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Michelle Lambert Creative Director

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1870 River Road Manchester, NH 03104 About the Campaign OPTION A From the Campaign Leadership

For 15 years, the Campaign for Council Chair Legal Services has brought together New Hampshire’s business, legal and Dear friends and fellow Campaign supporters, philanthropic communities to support I am honored to serve as the Chair of the 2015 the civil legal aid work of the Legal Advice Campaign for Legal Services, after supporting the • STRATEGY • CREATIVE • EXECUTION •

Michelle Lambert Creative Director

[email protected] Cell: [617] 697-1349 Skype: [617] 275-2602

1870 River Road & Referral Center and New Hampshire Legal Campaign sinceManchester, NH 03104 its inception in 2000. I am encouraged Assistance. this year to see our staff and Council members Through personal outreach and strengthening our existing efforts and embarking on annual initiatives, including a popular new projects, including this report to you about the Campaign’s significant impact on the lives of New kick-off breakfast featuring nationally- Hampshire residents. known speakers, the Campaign promotes Access to legal help is crucial in times of crisis, awareness of civil legal aid’s effect in the when legal aid clients need to protect their livelihoods, state and raises private contributions so homes, health and families. The Campaign supports the advocates who serve LARC and NHLA advocates can spend New Hampshire’s most vulnerable populations: domestic violence victims their time ensuring all New Hampshire seeking safety, and families and seniors struggling to make ends meet and avoid residents have equal access to justice. homelessness. New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) was Civil legal aid clients include veterans fighting new battles to access the care founded in 1971 through the merger of two and benefits they’ve earned; parents working to get their children the educational smaller non-profit legal aid organizations. supports they need; and people with disabilities navigating the complex Since then, NHLA has grown to five bureaucracy of federal benefits programs. branch law offices with almost 30 staff All of us—we who work for the Campaign, and you who support us—want to ensure legal aid clients don’t have to fight alone. We all benefit: The private, members. NHLA attorneys and paralegals unrestricted funds raised by the Campaign help advocates secure federal benefits provide advice and counsel and represent and child support for their clients, which generates cost-savings for our local low-income and elderly clients in all levels communities by preventing homelessness and other crises. Your donation to the of state and federal court, and in front Campaign is a sound investment in our state’s well-being. It’s a way of saying of many government agencies, helping you believe in our clients, and their ability to contribute to our New Hampshire them with civil, non-criminal cases community once their moment of crisis has passed. dealing with housing, benefits, family law Civil legal aid programs work to expand access to legal advice and and employment security. NHLA also representation for all people in our great justice system, not just for those who can advocates at the state level for systemic afford it. But there are still people in our state who face legal crises alone, without changes to policies that affect their client support or guidance. If you are one of the more than 600 donors listed in this report populations. who contributed to our efforts to change that reality, we are deeply grateful. In 1996, Congress implemented new If you have not yet joined us, please read about our advocates’ work, count up the amazing number of people our programs reach, and think about how you can restrictions on organizations funded by help us move New Hampshire toward equal access to justice for all. the federal Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Rather than abandoning systemic advocacy and other efforts now restricted, New Hampshire’s legal aid community Emily Gray Rice, Chair created the Legal Advice & Referral Center Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson

(LARC), which serves residents within LSC 2015 Campaign Leadership Council guidelines. LARC provides free information, legal Erica Bodwell, Southern New Hampshire Health System advice, and assistance over the phone to Peter Brown, Preti Flaherty litigants who will represent themselves William Chapman, Orr & Reno in court and in front of state and federal Michael Delaney, McLane Law Firm agencies. LARC attorneys and paralegals Lewis Feldstein, Concord, NH refer some cases to NHLA for further help, Gordon MacDonald, Nixon Peabody and in many cases advocate on behalf of Jim Merrill, The Bernstein Shur Group clients. In addition to the call center, LARC Joseph Murray, Fidelity Investments also maintains a website to improve the Mary Rauh, New Castle, NH legal system for all involved by educating Alan Reische, Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green pro se litigants of the process and their Teresa Rhodes Rosenberger, Devine Strategies rights. Jack Sanders, Jr., Pierce Atwood Martha Van Oot, Jackson Lewis Our Programs

Legal Advice & Referral Center ~ Concord Back row: Karen Makocy Philbrick, Jeffrey Goodrich, New Hampshire Legal Assistance ~ Berlin Breckie Hayes, Ellie Boisvert, Jamie Rogers, and = Dona Larsen and Ruth Heintz Beathan Regan. Front row: Steven McGilvary, Paula Foss, Connie Rakowsky, Audrey Logan, and Deb Stanley. (not pictured: Kim Flint, Dawn DiManna, Pat Gardner, Jim Marshall, Karl Durand.)

New Hampshire Legal Assistance ~ Concord and Administration Back row: Robin McCallum, Sarah Mattson Dustin, Brenda Grant, Donna Giddings. Middle row: Sarah Palermo, Brenda New Hampshire Legal Assistance ~ Claremont Turgeon, Christine Wellington, Stephanie Bray. Front row: Ben Mortell, Mary Krueger and Karen Leahy Celina Hurley, Cheryl Steinberg, Susan Guild, Lynne Parker =

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New Hampshire Legal Assistance ~ Portsmouth Michelle Wangerin, Kay Drought, Ruth Cartlidge, Erin Jasina New Hampshire Legal Assistance ~ Manchester = Back row: Elliott Berry, Dennis Labbe Front row: Vickie Brooks, Candace Gebhart, Megan = Dillon, Carol Graham Equal access to justice for all

Errol married his high school sweetheart Joanne in 1962, when they were both 20 years old. He is now Joanne’s primary caregiver, after she suffered several silent strokes and the beginning stages of dementia. Last spring, her needs became too intense for him to handle on his own, so Errol admitted Joanne to a nurs- ing home until he could arrange for visiting nurses to help him with her care at home. When he enrolled her in Medicaid to cover the high cost of her stay, the home scheduled her for discharge immediately, claiming there were no beds available for Medicaid patients at that time. An ally at the state Medicaid office told Errol to call New Hampshire Legal Assistance. “Whatever I have to do for my family, I’ll do it. But “(Our advocate) took it on like it was her unless you’ve got some legal backing, it’s hard to know own problem. She gave me the legal support for if you’re doing the right thing. Having legal assistance made me sure I was doing the right thing, and not me to push as hard as I needed to get Joanne saying something that could end up proving my case wrong.” home in an appropriate way at the right time.” With help from visiting nurses every day, Errol is caring for Joanne in their Barrington home again. He Errol, Barrington plans to care for her at home as long as he is able. Errol and Joanne

Elizabeth was just 20 years old when her boyfriend, who had been abusing drugs, attacked her while she held their infant son. She knew she had to leave and get legal protections for herself and her son. After she worked with an NHLA attorney through dozens of hearings, a judge ruled in Elizabeth’s favor and granted her a final protective order barring her ex from contacting them for several years. Now, Elizabeth is studying at Plymouth State University, with hopes to be a public interest lawyer helping low-income clients, just like her NHLA advocate. “I loved my son’s father. So it was great that (my advocate) didn’t only deal with the legal aspect of my case. When I was crying and saying I wanted to call him and drop the restraining order, she was there to tell me it would be okay and I could be strong. She was a huge “After dealing with all of this, I realized support for me and my family. I might have done okay on my own, but I wouldn’t know for a fact that my son I wanted to be able to help people who are is going to be safe.

in that same situation, who can’t fight for Elizabeth themselves,” she said. “I want to fight for them because someone fought for me.” Elizabeth, Plymouth Kelli loved her work as a nurse, and loved being able to support her daughter and disabled mother, until she sustained severe brain damage in a stroke. The damage left Kelli unable to handle long-term critical thinking, like what to do after her landlord said he planned to kick her and her family out for not paying rent. But she had always paid, in full and on time. Kelli believes he wanted her to leave because she complained about tripping in a hole he had left unfilled on the property. Not knowing what to do, Kelli called LARC, where an advocate found errors in the landlord’s paperwork. Kelli’s advocate wrote a motion to help her get the case dismissed, and explained how she should present her case. Then Kelli went to court on her own and argued, successfully, against the landlord’s experienced “We had no where to go. It’s a life saving attorney. thing. When you’re so low and you’ve “I wasn’t even that scared,” she said. “Before, I felt like I was all alone, like I had no teammates, and (my got no resources, when someone makes advocate) made it seem like I had a big team, even if it you think, ‘I can get through this,’ that was just one person.” just means the world.” Kelli Kelli, Lisbon

Debra endured years of verbal abuse from her husband toward her and her son, who has Asperger’s syndrome. One day, her husband attacked her son with a broomstick, and pushed her against a bannister, almost knocking her down the stairs. The abuse spurred her to petition for a restraining order. The next time they spoke, he said he wanted a divorce. Debra suffers from bipolar disorder, and relies on her husband’s insurance to cover her therapy and medication. Her treatment has allowed her to work part-time, but she doesn’t get insurance, and her medication could lead to dialysis if she stops an expensive monitoring regimen. She also doesn’t make enough to maintain their home on her own, and was worried her husband would stop paying “I was confused, I was lost, I was for the mortgage and utilities, and leave her and nervous. I felt abandoned. But after her son stranded. A case worker at Bridges, a Nashua-area talking to LARC, I felt like the weight on resource for victims of domestic violence, told Debra to call LARC. my chest had been lifted. I think it makes Attorneys at LARC reviewed Debra’s case a world of difference. Getting advice is a and found that she wouldn’t be eligible for his insurance after a divorce. They recommended step toward getting your sanity back.” she pursue a legal separation instead, and Debra agreed. Debra, Merrimack “I’m glad I got this advice before I did anything,” Debra said. Debra OPTION A Together, We Make A Difference

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Michelle Lambert Creative Director

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1870 River Road Manchester, NH 03104 49% Housing Law 29% Family Law 13% Benefits Law 4% Consumer Law 3% Juvenile Law 2% Other

Working together, NHLA and LARC helped 13,938 people, including 3,948 children 1,433 disabled people 649 seniors 417 veterans

NHLA helped clients secure More than $10.7 million in federal benefits

Almost $80,000 in unemployment benefits

More than $23,000 in child support payments

LARC received

300 hotline calls every day 690 volunteer hours, worth more than $46,000 85,900 unique website visitors Your donation changes lives. Thank you.

In 2014, 610 donors gave almost $250,000 to the Campaign for Legal Services.

We especially thank the Supporter Firms | $250 - $499 per attorney attorneys at our Pacesetter Harvey & Mahoney, PA firms who gave at least $500 Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios per attorney. Primmer Piper Eggleston & Crammer Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA Ansell & Anderson, PA Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC Christine S. Anderson Upton & Hatfield, LLP Alyssa B. Graham

Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC Charles P. Bauer R. Matthew Cairns Thank you to our supporters in the business and legal communities. Peter G. Cline Robert J. Dietel $5,000+ $750 - $999 Samantha D. Elliott Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC Butenhof & Bomster, PC W. John Funk Nixon Peabody LLP $500 - $749 Jon M. Garon Orr & Reno, PA Flood, Sheehan & Tobin, PLLC Dodd S. Griffith Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios Pax World Management, LLC Susan B. Hollinger Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC The Phillips-Green Foundation, Inc. Lisa M. Lee Rath, Young and Pignatelli, PC Waystack & Frizzell Caroline K. Lyons SegTel Erik R. Newman Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA $250 - $499 Donald J. Pfundstein Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC Bank of America Ari B. Pollack Upton & Hatfield, LLP Bragdon, Dowd & Kossayda, PC Michael D. Ruedig Braiterman Law Offices $1,000 - $4,999 Catholic Medical Center Ansell & Anderson, PA Orr & Reno, PA Getman Schulthess Steere & Poulin, PA Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA Zachary D. Bland GoffWilson, PA Centrix Bank Caroline K. Brown Law Office of Manning & Zimmerman, PLLC Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, PLLC Peter F. Burger Lincoln Financial Foundation Dartmouth-Hitchcock Robert S. Carey New Hampshire Bar Association Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA William L. Chapman Nixon, Vogelman, Barry, Slawsky & Simoneau PA Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC Jennifer A. Eber Northeast Delta Dental Downs, Rachlin & Martin, PLLC Jeremy D. Eggleton Norton & Abert, PC Elliot Hospital Judith A. Fairclough University of New Hampshire School of Law Fidelity Investments Susan S. Geiger Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, PLLC Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Rachel A. Goldwasser Harvest Capital Management, Inc. $100 - $249 Andrew D. Grosvenor Harvey & Mahoney, PA BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC Lawrence A. Kelly Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP Cambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire James F. Laboe Hypertherm, Inc. Desmarais, Ewing & Johnston, PLLC Connie B. Lane Jackson Lewis PC Employment Practices Group John A. Malmberg McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA Rice Law Office, PLLC James E. Morris Pierce Atwood, LLP Douglas L. Patch up to $99 Robinson, Boesch & Sennott & Masse, PA Rebecca E. Perkins Bi-State Primary Care Association Stebbins Bradley, PA George W. Roussos Blodgett, Makechnie & Lawrence, PLLC Maureen D. Smith Clancy and O’Neill, PA Jeffrey C. Spear Dwyer, Donovan & Pendleton, PA Lisa S. Wade Steven L. Winer John M. Zaremba “Those that are most vulnerable, those that are about to be Stebbins Bradley PA David H. Bradley evicted from their homes or are subject to domestic abuse, they Gary Thomas Brooks don’t have a voice and they don’t know where to turn. They need Ethan T. Frechette Nicholas D.N. Harvey, Jr. legal aid. Without legal aid, what’s life to them? And that affects Scott A. Hesser Catherine Richmond all of us as a society and in the community.” John S. Stebbins Cathy Schmidt, CEO, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Your donation changes lives.

Eileen Fox Anne L. Phillips Karen Dorr Thank you to our Patricia E. Gardner Brian J. Pierce William Duncan Charles F. Gerhan Joseph S. Plaia Andrew D. Dunn individual donors. Carolyn Graham H. Boone Porter Scott F. Eaton Dodd S. Griffith Christopher J. Poulin Amy K. Eckman Visionary | $5,000 or more Scott H. Harris John C. Ransmeier Ronald B. Eskin William L. Chapman Douglas P. Hill Hon. Deborah K. Rein Risa Evans Hon. Philip S. Hollman Kathleen M. Robinson Sen. Daniel J. Feltes Ralph F. Holmes Raphael J. Roman Lorne M. Fienberg

Benefactor | $1,000 - $4,999 Bjorn R. Lange Wilfred L. Sanders Michael E. Foley Walter W. Bardenwerper Roy S. McCandless William C. Saturley Lisa B. Forberg G. Dana Bisbee Kevin M. Meagher Jeffry A. Schapira Mark Ford Alexandra T. Breed George R. Moore Brackett L. Scheffy Attorney General Joseph A. Foster Peter W. Brown Hon. James R. Muirhead Charles F. Sheridan Francis J. Frasier Hon. J. Michael Deasy Robert E. Murphy Benjamin T. Siracusa Hillman Ellen S. Friedman R. David DePuy Barry Needleman Janet L. Smart Jonathan S. Frizzell Joseph & Lisa DiBrigida Christopher Nielsen Charla B. Stevens Michael A. Fuerst Cheryl S. Driscoll David L. Nixon Mary E. Tenn Anne C. Gabel James A. Fitts Leslie C. Nixon Michael B. Tule Anthony J. Galdieri W. John Funk Lynne M. Parker Jeremy T. Walker Richard D. Gaudreau John Garvey & Cotton Cleveland Randolph J. Reis Melinda S. Gehris Wilbur A. Glahn James Q. Shirley Sustainer | $100 - $249 Richard M. Gilbert Robert D. & Jennifer Gross Katherine W. Wheeler Anonymous (6) Paula L. Gilman Harold Janeway Pamela D. Albee Judith V. Goodnow Margaret & James Kerouac Supporter | $250 - $499 Christine Alibrandi Joseph K. Goodwin Michael P. Lehman Hon. Jonathan P. Baird John B. Andrews Ellen L. Gordon Gordon J. MacDonald Hon. James P. Bassett Walter Angoff Stanley N. Griffith Martha Mazzone Peter T. Beach Sally Bell Gordon F. Grimes Marcia McCormack Peter G. Beeson Alexander A. Bernhard Susan K. Guild Jeffrey B. Meaney Cheryl L. Beliveau Marla S. Berry Susan G. Guiraudet David S. Peck Richard C. Bell Lisa L. Biklen Karen E. Gunkel Patricia B. Quigley Elliott Berry Quentin J. Blaine Thomas R. Hanna Connie L. Rakowsky Karen J. Borgstrom Patti Blanchette Bobbie Hantz Alan L. Reische Stephanie A. Bray David C. Bliss Robert D. Harb Emily Gray Rice & Rick Axtman Kenneth M. Brown Erica U. Bodwell John R. Harrington Mark & Cynthia Rouvalis Paul W. Chant William S. Boesch James P. Harris Richard A. Samuels Dean J. Christon Christopher G. Bond Nicholas D. Harvey Lorraine Sostowski Alan P. Cleveland Sen. Jeb Bradley Hon. Margaret C.W. Hassan John E. Tobin, Jr. Hon. Carol A. Conboy Vickie M. Brooks Honey C. Hastings Richard Y. Uchida Frederick J. Coolbroth Jeffrey M. Brown Douglas S. Hatfield Martha Van Oot Thomas J. Cote Kenneth C. Brown Courtney H. Herz Robert A. Wells Natalie M. Duval Amb. George C. Bruno Richard A. Hesse Gary M. Epler Vera B. Buck Barbara L. Hoffman Brigette S. Holmes Champion | $750 - $999 Richard B. Foley Donald A. Burns James C. Hood Lawrence M. Edelman Michael H. Garner Donald M. Caiazza Martha A. Hornick Samantha D. Elliott Thomas B. Getz Timothy W. Caldwell David O. Huot Candace C. Gebhart Joshua L. Gordon Daniel J. Callaghan Barbara C. Huppe Cecile B. Hartigan Brenda Grant Alan M. Cantor Jeremy James Thomas W. Hildreth Holly B. Haines Daniel M. Cappiello Erin Jasina Gregory H. Smith Fred W. Hall Justin Caramagno Mitchell B. Jean James J. Tenn Michael C. Harvell Bruce A. Cardello Ruth D. Heintz Robert S. Carey Ernest A. Jette James M. Carroll Nancy P. Johnson Pacesetter | $500 - $749 Hon. Gary E. Hicks Joseph F. Collins Hon. Andrea K. Johnstone David W. Alexander Cheryl M. Hieber John D. Colucci Lucy J. Karl Kenneth C. Bartholomew John E. Hughes Julie K. Connolly Abigail S. Karoutas Hon. John T. Broderick, Jr. Celina M. Hurley Martha W. Copithorne Joseph F. Keefe Deborah Butler Christopher M. Keating Richard Cotton Quinn E. Kelley R. Matthew Cairns E. Tupper Kinder Barbara J. Couch Pamela D. Kelly Hon. Susan B. Carbon Ovide M. Lamontagne Alan J. Cronheim Frank E. Kenison Michael Castaldo Hon. Joseph N. Laplante John A. Currier Hon. David D. King Robert P. Cheney David M. Law Sen. Lou D’Allesandro Michael A. Klass Michael E. Chubrich Hon. Elizabeth M. Leonard Mark W. Dean Stephen C. Kolocotronis Chief Justice Linda S. Dalianis James M. Love Faith E. Delaney Daniel R. Koslofsky Claudia C. Damon Mark L. Mallory Beth Deragon Dennis B. Labbe Michael A. Delaney Hon. Steven J. McAuliffe Thomas J. DesRosier Mark A. Larsen Lewis M. Feldstein Edward J. McDermott Janet F. DeVito John A. Lassey Bruce W. Felmly Douglas P. McNutt Robert C. Dewhirst Jane R. Lawrence Hon. Harriet J. Fishman George S. Pappagianis Esther K. Dickinson Charles F. Leahy Matthew J. Fossum Jennifer L. Parent William J. Dodge James H. Leary Thank you.

Michael Lenehan Patricia C. Sherman Mary Jo Dahlbloom Hon. Robert J. Lynn Kirk B. Leoni James L. Shiovitz John V. Daly Robin McCallum Joseph K. Levasseur Mitchell M. Simon Cynthia E. Dame Scott McCready Karen A. Levchuk Daniel W. Sklar Kathleen A. Davidson Maureen McDonald John H. Lightfoot Frederick Smith Mary Ann Dempsey Peter J. McDonough Alan N. Linder Peter S. Smith Frank A. DePippo Steven A. McGilvary Sen. Gerald H. Little Gordon B. Snyder Kevin C. Devine David L. McIlwain Silas Little David H. Souter Michelle C. Dhanda David L. McLellan Helen C. Lloyd-Davies Hon. M. Kristin Spath Judith E. Dickinson Jeff McLynch Peter J. Loughlin Constance D. Sprauer Kathleen S. DiFruscia Peter J. McNamara Alice S. Love David C. Steelman Mary C. Driscoll Christopher P. Milne Tricia H. Lucas Ralph Stein Hon. James E. Duggan Stacie M. Moeser Ignatius MacLellan Lisa T. Stewart Susan F. Duncan Robert S. Molloy John R. Maher Hannah K. Sullivan Mark R. Dunn Julie A. Moore George L. Manias Leslie Sullivan-Stacey Juliana Eades Evan J. Mulholland Virginia A. Martin Dale T. Swanson Anne M. Edwards Elizabeth M. Murphy Sarah E. Mattson Dustin Kara N. Sweeney Peter S. Espiefs John P. Murphy Lee W. Mattson Peter N. Tamposi John J. Farley Stanley W. Norkunas Landya B. McCafferty Patrick H. Taylor Debra M. Feins Cathryn C. Nunlist Jeannine L. McCoy Roy W. Tilsley Robert E. Fisher Edward K. O’Brien Kathleen A. McDonald Thomas V. Trevethick Robin J. Fisk Donald J. Perrault Joseph M. McDonough Brian T. Tucker Christopher P. Flanagan Peter J. Perroni Paul McEachern Janet E. Vail John B. Flemming Leah A. Plunkett Scott D. McGuffin Edwinna C. Vanderzanden Paula Foss James A. Polcari Hon. Kathleen A. McGuire Timothy J. Vaughan Mark Steven Furman Thomas B. Quarles F. Graham McSwiney Mark W. Vaughn Donald E. Gardner Diane M. Quinlan Janet E. Michael Andru H. Volinsky Nina C. Gardner Janice Rabchenuk Laura J. Milliken Michael J. Walls Donna T. Giddings Margaret R. Reeves Linda A. Monica Thomas R. Watson Jeffrey M. Goodrich Beathan Regan Marcia H. Moran Philip R. Waystack Christine A. Gordon Christopher T. Regan Robert E. Morrill Gregory J. Wenger Suzanne M. Gorman Ann M. Rice Edward F. Morris Donald F. Whittum Brian R. Graf Suzanne L. Rock Bennett B. Mortell Danette Wineberg Frederick W. Graf Jennifer Rood Robert J. Moses Ronna F. Wise David C. Green Michael J. Ryan Mary C. Mudge Jeffrey J. Zellers Timothy A. Gudas Richard E. Samdperil Ellen J. Musinsky Barbara Zivkov Kimberly A. Hallquist Bianca A. Saul Jan P. Myskowski Gretchen R. Hamel John T. Schiffman Hon. Tina L. Nadeau Contributor | up to $99 Richard E. Hanson Mary Searles John P. Newman Anonymous (5) Bruce A. Harwood Jane H. Seibert James G. Noucas Nicholas R. Aeschliman Ann E. Hastings Eudora Shaw Martha E. O’Neill Joseph D. Andriolo Breckie Hayes-Snow Kathy Sheehy Jeffrey B. Osburn Ronald L. Armstrong Barbara G. Heggie Amb. Edward E. Shumaker Patricia Pap Ellen L. Arnold Jeanne P. Herrick Pilar P. Silva Thomas J. Pappas Susan W. Ashley Anne N. Hill Scott B. Simpson Theodore H. Parent Heidi B. Barba James K. Hillman Christine M. Smith Walter A. Pazdon Jonathan S. Beal John A. Hinsman Irene S. Smith John B. Pendleton Sabrina C. Beavens Jay L. Hodes George E. Spaneas Michael G. Perez I. Kristine Bergstrom Paul J. Hogan Jonathan Spira-Savett David K. Pinsonneault Maryellen Biletch Jeffrey R. Howard Mary F. Stewart Ruth-Ellen Post Richard E. Boyer Amy L. Ignatius Terry Sturke Victoria Pulos David J. Braiterman Maria H. Jacobson Ryan D. Sullivan Jaye L. Rancourt Carol D. Brooks James A. Johnson Blake M. Sutton Mary Rauh Paul V. Brown Kristin Johnston Eric A. Taussig Judith N. Reardon Michael J. Bujold Eleftheria S. Keans Richard W. Taussig Judy E. Reardon Thomas G. Bunnell Sandra B. Keans Nicole L.Tibbetts Valerie E. Reed Edward D. Bureau Anthony G. Keck Thomas C. Tretter John E. Rich Robert A. Carignan Gerri King Michael D. Untiet Thomas H. Richards Lisah K. Carpenter Benji J. Kiniry Richard P. Vacco Nancy Richards-Stower Ruth C. Cartlidge Carolyn A. Koegler Ronald L. Valpey John A. Rogers Mary G. Castaldo Emilie D. Lander Eugene M. Van Loan Teresa Rosenberger Elizabeth Cazden Marie C. Landroche Douglas G. Verge Sara E. Rosenbloom Monica A. Ciolfi George R. LaRocque Robert J. Waldron Nancy C. Russell Peter M. Clark Dona Larsen Lisa S. Walker Edward J. Sackman Michael B. Clougherty Larry M. Lesieur Shima U. Walker Lucinda V. Sadler Richard A. Cohen Robert H. Levin Stanley N. Wallerstein David N. Sandberg Paul M. Colella Kenneth J. Liddle Lavinia M. Weizel Deborah J. Schachter Margo M. Cooper Aaron A Lipsky Eric White Darlene Schmidt-Brandt Judith A. Corrigan Audrey K. Logan Mary E. Wilson Peter C. Scott Lucy Crichton Inna Loring Earle F. Wingate Brian C. Shaughnessy Hon. Philip D. Cross Henrietta W. Luneau Elizabeth C. Woodcock “The work NHLA and LARC advocates do makes a real, The following United Way tangible difference in the lives of New Hampshire’s most supporters designated their vulnerable people. When I hear about advocates helping gift to support protect and preserve the legal rights central to the basic New Hampshire Legal Assistance needs of their clients, I am called to do everything I can to Anonymous Michael Argiropolis support and sustain these organizations.” John Beardmore Laurie Bellamy Jim Kerouac, Chair, NHLA/LARC Board of Directors Thomas Bruner Francis Bujak Steven Camerino Brad & Kathleen Cook Commemorative Gifts Theresa Curtis Maria Dalterio A donation was made in memory of Donations were made in memory of Jason Dexter Andy Brown Arpiar Saunders Robert Dietel by Holly Haines by Robert Ditman John B. Garvey Chiara Dolcino A donation was made in memory of Frederick W. Graf Jonathan Eck Deborah J. Cooperly Emily Gray Rice Lisa English by Hon. Steven J. McAuliffe Martha Van Oot Alexander Feldvebel Donations were made in honor of Eileen Fox A donation was made in memory of John Tobin upon his retirement after John Hattan Hilda Fleisher nearly 40 years at NHLA, including Jennifer Hayes by Lee C. Nyquist Bonnie Hazelton 18 as Executive Director by David W. Alexander Carol Holahan A donation was made in memory of Bi-State Primary Care Association Kimberly Mahon Bruce Gardner Judith L. Bomster J. Christopher Marshall by Patricia E. Gardner Sen. Jeb Bradley Bethann McCarthy Ann N. Butenhof Kathleen Mulcahey-Hampson A donation was made in memory of Susan F. Duncan Elaine Murphy-Maltais Vance Gaul Lawrence M. Edelman Kerry Nelson by Marie C. Landroche Harriet J. Fishman Laurel O’Connor Michael H. Garner Thomas Quarles A donation was made in memory of Charles F. Gerhan Jack Ruderman Justice William Johnson Susan K. Guild Anna Ruef by Nancy P. Johnson Cecile B. Hartigan Kimberly Rumrill Jeanne P. Herrick Cathleen Schmidt A donation was made in memory of Brigette S. Holmes Darlene Schmidt-Brandt I. Michael Monser Harold Janeway Elmer Sevier by H. Boone Porter Bjorn R. Lange Michael Skibbie John H. Lightfoot Julie Sommerfelt A donation was made in memory of Eleanor H. MacLellan Sal Steven-Hubbard David Nixon, Esq. Maureen McDonald Heidi Jo Turcotte Jeff McLynch Legal Advice & Referral Center by Daniel M. Cappiello John-Mark Turner Patricia Pap Connie Rakowsky, Executive Director Charles Weatherill George S. Pappagianis A donation was made in honor of Ingrid White 15 Green Street Kenneth Feinberg Rozen Lynne M. Parker Concord, NH 03301 Leah A. Plunkett Mariann White by Jonathan Spira-Savett Martha Van Oot Lisa Wolford 800-639-5290 Philip R. Waystack David Wolowitz Katherine W. Wheeler Elizabeth Woodcock www.nhlegalaid.org Kimon & Anne Zachos

We have made every effort to “I support the Campaign for Legal Services because legal advice acknowledge with gratitude all donations received for the 2014 and representation is critical to the basic survival of the most Campaign. If we have made an error or vulnerable individuals in New Hampshire.” omission, or if you would like to change the way your name appears, please Marty Van Oot, partner, Jackson Lewis contact us at (603) 369-6650. OPTION A Legal Advice & Referral Center and New Hampshire Legal Assistance Overlapping Board of Directors

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Michelle Lambert Creative Director Bridget Anderson [email protected] Kim Norwood Cell: [617] 697-1349 Skype: [617] 275-2602 Larry Edelman 1870 River Road Manchester, NH 03104 Concord, NH Piece Atwood LLP Laconia, NH

Ken Bartholomew Samantha Elliott John J. Pelletier, Sr., Rath, Young & Pignatelli, PC Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C. Nashua, NH Dana Bisbee James Fitts+ Anne Phillips* Devine, Millimet & Branch PA Harvest Capital New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Karen J. Borgstrom Jonathan S. Frizzell* Joseph Plaia* Dartmouth-Hitchcock Waystack Frizzell Plaia LLC Peter W. Brown* Bobbie Hantz* Deborah Kane Rein Preti Flaherty Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green PA Rein Mediation

Deborah Butler* Douglas P. Hill Darlene Schmidt-Brandt* 1911 Office Gilford, NH Bellweather Community Credit Union William L. Chapman Abigail Sykas Karoutas* Denise Webb Orr & Reno PA Sykas Law Office Hudson, NH

Michael Delaney Quinn Kelley * NHLA Only McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Boyle, Shaughnessy & Campo + LARC Only Robert Langlois+ Nashua, NH

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