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2007 Annual Report Board of Directors 2007 Annual Report Board of Directors Kathryn R. Edge Roberta Dobbins President Trudy Edwards N. Houston Parks First Vice President Craig P. Fickling Susan L. Kay Michael E. Giffin Second Vice President Charles K. Grant Richard K. Evans Fannie J. Harris Third Vice President Amy V. Hollars Valerie Martin Secretary G. Wilson Horde John Andrew Goddard Lou Lavender Treasurer Robert J. Martineau, Jr. John Pellegrin Turner McCullough Past President Judy Oxford Charles H. Warfield Executive Committee Member at Large Teresa Poston Clisby H. Barrow Adrie Mae Rhodes John T. Blankenship Steve Rhodey Toni Boss Denice Scott Richard M. Brooks James L. Weatherly, Jr. Melanie T. Cagle Shelby York Robert A. Dickens Nashville Pro Bono Board Mary Griffin, Chair Sue Van Sant Palmer Andrée Blumstein Jonathan E. Richardson Daniel B. Eisenstein Robyn L. Ryan Richard Green Thor Y. Urness Tonya Mitchem Grindon Mark Westlake Susan L. Kay Be an opener of doors. — Ralph Waldo Emerson A door to safety. A door to health care. A door to a changed life. The Legal Aid Society successfully opened the doors of justice in 97% of the cases completed during 2007. Message from the Message from the President of the Board Executive Director Dear friends and colleagues: Dear friends of the Legal Aid Society 2007 marks a year of transition for and Nashville Pro Bono Program: the Legal Aid Society. We welcomed My first few months with the Legal a new executive director, Gary Aid Society have been a learning Housepian, upon the retirement of experience. I’ve learned that the Ashley Wiltshire, whose 31 years of dedication, passion and profession - leadership was as inspirational as it alism of the staff and volunteers are was tireless. This passing of the reins seemingly limitless. I’ve met with of leadership marks a new era for the clients who tell me that without the Legal Aid Society. help provided by the Legal Aid It also marks a new beginning and a recommitment to the goal Society, they would have lost their home, their livelihood, or of equal justice for everyone. The support from many legal their hope. And hope should never be in short supply. community members and other friends in the communities we I’m proud of the work our staff and volunteers have accom - serve have helped make Legal Aid Society a shining example for plished this year and as these pages will reveal, we have gone legal services providers around the country. the extra mile to expand our reach and provide services to It is an honor to serve the Legal Aid Society in its vital mission. people who have nowhere else to turn. This report illustrates the dedication and determination of It would not be possible without the support of our donors. the staff and volunteers to provide equal access to justice for Thank you for opening your hearts to those less fortunate. low-income people. We hope you enjoy reading about the great things your support Thank you all for your part in this noble mission. has helped accomplish. Sincerely yours, Kathryn Reed Edge President of the Board of Directors Gary D. Housepian Executive Director WHITNEY MCFALLS is very knowledgeable, respectful and shows that she cares about the clients and their safety and future. Without her assistance and that of Legal Aid, I don’t know what would have happened to me. –June Rose Harris, Nashville 2007 Highlights The end of June marked the end of an era at the Legal Aid from across our service area will address legal problems that affect the Society with the retirement of Ashley Wiltshire . Ashley joined medical outcomes of children receiving treatment from the hospital. the Legal Aid Society in 1970 as a summer clerk while he was a The partnership is the first of its kind in Tennessee and is based on second-year law student at Vanderbilt University. He became the success of more than 80 similar projects across the United States . executive director in 1976 at the age of 35. He oversaw the growth of the The Nashville Pro Bono Program began a corporate outreach organization from a group of five effort that included working with the in-house legal department lawyers in the Stahlman Building in at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, whose members staff downtown Nashville to the largest clinics at Renewal House to help with wills and powers of attorney. non-profit law firm in the state. As a tribute to his inspiring leadership, The Clarksville office , which serves Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, The Wiltshire Fund was created to Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, and Stewart counties, underwrite emergency assistance to received an 18 month grant for $115,000 from the Departments Legal Aid Society clients. of Defense and Justice . This grant enables the Legal Aid Society to hire two additional staff people to provide legal assistance for In July, Gary Housepian , former several new domestic violence initiatives with a special emphasis on Retiring Executive Director Ashley Wiltshire greets managing attorney for Disability Law collaboration with Ft. Campbell and coordination of services be - incoming Executive and Advocacy Center of Tennessee, tween the military and neighboring civilian communities in Ken - Director Gary Housepian Inc., joined the Legal Aid Society as tucky. This is one of two national pilot projects of the Department executive director. Gary began his legal career working with of Defense and Justice to address the issue of domestic violence in Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and joined military families. This grant is recognition of the Legal Aid Soci - Knoxville Legal Aid Society as a staff attorney in 1978. He then spent ety’s leadership in this field. a year in the State Attorney General’s office as an assistant attorney general before joining the Tennessee Department of Mental Health The Montgomery County Board of Commissions authorized and Mental Retardation as general counsel. From 1990-91, he a Victims Assistance Assessment Fund for the exclusive use of the served as general counsel for the Tennessee Department of Montgomery County Child Advocacy Center, the Clarksville Human Services, after which office of the Legal Aid Society, and the District Attorney he worked in private practice General for Montgomery County. The Clarksville office will for five years. Gary became the use the funds for an attorney to help victims obtain Orders of managing attorney of the Protection and other legal assistance. Murfreesboro office of the Legal Aid Society in 1997 and Bev Adcock , community educator [Nashville] and Rachel Moses , staff attorney for the Tennessee attorney [Cookeville], revised the Legal Aid Society guide titled, Justice Center in 2001. “What You Need To Know About Special Education,” due to major changes in the law. This was a joint project of the Legal Aid Society With a three-year grant of and Possibilities, Inc. The guide is distributed free. Volunteers from Gary Housepian, executive director, $120,000 from Ingram Char- Dell, Inc . helped to prepare the guides for distribution. outside the Nashville office. ities, Inc ., the Legal Aid Society initiated a Medical-Legal Partnership with the Monroe Carell Jr. Dell, Inc . donated four desktop computers to the Gallatin office Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University . Through this inno - after the office was struck by lightning and existing equipment vative collaboration, the Legal Aid Society and pro bono attorneys was destroyed. 4 STAFF J USTICE SHOULD NEVER BE RATIONED Tullahoma: Connie Beal, Angie Ridings, Jessica Johnson, Norm Feaster, Gail Carroll and Aimee Luna. Not pictured: Jack Giddens 2007 Highlights FOR 39 YEARS , the Legal Aid Society has been a place for low-income families to find The Murfreesboro office began a new project to help victims a helping hand with legal issues involving money, of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many TBI victims experience family, housing, health care and domestic violence. difficulty communicating, coping with stress, and adjusting to daily Donations of both dollars and time make it tasks. Some qualify for federal disability benefits possible for the Legal Aid Society and health coverage but to provide services in 48 counties through eight cannot navigate the com - offices located in Clarksville, Cookeville, plicated systems alone. Columbia, Gallatin, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Barbara Futter , managing Oak Ridge and Tullahoma. attorney [Murfreesboro], dedicates 20% of her time In 2007 Legal Aid Society staff attorneys to providing representation helped more than 6,010 people and Barbara Futter, managing attorney for and advice to TBI victims. their families. Volunteer attorneys, working the Murfreesboro office through the Nashville Pro Bono Program For the past year, attorneys in the Nashville office have been and other local pro bono programs, worked engaged in a pilot project through which the State of Tennessee on an additional 1,154 cases. pays the Legal Aid Society to help gain Supplemental Security Income benefits for low-income, disabled persons who received During 2007, the Legal Aid Society’s clients Families First benefits. As a result of the project’s local success, received over $4,390,000 in direct it has been expanded throughout the state. The new contract financial benefits as result of our services, provides important new services for low-income families, offers a including $838,543 in federal tax benefits new source of payment to Tennessee’s four legal aid providers, for low-income taxpayers. and saves the state money. Numerous non-monetary, positive outcomes were also achieved, such as: The Oak Ridge office received a grant from the United Way of Anderson County to establish an Education-Legal Partnership 441 victims of domestic violence and their with a Family Resource Center serving high risk children in Oak children obtained protection from their batterers; Ridge Schools. Oak Ridge attorneys address legal problems that destabilize the family and interfere with the ability of children 131 people gained access to needed to succeed in school.
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