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(BayLegal) ensures fairness in the civil justice system for the most vulnerable members of our community. From Silicon Valley to Napa Valley, we help clients protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. Our clients include the working poor, families with children, foster youth, seniors, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Through our regional county offices, our mobile advocacy clinics, and our nationally-recognized Legal Advice Line, BayLegal prevents domestic violence and sexual assault, increases economic stability, protects consumers, expands access to healthcare, and prevents homelessness. For our clients, BayLegal makes the difference between staying in poverty and thriving toward a brighter future. Board of Directors Officers Hazel Goff Robert A. Goodin, Chair Marin County Community Representative Goodin, MacBride, Squeri & Day, LLP Christopher B. Hockett John C. Dwyer, Vice Chair Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Cooley LLP Jonathan W. Hughes Mohammad Sheikh, Chief Financial Officer Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Bay Area Legal Aid Molly Moriarty Lane Arlene Hipp, Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Alameda County Community Representative Theodora R. Lee Littler Mendelson P.C. Directors David McClain William Alderman Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP David Murphy Bivett Brackett Murphy Law Firm San Francisco County Community Representative Wassim Nassif Alan R. Brayton San Francisco County Community Representative Brayton Purcell LLP Robert R. Planthold Sheila Castrillo At-Large Community Representative Alameda County Community Representative Natalaya Samoylova Teresa Cunningham Santa Clara County Community Representative Gaw Van Male Susan L. Schwegman Gladys Dean Attorney at Law Napa County Community Representative Karen Silverman John Duckworth Latham & Watkins LLP Santa Clara County Community Representative Rick Simons Greg Edmonds Furtado, Jaspovice & Simons Contra Costa County Community Representative George B. Speir Fred M. Feller Miller Starr Regalia Buresh Kaplan Feller & Chang David Steuer Derek Foran Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Morrison & Foerster LLP Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. Ennoaja Frazier Berman DeValerio San Mateo County Community Representative Robert A. Van Nest, Development Chair William E. Gagen, Jr. Keker & Van Nest Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines Board membership as of 12/31/2016 Dear Friends of BayLegal, s Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) supporters, you are a part of a growing community of individuals committed to more than just legal aid—you are committed to using legal aid as a tool to Apromote smart policy, fix broken systems, and above all else, change lives. From intake to impact advocacy, BayLegal helps level the playing field to bring hope and fairness to our community. When we help a woman and her children escape an abusive home, we break cycles of violence. We change not only her life, but the lives of her children. We amplify our impact when we appeal the denial of a Robert Goodin (Chair, Board of Directors) and Alex Gulotta (Executive Director) domestic violence restraining order, and obtain a published legal decision mandating a judge follow certain steps in order to better protect victims. It is then that our actions help change thousands of lives. When we help a young person caught at the intersection of the refugee and foster care systems receive the critical health coverage he needs, he is able to focus on excelling in school—and that has the power to change the course of his life. And when we file an impact litigation case to compel state agencies to fix their broken systems, hundreds, if not thousands of lives are changed. We are at our best when we are working together. When our clients have the solidarity and support of friends and neighbors like you, the Bay Area thrives. When we are working together for justice, we change lives. Alex R. Gulotta Robert A. Goodin Executive Director Board Chair 1 Individual Donors You believed we could change clients' lives through the power of law. Because of you, we prevented homelessness for Bay Area families. We empowered thousands to become survivors of domestic violence. We helped individuals transitioning back to their communities find a second chance. Together, we made justice possible. Thank you! “ Visionaries John Langdoc Mark G. Parnes Kathy Leak Don Medearis Penelope Athene Rita F. Lin W [$50,000+] Leah and Ben Spero Donn P. Pickett Preovolos Matthew and Lisa Lombardi Joseph Satterley Hon. Charles B. Renfrew William Lynch Founders Lawrence Weiss John H. Rodgers Hubert Marshall [$15,000+] Dirk and Patsi Schenkkan Alex and Renata Miller William and Marianne Partners Susan L. Schwegman Olga Orloff Gagen in Memory of [$1,000 – $2,499] Owen Shaw Robert and Anne Rosenfeld Judge Edward L. Merrill David and Christine Rick and Cindy Simons Dr. Marcia Ruben and Robert and Susie Goodin Balabanian George (Bill) and Stephen B. Ruben Joseph J. Tabacco and Laura Berger and Melanie Speir Mohammad and Shaista Peggy Schmidt David Haggerty Michael D. Stern Sheikh Justin Bosl Karen Stevenson & Wyman Smith Benefactors Peter and Priscilla Carson Bill McClave in Honor Brian Stack [$10,000 – $14,999] John Carter of Susan Schwegman Richard and Michele John C. Dwyer Curtis and Robin Caton Allan Steyer Stratton David M. McClain in Honor of Ramon Arias John and Erin Stubbs William Tarantino and Merilyn Wong Conrad M. Corbett Eric Sullivan and Teri Steele Maria Whiteside Timothy Ranzetta Craig C. Corbitt and Ann Walker and Cecilia and Brad Willer Arthur Rock and Nancy Stoltz Gene Campion Theresa Witherspoon Toni Rembe Kathryn Doi Andrew Wolff Stanton Wong Robert and Deborah Patricia Dwyer in Douglas R. Young Van Nest Honor of John Dwyer Richard Zitrin Associates Tom and Ellen Dwyer in [$250 – $499] Patrons Honor of John Dwyer Advocates Mark N. Aaronson and [$5,000 – $9,999] Diane Dwyer Sharp [$500 – $999] Marjorie Gelb Denise Abrams Francis E. Fernandez Eric Berkowitz Haydee Alfonso Fred and Alice Feller and Carmen Flores Robert E. Blevans Daniel and Michelle Christopher and Deirdre Scott Fink and Kathy Klein James and Carol Barenbaum in Honor Hockett Joseph Floren Brosnahan of Joseph Tabacco Theodora R. Lee Gisela Gamper in Julie Chang Rick and Kathy Barkley Molly Moriarty Lane Honor of Yogeeta George Donaldson Peter Benvenutti and and Jeffrey Lane in Gamper Joan Emery Lise Pearlman Honor of Paul Finigan Richard K. Grosboll Rebekah Evenson and Gilbert C. Berkeley Karen Silverman Alex and Joan Gulotta Dimitrios Kambouridis Brady Law Group David Steuer and Sharon Scharm Harris Mary Lu Everett Steven and Ann Brick Barbara Shufro Christopher T. Heffelfinger Michael and Ann Faber Paul Carey Donald and Anne Vermeil Suzanne and Peter Hooper James Finberg and Lyle C. Cavin, Jr. Rebecca Jackson Melanie Piech Charles T. C. Compton Sponsors Mary and Roger Jaeckel in Sarah G. Flanagan John Connelly and [$2,500 – $4,999] Memory of Arnold C. Ellis Derek F. Foran Anita Gulotta-Connelly William F. Alderman Martin Jaspovice A. Kathryn Fox Ann Davis Denyse Clancy Steven Kazan William T. Hutton Richard Day Stephen Colitz Michael D. Keys Ellen and Charles James Carole DeBell D’Lonra Christy Ellis in Linda Kim and Rick W. Jarvis Lola C. Ellwein Honor of Ramon Arias Brent VerWeyst Daniel Johnson Robert P. Feyer and and in Memory of Joel Linzner and Peter Kasser Marsha Cohen Arnold C. Ellis Teresa Picchi Hon. Stephen Kaus Matthew Fine Gordon Greenwood Michael Loeb Eileen P. Kennedy Mary C. Flynn Jonathan and Jenny Lui Kevin D. and Sabrina Forte Tracy Hughes Doris Ng Claudine W. Lally Dave Gaw 2 Kristina Ireson Jesu IsJ Robert W. Johnson Edward and Joyce Kallgren Monica Katz-Lapides e’re at a point in time when government legal aid funding is Donald E. Kelley, Jr. Daniel J. Kelly being threatened, and yet the number of low-income residents “ Nancy Kelso who need legal representation is overwhelming and growing. Kathleen Kennedy in Honor of Jessica Dayton ItW was important to step up our giving to BayLegal this year to reaffirm the Dominick Kennerson value of their services and to help ensure that BayLegal can continue to serve Tony and Lisa Kim Woo Il and Hee Sook Kim as a vital resource for Bay Area residents who are in need.” – Leah Spero Simon Louis Klemperer Andrea and Peter On behalf of our staff, board, and clients, we extend our thanks to Knight Dolan Leah & Ben Spero for their generosity and visionary contribution. Kimberly Knill Tomek Koszylko Katherine Krebs in Honor of Chris Adams Andrew and Xiaopei Gelb Paul Southworth and Jonathan Diamond and Fran Becker in Honor of Lily Zhang Mira Geffner Sam Dicker Jane B. Kroesche Winnifred Gin Sacha Steinberger Barbara and Key Dismukes Benjamin Krompak Paul M. Gordon and Michael Traynor Jeffrey Dodd Scott Kronland Patricia Kernighan Hon. John M. True, III JoAnne L. Dunec Neil Kumar Joanna Guidotti Steven and Heather Walker Alexander Eagle, IV in Elaine Kwong Ross and Nancy Gulotta Robert G. Weiss Honor of Theodora Lee Dara Lao in Honor Richard A. Gutstadt Ronald C. Wong Julio and Violie Edrosolan of Sabrina Adler Les and Linda Hausrath Rebecca Yost Howard Eisenstark Marcus Lee George and Maureen Joyce Elliot Nancy Lemon Heuga Friends Susanna Farber in Robert C. Lessick Abhay Kumar [up to $249] Honor of Sabrina Adler John and Jill Levi Jimit Ladha Glenn L. Allen Joseph E. Finkel David Levine Cary S. Lapidus Carl and Sharon Anduri Robert E. Finkelstein Virginia Leyva in Nicole Lavallee Cristina Armstrong and Lisa Chen Memory of Arnold C. Ellis Steve and Courtney Love William Beckett Robert H. Frank Gary Lieberstein Christopher N. May Reed H. Bement Richard and Jean Frankel Tara Lockhart Joshua Meltzer Jonathan Blatteis and Joanne Frazier Thomas V. Loran, III Benjamin Metcalf and Bonnie Volk Alan Garson Milon Mackey Melissa Garcia Wendy Bomberg in David Gehrig Sonya Mann David and Maryanne Honor of Diane Gerstler David B. Goodwin Maxwell Mattern Murphy Stephen V.