2016 ANNUAL REPORT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

This leadership team represents the continuity of the past with an eye to the future. From left to right are: David Richman, 2016 Board President and current Board member; Richard Glazer, founding Executive Director retiring in 2017; Marissa Boyers Bluestine, 2016 Legal Director and current Executive Director; and Howard Scher, long-time Board member and 2017 Board President. PRESIDENT PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT

hen 2016 began, Tyrone Jones, Crystal WWeimer, and Donte Rollins were all long-time prisoners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania— for crimes they had not committed. Mr. Jones was in his 43rd year of incarceration, Ms. Weimer, her tenth, and Mr. Rollins his eighth. Sixty-one years of wrongful imprisonment, all told.

Mission Accomplished, and Accomplished, and Accomplished

When 2016 ended, each had been freed. Except for Mr. Jones, all had been exonerated, an outcome to which Mr. Jones, who was released on parole, is surely entitled and will one day enjoy. The three owe their freedom to an array of pro bono lawyers—Hayes Hunt, Jeff Bresch and Katie Matscherz, and Michael Wiseman—who, along with our own staff, were as tenacious and resourceful as the best practitioners you ever saw at play in the fields of the law.

Considering the thinness and dubiousness of the evidence that convicted the three, and the length of time and enormous effort required to remove the scales that blinded the eyes of justice to their innocence, the state of the criminal justice system makes one weep. When, on the other hand, one reflects on the determination of our lawyers and investigators—Marissa and Nilam, Shaina and Nick—to right injustice, and on the extraordinary grace of the clients when they emerged into the light, well, that, too, is enough to make one cry. How not to be stirred by the sight of small-minded, heart- less institutions being resisted and overcome by large-souled human beings.

Judged on the freedom gained for Messrs. Jones, Rollins, and Ms. Weimer, the mission of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project was served extremely well in 2016. So, too, was the institution built to serve the mission. In 2016, the Project opened a Pittsburgh office, founded an organization of young professionals who share a passion for innocence, and designed a new structure with a new team to lead the Project beginning in 2017.

We Span the State

During our gestation period as an organization, we were the “Philadelphia Innocence Project.” A wise person counseled that there were benefits to being identified with the state more so than with the City of Philadelphia. Maybe call the new entry in the innocence movement, “The Keystone Innocence Project.” When we incorporated in 2008 we did so as “The Pennsylvania Innocence Project.”

— 1 — Until 2016, however, we were state-wide in name only. In 2016 we accepted the invitation of Duquesne Law School to establish on its campus an office and inno- cence clinic to instruct and train Duquesne and Pitt Law School students. We then hit the jackpot with the hiring of former Federal Public Defender Liz DeLosa to staff the office and clinic. The Pittsburgh legal community welcomed us in style with a spectacular reception in September hosted by PNC at the new PNC Tower. Our Board now includes two prominent members of the Pittsburgh bar, another facet of the Board’s increasing diversity.

Advocates for Innocence

One sign of the Project’s impact has been the enthusiasm it has engendered for the mission, especially among young lawyers. To capitalize on that enthusiasm and, at the same time, cultivate future Board members, we formed Advocates for Innocence as a committee with 15 members. With guidance and support from our staff, the Advocates will dedicate themselves to innocence-related projects of their choosing, learn the mechanics of public interest law firm operation and management, and augment the Project’s Board in advancing the Project’s mission.

The Leadership Transition

Richard Glazer’s advice that 2016 would be his last full year of service as the Proj- ect’s Executive Director and that our Development Director Bill Babcock would be retiring in the first quarter of 2017 sharpened our collective attention to transition planning. The happy outcome of the efficient planning process was the adoption of a new management structure, the decision to elevate Marissa from Legal Director to Executive Director on Richard’s retirement in 2017, and Howard Scher’s acceptance of the role of the Board President, effective January 1, 2017.

Richard, of course, has been a model Executive Director for the length of the Proj- ect’s life. Besides his many tangible contributions, his stature within the community has added immeasurably to the Project’s. For the past nine years it has been my pleasure and good fortune, and that of the entire Board, to collaborate with Richard on realizing our vision of a world-class innocence organization. Richard’s legacy is the imprint left on the Project of his professionalism, kindness, and class.

As I yield the floor to Howard, as well as the prerogative of penning future presi- dent’s letters, I do so with pride and satisfaction in what a truly marvelous group of men and women—Board, staff, volunteer lawyers, and supporters—has managed to accomplish in so short a period of time. But congratulations—self and otherwise— have to give way to the acknowledgement that the crest of the hill is still a long way away. Join me, won’t you, in continuing the climb.

David Richmond 2016 Board President, Pennsylvania Innocence Project

— 2 — 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: David Richman Martin Heckscher Pepper Hamilton LLP Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager

Vice-President: Riley H. Ross III Kelley B. Hodge Ross Legal Practice, LLC Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.

Vice-President: Howard D. Scher Michael J. Holston Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Merck & Co., Inc.

Vice-President: Samuel W. Silver Thomas J. Innes, III Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Defender Association of Philadelphia

Vice-President: John S. Summers Michael Lehr Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Schiller Kevin V. Mincey Secretary: Carolyn P. Short Mincey & Fitzpatrick, LLC Reed Smith LLP Martha Morse Treasurer: Richard P. Myers Pembroke Philanthropy Advisors Paul Reich & Myers, PC Louis M. Natali, Jr. Kirk Bloodsworth Temple University Beasley School of Law Paul D. Brandes Villari, Brandes & Giannone P.C. Richard Negrin Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Doris Del Tosto Brogan Hippel LLP Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Catherine Recker Welsh & Recker, P.C. J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP David Rudovsky Kairys, Rudovsky, Patrick J. Egan Messing & Feinberg Fox Rothschild LLP Elise Singer David Fawcett Fine Kaplan and Black, RPC Reed Smith LLP David Sonenshein Ann C. Flannery Temple University Law Offices of Beasley School of Law Ann C. Flannery, LLC Joseph A. Sullivan Thomas M. Gallagher Pepper Hamilton LLP Pepper Hamilton LLP Pedro de la Torre Norman J. Glickman The Chemours Company Rutgers University School of Planning and Public Policy

— 3 — Crystal Weimer

Tyrone Jones was 16 years old when police arrested him in Philadelphia for the murder of Henry Harrison. Police estimated there were 30 to 60 people on the scene when they arrived, though no witnesses were named, and no eyewitnesses testified at trial. The infor- mation circulated by police described a suspect wearing a red skull cap, though someone a half-foot taller than Tyrone. Tyrone was arrested outside his home, about nine blocks from where the crime took place. Police interrogated him without a parent or attorney present. The police neither conducted further investigation nor interviewed any of the 30-60 witnesses. The Project found and spoke with four eyewitnesses to Harrison’s murder; they all remembered details from that night. All four said they did not see Tyrone anywhere in the area at the time of the crime. After 40 years in prison, Tyrone’s sentence was reduced to 35 years to life and he was released on parole in part due to his exemplary behavior. “While we remain committed to proving Tye’s innocence, we are thrilled to welcome him home,” said his attorney, Cozen O’Connor Partner Hayes Hunt. This representation has been through the Cozen O’Connor pro bono program along with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project. “Tye has been a pillar of strength throughout his ordeal,” Hunt said.

Donte Rollins and his mother Ava

—4— CLIENTS RELEASED IN 2016

Crystal Weimer was exonerated on June 27, 2016, after the Fayette County District Attorney withdrew all charges. Crystal served 11 years for a murder she didn’t commit. When she was incarcerated, she left behind three young daughters who had little access to their mother for all those years – years that can’t be made up. Crystal was wrongly convicted for the 2001 murder of Curtis Haith who was beaten and shot. A key piece of evidence used against her was a supposed bite mark on the victim’s hand. Two jailhouse witnesses claimed she confessed to them, both of whom had written to the prosecutor asking for deals for themselves or relatives, although the prose- cutor told the jury neither had anything to gain from their testimony. A third witness accused Crystal of participating in the murder in exchange for a plea to third-degree murder and a reduced sentence. The Project worked with the Federal Community Defender and attorneys from Jones Day in post-conviction challenges that established the bite mark evidence was junk science and cannot be used for identification. She was released in October 2015.

Tyrone Jones

When a nine-year-old boy in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Strawberry Mansion was shot and critically injured, Donte Rollins was miles away at the mall with friends. He had store receipts and was on video at more than one location, but the jury did not see or hear this evidence. He was convicted and sentenced to 62 and one-half to 125 years in prison. After 10 years of wrongful incarceration, Donte asked attorney Michael Wiseman to represent him, who then asked the Project to help. In a post-conviction challenge, the team was able to present all the evidence the first jury should have heard. Prosecutors eventually agreed that Donte received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel and that his conviction should be vacated. Still, the judge denied the petition. On appeal to Superior Court, the judges reversed the previous PRCA judge’s decision and remanded the case to the Court of Common Pleas with orders to vacate the conviction and release Donte to house arrest. The Philadelphia District Attorney withdrew charges, and said it would have been “impossible” for Donte to have committed the crime. Donte’s conviction was vacated, and all charges withdrawn on December 20, 2016. —5— SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE 2016 DONORS

PILLARS OF JUSTICE Schnader Harrison DST Systems Inc. Samuel Silver Frank & Denise Quattrone Foundation Elise Singer Richard & Wendy Glazer TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Glazer Family Foundation Tucker Arensburg, PC Charles & Barbara Haldeman United Way, Greater Philadelphia & Haldeman Family Foundation S. New Jersey Independence Foundation David J. Wolfsohn John R. McCune Charitable Trust Lisa Kabnick & John H. McFadden ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE Kathryn J. Dinardo Trust Fund Alpern-Vitriol Fund at The Philadelphia Merck & Co. Foundation Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Ayco Charitable Foundation PNC Financial Services Group Michael L. Banks Raynier Institute & Foundation Steven E. Bizar & Lisa E. Brody David Richman & Janet Perry Anthony Bolognese Howard Scher Boni & Zack LLC Paul Brandes CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE Jeffrey J. Bresch Ballard Spahr LLP Doris Del Tosto Brogan & James Brogan Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Burns White LLC DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli William Caroselli Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin Hon. Robert J. Cindrich Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation Nathan Comstock Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia Conrad O’Brien PC & Pittsburgh J. Gordon Cooney Jr. Philadelphia Bar Foundation James D. Crawford & Judith Dean Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Joyce Dailey Carolyn Short & Joseph Toresella Pedro De la Torre John Summers Drumcliff Foundation Duane Morris LLP EXONERATOR Thomas J. Duffy Berger & Montague, P.C. Dianne Elderkin Bread & Roses Community Fund, Phoebus Fund Jay Evans Clark Hill David B. Fawcett John S. Conners Charitable Gift Fund Michael & Barbara Fishbein Cozen O’Connor Dianne Coady Fisher Anthony Creamer Michael Friedman & Sabitha Pillai DLA Piper Stephen & Barbara Gold Drinker Biddle & Reath Larry Goldberg Ann and Richard Flannery Goldblum Charitable Gift Fund Marc Lee Fliegelman & Erika Aaron Kimberly Gost Fox Rothschild Grail Law Thomas Gallagher Harry & Lyn Groome Greenberg Traurig David W. Haas Jones Day Martin A. & Cynthia Heckscher Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg Leonard Klehr & Lubert Adler John Kellum, Jr. & Nita Kellum Thomas Kline Kline & Specter, P.C. Michael Lehr Kroll Associates, Inc. Joan Mazzotti & Michael C. Kelly Ann Laupheimer Leslie Anne Miller & Richard Worley Law Offices of Ann C. Flannery LLC Richard & Cynthia Myers Judy Leone Raynes McCarty Frank Lipsius Linda Scher Lubert Family Foundation

—6 — W.T. McGough Lisa Benigni McMonagle, Perri and McHugh, PC Marcia Bloomfield Moore Brothers Wine Company Jean Bodine Martha Morse Allyson Katzman Bormack New York Community Trust Wrede Fund Jamie Boschan Tobey & Kimberly Oxholm Margaret Boyce-Furey Patrick J. O’Connor Family Foundation Brian Boyle Cornelia & Ravinder Reddy Laurel Brandstetter Roda Law LLC Lindsay Breedlove Andrew Rogoff & Amy Ginensky Joseph R. Brell Rollins Family Charitable Trust Bradley Bridge & Dveera Segal Michael J. Rotko Aviv Bridge Marvin E. Schechter & Margaret Booth Martin Brigham & Harriet Rubenstein David Sonenshein Ed & Sophie Bronstein Joseph Sullivan Lawrence Brown Joseph Tate Maya Brown Tega Fund William Buck Anne and Rick Umbrecht Michael Buckley Villari, Brandes & Giannone P.C. Scott Burris Welsh & Recker, P.C. Susan Burt-Collins Michael Wiseman Brian Bushee James & Brooksley Wylie Aaron E. Butler YouThe Planet Foundation Candace Cain Brian Callaway FRIENDS OF JUSTICE Richard & Paula Cappalli Tarek Abdalla Daniel Carmeli Patrick L. Abramowich Joseph Cassidy Darlene Adams Catherwood Foundation Adath Jeshurun Women’s Association Susan and Cummins Catherwood, Jr Thomas L. Allen Carrie Cessna Majid Alsayegh Stephen Chesney Robert Alston Tony & Neha Chiaramonte AmazonSmile Foundation Michael & Jean Churchman Kara & David Amouyal James & Teresa Clark Taylor Andrews Jennifer Clarke & Alan Barstow Nathan Andrisani Joel Cobb Anonymous Deborah Cohen Jeff Antonoff David R. Cohen Kimberly Armstrong Robert Cohen Cathy Arnold Miriam Galper Cohen William Axtman Cohn & Associates Kathryn Bailey Amy Coles Houston Baker & Charlotte Pierce Baker Tiffany Collier Patricia Baldridge Celeste Collins Maureen Barden Anita Colon Keelin Barry Jane Combrinck-Graham & Richard W. Winston Chernor Barry Hope Comisky & Jeff Braff Bassman Family Fund, Myron and Sheila Kathleen Connolly Bassman Cooley Law Firm Kurt Baumgartel Colleen Coonelly Mira Baylson Hazel Cope Robert & Caroline Beale Alfred Cordasco Dana E. Becker Amie Courtney & Bapst Calland Jean Becker Roger Cox Flora Becker Alex Cox Peter & Dorothy Bedell Crystle Craig

— 7— Robert Creo Robert Fiebach Crime & Punishment Brewing Co. James Figorski Joseph Culleiton Lauren Fine Mary Nell Cummings Graham and Kay Finney John Cunningham Lois & Kenneth Fischbeck Cupersmith, Wilensky, Steiger, Stempler & Co. Jay and Nanie Flaherty LLP Denise Foderaro & Frank Quattrone Christie Cyktor Sari Fogel Joan D’Abruzzo Robin Forrest Danielle Damore M. Paige & Jeffrey Forster Simone Delerme Andrea Foulkes Carl S. and Constance M. Dellmuth Lawrence J Fox Victor Delnore Ronald L. Francis, Jr. George & Jane Depee Mark Frank Janis & Andrew Derrow Bruce A. Franzel David DeVito Frances Frederick Harris & Debra Devor Kathy Freeman-Bowen Mark Dichter Steve & Ellen Friedell George Dillmann & Beth Cohen Jill Friedman Emily Dimond Brad Funari Stephen Dittmann Hon. Abraham Gafni Matthew R. Divelbiss Alexandre Gapihan Jennifer & Robert Dixon Philip Gelso James M. Doerfler Jeffrey Getty Teresa Dooley Giant Eagle, Inc. Joseph Dougherty and Elizabeth Dougherty Hon. James Giles Colin Drummond Gloria Gilman Dry Family Foundation Mark Gittelman Matthew Duncan Judith Giuliano Robert B. Dunham Matthew & Ariella Glazer Richard Easler Andrew Glazer Kermit& Earline Eck Jeffrey Golan & Frances Vilella-Velez Alexandra Edsall and Victor Robert Goldberg Bassett Charitable Fund Patrick Egan Peter Goldberger & Anna Durbin Mark Ehlers Janet Goldwater Kathy Eisenberg & S. Blake Adams Criswell Gonzalez Bernard & Irene Eizen Joan & Frank Goodman Sally Elk Mark Goodman Lynn Ellenberger M. Duncan Grant & Vicki Grant Provost JoAnne A. Epps Gary Grata Jules Epstein & Isla Fruchter Gail Gratton Neil Epstein Rachel Greenberg Pamina Ewing Ronald L. Greenblatt Exelon Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Ellen Greenlee Exhibeo, LLC Richard Greenstein & Claudia Tesoro Melissa Farr Barbara Griffin Thomas Farrell Barbara Groark Gil Feinberg & Nadeen Van Tuyle Deborah Gross Elliott Feldman & Cindy Mogul Ellensue Gross Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Wein- Joan Grossberg stock & Dodig LLP Douglas R. and Helen G. Grundman Richard Fernandez Susan Hadiaris Adiah Ferron Christopher Hallock Amy Fetherolf James Hankle Nan Feyler Kevin Harden, Jr.

—8— Megan Harmon Howard Bruce Klein James Harold Eli Klein Daniel Harrington Kathleen Kline Kimara Harrington Joshua Kobrin John Harris & Randi Siegel Harris Andrea Konow David Harris Richard Koppenhafer Paula Harris Linda Kosinski Stephen Harvey & Marian Harvey Malgorzata Gosia Kosturek Katherine & Rad Hastings Vicki & Donald Kramer Kristin Haughney Joyce Kravitz Thomas Hazlett Leslie Laird Kruhly William Heiman Amy J. Kurland & Robert Drake Jennifer Hermansky Ann LaBorie Carol Herrera Judah Labovitz Brandon Herring Rebecca Lacher Justin Hershey Michele Langer Marsha Hicks Owen W. Larrabee Colleen Higgins Lori Lasher Hoel Law Office Saima Latif Leslie Hoffman Barbara Lea-Kruger Danielle Hohos Susan Lee Kimberlee Hoinkes Wonho John Lee John Hollway Spencer Lempert Rachel Horton Arthur Leonard Houston Harbough PC Virginia Lesso Gladys Hubbard Stuart Lev Kerry Hughes Andrew Levander Christine Hughes Joseph Levin Tucker Hull Michael Levin Zachary Hunter Cary Levinson Eileen Hurley Aaron Levinson Mary W. Hurtig Susan Lin Thomas Innes, III & Marsha Levick Philip & Susan Lipkin Janet Izzo Linda Lipscomb Matthew Janssen Elaine Lisle Brooke Jaron Littler Mendelson PC Louise Johnston Nancy K. Loane Alice Johnston Elisa Long Katharine Jones Susan Loucks Donald Joseph Michael Louik Krystal Kane Roberta Luchansky Steven Kapustin Julie Luckraft & Jeffrey Pennys Mark Kasten Edward Madeira, Jr. Alan Keiser Laurie Magid Katie Kelley Glenn R. Mahone Marcy C. Kelly Jennifer Malkin Arlene Kelly Louis Mande Erin Keltz Lynn Marks & Clifford Pearlman Lindsey Kennedy Kenisha Marks Cynthia Kernick Christina Marquez Barry Kimes Leonard Marsico Maria Kirby Leslie Martin Dusty Elias Kirk Samuel & Diana Mason Courtney Kirschner Nedda Massar Andrew Klaber Steve Masters

—9— Lisa A. Mathewson Sue Osthoff Katelyn M. Matscherz Betsy Ostroff Katie Maxwell Erica Ostrom Kaitlyn Maxwell Stanton Oswald Timothy McCabe John & Sandra Packel Thomas A. McCarthy & Linda Dubois McCarthy Stewart Paintin Laura Whipple McClammer Khianna Palmer Jerry S. McDevitt Matthew Pappajohn Daniel J McGarrigle Stefanie Pate Katharyn Christian McGee Philip & Elizabeth Pearson Hon. Patricia McInerney Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project William McInerney Louis & Cherylann Perrone John M. McIntyre Lesley Ann Perry Erin McLaughlin Monica Peters Emily McNally Nancy Petersmeyer Robin Mejia Blair Petrillo Marcy Melendes Roberta Pichini Virginia Melzer Edward and Mary Posner Kathy Messerman Claire Povilaitis Paul Messing Garry A. Prime Esther Mignanelli Carla Puppin Amber Miles Amber Racine & Raynes McCarty Harris & Julie Miller Mark Rahdert & Ellen Wertheimer Jeffrey Miller Erin Randolph-Williams James Miller Paul Rathblott Tina Miller Frank & Ann Reed Helena Miller Michael H. Reed & Yalta Gilmore Reed Kevin Mincey Caprice Reed Cherri Gregg Mincey Abraham C. Reich Scott Minkoff Christine Renda Devin Misour Residents’ Association of Waverly Heights Alice Mitinger Douglas Ress Douglas Moak Brady Riedel Carolyn Moffett Len Rieser & Fernando Chang-Muy Pankaj Mohan Robert & Betsy Roak Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads Robert and Diana Scott Charitable Fund Jonathan Moore Joanna Rodriguez Joseph Moran Teresa Rodriguez John W. Morris Jorge Rojas Danielle Morrison Suzanne Root Motive Salon LLC Riley H. Ross, III Robert J. Munley Daphne Rowe Nathan Musick Michael Rowley Eleanor & John Myers David Rudovsky John Myers Ann Rudovsky Patricia Myers Louis S. Rulli Leigh P. Narducci Richard Russell Amanda Nese Chad Rutkowski Network for Good Louis & Clara Ruvolo Kyle Nocho Rob Sachs Frank W. Nocito Sachs Law Group Northampton Community College Ajit & Mary Sanghvi Eric Nyabiosi Nilam Sanghvi & Stephen Fogdall Marie O’Leksy Elizabeth Savitt Lauren Oshana Karyn L. Scher

—10— Peter Schnore Kimberly Thomas Stephanie Winer Schreiber Louis Thompson Stuart & Rita Schuman Paul Titus Emily Seelman Kim Toomey Danielle Selber Joseph & Ann Torregrossa Galen Self Eric Treffeisen Laurie Serafino Anthony & Teresa Trilolo Paul & Susan Shaman Lisa and Alfred Troilo Stephen Shapiro Kirsha Weyandt Trychta Christina Shemo Tucker Law Group, LLC Mark Shephard Emma Tuohy Steven Sher Victoria & John Turlik Kathryn & Frederick Sherman Anthony Vale John A. Shober Cathie Vallas-McKinzie Edward Sholinsky Valley Forge United Methodist Church Claire Shubik-Richards & Seth Richards-Shubik Liz & Scott Vanderburg Brad V. Shuttleworth Hon. Norman E. Veasey Christiana Signs Agnes Venanzi Miriam Silberstein Erik & Joyce Videlock Rebecca Silver Jennifer A. Vogel Tracy Silverman James Wade Theodore Simon Deborah Walrath Paul M. Singer Tania Wang Sipos Law Robert Warner Allison Sizemore Jackson Warren Michael Sklaroff John Washlick Mara Slakas Nicole Sparks Watts James Smith Joanna Weaver Kevin Smith David Weicht Nicholas Smyth Amy Weigand Joshua D. Snyder Marian Weil Rayman L. Solomon Daniel & Erin Weinlick Larry H. Spector & Ann Rosen Adam & Robin Weinstein Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis PC Timothy Wells Marvelous Spraggins James Wenke Hon. Felice Stack Samuel Werrin Abby Stammelman Hocky & Eric Hocky Victoria White Mercedes Stanley M. Stein Marisa Wiland Scott & Nan Langen Steketee Gerald J. Williams Gwen & Andrew Stern Wendy L Williams John Stern & Melissa Dribben A. Morris Williams, Jr. & Ruth Williams Lindsay Still Rhonda Hill Wilson Michael Stine Mark Wilson Janet & Seymour Stotland Nancy Winkelman Edwin E.J. Strassburger Kristopher Winningham Hon. David Strawbridge & Louise Strawbridge Wendy Wolf Arthur Stroyd Lance Woods Cathy Struve Alec Wright Sammy Sugiura Robert Yablon & Marlene Kline Stephen & Nancy Sundheim Courtney Yanov Mark Swirsky Susan Yohe William Taylor Nancie Zane Bruce Teitelbaum Jessica Ziemski James M. Terrell Ben Zuckerman Katherine Terry James & Debora Zug Frank & Reggie Thomas Gina Zumpella

—11— COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES & LAW SCHOOLS

n 2016 we worked with interns and provided law clinics in association with Ithe institutions listed below.

. Arcadia University . Temple University . Cabrini University . Temple University Beasley School . Colgate University of Law . Drexel University Thomas R. Kline . University of Pennsylvania Law School School of Law . University of Pittsburgh School of Law . Duquesne University School of Law . Villanova University Charles Widger . Lehigh Carbon Community College School of Law . Middlebury University . Washington & Lee University School of Law Rutgers Law School .

—12— PITTSBURGH MANAGING ATTORNEY

rom the day we opened our doors here at Duquesne University’s Tribone Center Ffor Clinical Legal Education, we have been enthusiastically welcomed by the Western Pennsylvania community.

We have had the privilege of working with hundreds of this community’s outstanding professionals, students, and residents in the pursuit of true justice, including; . law clinics for Duquesne and Pitt students (pictured left); . 150 Western Pennsylvania pro bono attorneys; . 10 Western Pennsylvania law firms; . 30 volunteers from all walks of life; . 50 forensic scientists; . 26 trained students from numerous area universities and law schools; and . 8 nationally renowned experts who have agreed to provide their expertise on a pro bono or reduced fee basis.

In conjunction with our Western Pennsylvania pro bono partners, the Project has agreed to represent five Western Pennsylvania inmates in their pursuit to prove innocence. We are actively vetting another 25 cases and have successfully located potential biological evidence in six cases that may now be subjected to modern day DNA testing methodologies.

We are beyond grateful for the outpouring of enthusiasm and support by this community and cannot wait to see all that we are able to accomplish in the year ahead.

Liz DeLosa

—13— SPECIAL THANKS FOR FIVE AND MORE YEARS OF GIVING

Alpern-Vitriol Fund at The Philadelphia Foundation Marc Lee & Erika Fliegelman Robert Alston Fox Rothschild Ballard Spahr LLP Frank & Denise Quattrone Foundation Maureen Barden Bruce A. Franzel Robert & Caroline Beale Thomas Gallagher Paul Brandes Hon. James Giles Bread & Roses Community Fund Richard & Wendy Glazer Bradley Bridge & Dveera Segal Matthew & Ariella Glazer Doris Del Tosto Brogan & James Brogan Glazer Family Foundation Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Stephen & Barbara Gold Susan Burt-Collins Peter Goldberger & Ann Durbin Joseph Cassidy Janet Goldwater Jennifer Clarke & Alan Barstow Ellen Greenlee Hope Comisky & Jeff Braff Richard Greenstein & Claudia Tesoro Colleen Coonelly Joan Grossberg J. Gordon Cooney Jr. Charles & Barbara Haldeman Roger Cox Haldeman Family Foundation Cozen O’Connor Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin James D. Crawford & Judith Dean James Harold Anthony Creamer Stephen & Marian Harvey Stephen Dittmann William Heiman Drinker Biddle & Reath John Hollway Robert B. Dunham Mary W. Hurtig Patrick Egan Independence Foundation Jules Epstein & Isla Fruchter Thomas Innes, III & Marsha Levick Elliott Feldman & Cindy Mogul Matthew Janssen

Richard Fernandez Donald Joseph James Figorski Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg Lois & Kenneth Fischbeck Alan Keiser Michael & Barbara Fishbein Andrea Konow Ann and Richard Flannery Linda Kosinski

—14— Vicki & Donald Kramer David Rudovsky Michele Langer Louis S. Rulli Owen W. Larrabee Elizabeth Savitt Michael Lehr Howard Scher Stuart Lev Schnader Harrison Cary & Lynda Levinson Stuart & Rita Schuman Philip & Susan Lipkin Carolyn Short & Joseph Torsella Laurie Magid Samuel Silver Lynn Marks & Clifford Pearlman Elise Singer Joan Mazzotti & Michael C. Kelly Michael Sklaroff Thomas A. McCarthy & Linda Dubois McCarthy Rayman L. Solomon Hon. Patricia McInerney David Sonenshein Harris & Julie Miller Larry H. Spector & Ann Rosen Leslie Anne Miller & Richard Worley Scott & Nan Langen Steketee Moore Brothers Wine Company Janet & Seymour Stotland Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Hon. David Strawbridge & Louise Strawbridge Martha Morse Joseph Sullivan Richard & Cynthia Myers John Summers Eleanor & John Myers Stephen & Nancy Sundheim Sue Osthoff Joseph Tate Pepper Hamilton LLP William Taylor Louis & Cherylann Perrone Frank & Reggie Thomas Lesley Ann Perry TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Philadelphia Bar Foundation Victoria & John Turlik Raynes McCarty United Way of Greater Philadelphia & S. New Michael H. Reed Yalta Gilmore Reed Jersey

Reed Smith LLP Erik & Joyce Videlock David Richman & Janet Perry Adam & Robin Weinstein Len Rieser & Fernando Chang-Muy Welsh & Recker, P.C. Riley H. Ross, III Nancy Winkelman Michael J. Rotko David J. Wolfsohn YouThePlanet Foundation

—15— Interest Income

Earned Income In-kind Donations

3.77% Idividual Giving Government 1.38% Funding 2.67% 12.91% 41.15%

REVENUE 19.38%

Grants and Family Foundations 18.75%

Corporate Giving

Program Services Fundraising 16.41%

Donated 69.44% Administrative Services 7.65%

Administrative Costs EXPENSES 6.51%

—16— 2016 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

REVENUE

Idividual Giving $285,569 41.15% Corporate Giving $130,120 18.75% Grants and Family Foundations $134,465 19.38% Government Funding $ 89,585 12.91% Earned Income $ 18,500 2.67% Interest Income $ 9,575 1.38% In-kind Donations $ 26,162 3.77%

TOTAL $693,976

EXPENSES

Program Services $444,986 69.44% Administrative Costs $ 41,720 6.51% Dontated Administrative Services $ 49,000 7.65% Fundraising $105,133 16.41%

TOTAL $640,839 Year-end net assets $838,388 Change in net assets $ 84,305

For greater detail you are welcome to review our 990 on www.GuideStar.org

—17— ADVOCATES FOR INNOCENCE

Mira Baylson Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Lorie Dakessian Conrad O’Brien PC

Jay Evans Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Jonathan Feinberg Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg LLP

Monica Gibbs Delaware River Port Authority

Grace Gaspari

Rebecca Lacher Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Katie Matscherz Jones Day

Hannah Dowd McPhelin Pepper Hamilton LLP

John Powell Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Teressa Ravenell Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Colleen Shanahan Temple University Beasley School of Law

Mara Slakas Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Joshua D. Snyder Boni & Zack LLC

—18— THANK YOU TO THESE 2016 VOLUNTEERS

Robert Abernethy Javier Coronado Adam Alperowicz Joseph Culleiton, Blank Rome LLP Nathan Andrisani, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Kristin Daly-Barnes Kenneth M. Argentieri, Duane Morris LLP Joyce Dailey Megan Armstrong Jennifer Daniels, Blank Rome LLP William Arsenault Frank Dante, Blank Rome LLP Chun Yee Au Michael DeBaecke, Blank Rome LLP Kelsey Ayers Simoné Delerme Madison Bailey Vincenzo Dell’Osso Michael L. Banks, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Amanda DeMarco Caroline Bar, Duane Morris LLP Amanda Deptula Richard Barkasy, Schnader Harrison Segal & Wendy Dickieson Lewis LLP Ryan Dickinson Andrew Barris David D’Orlando, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, PC Yelena Barychev, Blank Rome LLP Nicole Dovishaw Jeffrey Beenstock, Ballard Spahr LLP Daniel Dowdy Joshua Benjamin Brian Drach Jayne Bernsten Zahra Dsouza Diane Beyers Lauranne Duffaut Olga Birg Emily Duffy Daniel Blickman, Blank Rome LLP Kelly Duffy Dexter Blum Nora Eccles Michael J. Boni Catherine Egan Jamison Bonner, Duane Morris LLP Christian Elliott Madison Brensinger Brian Ellixson Jeffrey J. Bresch, Jones Day Lydia Ellsworth Chris Brigante Megan Engstrom, Duane Morris LLP Michael Broadbent Stephanie Esrig Dana Brody Justin Ettelson, Saul Ewing LLP Robert Brookman, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, PC Jay Evans Jacob Brown Karen Fahrner, PNC Bank Marie Bucci Bonnie Fatell, Blank Rome LLP Andrew Bull David B. Fawcett David Burpoe Jenna Ferraro Anjali Bushan Rebecca Feuerhammer Jayme Butcher, Blank Rome LLP Nan Feyler Rebecca Cabrera James Figorski Carolyn Carpenter Sarah Figorski Christen Casale, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Ralph Finizio, Pepper Hamilton LLP Theresa Castellucci Dayna Finkelstein, Blank Rome LLP Elizabeth Catalano Paige Forster, Reed Smith LLP Sean Champagne Evan Frank, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, PC Thomas Chisena David Freedman, Barley Snyder, LLP Anna Christensen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Mark Freeman Regina Chusid Timothy French, Blank Rome LLP Hon. Robert Cindrich Erica Fruiterman Timon Cline Josh Gajer, White and Williams LLP Sharon Coghlan, PNC Bank Robert Gallagher, Pepper Hamilton LLP Walter Cohen Thomas Gallagher Amy Coles, Blank Rome LLP Shachar Gannot Jessica Colliver Alexandre Gapihan, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Amanda Cookman Renee Garcia, PNC Bank Tracey Corbett Abel Garza Alfred Cordasco Grace Gaspari, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

—19— Hon. James Giles, Pepper Hamilton LLP Hannah Kropp Susannah Glick Michael Kunz, Ballard Spahr LLP Brian Gocial, Blank Rome LLP Joanna Kunz, Ballard Spahr LLP Robert Gordon, Alan L. Frank Law Associates, PC Sarah Kuper Kimberly Gost Caitlin Lackner Kaitlin Gottlieb Connor Lacy Ryan Gower, Duane Morris LLP Maureen Lawrence Kyle Gray, Saul Ewing LLP Wonho John Lee, Morgan Lewis & Michael Graziano, Blank Rome LLP Bockius LLP Andrew Greer Jane Lehman, Pepper Hamilton LLP Michele Grenier Spencer Lempert J. Patrick Griffin Lydia Leung Courtney Marie Grochowski, Blank Rome LLP Alison Lewandoski Simon Groshenko Brooke Lewis Dina Grove Hon. Timothy K. Lewis Morgan Haas Brian Libes Emily Hanlon, Schnader Harrison Segal & Benjamin Locklair Lewis LLP John M. Lyons, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Emily Hart Richard Mackowsky Katherine Hastings Vaishali Mahna Thomas Hazlett, Ballard Spahr LLP Kate Mahoney Jason Hazlewood, Reed Smith LLP Jane Manchisi, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Kristi Heidel Louis Mande Kara Heininger Evan Manna Sally Hess Melissa Margulies, Ballard Spahr LLP Sarah Hibbert Megan Marriner Margaret Hill, Blank Rome LLP Jency Mathew Rebecca Hillyer, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Katelyn Matscherz, Jones Day Daniel Hinger Patrick Matusky, Duane Morris LLP Irene Hong Amanda McCourtie Geoffrey Huling, Mitts Law, LLC Stephanie McDermott Tucker Hull, Pepper Hamilton LLP Katharyn Christian McGee, Duane Morris LLP Hayes A. Hunt, Cozen O’Connor Kevin McGilloway Jeffrey Hutton, Exelon Business Services Hannah McPhelin, Pepper Hamilton LLP Company, LLC Clara Melly Daniel Huyett, Stevens & Lee Sean Meluney, Alan L. Frank Law Bojana Ilic Associates, PC Robert Jackel Michael Mentzel, White and Williams LLP Alexa Jacobson Bruce Merenstein, Schnader Harrison Segal Emma Jobinpicard & Lewis LLP Zachary M. Johns, Morgan Lewis & Susan Metcalfe, Duane Morris LLP Bockius LLP Steven Millman, Ballard Spahr LLP Adam Johnson Megan Miner, PNC Bank Michael Joseph Maurice R. Mitts, Mitts Law, LLC B. Andrea Jung Jonathan Moore, Blank Rome LLP Faith Kaliski, PNC Bank Joseph Moran, Blank Rome LLP Meghavi Kanani Natalie Moritz, PNC Bank Dai Katagiri Kayla Morrow, NY Education Department, David Kelner, Ketterman Rowland & Westlund Equality & Access Eamon Kenny Daniel Mullin, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Kristina Kim Ingersoll, LLP Amy M. Kirby Andrew Napier, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Eli Klein, Morgan, Lewis & Brockius LLP Thomas Nardi J. Colin Knisely, Duane Morris LLP Adam Naughton Michael R. Komo, K&L Gates Gemini Nazareno Pionati Kristen Stephen Nicolai, Hogan Lovells US, LLP

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—21— Seeking Truth.

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