2015Year in Review

PILI’s mission is to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law and pro bono service within the Illinois legal community to expand the availability of legal services for people, families and communities in need.

We envision a legal community with a deeply rooted culture of service, where law students, lawyers and legal professionals at all stages of their careers engage in public interest law or pro bono work, and remain committed to addressing the unmet legal needs of the poor and underrepresented.

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There is a lot to be excited about at PILI in 2015. We now fund more Law Student Interns than ever with new Internships across the state, our number of Graduate Fellows has increased significantly, our Alumni Network has evolved to offer a range of direct service and educational opportunities, and our Pro Bono Initiative is a driving force behind expanding pro bono legal services throughout Illinois.

There is a lot for us to feel grateful for too. We could not have achieved this momentous progress over the last few years without support from friends

like you. PILI is incredibly grateful to the many law firms, corporations, foundations, law schools, and individual donors whose generosity helps us pursue our mission. PILI is particularly thankful to the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP for their in-kind donation in hosting PILI’s offices, and to The John Marshall Law School for housing our summer programming for Interns and Fellows. Remarkably, in the last five years alone, individual giving to PILI has more than doubled and we’ve seen increases in other areas of giving as well. We are both humbled and inspired by your

From the President and Executive Director

commitment to supporting PILI’s mission to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law and pro bono service within the Ilinois legal community.

There is also a lot of work for us still to do, and for 2016, we are setting our sights higher than ever. In addition to maintaining this growth across all of our programs, for the first time in over 10 years, we are raising our Law Student Intern stipend to better support law students who serve clients in need while laying the foundation for a career in

public interest law. Increasing our stipend will ensure that PILI continues to attract top-rate Interns, and that law students participating in the program will be able to cover their basic living expenses.

This is just one of our objectives for 2016. I invite you to read this Year in Review to learn more about where we’ve been in 2015 and where we’re going in the year to come. I hope it leaves you feeling as excited, grateful and inspired as we are.

Richard F. O’Malley, Jr.Sidley Austin LLPPILI Board President

Michael G. BergmannPILI Executive Director

In

2015

PILI’s Law Student Internship Program connects law students from across the country with public interest law organizations in Illinois. Interns work 400 hours full-time during the summer or 200 hours part-time during the school year, with PILI funding their stipends, ensuring quality supervision by experienced agency attorneys, and providing supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities. Through this program, PILI helps our partner agencies increase their impact while also helping law students develop their legal and client interaction skills, build their professional networks, and strengthen their commitment to public interest law and service.

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Summer PILI internsandSchool-yearPILI Interns

served 20,400 hours and over 1,500 clients.

(new PILI Interns)

And in 2016, we’ll have Internships in 5 cities across Illinois.

Law StudentInternship Program

And in 2016, we’ll have Internships in 5 cities across Illinois.

www.pili.org/internships

“I have a deep passion to serve people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups through advocacy, education, and collaboration, and I am doing that everyday through PILI. I have given my clients hope and a voice.”

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Big news:PILI Interns are getting a raise!

- Oluchi Ifebi2015 PILI Intern

at LAF fromThe John Marshall

Law School

in 2016 in 2018

from

$5,000and

$6,000to

$5,500

PILI Interns haven’t had a raise in their stipend since 2005. Some of them are coming to Illinois from law schools far across the country. All of them need to be able to pay for their basic housing, transportation and other expenses so they don’t have to take out more loans, take another job, or go further into debt.

We are excited about this big new step to better support the next generation of public interest lawyers.

Through the PILI Graduate Fellowship Program, new associates at Chicago law firms spend 300 hours between graduation and joining their firm working at public interest law organizations in Illinois. PILI ensures quality supervision by experienced legal aid attorneys and provides supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities.

New associates who participate in PILI’s Fellowship Program are connected to pro bono from the very beginning of their careers, and after joining their firms, they often continue to work with their agency on pro bono matters.

Is your law firm interested in sponsoring PILI Fellows? Firms can benefit from their Fellows’ experience and training in law as well as their connections to legal service agencies once they start at the firm. Sponsoring firms also take an active role in encouraging their incoming associates to develop

a long-term commitment to pro bono practice.

Visit our website or contact PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann by e-mail at mbergmann@pili.org for more information about the benefits of sponsoring PILI Fellows and details about how your firm can get involved.

GraduateFellowship Program

In

2015

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81 PILI Fellows sponsored by

11 law firms

served 24,300 hours and

nearly 400 clients at Participating Agencies across the state of Illinois.

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Brinks Gilson & LioneChapman and Cutler LLPFoley & Lardner LLPJenner & Block LLPKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPLatham & Watkins LLPMayer Brown LLPSchiff Hardin LLPSidley Austin LLPWinston & Strawn LLP

Sponsoring

PILIin 2015:Fellows

“My PILI Fellowship has really instilled in me the importance of volunteering. Because of this experience, I think that I will always have an active pro bono practice.”

- Angela Romano2015 Fellow at CARPLS

Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP

“I made incredible connections at my agency and learned practical legal skills while learning from some of the best public interest attorneys in the business.

- Jonathan Adair2015 Fellow at

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Over 3,700 law students and graduates have participated in PILI’s Internship and Fellowship Programs. These public interest lawyers span the globe and the profession: from firm and corporate attorneys, to members of the government sector and the judiciary, to members of the higher education and public interest law sectors. PILI’s Alumni Network builds and maintains the connection between past PILI Interns and Fellows and the public interest law community through educational, networking, service, and leadership opportunities.

PILI Alumni activities are guided by the PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council, a group of Alumni leaders from different sectors of the legal profession who are committed to staying

connected to PILI and to public interest law. The Council plans CLE programs, organizes service opportunities, raises money to support PILI’s programs, and promotes involvement with PILI to

the broader legal community.

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Alumni Network

Are you a PILI Alum interested in getting involved? Visit our website or contact us at info@pili.org to learn more!

Or check out our spotlights at www.pili.org/alumni/alumni-spotlights to see what other PILI Alumni are up to these days.

PILI Alumni Network Volunteers

have servedpeople in the community through this clinic already on issues like minor and adult guardianship, eviction,

contract and warranty disputes, family law, adoption, child support modification, and more.

www.pili.org/alumni/legal-prep-community-law-clinic

In partnership with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and

Legal Prep Charter Academies, PILI’s Alumni Network Leadership

Council now offers a monthly community law clinic for families

of students at Legal Prep and their neighbors in Chicago’s Garfield

Park neighborhood. 2631

“My PILI Internshipintroduced me to a largenetwork of lawyerscommitted to publicinterest law.I’m extremelyproud to be a part of this network and community.”- Anita Weinberg 1983 PILI Intern Alumna Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the ChildLaw Policy Institute Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Legal Prep Community Law ClinicNEW

IN 2015

“Working at the clinic and being able to help people in need reminded me of why I became

a lawyer in the first place.”- 2015 PILI Alumni Volunteer

Pro Bono Initiative

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PILI works collaboratively with law firms, corporations, public interest law organizations, law schools, and members of the bar and bench to expand the availability of pro bono legal services across Illinois. Through our Pro Bono Initiative, we offer a wide range of pro bono programming and resources, we develop innovative projects and cultivate best practices, and we celebrate ongoing pro bono service to enhance the scope and quantity of pro bono legal assistance in Illinois.

Pro Bono Roundtables and Forums: These events bring together pro bono leaders from law firms, corporations, legal service agencies and law schools to discuss timely pro bono issues, challenges and best practices. The Pro Bono Roundtables allow for unique constituent group-specific conversations, while the Forums bring everyone together for in-depth discussion among a cross-section of the legal profession.

Pro Bono Resources: PILI’s resources offer information and guidance on creating pro bono programs, expanding existing pro bono programs, learning about pro bono opportunities, engaging volunteers, taking advantage of existing relationships within the legal and public interest community, and more.

Celebrating Pro Bono: PILI firmly believes in the importance of honoring the pro bono contributions of law students, lawyers and legal professionals who are making a difference for low-income people with legal needs. Through a variety of awards and recognition events, PILI raises the profile of pro bono across Illinois.

Judicial Circuit Pro Bono CommitteesPILI has launched Pro Bono Committees in six of Illinois’ judicial circuits in partnership with Prairie State Legal Services and Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. These committees bring together the judiciary and the local bar to raise awareness of the need for legal services, to recruit more attorneys to do pro bono, and to recognize each circuit’s pro bono champions. In 2015, our Pro Bono Committees created new legal clinics and help desks, held pro bono CLE programs and trainings, celebrated their local pro bono heroes, and explored newideas to address specific community needs. And, during National Pro Bono Week, October 26-30, 2015, each of the committees held events and together hosted 400 guests to celebrate and encourage pro bono participation. These six Pro Bono Committees are engaging hundreds of lawyersand legal professionals across the state in an innovative approach to expanding pro bono.

Illinois Pro Bono Pledge

Nearly 120 law firms, corporations, and individual attorneys and mediators

across Illinois have signed on to PILI’s Pro Bono Pledge, which has launched through our

Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees. Thesesignatories acknowledge the responsibility of

all members of the legal profession to increase access to our legal system by expanding pro

bono legal services to address the significant unmet need for legal assistance among the

low-income underrepresented individuals and families in Illinois.

“Because of PILI’s leadership in our circuit’s Pro Bono Committee,

pro bono is at the forefront, and access to justice is a reality

in the Tenth Judicial Circuit.”- Judge Lisa Wilson

Circuit Court of Peoria CountyChair, Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee

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Each year, PILI hosts our Annual Awards Luncheon to celebrate the best aspects of the legal profession: the skill, commitment, and generosity of the lawyers, law students, law firms and corporations dedicating countless hours each year to public interest work. In fiscal year 2015, our Annual Awards Luncheon was held on December 3, 2014. With nearly 500 people in attendance from law firms, corporations, law schools, the judiciary, and our partner legal service organizations across the state, we were pleased to recognize our four award recipients, whose remarkable service has inspired us and made us proud.

Distinguished Public Service Award:

Diana C. WhiteLAF Executive Director

Annual Awards Luncheon

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Andrew W. Vail2003 PILI FellowJenner & Block LLP

Pro Bono Initiative Award:

Dentons US LLPDistinguished PILI Alumni Awards:

President’s Award:

Foley & Lardner LLP

Matthew T. Jenkins2005 PILI InternCorboy & Demetrio P.C.

On June 17th, nearly 250 attorneys from across the state and across the legal profession came to the Ivy Room at Tree Studios in Chicago for PILI’s Annual Pro Bono Reception. This event celebrates the pro bono contributions of the many law firms and corporate legal departments named to PILI’s Pro Bono Recognition Roster.

Law FirmsArnstein & Lehr LLPBaker & McKenzie LLPBlade Law OfficeBoodell & Domanskis, LLCBrinks Gilson & LioneButler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLPDentons US LLPDLA Piper LLP (US)Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPFaegre Baker Daniels LLPFoley & Lardner LLPFrisse & Brewster Law OfficesHinshaw & Culbertson LLPJenner & Block LLPJones DayKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPLane & Waterman LLPLocke Lord LLPMayer Brown LLPMcDermott Will & EmeryMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLPMuch Shelist, PCNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLPPaul Hastings LLP

Perkins Coie LLPQuarles & Brady LLPReed Smith LLPRopes & Gray LLPSchiff Hardin LLPSeyfarth Shaw LLPSidley Austin LLPThe Law Office of Maureen SchuetteWinston & Strawn LLP

CorporationsAccentureAllstate Insurance CompanyAonCaterpillar Inc.Deere & CompanyExelon CorporationJPMorgan Chase & Co.LexisNexisMcDonald’s CorporationPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPUnited Airlines, Inc.

2015 Pro Bono Recognition Roster

Annual Pro Bono Reception

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Ways to Support PILI

Make a Donation: Online at www.pili.org/donate

Or by mail: Public Interest Law Initiativec/o Foley & Lardner LLP321 North Clark Street, 28th FloorChicago, IL 60654

Attend or sponsor one of our events:The Annual Awards Luncheon is held every year in December and celebrates the legal profession at its best - www.pili.org/annual-awards-luncheon.

The Annual Pro Bono Reception is held every year in June and celebrates the significant pro bono contributions of law firms and corporations - www.pili.org/pro-bono-reception.

Law firms can sponsor PILI Graduate Fellows:Over two dozen major Chicago law firms have sponsored PILI Fellows in the past. Visit our website at www.pili.org/fellowships/sponsoring-pili-fellows to learn more about how your firm can join this program too.

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

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

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

www.pili.org/donate

Cornerstone Societyan annual gift of $1,000 or more

Kimball & Karen AndersonReena R. BajowalaMichael G. BergmannTraci BraunChoi Law Firm, LLCThomas & Jen-Mei DorrisJustin & Kim HeatherBrad & Terri LaneRichard F. O’Malley, Jr. & Anne GallagherLee Ann Russo & Casey Miller

Justice Circlean annual gift of $750

Katherine G. DeibertJennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. SurdellNikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein

Magistrate Circlean annual gift of $500

Sarah Bernstein & Dan PavlakovicBarbara Bressler & Jerry GarsonJudge Alison ConlonJordan HeinzDon & Ky HillikerLaShonda HuntElizabeth & Daniel LewisStephen D. Libowsky & Sue BermanLisa & Jeff McCrawScott Mendel & Liz Trager MendelMary Ann O’Connor

Counselor Circlean annual gift of $250

Susan Curry & Lisa MisherThomas & Laura DeeArthur DonNancy Felton-ElkinsPaul FreehlingMatthew & Katy FurtonCharles P. GolbertRichard Jay HessWilliam & Jennifer KattRuth I. MajorMark Melickian & Erin CollinJustice Sheila O’Brien & Judge Wayne AndersenAndrew Vail

Advocate Circlean annual gift of $100

John & Erin BourkeRobert & Alanna GordonScott W. HenryJonathan JenningsMarc KatzMichelle ManciasHelen Probst MillsEleanor NicholsonDamian & Adeena OrtizDave & Kathy Scriven-YoungChristopher J. StetlerGeoffrey StoneMario SullivanPaul VaglicaJudge Allen P. WalkerThomas WendtSusan Zielke

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Ways to Support PILI: Named Internships

Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial InternSury Garcia Sanchez from Saint Louis University School of Law was the Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Intern at the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund. The Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Internship is funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation to honor the memory of prominent Chicago litigator Alfred C. Tisdahl, who died in 2000.

Baker & Mckenzie InternThe law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP is a longtime sponsor of PILI’s programs and events, and starting in 2014, the firm increased its support to also sponsor a school-year Intern. Sarah Geduldig from Loyola University Chicago School of Law was an Intern at the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL). Baker & McKenzie has had a special relationship with CDEL for decades, with many lawyers at the firm serving on CDEL’s Board of Directors and generously donating their time and talent on dozens of legal matters for CDEL clients. Funding a school-year Internship placement at CDEL through PILI further supports their important work.

Chicago Bar Foundation InternsAs the charitable arm of the Chicago Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Foundation brings the legal community together to improve access to justice for people in need and to make the legal system more fair and efficient for everyone. The CBF generously funds 3 summer and 2 school-year PILI Interns each year. This summer, they funded Jenna Silver from Loyola University School of Law, Guadalupe Perez from DePaul University College of Law and Justin Edge from Indiana University Maurer School of Law at Equip for Equality, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and The Law Project, respectively. They also sponsored Hannah Scruton from DePaul University College of Law at Equip for Equality in the fall of 2014, and Andrew Sharp from Chicago-Kent College of Law at CARPLS in the spring of 2015. Learn more about the CBF’s support of PILI’s Internship Program on their website at www.chicagobarfoundation.org/fellowships/pili.

Florence Miller Memorial InternsMolly McDonnell from University of Iowa College of Law and Yewande Gilbert from Northwestern University School of Law were the 2015 Florence Miller Memorial Interns at the Chicago Medical Legal Partnership for Children and the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU, respectively. Florence Miller, who passed away in 2008, was well-known in the international trademark law community and a strong advocate for women in the profession. Through Florence Miller’s generosity, PILI was able to establish the Florence E. Miller Endowment Fund to provide much-needed funding for Interns.

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Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division InternDagny Broome from Loyola University Chicago School of Law was the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Intern at the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. This Named Internship provides direct legal services to, or on behalf of, poor, disenfranchised and under-represented children.

Jerome Gilson Honorary InternAndrew Hemmer from Chicago Kent College of Law was the Jerome Gilson Honorary Intern at Cabrini Green Legal Aid. This Internship is generously funded by the law firm of Brinks Gilson & Lione in honor of one of the firm’s named partners and longstanding member of PILI’s Board of Directors, Jerome Gilson.

Kimball & Karen Anderson InternCaitlin Duane from DePaul University College of Law was the Kimball & Karen Anderson Intern at the Legal Council for Health Justice (formerly known as the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago). Recognizing the important work of the Legal Council for Health Justice, the Andersons generously provide annual Internship funding at this agency.

LAGBAC InternThe LAGBAC (Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago) Foundation sponsored Sarah Tunney from Chicago-Kent College of Law in the fall of 2014 and Adam Motz from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in the spring of 2015 at the National Immigrant Justice Center’s LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative. The LAGBAC Foundation’s mission is to improve access to the legal and judicial system for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed and questioning persons by giving law students the opportunity to learn valuable, practical legal skills while giving back to our community.

Mary C. Russo Memorial InternKimberly Mills from Loyola University Chicago School of Law was the Mary C. Russo Memorial Intern in the spring of 2015 at LAF. This Internship is funded by Mary’s children to honor the memory of their mother, who died in 2014. Mary C. Russo was the consummate volunteer including forming the Office of Volunteer Resources for her city, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for which she served as Director for 37 years. Mary also chaired many volunteer initiatives focused on education, mental health, drug abuse, and the court system, among others.

In addition tothe dozens of Law Student Interns

that PILI is able to fund out of our general fundraising from law firms, foundations, individuals and corporations, PILI also

designates a number of Named and Honorary Interns each year, thanks to special funding commitments

made by individual and organizational champions for public interest law.

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Ways to Support PILI: Named Internships (cont’d)Nikki Will Stein Honorary InternThis summer, Chloe Noonan from Boston University School of Law was the Nikki Will Stein Honorary Intern at the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing. This Internship is generously funded by the Polk Bros. Foundation in honor of its long-serving immediate past Executive Director and member of PILI’s Board of Directors, Nikki Will Stein.

PILI Alumni Named InternKejai McNeal from Loyola University Chicago School of Law was this year’s PILI Alumni Named Intern at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Now in its fifth year, the PILI Alumni Named Internship is funded by the collective donations of PILI’s Alumni across the country.

Polk Bros. Foundation InternStephanie Sotomayor from University of Illinois College of Law was the Polk Bros. Foundation Intern at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. This Internship is sponsored by the Polk Bros. Foundation, the largest supporter of PILI’s Law Student Internship Program.

Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary InternKatherine Davis from DePaul University College of Law was the Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Intern at the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation. Funded by individual donors as well as PILI Board Members, the Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Internship Fund honors the work and career of Roslyn C. Lieb, a former PILI Executive Director.

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“I have helped place children in stable environments where their best interests will be served. I have helped place disabled adults under the care of those who will serve their best interests. I have helped families take steps towards finalizing adoptions. This was fully hands-on work with a lot of face to face client interaction, which will make my future advocacy on behalf of my clients even stronger.”

- Kejai McNeal2015 PILI Alumni Named Intern

at Chicago Volunteer Legal Servicesfrom Loyola University Chicago

School of Law

Ways to Support PILI: Named Internships (cont’d)

Many thanks to our donors

www.pili.org/donate/our-supporters

$50,000+Polk Bros. Foundation

$40,000 - $49,999Foley & Lardner LLPKirkland & Ellis LLP

$30,000 - $39,999Francis Beidler FoundationJerome Mirza FoundationSidley Austin LLP

$20,000 - $29,999Baker & McKenzie LLPThe Chicago Bar Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999Alphawood FoundationAonBrinks Gilson & LioneChapman and Cutler LLPDentons US LLPExelonHelen Brach FoundationIllinois Bar FoundationJenner & Block LLPJones DayJPMorgan Chase & Co.Lawyers Trust Fund of IllinoisRobert E. Gallagher FoundationSchiff Hardin LLPWinston & Strawn LLP

$5,000 - $9,999Allstate Insurance CompanyKimball & Karen AndersonBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLPDeere & CompanyGoldberg Kohn Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer’s DivisionKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPLatham & Watkins LLPLesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC) FoundationLocke Lord LLPMayer Brown LLPPerkins Coie LLPReed Smith LLPLee Ann Russo & Casey MillerSeyfarth Shaw LLPUnited Airlines, Inc.Vedder PriceWalgreen’s Co.

$2,500 - $4,999Berkeley Research Group, LLCButler Rubin Salterelli & Boyd LLPDavid Callahan*Corboy & DemetrioDrinker Biddle & Reath LLPFirst American BankJerome & Jamie GilsonGreenberg Traurig, LLPMcDermott Will & EmeryMcDonald’s CorporationMcGuireWoods LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPState FarmTroutman Sanders LLP

$1,000 - $2,499John AmbergAmerican Society of Legal AdvocatesReena Bajowala*Barnes & Thornburg LLPMichael BergmannJames BeyerTraci BraunCaterpillarChoi Law Firm, LLCDePaul University College of LawDLA Piper LLP (US)Thomas & Jen-Mei DorrisFaegre Baker Daniels LLPGreene and LettsJustin* & Kim HeatherHinshaw & Culbertson LLPIndiana University Maurer School of LawITT Chicago-Kent College of LawThe John Marshall Law SchoolBrad & Teri LaneLexisNexisLoyola University Chicago School of LawMarshall Gerstein & Borun LLPThomas MorschNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLPNorthern Illinois University College of LawNorthwestern Pritzker School of LawRichard O’Malley, Jr. & Anne GallagherPattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLPSahara Enterprises, Inc.The University of Chicago Law SchoolUniversity of Illinois College of LawValparaiso University Law School

$500 - $999Calvin & Catherine BellamyMyles BermanSarah Bernstein & Dan Pavlakovich

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www.pili.org/donate/our-supporters

Barbara Bressler & Jerry GarsonLinton ChildsHon. Alison ConlonWilliam ConlonKatherine Deibert*David ErieJordan Heinz*Don & Ky HillikerChristopher HorschLaShonda Hunt*Daniel LangeJohn LeviElizabeth* & Daniel LewisStephen Libowsky & Sue BermanDavid LundeenVincent MaloneyLisa & Jeff McCrawScott Mendel & Liz Trager MendelWilliam MeyersLaurie Mikva*Maureen MoshMiller Shakman & Beem LLPJennifer Nijman & Steven SurdellRonald OhrenCary PerlmanJames & Kathy RolfesDavid SchiffmanEmily Seymore*Frederick SnowDebra StetterMario Sullivan*Joshua VincentStuart WidmanNikki Will Stein & Fredric SteinMichael Woolever

$250 - $499Michael & Diane BeemerJohn & Erin BourkeSusan Curry & Lisa MisherThomas & Laura DeeMichael DocktermanArthur DonJeanne DoranNancy Felton-ElkinsPaul FreehlingMatthew* & Katy FurtonCharles Golbert*Cedric Gordon*Mark HershRichard HessWilliam KattMark Katz*Legal Yoga LLCRuth Major*Mark Melickian

David MeltonRonald MillerHon. Sheila O’Brien & Hon. Wayne AndersenMary Ann O’ConnorRoger PascalKyle Petersen* & Max Stein*PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPValerie Raedy*Ann RothschildKaarina SalovaaraDavid Scriven-Young*Andrew Vail*Craig WhiteDiana White

$100 - $249Dave AndersonMark Artlip*Karina Ayala-BermejoBarbara Barreno*Mary BirdLaura Bishop*Elizabeth BorisCarol BrookMark Brooker*Alex Campbell*Susan DeCostanza*Elena DeWolfe*Hon. Sheila FinneganJodi FiskLouis Fogel*Paul GaynorThomas & Diane GeraghtySean GintyCharles GlickWilliam GomezRobert GordonDouglas Graham*Adam Gross*Harvey GrossmanBeverly GroudineJohn HeintzShana & Mac Heller-OgdenScott HenryHirsch-Schwartz FoundationCynthia Ho*Thomas HurkaMary Hutchings Reed & William ReedHon. Michael HymanIllinois Supreme Court Commission on ProfessionalismJonathan JenningsMarie JordanJoseph BlaskoMarc KatzHoward LearnerRoslyn & Michael LiebRobert & Carol LiftonMichelle Mancias18

PILI’s donors, continued

Patricia McCarthyHon. Abner & Zorita MikvaSean Morales-Doyle*Patrick MurrayEleanor NicholsonMarjie Nielsen*Michael O’ConnorDamian OrtizPuja Singh PatelTodd PattersonElizabeth PostellHelen Probst Mills*Ricky RemsSheldon RoodmanJulie RosalesRichard RosenthalCarl RoyalLeonard RubinowitzJohn SchloerbHon. John SimonRonald StaudtGeoffrey StoneDavid SudzusTom SullivanJulie & Kristopher TappendorfJohn Thurmond*Steven TomashefskyPaul Vaglica*Hon. Allen & Donna WalkerThomas WendtSusan Zielke

Up to $99Jody Adler*Tara Amin*Sarah Ansari*Kourtney Baltzer*Joseph Barber*Jean BaxJames Blenko*Allison Gans Castillo*Kathleen Clark*Emily Coffey*Kate Pomper Costello*Glennon CurranJenelle DameBrion DohertyTodd EilerPatrick Etchingham*Daniel FumagalliVincent GnoffoErin Grotheer*Mary HanishCristina Headley*Manuela HernandezKayla Higgins*Jonathan Hunt*Marian JawrockiJack Joseph

Amy KabariaMaureen Kieffer*David Kotzian*Cheryl Lawrence*Esther Lee*Alice Lin*Daniel LindseyJoseph LombardoMarci LoveAnna Mangia*Ronald MarmerJerome MeitesKatherine MillerMariangela MonteiroCandace Moore*Peter NeumerWilliam ObuchowskiEmma O’ConnorMilitza Pagán*Kyle Palazzolo*Donna PeelKatie PieperKass PlainMatthew Pollock & Amanda TeuscherMichael ReardonDonald & Delores RegisterEllen RheaumeAshleigh Ricardo*Chanda Rice*Susan Ritacca*Robyn RuckerVictoria Ryan*Sonja Schiller*Jessica Schneider*Hannah Scruton*Helene & Marshall ShapoKyle Shires*Sheila SimhanRobert Slobig & Julia MannixJoseph StoneJoseph StrattonJohn Thornton*Sarah ToneyLiz Tracy*Andrew VanSingelAnita Weinberg*Robert White*Taylor Whitten*Martin WineLaura Young*Kevin Zickterman*

*Indicates PILI Alumni

This is a list of donors who made a gift to PILI during our FY 2015 from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015. We sincerely regret any omissions or misspellings.

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Financials

ExpensesPersonnel (Salary, Tax, Benefits)............................

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

Professional Fees (Audit, Payroll)...........................

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

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

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

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

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

Program Meetings, Conferences and Travel........

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

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

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

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

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

Total: $

335,371

220,737

5,515

4,112

3,715

1,137

867

44,000

17,647

3,155

3,650

49,074

1,280

5,734

695,994

This data is an unofficial representation of PILI’s FY 2015 audited financial statements.

To see our complete and official audit, contact us at info@pili.org or

download it from our website at www.pili.org/about/financial-information.

Management & General: 7%

Programs: 87%

Fundraising: 6%

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This data is an unofficial representation of PILI’s FY 2015 audited financial statements.

To see our complete and official audit, contact us at info@pili.org or

download it from our website at www.pili.org/about/financial-information.

IncomeFoundations & Corporations....................................

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

Board & Individual Contributions............................

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

Interest & Dividends*................................................

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

Contribution from Endowment...............................

Total: $

Foundations & Corporations: 26%

Special Events: 39%

Law Firms: 22%

Board & Individual Giving: 9%

Contributionfrom Endowment: 4%

180,650

112,250

62,775

269,877

993

44,000

25,000

695,545

*This reflects only unrestricted interest and dividends, and does not include restricted funds in the Endowment Fund.

IN-K

IND PILI receives substantial in-kind support from

Foley & Lardner LLP, which provides us with office space, and from many other law schools, law firms, and corporations that donate space and other resources to host our programs and events. In addition to this, in FY 2015 we received generous in-kind support from the following companies:

Boka Catering GroupFullline Printing

The John Marshall Law SchoolLaw Bulletin Publishing Company

Precision Color GraphicsSU

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Special EventsFoundations & CorporationsBoard & Individual Contributions

Contribution from EndowmentLaw Firms

Board of Directors

www.pili.org/board-of-directors

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

Vice PresidentBradley G. LaneBrinks Gilson & Lione

SecretarySarah M. BernsteinBarack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

TreasurerJohn J. BourkeAon

DirectorsJohn J. Amberg Northern TrustKimball R. AndersonWinston & Strawn LLPKarina Ayala-BermejoMetropolitan Family ServicesReena R. BajowalaJenner & Block LLPMyles D. BermanFoley & Lardner LLPTraci M. BraunExelon CorporationBarbara B. BresslerDePaul University College of LawDavid K. CallahanLatham & Watkins LLPHon. Alison C. ConlonCircuit Court of Cook CountySusan J. CurryThe University of Chicago Law SchoolThomas R. DeeVedder Price P.C.Arthur DonGreenberg Traurig LLPThomas B. DorrisFrancis Beidler FoundationDavid T. ErieKirkland & Ellis LLP

Matthew T. FurtonLocke Lord LLPCara HendricksonOffice of the Illinois Attorney GeneralJonathan S. JenningsPattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLPAharon S. KayeKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPMaureen KiefferLoyola University Chicago School of LawDaniel B. LangeDentons US LLPElizabeth P. LewisMcDermott Will & EmeryStephen D. LibowskyDentons US LLPDaniel P. LindseyLAFJoseph P. Lombardo Chapman and Cutler LLPC. Vincent MaloneyPerkins Coie LLPLisa J. McCrawDeere & CompanyMark MelickianSugar, Felsenthal, Grais & Hammer LLPWilliam C. MeyersGoldberg Kohn Ltd.Lindsay S. MillerRoger Baldwin Foundation of ACLUPhillip J. MohrChicago Volunteer Legal Services Mary Ann O’ConnorJPMorgan Chase & Co.Michael O’ConnorPrairie State Legal ServicesRonald L. OhrenBaker & McKenzie LLPJ. Damian OrtizThe John Marshall Law SchoolKyle A. PetersenSeyfarth Shaw LLPRicky E. RemsMayer Brown LLPJames A. RolfesReed Smith LLPLee Ann RussoJones Day

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Kaarina SalovaaraUS Department of JusticeDavid J. Scriven-YoungPeckar & Abramson, P.C.Fred SnowFirst American BankNikki Will SteinPolk Bros. Foundation (Ret.)David B. SudzusDrinker Biddle & Reath LLPJoshua G. VincentHinshaw & Culbertson LLPHon. Allen P. WalkerCircuit Court of Cook CountyCynthia A. Wilson Northwestern Pritzker School of LawSusan L. ZielkeLand of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.

Life DirectorsNancy Felton-ElkinsJerome GilsonDolores K. HannaRichard J. HessDonald B. HillikerChristopher J. HorschRoslyn C. Lieb

Thomas H. MorschMaureen MoshRoger Pascal

RepresentativesCharles GolbertAlumni Council RepresentativeMilitza M. Pagán2014 Intern RepresentativeSarah Schultes2015 Fellow RepresentativeKyle Shires2014 Fellow Representative Amanda M. Walsh2015 Intern Representative

StaffMichael G. BergmannExecutive DirectorLauren HarperDevelopment & Communications AssociateShana Heller-OgdenExternal Relations ManagerRachael KaelinAdministration & Finance AssistantKatie PieperProgram Manager

In MemoriumIn October 2015, PILI joined the Chicago legal community in mourning the loss of John E. Clay. John was a Life Director on PILI’s Board, having served as a past Board President and also as PILI’s first ever Executive Director. We are greatful for John’s vision, leadership, passion and friendship.

Alumni NetworkLeadership Council

www.pili.org/alumni/alumni-leadership

Chair:Kate Pomper Costello, Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Vice Chair:Jordan Heinz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Liaison to the PILI Board of Directors:Charles Golbert, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian

Liaison to the PILI Internship, Fellowship & Alumni Programs Committee:Jordan Heinz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Program Planning Team Leader:Susan DeCostanza, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Fundraising Team Leader:Sean Morales-Doyle, Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan Ltd. Emily Seymore, Paul Hastings LLP

Outreach Team Leader:Jessica Schneider, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Public Service Team Leader:Cristina Headley, Equip for Equality

Immediate Past Chair:Elizabeth Lewis, McDermott Will & Emery LLP

At-Large Council Members:Alex Campbell, Mosher & Associates, LLCKatie Deibert, GATX CorporationCedric Gordon, Chapman and Cutler LLPJustin Heather, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityJonathan Hunt, Mayer Brown LLPMarc Katz, Career BuilderKyle Palazzolo, Midwest Regional Office of Lambda LegalLaura Young, Kominiarek Bresler Harvick & Gudmundson, LLC

Representatives:Brian Davis, Latham & Watkins – 2015 Fellow RepresentativeJenna Silver, Loyola University Chicago – 2015 Intern Representative Liz Tracy, Chicago-Kent College of Law – 2014 Intern Representative Taylor Whitten, Foley & Lardner LLP – 2014 Fellow Representative

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Access Living of Metropolitan ChicagoAlliance for the Great LakesAsian Americans Advancing JusticeBusiness and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)Cabrini Green Legal AidCARPLSCatholic Charities Legal AssistanceCenter for Conflict ResolutionCenter for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL)Center for Economic ProgressChicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)Chicago Appleseed Fund for JusticeChicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.Chicago Volunteer Legal Services FoundationCitizen Advocacy CenterCook County Office of the Public GuardianCouncil on American-Islamic RelationsDePaul University College of Law ClinicsDomestic Violence Legal Clinic (DVLC)Edwin F. Mandel Legal ClinicEnvironmental Law and Policy CenterEquip for EqualityFamily Defense CenterFederal Defender ProgramIllinois Guardianship & Advocacy CommissionIllinois Legal Aid OnlineIllinois Torture Inquiry and Relief CommissionInstitute for Justice Clinic on EntrepreneurshipJames B. Moran Center for Youth AdvocacyJohn Howard Association of IllinoisThe John Marshall Law School ClinicsLAFLambda LegalLand of Lincoln Legal Assistance FoundationLatino United Community Housing Association Law Office of the Cook County Public DefenderLawndale Christian Legal CenterLawyers for the Creative ArtsLawyers’ Committee for Better HousingLegal Aid Society

www.pili.org/agencies

Participating Agencies

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PILI places Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at any of 54

different public interest law organizations across the state of Illinois. We value our partnerships

with these organizations and thank them for hosting

our Interns and Fellows!

Legal Council for Health JusticeLife SpanLoyola University School of Law ClinicsMacArthur Justice CenterMexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)National Immigrant Justice CenterNorthwestern University Bluhm Legal ClinicPrairie State Legal Services Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Inc.Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawThe Law ProjectThe Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights

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