. I was told I

needed an attorney. That's when I went to the Bar

Association and found my lawyer, Mr. Gueron.

Mr. Gueron prepared an excellent case, and after I

testified, asylum was granted. I have been working as

a cook in a Kentucky Fried Chicken. I've been there for

nearly two years, and I have been sending money

home every month. I'm hoping my family can come to

America soon.

The City Bar Fund’s Public Service

Network matches attorneys seeking

volunteer opportunities with nonprofits

throughout New York City, including the

City Bar Fund itsel f. The Network

introduced Henri Gueron, a retiring

attorney who was seeking a full-time

volunteer placement, to the City Bar

Fund’s Refugee Assistance Project,

where he has been working ever since.

Following is the story of WN, one of

Henri’s many clients who successfully

gained asylum through the efforts of the

City Bar Fund:

The CityBarPublic Service

Network

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Network

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Henri Gueron, volunteer lawyer for the City

Bar Fund: When I took Mr. N's case, I had just retired

and had started volunteering at the Bar Association. I

had been with Con Edison for many years and attended

law school at night. I worked as in-house counsel from

1993 until I retired from Con Edison in 2001, focusing

mainly on administrative and contract law and also

intellectual property.

This was my first court case. Immigration law is

certainly very different from corporate practice where the

goal is to never get into court. Here, you’re in court, and

the stakes are extremely high.

In an asylum case, generally, the applicant, having

fled for his or her life, comes to the U.S. with little more

than the clothes on his or her back, let alone a sheaf of

evidence. As a result, the court attaches enormous

importance to the credibility of the applicant. So the first

thing we do is to get a detailed story.

Since credibility is so important, I had to find

corroborating evidence. I used the Internet to confirm

Mr. N.'s employment in Liberia. I had no luck with my

original searches for the mining company, which

apparently had gone out of business. Then, using the

name of the mine itself, I hit “pay dirt.” Former mine

employees had kept in touch with each other through a

web page they had created. I e-mailed the site, and

received two positive replies from retired executives

confirming Mr. N’s employment. Doctors Without

Borders also confirmed his employment.

Through Doctors of the World, we reached a doctor at

Montefiore Hospital. Working pro bono, he examined

Mr. N and filed an affidavit confirming that Mr. N's

injuries were consistent with the torture Mr. N described.

A Liberian witness also attested to Mr. N's last name

being identifiably Krahn.

In court, Mr. N's sister came with her husband to

testify to Mr. N's arrival in the U.S. The court had

appointed an interpreter, and the first thing that

happened was that Mr. N's brother-in-law and the

interpreter fell into each others' arms. They came from

the same village in Liberia and hadn't seen each other

since they were school children.

This case gave me a profound sense of

accomplishment. My client was very deserving, and

justice eventually prevailed. We are now working to

reunite Mr. N. with his wife and his children, to whom

the law extends the benefits of his victory.

City Bar Public Service Network and Refugee Assistance Staff (l to r):Katherine Neilson, Henri Gueron, Carol Bockner,

Lauris Wren and Josh Franco.

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Haidy Guity, Client: I am 21 years old, and I have a

daughter, Brianne, who is nine months old. I’m from

Honduras. Two years ago, I was living with my boyfriend

in the Bronx. He began beating me, every day, even

when I became pregnant. When the beatings became

worse, I was fearful that he would really harm me or the

baby.

I went to live with my mother when I was six

months pregnant, but this proved to be a problem, too.

She had a household full of my siblings. Then I moved

to a Bronx shelter run by the Red Cross where my

daughter was born. At that point, my caseworker told me

I was eligible for an increase in public assistance, to take

care of my baby. I was then transferred to the Latham

Hotel.

My additional welfare benefits never came. Last July

I met Sam Barkin at the shelter’s legal clinic. Mr. Barkin

became my lawyer. He discovered that I had filled out

the right application, but when I moved, the City said it

did not know where I was. So they told us we had to file

another application.

Mr. Barkin said that I would get the additional

payments. Then I stopped getting food stamps. So I

called the City agency. The worker who answered

screamed at me and said, “I don’t know anything.” So I

told him I would call my lawyer. And he said, “Go ahead,

call your lawyer.” Mr. Barkin wasn’t available, but I was

able to speak with his colleague, Ellen Lafferty. Ms.

Lafferty was very persistent and the next day, she got the

City to send me $324. I was very grateful for her help.

Thank god, my situation is much better. I’m living in

an apartment in the East Bronx. It’s big enough for my

baby and me. And now I have some money to get some

food and clothing for her.

I’ve taken a high school equivalency test, and I’m

waiting for the results. I’m trying very hard to improve

my situation. Right now, I want to work and am looking

for a job. I don’t want to be on welfare.

For the past 12 years, the City Bar

Fund has been providing pro bono

legal services to the homeless.

Through our Legal Clinic for the

Homeless, we operate monthly legal

clinics at two shelters and one drop-

in center that provide legal

assistance to homeless persons who

are on public assistance and want to

become independent. This year the

law firm of Heller Ehrman White &

McAuliffe “adopted” the Latham

Hotel, a family shelter run by the

Red Cross. Here is the story of one

of the former residents and the

attorney who helped her:

TheLegal Clinic

for theHomeless

TheLegal Clinic

for theHomeless

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Sam Barkin, volunteer lawyer for the

City Bar Fund: My day job is securities fraud and

professional liability litigation at Heller Ehrman White &

McAuliffe. Since taking on the Legal Clinic for the

Homeless as a pro bono project, we’ve handled over 25

public assistance cases.

A lot of the young women we work with at the

clinic have been abused by a boyfriend or a husband.

They usually have young kids and are not getting any

support. They despise welfare, and they want to get off

it. But they don't have the education. I don't think

most of the public knows this. They think these people

are undeserving.

We spend most of the time coping with the City's

bureaucracy. Ms. Guity's case is a prime example. When

she came to the clinic, she and her daughter were living

on $136 a month of public assistance. They were eligible

for $452 because of her baby. The City had no record of

her daughter’s birth. This was strange, because Ms. Guity

had met with her caseworker with her daughter and had

given the caseworker a copy of the birth certificate.

We went to the welfare center to file another copy

of Ms. Guity’s daughter’s birth certificate. Still, the City

took no action. The baby was still not being counted. We

then brought a proceeding, called a Fair Hearing, to

compel the City to correct the budget. Ms. Guity

testified, and she also brought her daughter. At her

hearing, the judge found for Ms. Guity. The City was

ordered to add the daughter to the budget and to give

Ms. Guity retroactive benefits.

Still, the City failed to comply. The caseworker told

me that Ms.Guity would be getting the money soon.

Several weeks later, when the money still hadn’t arrived,

we called again and her caseworker told me, “Well, we're

very busy here.” The money had been authorized a

month ago, but the supervisor hadn't signed off.

Ultimately, we had to start enforcement proceedings.

We made an emergency application to have the money

put into her account. In November, she received over

$3,000 in retroactive benefits. Nevertheless, even though

she won her case, she is still not getting the correct

amount of benefits on a monthly basis.

The struggle continues…

Sam Barkin, volunteer lawyer for the City Bar Fund

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Mavis Ansemsro, Client: I am from Ghana, in West

Africa, and I came to the U.S. about 30 years ago. I am

59 and live in Brooklyn. I have been married for 32

years. My husband works for the NYC Transit

Authority. One morning, about six years ago, I noticed

he was packing his clothing. He said he was moving

out.

My husband hasn’t supported me. Not a dime. I’ve

had no help from him in six years - nothing at all. It’s

really hard if you haven’t worked in a very long time,

and you get just a little income and have bills to pay.

It’s not easy at all. I’ve gone through a lot. I used to pick

up cans from the street. It was really hard for me.

All I’m getting is disability now. I’m trying to

manage, but still it’s very hard. When I need to pay

bills, I borrow. I will have to keep borrowing. I hope to

pay back all that I’ve borrowed.

My husband filed for divorce last July, I didn’t know

what to do. I couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer. When I

went to the court, they gave me the number of the City

Bar Fund. A lawyer there, Judith Flamenbaum,

informed me that I should come to their legal clinic.

She called me the night before to remind me. She likes

to help people; she really loves her job. I appreciated it

very much. She keeps in touch to see how everything is

going.

At the clinic, the staff of the City Bar Fund helped

me to prepare an answer and a counterclaim to my

husband’s divorce complaint. Oh, my goodness. This is

the most help I’ve ever had in my whole life. In fact, the

City Bar Fund has been wonderful.

The City Bar Fund’s Center for Self-Help,

In fo rmat ion, Educa t ion and Lega l

Defense (SHIELD) program operates a

city-wide telephone hotline, providing

legal information, referrals and brief

services to indigent and low-income

New Yorkers who have nowhere else to

turn for legal assistance. SHIELD also

offers matrimonial clinics where staff and

vo lun t ee r s a s s i s t c l i en t s who a re

proceeding without representation in

divorce actions. Here is a typical story of

a New Yorker who received help through

the SHIELD matrimonial clinics.

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Judith Flamenbaum, Director of SHIELD

Matrimonial Program: Mavis Ansemsro has such a

sad story. It was nice to be able to help her because

there is something that is so good about her. She’s a

jolly, wonderful woman who is making lemonade out of

lemon. She just wants her fair share. She took care of

this man, waited on him hand and foot, “buttered his

bread,” as she often puts it.

She had been served with divorce papers, and we

prepared a response so her husband couldn’t get a

default divorce. She got a copy of the complaint, and one

of our volunteer attorneys prepared an answer.

Mavis is disabled. She walks with a cane, and it’s

very difficult for her to get around. It was hard enough

for her to walk down the long hallway just to come to

the office. She cannot work. It’s hand-to-mouth living.

She doesn’t complain, and does what she has to, but her

husband has assets. There are properties, and hopefully,

Mavis will have a claim on them.

She’s okay now; she’ll get her fair share. We’re

hoping that eventually there will be a settlement. Her

husband will be retiring soon, and she will be entitled by

law to some of his pension.

Judith Flamenbaum and Mavis Ansemsro

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Immigrant WWomen aand CChildren’s PProject The threat of deportation is often an immigrant’sgreatest fear. This tactic is frequently used by men whoabuse their wives. Few women know that they canseek relief under the federal Violence Against WomenAct (“VAWA”). Our staff and volunteers help immigrantvictims of domestic violence legalize their immigrationstatus without the cooperation of their batterers. Wealso provide advice and legal representation toimmigrants seeking relief under the Victims ofTrafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. Lastyear, we helped 489 women and children, 150 ofwhom obtained work authorizations, adjustment oflegal status or green cards.

Cancer AAdvocacy PProjectCancer patients and survivors face extraordinarydemands as a result of their illness. These difficultiesare compounded when insurance companies refuse topay for treatment, when employers discriminate, orwhen cancer patients and survivors have difficultynavigating the public benefits system and are worriedabout who will take care of their minor children shouldthey become unable. The Cancer Advocacy Projectprovides cancer patients with legal assistance on issuesrelating to discrimination in the workplace, health law,insurance coverage, and wills. Last year, we helped232 cancer patients and their families.

Elderlaw PProject As they age, poor New Yorkers face bewildering legalproblems that relate to such basic needs as housing,healthcare, and finances. The Elderlaw Project reachesout to senior citizens through legal clinics andcommunity forums held at senior centers, residencesand single room occupancy hotels. Our services alsoinclude the Senior Housing Protection Project thatprovides free legal assistance to low-income seniorhomeowners and renters who need to commenceeviction proceedings against abusive tenants orroommates. Last year, we helped 403 seniors.

In addition to the City Bar Public

Se r v i c e Ne two r k , t he Re fugee

Assistance Project, the Legal Clinic for

the Homeless and the SHIELD

matrimonial clinics, the City Bar Fund

transforms lives through the following

projects:

Other City Bar Fund

Programs

Other City Bar Fund

Programs

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Small BBusiness IInitiativeThrough the Small Business Initiative, the City Bar Fundpromotes entrepreneurship by conducting legalseminars and clinics for small businesses throughoutNew York City. Last year, we helped 800 smallbusinesses affected by the September 11th tragedy.

Law-RRelated EEducation PProject/Lawyers iin the CClassroomThis critical four-year-old education program provides abasic primer for city students about how our justicesystem works. The students learn about courtroomprocedures and the law from volunteer attorneys andjudges. Last year, 50 lawyers and judges madepresentations in junior high schools and afterschoolprograms, reaching over 1,500 children.

SHIELD Legal HHotlineNow in its sixth year, SHIELD serves as an entry pointto legal assistance for low-income New Yorkers. Fivemornings a week, staff and volunteers offer low-incomeNew Yorkers free information, advice and referrals toother legal services through the hotline. Last year,nearly 12,000 calls were answered. SHIELD alsoprovides uncontested and contested divorce clinics,where clients can receive help filing court forms, andget advice on property and child visitation rights.

LAWHELPLAWHELP.ORG is a website designed to improveaccess to legal resources for low-income people in NewYork City. The site combines a comprehensive databaseof legal services providers with customized searchengines for quick, accurate referrals. The website alsoprovides legal information to clients. LAWHELP is acollaborative project of the City Bar Fund, Pro BonoNet, Legal Services for New York City, The Legal AidSociety of New York and Volunteers of Legal Service.

September 111th Legal IInitiativeWith its September 11th Legal Initiative, the City BarFund offers free legal assistance to individuals andsmall businesses directly affected by the tragic events ofSeptember 11th. Since the initiative began, we havetrained approximately 3,000 volunteers and haveassisted about 1,760 individuals and families and 800small businesses.

Housing CCourt SSummer AAssistance PProjectThe project provides law students with a volunteerexperience in Housing Court where they adviseunrepresented parties about their legal rights in housingdisputes. Last year, nearly 700 people were helped.

Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye with students from the Law-Related Education Project.

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Cyrus RR. VVance CCenter for IInternational JJustice IInitiativesIn 2002, the Cyrus R. Vance Center for InternationalJustice Initiatives was established within the City BarFund. Cyrus R. Vance was President of the Associationof the Bar of the City of New York from 1974 to 1976.As President, he led the New York bar in expandingpro bono legal services to enhance access to justice.

The Vance Center seeks to promote internationally anethic of societal responsibility in the legal profession;access to justice; legal reforms to strengthen democraticinstitutions and the rule of law; access to opportunity inthe legal profession through the use of the resourcesand expertise of the Association, its committees andmembership; and the development of partnershipsacross borders to support social justice.

The Vance Center’s current initiatives include:

South AAfrican VVisiting LLawyer PProgramThe Vance Center is coordinating an intensive one-year fellowship program in corporate law forSouth African lawyers from previouslydisadvantaged communities to assist in developingthe next generation of lawyers in South Africa. Aninaugural class of seven fellows are working inNew York through the support of Cleary, Gottlieb,Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Cravath,Swaine & Moore; Credit Suisse First Boston; JPMorgan Chase; Morgan Stanley & Co.; SalomonSmith Barney; Shearman & Sterling; SimpsonThacher & Bartlett; and Weil Gotshal & Manges.

Latin AAmerican PPro BBono IInitiativeTogether with the Inter-American Affairs Committeeof the Association, the Vance Center iscollaborating with lawyers in Latin America topromote and institutionalize pro bono legal servicesin the leading law firms and law societies. Theseefforts have included the organization of aconference in Buenos Aires in 2001 and Santiagoin December 2002.

Committees are the backbone of

the Association. Approximately

180 committees, comprised of

attorneys with specific expertise,

address various areas of the law,

t h e c o u r t s a n d t h e l e g a l

profession. Development support

provided by the City Bar Fund

enables Association committees to

undertake studies that affect policy

at all levels of government and

activities that advance the public

interest. Because it would be

impossible to list all of the projects

being carried out by committees

as wel l as the specia l publ ic

interest projects being carried out

by the City Bar Fund, the following

are representative projects:

Public Interest andCommittee ProjectsPublic Interest andCommittee Projects

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Thurgood MMarshall FFellowship PProgramThe Thurgood Marshall Fellowship Program wascreated in memory of the life and work of SupremeCourt Justice Thurgood Marshall. Created by the OrisonS. Marden Lectures Committee, this paid fellowship isopen to three minority law students from New York Citymetropolitan area law schools who work with the City Bar Fund or the Association’s Civil RightsCommittee. The 2002 recipients are Andrea Anderson,a student at Brooklyn Law School; Sarah Lazare, astudent at CUNY Law School; and Rebecca Velez, astudent at the Fordham University School of Law.

What IIt’s RReally LLike tto PPractice LLaw in NNew YYork CCity aas aa WWoman Co-sponsored by the Association’s Committees onWomen in the Profession and Law Student Perspectives,and the New York Women’s Bar Association, thisannual event, begun in 1992, features a paneldiscussion concerning issues that significantly affectwomen lawyers. Designed for women summerassociates to address the challenges they will face aspracticing attorneys, the symposium helps establish tiesbetween women law students and women lawyers whocan act as mentors and advisors.

Environmental LLaw CCommittee: Minority FFellowship PProgram in EEnvironmental LLawWhile minority groups are disproportionately affectedby many environmental hazards such as occupationalexposure and the proximity of their communities tohazardous waste sites, few minority lawyers practiceenvironmental law. The Association’s Committee onEnvironmental Law and the Environmental Law Sectionof the New York State Bar Association established aMinority Fellowship in Environmental Law Program in1992 to encourage minority lawyers to enter the field.The 2002 recipients of the Minority Fellowship inEnvironmental Law are LaVonda Collins, a student atAlbany Law School; Christine Cyriac, a student at PaceUniversity School of Law; Tara Torno, a student atCardozo Law School; and Daniel Yohannes, a studentat Pace University School of Law.

The NNew YYork CCity Lawyers AAssistance PProgramThe New York City Lawyers Assistance Program (NYCLAP) recognizes that alcohol and substance abuse canimpair an attorney’s ability to perform, resulting inpersonal and professional devastation. NYC LAPassists members of the legal profession and theirfamilies who are experiencing problems with alcoholand/or drugs. Through its dedicated director, EileenTravis, free confidential help is offered to attorneys,judges, law students and their families in order toaddress the problem, identify the appropriate resourcesand begin the recovery process.

The LLibrary The Association's collection of legal materials is themost comprehensive of any bar association library inthe country. The more than 600,000 volumes includeprimary source materials comprising case law, statutesand regulations from all federal and state jurisdictionsas well as many foreign countries. The Library has thenation's most complete collection of New York andFederal appellate court records and briefs. The Libraryalso features electronic and on-line services.

Thurgood Marshall Fellows Rebecca Velez and Andrea Anderson

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The Leslie HH. AArps MMemorial Lectures focus ondevelopments in the legal profession and are dedicatedto the memory of Mr. Arps, a founder of Skadden ArpsSlate Meagher & Flom. The most recent Arps Lecture, in2000, was presented by Hon. Patricia Wald, Judge ofthe United States Court of Appeals for the District ofColumbia Circuit.

The Benjamin NN. CCardozo Lecture was established in1941 to honor the memory of the jurist BenjaminCardozo, whose compassionate leadership andcommitment to high professional standards haveenhanced the practice of law. The subject areas of thelectures vary from year to year. In 2002, the lecturewas presented by the former Chief Justice of India andformer Chair of the United Nations Human RightsCommittee, P. N. Bhagwati.

The Alexis CC. CCoudert Lecture highlights topics ofinternational law which are of interest to bothpractitioners and scholars. The lectures pay tribute tothe late Alexis C. Coudert, who was a partner ofCoudert Brothers.

The Herman GGoldman MMemorial Lecture deals with thedevelopment and improvement of the law relating totrusts, estates and taxation, subjects in which Mr.Goldman, a member of the Bar for over 60 years, waskeenly interested. The most recent Goldman Lecture, inMay 2000, featured Professors Charles Davenport andEdward McCaffery and was moderated by Hon. JamesS. Halpern.

The Milton HHandler AAnnual AAntitrust RReview, that wasestablished by Professor Milton Handler, who was aleading authority in antitrust law, is devoted todevelopments in this area of law. The most recentHandler Review was delivered in December 2002 byStephen M. Axinn, Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, Hon.Timothy J. Muris, R. Hewitt Pate, and moderated byWilliam H. Rooney.

The Mortimer HH. HHess MMemorial Lecture focuses on thelaw of trusts, estates and taxation, areas in which Mr.Hess was an acknowledged authority.

The Orison SS. MMarden MMemorial Lecture alternatelyfocuses on professional and ethical responsibility in thelegal profession and increasing the availability of freelegal services to the indigent. The lectures honor Mr.Marden, President of the Association from 1960-62. The most recent Marden Lecture, in 2002, waspresented by the Chief Judge of the New York Court ofAppeals, Judith S. Kaye.

The Justice RRuth BBader GGinsburg DDistinguished LLectureon WWomen aand tthe LLaw was created in 2000 torecognize Justice Ginsburg's ground-breakingcontributions to the advancement of women's rights andher achievements as a lawyer, professor and judge.The most recent Ginsburg Lecture, in 2002, waspresented by Lani Guinier, Professor of Law, HarvardLaw School.

Justice Ginsburg and Lani Guinier

LECTURESLECTURES

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The Bernard BBotein MMedal is awarded annually toemployees of the courts of the First Judicial Department“for outstanding contributions to the administration ofthe courts.” The award is in memory of BernardBotein, a former Presiding Justice of the AppellateDivision and a former President of the Association. Theawards are made possible by a grant from the Ruthand Seymour Klein Foundation, Inc. The 2002 awardwinners are:

Noel DD. AAdler, Director of the Division ofInformation Technology Colleen BBolger, Principal Court Clerk, SupremeCourt, New York CountyMajor RRaymond DDiaz, Commanding Officer,Supreme Court, Bronx CountyDaniel JJ. MMcDevitt, Senior Administrative Assistant,Appellate Division, First DepartmentFrank PPollina, County Clerk Specialist, SupremeCourt, New York County

The Legal SServices AAwards were established torecognize the efforts of attorneys who are providingcritical civil legal assistance to poor people in NewYork City. The awards are made possible by a grantfrom the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. The 2002award winners are:

Matthew CChachère, Staff Attorney, NorthernManhattan Improvement CorporationMarshall GGreen, Attorney-in-Charge,BronxNeighborhood Office,The Legal Aid SocietyLisa PPearlstein, Staff Attorney, Brooklyn LegalServices, Corporation ACynthia SSchneider, Director, HIV Project,SouthBrooklyn Legal ServicesJill ZZuccardy, Director,Child Protection Project,Sanctuary For Families

The Municipal AAffairs AAwards were established torecognize outstanding achievement as an AssistantCorporation Counsel in the New York City LawDepartment. The 2002 award winners are:

Lisa BBlack, General Litigation DivisionLisa GGrumet, General Litigation DivisionMatthew MMaiorana, Special Litigation Unit, Tort DivisionAlexandra PPinilla, Tort DivisionEric PProshansky, Affirmative Litigation Division

The Henry LL. SStimson MMedal is presented annually tooutstanding Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the SouthernDistrict and in the Eastern District of New York. Themedal is awarded in honor of Henry L. Stimson, whoserved as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District from1906-1909 and as President of the Association from1937-1939. The awards are made possible by thegenerosity of the firm of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP. The2002 medal winners are:

Linda AA. LLacewell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, EasternDistrict, Criminal DivisionCharles PP. KKelly, Assistant U.S. Attorney, EasternDistrict, Civil DivisionDavid NN. KKelley, Assistant U.S. Attorney, SouthernDistrict, Criminal DivisionNeil MM. CCorwin, Assistant U.S. Attorney, SouthernDistrict, Civil Division

The Kathryn MMcDonald AAward is presented annually totwo lawyers or judges for excellence in service to theNew York City Family Court. The award is in memoryof Kathryn McDonald, the former Administrative Judgeof the Court. The 2002 award winners are:

Kevin CC. FFogarty, Professor of Law, St. John'sUniversity School of Law and retired Family CourtJudgeThomas CCurtis, Staff Attorney, The Legal AidSociety’s Juvenile Rights Division

AWARDSAWARDS

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PresidentE. Leo Milonas

Vice Presidents

Barbara Berger Opotowsky

Carlos Morales

Elizabeth S. Stong

SecretaryFrances Milberg

TreasurerHelaine Barnett

William P. Bowden, Jr.

David M. Brodsky

Zachary W. Carter

Paul A. Crotty

William J. Dean

George W. Evans

Jose W. Fernandez

Fern Fisher

Allan L. Gropper

L. Priscilla Hall

Kenneth V. Handal

Robert M. Kaufman

John S. Kiernan

Cyrus D. Mehta

Abby S. Milstein

Jennifer Mone

Bettina B. Plevan

Barbara Paul Robinson

Steven B. Rosenfeld

Samuel W. Seymour

Warren J. Sinsheimer

Pamela M. Sloan

George Bundy Smith

Jane R. Stern

Madeline C. Stoller

David W. Weschler

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund, Inc.

Board of DirectorsBoard Officers

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Maria Imperial, Executive DirectorAlice Morey, Managing Attorney Carol Bockner, Director of Pro Bono Initiatives Rosemary Griffin, Development DirectorSunera Taikaram, Development CoordinatorChrissy Okereke, Program Coordinator

COMMUNITY OUTREACH LAW PROGRAM

Vivienne Duncan, Program DirectorLaila Maher, Program DirectorSuzanne Tomatore, Program DirectorLauris Wren, Program DirectorHenri Gueron, Volunteer AttorneyJosh Franco, Program CoordinatorMagdalena Barbosa, Program CoordinatorKaty Herrmann, Program CoordinatorCharlotte Smith, Program CoordinatorRebecca Velez, Thurgood Marshall Fellow

CENTER FOR SELF-HELP, INFORMATION, EDUCATION

AND LEGAL DEFENSE

David Gaffner, Director of SHIELD HotlineJudith Flamenbaum, Director of Matrimonial ProgramsBeth Seligman, Staff AttorneyRachel Spearman, ParalegalMolly Thomas, Program CoordinatorAndrea Anderson, Thurgood Marshall Fellow

CITYBAR PUBLIC SERVICE NETWORK

Katie Neilson, Director

SEPTEMBER 11TH

LEGAL INITIATIVES

Akira Arroyo, Equal Justice Works FellowKwanza Butler, Staff AttorneyDon Fried, Volunteer AttorneyYveline Alexis, Program CoordinatorLaura Campbell, Program Coordinator

LAWHELP

Anne O'Grady, LawHelp Coordinator

Last year, City Bar Fund volunteers contributed over 30,000 hours of pro bono work to our clients. Their legal expertise and good will help New Yorkers in need transform their lives.

The City Bar Fund is deeply grateful for the commitment of our volunteers. We could not do the work we do without their generosity and dedication.

Thanks to Our VolunteersThanks to Our Volunteers

City Bar Fund Staff

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Contributions from May 1, 2001 to March 31, 2003

Benefactors ($25,000 +)

Altria Group, Inc.

Altria Group, Inc.

Doors of Hope Program

Equal Justice Works

Ford Foundation

IOLA

JAMS Foundation

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation

New York City Department of Youth

and Community Development

New York Community Trust

Pfizer Inc.

David Rockefeller

Rhodebeck Charitable Trust

September 11th Fund

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sullivan & Cromwell Foundation

USAID

Champions ($10,000 -$24,999)

ABCNY’s Committee on

Condemnation & Tax Certiorari

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

Michael A. Cooper

William Nelson Cromwell

Foundation

Peter DeLuca

Dreitzer Foundation

FJC Donor Advised Fund

Mary J. Hutchins Foundation

New York City Board of Education

New York Law Journal

E. John Noble Foundation

S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer

Family Foundation

Spingold Foundation

Isaac H. Tuttle Fund

Partners ($5,000 – $9,999)

David M. Brodsky

Michael A. Cardozo

Chase Manhattan Bank

Evan A. Davis

Diamondston Foundation

Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation

ECPAT-USA, Inc.

Goldie-Anna Charitable Trust

Conrad Harper

Robert M. Kaufman

Sidney & Judith Kranes

Charitable Trust

Network of Trial Law Firms, Inc.

North Carolina Bar Association

Lyn R. Oliensis

Isak & Rose Weinman

Advocates ($1,000 - $4,999)

Arthur Abbey

M. Bernard Aidinoff

ABCNY’s Alternative Dispute

Resolution Committee

ABCNY’s Matrimonial

Law Committee

Animal League Defense Fund

Helaine Barnett

Georgette Bennett

Donald S. Bernstein

William P. Bowden, Jr.

Patrick A. Bradford

Garth W. Bray

John W. Carr

Merrell E. Clark, Jr.

Cortland County Bar Association

Nancy Burnell Coughlin

Courtroom Television Network LLC

Paul A. Crotty

Mark G. Cunha

John D. Feerick

Beatrice S. and Lloyd Frank

Margaret M. Grieve

Bryanne A. Hamill

Wade S. Hooker, Jr.

Humane Society of the United States

Iowa Defense Counsel Association

Iowa State Bar Volunteer

Lawyers Project

Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman

Robert J. Katz

Stephen R. Kaye

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Kaye Scholer LLP

John S. Kiernan

Ruth & Seymour Klein Foundation

Daniel F. Kolb

W. Loeber Landau

David A. Langner

James and Nancy Lipscomb

George T. Lowy

Metzger-Price Fund

Frances Milberg

Abby Milstein

Carlos M. Morales

New York Bar Foundation

Nixon Peabody LLP

Office Depot

Parsons Family Foundation

Basil Paterson

Richard G. Powell

Richman Group, Inc.

Barbara Paul Robinson

Sidney S. Rosdeitcher

Scott County Bar Association

Felice K. Shea

Warren J. Sinsheimer

Elizabeth Snow Stong

Aidan Synnott

Patricia H. Trainor

Verizon Foundation

White & Case

Eric Cooke Woglom

Charlotte & Arthur Zitrin Foundation

Associates ($500 - $999)

Teresa M. Andresen

Anonymous

Reina Barcan

Samuel L. Barkin

John E. Baumgardner, Jr.

Jeffrey H. Becker

Charles W. Bradley

Zachary W. Carter

Ernest J. Collazo

Stephen D. Cooke

Richard B. Cooper

Ruth Cove

Dammann Fund

Alan S. Dunning

The Eshe Fund

Halburton Fales, II

Bonnie J. French

Michael & Barbara Gerrard

Harvey J. Goldschmid

Michael J. Granoff

Allan L. Gropper

Peter & Helen Haje

Kenneth V. Handal

John D. Harkrider

Jack S. Hoffinger

Robert Hubbard

Morton L. Janklow

Akimitsu Kamori

Curtis B. Kellar

Nancy Kilson

Susan J. Kohlmann

Thomas E. Kruger

Robert Todd Lang

Carmen Lawrence

Alisa F. Levin

Carol & Lance Liebman

Robinson Markel

Harold A. Mayerson

Thomas A. McGrath

Michael H. Margullis

D. Stuart Meiklejohn

Michael Mills

E. Leo Milonas

Daphna H. Mitchell

Thomas H. Moreland

Jenny Morgenthau &

Eugene Anderson

Robert G. Morvillo

Ellen R. Nadler

New York Women’s Bar Association

Orisha Foundation

Eric Osterweil

Gregory M. Owens

Laura Palma

Mark H. Palermo

William B. Pollard, III

Mary Jean Potenzone

Yvonne S. Quinn

Quinnipiac University School of Law’s

Criminal Law Society

Marc Rauch

Kathy H. Rocklen

Timothy G. Rogers

Susan F. Scharf & Steve Larry Ross

William J. Schrenk, Jr.

David A. Schulz

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Samuel W. Seymour

Steven Eric Shiffman

Carina Sinclair

Milton D. Solomon

Eric J. Stapper

Jane Stern

Solon E. Summerfield Foundation

Lucia D. Swanson

Governor Tipton

Judith P.Vladeck

Ira T. Wender

Friends ($250 – $499)

Roland R. Acevedo

Gerald Aksen

Mark H. Alcott

Jeffrey A. Barist

Alan G. Brenner

Debra Buell

Patricia Crown

William J. Dean

Robert J. Egan

The Feinberg Group, LLP

Jose Fernandez

Hart Fessenden

Eric M. Freedman

Laly & George Gallantz

Helene G. Goldberger

Elizabeth K. Goldman

Bill & Emily Gottleib

Jeffrey B. Gracer

Huyler C. Held

Alice H. Henkin

Margaret M. Hill

Judith Jacobson & Daniel Lavin

Barbara Kapnick

Rhoda Karpatkin

Robert & Luise Kleinberg

Boris Kostelanetz

Victor A. Kovner

Joan F. Krey

William F. Kuntz

Susan B. Lindenauer

Nancy M. Louden

Lawrence A. Mandelker

Christopher L. Mann

Cyrus D. Mehta

Robert H. Mundheim

National Employee Rights Institute

National Employment Lawyers’

Association

Barbara Berger Opotowsky

Barbara E. Otten

Peter L. Parcher

Robert M. Pennoyer

Kenneth & Bettina Plevan

Sara S. Portnoy

Bruce J. Prager

Steven Ramsey

Stanley R. Resor

R. Bruce & Melissa Saxe Rich

David W. Rivkin

Edmund P. Rogers, III

Orin Root

Steven B. Rosenfeld

Alan Rothstein

Seth Rubenstein

Catherine Samuels

Brian L. Schorr

Mark J. Shapiro

David V. Smalley

Lynn H. Strudler

John W. Sullivan

Avrom S. Waxman

William Weisner

Robert C. Weisz

Steven White

James H. R. Windels

Merrie Faye Witkin

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Law Firms

Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Arnold & Porter

Baker & McKenzie

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP

Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

Clifford Chance US LLP

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Davis & Gilbert LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Debevoise & Plimpton

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

Holland & Knight LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP

Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan, LLP

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP

Kaye Scholer LLP

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

Mendes & Mount, LLP

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, P.C.

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP

Shearman & Sterling

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Torys LLP

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

Corporations

Altria Group, Inc.

Credit Suisse First Boston

GE Foundation

JAMS Foundation

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Morgan Stanley

New York Law Journal

Pfizer Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund, Inc. is a tax-exempt corporation organized under Section

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions to the City Bar Fund are tax-deductible to the fullest extent

allowed by law. The City Bar Fund relies on contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and law firms to

carry out its public service work. To learn more about giving opportunities at the City Bar Fund, please contact

Rosemary Griffin at (212) 382-6754.

Community Outreach, SHIELD,

Public Service Network &September 11 Legal Initiative

63%

Committee Projects & Library

29%

Fundraising 9%

Administrative 8%

Government 6%

Association & Membership Support

35%

Foundations & Trusts

26%

Law Firms &Corporations

33%

Income Expenses

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Revenues and other support:Contributions and grants $ 279,421 $ 1,612,339 $ - $ 1,891,760 Investment losses (571,385) (210,747) - (782,132)Other income 164 51,250 - 51,414

Total revenues and other supportbefore net assets released from restrictions (291,800) 1,452,842 - 1,161,042

Net assets released from restrictions:Satisfaction of program restrictions:

Education and research 558,834 (558,834) - - Community outreach and services 891,019 (891,019) - -

Total net assets released from restrictions 1,449,853 (1,449,853) - -

Total revenues and other support 1,158,053 2,989 - 1,161,042

Expenses:Program activities:

Education and research 558,834 - - 558,834 Community outreach and services 1,227,132 - - 1,227,132

Fund-raising 94,139 - - 94,139 General and administrative 77,919 - - 77,919

Total expenses 1,958,024 - - 1,958,024

Change in net assets (799,971) 2,989 - (796,982) Net assets - beginning of year 4,121,133 1,436,863 702,101 6,260,097

Net assets - end of year $ 3,321,162 $ 1,439,852 $ 702,101 $ 5,463,115

UnrestrictedFunds

TemporarilyRestricted

Funds

PermanentlyRestricted

Funds

TotalAll

Funds

Statement of ActivitiesYear Ended April 30, 2002

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AssetsCash and cash equivalents $ 816,743Investments 4,513,745Accounts receivable and other current assets 172,024Property and equipment 64,763

Total assets $ 5,567,275

Liabilities and Net AssetsLiabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 104,160

Net assets:Unrestricted $ 3,321,162Temporarily restricted 1,439,852Permanently restricted 702,101

Total net assets 5,463,115

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 5,567,275

Balance Sheet as ofApril 30, 2002

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