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Moving Forward

To Our Dedicated Friends and Supporters:

Recent years have brought tremendous material success to many of our fellow citizens. But our vision of a community where poverty is not a barrier to those who seek to resolve family law matters is far from a reality. To the contrary, poverty remains the defining impediment to justice for many of our brothers and sisters. I am proud to report that the ability of the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law to provide no-cost legal services to those most in need remains robust. Through our unique model, whereby an attorney-client relationship is formed with each client, the Center serves approximately 1,000 clients each year. Those clients have an average monthly household income of a little more than $900.

Many of you know that the Center is in the second year of the Century Campaign. The centerpiece of our annual fundraising efforts used to be an annual Theater Benefit. But we determined that the Theater Benefit consumed too many resources – both monetary and staff time – that could be better used to serve our clients. Under the leadership of Larry A. Ginsberg, the Century Campaign has replaced the Theater Benefit as our primary development vehicle and has been an unqualified success. Our resources are now devoted to those to whom they were intended – the poorest members of our community who seek assistance with a family law issue.

I am honored to report that our indefatigable Executive Director Betty L. Nordwind was recently honored by the State Bar of California as the 2014 Loren Miller Legal Services Award recipient. This is a lifetime achievement award that is given annually to a lawyer who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to extending legal services to the poor. Under the leadership of Betty, our outstanding staff provides

legal representation to our clients, which is second to none.

Finally, serving 1,000 clients annually would not be possible without our volunteers – including lawyers, paralegals, and law students – who provide more than 10,000 hours of service annually. Because of these volunteers, the Center is able to accept far more clients, with more complex and time-consuming cases, than it could if dependent only upon staff. Without the generosity of our volunteers, the Center as we know it simply could not function, and hundreds of prospective clients would be turned away each year.

To each of our donors, staff members, and volunteers, I cannot thank you enough for making the work of the Center possible. With your continued support, we will continue to achieve our core mission of protecting victims of domestic violence and improving the well-being of children living in poverty.

David P. ShebbyPresident, Board of Directors

Advisory Council 2012–2013

Gisselle AcevedoLeroy BacaLeah M. BishopHon. Kenneth A. Black, (Ret.) Hon. Aviva Bobb, (Ret.)Jeff BuhaiBruce ClemensHon. Isabel R. Cohen, (Ret.)Bruce CoopermanEmily Shappell Edelman**Judith R. Forman (Chair)Paula KaneTracy Farryl Katz

Robert KaufmanStephen A. KolodnyHon. Veronica Simmons McBeth, (Ret.)Joan Patsy Ostroy (Co-founder)Patricia PhillipsHon. Robert Schnider, (Ret.)Judith Salkow ShapiroPaul TanakaSorrell TropeLaura A. WasserSusan E. Wiesner **Member of Advisory Council for 2013 Only

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A Thank You from our President

Board of Directors 2012

Jessica A. Uzcategui | PresidentEmily Shappell Edelman | Vice President, SecretaryWilliam Scott Mowrey, Jr. | Treasurer

Susan C. AlkerStephanie M. BarnettKalyani R. ChirraJorja CiriglianaCarole H. CohenValerie CohenLorrina M. DuffyDavid Ettinger

William J. GlucksmanPatty KestinLouise NixonCandice K. RogersTrina L. SaundersDavid P. ShebbyJody Bell TicknorSam Wald

Board of Directors 2013

Jessica A. Uzcategui | PresidentLouise Nixon | Vice PresidentDavid P. Shebby | SecretaryWilliam Scott Mowrey, Jr. | Treasurer

Susan C. AlkerStephanie M. BarnettKalyani R. ChirraJorja CiriglianaCarole H. CohenAndrew DeBlockLorrina M. Duffy

Marie EbersbacherDavid EttingerWilliam J. GlucksmanCandice K. RogersTrina L. SaundersJody Bell TicknorJames L. White

Ex OfficioAlso members of the Advisory CouncilYolande C. Adelson *Blanche C. BerschVera Brown-Curtis *Valerie Cohen Carolyn DeFrancescoMablean Ephriam (Co-founder)Deborah Ewing

Larry A. GinsbergFahi Takesh Hallin Nedra JenkinsSusan R. StockelBeverly A. Williams

* Deceased

These days, Marguerite radiates the confidence of someone who has taken charge of her life. What a difference from the desperate woman who sought help from the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law to keep herself and her children safe from her abusive husband. Here is Marguerite’s story, in her own words:

“When I got married with Jorge* he’d hit me. When he found out I was pregnant he stopped for a while but when I was seven months, he kicked me. I was sent to the hospital. I told him that I was going to tell the doctor. He begged me not to because they’d send him to jail. I didn’t tell. When I was pregnant with our second child he tried to strangle me with a pillow. That’s how it went.

“When the boys were 5 and 6 years old, Jorge just left. I found an apartment and supported us alone. A year later he bought a house and convinced me to

it on my own. I learned how to navigate the court system and present myself in court. I feel brave and empowered.”

Marguerite returned recently to the Center to thank staff members who helped her master the legal system on her own and fight for custody of her children. The years of abuse in their home took its toll on Marguerite and her children, but together they are growing, healing and re-building their relationships, one step at a time. *Names have been changed to protect our client’s privacy.

come back—and I did because I always felt responsible. But it was exactly the same. He told me I was worthless and that he wanted me to leave. He hit me again. I decided that this was going to be the last time and called the police. I had no idea what was going on after that—I got (criminal protective) papers in the mail.

“I went to court and told the (criminal) judge, ‘I have two sons with this man and he does not want to help me. I want him to.’ The judge said that this was not the court to ask for that and I had to ask for a divorce. I filed and I thought that was all I had to do. Jorge tried to harm me by keeping our kids from me but he really ended up hurting our sons.

“When I came to the Center I wanted custody of my kids. I always fought for their custody but it simply cannot be done quickly—it’s step by step. Although the Center lawyers didn’t always give me the answers I wanted to hear, they always told me what would work. With all the advice and help I had from the Center, I was able to go to court and do

Staff 2012–2013

Betty L. Nordwind | Executive DirectorHeidi Slater | Deputy Director

Fred H. Emmer | Senior Supervising AttorneyCheryl Segal | Senior Staff AttorneyNina Combellack | Staff Attorney/Pro Bono ManagerRehema Rhodes Williams | Staff Attorney/Pro Bono Manager

Meredith Alexander | Staff AttorneyJacqueline Klein | Staff Attorney/ Irmas Foundation FellowHolly Leonard | Staff AttorneyPablo Schlueter-Corey | Staff AttorneyJudith Schwartz-Behar | Staff AttorneyKatherine Ojeda Stewart | Staff Attorney/Equal Justice FellowElvira Castillo | Senior Client AssistantKarina Estrella | Senior Supervising Client AssistantMelissa Adams | Client AssistantCamille Arca | Client AssistantNoemi Hidalgo | Client AssistantIsabel Tovar | Client AssistantGlorimar Pagan | Office ManagerAlyson Weeces | Office ManagerNicola Kennedy | Volunteer CoordinatorErin Kimmel | Development AssociateLauren Sisson | Development and Communications AssociateEsther Castillo | Administrative AssistantEunice Castillo | Administrative AssistantAlline Lee | Administrative AssistantCatalina Esquivel | Program Assistant

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In Her Own Words

“I feel brave and empowered.”

The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law offers a variety of free services throughout Los Angeles County, which is home to some of the poorest families in the nation. The average client of the Center is a single parent with one child living on less than $11,000 a year. In order to meet the growing need for legal services, the Center continues to innovate and implement key programs and provide direct representation for low-income individuals, families and children. For clients of the Center, the experience and knowledge they acquire through involvement with staff and volunteers has a long-term, positive impact on their lives and the lives of their children for years after.

Since its inception, the Center has established several pioneering programs. Pro Per is a model for self-help assistance throughout the United States. It empowers clients to represent themselves effectively in court, building self-esteem and fostering independence in the process.

When clients cannot represent themselves due to factors such as severe abuse or complex legal issues, the Pro Bono Panel utilizes the services of private practitioners who donate

Our Programstheir time to represent them. Persons with mental disabilities oftentimes face particular challenges in the courts stemming from fear, bias and misunderstanding, and the Center makes special efforts to assist them through the Mental Health Project.

Nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,800 persons assisted throughout 2012 and 2013 were low-income women, primarily of color with children, the majority who reported being victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Project offers services, which include legal protection from an abusive partner, custody, visitation and support orders, as well as social service and immigration assistance to ensure a stable, safe and economically secure household free of violence.

The Community College and Neighborhood Outreach Program plays an important role in helping community college students who are experiencing domestic violence stay in school and complete their education. The Center presents day-long legal counseling and group educational sessions at community colleges and provides similar services at non-profit agency sites. In addition to its Community College program, the Center has broad outreach in the Los Angeles community bringing the law office to

neighborhoods and people. In the two year period of this Report, Harriett Buhai Center staff and volunteers worked 82 days in the community providing direct legal assistance—at government centers, colleges, and non-profit agencies. At the same time, the Center provided 22 legal education programs to over 650 community members.

In response to another growing need, the Center designed the Family Reunification and Reentry Program for post-incarcerated women, most of whom are mothers and victims of domestic violence. The program provides direct legal assistance and educational workshops on family violence, child custody and welfare to facilitate the healthy reunification of families and reduce the rate of recidivism.

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“I call the attorneys at the Center my Dream Team because they worked so diligently on my case.”—B.B., former client

I received so much more than just the help filling out the right forms. The Center helps you feel empowered.”—K.R., former client

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IN MEMORIAM

Betty Hoffenberg, a dedicated supporter of social justice causes who became a lawyer late in life, was an unwavering friend of the Harriett Buhai Center for more than a quarter century.

“She was a firm believer in the significance of law to promote opportunity, equality and protections,” said her younger son, Professor Peter Hoffenberg.

“The Buhai Center was important because she believed in its mission and understood that it was succeeding in that mission, a very difficult one,” he said.

Betty fulfilled a lifelong dream when she passed the bar on her first attempt at age 66. About that time, she heard the Center’s then-new Executive Director Betty Nordwind speak on a panel at UCLA Law School, introduced herself and became an enthusiastic volunteer and loyal supporter.

“She really supported our growth. She believed in what we were doing. Because of her steadfastness, she was there to support the changes that we’ve made,” Nordwind said.

Betty S. HoffenbergSeptember 12, 1922—October 26, 2013

Dolores Portillo, a former staff member and volunteer who held a close relationship with the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law for over a decade, who made people in need feel welcome during their contact with the Center. She greeted people who were desperate for help and integrated them into the services offered.

“She related to our clients and understood their struggles,” Executive Director Betty Nordwind said. “She certainly understood the power of change. She believed in how the Center could help our clients transform their lives.”

Dolores embraced change herself. A native of New Mexico, she grew up near downtown Los Angeles. As a single mother, she juggled two jobs to raise her three children and rose to a managerial position at a large bank in LA.

“Dolores had a lot of spirit. She had a lot of opinions and embraced her job 100 percent. She really did love the Center, and she was loyal to us. I really admired her fortitude,” Nordwind said.

Dolores PortilloOctober 22, 1939—August 31, 2013

Through the Fatherhood Project, the Center in collaboration with Children’s Institute Inc. conducts seminars and workshops on child support, custody, visitation and other topics for low-income fathers completing cases in Children’s Court. The project encourages low-income dads to become more active, nurturing and responsible participants in the lives of their children. Throughout 2012 and 2013, Center staff and volunteers educated over 300 low-income dads at 21 community presentations, in addition to the provision of individual legal assistance.

In 2013, the Center established a new service program to address the needs

of women veterans who are victims of domestic abuse. The Domestic Violence Outreach for Women Veterans Project educates female service members about intimate partner violence and where help

can be received, and also offers service providers information about screening patients and referrals.

Volunteers are the backbone of the Center and the Volunteer and Law Student Development Program offers attorneys, law students, paralegals and other professionals an opportunity to give back to our local community. The Center maintains an active group of over

300 volunteers, who enable the Center to double the amount of legal services it provides each year. Center volunteers donated over 31,000 hours, combined with more than 25,000 hours produced by staff attorneys and paralegals, for more than 56,000 hours of free legal assistance provided during the two year period. The Center places special focus on recruiting law students who will become the public interest lawyers of the future.

“While interning at the Center, I always felt that my opinions and work were valued. My experience there has shown me that the best way to learn is by doing.”—Brittany Gorin, former law student intern

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Annually, the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law honors its volunteers for their exemplary service. The Center is proud to recognize the 2012 and 2013 Volunteer Award recipients and have our readers learn more about what motivates them to help.

Outstanding Volunteer Service

Hall of FameRobert Moss (2012-2013)

Frances Wender Kandel Volunteer of the YearNora Kavner (2012)Iran Hopkins (2013)

Robert Moss Hall of Fame 2012-2013

When Robert Moss began volunteering at the Center in 2004 he wanted to learn more about family law and to help people in need. He achieved that, and more.

“I’ve grown personally and professionally through my work at the Center,” he said. “I’ve learned to listen better and be more patient with people who are under a great deal of stress.

“I’ve found that through my work at the Center, the more that you give, the more you receive in

terms of confidence, fulfillment and happiness. I think I’m a much better person because it’s less about me, and more about being part of the community.”

Much of the credit goes to the Center’s staff, he said. “The staff is very caring and knowledgeable from the top to bottom, and the bottom to the top. That’s the force behind it all,” he said.

“I think we all want to make a difference. At the Center, we do that one person at a time. When we lift one person up, I think we lift all of us up.”

Irán Hopkins Frances Wender Kandel Volunteer of the Year Award, 2013

Working with clients who are at a crisis point in their lives has allowed Irán Hopkins to develop and practice her skills as a lawyer and counselor.

“People come in so upset, so emotionally raw from dealing with the traumas of life. I tell clients all the time that the hard part was making the decision to come to the Center,” she said. “You should view this as one door closing and another one opening.”

She said the Center’s Self-Help program enables clients to walk through that open door.

“Over time, with the help of the Center, they gain access to the courts, they learn about their rights, and they come to understand what resources and options are available to them,” she said.

“They generally feel liberated and ready to start the next chapter of their life.”

Christine TwiningTen Years of Service Award, 2013

Christine Twining was in her second year of law school when she began volunteering at the Center. It’s no exaggeration to say that the experience changed the course of her professional life.

“It completely confirmed that I wanted to go into this area of law,” she said. “I got a lot of practical experience. I was interviewing, talking directly with clients, drafting letters, drafting legal documents.”

It enriched her life in other ways, as well. “I always say that, yes, we’re volunteering, but the reason we’re doing it is we get something really special out of it. It’s great to feel like we’re making a difference,” she said.

Twining has been impressed by the Center’s growth on several fronts through the years, including developing new programs such as Family Reunification and ReEntry for mothers who are incarcerated, and in raising the efficiency of its fundraising efforts.

“I love the fact that so much of every dollar donated goes to programs,” she said.

Tala Davis New Volunteer of the Year Award, 2013

For Tala Davis, volunteering at the Center has helped her gain a new perspective on life.

“You see people who overcome all of these obstacles—they have to take a bus, they have to do all kinds of things just to make it to Harriett Buhai. Some of it is not physical, it’s mental and emotional, and they do it,” she said.

“You have to give people respect, and it puts your life in perspective.”

Davis said she is inspired by the courage and resilience of the Center’s clients, and by the dedication of its staff.

“You see how well they meet the needs of their clients, and you see how much need there is,” she said.

“I think any of us who become a part of that, we hold that with us no matter where we go.”

Pro Bono Volunteer of the YearMerlyn Hernandez (2012)Karen Rosin (2013)

New Volunteer of the YearTala Davis (2012)Stephen Goodin (2013)

Distinguished ServiceJames Green (2013)

25 Years of ServiceMercy Fresno (2013)Lauren Petkin (2013)

20 Years of ServiceGraham Sherr (2013)

15 Years of ServiceDavid Ettinger (2012)Janet Casey (2013)Roger Halfhide (2013)Carol Palumbo (2013)

10 Years of ServiceRobert Moss (2013)Ellen Peck (2013)Adalberto Pena (2013)Wilson Quan (2013)Christine Twining (2013)

2012–2013 VOLUNTEER AWARD RECIPIENTS

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Meet Our Volunteers

Nicole AbboudIman AbdellaJeremiah AbrigoJoel AcuarioOscar AcunaPatience AgbenyadzieRandi AkasakiCibeles AlcarazWynne AlexanderHoney Kessler AmadoNathalie AmirDebbie AnZoraida AndersonCarolina AndradeLindsay ArchieConcepcion ArechabalaMyra ArredondoRoger AuSuzanne AustinMartha AvilaMonica AyalaRotimi AyanbekuCynthia AyonElizabeth AyralDavid AzarLeila AzariAndrew BabbittRashan BarnesYixi BarrientosJean BeatyKimberly McReynolds BellJoselyn BeltranSondra BenNaEimSarah BensingerBarbara BergenRobin BergerSteven BermanKristin BernsteinAlina BershatskiViolett BeyderLeah BishopTaylor BouchardMargo BouchetAna Bowman-RiveraRick BoydstonJohnna BoylanMaria BravoJoanna BrayninShane BrengleKimberly BrittsMelissa BuchmanSande BuhaiNanette BuonetoCharian CaesarAshley CaldwellTheresa CalimagAna CalleSara CamposJanet CanonLong CaoKristine CapellCheryl CarneyLiana CarterJanet CaseyAndrea CasterEsther CastilloEzequiel CastilloGeorgina CettoFaviola ChaidezJohn ChasonMike ChiccoLillian Chin

Alexandra ChiricoAnthony ChoStephen ChongSolveig ChristiansenAustin ChungVictor CisnerosBenjamin ClementsTeresa CoeRam CoganCarole CohenJessica CohenValerie CohenMary ConteRandi CooperEmily CuattoLiza CunananArcadio DaErin DabbsMuky DaiCara DanemanErik DavisTala DavisRachel DavisDesiree De SurraCarolyn DeFrancescoMary DerparseghianAlyssa DickersonMarina DiniDiana DiskinLaura DivenCosme DominguezJames DooleyMaricela DoradoJohn DouglasNina DruckerEbony DuckettLia DuncanSanaz DunnEmily Shappell EdelmanAmelia EdwardsDonald EisenbergCathie EnriquezElvia EnriquezElizabeth EricksonPerla EsquivelDavid EttingerDeborah EwingRobert FairfieldEthan FallonSheryl FearsCorey FeldmanDeitra FernandesTracy FinkRose FinmoreRebecca FischerAlejandra FloresElizabeth FloresBernice FongLeeah FontaineKatherine ForsterBenjamin FreidmanMercedes FresnoAngela FresquezAlexander FuquaEmma GagliardiLouis GalazVeronica GalazLily GallegosMel GalvezLin GanSusana GarciaDonald Gardiner

Phallen GaskinAnn GatsiMaria Gaucin-CamposMilly GaydosHannah GellerSarah GettingsHadassa GilbertLarry GinsbergAnnie GlassMeaghan GlisczinskiWilliam GlucksmanKarina GodoyBlythe GolayVictoria GoldfarbCarlos GomezMonique GonzalezStephen GoodinDiane GoodmanBrittany GorinMary Elizabeth GrantMatthew GraysonJames GreenErin GreyLinda GrossMichael GuerreroLuella HairstonRoger HalfhideStefanie HallFahi Takesh HallinRoland HamiltonThomas HaraikawaMary HarenburgJamilla HarrisJullian Harris-CalvinMatilda HartounianKatie HeersemaClifford HeldDiane HenryMerlyn HernandezElisa HerrmannCiera HertzogJulia HighKristen HirashimaAgnes HoTiffany HolmCarrie HolmesIran HopkinsMichelle HopkinsKayla HoracekJulie HusmoeMadiina HusseinSheral HydeAmy IfurungJeffrey ImermanNicole JabsonKevin JangTiffany JohnsonAndrew JonesTaufiki JoshuaHeather KadegLaurence KaldorJeffrey KatzNora KavnerTara KearnsAlexis KellySamira KermaniMichelle KhouryElisabete KimJulia KimSoo KimJi Young KimMarcia KislingerJacqueline KleinJesse KoppinLaurie KoscielakDena KravitzRuth KremenMichael KretzmerBindu KundanmalDaniel KupersteinShani KupfermanJulia Shear KushnerSusan KussinAna La Shier

The Center is proud to recognize the nearly 500 attorneys, paralegals, law graduates, law students and community volunteers, who donated over 31,000 hours of free legal assistance to Center clients from January 2012 through December 2013.

Leona LamJuan LandaNicole LasseubeKatherine LawrenceBeverly LazarusKris Le FanArthur LeachBenjamin LeeDaniel LeeSharlene LeeAnne LemusIman LemusCecilia LeonHalie LeonardHolly LeonardJennifer LeongBarry LevyEd Allan LindainJeannine LombardAdriana LopezRolando LopezBrittany LopezKelley LoweCharles LozanoAmanda LucasMary LundDeanny LunguMinh LuongJohn MacaulayMichael MacDonaldYeni MaddoxEdith MadridCarolyn MakupsonAmarpreet MalikKarin MangerMargaret MaraschinoDavid MarcusDvorah MarkmanAndres MarquezHector MarquezAlma MartinezAnthony MartinezNicole MartinezYxzthlallytth MartinezNicole MaruyamaDaniel McAlisterMichelle McCarthyJames McCullaughBrody McKelveyDarrell McKnightMelissa McNairSuzanna MegrabyanSydney MehringerDean MellorAida MelvinVanessa MerazChante MezzeraGreg MichalakAmy MilesSara MilitelloElie MillerGrace MitsuhataAnn ModerMaricruz MoghaddamLimor MojdehiazadRicardo MontellanoCamille Moore-HunleySandra MorenoJennifer MorraLinda Russano MorraRobert MossClaudia MunozMichael Murillo-ZunigaKatherine MyersDenise NardiAmerica NavarroAmy NeimanRitzel NgoAnh NguyenDenise NguyenLan NguyenMyle NguyenNicole Nichols-HegazyLouise Nixon

Brian NobeNegar NosratKatrina NovakSandra NuttAnn OakleafIgnatius Uju Ogbogu Fabianna OlivaresChris OlsenYahera OropezaLisa Barkin OxleyEllin PalmerCarol PalumboTigran PalyanKatherine ParaderoClarissa ParkEbrahim ParsakiaSanjay PaulEdward PausicEllen PeckIlona PeltynAdalberto PenaTania PereiraJose PerezJennifer PetersLauren PetkinJeff PhillipsJill PianoLeticia PinonKatherine PodeinAdriana PorrasAlex PortHoward PosnerNancy PradoArathi PremkumarMichael PrestonMarta PriceEstela PruceLidia PuenteJessica PurecoCarmen QuallsWilson QuanMark RademacherHugo RamirezSandra RamirezMaria RamonBeatriz RamosScheherazade RastegarErin ReismanClaudia RibetNatasha RiggsMarcia RittikaidacharJulie Rivera-CooLynette Berg RobeKaren Barlevi RobertsOdetta RobinsonCandice RogersRodolfo RomoRuth RoseCharles RosenbergLisa RosenbergSarah RosenblattKaren RosinMaxine RosinThomas RoundsBrenda RuizJudith RushlowIan RussMarshall RutterHamid SafaviBrett SaffordChristine SalibDanielle SalkaNatasha SaltzJamie San GabrielDaniel SanchezJoanna SanchezMayra SanchezRobyn SantucciJennifer SaundersLori SchaffhauserHon. Robert Schnider, (Ret.)Elizabeth Potter ScullyMaxine SealeyRobles Sergio

Francesca ShahrouzDavid ShebbyGraham SherrSreoshi Datta ShethWarren ShiellJesus SilvaJennifer SkolnickHortense SnowerStephanie SolomosLynn SoodikShumika SookdeoConnie SotoHector SotoJenna SpatzLance SpiegelMarshall SpiegelOlga SpilmanDaniel SpitzerMaya SpitzerJohn Thomas St. ClairPenny Ramos St. JohnMarean Spero SteenTheresa SteenIris SteinCori StockmanAnthony StormJennifer StormDeborah SunKacey SurrattRegina TathumLaurie TaylorMary TestGolden ThrowerJodi Bell TicknorRebecca TierneyEdwin TobarJoseph TorriPaul TranDavid TreymanSerine TsudaVicotria TsylinaChristine TwiningJ.B. TwomeyElena UliantzeffMaribel UriosteguiTeresa Vargas ValdesGuadalupe ValdezBrigette VargasRichard VasquezCrystal VenturaTodd VigusCynthia VillaNora Venegas WagnerRodena WaldmannTobie WaxmanAissa WayneStaci WeinzoffMary WeissDella WelchJames WhiggamMary Dinius WhiteMichael WhiteMichael WhitmarshCarol WidmerRehema Rhodes WilliamsPatricia WilliamsAnnie WishingradAlexa WolffChloe WolmanEva WoodMerrick WoodardJustin YuMarina ZakiyanHeather ZaksonGina ZaragozaLaura ZaragozaBassma ZebibChenchen ZhangTeresa ZhenStuart ZimringErin Zivic

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Attorney Larry A. Ginsberg and Hon. Isabel R. Cohen (Ret.) are among the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law’s most dedicated supporters. Their principles, values and ideals are aligned with the Center’s mission, and their continuous investment of time, talent and funds has made fulfilling its goals possible. They offer their thoughts on the growth of the Center.

“The Center has become a force in the world of family law in the state of California, not just the county of Los Angeles,” said Cohen, a founding board member.

“It has made law which effects poor people, and it has been a model for the nonprofit law community. It has trained many, many lawyers,” she said.

Today, the Center is moving forward with the Century Campaign, which directs the organization’s limited resources and staff time toward its core mission of providing free legal assistance and education to low-income clients.

Impact for Generations

The Center decided to forego its annual Theater Benefit and Buhai Brunch, and sowed the seeds for the Century Campaign—the new, annual initiative to raise support for its innovative programs and services.

The Century Campaign enables the Center to use donor contributions in the most productive way possible. By redirecting valuable funds and staff time

The Century Campaign

once expended for entertainment toward hands-on assistance and programs, the Center reduced fundraising expenses by nearly 60%. The Center has accomplished what means the most to its supporters: more money directly allocated for assisting low-income families, children and victims of domestic violence.

In 2013, the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law made a big change.

Forward-thinking, the Century Campaign ensures a thriving future for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law for generations to come.

“A larger percentage of the dollar goes to the reason for the Center’s existence, which is the attainment of social justice for poor people who are otherwise locked out of the courtroom,” Cohen said.

Ginsberg, who leads the Century Campaign, endorses the new fundraising model for that reason. “As a donor, if I know that a significantly greater percentage of the money that I give is going directly to services that the Center provides to the community, I’m a happy man,” he said.

According to Ginsberg, the benefits of the Center’s work are incalculable. “The Center is not just providing domestic violence assistance to one woman or one man or helping one woman or one man gain financial assistance from his or her spouse to support the kids,” he said.

“Pulling one individual or one family out of that cycle and getting them to a better place has immeasurable benefits. Everything the Center does has impact for generations.”

“The Center has become a force in the world of family law in the state of California, not just the county of Los Angeles.”—Hon. Isabel R. Cohen (Ret.)

“As a donor, if I know that a significantly greater percentage of the money that I give is going directly to services that the Center provides to the community, I’m a happy man.”—Larry A. Ginsberg, attorney, CFLS

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Our Donors

Leader ($50,000+)Harris · Ginsberg LLP

Champion ($40,000-49,999)CMM, LLPJaffe and Clemens

Guardian ($30,000-39,999)Law Offices of Judith R. Forman, P.C. Ms. Gene H. LePereMayer Hoffman McCann, P.C., CPAs

Sustainer ($20,000-29,999)Audrey and Sydney Irmas Charitable FoundationKolodny Law GroupHon. Jill S. Robbins, (Ret.) and Robert W. EisfelderSusan R. StockelSorrell and Linda TropeWasser, Cooperman & Carter, P.C.David and Susan Wilstein

Partner ($10,000-19,999)Angels FoundationLeah M. Bishop and Gary M. YaleDavid Bohnett FoundationGursey | Schneider LLPLoeb & Loeb, LLPMeyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers LLPSusan Steinhauser and Daniel GreenbergWasserman FoundationWhite, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt LLP

Benefactor ($5,000-9,999)Greg and Susan AlkerRon J. Anfuso, CPA, ABV, CFF, CDFA, FABFAAnonymousDiane and Noel ApplebaumThe California EndowmentKalyani Chirra and Peter SimonHon. Isabel R. Cohen, (Ret.) and Paul F. CohenLaw Offices of Emily Shappell EdelmanDavid and Susan EttingerFeinberg, Mindel, Brandt & Klein, LLPGigi V. Fitzmorris

Fox Rothschild LLPFreid and Goldsman, APLCMercedes FresnoHargrave & Hargrave, CPAsHorvitz & Levy LLPStanley Iezman and Nancy Stark/ American Realty AdvisorsJacobson Scully Shebby LLPLaw Office of Paula KaneRobert S. and K.C. KaufmanDenise, Sheldon, Dena and Jason KravitzVivian LandauAlexandra Leichter, Ariel Leichter-Maroko and Jenna C. SpatzQDRO Counsel Inc., APC- Louise Nixon, Esq., PresidentPaula and Aaron NordwindJoan Patsy Ostroy and James R. EliaserPhillips Lerner, A Law CorporationDonald and Suzanne Randolph/ Randolph & AssociatesSacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise, LLPHon. John H. Sandoz, (Ret.) and Ms. Beverley Morgan-SandozCori B. Steinberg, Esq.Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson FoundationWalzer & Melcher LLPYoung, Spiegel & Lee, LLP

Patron ($2,500-4,999)1st Century BankAdelman & Seide, LLPAllred, Maroko & GoldbergHon. Aviva Bobb, (Ret.)Johnna K. Boylan, Esq.Law Office of Kappy K. BristolBrot & Gross, LLPJeff Buhai and Suzanne RosenblattButer, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce LLPCarole and Leslie CohenCore Wealth Management, LLCDonald S. EisenbergFriedman & FriedmanGlassman, Browning, Saltsman & Jacobs, Inc.Bill and Janet GlucksmanHahn & Hahn, LLPStefanie M. Hall,

Hall Family LawHersh, Mannis & Bogen, LLPAndrea and Matthew HeynElliot and Karriann Farrell HindsEzra and Lauren Kest Family FundLiner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, LLP and Robert KaufmanMisho, Kirker & Associates LLPChristopher Moore and Sharon A. Bryan/ Moore, Bryan & Schroff, LLPDenise A. NardiLaw Offices of Lynette Berg Robe, APCJeffrey RobinovKaren and Charles RosinSchwartz & Shapiro LLPStockwell, Harris, Woolverton and MuehlTaylor and Lieberman, ACCThe Law Office of Christine V. TwiningJessica Uzcategui and Carlos SingerVenable FoundationBunny Wasser and Howard BernsteinStevie Wonder

Sponsor ($1,500-2,499)Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLPThe Bell Family TrustMartha and Barry BerkettKaren Bierman and Richard NordwindGary and Marsha BlumNancy Braden-ParkerJoel T. BranthamRamon Cintron and Christina RamirezDorskind Family Foundation, Inc. Frankel & Reichman LLPLinda S. GrossWendy A. Herzog and Stephen F. RohdeRoy and Judi KaufmanPatricia KennerPatty KestinDr. Larry Kidwell and Ms. Barbara SegalDena KravitzRoger and Mary KumbleJamie and Chuck MeyerMunger, Tolles & Olson LLPPhillips Jessner LLPThe Charitable Foundation of Prudential California RealtyDavid M. QuigleyCandice K. RogersJudith Salkow Shapiro and Martin ShapiroLaurie J. TaylorU.S. Trust, Bank of AmericaVignolo Farms

Friend ($500-1,499)Raul and Leila AcevedoBryan and Suzanna Altman

The Center is very grateful to the following individuals, firms, businesses and institutional supporters who made philanthropic gifts in 2012 and 2013. Each donor is listed only once, reflecting their cumulative giving during the two year period.

Anonymous Leroy BacaDouglas A. BagbyJudith S. BainJackie and Howard BanchikGail and George BarilDr. Nicole BarilAdam and Stephanie BarnettRachel and Meir BarturLowell BecourtneyMarciela BermudezAlex BeroukhimMickey and Manny BiermanBird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg, APCKen Blanchard CompaniesReuben Raucher & BlumStephanie and Harold Bronson FundRadell and Sydney BrownEric and Melissa BuchmanLillian ChinMark Katz and Benita ChornAngelica and David ClarkPresiding Judge Ursula ClemonsValerie and Bradford CohenJoyce G. Cook and Michael LyonsCooper, Moss, Resnick, Klein and Co., LLPElizabeth CourtenayElizabeth CroweRobert W. DickersonBarbara and Bruce DobkinEpson America Inc.Elizabeth EricksonDavis J. Factor, IIILeah and Sam FischerRick and Carole FlamKatherine M. ForsterFriars Charitable FoundationHon. Holly FujieSue and Frank GarfieldKennedy, Woodruff, Gessford and Nixon FamiliesFrida Popik GlucoftDavid and Judith GoldsteinLaw and Mediation Office of Diane M. Goodman, APCKenneth and Debra GordonBrenda and Hugh GottfriedVicki J. GreenePatricia GriffithHerbert J. GroelingerMichael A. GuerreroRichard and Susan GurmanHaight Brown & Bonesteel, LLPMarc HermanIris Spein and Roger HeymanJoshlyn HigginsColleen HiltonJanice HoltonCuneo & Hoover, P.C.Ann JanssTylie JonesHon. Mark A. JuhasJeffrey KaplanWayne and Sylvia KazanHon. Holly E. KendigElizabeth and Ray Kennedy

John and Barbara KimmelRoger L. KohnElaine KramerSusan Kussin and Greg BordoHon. Stephen Lachs, (Ret.) and Michael RuvoAlfred LandolphLatham & Watkins LLPNancy LawlerBarbara and Tom LeanseHolly LeonardMark LiningerKevin and Dale LiptonJudith Seeds MillerSusan Millmann and Steve ClareRukshan MistryBrucker & Morra, APCMichele Mulrooney and James JackowayAmy Newman/Alternative Resolution CentersAnne Osberg and Moose MoravecHon. John W. Ouderkirk, (Ret.)Our Family WizardLorne and Ilona ParkerDonald and Shana PassmanCarol PetschekSandra Segal PolinJane PreeceAnn Rector and Nancy MegliFred and Nadine RosenLee and Barry RosenbergMr. and Mrs. James W. RossShannon and Michael RotenbergThe Rutter GroupDebbie SaidoffFern Topas SalkaBenjamin and Susan ShapellMary Elizabeth SmithHon. Erithe A. SmithArleene and Larry SommerSony Pictures EntertainmentAnne-Marie SpataruRondi SpringerAinslie and Steven SugarmanMyra Sun and Carlton GunnJodi Bell TicknorBarbara Torrest and Peter DormontUnited WayPatricia Van HarenRuth Waddell and Eric StockelSam WaldCatherine Portillo and Scott WallaceLoretta WarabowDavid WeberAngela WhiteWhitebell, Inc.Patrick and Lauren WhitesellJoseph and Sharon WinshipAnnie Wishingrad

Associate ($250-499)Michael L. AbramsHoney Kessler AmadoCarl T. AndersonGrace BatesRuthlee BeckerLuAnn BeckloffAlan and Phyllis BergerGene Bishop

Mary Catherine BohenSandra and Marcus BohiBarry BrewerEli and Edythe BroadKimberly Carvalho-Faucher and Corwyn FaucherHon. Eli Chernow (Ret.) and Arlene ChernowVicki ChristiansonCity National BankRobert L. CorbinLiza CunananCarolyn DeFrancescoJames and Lynne DewittJosephine NolfoHenry and Kathy DonnerCathy R. DreyfussLorrina M. DuffyThomas and Janis DurkinLucy and David EisenbergElizabeth ElsonSuzanne EmersonMablean EphriamElla and Howard EttingerBill and Cheryl FinneyHon. Janet M. FrangieStephen G. FrankHon. Reva GoetzJoan GordonMarian Gordon and Lawrence AbbottJames GreenSusan GruenebergRobert HaberJennifer HaugFreddie HayesIran and Christopher HopkinsEleanor and Jack JayeJPMorgan Chase & Co.Wendy, Adrienne and Susan KandelDiane KarpmanNora KavnerFreya KayMr. and Mrs. Robert KehrMichael KenneyPaul and Ana KolianderBonnie Kossoff and Steve UslanThe KramersWaltereise Lamb-StanzellMarsha Barr LevinDavid and Fran LoewAlex LootsAnn LopezCarolyn MakupsonMitchell Maso and Barbra SolnitRobie & MatthaiLisa and Peter McCubbinAngela Novas McGillDanica McKellarKatherine McKeonSusan Wise Miller, M.A.Rashna Mistry and Rajit MalhotraCarol and Jerry MuchinSherri and Arnold NelsonEmily NordwindAndrea Sheridan Ordin

Lynn and Neville OstrickEllen PeckJohn and Nancy ReinischJudith L. ResnickPauline Y. RobinsBeth RoemerHerbert and Margarita RosenthalIan Russ, Ph.D.William RydenHon. Maria Salas-MendozaColin and Caron SapireTrina L. SaundersErin SchaeferHon. Robert A. Schnider, (Ret.) and Perryne AnkerLawrence SchwartzSean M. SeLegueLeslie ShearBernardo and Carla SilvaPaul Alan SmithGail D. SoloPenny St. JohnHon. Marjorie S. Steinberg, (Ret.)Roslyn and Warren SteinhauserDavid H. SussonStephen TwiningCarol Vernon and Robert TurbinJanice and Daniel WallaceSayre WeaverSherry A. WeinmanHon. Susan K. WeissHon. Diana M. WheatleyMary Dinius WhiteTiffany and Jon WoodruffAlan YangBallard Spahr LLPBonnie Zane

General Donations Yvette AbichMargaret Irene AdamsAbby and John AdorneyPatience AgbenyadzieDeborah AlexanderAnn and Brad AlfordNicholas R. AllisMarilyn W. AlperNicole AltamiranoEstelle and David AndelmanCarole and Kenneth AppelMonica ArcaMark and Shelley AustrianLeila AzariSandra BacharachPhilip and Terry BallLynn G. BarancikGordon BarancoThe Law Offices of Gustavo A. BarcenaTamika BarnesMark and Susan BarterMartin and Brenda BeckerMichael BellStew and Cathy BellusBennett & ErdmanSarah BensingerLiza Bercovici and David AxelradBarbara H. BergenElayne Berg-WilionLori Bernstein

Blanche C. BerschJason BrooksSteve BilanTammara BillikKaren L. BizziniHon. Kenneth A. Black (Ret.)Muriel BlankfortHeather and Matthew BorlenghiLinda BradlynScott and Laurie BresnickCourtney BrewerNancy BruckerIllece Buckley-WeberMarcia BurnamPatricia A. ButlerBetty Jean Campbell-LahrDeborah CarabetNancy CatonDebby ChanenWilliana ChangRenee and Edward ChanonTien Chung ChenJorja CiriglianaBarbara H. ClarkEve M. CoddonEileen Cohen-ShoreMichael and Ellen Singer ColemanPamela CollingwoodAmy CrootMary B. CulbertAndrew DeBlockJosephine DeCarolisWilliam and Lindsay DelgadoChristine DiazNancy M. DiegoChristopher DingessHon. Marguerite DowningRuth DrexlerDriveWise AutoMarie EbersbacherArline EdelbaumKathy and Dan EganPhyllis M. ElskyItta C. EnglanderCathie EnriquezHon. Norman L. EpsteinJack I. EsenstenDr. and Mrs. Martin EttingerNaomi and Finesse FarleyDonald and Diane FeldmanL. Ernestine FieldsLucy Fisher and Douglas WickJudy and Tom FleshDebby and James FogelmanHon. Elaine J. FongGeorgia Franklin-ShutanAlexander FuquaJohn and Marilyn GaimsLinda GarrettAnne GauldinHadassa GilbertHon. Arthur GilbertKathleen GilmoreChristine Callahan and Jon GlickmanMalcolm S. GordonChris Rizza and Elizabeth Gordon-RizzaAmy and Jeff GorinRabbi Michael GotliebWilliam Grady

Kevin Grant and Lisa TrivediSibylle Grebe Esq./ Conover & Grebe LLPMichael GrizziDoris P. HaimsJanet HalbertHon. Louise HalevyRoger HalfhideBarbara HardySusan L. HarrisHon. Terry J. HatterFaith HenkinHon. Margaret HenryMolly HenthorneRoseann HermanMark and Merlyn HanasonoSusan Hill/ Hill & PiibeSari Horovitz and Howard HoffmanJean HuangBoyd HudsonYardenna HurvitzPhoebe HyunAnn ImesRebecca IngramCharles M. IsaacsMarilynn ItoAlan JacobsEdwin and Muriel JacobsMarilyn A. JoelChris JonesJody JosephTeresa JuarezGuy and Joelle JuillardLily KangBenjamin and Janet KaplanTerri KevilleLinda Teague KeyDan, Shelley, Lauren and Ariel KleinHon. Joan Dempsey Klein and Conrad Lee KleinJill KleinJane KoehlerJesse M. KoppinAnnette R. KulikDavid Kuroda, LCSWSherrill KushnerFrumeh LabowKatherine L’AmourSharlene LeeDiane S. LenkinLinda LennonSteven A. LewisLarry and Irene LinderJudi and Paul LippeMarsha B. LissLloyd S. Berkett Insurance Agency, Inc.Alan and Susan LootsLos Angeles TimesKristi LousteauRoger and Barabra LowensteinFernando LunaCecile LyonsBeverly MagidAndrea Maitra-KonellBarbara A. MarcusLorie MarshallJames C. MartinHon. Marilyn Kading Martinez

Hon. Howard Matz and Ms. Jane MatzJudith E. MatzLinda and Stephen MazurLauren McCurdyLauren McAuliffeMelissa D. McNairGrace MeltonRochelle MeredithJoshua Meyer and Vicki BotnickHoma MikaelBarbara MillsTed O. MillsMiod and Company LLPLeticia MirandaJulia MoselLynn MoyersRobert A. MurphyJean MusmakerKenneth NagyBarbara NardiGreg and Teresa NathansonEssie NeffBea NemlahaRon and Paulette NessimKip NivenWendy Sue NoahTom NunziatoAnn and Ted NyeSusie J. OhNeil O’HanlonRon OkuboParima Pandkhou and John ThorpeLinda PaquetteJoan ParkIlona PeltynDan PersoffHon. Joy PicusDianne PirtleJulie Platt and FamilyJane Platt-BrownIvy PochodaSelma and Steven PokressAmy and Samuel PryorRobert and Esther QuonHon. Sara K. RadinSandra Radoff-BernsteinJohnnie RainesDebra RavdenTom and Lynn ReedJohn and Charlotte ReithDennis L. Riedle and Kenneth E. PearsonEllen G. RileyDelilah Knox RiosDulce M. RiveraJane RobbinsKaren and Leo RobertsJudy and Jerry RosenbergCathy and Louis RosenmayerRachel Kronick and James RothbartDietrich and Marilyn RueschemeyerJulia RueschemeyerLaw Office of Marshall A. RutterSamuel and June SaleJoanna SanchezMandee SandersonJerome Sapiro, Jr.Helen and Moshe SassoverDr. and Mrs. Charles Schatz

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Ruth ScheppersDaniel SchofieldClifford and Nina SegilAdrienne and Ben SeigelRuth SeroussiStephen N. ShapiroAlvia and Diane ShawSusan ShebbySreoshi Datta and Neil ShethAlice Short and Steven VielhaberRick Silver, O.D.Yvonne SimonLauren Sisson and Kevin CostelloKimberly SmithTalbott SmithDominique SnyderAbby SovenCharlotte and Arthur SpiegelmanDaniel SpitzerTammy StaffordIris and Roger SteinSasha SternHenry StewartKaren StoneJoyce TapperStuart and Marianne TaussigAriella ThalGeoffrey and Reba ThomasLane ThomasDaniel and Francine TicknorJohn Tietjen and Patricia CumminsPhyllis Alden TrubyWendy TurkPaul W. VapnekViolet VaughnesRichard VelasquezRobert S. Vinetz, MD and Nancy Kezlarian, MFTLeslie and William WaldmanPaulette L. WalkerHeather WaxArthur and Judith WeberCharles and Elissa WeberJudith and Howard WeinerJoan WilnerDiane WilsonMichael WineRoger H. WoodHelena Yli-RenkoGloria YoungRosalyn S. ZakheimTricia Zoeller

Gifts in TributeDonations in honor, celebration or memory of the following individuals were generously made in 2012 and 2013:Don Mike AnthonyAnn BeaudryElayne Berg-WilionManny BiermanLeah M. BishopIrving BorowJohn BrackettVera Brown-Curtis HayesHarriett BuhaiMercedes CabanaKalyani Chirra

Ulysses L. ClemonsCarole H. CohenAndrew DeBlockPatrick DeCarolis, Sr.Emily Shappell EdelmanFred EdelmanIke EinesPhyllis ElskyFred EmmerElizabeth Erickson and Kevin EttenMartin and Mitzi EttingerDavid EttingerJudith R. FormanMercy FresnoStephanie Geller and Jean WeisharLarry A. GinsbergHon. Hank GoldbergBetty GoldsteinJim GreenThe Green FamilyDaniel GreenbergErin GreyHarris · Ginsberg LLP Kariann and Elliot HindsBala IsaacsSteven JayeDiane Foley JonesJoy JosephBetty KatanickNora KavnerSteven KnowlesBarbara KramarDena KravitzBindu KundanmalVivian LandauGloria LeonardCarolyn MakupsonIra MishkindRobert M. MossLouise NixonBetty L. NordwindLindsey and Josh PassmanEllen R. PeckDolores PortilloRuth J. Roemer Avery RosinKaren and Charles RosinChuck RosiniRuth SavagePamela SellersDavid P. ShebbyEleanor SherrHeidi SlaterGrace Rose SmithJulia StantonJudy SteinfeldtJodi Bell TicknorLinda and Sorrell TropeChristine TwiningJessica UzcateguiGeorge WallaceLaura A. WasserMarjorie J. WeinzweigLaura WightEvelyn Zemlin

In-Kind ContributionsThe following individuals, firms and businesses made donations in-kind during this period:Apartment 3B ProductionsAttorney’s BriefcaseCalifornia Family Law ReportLaw Offices of Judith R. FormanGregory Bell/The Conga RoomMarcia KislingerLatham & Watkins LLPLexisNexis Matthew BenderLos Angeles County Bar Association Family Law SectionLoyola Law SchoolMartin Dean’s Essential FormsDanica McKellarRoland Mesa, Toy Box EntertainmentOur Family WizardAdalberto PenaKaren and Charles RosinThe Rutter GroupDavid P. ShebbySomething MassiveSouthwestern Law School

Institutional SupportMore than 50 percent of funding for the Center is the result of grants from government entities, public and private foundations, civic and employee organizations and bar associations. We are grateful for their support during the 2012 and 2013 calendar years:Aaroe Associates Charitable

FoundationAEGON Transamerica FoundationAmerican Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Southern California ChapterAudrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice Bigglesworth FundBlack Women Lawyers Association of Los AngelesCalifornia Community FoundationCarl E. Wynn FoundationChildren’s Institute, Inc., Project FatherhoodCounty of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services, CalWORKS Domestic Violence Supportive Services ProgramCounty of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services, Community Services

Block Grant Program (Districts 1, 2 and 4)Equal Justice WorksHenry and Sylvia Yaschik FoundationJ.B. and Emily Van Nuys CharitiesLillian Robbins EstateLos Angeles Chapter of the Links, Inc. and Los Angeles Cotillion Charitable TrustLos Angeles County Bar AssociationThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationNeda Nobari FoundationThe Ralph M. Parsons FoundationThe Rose Hills FoundationS. Mark Taper FoundationSidney Stern Memorial TrustState Bar of California Client Trust Fund ProgramState Bar of California Equal Access FundSusan and Lloyd Stockel FundSwords to PlowsharesTrope and Trope/USC Family Law Public Interest Family Law FellowshipWells Fargo FoundationWomen Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

July 31 2013 2012 2011

SUPPORT

Government Contracts $ 539,972 $ 555,595 $ 728,637Special Events $ 132,290 $ 498,559 $ 539,749Foundations $ 196,972 $ 210,217 $ 113,250Individuals $ 448,737 $ 73,626 $ 54,705Client Donations $ 463 $ 786 $ 385

Total Support $ 1,318,434 $ 1,338,783 $ 1,436,726

REVENUE

Manual Sales $ 42,003 $ 35,121 $ 30,197Investment Income $ 171 $ 1,315 $ 2,749Total Revenue $ 42,174 $ 36,436 $ 32,946Donated Services $ 3,453,238 $ 3,601,479 $ 3,444,478

Total Support and Revenue $ 4,813,846 $ 4,976,698 $ 4,914,150

EXPENSES

Program Services: Family Law and Legal Aid $ 4,461,167 $ 4,730,068 $ 4,676,976 Supporting Services:General Administrative and Fundraising $ 344,534 $ 437,752 $ 447,953

Total Expenses $ 4,805,701 $ 5,167,820 $ 5,124,929

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $ 8,145 $ (191,122) $ (210,779)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $ 726,245 $ 917,367 $ 1,128,146Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $ 8,145 $ (191,122) $ (210,779)Net Assets, End of Year $ 734,390 $ 726,245 $ 917,367

Every effort has been made to print the correct information. If there should are any corrections, omissions or changes, please call the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law at (213) 388-7505, ext. 317. Thank you.

3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 710Los Angeles, CA 90010

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A co-sponsored project of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles,

Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

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We aspire to create a community where poverty is not a barrier to those who seek to resolve critical family law matters.

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