VOICES FOR JUSTICE
For whom are we speaking? Mainers living in poverty, for sure.
73% of those living in poverty in Maine are women and children.
To whom do we give a voice?Clients living at or below the poverty level.
One out of every six
people living in poverty
is disabled.
One out of every ten of our senior citizens live in poverty.
8,000 of our
veterans do.
When we give a legal voice to vulnerable neighbors . . .
What are we talking about?
Truly the most basic things. Things we take for granted for our own families: food, health, shelter, safety.
Matters for which we know a lawyer is needed: custody, discrimination, due process, denial of benefits, citizenship, protection from abuse, eviction, fraud . . .
Justice
Be a Rising Voice for Justice2016 Chair Meg LePage
Campaign for
Our legal community is the voice for justice, through the pro bono work we do, through our support of the Campaign for Justice, and through legal aid providers we support directly. For whom are we speaking? As this page details, we speak for those in our state who live in poverty and cannot afford
a lawyer, a group that is heavily gender weighted and contains far too many children.
The federal definition of living in poverty is low. For a mother and two children—a family of three—it is $20,090. Because of the great need for legal assistance, the six providers supported by the Campaign really have to focus their services on the very neediest. Their clients average 90% of the federal poverty rate, which is $18,810 or less.
Last year my daughter, Liza, married Adam, a young man from South Africa. Because I work in a law firm with an immigration practice, I was able to connect Liza and Adam with attorneys who could help them
through the bewildering process of obtaining for Adam a marriage-based work authorization and green card. It was a long process, but with legal assistance, the process went relatively smoothly for them. They are now both living and working in the Portland area. They have a bright future ahead of them.
Throughout this past year, I have often thought about how scary, confusing and frustrating the process would have been if they had not had access to good legal advice —a situation those we help face constantly. The potential consequences for not having adequate legal assistance can be a matter of life or death. We are lucky that the six providers supported by the Campaign help fill that void.
This year, I urge all of you to become, or continue to serve as, Voices for Justice. If you can, provide pro bono legal services directly to those in need. Give to the Campaign for Justice so that others will have access to justice. If you can’t provide pro bono legal services for whatever reason, give even more generously to the Campaign.
This year we have two exciting challenges that would alone add $40,000 to increase access to justice in Maine (see page two). Please strongly consider adding your voice in one of the two challenges so that we leverage every dollar that generous members of the legal community have offered. Join the chorus and raise your voice. The music we make saves and often changes lives.
Please strongly consider adding your voice in one of our two $20,000 challenges.
It was her first job after college and then trucking school. A newly graduated trucker, she was as-signed to take a semi from Georgia to Massachu-setts. She was young, short of cash, and no one had mentioned all the tolls she had to go through. Soon she was out of funds and unable to cross the only toll bridge that would get her to her desti-nation on time. “I came to understand firsthand what it meant to have your livelihood in jeopardy for the lack of very little money,” she says.
Maybe that early knowledge is why, eighteen years later, Attorney Kimberly Watson of Petruc-celli, Martin & Haddow is a new lawyer but a three-year member of the Katahdin Counsel.
“I remember Libby McCallum came to the Law School and gave a talk [about being a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate within Maine’s Child Protective system]. I thought ‘I can do that’,” she says, even though she had two small children at home and her wife also worked. She thus began a 2-year stint as an advocate that gained her entry to the Katahdin Counsel in 2013 and 2014 as one of its law student members.
In the fall of 2014, her new law firm was one of the volunteers at the Homeless Legal Clinic at Preble Street. Soon she found herself with a pro bono case that she is still working on at present—and with a 2015 Katahdin induction as well.
Watson says her experiences in the Law School’s Cumberland Le-
Rising Leadership Voices ChallengeIncrease your gift to $1,000 or more. Leverage $20,000! The 2016 Voices for Justice Campaign has received a $20,000 challenge from a member of the bar interested in growing the number of attorneys giving at leadership levels. If 40 donors will step up from their 2015 gift to a leadership level ($1,000 or more) in 2016—with the best of intentions of staying a Campaign leader in future years—then that donor will provide $20,000 to the 2016 Campaign. The Campaign greatly appreciates this significant challenge to increase access to justice in Maine.
Rising Sopranos & Tenors ChallengeMove your gift up just one level and join the choir for increasing access to justice. Leverage $20,000! How? The following members of the bar will increase their 2015 gift by $1,000 or increase to $2,500 or more to create a collective increase of $20,000, if 200 additional members increase their 2015 gift by one level. The current giving levels are $1-$99; $100-$249; $250-$499; $500-999; $1,000-$1,499; $1,500-$2,499; $2,500-$4,999; $5,000-$9,999, and $10,000+. Moving from any one of these levels to a higher level will count toward this challenge.
Members of the Maine Legal Community Issuing the $20,000 Rising Sopranos and Tenors Challenge: u Jerrol A. Crouter, Drummond Woodsum
voices needed. please add yours. www.campa ign fo r jus t i ce .o rg
VOICES FOR JUSTICEBe A Rising Voice!
and Mary Jean Crouter, Maine Attorney Generals Office u Jared des Rosiers, Pierce Atwood u Paul F. Driscoll, Norman Hanson & DeTroy, and Hon. Beth Dobson, Maine District Court u Martha C. Gaythwaite, Verrill Dana, and John Tebbetts u John W. Gulliver, Pierce Atwood, and Jean K. Gulliver u Margaret Coughlin LePage, Pierce Atwood u Andrea Cianchette Maker, Pierce Atwood, and Scott T. Maker, Unum u Robert Moore, Dead River Company, and Katharine I. Rand, Pierce Atwood u Mary L. Schendel, Unum, and Philip H. Gleason, Bernstein Shur u Karen Frink Wolf, Verrill Dana u Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce Atwood, and Douglas E. Woodbury u Mike Welch, Hardy Wolf & Downing
gal Aid Clinic, a Campaign beneficiary, helped her discover the impact that access to justice can have. She took the prison clinic and said “it was eye open-ing to see who these women were and rewarding to help them.”
She also did staff protection from abuse cases at Lewiston District Court. “I got to speak up for the underdog—mostly women—who didn’t have a
voice. They were trying to speak up and have the system work for them, so to help them have that voice felt really good.”
Watson also gave to the Campaign for Justice in the first solicitation she received after law school. Why, when she does so much already? “We don’t have a lot of extra funds; I have huge student loans and a family; so it isn’t much. But it is the right thing to do. People need help,” she pauses, perhaps remembering the story she told about her first job. “Someday I might need it.”
Clearly a new lawyer with an experienced perspective on the fragility of the human condition and a big heart. Voices for justice indeed.
New Lawyer But Three-Year Katahdin Member“They were trying to speak up and have the system work for
them, so to help them have that voice felt really good.”
u John Aromando, Pierce Atwood, and Cheryl Brandt u David J. Champoux, Pierce Atwood u Dana Gillespie-Herzer, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance, and David L. Herzer, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy u William and Jennifer Goodspeed u Betts J. Gorsky, Van Meer & Belanger and Mark K. Googins, Verrill Dana u Kerry Clark Jordan, Griffin & Jordan u Peter B. LaFond, Maine Attorney General’s Office and Michelle J. LaFond, Unum u Robyn G. March, Lambert Coffin, and Charles W. March, Reben, Benjamin & March u Aaron M. Pratt, Drummond Woodsum, and Kelley J. Pratt u Clifford H. Ruprecht, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, and Patricia Ruprecht u Gigi Sanchez and Chris Roach, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, u Robert H. Stier, Jr., Pierce Atwood u Sarah B. Tracy, Pierce Atwood u Add Your Name Here
Rising Leadership Voices As of 4/18/16:The Campaign would like to thank the following for becoming one of the Rising Leadership Voices needed to meet this challenge so far in 2016.
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Jennifer A. Archer, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, CumberlandStephen D. Bither, Stephen Bither Law Office, CumberlandLauri Boxer-Macomber, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman,
CumberlandZachary William Brandmeir, Brandmeir Law, P.A., PenobscotAnne M. Carney, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. (volunteer),
CumberlandShelley P. Carter, Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA, OxfordJane S.E. Clayton, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP,
PenobscotAmber R. Collins, Cloutier, Conley & Duffett, P.A., CumberlandDawn D. Dyer, Dyer & Harrison, P.A., CumberlandAngela M. Farrell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell, PenobscotBrian J. Hansen, The Law Offices of Brian Hansen, LLC,
CumberlandJennifer G. Hayden, Molleur Law Office, YorkMelissa A. Hewey, Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon,
CumberlandPamela S. Holmes, Holmes Legal Group, LLC, YorkKerry Clark Jordan, Griffin and Jordan, PenobscotElizabeth Lancaster Peoples, Peoples Law, CumberlandCaitlin LoCascio-King, Law Office of Caitlin LoCascio-King, LLC,
CumberlandCynthia M. Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert, LLP, PenobscotEric M. Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert, LLP, PenobscotVictoria Morales, Maine Dept. of Transportation, KennebecDavid Paris, David Paris, Attorney at Law, SagadahocKim Pittman, Vincent, Kantz, Pittman & Thompson, CumberlandVictoria Powers, Toole and Powers, P.A., CumberlandHeidi M. Pushard, Law Office of Heidi M. Pushard, AndroscogginAmanda E. Ramirez, Law Office of Amanda E. Ramirez, YorkCraig J. Rancourt, Craig J. Rancourt, P.A., YorkAndreea S. Richard, Verrill Dana, LLP, CumberlandLeslie S. Silverstein, Leslie Silverstein, Attorney at Law,
CumberlandWendy Moulton Starkey, Rose Law, LLC, YorkTimothy E. Steigelman, Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman,
CumberlandSheldon J. Tepler, Hardy Wolf & Downing, AndroscogginHeather Thomas Whiting, Drummond & Drummond,
CumberlandJoy A. Trueworthy, Gross Minsky & Mogul, P.A., PenobscotRussell B. White, Russell B. White, Attorney at Law, YorkRoberta E. Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates, PenobscotWenonah M. Wirick, Conley & Wirick, P.A., SagadahocKaren Frink Wolf, Verrill Dana, LLP, Cumberland
Four-Year Katahdin Counsel Members
It is both intimidating and invigorating to in-terview five of six Bangor women who have been inducted into the Katahdin Counsel all four years of its existence.
First you have to succumb in amazement at their energy. All five reel off strings of civic and professional involvement as board members, volunteers or chairs: Orono Town Council, Bangor Target Area Development Corporation, Maine Municipal Executive Committee, Orono Land Trust, Human Rights Committee of Elizabeth Levinson Center, Maine Civil Legal Services, The Clubhouse, Visiting Nurses, Equality Maine, Maine Col-laborative Law Alliance, Abenaki Girl Scouts Council, For Kids Sake . . . OK, you get the point. These women have little free time.
Then you become impressed with their deep roots in their legal community. As other attorneys’ names come up, the genealogy, history, family members, and practice area of that person is clearly shared knowledge among them. Tenures in their firms range 20+ years for several.
Then you ask them how much pro bono work they do in a year, knowing that 50 hours is the threshold for Katahdin. Their guess of their collective hours is high enough to induct more than 20 more people. Two of the women—Roberta Winchell and
Angela Farrell—said they have ceased to count because it runs into the hundreds of hours annually. Then you wonder, do these amazing women even have a personal life?
A Joy for Life and Giving Back
Gathered around the table at Vafiades Broun-tas & Kominsky on March 7 were host Jane Clayton of Vafiades; Angela Farrell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell; Kerry Jordan, Grif-fin and Jordan; Cynthia Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert; and Roberta Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates. Joy Trueworthy of Gross Minsky & Mogul ended up unable to com-plete the circle.
Winchell and Jordan are Maine natives. Far-rell, from New York, began her law career clerking for Justice Elmer Violette in the County, and while she strayed south thereaf-ter, she says her two kids would like to move back to Caribou. Clayton came to Maine from Pennsylvania for college, met her wife Nancy, and stayed. Mehnert, originally from Rhode Island, went to college in Maine and returned to practice law in 1989.
Despite their different roots and different ar-eas of practice, all five attorneys speak with one voice when asked about why they do pro bono work. In fact, as the lively conversa-tion jumped back and forth, and laughter and
delight at each other’s responses filled the room, who said what was often unclear.
“My mentor said you should always have one ongoing pro bono case,” said Clayton. Heads nod. Farrell added, “When I started work, it was made clear to me as a new associate what was expected—pro bono work and community service.”
The Volunteer Lawyers Project is a major component in these women’s choices of which cases to take. They credit VLP’s Jim Mitchell with excellent screening. “If he says this case is OK, then it is,” someone voiced. Most therefore take, as Mehnert said, “what walks through the door.” Surely they say no sometimes? “I make sure I have time to do,” says Jordan—and we know already their concept of time.
Although, listening to them talk, their con-cept of the time spent seems to be a deep well of fulfillment. “It feels so good,” said Jordan, who also serves on the Campaign for Justice Steering Committee (see page 11). “We are so fortunate in so many ways. Our clients are so distressed and in an hour you can make them feel such relief, and it wasn’t that hard to even do.” Someone else at the table jumps in. “The reward for what you do? Look. You change lives.”
Impact of the Katahdin Voices Alone on Access to Justice Conducting this interview was the end of several steps to select Maine attorneys who are voices for justice, the 2016 Campaign theme. A good starting point seemed to be down-loading the inductees for all four years that the Katahdin Counsel has been in existence. That list is 307 names long and, yes, most of them give to the Campaign for Justice as well. Some of these have been inducted multiple years, and the minimum hours of pro bono work the entire group represents is over 28,000—if each of them gave only the 50 hours required a year. Clearly the Bangor area women in the accompanying story sug-gest that these 307 inductees represent far more hours than that. How many of the 307 have been inducted all four years? Thirty-seven (see sidebar for all 37 names). 76% of these are women, although women make up about a third of the Maine bar.
Bangor Women Lead the Choir for Access to Justice
Bangor Area Women Attorneys Who Are Four-Year Katahdin Counsel Members.
Top left: Roberta Winchell, Winchell Law & Associates; Cynthia Mehnert, Hawkes & Mehnert; Kerry Jordan, Griffin and Jordan.
Bottom left: Angela Far-rell, Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell; Joy Trueworthy, Gross Minsky & Mogul; Jane Clayton, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky.
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“I have been lucky, so I think it is important to give back,” says Carly Joyce, owner of Two Lights Settlement Services, when asked about her becoming one of the Campaign Founder Circle’s youngest members—giving every year since she graduated law school in 2004.
Her success is obvious, although one imagines hard
work should get far more credit than luck.
Within two years out of law school, working for an out-of-state title company, she caught the attention of
a Maine mortgage company with her hard work and quality of work. They offered to back her to start her own title company. She jumped at the chance but soon bought out the mortgage company’s share to be sole owner. She now has seven employees in two offices in Portland and Augusta handling commercial and residential work.
VOICES FOR JUSTICE
Her company’s website and name embrace her Maine roots and Portland location. A modern silhouette of a lighthouse beams over her TWO LIGHTS logo, and the mighty Atlantic pounding the Maine coast fills the web screen.
The pages provide succinct information over a matter-of-fact grid that any homebuyer would use in sketching out their dream house floor plan. Click on a side bar as a client and you might find a plain English glossary of the terms in those complicated processes and documents you need to sign to own it. The website feels friendly and professional at the same time—a lot like talking with Joyce herself.
“I like to donate to the Campaign for people to have access to help,” she says, noting her company’s management and growth means she can’t do pro bono work right now. She remembers her law school clinic well. “It was a great experience. I loved it. We worked with juvenile cases and it felt like we helped change paths in their lives.” Joyce gave her first Campaign gift of $15 one year out of law school—in 2005 when the Campaign itself was only one year old. In 2014 she earned Founders Circle status, and in 2015 she gave $500 to the Advocates level.
Perhaps that increase is a sign of her success, but in talking with Joyce, the real sign is clearly herself.
Young Company Owner: Giving Back, Moving Foward
Upholding Family Traditions Alistair Raymond is following a
family tradition – one of giving back and understanding the importance of access to justice. His mother, a native of Korea who came to Maine, was a single mom juggling multiple jobs, yet she remained very community-orient-ed. For many years she volunteered with Pine Tree Legal Assistance. To-day, Raymond sits on PTLA’s board of directors and chuckles that “my mom’s last contribution to Pine Tree was giv-ing me to the Board.”
Raymond majored in chemistry as an undergraduate and started out in industrial manufacturing, eventually getting his MBA and moving into marketing. But he had long wanted to go to law school, and when he was 27, he and his wife agreed that he just needed to do it. He graduated from the Univer-sity of Maine School of Law, summa cum laude in 2006, followed by a clerkship with the Maine Law Court.
For the first seven years after his clerkship, Raymond worked at Verrill Dana. The culture of the Firm was very clear, he says, “Even as associates you were strongly encouraged to do pro bono work and to give to the Campaign for Justice.” Raymond didn’t need any persua-sion. “We have been very fortunate,” he says, broadly sweeping in the legal profession, himself, and his family. “Pro bono work and finan-cial contributions to supporting agencies are the least we can do.”
Raymond has practiced that belief every year. With a gift in 2016, Raymond will become another one of the youngest members of the Campaign’s Founders Circle.
“I remember how scared I was as a business lawyer doing my earliest pro bono cases in court,” he recalls, “but I always walked out of court feeling like a million bucks.”
Raymond now works for Avangrid, Inc. in New Gloucester, special-izing in corporate compliance, governance, and ethics. Avangrid is a diversified energy and utility company with $30 billion in assets in 25 states. Central Maine Power is a subsidiary of Avangrid.
Raymond believes that doing pro bono work is good for transac-tional lawyers. “Pro bono, especially time in court, helps you exercise muscles you don’t flex every day. You are interacting with people who need your help in a difficult environment, away from your com-puter. It is an important reminder of the kinds of issues many people in our community are facing.”
Charles Katz-Leavy of Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry has done quite a few pro bono cases related to his area of practice, real estate. He recalls one particular case where he helped an elderly woman save her water well by negotiating with her town about how it could more thoughtfully take a portion of her property by eminent domain to widen a road.
But the pro bono case he remembers most distinctly is that of a young Russian orphan with serious birth defects. “This case was so rewarding to do,” says Katz-Leavy. It was a step outside his comfort zone, but he is clearly proud of the “tangible impact” he was able to have on a young life.
“There is so much one can do,” he says about aiding access to justice. He believes there are many types of cases outside one’s own area of specialization that any motivated lawyer can effectively handle if willing to put in a little extra time.
He mentions being a lawyer of the day at Volunteer Lawyers Project as an example—where one calls colleagues to ask them to consider taking a VLP case that is either within their practice area or similar to other VLP cases they have done. “When I’ve done the lawyer for a day, on good days I have been able to place three to four cases,” he says. Placing pro bono cases with experienced attorneys to take on these matters helps move access to justice many steps forward.
Katz-Leavy, who is one of the Campaign’s youngest Founders Circle members, feels strongly about giving to the Campaign.“It is very appealing to give charitably within my own profession,” he says in rapid succession. “I also like that the campaign aggregates a number of legal aid providers, so I don’t have to pick and choose among them. It feels nice to make one significant donation rather than several small ones. I also like that such a large percentage of my gift reaches the need.” Finding it easy to help expand access to justice seems to be Katz-Leavy’s forte.
Finding It Easy to Help Others
PillarsGifts of $10,000 or
moreAnonymous (3)The Evergreen FoundationFC
The Roux Family Foundation
VisionariesGifts of $5,000-
$9,999Deborah L. Aronson and
Joseph L. BornsteinFC
James M. Bowie and Sarah Downs BowieFC
Daniel W. EmeryFC
Robert L. Gips and Karen HarrisFC
Melissa A. Hewey and Alan ChebuskeFC
Maine Community Foundation Component Fund Grant
James A. McKennaFC
John C. OrestisFC
Roger A. Putnam and Linda PutnamFC
Michael V. Saxl and Elizabeth SaxlFC
David S. Sherman, Jr.FC
David A. SoleyFC
James E. Tierney and Elizabeth StroutFC
BenefactorsGifts of $2,500-$4,999Mary Jean Crouter and Jerrol A.
CrouterFC
Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr.FC
Charles F. DingmanFC
Hon. Beth Dobson and Paul F. DriscollFC
William S. Harwood and Ellen M. AldermanFC
Nan Heald and Frank D’AlessandroFC
Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr.FC
James T. Kilbreth III and Elizabeth KilbrethFC
Cathy Lee and Robert MoyerFC
Arnold C. Macdonald and Liza MooreFC
David C. PiersonFC
Hon. Barbara L. Raimondi and William D. RobitzekFC
Hon. Warren M. Silver and Dr. Evelyn SilverFC
GuardiansGifts of $1,500-$2,499Hon. Daniel I. BillingsFC
Lisa S. BoehmFC
In Honor of Roger PutnamChristine F. BurkeFC
Elizabeth A. Burns and George F. BurnsFC
Tracey G. BurtonRobert E. Cleaves IV Peter W. CulleyDr. Edward DavidGeorge T. DilworthMaryAustin Dowd and George
CalvertFC
Michelle G. Draeger and Scot E. Draeger
Joan Fortin and Chet RandallBarbara E. GauditzFC
Martha C. Gaythwaite and John Tebbetts
Benjamin I. Grant and Caroline S. EliotFC
Gordon F. Grimes and Anne R. GrimesFC
John W. Gulliver and Jean K. GulliverFC
Stephen and Louise HessertPhillip E. JohnsonFC
Douglas S. Kaplan and Ann KaplanFC
Jim and Carla KeenanFC
Colleen A. Khoury and David KarrakerFC
Nelson J. LarkinsKathleen and Malcolm LyonsFC
In Memory of Peter J. RubinBenjamin E. MarcusFC
Peggy L. McGehee and Hon. Andrew M. Horton
Charles E. Miller and Elinor G. MillerFC
Richard G. Moon and Risa MoonFC
Gerald F. PetruccelliFC
Hon. John H. Rich IIIFC
Jennifer S. Riggle and D. Blaine RiggleFC
Hon. Leigh Ingalls Saufley and William E. SaufleyFC
Erica M. Schair-Cardona and Ivan CardonaFC
Mary L. Schendel and Philip H. GleasonFC
Patrick J. Scully and Tory RydenFC
Richard A. SpencerHon. Daniel E. WathenFC
Judith Fletcher Woodbury and Douglas E. WoodburyFC In Memory of Vincent L. McKusick
KeystonesGifts of $1,000-$1,499AnonymousFC
Jennifer A. Archer and Miles F. ArcherFC
James BassSarah H. BeardFC
Severin M. BeliveauFC
Henri A. BenoitAndrew J. BernsteinMichael T. BigosFC
Craig A. BramleyFC
Travis M. Brennan and Daniella Swenton
Seth W. BrewsterFC In Memory of Seward “Pat” Brewster
James N. Broder and Lee R. Broder
Michael A. CahillJohn L. CarpenterFC
Paul C. CatsosRoger A. Clement, Jr. and Amy K.
TchaoFC
Judith M. Coburn and Andrew CoburnFC
Bruce A. Coggeshall and Phyllis CoggeshallFC
Janis Cohen and Hon. David M. CohenFC In Honor of Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr.
Jeffrey L. CohenFC
Catherine R. Connors and Mike Claus
Bradford W. Coupe and Anita W. CoupeFC
Alicia F. CurtisEliot R. Cutler and Melanie CutlerJared des RosiersFC
Donnelly S. DouglasMargaret R. Downing and Thomas
R. DowningThomas R. DoyleFC
John B. EmoryFC
James R. Erwin II and Eileen R. ErwinFC
Susan A. FaunceFC
Jon A. Fitzgerald Robert H. FurbishFC
Emily A. GaewskyTamara N. Gallagher
Terrence D. Garmey and Madeleine S. Garmey
Leonard Giambalvo and Liane GiambalvoFC
Benjamin R. GideonFC
John D. Gleason and Katrina Van DusenFC
Abigail Greene Goldman and Jeff GoldmanFC
Joseph G.E. GousseMartha E. GreenePeter J. Guffin and Barbara
GuffinFC
Tom S. Hanson and Beth KubikFC
Alan M. Harris and Cherie M. Harris
Robert E. HirshonNaomi H. HonethHon. D. Brock HornbyFC
Anthony IraceFrancis M. JacksonHerb and Kathleen JanickJohn T. Gorman FoundationMiriam A. JohnsonKeith C. JonesFC
Daniel G. KaganFC
Robert J. KeachTimothy M. KenlanHon. Angus S. King , Jr. and Mary
HermanElizabeth and Kyle KirbyWilliam C. KnowlesFC
Hon. Margaret J. Kravchuk and Harold C. HamiltonFC
Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. and Mary Lou LancasterFC
Margaret Coughlin LePageFC
Sandra S. LivingstonSusan E. LoGiudiceFC
Jon A. Lund and Joan SturmthalFC
Andrea Cianchette Maker and Scott T. MakerFC
Matthew D. Manahan and Ann TraskFC
Jacob A. ManheimerFC
George J. Marcus and Nancy V. Savage Marcus
David R. MillerRobert A. MooreThomas C. NewmanCharles L. NickersonFC
Jodi L. NofsingerFC
James E. O’Connell IIIGloria A. PinzaFC
Robert B. Ravenelle and Elizabeth E. RavenelleFC
Daniel J. Rose and Ann Beatty-Rose
Chaim Dov SacksGregory W. Sample and Caroline
SampleJohn E. SedgewickFC
Joel T. Shaw and Andrea J. ShawSteven D. SilinFC
Hon. Paula D. SilsbyFC
Jack H. SimmonsFC
Donald J. SipeCharles C. SoltanJulian L. SweetFC
Sidney St. F. Thaxter and Dr. Mary McCannFC
Hon. Nancy Torresen and Jay McCloskeyFC
David B. Van Slyke and Susan R. GranaiFC
Carol G. Warren and Hon. Thomas D. Warren
Jesse E. WeisshaarTanna Berit WhitmanLester F. Wilkinson, Jr.FC
Karen Frink WolfFC
Nancy C. Ziegler and Hon. Kermit V. LipezFC
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RAISED DONORS 84%Retention
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D. Sam AndersonDavid J. BackerFC
David E. BarryJohn R. Bass II and Priscilla P.
BassFC
Michael A. Bell and Patricia C. HarringtonFC
Edward R. Benjamin, Jr.Peter B. Bickerman and Karen L.
BickermanFC
Julie W. Boehme and Robert Boehme
Bopp Family Charitable TrustLauri Boxer-Macomber and
Ethan Boxer-MacomberHon. Jane S. Bradley and Edward
F. Bradley, Jr.Peter J. BrannAnn S. Chapman and Jonathan R.
ChapmanG. Peter ClarkFC
Ruth E. CoffinCathy CoffmanMichael R. CurrieHon. Peter L. DarvinFC
Virginia E. Davis and James C. Pitney, Jr.FC
John D. DelahantyPeter J. DeTroy III and Mary RoyCaleb C. DuBoisDiane DusiniCharles S. Einsiedler, Jr.Elaine M. EpsteinFC
James F. EvansJoseph L. FaberDeborah C. FriedmanFC
Hon. Paul A. Fritzsche and Anne D. RodierFC
Joanne T. Fryer and Gregory S. Fryer
Robert G. Fuller, Jr.David L. Galgay, Jr.FC
Phyllis GardinerFC
John P. GauseHallie Flint GilmanHon. Ellen A. Gorman
Betts J. Gorsky and Mark K. GooginsFC
Stanley F. GreenbergMargaret S. GrobanFC
William P. HardyEdwin A. Heisler and Cynthia P.
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Merton G. HenryFC In Memory of The Honorable Harriet P. Henry
Eric R. HerlanFC
Dana Gillespie Herzer and David L. Herzer, Jr.
John A. HobsonFC
Pamela S. HolmesFC
Juliet C. Holmes-Smith and S. Campbell Badger
James A. HouleChristopher E. HowardJebediah FoundationFC
Carly Smith JoyceFC
Emily L. Kahn and Benjamin M. Kahn
John S. KaminskiFC
Maura A. Keaveney and Scott M. Houde
Dennis C. Keeler and Roberta Johnson
John N. KellyFC
Hon. John David Kennedy and Kathryn Dion
Joseph M. KozakMichelle J. LaFond and Peter B.
LaFondWendell G. LargeFC
Margaret C. LavoieMark G. LavoieCharles K. LeadbetterFC
Christian J. LewisGene R. LibbyFC
Benjamin W. Lund and Barbara GranvilleFC
Mary Ann Lynch and Gregg H. Ginn
Robert M. Marden and Lydia Bolduc MardenFC
Thomas Marjerison and Kirsten Marjerison
Jaye L. Martin and Karen MacDonaldFC
Sarah A. McDanielLinda D. McGill and Michael
RyanFC
Suzanne E. Meeker and James E. KaplanFC
Barry K. Mills and Susan G. MillsJames F. MolleurShoshana Cook Mueller and
Fortunat MuellerOliver F. MurrayLeonard and Merle NelsonFC
Patricia A. Nelson-ReadeFC
Timothy H. Norton and Karen Norton
Anne E. O’Donovan and Dennis J. O’Donovan
Richard L. O’MearaFC
Hon. Susan E. OramFC
Susan A. PereiraFC
Jotham D. Pierce, Jr.Jonathan S. PiperFC
Dean Peter Pitegoff and Ann CasadyFC
BethAnne L. Poliquin and James D. Poliquin
Aaron M. Pratt and Kelley J. Pratt
Kathryn A. Reid and Hugh TozerSamuel K. RudmanFC
A. Robert Ruesch and Julia A. FinnFC
Clifford H. Ruprecht and Patricia Ruprecht
Sigmund D. Schutz and Anne T. SchutzFC
Diana C. ScullyElizabeth M. SellersDavid P. SilkBruce W. SmithProf. Deirdre M. SmithFC
Kaighn Smith, Jr. and Audrey MaynardFC
Kenneth S. Spirer and Joan Leitzer
Hon. Valerie StanfillFC
Eric P. StaufferFC
Robert E. Stevens and Kathleen E. SullivanFC
Elizabeth G. Stouder and William C. Nugent In Memory of Harry Richardson
Sean L. SweeneySheldon J. TeplerFC
Louise K. ThomasFC
Lisa K. Toner and Nelson A. TonerFC
Joanna B. TourangeauBenjamin P. Townsend and
Dorcas MillerDavid S. WakelinFC
Daniel W. WalkerDavid E. WarrenFC
Curtis Webber and Judith M. WebberFC
Peter B. WebsterFC In Honor of Roger A. Putnam and Howard H. Dana, Jr.
Scott Webster and Peter BlackMichael J. WelchRachel M. WertheimerJeffrey M. White and Nancy B.
WhiteFC
Laura H. White and Matthew J. White
Brian D. Willing and Kathryn D. WillingFC
Fredda F. WolfFC
Linda T. WoodFC
Donald N. Zillman and Linda G. ZillmanFC In Memory of Peter Johnston
SUPPORTERSGifts of $250-
$499Anonymous (3)Anonymous (1) In Honor of
Daniel Marra and Barbara Leonard
Eben A. AdamsFC
Eben M. Albert and Stephanie Albert
Hon. Thomas H. AllenGerald M. AmeroJohn Aromando and Cheryl
BrandtDavid M. AustinFC
Charles P. BacallFC
John E. and Karen M. BaldacciMarion R. Hylan Barr and John
A. BarrJason C. BarrettConnor J.K. BeattyTimothy P. Benoit and Susan J.
BenoitFC
Bruce W. BergenFC
David W. BertoniNathaniel A. BesseyWilliam C. Black and Jackie
PotterFC
Charlotte G. BlakeFC
Fred W. Bopp III and E. Jane BoppFC
Elizabeth L. BordowitzFC
Hillary J. BouchardTwain A. BradenM. Ray Bradford, Jr.FC
Hon. G. Arthur BrennanFC
Jonathan and Elizabeth BroganMichele Dorsey Brooks and
Robert C. BrooksElla L. Brown and H. Lowell
BrownJuliet T. Browne and Jon HinckChristine A. Bruenn and William
Brooks IIIFC
Deborah BuccinaFC
Sonia J. Buck In Honor of Curtis Webber
Paul S. BulgerRobert A. BurgessFC
Michael A. BurianM. Thomasine Burke and Rufus
E. BrownHon. Michael P. CantaraFC In
Memory of Jean Paul and Laurette L. Cantara
Michael E. CareyHon. Peter G. Cary and Janine
Bisaillon-CaryFC
David J. ChampouxFC
Jill A. CheckowayLawrence CloughHelen Sterling CoburnPhilip M. Coffin III and Susan E.
PeckFC
Eben Colby and Tara ColbyFC
Timothy W. CollierFC
Bodie B. Colwell and Andrew P. Smith
Robert H. ConklingJohn W. Conway In Honor of
Curtis Webber James L. CostelloMary E. CostiganKimberly S. CouchAnne Birgel Cunningham and
Gregory M. CunninghamFC
John A. CunninghamFC
Keith J. Cunningham and Julie Cunningham
Richard E. Curran, Jr. and Margaret Cary Curran
Armanda Beal DayRoberta L. de Araujo and Ronald
A. KreismanFC
Maureen E. DeaFC
Hon. Thomas E. Delahanty II and Ruth M. Delahanty
Alison A. DenhamBenjamin E. DeTroyWilliam B. DevoeFC
Jason P. DonovanMartica S. DouglasJohn P. Doyle, Jr.FC
Susan and Daniel DriscollRyan P. DumaisHon. E. Paul Eggert and Karen
S. EggertMartin I. EisensteinHon. Patrick F. EndeElizabeth J. ErnstRose Marie Everitt and Will
EverittRebecca H. FarnumJohn T. FaulkinghamFC
Edward F. FeibelNathaniel R. FentonWilliam V. Ferdinand, Jr.FC
Mark V. FrancoAlfred C. Frawley IIIPatricia M. FrenchSara B. Gagne-Holmes and
William B. Gagne-HolmesFC
Peter M. GarciaDale L. GavinSarah Yantakosol GayerJohn W. GeismarLynn B. GelinasKevin M. GillisClaire A. Ginder and Kenneth F.
GinderFC
Jonathan L. GoldbergFC
Jeremy S. GrantMartha A. GrantFC
Carl R. Griffin IIIFC
Kevin R. HaleyLeslie C. HallockP. Andrew HamiltonFC
Woody and Bobbie HansteinFC
Wendy J. HarlanFC
The Legal Community & Providers in PartnershipTo Expand Access to Justice in Maine
2015 STARS:The Campaign for Justice happens because mem-bers of the bar and bench volunteer each year to ask colleagues to give. The following are respon-sible for the success of the 2015 Campaign.
CABINETMiles F. ArcherRoger A. Clement, Jr.David L. Herzer, Jr.Margaret Coughlin LePageDeborah M. MannDavid C. PiersonWilliam D. RobitzekJudith A. Fletcher Woodbury
LEADERSHIP DIVISION
Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Chair
Janis CohenMartha C. GaythwaitePhillip E. JohnsonColleen A. KhouryMichael J. LeveyCarol G. Warren
BIG 8 DIVISIONRoger A. Clement, Jr. , ChairPhillip S. BixbyJanet V. BrittonHelen Sterling CoburnJerrol A. CrouterGeorge T. Dilworth,
Drummond Woodsum Chair
Our Volunteers
Thomas R. Doyle, Pierce Atwood Chair
Scot E. Draeger, Bernstein Shur Chair
Caleb C. DuBoisMark K. GooginsPeter J. GuffinNora R. HealyDavid L. Herzer, Jr., Norman
Hanson & Detroy ChairBenjamin W. JenkinsDavid M. KallinRyan F. KelleyNelson J. Larkins, Preti
Flaherty ChairChristopher S. LockmanArnold C. MacdonaldOliver F. Murray, Unum ChairRoger A. PutnamRobert B. RavenelleNolan L. ReichlMathew J. TodaroRachel M. Wertheimer,
Verrill Dana ChairJudith A. Fletcher WoodburyEric J. Wycoff
NEXT 12 PORTLAND DIVISION
Deborah M. Mann, Chair
Pine Tree Legal Assistance • Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic • Legal Services for the Elderly • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project • Maine Equal Justice Partners • Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project BE A RISING VOICE FOR JUSTICE IN 2016. GIVE ONLINE AT www.campaignforjustice.org6
During the past year as Campaign Chair, I spoke with hundreds of Maine lawyers about the importance of access to justice in our state. Although most of us don’t like to ask friends and colleagues for money, asking them to support the Campaign was a pretty easy sell. What amazed me week after week was the willingness of so many people to support legal aid in Maine—whether it was the new lawyer donating for the first time, or a senior member of the bar giving at a leadership level. Maine lawyers are a generous and caring group.
As we close the books on last year’s Campaign, not only did we set a new record for total dollars raised ($567,439), we achieved a number of milestones of which we can all be proud.
•We retained 84% of donors from the prior year, well above the national average of 43%.•A total of 1,653 Maine lawyers contributed to the Campaign, including 381 new and
lapsed donors.•We now have 500 members in the “Founders Circle” (donors who have given for 10
consecutive years).•The percentages of lawyers giving at Maine’s largest and mid-sized firms and from in-
house legal departments increased by 5 to 15 percent.
In my letter to the Maine Bar at the start of 2015, I asked my fellow lawyers to be ambassadors for the Campaign. Clearly, the above statistics show that we accomplished that goal!
Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make the 2015 Campaign a success. It was an honor to raise money for our six phenomenal legal services providers. As we embark on the 2016 Campaign, let us help our new chair, Meg LePage, surpass last year’s numbers!
Great Ambassadors2015 Chair Dave Sherman
Continued on page 9
Anonymous (8)Carly M. AndersenPaul AransonAshley E. ArraAlan J. AzzaraJohanna BabbJames BassHenry E. M. BeckStephen A. Bell Hal A. BermanDeborah S. BernerDavid S. BischoffErik M.P. BlackCarol A. BlasiJoanna S. BowersHon. Carl O. BradfordDavid L. BrandtMeegan J. Burbank Suzanne K. BurkeKaren S. BursteinMichael A. CahillMichael E. CareyThomas J. CareyPeter S. CarlisleDanylle McNally CarsonJoyce Leary ClarkRichard C. ClearyMarcia J. ClevelandLawrence CloughNaomi C. CohenJeanne T. Cohn-ConnorJohn W. ConwayErnest Cooper
Jessica R. CurrierPeter and Anne CurryRobert E. DanielsonCharles F. DarlingtonBob DennyEleanor L. DominguezBenjamin N. DonahueKristen R. DorionElizabeth and Kyle KirbyEmily DupillDawn D. DyerMatthew C. DyerIsabel Ekman and Ryan AlmyJoseph L. FaberDonald L. FergusonChristina A. FerrariSusan K. FosterTamara N. GallagherJohn P. GauseJonathan M. Gelchinsky and Tara
GingerichIan M. Gilbert and Katherine S.
KayattaRichard S. GilmoreJohn P. GivenJoseph G.E. GousseRobert L. GuilloryDevens M. HamlenThomas E. HandKristine C. HanlyTavis R. HasenfusDebra and Greg HastingsMartha Hayes-Burkhead
Sasha Hayes-RusnovThomas W. HildrethMarilyn L. HotchPhilip P. HouleKimberly A. HowlandKady S. HuffJonathan P. HunterKaitlyn M. HusarHerb and Kathleen JanickAshley L. JanottaKatie W. JohnsonErin K. KalakowskyCindy J. KarlsonLouise KatzinChristopher KeachFrancis G. KelleherPatrick J. KenistonDavid A. KingMara R.H. KingMichael A. Klass and Catherine
FlinchbaughJames R. LemieuxJulius B. LevineClare E. LizotteDouglas W. MacdonaldBrian H. MahanyJonathan T. MannOtto G. MathekeRebecca M. MaxwellChristopher E. McCabeJoshua G. McCoyCarol G. McMannusJohn R. Michaud
William J. MillikenDanelle R. MiloneChristopher MonroeCynthia Leigh MontgomeryJuliet A. MooreKaren Michaud MoranPaul J. MorrowJoyce K. MyklebyTaylor R. NeffStephen D. NelsonLauren J. NoetherPhilip A. NotisJuliana M.K. O’BrienRichard J. O’BrienAmy K. OlfeneMary Clements PajakMark J. PeltierLa-Qiana Perez-SaxonAlyson L. PeverlyAgnieszka A. Pinette David Raeker-JordanElizabeth ReadJames G. ReardonRachel L. ReevesWendy R. RichardsElizabeth K. RiotteKathleen M. RobertsonJennifer H. RohdeJames Travis RomanoKaitlin G. RoyKris SahonchikG. Blaine Schwabe IIIRachel W. Sears
Conor M. ShankmanWilliam J. ShannonMolly Watson ShukiePaul D. SilviaBeth A. SmithAri and Natalie SolotoffThomas G. SouciaTimothy E. SteigelmanIra M. SterlingArrian M. StockdellRobert J. StoltMeredith M. StrahlCorin R. SwiftBenjamin W. TettlebaumBrian W. ThomasKaren TilborAlison E. TozierStanley R. Tupper IIIWylie Duffy Van NessRobert B. Van WyckAbigail C. VargaAnita M. VolpeJessica P. WannemacherKimberly A. WatsonJesse E. WeisshaarSara T.S. WolffCarl Woock and Caroline
BaljonBarry T. WoodsD. Kelley YoungJordan A. YoungJoseph C. ZamboniJune D. Zellers
New Access to Justice Donors
Anonymous (2)Drew A. Anderson and Jane
E. LeeDavid J. BackerJames B. BarnsSarah H. BeardTimothy P. Benoit and Susan J.
BenoitAnthony M. CalcagniBarbara A. CarlinW. Scott Carlisle IIIAnne M. Carney and Dr. David
E. WennbergDavid J. ChampouxCarol A. CoakleySally H. DeMartini and Jim
DeMartini
New Founders Circle MembersFC John D. DevineMaryAustin Dowd and George
CalvertJohn T. FaulkinghamSusan A. FaunceJulia A. FinnStephen D. Ford and Mary C.
FordRobert H. FurbishWilliam B. Gagne-HolmesJonathan L. GoldbergAbigail Greene Goldman and Jeff
GoldmanMary Jane GoodMartha A. GrantKenneth F. GrayTodd J. Griset and Olivia L.
Griset
Evan M. HansenEric R. HerlanElizabeth T. HighGlenn IsraelHon. Joseph M. JabarMargaret T. JefferyDina A. Jellison and John J. Wall IIIDonna M. Katsiaficas and James
N. KatsiaficasMichael J. LeveyAllison C. LucyAmanda B. LynchDaniel W. Marra and Barbara A.
LeonardJaye L. Martin and Karen
MacDonaldJanet C. McCaa
James L. McCarthy and Martha J. McCarthy
David B. McConnellSarah E. NewellHon. Susan E. OramJames C. PalmerNoreen PatientPaul E. PeckDavid C. PiersonJonathan S. PiperDean Peter Pitegoff and Ann
CasadyJulianne C. RaySarah Lang ReinhartSigmund D. Schutz and Anne T.
SchutzHillary and Jaimie Schwartz
Patrick J. Scully and Tory RydenKaighn Smith, Jr. and Audrey
MaynardRichard W. SmithWilliam A. TrafidloJohn A. TurcotteSally M. WagleyLucinda E. White and Thomas
H. KelleyMary Ellen WhitemanBrian D. Willing and Kathryn
D. WillingJames H. Young II
The Campaign would like to recognize the following for their annual loyal support of access to justice for the last ten years consecutively.
Anonymous (2)Carly M. AndersenJean C. AndersonRussell W. AndersonBabette B. BachFrederick J. Badger, Jr.James BassLisa Fitzgibbon BendetsonJoshua E. BiroccoErik M.P. BlackKirk D. BloomerTimothy H. BouletteMark A. BowerBrian C. BrowneSonia J. Buck James H. BudreauRobert A. BurgessDanylle McNally CarsonPaul C. CatsosBrian L. ChampionCatherine CharetteLawrence CloughRobert H. ConklingJohn W. Conway
James L. CostelloPeter and Anne CurryAmy N. Devin and Stephen A.
BellKristen R. Dorion Jennifer J. Duddy and Michael
A. DuddyDavid J. Ekelund, Jr.Isabel B. Ekman and Ryan C.
AlmyEileen M.L. Epstein and Ronald
A. EpsteinJames F. EvansJulie D. FarrJohn P. GauseJay S. GellerNancy S. Gibson and James P.
BailinsonCharles E. Gilbert IIIPeggy B. GilbertHallie Flint GilmanJonathan M. GoodmanArthur J. Greif Kristine C. Hanly
Debra and Greg HastingsErnest W. HiltonHerb and Kathleen JanickDavid J. JonesAnne H. Jordan and Jeffrey K.
JordanEdward J. KaneCindy J. KarlsonMaura A. Keaveney and Scott
M. HoudePatrick J. KenistonPeter J. LandisChristopher R. LargayClare E. LizotteRebecca M. MaxwellJoseph R. MazziottiChristopher E. McCabeKelly W. McDonaldCarol G. McMannusAmanda A. MeaderBruce M. MerrillRobyn R. Merrill and Declan
McGoughEmmy S. Monahan
Joyce K. MyklebySteven D. Najarian and
Emmanuelle PelletierPaul S. NicklasTimothy H. Norton and Karen
NortonRichard J. O’Brien Anne E. O’Donovan and
Dennis J. O’DonovanJohn R. Opperman and
Julianne R. OppermanMargie and Jon OxmanDurward W. ParkinsonTravis C. RackliffeCarl F. RellaBrendan P. RiellyKaitlin G. RoyJeffrey P. RussellSuzanne N. RussellScott A. SawyerRachel W. SearsWarren C. ShayMolly Watson Shukie David P. Silk
Lendall L. SmithAri and Natalie SolotoffCharles C. SoltanAnita M. St. OngeTimothy E. SteigelmanMaureen T. SturtevantCorin R. SwiftMichael TadenevNolan H. TanousBenjamin W. TettlebaumAlison E. TozierRichard D. TuckerAbigail C. VargaAmy J. VisentinPaula R. WatsonLaura H. White and Matthew J.
WhiteD. Kelley Young
Matching the ChallengeIn mid October, an anonymous donor pledged to match the gifts of any new or lapsed donors who gave by year’s end, up to $10,000. The Campaign would like to thank the following who helped leverage all $10,000 of the match.
Special Thanks To The Following STARS, continuedFred W. Bopp IIIJames M. BowieAmy St. F. DevinDaniel F. GilliganEdwin A. HeislerStacey D. NeumannKaitlin G. RoySamuel K. RudmanAndrew W. SparksTim A. SteigelmanElizabeth G. Stouder
INHOUSE DIVISION
Miles F. Archer, ChairRobert A. BurgessAnne Birgel CunninghamMaryAustin DowdJon A. FitzgeraldPeter J. HeissenbuttelKathyrn ReidWilliam P. SaxeMelinda ShainBrett D. Witham
PENOBSCOT DIVISION
John R. CandersBarbara A. CardoneKerry Clark JordanJames C. Munch IIIAnthony D. PellegriniDawn M. Pelletier
JUDICIARY DIVISION
Hon. Peter G. CaryHon. Peter L. DarvinHon. Joan M. KidmanHon. Bruce C. MalloneeHon. John H. Rich IIIHon. Nancy TorresenHon. Thomas D. Warren
RENEWAL EFFORT
Roger A. Clement, Jr. Juliet Holmes-SmithColleen A. KhouryWilliam C. KnowlesMargaret Coughlin LePage
Pine Tree Legal Assistance • Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic • Legal Services for the Elderly • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project • Maine Equal Justice Partners • Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project BE A RISING VOICE FOR JUSTICE IN 2016. GIVE ONLINE AT www.campaignforjustice.org 7
Founders Circle Volunteers To log 10 consecutive years as a donor is pretty impressive. But to have volunteered 10 or more years in a row is down right commitment. At its December meeting, the Campaign’s Steering Committee recognized the following for doing just that: Roger A. Clement, Jr., Verrill Dana (11 years); Charles C. Dingman, Preti Flaherty (10 years), and Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce Atwood (11 years). They join an elite group of five others who were recognized for ten years of volunteering in 2013 at the 10th Anniversary Celebration: Jerrol A. Crouter, Gerald F. Petruccelli, Roger A. Putnam, Mary L. Schendel, and Sidney St. F. Thaxter. Many thanks to the entire group of eight.
5 or More Members
Most Funds Raised:Highest Average Gift:
Top 10 Recognitions
Top Ten Averages Per Lawyer Top Ten Total Dollars
Law Offices of Joe Bornstein Drummond Woodsum
Law Offices of Joe Bornstein $ 1,442Hardy, Wolf & Downing $ 1,120Berman & Simmons $ 1,000Drummond Woodsum $ 837 U.S. Court of Appeals $ 740 Thompson & Bowie $ 583Bernstein Shur $ 516U.S. District Court of Maine $ 500Pierce Atwood $ 474 Verrill Dana $ 465
Drummond Woodsum $48,554Bernstein Shur $48,543Verrill Dana $40,953Pierce Atwood $35,065Eaton Peabody $19,400Law Offices of Joe Bornstein $18,750Preti Flaherty $17,391 Berman & Simmons $17,000 Norman, Hanson & DeTroy $12,925Maine District Court $12,255
ACCOLADESFir ms, Companies & Legal Entit ies
With this annual report, the Campaign expands its recognition lists to include the many legal groups throughout the state whose members are among its most loyal supporters. Top ten and other lists will include not just traditional law firms, but companies, nonprofits, government offices, courts, and other organizations that have five of more attorneys or judges. Thanks to many, access to justice grows.
Highest Participation Rate:
Top Ten in Participation
Tie: Perkins Thompson & Drummond Woodsum
Drummond Woodsum 100%Perkins Thompson 100%Bernstein Shur 96%Pierce Atwood 88%Murray Plumb & Murray 86%Verrill Dana 85%Petruccelli Martin & Haddow 83%Norman, Hanson & DeTroy 83%Lambert Coffin 82%Preti Flaherty 75%
2016 Leaders for JusticeThose with 50+ attorneys who, with their members, raised $25,000 or more; those with 20-49 attorneys, $10,000 or more; those with 11-19 attorneys, $5,000 or more; those with 5-10 attorneys, $2,500 or more.
Bernstein Shur Berman & SimmonsDrummond WoodsumEaton PeabodyHardy, Wolf & DowningLaw Offices of Joe BornsteinNorman, Hanson & DeTroy
Pierce AtwoodThompson & BowieUnumU.S. Court of AppealsU.S. District Court of MaineVerrill Dana
Note: A number of firms give firm gifts or matching gifts in addition to their members giving individually or in lieu of their members giving individually, for which the Campaign is very grateful. Those firm / matching gifts are combined with members’ gifts in the calculations of averages and funds raised. Participation rates have always recognized individual giving since the Campaign’s success depends upon individual attorneys and judges encouraging and soliciting colleagues to give.
Verrill Dana—29Pierce Atwood—16Bernstein Shur—14
Drummond Woodsum—13Norman, Hanson & DeTroy—6
Murray Plumb & Murray—5Gross Minsky & Mogul—4
Chester & Vestal—3Hawkes & Mehnert—3
Holmes Legal Group—3Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman—3
Molleur Law Office—3Pine Tree Legal Volunteer Attorneys—3
Preti Flaherty—3Andrucki & Mitchell—2
Basham & Scott—2Childs, Rundlett, Fifield & Altshuler—2Douglas Denham Buccina & Ernst—2
Givertz, Scheffee & Lavoie—2Goodspeed & O’Donnell—2
Landis, Arn & Jaynes—2Perkins Thompson—2
Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow—2Port City Legal—2West End Legal—2
Whitney, Mundy & Mundy—2
Katahdin CounselIn analyzing the 4-year history of the Katahdin Counsel (see page 3), the Campaign noticed that only 25 firms to date have had more than one member inducted out of 307 inductees to date. Herewith are those 25, representing collectively 43% of all inductees.
2014-15 Pro Bono Publico Firm The following firms were recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Project or Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project at the 2016 Winter Bar Meeting for their pro bono efforts from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
Most VLP Cases AcceptedPierce Atwood
Most Hours on Completed VLP CasesVerrill Dana
Donated Most Lawyer-of-the-Day HoursVerrill Dana
ILAP Pro Bono Firm of the YearPierce Atwood
Next 12 PortlandThe Campaign would like to recognize the following for organizing together in 2016 to raise awareness and participation among their members. Representing the 12 largest legal groups in Portland outside those in the Big 8 (see below), these twelve increased the participation of their 209 members from 59% to 74%, increased their average per member by 16%, raised 8% more than in 2014, and helped substantially in the Campaign’s meeting a $10,000 matching challenge.
Curtis ThaxterDrummond & DrummondJensen Baird Gardner &
Henry
Kelly, Remmel & ZimmermanLambert CoffinMurray Plumb & MurrayPerkins Thompson
Richardson Whitman Large & Badger
Robinson, Kriger and McCallum
Thompson & BowieTroubh HeislerUniversity of Maine School
of Law
Big 8Maine’s eight largest legal groups provide bedrock support to the Campaign. Because of their efforts with internal committees, the Campaign can concentrate on expanding support for access to justice in other ways. In 2015, 41% of the Campaign, or $233,991, was raised by the 588 members of the Big 8 firms and provided the base upon which the remaining 59% of the Campaign was then built. A big thank you to them and to the remaining 59%. With all of your voices together, access to justice grows in Maine.
Bernstein ShurDrummond Woodsum
Eaton PeabodyNorman, Hanson & DeTroy
Pierce AtwoodPreti Flaherty
UnumVerrill Dana
Continued from page 6Tavis R. HasenfusRobert C. HatchKathleen Gleason HealyFC
Douglas M. Henry In Memory of The Honorable Harriet P. Henry
Willis E. HigginsFC
Elizabeth T. High and Michael E. HighFC
Bruce B. Hochman and Lori HochmanFC
Michael A. HodginsKaren A. HuberFC
Will HueskePhilip C. HuntSusan E. HunterFC
Jonathan B. HuntingtonFC
George S. IsaacsonIrving IsaacsonMarcus and Rebecca JaynesDina A. Jellison and John J. Wall IIIBen Jenkins and Aysha SheikhErica M. JohansonGretchen L. JonesEdward J. KelleherChristine Kennedy-JensenJeanne M. Kincaid and Mary F.
ThomasKatherine R. KnoxBernard J. KubetzFC
Michael L. LaneLeonard W. LangerStephen E.F. LangsdorfAdria Yvonne LaRosePaul LavinFC
Edward C. LawrenceJustin W. LearySarah E. LeClaire and Rosemary
MonahanFC
David LevesqueFC
Michael J. LeveyFC
Hon. Jon D. LevyFC
John Lightbody and Nancy LightbodyFC
Julia M. Lipez and Nolan L. ReichlKathryn M. Longley-LeahyPeter D. LoweMeri N. Lowry and Leslie E.
Lowry IIIFC
John F. Loyd, Jr.FC
Allison C. Lucy and Hon. John B. LucyFC
Lois R. Lupica and Thomas R. SatherFC
Alan D. MacEwanJoseph R. MackeyFC
Prof. Jeffrey A. MaineMadeline K. MalisaHon. Bruce C. Mallonee and
LeeAnne P. MalloneeFC
Michael S. MalloyDeborah M. Mann and Geoffrey
K. CummingsFC
Robyn G. March and Charles W. MarchFC
Hon. Donald H. MardenFC
Daniel W. Marra and Barbara A. LeonardFC
Eric C. MarshallDaniel R. MawhinneyJanet C. McCaaFC
Gavin G. McCarthy and Kate McCarthy
James L. McCarthy and Martha J. McCarthyFC
Daniel G. McKayFC
Richard A. McKittrick and Ann McKittrickFC
Sarah J. McPartland-GoodFC
Mary E. McQuillen and Eric D. AltholzFC
Eric E. MenoyoJonathan G. MerminFC
Judy A.S. MetcalfFC
Karen A. Mignone and Jeffrey G. Miller
Mariah D. MitchellChristopher MonroeJohn H. Montgomery and
Elisabeth R. MontgomerySara N. MoppinStephen W. MoriartyN. Joel Moser and Katie
TheriaultMelissa Hanley Murphy and
Richard W. MurphyFC
Peter L. MurrayHon. Robert E. Murray, Jr.Sarah E. NewellFC
Sharon G. NewmanFC
Kenleigh A. NicolettaHon. John C. NivisonStanley W. Norkunas In Memory
of Sharon ClarkProf. Christopher M. NorthropDaniel A. NuzziRichard J. O’Brien In Honor of
Curtis Webber Brendan R. O’Rourke
Michael Opuda, Ph.D.Margie and Jon Oxman In Honor
of Curtis Webber Wendy J. ParadisFC
Noreen PatientFC
Clare Hudson PayneFC
Elizabeth Knox PeckMichael and Barbara Peisner
Fund of the Maine Community FoundationFC
John D. PelletierFC
Anthony E. Perkins and Deirdre PerkinsFC
Jeffrey T. PiampianoFC
Dan S. PittmanPeter S. PlumbFC
Glen L. PorterFC
Jonathan A. PottleNeal F. PrattAmon H. PurintonPatrice A. PutmanNathaniel S. PutnamFC
Daniel Rapaport and Lisa M. TriplerFC
Hilary A. Rapkin and William H. Stiles
Matthew D. RaynesFC
Sarah Lang ReinhartFC
U. Charles Remmel IIFC
Cathy S. RobertsSusan A. RocheG. Steven RoweFC
Ellsworth T. Rundlett IIIFC
Tanya SambatakosLindsey Morrill SandsMichael E. SaucierPhilip R. Saucier and Kate SaucierDennis C. SbregaFC
Matthew P. SchaeferDr. Susan Schaft and Richard S.
BerneHon. William J. Schneider and
Barbara T. SchneiderSusan E. SchorrFC
Hillary and Jaimie SchwartzFC
Deborah L. ShawFC
Julia Sheridan and Christopher Devlin
Richard A. ShinayLaura E. ShortillMolly Watson Shukie In Honor of
Curtis Webber Edward James Skillings and Lois
SkillingsNathan H. SmithTerry N. Snow PAFC
Hon. Susan A. SparacoJeffrey W. SpauldingDaniel J. StevensRobert H. Stier, Jr.FC
Stacy O. StithamDaniel C. StockfordE. William Stockmeyer and Mary
T. StockmeyerHawley R. Strait and Sarah StraitDavid Swetnam-BurlandAnnee Hart TaraFC
William E. TaylorRoy E. Thompson, Jr.Kevin J. TierneyFC
Mary C. Toole and Steve WardFC
Anne TorregrossaCalvin E. TrueFC
John S. Upton and Anne UptonGary D. VogelFC
Sally M. WagleyFC
Randall B. WeillWilliam M. Welch and Jodi M.
WelchFC
Lucinda E. White and Thomas H. KelleyFC
Michael A. WiersDonald J. WilleyFC
Raymond L. WilliamsRosie M. WilliamsDebby L. WillisFC
Warren E. Winslow, Jr.FC
Timothy C. WoodcockFC
Matthew C. WorthenProf. Jennifer B. Wriggins and
Mary L. BonautoEric J. WycoffFC
Prof. Melvyn ZarrFC
Barry and Jane ZimmermanSarah S. ZmistowskiFC
Thad B. ZmistowskiFC
GIVERSGifts of $100-
$249Anonymous (12)AnonymousFC (2)Anonymous (1) In Memory of
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Everyone starts talking at once again, with the gist that this alchemy of changing lives is perpetual. Clayton runs to her office and brings back an overflowing stack of Christ-mas and other holiday cards, some sent every year by grateful clients and which she can’t bear to throw away. They share specific stories of the small gifts they have received and still receive from long-ago clients—from cookies to homey handmade objects. “Kids come in with hand-drawn cards!” exclaimed one of the women as if it were a sweepstakes prize arriving.
In fact, when Winchell was inducted into Ka-tahdin in 2013, she brought a quilt made by a family grateful for her representing pro bono, over three years, their 90-year-old mother who was a victim of financial theft. Winchell was quoted in the Bangor Daily News as say-ing the quilt was “worth more than anything
CFJ Steering CommitteeMembers 2016ChairJames C. Munch III, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky
Campaign Cabinet2016 Campaign Chair, Margaret Coughlin LePage, Pierce AtwoodRoger A. Clement, Jr., Verrill DanaMartha C. Gaythwaite, Verrill DanaBetts J. Gorsky, Van Meer & BelangerDavid L. Herzer, Jr., Norman, Hanson & DeTroyKerry Clark Jordan, Griffin & JordanWilliam C. Knowles, Verrill DanaPeter B. LaFond, Maine Attorney General’s OfficeRobyn March, Lambert CoffinClifford H. Ruprecht, Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & BischoffTimothy R. Schneider, Maine Office of the Public AdvocateDeirdre M. Smith, Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, University of Maine School of Law*
Executive CommitteeChair, James C. Munch III, Vafiades, Brountas & KominskyCharles F. Dingman, Preti FlahertyNan Heald, Pine Tree Legal Assistance*Arnold C. Macdonald, Bernstein ShurJaye L. Martin, Legal Services for the Elderly*Diana C. Scully, Maine Justice Foundation†David S. Sherman, Jr., Drummond Woodsum
Marketing CommitteeHeidi J. Hart, Richardson Whitman Large & BadgerPeter J. Heissenbuttel, Hunting Dearborn, Inc.Benjamin W. Jenkins, Pierce AtwoodSusan A. Roche, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project*Conor Shankman, Bernstein ShurTammi L. Snow, Law Office of Tammi L. SnowNancy Wanderer, University of Maine School of Law
Stewardship CommitteeChair, Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury, Pierce AtwoodJennifer A. Archer, Kelly, Remmel & ZimmermanJerrol A. Crouter, Drummond WoodsumJuliet Holmes-Smith, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project*Malcolm L. Lyons, Pierce AtwoodRobyn R. Merrill, Maine Equal Justice Partners*
I ever could have been paid. I feel like I’ve won the lottery meeting this family.”
What would they say to other attorneys about being a voice for access to justice? “If you perceive that you don’t have the time and money [to support access to justice], you have to change that,” said Winchell.
Maybe doing pro bono or giving to access to justice is as easy as a change of perception. But after spending a couple hours with these five, it is way beyond perception adjustment with them. I lean more toward something Mehnert said at one point, “It is a calling.”
Listening to the high and clear soprano voices pouring out of Bangor certainly makes one want to do more, to match even a tenth of their giving of self. They are the ones call-ing.
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stantive goals, this committee of four permanent members will deal with routine matters of budget, chair recruitment, nominations, and staffing.
Also serving as ex officio members on each of these committees are the executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation, where the Campaign resides, and the directors of each of the six pro-viders the Campaign supports (see list at right).
In December 2015 the newly structured Steer-ing Committee held its kickoff. Throughout 2016 the new members and committees will be work-ing to form their focuses and goals for the coming year. Anyone interested in becoming part of that process can contact Steering Committee Chair Jim Munch (947-6195) about permanent and ad hoc memberships still open and specific responsibili-ties, or let any member of the Steering Committee know of your interest.
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ErrorsPlease call us if your name is missing or not listed correctly, or you think your name should have been listed in the Founders Circle or other lists, or any other matter. Errors will be corrected each year in this location.
Contact UsCathy Coffman, CFJ Coordinator [email protected] Minoty, CFJ Associate [email protected] Justice Foundation40 Water StreetHallowell, ME 04347207-622-3477
In December 2015, the Campaign for Justice took the next step in its evolution—from a great idea in 2004 to an organization that passed its 10th milestone in 2013 by raising $500,000 an-nually,
Starting in 2013, the Campaign’s Steering Committee, which had served up to then mostly as a sounding board for the campaign chair and its staff coordinator, began a two-year process of evaluating itself, the Campaign, and best non-profit practices.
Most fundamentally in its evaluation, the Steering Committee realized that its members and structure needed to become an integral part of the Campaign, to serve as a work group with institutional memory for each new chair, and to function as an extension of and partner to the staff coordinator.
This realization led to an expansion of the Steering Committee from 7 permanent mem-bers to 21 members with 3-year terms and the formation of four working committees, with each Steering Committee member assigned to one. Those committees are:
•Campaign Cabinet. This committee organiz-es, leads and recruits the volunteers who each year ask colleagues to support the Campaign by phone, emails and mail. Prior to the reorgani-zation, each new chair had to form this group anew from prior volunteers and any colleagues the chair could recruit. Now a permanent Cabi-net of nine Steering Committee members awaits each new chair, who can add up to five ad hoc members as needed.
•Campaign Stewardship. Because the chair changes each year, this committee will focus on thanking and keeping the Campaign’s loyal donors informed over the long-term. It has four permanent members and up to four ad hoc ones.
•Campaign Marketing. This new commit-tee of four permanent and up to three ad hoc members will examine how the impact of the Campaign can be better shared and how social media can be used more effectively in a mostly all-volunteer organization.
•Executive Committee. To keep the quarter-ly Steering Committee meetings focused on sub-
Campaign Steering Committee Charts New Course
*Leaders of the six providers supported by the Campaign.†Oversight agency of the Campaign.
Some Campaign Stats2004-2015
•Cumulative Total Raised: $4,927,365
•Growth in Amount Raised Annually for Access to Justice: 111% from 2004 to 2015.
•Growth in Legal Community Donors: 83% from 2004 to 2015.
•Growth in Leadership Donors: 87% from 2004 to 2015.
•Average Number of Mainers Affected Annually by Access to Justice: 30,000
85.6% directly to access to justice providers
CFJ Funds Distribution
Operating Budget11% .6 coordinator
& .25 data staff1% Credit services1% Printing>1% Mailing>1% Activities>1% All Other
New Lawyers at Rising Tide
Giving Stock Can Be A Tax-Wise MoveThe Campaign for Justice can accept gifts of stock. Giving highly appreci-ated stock can often results in additional tax benefits for the donor. To give stock, call the Campaign Office for routing instructions.
The Campaign for Justice and Rising Tide Brewery (co-owner attorney Heather Sanborn) sponsored the MSBA New Lawyers Section on September 16 in hosting an informational event for access for justice. Featuring a raffle based on the correct answers to basic questions about access to justice and comments from new law-yers about pro bono work, the event attracted about 40 lawyers on a pleasantly warm September evening. Many thanks to Rising Tide for raffle prizes and a dona-tion to the Campaign. Thanks to the committee headed by Caroline Jova including Carina Cilluffo, Isabel Ekman, Kaela Jalbert, Christopher Marot, Melissa Martin, Joel Moser, Anna Polko and Melanie Stevens.
Justice was served for the poor in Every county.
2015 Adults/Children ServedAndroscoggin 5,276Aroostook 1,741 Cumberland 8,892Franklin 471Hancock 1,146Kennebec 3,234Knox 508Lincoln 658Oxford 1,090Penobscot 3,437Piscataquis 336Sagadahoc 748Somerset 1,009Waldo 766Washington 1,150York 4,659
More than 35,000 adults and children had an
attorney by their side in over 17,000 cases.
More than 10,000 children—alone and in families—were affected by a case.
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Of the Needs A single intake paralegal handles in excess of 10,000 calls annually for help on Legal Services for the Elderly’s Helpline. That is about one call every ten minutes.s Portland and Lewiston officials estimate over 1,000 asylum seek-ers in just those two cities; Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) was able to assist only 193 seekers statewide in 2015.s Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) and Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) can take only one case for every 6-7 requests received.
Of the Maine Bar’s Generosity of Times In 2015, over 140 ILAP pro bono attorneys donated 3,167 hours of their time representing asylum seekers.s Legal services donated by pro bono attorneys under the auspices of VLP exceeded $2 million in value in 2015.
Of the Clientss Over 60% of the households receiving direct services from VLP in 2015 had income from employment or employment-based benefits.s 47% of all client households served by PTLA had a child. 44% included at least one person with a disability.
Of Some Successess Pine Tree Legal Assistance secured more time for about 1,000 families to find alternative housing before they became homeless, potentially saving the state more than $1.4 million in emergency shelter costs (assuming a low $50/day cost for shelter).s In 2015, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) had a 99% approval rate for full representation cases.
Of Important ReadsA Portrait of Wellbeing: The Status of Seniors in Maine, John T. Gorman Foundation. Maine People Agree: Opportunity is the Bridge to a Better Future, Maine Equal Justice Partners. The Final Report of the Maine Attorney General’s Task Force on Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, research and support by LSE staff. Asylum: How to Apply for Asylum in the United States, ILAP and law students in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (50 detailed pages of instruction).