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2017 YEAR IN REVIEW We hope you take some time to read through our Year in Review, reflect on our From the President and Executive Director 40th Anniversary year, and look forward to the next 40 years with us. Perhaps In 2017, PILI celebrated our 40th Anniversary, giving us the opportunity to reflect on some days, it might feel like the justice gap is widening rather than shrinking, on PILI’s history, the impact of its work, and the people that have made it all but as you will see PILI is here, as it has been for 40 years, striving to make equal possible. access to justice a reality for those in need. Together with the commitment of your time, talent, and financial resources, we can make lasting change so as to better Founded in 1977, PILI began as a small Internship program for 12 law students to address the unmet legal needs of the poor and underrepresented in . receive a $1,000 stipend to work at public interest law agencies in . Forty years later, in 2017, PILI funded 60 Interns at 27 agencies across Illinois and paid summer Interns a $5,500 stipend.

Over the years, PILI has developed a Graduate Fellowship Program, formed an Brad Lane Michael G. Bergmann Alumni Network, and launched our Pro Bono Initiative Program. Today, these Brinks Gilson & Lione PILI Executive Director programs help make PILI a hub for public interest law and pro bono service PILI Board President throughout the state of Illinois.

While our programs have grown, expanded, and changed, our goal has always been the same: harnessing the resources of the legal community to increase access to justice for those in need. Whether they are meeting with a PILI Alum at our Legal Prep Community Law Clinic, receiving assistance from a Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee volunteer at a help desk in Peoria, or talking to a PILI Intern at a hotline in Chicago, Illinoisans are feeling the impact of PILI’s work and reach when they need it most.

We would not be able to make this impact without the assistance of our firm, corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. For 40 years, donors have chosen to invest in PILI to help improve the civil justice system and to increase the availability of legal services state-wide. We are grateful to all who have provided new and increased support in recognition of our 40th Anniversary this year, and grateful to our continuing contributors, who donate year after year.

PILI’s mission is to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law and pro bono service within the Illinois legal community to expand the availability of legal services for people, families and communities in need.

We envision a legal community with a deeply rooted culture of service, where law students, lawyers and legal professionals at all stages of their careers engage in public interest law or pro bono work, and remain committed to addressing the unmet legal needs of the poor and underrepresented.

1 www.PILI.org 2 LAW STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

PILI’s Law Student Internship Program connects law students from across the country with public interest law agencies in Illinois and pays them for their work.

Interns work 400 hours full-time during the summer or 200 hours part-time during the school year. PILI funds their stipends, ensures quality supervision by experienced public interest law attorneys, and provides supplemental programmatic, educational and networking opportunities.

Through this program, PILI helps our Participating Agencies increase their impact while also helping law students develop their legal and client interaction skills, build their professional networks, and strengthen their commitment to public interest law and service.

In 2017,

“PILI has a thoughtful approach to a law student's Intern experience and it is 60 PILI Interns exemplified in all the programming, placement and interactions throughout the Internship experience. I loved this opportunity!” (44 summer and 16 school-year) provided 20,800 hours - Sara Agate, Legal Council for Health Justice “Overall, PILI is a great opportunity for law students. I learned so much this of legal services at summer, and it has given me a leg up in law school.” 27 public interest law agencies – Jonathan Duffie, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

“The PILI network is a fantastic resource for career-building, and provides many to 1,884 clients, insightful learning opportunities. All of the placement sites are held to a high standard and provide support to their Interns and Fellows. I would recommend and policy and advocacy work the PILI Law Student Internship Program to anyone.” on behalf of thousands more at the city, county, state – Chloe Sommers, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and national level.

We now have Interns serving in seven Illinois cities: Alton, Bloomington, Champaign, Chicago, East St. Louis, Peoria and Rock Island.

3 www.PILI.org/internships www.PILI.org/internships 4 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Through PILI’s Graduate Fellowship Program, incoming associates at Chicago law firms spend 300 hours between graduation and joining their firm working at public interest law agencies in Illinois. PILI ensures quality supervision by experienced public interest law attorneys and provides supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities.

New associates who participate in PILI’s Fellowship Program are connected to pro bono from the very beginning of their careers, and after joining their firms, they often continue to work with their agencies on pro bono matters.

In 2017, “My PILI Fellowship deepened my commitment to pro bono work. I loved having the opportunity to represent underserved communities, while simultaneously 70 PILI Fellows strengthening my own legal skills.” provided – Marlow Svatek, ACLU of Illinois “My PILI Fellowship has given me the opportunity to receive valuable hands-on experience while engaging in meaningful work and has reminded me of the 21,000 hours importance of always giving back to the community and how one person can of legal services at truly make a difference.” 34 public interest law agencies - Karolen Younan, Loyola Business Law Clinic “PILI gave me the chance to develop the same legal skills (e.g. research, drafting, attention to detail and working with clients) that will serve me well in my career. to 604 clients, My experience also encouraged me to make pro bono work a significant part of and policy and advocacy work my future practice.” on behalf of thousands more at the - Jacob Grossman, Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship city, county, state and national level.

With Thanks To The 2017 Sponsor A PILI Fellow

PILI Fellow Sponsors: Is your law firm interested in sponsoring PILI Fellows? Firms can benefit from their Fellows’ experience and training in law as well as their connections to Brinks Gilson & Lione Latham & Watkins LLP public interest law agencies once they start at the firm. Sponsoring firms also Foley & Lardner LLP Mayer Brown LLP take an active role in encouraging their incoming associates to develop a Jenner & Block LLP Reed Smith LLP long-term commitment to pro bono practice. Jones Day Schiff Hardin LLP Contact PILI Program Manager Brent Page at [email protected] for more Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP LLP information about the benefits of sponsoring PILI Fellows and details about Kirkland & Ellis LLP Winston & Strawn LLP how your firm can get involved.

5 www.PILI.org/fellowships www.PILI.org/fellowships 6 ALUMNI NETWORK

Over 4,000 law students and graduates have participated in PILI’s Internship and Fellowship Programs. These public interest lawyers span the globe and the profession: from firm and corporate attorneys, to members of the government sector and the judiciary, to members of the higher education and public interest law sectors. PILI’s Alumni Network builds and maintains the connection between past PILI Interns and Fellows and the public interest law community through educational, networking, service and leadership opportunities.

PILI Alumni activities are guided by the Alumni Network Leadership Council, a “PILI is filling a key gap by uniting and rallying the Illinois legal community— group of Alumni leaders from different sectors of the legal profession who are both public interest and private practitioners—around the issue of enhancing committed to staying connected to both PILI and to public interest law. The services for people in Illinois in need of legal representation.” Council plans CLE programs, organizes service opportunities, raises money to support PILI’s programs, and promotes involvement with PILI to the broader legal - Emily Seymore, Chair-Elect community. PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council

PILI Legal Prep Community Law Clinic In partnership with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and Legal Prep Charter Academies, PILI’s Alumni Network Leadership Council now offers a monthly community law clinic for families of students at Legal Prep, their neighbors in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood and beyond.

In 2017, 24 PILI Alumni Network Volunteers served 24 people in the community through the clinic on issues like adoption, minor and adult guardianship, landlord and tenant disputes, family law, contract disputes and more. Alumni Class Representatives PILI’s Alumni Class Reps is a special group of ambassadors for PILI’s mission Thanks to these firms and corporations for adopting a clinic over the past year: and work to personally connect with their Intern and Fellow classmates to Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chapman & Cutler LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & strengthen the community of 4,000+ PILI Alumni. One former Intern and one Watkins LLP, and Reed Smith LLP. former Fellow represent five-year groups of PILI Intern & Fellow Alumni.

7 www.PILI.org/alumni www.PILI.org/alumni 8 PRO BONO INITIATIVE Pro Bono Resources PILI’s resources share information and guidance on creating pro bono programs, expanding existing pro bono programs, learning about pro bono opportunities, PILI works collaboratively with law firms, corporations, public interest law engaging volunteers, taking advantage of existing relationships within the legal agencies, law schools, and members of the bar and bench to expand the and public interest law community and more. availability of pro bono legal services across Illinois.

Through our Pro Bono Initiative, we offer a wide range of pro bono Celebrating Pro Bono programming and resources, we develop innovative projects and cultivate PILI firmly believes in the importance of honoring the pro bono contributions of best practices, and we celebrate ongoing pro bono service to enhance the law students, lawyers and legal professionals who are making a difference for scope and quantity of pro bono legal assistance in Illinois. low-income people with legal needs. Through a variety of awards and recognition events, PILI raises the profile of pro bono across Illinois.

“The challenge of providing adequate legal services to the poor and vulnerable is profound and unrelenting. Fortunately, PILI has been there at every step of the way to confront it.”

- Honorable Lloyd A. Karmeier Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court

Pro Bono Roundtables and Forum PILI’s Pro Bono Roundtables and Forums bring together pro bono leaders from law firms, corporations, public interest law agencies and law schools to discuss timely pro bono issues, challenges and best practices. The Pro Bono Roundtables allow for constituent group-specific discussions, while the Forum brings all groups together for an in-depth discussion amongst a cross section of the legal profession. Over the course of the last year, PILI had 125 attendees at these programs.

This year’s topics included: harnessing newfound energy and excitement in pro bono work and legal advocacy; drawing the line between pro bono legal work and politics; the impact of the recent election on public interest law; developing joint pro bono programs and ventures; engaging Interns and Fellows in volunteer service after their Internship or Fellowship; aiding in professional development of Interns and Fellows, success stories and tips about postgraduate fellowships; and strategies to expand and enhance pro bono.

9 www.PILI.org/pro-bono www.PILI.org/pro-bono 10 Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees PILI has established Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees to raise awareness of the need for free or low-cost legal services; identify and reducing barriers to providing free or low-cost legal services; promote pro bono legal services and recruit attorneys to participate in existing pro bono programs; identify gaps in the delivery of legal services to low-income individuals and families and develop innovative approaches to filling those gaps through pro bono; and recognize the pro bono contributions of attorneys.

Over the last year, our Pro Bono Committees created new legal clinics, organized help desks, held pro bono CLE programs, co-sponsored expungement and sealing summits, celebrated their local pro bono heroes, and explored new ideas to address specific community needs. During National Pro Bono Week in 2016, each of these “My experience with PILI has always been rewarding and a great stepping Committees held events, with over 340 guests attending in total to celebrate pro stone into the world of pro bono for new attorneys or attorneys who are new bono and encourage pro bono participation. Through its Judicial Circuit Pro Bono to pro bono services.” Committees, PILI is engaging hundreds of lawyers and legal professionals across the - Abigail Fleming, Member state in an innovative approach to expanding pro bono. Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee

In 2017, 253 pro bono volunteers served Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee Chairs’ Summit 559 clients On March 15-16, 2017, PILI hosted a Summit for all the Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee Chairs and our statewide agency partners in Springfield. The group and discussed how they could enhance and expand pro bono statewide. Attendees created three cross-circuit working groups to accomplish their goals. 483 attorneys The first working group is focused on how CLE programming could be attended replicated more efficiently, while maintaining the local outreach that is at the foundation of the Pro Bono Committees. 18 CLE programs. The second working group is working on establishing a system of pro bono mentoring to engage more volunteers in pro bono work at all stages of their careers. The third working group is focused on developing specific and replicable Illinois Pro Bono Pledge discrete pro bono opportunities and expanding limited scope representation. Over 130 law firms, corporations, and individual attorneys and mediators Finally, the group also discussed creating a conflict of interest pro bono referral across Illinois have signed on to PILI’s Pro Bono Pledge, which has launched panel. In many communities in Illinois, there is only one legal aid program serving through our Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees. These signatories recognize the community, leaving people in need with nowhere to turn when there is a conflict their responsibility, and the responsibility of all legal professionals, to increase of interest for that legal aid program. Initial steps were discussed to set up a pilot access to justice among low-income and underrepresented individuals and program that would hopefully be expanded in the future beyond the pilot. families in Illinois.

11 www.PILI.org/judicial-circuit-committees www.ILProBonoPledge.org 12 ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON ANNUAL PRO BONO RECEPTION

PILI’s Annual Awards Luncheon celebrates the best aspects of the legal profession: On June 21, 2O17, nearly 300 attorneys from across the state and across the the skill, commitment and generosity of the lawyers, law students, law firms and legal profession came to the Ivy Room at Tree Studios in Chicago for PILI’s corporations dedicating countless hours each year to public interest work. Annual Pro Bono Reception. This event celebrates the pro bono contributions of the many law firms and corporate legal departments named to PILI’s Pro In fiscal year 2017, awards were presented at PILI’s Annual Award Luncheon on Bono Recognition Roster. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. With over 500 guests from law firms, corporations, law schools, the judiciary, and our partner public interest law agencies across the state, we were pleased to recognize our four award recipients, whose remarkable service has inspired us and made us proud.

Distinguished Public Service Award

Harold C. Hirshman Dentons US LLP

Distinguished PILI Alumni Awards

Emily L. Seymore Paul Hastings LLP 2009 PILI Intern

Kristen E. Hudson Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. 2017 Pro Bono Recognition Roster 2003 PILI Fellow Insurance Company Lane & Waterman LLP BakerMcKenzie Latham & Watkins LLP Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP LexisNexis Pro Bono Initiative Award Barnes & Thornburg Locke Lord LLP Boodell & Domanskis Mayer Brown LLP Brinks Gilson & Lione McDermott Will & Emery LLP Pro Bono Network Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP McDonald’s Corporation Caterpillar Inc. McGuireWoods LLP Charles River Associates Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Cozen O’Connor Much Shelist, P.C. Deere & Company Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Dentons US LLP Nixon Peabody LLP DLA Piper LLP (US) Paul Hastings LLP Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Perkins Coie LLP Corporation Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Reed Smith LLP Foley & Lardner LLP Ropes & Gray LLP Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Schiff Hardin LLP Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Jenner & Block LLP Sidley Austin LLP Jones Day Simmons Hanly Conroy JPMorgan Chase & Co. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP United Airlines, Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Winston & Strawn 13 www.PILI.org/annual-awards-luncheon www.PILI.org/pro-bono-reception 14 WAYS TO SUPPORT PILI Plan Your PILI Legacy Support the future of public interest law and pro bono, increase the impact of Donations to PILI are an investment in the long-term stability of public interest your donation, and save on taxes by including PILI in your estate plan. A simple law and pro bono. Our programs not only help meet immediate legal aid needs, bequest, or designating PILI as a beneficiary of your IRA or life insurance policy, but also provide the building blocks for participants in our programs to become helps PILI and reduces your taxable estate. Establishing a charitable remainder leaders in public interest law and pro bono. trust or charitable gift annuity gives you an immediate tax deduction, provides income to you and your family during your lives, and ultimately provides a mean- Make a Donation ingful gift for future PILI program participants. Contact PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann at [email protected] or 312-832-5129 to learn more. Online at www.pili.org/donate

Or by mail: Law Firms Can Sponsor PILI Graduate Fellows

Over two dozen major Chicago law firms have sponsored PILI Fellows in the past. Public Interest Law Initiative c/o Foley & Lardner LLP Visit our website at www.pili.org/fellowships/sponsoring-pili-fellows or contact 321 North Clark Street, 28th Floor PILI Program Manager Brent Page by e-mail at [email protected] or 312-832-5128 Chicago, IL 60654 to learn more about how your firm can join this program too.

“If you want an organization that gives you a lot of return on your investment, that’s PILI.”

- Charles Golbert, Chair PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council

Attend Or Sponsor One Of Our Events The Annual Awards Luncheon is held every year in December and celebrates the legal profession at its best.

Learn more at www.pili.org/annual-awards-luncheon.

The Annual Pro Bono Reception is held every year in June and celebrates the significant pro bono contributions of law firms and corporations.

Learn more at www.pili.org/pro-bono-reception.

Cy Pres PILI is eligible to receive cy pres and residual fund awards. If you would like to designate PILI as a recipient of cy pres or residual funds in a class action settle- ment or judgement in which you are involved, please contact PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann at [email protected] or 312-832-5129.

15 www.PILI.org/donate www.PILI.org/donate 16 GIVING CIRCLES Counselor Circle (annual gift of $250) Pamela Baker John Bourke Members of PILI Giving Circles are a special group of supporters who Susan Curry & Lisa Misher embrace our mission and take a personal interest in our success. Giving Thomas & Laura Dee Circle members pledge a specific amount to PILI each year for five years. Arthur Don Their gift goes farther than a simple donation - it allows PILI to better Nancy Felton-Elkins anticipate revenue in our budgeting, to better attract new donors and to Sheila Frederick better recognize our core supporters. Paul Freehling Matthew & Katy Furton Charles P. Golbert Cornerstone Society Richard Hess Kimball & Karen Anderson Ruth Major funding one summer PILI Intern Mark Melickian & Erin Collin Maureen Mosh Justice Sheila O’Brien & Judge Wayne Andersen Kaarina Salovaara funding one summer PILI Intern Emily Seymore Brad & Terri Lane Andrew Vail funding one summer PILI Intern Advocate Circle (annual gift of $100) Lee Ann Russo & Casey Miller Michael Brooks funding one school-year PILI Intern Robert Gordon Scott W. Henry Presiding Circle (annual gift of $1,000 or more) Jonathan Jennings Reena R. Bajowala Marc Katz Michael G. Bergmann Peter Koelling Sarah Bernstein & Dan Pavlakovic Michelle Mancias Traci Braun Patricia McCarthy Choi Law Firm, LLC Helen Probst Mills Michael Cramer Eleanor Nicholson Jerry & Jamie Gilson Damian & Adeena Ortiz Jordan Heinz Sarah Schultes Stephen D. Libowsky & Sue Berman Dave & Kathy Scriven-Young Richard F. O’Malley, Jr. & Anne Gallagher Christopher J. Stetler Kyle Petersen & Max Stein Geoffrey Stone Nikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein Paul Vaglica Judge Allen P. Walker Justice Circle (annual gift of $750) Thomas Wendt Katherine G. Deibert H. Randolph Williams Jennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. Surdell Tom Yates & Diane Ratekin Mario Sullivan Susan ZielkeJudge Allen P. Walker Thomas Wendt Magistrate Circle (annual gift of $500) H. Randolph Williams Atticus Recruiting Inc. Tom Yates & Diane Ratekin Michelle Bibergal & Frederick Snow Susan Zielke Barbara Bressler & Jerry Garson Judge Alison Conlon Thomas & Jen-Mei Dorris Don & Ky Hilliker JOIN A GIVING CIRCLE LaShonda Hunt Pledge your donation for the next five years. Elizabeth & Daniel Lewis Lisa & Jeff McCraw Scott Mendel & Liz Trager Mendel Sign up on PILI’s website or contact Michael Bergmann Mary Ann O’Connor at [email protected] or 312-832-5129. Ronald Ohren

17 www.PILI.org/giving-circles www.PILI.org/giving-circles 18 NAMED INTERNSHIPS Florence Miller Memorial Interns Gabriella Fontan, Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc In addition to the dozens of Law Student Interns that PILI is able to fund Sara Agate, Legal Council for Health Justice out of our general fundraising from law firms, foundations, individuals Florence Miller, who passed away in 2008, was well-known in the and corporations, PILI also designates a number of Named and Honorary international trademark law community and a strong advocate for Interns each year, thanks to special funding commitments made by women in the profession. Through Florence Miller’s generosity, PILI individual and organizational champions for public interest law. was able to establish the Florence E. Miller Endowment Fund to provide much-needed funding for Internship positions every year.

Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Intern Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Intern Brooke Rogers, LAF Nicole Joseph, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law The ISBA YLD’s Children’s Assistance Fund funds one Named Intern Funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation, this annual Internship each summer to provide direct legal services to, or on behalf of, poor, honors the memory of prominent Chicago litigator Alfred C. Tisdahl, disenfranchised and underrepresented children. who died in 2000. Jerome Gilson Honorary Intern Andersen-O’Brien Intern Karimah Dosunmu, Legal Aid Society Rosa Hernandez, National Immigrant Justice Center The law firm of Brinks Gilson & Lione generously funds one summer Funded by Judge Wayne R. Andersen (Ret.) and Justice Sheila M. O’Brien Intern in honor of one of the firm’s named partners and (Ret.), this Internship supports the work of the National Immigrant Justice longstanding member of PILI’s Board of Directors, Jerome Gilson. Center providing access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Jerome Mirza Memorial Interns Cora Allen, Land Of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation in Alton, IL Brad & Terri Lane Intern Amra Basic, Prairie State Legal Services in Rock Island, IL Johnathan Duffie, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing The Jerome Mirza Foundation funds two summer PILI Interns, one in This summer Internship is funded by Brad & Terri Lane to assist that Alton, IL and one in Rock Island, IL. Jerome Mirza, a 1963 graduate of person in becoming a difference maker in legal aid, public interest or the University of Illinois College of Law, was a leader in the field of trial pro bono service over the course of their professional career. advocacy and in the legal profession throughout his long career.

Baker McKenzie Interns Kimball Anderson & Karen Gatsis Anderson Intern Daniel Aler, Center for Disability and Elder Law Jazmin Dykes, Legal Council for Health Justice Dana Tellefsen, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Recognizing the important work of the Legal Council for Health The law firm of Baker McKenzie, a longtime sponsor of PILI’s programs Justice, the Andersons generously provide funding for an annual and events, increased its support to fund two school-year Interns. Internship at this agency.

Chicago Bar Foundation Interns LAGBAC Interns Andrea Augustinas, CARPLS Brynne Morningstar, National Immigrant Justice Center Kristin Erickson, Center for Conflict Resolution Kail Lubarsky, National Immigrant Justice Center James Naughton, Equip for Equality The LAGBAC (Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago) Foundation Frank Pucci, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law sponsors two school-year Interns at the National Immigrant Justice Chloe Sommers, Chicago Legal Clinic Center’s LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative. The LAGBAC Foundation’s As the charitable arm of the Chicago Bar Association, The Chicago Bar mission is to improve access to the legal and judicial system for all Foundation brings the legal community together to improve access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed and questioning justice for people in need and to make the legal system more fair and persons by giving law students the opportunity to learn valuable, efficient for everyone. practical legal skills while giving back to our community.

19 www.PILI.org/donate/named-internships www.PILI.org/donate/named-internships 20 Named Internships (Continued) MANY THANKS TO OUR DONORS

Mary C. Russo Memorial Intern Mayer Brown LLP Jennifer Pinsof, Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU $50,000+ Polk Bros. Foundation Hon. Sheila O’Brien & This school-year Internship is funded by Mary’s children to honor Hon. Wayne Andersen the memory of their mother, who died in 2014. Mary C. Russo was the Lee Ann Russo & Casey Miller $40,000 - $49,999 Perkins Coie LLP consummate volunteer. She formed the Office of Volunteer Resources Foley & Lardner LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP for her city, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and served as Director for 37 years. Kirkland & Ellis LLP United Airlines, Inc. Mary also chaired many volunteer initiatives focused on education, Sidley Austin LLP Vedder Price P.C. mental health, drug abuse and the court system, among others. $30,000 - $39,999 $2,500 - $4,999 Nikki Will Stein Honorary Intern Baker McKenzie Berkeley Research Group, LLC Francis Beidler Foundation Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Jessica Boykin, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Caterpillar This Internship is generously funded by the Polk Bros. Foundation in Cozen O’Connor LLP honor of its long-serving immediate past Executive Director and $20,000 - $29,999 Deere & Company member of PILI’s Board of Directors, Nikki Will Stein. Alphawood Foundation DLA Piper (US) LLP Chicago Bar Foundation First American Bank Jerome Mirza Foundation Greenberg Traurig, LLP PILI Alumni Named Intern Don & Ky Hilliker Margaret Kamm, Lambda Legal JPMorgan Chase & Co. Recognizing the important role PILI played in their development as $10,000 - $19,999 McDermott, Will & Emery LLP Brinks Gilson & Lione McGuireWoods LLP lawyers and their own commitment to service, PILI Alumni across Chapman and Cutler LLP Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP the country contribute to fund this special Named Internship. Exelon Thomas Morsch Helen Brach Foundation Northern Trust Polk Bros. Foundation Intern Illinois Bar Foundation Paul Hastings LLP Jenner & Block LLP State Farm Michael Walker, BPI Jones Day Tracy Family Foundation The Polk Bros. Foundation is the largest supporter of PILI’s Law Student Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Troutman Sanders LLP Internship Program, and each summer PILI names one Intern in honor of Reed Smith LLP their generous support. Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust Schiff Hardin LLP $1,000 - $2,499 Winston & Strawn LLP John Amberg Ruth Ann Schmitt Legal Aid Intern American Society of Legal Advocates Reena Bajowala* Amanda Insalaco, Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) $5,000 - $9,999 Barnes & Thornburg LLP The Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois (LTF) is funding this Named Internship Allstate Insurance Company Michael G. Bergmann for five years in honor of Ruth Ann Schmitt, who retired in 2015 after 32 Kimball & Karen G. Anderson Sarah Bernstein & Dan Pavlakovic years as its Executive Director. LTF is the largest state-level funder of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Traci Braun & Nagelberg LLP David Callahan* civil legal aid for the poor in Illinois, making grants to support non-profit Charles River Associates Lorie Chaiten* & Harold Hirshman organizations that provide a legal safety net for low-income people with Dentons US LLP Choi Law Firm, LLC desperate needs and nowhere else to turn. Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Michael H. Cramer Goldberg Kohn DePaul University College of Law Illinois State Bar Association Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Intern Young Lawyers Division Nancy Felton-Elkins Ekaette Obot, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Brad & Terri Lane Jerome & Jamie Gilson Funded by individual donors as well as PILI Board Members, the Roslyn C. Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Cedric Gordon* Lieb Honorary Internship Fund honors the work and career of Roz Lieb, a Chicago (LAGBAC) Foundation Hinshaw & Culbertson Latham & Watkins LLP Jordan Heinz* former PILI Executive Director. Locke Lord LLP

21 www.PILI.org/donate/named-internships www.PILI.org/our-supporters 22 Many Thanks To Our Donors (Continued) $100 - $249 Jayne Reardon Margaret Benson Jill Roberts* Joseph Blasko Dina Ross* IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Pincus Professional Education Mark Brooker* Leonard Rubinowitz Indiana University Maurer School of Law Smokeball Michael Brooks John Schloerb The John Marshall Law School Frederick Snow Kathleen Callahan* Sarah Schultes* LexisNexis Kris Swanson Karl Camillucci Katherine Shank Loyola University Chicago School of Law Julie Walner Rebecca Canary-King* Barbara Shapiro Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP Joleen Willis Hon. Cheryl Cesario Gerald Sherman Lisa & Jeff McCraw Michael H. Woolever Leslie Chenoweth John B. Simon McDonald’s Jeffrey D. Colman Elyse Smith Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP $250 - $499 Lisa A. Colpoys Maile Solis* Northern Illinois University College of Law John K. Adams Richard Cozzola Scott W. Springer Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Dave Anderson Martin Cozzola* Joseph Stone Notre Dame Law School Pamela Baker & Jay Franke Katherine Deibert* Geoffrey Stone Richard O’Malley, Jr. & Anne Gallagher Hon. Patricia Banks Brion Doherty Maureen M. Stratton Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Michael & Diane Beemer Daniel Fumagalli Ramona Sullivan Hilliard & Geraldson LLP Barbara Bressler & Jerry Garson Steve Fus Julie & Kristopher Tappendorf Kyle Petersen* & Max Stein* William Conlon & Patricia Habicht James Garvey Anthony Todd* James & Kathy Rolfes Darin & Katie Couturiaux Alexandra Gecas* Paul Vaglica* Sahara Enterprises Susan Curry & Lisa Misher Sean Ginty George Vinyard & Judith Shepelak Emily Seymore* Thomas* & Laura Dee Vincent Gnoffo Tom Wendt Raj Shah Michael Dockterman Douglas Graham* James & Pamela Whitehead Nikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein Arthur Don Robert & Alanna Gordon Marisa Wiesman Mario Sullivan* Jodi Fisk Beverly Groudine H. Randolph Williams The University of Chicago Law School Sheila Frederick Thia C. Hamilton Thomas Yates & Diane Ratekin University of Illinois College of Law Thomas Hayward Kevin Zickterman* Joshua Vincent Paul Freehling Cristina Headley* Susan Zielke Cindy Wilson Matthew* & Katy Furton John Heinz Zuber Lawler & Del Duca, LLP Charles Golbert* Richard Hess Cara Hendrickson* Up to $99 Kirsten* & Marcus Hewitt Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation Jonathan Adair* $500 - $999 Illinois Supreme Court Commission Precious Jacobs* Sioban Albiol* Myles Berman on Professionalism Marc Katz* Amazon John Bourke Jonathan Jennings Peter Koelling Mark Artlip* Marilyn Cantisano David Linder Alison Larson Colleen Balek Chicago Bar Association Janet Love Thomas & Betty Luning Barbara Barreno-Paschall* Linton J. Childs Ruth Major* Sean Mackey Mary Bird-Murphy Lisa Clay* Pamela Menaker Edward Malone Jack Bowman Hon. Alison Conlon Mark Melickian Michelle Mancias David Bryant* Thomas & Jen-Mei Dorris Patricia McCarthy Laurie Mikva* Matthew Cannon Epstein Schwartz Lindsay Miller* Vera Nackovic* Katharine Caplan David Erie Helen Probst Mills* Elin Park* Allison Castillo* Christopher Horsch Jim Mitchell Kaarina Salovaara Florence Chen* Hon. LaShonda Hunt* Phillip Mohr Carole Schecter Reginald Cloyd* Daniel Lange Sean Morales-Doyle* David M. Schiffman Emily Coffey* Elizabeth* & Daniel Lewis Sandy Morris Veronica Cortez* Stephen Libowsky & Sue Berman David* & Kathy Scriven-Young Patrick Murray Kate Costello* Vincent Maloney Michael J. Small Stacie Neeter Priya Desai* William Meyers Jane Stahmer Eleanor A. Nicholson Ronald Miller Debra Stetter Michael O’Connor Matthew Dixon* James A. Morsch David Sudzus Mark O’Meara Caitlin Duane* Maureen Mosh Andrew Vail* Damian Ortiz Charles Duffield* Jennifer Nijman & Steven Surdell Valuation Research Corporation Daniel Parrish* Alisa Finelli* Mary Ann O’Connor Veritext Todd Patterson Margaret Fiorio Ronald Ohren Charles Wintersteen* Donna Peel Robert Franek Ann Pille* Ben Wolf Sheila Pont Toya Garcia 23 www.PILI.org/our-supporters www.PILI.org/our-supporters 24 Many Thanks To Our Donors (Continued)

Judith Hamill Lindsey Shake* Megan Harkins* Jennifer Shapiro Ian Helmuth* Helene & Marshall Shapo Oluchi Ifebi* Andrew Sharp* Leigh Jahnig* Benjamin Shook Jack Joseph Betsy Shuman-Moore* Maureen Kieffer* Sheila Simhan Paula Kim* Sondra Simmons Courtney Kyles Aditi Singh Cheryl Lawrence* April-Faith Slaker* Alison Leff Robert Slobig & Julia Mannix Lisa Lilly* Catherine Smith Cassi Lively Megan Sorey Marcena Love Kenneth Stalkfleet* Lyft Matt Sudman Kristine Mackey Sarah Toney Michelle Martin Jennifer Valentine Leodis McCray Amanda Walsh* Alexandra McNicholas* Charles Wehland Emmanuel Monroy Anita Weinberg* John Mrowiec* Diana White Heena Musabji Paula Willuweit* Benjamin Nellans Martin Wine Christopher Nelson* Steve Wood Keisha Nelson* Patricia Wrona Dale Nichols Stephen Zeff Elizabeth Nrunannoorr Samuel Zeller* Terence O’Rourke Yaping Zhang* Adam Oyebanji* Kyle Palazzolo* *Indicates PILI Alumni James Blenko* & Shubha Pathak Lindsey Philiben* Tonya Pietrkowski Matthew Pollock & Amanda Teuscher Congratulations to Peter Price* WE ARE CHICAGO Elisa Redish Susan Ritacca* PILI on 40 years Nathan Robbins Elise Robie* of Service Julie Rosales Adrianne Rosenbluth* Victoria Ryan Jessica Schneider*

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25 www.PILI.org/our-supporters 26 FINANCIALS

Expenses Income

Personnel (Salary, Tax, Benefits)...... 383,688 Foundations & Corporations...... 233,775

Grants & Education...... 268,077 Law Firms...... 125,750

Professional Fees (Audit, Payroll)...... 5,554 Board & Individual Contributions...... 82,806

Printing & Publications...... 6,990 Interest & Dividends*...... 377

Postage & Shipping...... 4,024 Special Events...... 222,433

Office Supplies & Equipment...... 2,241 In-kind Support...... 45,500

Telephone & Internet...... 897 Contribution from Endowment...... 55,000

Occupancy...... 45,500 TOTAL: $765,641

Program Meetings, Conferences and Travel...... 29,668 *This reflects only unrestricted interest and dividends, and does not include restricted funds in the Endowment Fund. Dues & Subscriptions...... 4,249

Insurance...... 12,188 Contribution From Endowment - 7% Depreciation...... 1,602 Foundations & Corporations - 31% Miscellaneous...... 7,779 Special Events - 29% TOTAL: $773,597 Law Firms - 22%

Board & Individual Contributions - 11% Management & General - 7%

Fundraising - 6% In-Kind Support Programs - 87% PILI receives substantial in-kind support from Foley & Larder LLP, which provided our Chicago office space. We are also grateful toHinshaw & Culbertson LLP for their in-kind donation of our Peoria office space.The John Marshall Law School generously provides space for our summer Intern & Fellow educational programming. There are also many other law firms, law schools and corporations that donate space and other resources to host our programs and events for which we are thankful. Please note: The data is an unofficial representation of PILI’s FY 2017 audited financial In addition to this, in FY 2017 we received generous in-kind support from statements. To see our complete and official audit, contact us at [email protected] or download it from our website at www.PILI.org/about/financial-information Precision Color Graphics.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pamela Sakowicz Menaker Lee Ann Russo Clifford Law Offices P.C. Jones Day

President William C. Meyers Kaarina Salovaara Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Brad Lane US Department of Justice Brinks Gilson & Lione Lindsay S. Miller Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Katherine Shank LAF Chicago Vice President Phillip J. Mohr Sarah M. Bernstein Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Fred Snow First American Bank Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Vera Nackovic & Nagelberg LLP Mayer Brown LLP Nikki Will Stein Polk Bros. Foundation (Ret.) Mary Ann O’Connor Secretary JPMorgan Chase & Co. David B. Sudzus Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP John J. Bourke Ronald L. Ohren Attorney at Law Baker & McKenzie LLP Kris Swanson Richard F. O’Malley, Jr. Charles River Associates Treasurer Sidley Austin LLP Joshua G. Vincent Daniel B. Lange Mark O’Meara Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Vedder Price Chapman and Cutler LLP Marisa Wiesman J. Damian Ortiz Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. The John Marshall Law School Directors Cynthia A. Wilson Kyle A. Petersen John J. Amberg David T. Erie Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Seyfarth Shaw LLP Northern Trust Kirkland & Ellis LLP Susan L. Zielke Ann E. Pille Kimball R. Anderson Sheila Frederick Reed Smith LLP Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. Winston & Strawn LLP United Airlines, Inc.

Reena R. Bajowala Matthew T. Furton Jenner & Block LLP Locke Lord LLP

Myles D. Berman Maurice Grant Foley & Lardner LLP Grant Law LLC

Traci M. Braun Paul E. Greenwalt Exelon Corporation Schiff Hardin LLP

David K. Callahan Cara Hendrickson Latham & Watkins LLP Office of the IL Attorney General

Hon. Alison C. Conlon Jonathan S. Jennings Circuit Court of Cook County Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Life Directors Representatives Geraldson LLP Barbara B. Bressler John K. Adams, Sidley Austin LLP Michael H. Cramer 2016 Fellow Representative Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Maureen Kieffer Nancy Felton-Elkins Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Loyola University Chicago School of Law Jerome Gilson Andrea Augustinas, Chicago-Kent College of Law Dolores K. Hanna Susan J. Curry Elizabeth P. Lewis 2017 Intern Representative The University of Chicago Law School McDermott Will & Emery Richard J. Hess Kirsten Moran, Jones Day Donald B. Hilliker Thomas R. Dee Stephen D. Libowsky 2017 Fellow Representative Vedder Price Dentons US LLP Christopher J. Horsch Roslyn C. Lieb Lindsey Schmeidler, Chicago-Kent College of Law Arthur Don Michael J. Lohnes 2016 Intern Representative Greenberg Traurig LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Thomas H. Morsch Maureen Mosh Thomas B. Dorris C. Vincent Maloney Emily Seymore, Paul Hastings LLP Francis Beidler Foundation Perkins Coie LLP James A. Rolfes Alumni Network Leadership Council Representative 29 www.PILI.org/people www.PILI.org/people 30 ALUMNI NETWORK LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council is a group of PILI Alumni committed PILI places Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at the Illinois public interest to staying connected to PILI, public interest law and to giving back to their law agencies listed below. We value our partnerships with these organizations and community. thank them for hosting our Interns and Fellows! Chair Charles Golbert, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian

Chair-Elect, Liaison to the PILI Board Of Directors Emily Seymore, Paul Hastings LLP

Vice-Chair, Liaison to the Internship, Fellowship & Alumni Programs Committee Jessica Schneider, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

Alumni Engagement Team Leader David J. Scriven-Young, Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Program Planning Team Leader Militza Pagán, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Public Service Team Leader Access Living Cristina Headley, Equip for Equality Illinois Legal Aid Online Asian Advancing Justice Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission (TIRC) BPI Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship Immediate Past Chair Cabrini Green Legal Aid James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy Jordan Heinz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP CARPLS John Howard Association of Illinois Catholic Charities Legal Assistance The John Marshall Law School Clinics At-Large Council Members Center for Conflict Resolution LAF Center for Disability & Elder Law Reginald D. Cloyd III, Tressler LLP Lambda Legal Center for Economic Progress Emily Coffey, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) Lawndale Christian Legal Center Martin Cozzola, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing Katie Deibert, GATX Corporation Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Lawyers for the Creative Arts Sonia E. Fulop, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Legal Aid Society Chicago Legal Clinic Cedric Gordon, Chapman and Cutler LLP Legal Council for Health Justice Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Kyle Palazzolo, Salvatore Prescott & Porter Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy Citizen Advocacy Center Elin I. Park, Jenner & Block Loyola University Law School Clinics Community Law Project LUCHA Kate Pomper Costello, Attorney at Law Cook County Office of the Public Guardian Jill E. Roberts, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) MacArthur Justice Center Anthony R. Todd, Reed Smith LLP DePaul University College of Law Clinical Programs MALDEF Yaping Zhang, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Domestic Violence Legal Clinic National Immigrant Justice Center Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic Bluhm Legal Clinic Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. Representatives Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest Equip for Equality Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) Rebecca Canary-King, Schiff Hardin LLP –2016 Fellow Representative Family Defense Center Roger Baldwin Foundation - ACLU Megan Harkins, Loyola University Chicago School of Law – 2016 Intern Representative Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Margaret Kamm, Chicago-Kent College of Law – 2017 Intern Representative Federal Defender Program US Department of Housing & Urban Development Marlow Svatek, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – 2017 Fellow Representative First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) - Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Young Center for the Rights of Immigrant Children 31 www.PILI.org/people www.PILI.org/agencies 32 33 www.PILI.org/about/pili-40-years-of-impact 34

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