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rebalancing justice

In 2015, New Haven Legal Assistance handled 2,557 cases for people with low income. For these individuals, access to a lawyer helped them avoid home-lessness, get needed health care, get

protection from violence, access special education services and get the benefits, wages and jobs needed to meet their families’ basic needs. Unfortunately, we struggle to meet these needs with ever-shrink-ing resources. We were forced to lay off staff in 2015 when court filing fee revenues that support legal aid declined sharply. The 257 at-risk youth we served in 2015 were part of a successful educational advocacy program, which has since been eliminated due to state budget cuts.

At the 2015 Equal Access to Justice Awards Reception we again had an opportunity to celebrate those who have demonstrated a commitment to justice. William Aseltyne, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale-New Haven Health System, was honored for his public service and his leadership in diversity and inclusion. We also honored the New Haven County Bar Association, whose members support access to justice through contributions with their membership dues and by donating hours of pro bono and community service.

As you read this report, you’ll see what clients had to say about our work in their own words. We could not have done this work, and could not have given these individuals a voice in the legal system, without our supporters and community partners. On behalf of all of our clients, thank you.

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ My lawyer really knows her stuff. She was very respectful and explained to me where I could understand because sometimes legal words can be confusing.”

BEN A. SOLNIT — PRESIDENT • BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JENNY R. CHOU & BEN A. SOLNIT — CO-CHAIRPERSONS FRIENDS OF NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE

SUSAN GARCIA NOFI — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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DONORS OF $500 - $999PROFESSOR ALVIN K. KLEVORICK & SUSAN E. BENDERJONATHAN & AMY MACEYATTORNEY MARGARET P. MASONATTORNEY EDWARD L. MATTISON & MRS. ALICE MATTISONPROFESSOR ALEXANDER M. MEIKLEJOHNTHE HONORABLE JOHN W. MORANMR. JEFFREY ALEXANDER & MOREL MORTONATTORNEY DONNA D. MORRISMR. & MRS. VINCENT NOFIATTORNEY GEORGE O’BRIEN & MRS. PEGGY O’BRIENATTORNEY BONNIE L. PATTEN & ATTORNEY GEORGE BRENCHERATTORNEY SARAH F. RUSSELLATTORNEY DAVID R. SCHAEFERATTORNEY MARK G. SKLARZTHE HONORABLE JONATHAN SILBERT & MS. MARY MCHALEATTORNEY WILLIAM D. STEMPEL & MS. DORTHEA A. LINDBECKATTORNEY MARCY T. STOVALLMR. STEVE THOMASATTORNEY & MRS. MARC A. WALLMANATTORNEY SHELLEY WHITEATTORNEY JENNIFER N. WILLCOXPROFESSOR STEPHEN WIZNER & MRS. RACHEL WIZNERATTORNEY ELIZABETH YENATTORNEY ANTHONY M. FITZGERALD

DONORS OF $250 - $499PROFESSOR MELANIE B. ABBOTTTHE HONORABLE JON ALANDER & MRS. CYNTHIA ALANDERMR. PETER C. ALEGIMR. F. C. ARTERTON & JUDGE JANET BOND ARTERTONTHE HONORABLE SANDRA S. BAIRDMS. MIRIAM BERKMAN & MR. BRETT HILLMR. PAUL S. BIRD & MS. AMY PARSONSWAYNE CLARK, SR.CONNIE CONDONATTORNEY PETER B. COOPER & MRS. DIANA S. COOPERMR. WILLIAM DAMSKYATTORNEY FRANCIS X. DINEEN & MRS. RENEE DINEENATTORNEY WILLIAM F. DOW IIIATTORNEY FRANK J. DUMARKATTORNEY HOWARD FETNERMR. MARTIN P. GENT & MRS. JANNEANE GENTKEL GINSBERGANNE GOLDSTEINATTORNEY DAVID HARDYTHE HONORABLE CLARANCE JONES & MRS. MAUREEN JONESATTORNEY CAROLYN W. KONETHE HONORABLE LINDA K. LAGERATTORNEY DAVID M. LESSER & MRS. MARY LESSERATTORNEY WHITNEY LEWENDONMR. HENRY LORDATTORNEY INGI MAI LOORAND & MR. THOMAS B. PRICEATTORNEY LINDALEA LUDWICKATTORNEY GERALDINE A. LUPOLIMRS. FIELD COOPER MCINTYREATTORNEY MARGARET MIDDLETONATTORNEY ANTHONY NUZZO, JR.ATTORNEY BARBARA O’BRIEN & CHRISTOPHER R. UDRYATTORNEY SHAWN L. O’SULLIVANMRS. ELISE O. PARKERATTORNEY J.L. POTTENGER & MS. SUSAN H. WHARFEATTORNEY HAROLD J. ROSEATTORNEY KENNETH K. ROSENTHAL &

MS. CATHERINE R. FORMANMICHELLE ROSSPROFESSOR BRADLEY SAXTONATTORNEY NATHAN SCHATZATTORNEY ERIN SHAFFERATTORNEY ROBERTA SILVERATTORNEY ALEXIS SMITHATTORNEY ERIC J. STOCKMANDR. STEVEN WOLFSON & DR. ELSA STONEJEFF STRYKERSARA & W. FRED THALPROFESSOR JAMES A. TROWBRIDGEDEBORAH VINCENTMR. & MRS. G. HAROLD WELCH, JR.ATTORNEY DAVID J. WEIL & MS. MARY R. CAHALANEPATRICIA WIGGLESWORTHDR. & MRS. HOWARD V. ZONANADR. STEVEN

DONORS OF $100 - $249ATTORNEY SUZANNE H. ALDERMANDR. RONALD ANGOFF & DR. NANCY ANGOFFMS. LISA ARPAIAATTORNEY HILLEL J. AUERBACH & MRS. SARA ANN AUERBACHJANE BALLERINIATTORNEY CECILY E. BASKIRATTORNEY ROBERT E. BIENSTOCKATTORNEY NAN M. BIRDWHISTELLSHARI BIRNBAUMRAY C. BORSARIDERMOTT M. BREENATTORNEY MARY ELLEN BURNSANGELA CAIATTORNEY CHARLES D. CALVINDR. MICHAEL CAPLAN & DR. JOANNE BURGERCARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK HENNESSY LLPTHE HONORABLE SUSAN L. CARNEYDR. SCOTT E. CASPER & MRS. CARLY CASPERATTORNEY JENNIFER M. CELENTANOATTORNEY RANDALL B. CHAPNICKATTORNEY MICHAEL T. CLORITEATTORNEY FRANK B. COCHRAN & MS. STEPHANIE M. FITZGERALDATTORNEY JAMIE COHENDR. JAMES P. COMERMR. JAMES N. COOPERMR. ROBERT A. DAHL & MRS. ANN S. DAHLMS. KATHLEEN DANIELSJENNIFER DAVIESMS. MARY E. DAVISATTORNEY MICHAEL DEARINGTONATTORNEY ANN M. DEVEAUXJAMES A. DOUGLASDONAHUE, DURHAM & NOONAN, P.C.MRS. EILEEN DUBOISPROFESSOR WILLIAM DUNLAPATTORNEY AMY EPPLER-EPSTEIN & ATTORNEY STEVE EPPLER-EPSTEINTHE HONORABLE WARREN W. EGINTONATTORNEY ROBERT J. ENGELMANFRANK & MRS. ESTESATTORNEY GLENN W. FALK & MS. MARGIT DAHLPROFESSOR OWEN FISS & MRS. IRENE FISSATTORNEY LOUIS M. FEDERICI, JR.MS. KATE FRANKDEBORAH FRANKELAMOS FRIEDLANDATTORNEY STEPHEN FONTANAJAMES FORMANATTORNEY CONNIE FRONTISMS. ELLEN GESMERMS. BARBARA GELLERATTORNEY JAMES I. GLASSERSTEPHEN GLASSMANATTORNEY SUSAN E. GODSHALLWENDY GORDONMR. JOSH GOLDSTEIN & MS. BETH GURNEYTHE HONORABLE ARTHUR C. HADDEN

MR. STEPHEN P. HANCHURUCK & MRS. LAURIE HANCHURUCKTHE HONORABLE TONI HARPLEIGH HIGGINSJENNIFER HIGHSMITHSUSAN HUNTINGTONATTORNEY ELIZABETH M. INKSTERATTORNEY ANTHONY J. INTERLANDIMS. CINTHIA L. JOHNSONATTORNEY SCOTT JONESATTORNEY TRACY C. KAMMERERPAUL KNAGDR. HESUNG C. KOHMS. LOUISE HARTERMARY M. HIRSCHOFFJAY & MARJORIE HIRSHFIELDDR. ROBERT A. HORWITZ & MRS. CARLA M. HORWITZATTORNEY JONATHAN KATZEMILY KOHATTORNEY MICHAEL A. LAVORGNAMS. BONNIE LEONDOROTHY LEWISJOSEPH LOPEZMS. SANDRA MALMQUISTATTORNEY ADAM MANTZARISMS. JILL E. MARTINATTORNEY AMY MARXMARJAN MASHHADIPROFESSOR HARRY MAZADOORIANMR. EDWARD T. MCMAHONMS. JANE MCNICHOLATTORNEY ELIZABETH L. MCMAHONATTORNEY BETH MERKINATTORNEY ALICE S. MISKIMINATTORNEY STEPHEN G. MURPHY & MRS. CAROLYN MURPHYATTORNEY MICHAEL D. NEUBERT & ATTORNEY DEBORAH M. NEUBERTDR. JAMES C. NIEDERMAN & MRS. MIRIAM C. NIEDERMANATTORNEY SUSAN B. NOBLEMANMR. WILLIAM D. NORDHAUS & MRS. BARBARA F. NORDHAUSATTORNEY JOHN M. PARESE & MRS. LYN PARESEPAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON, GARRISON CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDATTORNEY CHARLES A. PILLSBURY & MS. ALICE DE V. PERRYPROFESSOR JEAN KOH PETERSATTORNEY MATTHEW R. PETERSONMS. HALINA PLATT & MR. THOMAS S. PLATTMRS. ALICE E. POOLEATTORNEY KAREN I. REDLICHPROF. JUDITH RESNIKMS. LOURDES RIVERAMR. STEWART E. ROSENBLUMATTORNEY WILLIAM M. RUBENSTEIN & MS. JUDITH EISENBERGMS. JOANNE SACCIOATTORNEY STEPHEN L. SALTZMANATTORNEY ELLEN SCALETTAR & DR. ROBERT SCALETTARMR. DAVID W. SCHNEIDER & MRS. VIRGINIA G. SCHNEIDERDR. MARC D. SCHWARTZ & MRS. ANNE SCHWARTZROBIN SHEAATTORNEY ERIC P. SMITHDR. & MRS. SYDNEY SPIESELGARY & JANET SPINNERMARTHA J. SULLIVANATTORNEY ROBERT L. SWEENEY JR.STANLEY & JANE TAMARKINATTORNEY SHELDON TOUBMANATTORNEY STANLEY A. TWARDYATTORNEY MARC VALLEN & ATTORNEY ERICA L. WARDLETHE HONORABLE CHRISTINE S. VERTEFEUILLEMR. BARRY VINE & MRS. HYLA VINEMS. JACQUELINE WARD & MR. BARRY J. WATERSATTORNEY MICHAEL J. WHALENATTORNEY JAMES C. WHITNEY & ELIZABETH WHITNEY

ATTORNEY JOHN WILLIAMSMS. SANDRA M. WILMOREPROFESSOR MIKE WISHNIE & MS. CATHY EDWARDSATTORNEY KRISTEN L. ZAEHRINGERMR. JON ZONDERMAN & DR. LAUREL SHADERMR.

DONORS UP TO $99ATTORNEY ELIZABETH K. ACEEMS. VICKI ACKERJANE ADINOLFIATTORNEY ARNOLD V. AMORE IIATTORNEY DONALD W. ANDERSON & MRS. SUSAN E. ANDERSONATTORNEY CHARLES R. ANDRESATTORNEY ROBERT A. AXELROD & MRS. KATRINA AXELRODMR. & MRS. PHILIP BALDINIJOSHUA BARBEROMRS. MURIEL BANQUERMS. LINDA BARONEMR. RANDALL R. BEACH & MS. JENNIFER J. KAYLINJANE & CHRISTOPHER BEDDALLATTORNEY RICHARD G. BELLMS. MARSHA R. B. BELLERPEGGY & BARRY BERMANATTORNEY LAWRENCE W. BERLINER & MRS. DEBORAH J. BERLINERMR. HENRY BERLINER & MS. MICKEY KAVANAGHJEROME & BELLA BERSONATTORNEY MARGARET J. BERTHOLDRAPHAEL BIDNERLANA BLUEGEDUSTIN BROCKNERJENNIFER BROOKSMS. MARY BUCHANANATTORNEY MAUREEN E. BURNSATTORNEY MARIA A. CAHILLATTORNEY JANE M. CARLOZZIMR. RICHARD CARROLL & MS. BARBARA ROACHMRS. CARMELINA M. CARTAATTORNEY DENICE DARO CHANDLERMICHELLE CHOJADE CHONG-SMITHLAURA & WAYNE CLARKTHE HONORABLE BARBARA A. COPPETOMS. DIANE COVERTHE HONORABLE JULIETT L. CRAWFORDKATHERINE CULBERTMR. JOHN CUYLERBENJAMIN DELMONICOATTORNEY KAREN DEMEOLAMAYUR DESAIMS. DEBORAH DESIRTHE HONORABLE ANTOINETTE L. DUPONTMS. PAMELA ELLMANMS. BETTE ELLSWORTHPROFESSOR DANIEL ESTY & MS. ELIZABETH ESTYATTORNEY MARILYN B. FAGELSONATTORNEY ALISA N. FAYMS. KATHRYN FEIDELSONJOSHUA FISHERR.S FISHMANATTORNEY EDWARD J. FITZGERALDATTORNEY STEPHEN J. FITZGERALDKATHLEEN FLAHERTYATTORNEY STEVEN FLOMAN & MRS. SUSAN K. FLOMANATTORNEY ROBERTA S. FRIEDMANATTORNEY KELLY GAERTNERGERALD GALEERIC GALLANTATTORNEY ROBERT T. GRADOVILLEATTORNEY JULIA B. GEIBATTORNEY JEFF GENTESJUANITA GHOLSTONREGINA GREBLAMS. ANNETT GREENESTEVEN GREENBERGBETSY GOLDBERGMS. CAROLYN E. GONTARSKI

STEPHEN & FRANCES GRODZINSKYJUDGE JANE K. GROSSMAN & MR. JONATHAN E. KUPSONROBERT & JOAN HANDSCHUMACHERRACHEL K. HEEREMAKYLE HOPKINSATTORNEY AMANDA J. KAPLANTHE HONORABLE BURTON A. KAPLANTHOMAS KEEGANYOUNG-HEE KIMATTORNEY ANDREW S. KNOTTATTORNEY JOHN K. KNOTT, JR.MS. SANDRA KOOREJIAN & MR. KIRK A. SPRINGSTEDATTORNEY JOHN F. LEONARDATTORNEY MOLLY S. LEVANWILLIAM LONGPATRICIA LOVINGRUTH MAGRAWATTORNEY ILAN MARKUSMICHAEL MARTINEZATTORNEY SUSAN R. MEREDITHMR. CHRISTOPHER MUSTOATTORNEY PATRICIA NIELSENGREGORY NOFIATTORNEY DAVID G. PARENT & MRS. CATHY J. PARENTATTORNEY LAWRENCE D. PAELETMS. SUSAN PAPAATTORNEY JOHN PARESEJOSHUA PARSONSMS. ESTHER R. PEARSONMR. NORMAN PECCINIATTORNEY RAPHAEL L. PODOLSKYRABBI JAMES E. PONET & MRS. ELANA PONETJUNE POSESATTORNEY TIMOTHY P. POTHINATTORNEY DAVID R. PURVISMAURA M. PURZYCKIATTORNEY RENEE REDMANMS. ANGELA ROBINSONMS. BETH ROSENATTORNEY ELLEN ROSENTHALDIANE DASKAL RUBENDR. & MRS. JOSEPH D. SACCIOMRS. PIETRINA SAPPERNATTORNEY JUDITH A. SARATHYHARRY SANCHEZMR. JAMES SCHAFFBETSY SCHULMANATTORNEY JAMES J. SILKATTORNEY STEPHEN SILLERMR. DAVID SIMONBARRY SILVERMANMS. MIRIAM G. SOMMERDR. HAROLD STERN & DR. SANDRA BOLTAX-STERNPROFESSOR SHEILA TAUB & DR. ARTHUR TAUBMARIA VELEZMS. DONNA VINCIMR. MATTHEW WALLACKATTORNEY STUART G. WARNERMR. GEORGE WENTWORTH & MS. BARBARA WENTWORTHATTORNEY HOWARD J. WICKERATTORNEY ROBERT M. WONNEBERGERATTORNEY KAREN E. YATESATTORNEY MARTIN ZELDISMICHAEL & LINDA ZELLERATTORNEY NORMAN ZOLOT

Please accept our apologies and sincere thanks if we have omitted your name from our member firm and donor lists, or if we have made a typographical error. Please notify us of any errors at snofi@nhlegal.org so we can make the appropriate correction. We appreciate everyone who supports the programs and services offered at New Haven Legal Assistance.

CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ My lawyer was great, told me all my options and found many errors in the landlord’s billing which reduced my bill. She saved my home and not just for me but for my four children.”

INCOME 2014 % 2014 AUDITED 2015 % 2015 AUDITED

IOLTA/Legislative Appropriation 15.8% 645,779 15.8% 553,025

Court Filing Fees 43.8% 1,795,328 43.8% 2,038,304

Community Foundation of Gr. New Haven 1.3% 53,335 1.3% 50,417

United Ways 0.2% 9,442 0.2% 2,000

Contribution - Cash/In-kind 7.1% 289,501 7.1% 370,604

Federal/State Grants 18.4% 755,472 18.4% 767,729

Other Grants 1.7% 68,309 1.7% 165,187

Other Income 11.7% 479,311 11.7% 72,356

TOTALS 100.0% 4,096,477 100% 4,019,622

EXPENSES

Salaries-Cash/In-kind 60.0% 2,488,737 60.7% 2,425,820

Benefits 22.4% 927,942 23.1% 922,564

Contracts & Consulting 5.2% 214,794 5.3% 211,827

Office Expenses 2.8% 116,694 2.5% 98,668

Occupancy 4.2% 173,835 4.4% 177,266

Training, Travel, Membership, Professional Fees 1.4% 58,563 1.3% 52,889

Research & Litigation 1.3% 53,332 1.4% 57,077

Insurance 0.5% 22,210 0.6% 22,228

Fund Raising Expenses 1.7% 70,513 0.3% 11,362

Other Expenses 0.3% 10,412 0.2% 9,114

Depreciation 0.2% 10,019 0.2% 9,223

TOTALS 100.0% 3,874,890 100% 3,998,038

*Based on 2014 and 2015 audit by Blum, Shapiro & Company, PC

BEN A. SOLNIT • PRESIDENT

BEVERLY HODGSON • VICE PRESIDENT

HIRAM BRETT • TREASURER

SISTER MARY ELLEN BURNS

JESSICA BUTCARIS

MICHAEL CALDWELL

SCOTT E. CASPER

JENNIFER CELENTANO

ERIK CLEMONS

THERESA ROSE DEGRAY

EVETTE HAMILTON

JUDITH HOBERMAN

JAMES HORWITZ

SUNG-HO HWANG

SCOTT JONES

BARBARA KATZ

DAVID KING

KIA LEVEY

TIRONDA NEWTON

ESTHER PEARSON-PINCKNEY

TIMOTHY POTHIN

DAVID A. REIF

ELIZABETH J. STEWART

JENNIFER WILLCOX

Friends of New Haven Legal AssistanceJENNY R. CHOU

BEN A. SOLNIT

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

SCOTT E. CASPER

PAMELA CHAMBERS

HOWARD FETNER

JAMES HORWITZ

RICHARD JACOBS

DAVID KING

ANIKA SINGH LEMAR

ELIZABETH MCKENNA

FRANK MOTTOLA III

MICHAEL NEUBERT

DAVID A. REIF

STUART WARNER

KRISTEN ZAEHRINGER

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ELISE O. PARKER

ROBERT N. SCHMALZ

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1. Jenny R. Chou, Co-Chair, and Anika Singh Lemar, member, Friends of New Haven Legal Assistance Board of Directors 2. Howard Levine, President, and Julia Baldini, Executive Director, New Haven County Bar Association 3. William Aseltyne, Senior VP and General Counsel, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and son, Darius; Jennifer Willcox, New Haven Legal Assistance Board of Directors 4. Howard Levine, President, New Haven County Bar Association; Hon. Angela Robinson 5. Susan Garcia Nofi, Executive Director, New Haven Legal Assistance; Jenny Chou, Co-Chair, Friends of New Haven Legal Assistance Board of Directors

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School-based Legal Aid Program:Fall of 2015 marked the start of the pilot year of New Haven Legal Assistance’s new School-Based Legal Aid program. This program introduced two school-based legal clinics in schools in the Great-er New Haven Area: one at the Troup School in New Haven, CT and one at a Head Start/Early

Start program run by TEAM, Inc. in the Lower Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut. These clinics were formed with the understanding that lifelong academic achievement depends on formative early child-hood years. Learning can be adversely affected by crises such as homelessness, lack of healthcare, or family violence. Overall, these clinics generated 79 new cases at New Haven Legal Assistance. For each of these cases, lawyers provided a range of services to clients—from on-the-spot preventative advice to full-scale representation.

PARENT FEEDBACK:“My legal problem was I was on the verge of getting evicted. I came for some help, and I got a lot of help. Right now, everything is fine because I have an agreement with the court, and I’m sticking to that agreement. I want to thank you a lot for that because I know that without you, I’d be evicted and homeless or something else. You all helped me tremendously.”

“The legal clinic has been a tremendous help to me. They’ve helped me in getting Medicaid for me and my family, and through a difficult divorce.”

2014 New casesCases opened by type• 37% HOUSING

• 16% EDUCATION

• 17% FAMILY

• 12% JUVENILE

• 6% BENEFITS

• 3% CRIMINAL

• 3% HEALTH

• 3% CONSUMER UTILITIES

• 2% EMPLOYMENT

• 1% IMMIGRATION/ INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

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The Connecticut Network for Legal Aid’s self-help website operates out of NHLAA: CTLawHelp provides legal information, legal rights education and support for self-represented parties in plain language. In 2015, CTLawHelp.org/AyudaLegalCT.org had 1,990,834 visits and 3,003,784 page views.

• 60% NEW HAVEN

• 9% WEST HAVEN

• 5% HAMDEN, CHESHIRE

• 6% ANSONIA, BEACON FALLS, DERBY, OXFORD, SEYMOUR, SHELTON

• 3% BRANFORD, GUILFORD, MADISON NORTH BRANFORD

• 2% BETHANY, MILFORD, ORANGE, WOODBRIDGE

• 6% EAST HAVEN, NORTH HAVEN, WALLINGFORD

9% OTHER

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ I am so overwhelmed and grateful for my attorney. Without her I would have been thrown out. She is smart, honest, straightforward and tells me like it is. I will never forget all she sacrificed and her effort in handling the situation all these months.”

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Eastford

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Simsbury

Somers

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Union

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Linda, an elderly woman undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, received an eviction notice. She had fallen behind on the rent, which was not affordable for her. She contacted

our office because her grandchildren live with her, as their mother is unable to care for them. Linda was fearful that she and her grandchildren would become homeless. She did not realize that she was eligible for assis-tance from the state because she was caring for her grandchildren: we helped her get that assistance. With the additional income, the rent was now affordable and she qualified for a program that helps tenants pay off their rental arrearage. With this assistance, she was able to get current with her rent and the landlord dropped the eviction

Four of our clients had been hired to clean a movie theater in a New Haven suburb. Three of the workers were paid a flat rate of $40 per day, and the forth was paid a flat rate of $825 every two

weeks. Because they worked full days, seven days a week, the flat rate did not pay them the legal minimum wage per hour. They were not paid overtime when they worked more than 40 hours/week, and were not paid at all for the last four weeks they worked cleaning the movie theater. We brought an action in federal court and won. The court ordered the movie theater to pay the workers what they were owed, plus liquidated damages.

On September 10, 2015, Junta for Progressive Action honored New Haven Legal Assistance with its Partnership Award at it’s annual gala, “Para Una Vida Mejor / For a Better Life.”

How our funding is spent• 85% CLIENT SERVICES

• 13% ADMINISTRATION

• 2% FUND RAISING

INCOME 2014 % 2014 AUDITED 2015 % 2015 AUDITED

IOLTA/Legislative Appropriation 15.8% 645,779 15.8% 553,025

Court Filing Fees 43.8% 1,795,328 43.8% 2,038,304

Community Foundation of Gr. New Haven 1.3% 53,335 1.3% 50,417

United Ways 0.2% 9,442 0.2% 2,000

Contribution - Cash/In-kind 7.1% 289,501 7.1% 370,604

Federal/State Grants 18.4% 755,472 18.4% 767,729

Other Grants 1.7% 68,309 1.7% 165,187

Other Income 11.7% 479,311 11.7% 72,356

TOTALS 100.0% 4,096,477 100% 4,019,622

EXPENSES

Salaries-Cash/In-kind 60.0% 2,488,737 60.7% 2,425,820

Benefits 22.4% 927,942 23.1% 922,564

Contracts & Consulting 5.2% 214,794 5.3% 211,827

Office Expenses 2.8% 116,694 2.5% 98,668

Occupancy 4.2% 173,835 4.4% 177,266

Training, Travel, Membership, Professional Fees 1.4% 58,563 1.3% 52,889

Research & Litigation 1.3% 53,332 1.4% 57,077

Insurance 0.5% 22,210 0.6% 22,228

Fund Raising Expenses 1.7% 70,513 0.3% 11,362

Other Expenses 0.3% 10,412 0.2% 9,114

Depreciation 0.2% 10,019 0.2% 9,223

TOTALS 100.0% 3,874,890 100% 3,998,038

*Based on 2014 and 2015 audit by Blum, Shapiro & Company, PC

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ My case was handled well. They listened to me, which allowed them to understand my problem in its fullest. I’m grateful for the service provided to me. I truly feel without LAA the outcome would have been terrible for me.”

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Champions of JusticeNew Haven Legal Assistance gratefully acknowledges the caring and generous support of our friends in the community. The following gifts were received during the

period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.

DONORS OVER $25,000THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION, INCBEN & AUDREY SOLNIT

DONORS OF $10,000 - $25,000WILLIAM & JEAN GRAUSTEINATTORNEY BEVERLY J. HODGSON & DR. JOHN M. LEVENTHALJANA FOUNDATION

DONORS OF $2,500 - $5,000ATTORNEY JOHN BOZZI & DR. CATHARINE ARNOLDATTORNEY MARY CHRISTY FISHERMR. CARLTON HIGHSMITHMANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP PROFESSOR JERRY L. MASHAW & MS. ANNE U. MACLINTOCKATTORNEY DOROTHY K. ROBINSON

DONORS OF $1,000 - $2,499THE HONORABLE STUART BEARMICHAEL G. CALDWELLATTORNEY WILLIAM H. CLENDENEN, JR.ATTORNEY BURTON B. COHEN & MRS. ANNIE E. COHENTHE HONORABLE THOMAS CORRADINOMRS. MARGARET P. DEVANECHRISTOPHER DONOVANATTORNEY JOSEPH M. DUDRAETHEL & ABE/LAPIDES FOUNDATION, INCORPORATEDATTORNEY & MRS. LARRY FOXMR. & MRS. GORDON GEBALLEMR. JESSEL & MS. GREWALPROFESSOR DAVID S. KINGATTORNEY ANIKA S. LEMARATTORNEY BARBARA G. LIFTONATTORNEY BRUCE MORRISONATTORNEY BENNETT PUDLIN & MRS. MARGARET A. JUDDATTORNEY PATRICIA KAPLAN & MR. IAN F. SCOTTTHE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. SHORTALLATTORNEY RICHARD K. SNYDER & MRS. KERALA SNYDERATTORNEY DAVID A. REIF & BARBARA REIF

DONORS OF $500 - $999ATTORNEY MARGARET P. MASONPROFESSOR BRUCE ACKERMAN & PROFESSOR SUSAN ROSE-ACKERMANATTORNEY PENELOPE I. BELLAMY & MR. MARK SIMONATTORNEY MARVIN BELLISSUSAN BENDERATTORNEY JENNY CHOUATTORNEY KAREN CLUTEMS. ALICE COLONNAATTORNEY STEVEN B. DUKEATTORNEY PAUL DROLET & ATTORNEY ROBERT ECHOLSATTORNEY JOEL T. FAXONSARAH FISHERATTORNEY ANTHONY M. FITZGERALDATTORNEY SUSAN E. GARCIA NOFIATTORNEY JOSEPH GARRISON & BRENDA J. GARRISONATTORNEY JOANNE GIBAUMR. THADD GNOCCHI & MRS. LYUDMILA GNOCCHITHE HONORABLE GUIDO & ANNE CALABRESITHE HONORABLE F. HERBERT GRUENDELMRS. LETAMARIE HIGHSMITHATTORNEY JUDITH HOBERMAN & MR. DOMINIC KINSLEYATTORNEY JAMES HORWITZ & MS. SANDRA L. ALLISONMS. CAROLINE JACOBS & MR. RICHARD JACOBSTHE HONORABLE JAMES & MARGARET KENEFICKCHARLES & GRETCHEN KINGSLEY

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Firm Stand for JusticeWe gratefully acknowledge the caring and generous support of the legal community. The following gifts from member law firms were received during the period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.

PLATINUM LEVEL MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $300 PER ATTORNEY OR AN AGGREGATE OF $10,000KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER

LECLAIR RYAN

SHEDD & HOBERMAN

SHEEHAN & REEVE

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP

WIGGIN & DANA, LLP

GOLD LEVEL MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $250 PER ATTORNEYADELMAN LAW OFFICES

CONSUMER LEGAL SERVICES LLC

ATTORNEY GERALD H. KAHN

LAW OFFICE OF BARBARA H. KATZ

FRANCIS P. CIPRIANO

LAW OFFICE OF BETTY G. LEVY LLC

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES PC

MARJORIE SHANSKY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

SILVER LEVEL MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $200 PER ATTORNEYBRENNER SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

CARTER & CIVITELLO

DAVIS O’SULLIVAN & PRIEST LLC

LAW OFFICE OF NOAH EISENHANDLER

MURTHA CULLINA LLP

RUBIN, ELDRICH & MARLOW

BRONZE LEVEL MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $150 PER ATTORNEYBUCKLEY & WYNNE

LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD CALLAHAN

LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE A. FONTANA

MARK HEALEY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

LAW OFFICE OF SUNG-HO HWANG

JACOBS & JACOBS

LAW OFFICE OF DONNA R. LEVINE

THE LAW OFFICES OF POLAN AND SIMMONS, LLC

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, PC

Foundations & public supportAGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN

THE CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION

THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH FOUNDATION

EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA

THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION – LAWYERCORPSCT

KATHERINE MATTHIES FOUNDATION

SKADDEN FLOM INCUBATOR

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT AGING

STATE OF CONNECTICUT COURT SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

STATE OF CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER

TOW FOUNDATION

THE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

VALLEY UNITED WAY

In 2015, New Haven Legal Assistance handled 2,557 cases for people with low income. For these individuals, access to a lawyer helped them avoid home-lessness, get needed health care, get

protection from violence, access special education services and get the benefits, wages and jobs needed to meet their families’ basic needs. Unfortunately, we struggle to meet these needs with ever-shrink-ing resources. We were forced to lay off staff in 2015 when court filing fee revenues that support legal aid declined sharply. The 257 at-risk youth we served in 2015 were part of a successful educational advocacy program, which has since been eliminated due to state budget cuts.

At the 2015 Equal Access to Justice Awards Reception we again had an opportunity to celebrate those who have demonstrated a commitment to justice. William Aseltyne, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale-New Haven Health System, was honored for his public service and his leadership in diversity and inclusion. We also honored the New Haven County Bar Association, whose members support access to justice through contributions with their membership dues and by donating hours of pro bono and community service.

As you read this report, you’ll see what clients had to say about our work in their own words. We could not have done this work, and could not have given these individuals a voice in the legal system, without our supporters and community partners. On behalf of all of our clients, thank you.

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ My lawyer really knows her stuff. She was very respectful and explained to me where I could understand because sometimes legal words can be confusing.”

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JENNY R. CHOU & BEN A. SOLNIT — CO-CHAIRPERSONS FRIENDS OF NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE

SUSAN GARCIA NOFI — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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DONORS OF $500 - $999PROFESSOR ALVIN K. KLEVORICK & SUSAN E. BENDERJONATHAN & AMY MACEYATTORNEY MARGARET P. MASONATTORNEY EDWARD L. MATTISON & MRS. ALICE MATTISONPROFESSOR ALEXANDER M. MEIKLEJOHNTHE HONORABLE JOHN W. MORANMR. JEFFREY ALEXANDER & MOREL MORTONATTORNEY DONNA D. MORRISMR. & MRS. VINCENT NOFIATTORNEY GEORGE O’BRIEN & MRS. PEGGY O’BRIENATTORNEY BONNIE L. PATTEN & ATTORNEY GEORGE BRENCHERATTORNEY SARAH F. RUSSELLATTORNEY DAVID R. SCHAEFERATTORNEY MARK G. SKLARZTHE HONORABLE JONATHAN SILBERT & MS. MARY MCHALEATTORNEY WILLIAM D. STEMPEL & MS. DORTHEA A. LINDBECKATTORNEY MARCY T. STOVALLMR. STEVE THOMASATTORNEY & MRS. MARC A. WALLMANATTORNEY SHELLEY WHITEATTORNEY JENNIFER N. WILLCOXPROFESSOR STEPHEN WIZNER & MRS. RACHEL WIZNERATTORNEY ELIZABETH YENATTORNEY ANTHONY M. FITZGERALD

DONORS OF $250 - $499PROFESSOR MELANIE B. ABBOTTTHE HONORABLE JON ALANDER & MRS. CYNTHIA ALANDERMR. PETER C. ALEGIMR. F. C. ARTERTON & JUDGE JANET BOND ARTERTONTHE HONORABLE SANDRA S. BAIRDMS. MIRIAM BERKMAN & MR. BRETT HILLMR. PAUL S. BIRD & MS. AMY PARSONSWAYNE CLARK, SR.CONNIE CONDONATTORNEY PETER B. COOPER & MRS. DIANA S. COOPERMR. WILLIAM DAMSKYATTORNEY FRANCIS X. DINEEN & MRS. RENEE DINEENATTORNEY WILLIAM F. DOW IIIATTORNEY FRANK J. DUMARKATTORNEY HOWARD FETNERMR. MARTIN P. GENT & MRS. JANNEANE GENTKEL GINSBERGANNE GOLDSTEINATTORNEY DAVID HARDYTHE HONORABLE CLARANCE JONES & MRS. MAUREEN JONESATTORNEY CAROLYN W. KONETHE HONORABLE LINDA K. LAGERATTORNEY DAVID M. LESSER & MRS. MARY LESSERATTORNEY WHITNEY LEWENDONMR. HENRY LORDATTORNEY INGI MAI LOORAND & MR. THOMAS B. PRICEATTORNEY LINDALEA LUDWICKATTORNEY GERALDINE A. LUPOLIMRS. FIELD COOPER MCINTYREATTORNEY MARGARET MIDDLETONATTORNEY ANTHONY NUZZO, JR.ATTORNEY BARBARA O’BRIEN & CHRISTOPHER R. UDRYATTORNEY SHAWN L. O’SULLIVANMRS. ELISE O. PARKERATTORNEY J.L. POTTENGER & MS. SUSAN H. WHARFEATTORNEY HAROLD J. ROSEATTORNEY KENNETH K. ROSENTHAL &

MS. CATHERINE R. FORMANMICHELLE ROSSPROFESSOR BRADLEY SAXTONATTORNEY NATHAN SCHATZATTORNEY ERIN SHAFFERATTORNEY ROBERTA SILVERATTORNEY ALEXIS SMITHATTORNEY ERIC J. STOCKMANDR. STEVEN WOLFSON & DR. ELSA STONEJEFF STRYKERSARA & W. FRED THALPROFESSOR JAMES A. TROWBRIDGEDEBORAH VINCENTMR. & MRS. G. HAROLD WELCH, JR.ATTORNEY DAVID J. WEIL & MS. MARY R. CAHALANEPATRICIA WIGGLESWORTHDR. & MRS. HOWARD V. ZONANADR. STEVEN

DONORS OF $100 - $249ATTORNEY SUZANNE H. ALDERMANDR. RONALD ANGOFF & DR. NANCY ANGOFFMS. LISA ARPAIAATTORNEY HILLEL J. AUERBACH & MRS. SARA ANN AUERBACHJANE BALLERINIATTORNEY CECILY E. BASKIRATTORNEY ROBERT E. BIENSTOCKATTORNEY NAN M. BIRDWHISTELLSHARI BIRNBAUMRAY C. BORSARIDERMOTT M. BREENATTORNEY MARY ELLEN BURNSANGELA CAIATTORNEY CHARLES D. CALVINDR. MICHAEL CAPLAN & DR. JOANNE BURGERCARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK HENNESSY LLPTHE HONORABLE SUSAN L. CARNEYDR. SCOTT E. CASPER & MRS. CARLY CASPERATTORNEY JENNIFER M. CELENTANOATTORNEY RANDALL B. CHAPNICKATTORNEY MICHAEL T. CLORITEATTORNEY FRANK B. COCHRAN & MS. STEPHANIE M. FITZGERALDATTORNEY JAMIE COHENDR. JAMES P. COMERMR. JAMES N. COOPERMR. ROBERT A. DAHL & MRS. ANN S. DAHLMS. KATHLEEN DANIELSJENNIFER DAVIESMS. MARY E. DAVISATTORNEY MICHAEL DEARINGTONATTORNEY ANN M. DEVEAUXJAMES A. DOUGLASDONAHUE, DURHAM & NOONAN, P.C.MRS. EILEEN DUBOISPROFESSOR WILLIAM DUNLAPATTORNEY AMY EPPLER-EPSTEIN & ATTORNEY STEVE EPPLER-EPSTEINTHE HONORABLE WARREN W. EGINTONATTORNEY ROBERT J. ENGELMANFRANK & MRS. ESTESATTORNEY GLENN W. FALK & MS. MARGIT DAHLPROFESSOR OWEN FISS & MRS. IRENE FISSATTORNEY LOUIS M. FEDERICI, JR.MS. KATE FRANKDEBORAH FRANKELAMOS FRIEDLANDATTORNEY STEPHEN FONTANAJAMES FORMANATTORNEY CONNIE FRONTISMS. ELLEN GESMERMS. BARBARA GELLERATTORNEY JAMES I. GLASSERSTEPHEN GLASSMANATTORNEY SUSAN E. GODSHALLWENDY GORDONMR. JOSH GOLDSTEIN & MS. BETH GURNEYTHE HONORABLE ARTHUR C. HADDEN

MR. STEPHEN P. HANCHURUCK & MRS. LAURIE HANCHURUCKTHE HONORABLE TONI HARPLEIGH HIGGINSJENNIFER HIGHSMITHSUSAN HUNTINGTONATTORNEY ELIZABETH M. INKSTERATTORNEY ANTHONY J. INTERLANDIMS. CINTHIA L. JOHNSONATTORNEY SCOTT JONESATTORNEY TRACY C. KAMMERERPAUL KNAGDR. HESUNG C. KOHMS. LOUISE HARTERMARY M. HIRSCHOFFJAY & MARJORIE HIRSHFIELDDR. ROBERT A. HORWITZ & MRS. CARLA M. HORWITZATTORNEY JONATHAN KATZEMILY KOHATTORNEY MICHAEL A. LAVORGNAMS. BONNIE LEONDOROTHY LEWISJOSEPH LOPEZMS. SANDRA MALMQUISTATTORNEY ADAM MANTZARISMS. JILL E. MARTINATTORNEY AMY MARXMARJAN MASHHADIPROFESSOR HARRY MAZADOORIANMR. EDWARD T. MCMAHONMS. JANE MCNICHOLATTORNEY ELIZABETH L. MCMAHONATTORNEY BETH MERKINATTORNEY ALICE S. MISKIMINATTORNEY STEPHEN G. MURPHY & MRS. CAROLYN MURPHYATTORNEY MICHAEL D. NEUBERT & ATTORNEY DEBORAH M. NEUBERTDR. JAMES C. NIEDERMAN & MRS. MIRIAM C. NIEDERMANATTORNEY SUSAN B. NOBLEMANMR. WILLIAM D. NORDHAUS & MRS. BARBARA F. NORDHAUSATTORNEY JOHN M. PARESE & MRS. LYN PARESEPAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON, GARRISON CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDATTORNEY CHARLES A. PILLSBURY & MS. ALICE DE V. PERRYPROFESSOR JEAN KOH PETERSATTORNEY MATTHEW R. PETERSONMS. HALINA PLATT & MR. THOMAS S. PLATTMRS. ALICE E. POOLEATTORNEY KAREN I. REDLICHPROF. JUDITH RESNIKMS. LOURDES RIVERAMR. STEWART E. ROSENBLUMATTORNEY WILLIAM M. RUBENSTEIN & MS. JUDITH EISENBERGMS. JOANNE SACCIOATTORNEY STEPHEN L. SALTZMANATTORNEY ELLEN SCALETTAR & DR. ROBERT SCALETTARMR. DAVID W. SCHNEIDER & MRS. VIRGINIA G. SCHNEIDERDR. MARC D. SCHWARTZ & MRS. ANNE SCHWARTZROBIN SHEAATTORNEY ERIC P. SMITHDR. & MRS. SYDNEY SPIESELGARY & JANET SPINNERMARTHA J. SULLIVANATTORNEY ROBERT L. SWEENEY JR.STANLEY & JANE TAMARKINATTORNEY SHELDON TOUBMANATTORNEY STANLEY A. TWARDYATTORNEY MARC VALLEN & ATTORNEY ERICA L. WARDLETHE HONORABLE CHRISTINE S. VERTEFEUILLEMR. BARRY VINE & MRS. HYLA VINEMS. JACQUELINE WARD & MR. BARRY J. WATERSATTORNEY MICHAEL J. WHALENATTORNEY JAMES C. WHITNEY & ELIZABETH WHITNEY

ATTORNEY JOHN WILLIAMSMS. SANDRA M. WILMOREPROFESSOR MIKE WISHNIE & MS. CATHY EDWARDSATTORNEY KRISTEN L. ZAEHRINGERMR. JON ZONDERMAN & DR. LAUREL SHADERMR.

DONORS UP TO $99ATTORNEY ELIZABETH K. ACEEMS. VICKI ACKERJANE ADINOLFIATTORNEY ARNOLD V. AMORE IIATTORNEY DONALD W. ANDERSON & MRS. SUSAN E. ANDERSONATTORNEY CHARLES R. ANDRESATTORNEY ROBERT A. AXELROD & MRS. KATRINA AXELRODMR. & MRS. PHILIP BALDINIJOSHUA BARBEROMRS. MURIEL BANQUERMS. LINDA BARONEMR. RANDALL R. BEACH & MS. JENNIFER J. KAYLINJANE & CHRISTOPHER BEDDALLATTORNEY RICHARD G. BELLMS. MARSHA R. B. BELLERPEGGY & BARRY BERMANATTORNEY LAWRENCE W. BERLINER & MRS. DEBORAH J. BERLINERMR. HENRY BERLINER & MS. MICKEY KAVANAGHJEROME & BELLA BERSONATTORNEY MARGARET J. BERTHOLDRAPHAEL BIDNERLANA BLUEGEDUSTIN BROCKNERJENNIFER BROOKSMS. MARY BUCHANANATTORNEY MAUREEN E. BURNSATTORNEY MARIA A. CAHILLATTORNEY JANE M. CARLOZZIMR. RICHARD CARROLL & MS. BARBARA ROACHMRS. CARMELINA M. CARTAATTORNEY DENICE DARO CHANDLERMICHELLE CHOJADE CHONG-SMITHLAURA & WAYNE CLARKTHE HONORABLE BARBARA A. COPPETOMS. DIANE COVERTHE HONORABLE JULIETT L. CRAWFORDKATHERINE CULBERTMR. JOHN CUYLERBENJAMIN DELMONICOATTORNEY KAREN DEMEOLAMAYUR DESAIMS. DEBORAH DESIRTHE HONORABLE ANTOINETTE L. DUPONTMS. PAMELA ELLMANMS. BETTE ELLSWORTHPROFESSOR DANIEL ESTY & MS. ELIZABETH ESTYATTORNEY MARILYN B. FAGELSONATTORNEY ALISA N. FAYMS. KATHRYN FEIDELSONJOSHUA FISHERR.S FISHMANATTORNEY EDWARD J. FITZGERALDATTORNEY STEPHEN J. FITZGERALDKATHLEEN FLAHERTYATTORNEY STEVEN FLOMAN & MRS. SUSAN K. FLOMANATTORNEY ROBERTA S. FRIEDMANATTORNEY KELLY GAERTNERGERALD GALEERIC GALLANTATTORNEY ROBERT T. GRADOVILLEATTORNEY JULIA B. GEIBATTORNEY JEFF GENTESJUANITA GHOLSTONREGINA GREBLAMS. ANNETT GREENESTEVEN GREENBERGBETSY GOLDBERGMS. CAROLYN E. GONTARSKI

STEPHEN & FRANCES GRODZINSKYJUDGE JANE K. GROSSMAN & MR. JONATHAN E. KUPSONROBERT & JOAN HANDSCHUMACHERRACHEL K. HEEREMAKYLE HOPKINSATTORNEY AMANDA J. KAPLANTHE HONORABLE BURTON A. KAPLANTHOMAS KEEGANYOUNG-HEE KIMATTORNEY ANDREW S. KNOTTATTORNEY JOHN K. KNOTT, JR.MS. SANDRA KOOREJIAN & MR. KIRK A. SPRINGSTEDATTORNEY JOHN F. LEONARDATTORNEY MOLLY S. LEVANWILLIAM LONGPATRICIA LOVINGRUTH MAGRAWATTORNEY ILAN MARKUSMICHAEL MARTINEZATTORNEY SUSAN R. MEREDITHMR. CHRISTOPHER MUSTOATTORNEY PATRICIA NIELSENGREGORY NOFIATTORNEY DAVID G. PARENT & MRS. CATHY J. PARENTATTORNEY LAWRENCE D. PAELETMS. SUSAN PAPAATTORNEY JOHN PARESEJOSHUA PARSONSMS. ESTHER R. PEARSONMR. NORMAN PECCINIATTORNEY RAPHAEL L. PODOLSKYRABBI JAMES E. PONET & MRS. ELANA PONETJUNE POSESATTORNEY TIMOTHY P. POTHINATTORNEY DAVID R. PURVISMAURA M. PURZYCKIATTORNEY RENEE REDMANMS. ANGELA ROBINSONMS. BETH ROSENATTORNEY ELLEN ROSENTHALDIANE DASKAL RUBENDR. & MRS. JOSEPH D. SACCIOMRS. PIETRINA SAPPERNATTORNEY JUDITH A. SARATHYHARRY SANCHEZMR. JAMES SCHAFFBETSY SCHULMANATTORNEY JAMES J. SILKATTORNEY STEPHEN SILLERMR. DAVID SIMONBARRY SILVERMANMS. MIRIAM G. SOMMERDR. HAROLD STERN & DR. SANDRA BOLTAX-STERNPROFESSOR SHEILA TAUB & DR. ARTHUR TAUBMARIA VELEZMS. DONNA VINCIMR. MATTHEW WALLACKATTORNEY STUART G. WARNERMR. GEORGE WENTWORTH & MS. BARBARA WENTWORTHATTORNEY HOWARD J. WICKERATTORNEY ROBERT M. WONNEBERGERATTORNEY KAREN E. YATESATTORNEY MARTIN ZELDISMICHAEL & LINDA ZELLERATTORNEY NORMAN ZOLOT

Please accept our apologies and sincere thanks if we have omitted your name from our member firm and donor lists, or if we have made a typographical error. Please notify us of any errors at snofi@nhlegal.org so we can make the appropriate correction. We appreciate everyone who supports the programs and services offered at New Haven Legal Assistance.

CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ My lawyer was great, told me all my options and found many errors in the landlord’s billing which reduced my bill. She saved my home and not just for me but for my four children.”

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“ Everyone was very courteous from the receptionist to my lawyer, who was superior in every way. Thank you very much.”

“ Very professional and very caring. The service I got was great and my lawyer was awesome. Thank you again and God bless you.”