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SUMMER 2006 Settlement Reached on Suit Against Drug Store Chain Thanks to the efforts of failed to makes its stores accessible to peo- for the Public Interest, co-counsel Ropes & ple with mobility impairments, particularly Gray LLP, and Disabled in Action of individuals who use wheelchairs. Metropolitan New York (DIA), individuals One key issue the lawsuit cited was the with mobility impairments will be able to chain’s tendency to place essential pharma- gain full access to all Duane Reade stores ceutical services up or down stairs without throughout . providing ramps or elevators. Entrances and In 2001, NYLPI and Ropes & Gray filed suit other store features were also inaccessible to on behalf of DIA and several individuals wheelchair users, and store aisles were fre- with disabilities, under the Americans with quently blocked with goods and product dis- Disabilities Act and related accessibility plays. laws. The suit alleged that Duane Reade After five years of intense negotiations and litigation, Duane Reade agreed to begin instituting policy changes in its stores to ensure that they are fully accessible. The settlement was announced on April 19, 2006. Among the salient points of the settlement, Duane Reade agreed to modify counters, entryways, and other physical features, to place product displays and stock in ways that keep their aisles clear, and to provide training to their employees on laws and reg- (L TO R) DIA MEMBER JEAN RYAN, ROPES & GRAY PARTNER ulations governing accessibility. WILLIAM McCABE, AND NYLPI STAFF ATTORNEY GAVIN KEARNEY. Inside: (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)

Visiting Summer Associates 3 Pro Bono Models: Stroock, Citigroup, and Lawyers’ Farewell Eddie Bautista 3 Committee Join Forces to Aid Small Businesses NCRCR Hosts Book Launch 4 Affected by Katrina Justice for Katrina Survivors 5 Clearinghouse Matters 6 Pro Bono Models is an ongoing series ing in the absence of government assistance. WYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST Spring Fundraiser 11 highlighting the innovative pro bono efforts “There was just no help, we were down here NYLPI Annual Luncheon 12 of our member law firms and Fair Housing Justice Center 13 alone,” Drumm said. In-House Update 14 departments. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Laura Drumm was one of the many small Citigroup and the Lawyers’ Committee for business owners whose livelihood was dras- Civil Rights Under Law pooled their resources tically affected by Hurricane Katrina. She to do something about this situation. and her husband own a store that sells Tabasco®-related merchandise, and their Working with small business owners, they business was heavily dependent on tourism helped found Second Wind, a nonprofit to succeed. They once averaged $1000 per group that advocates for grant relief pro- day in profits; in the days immediately fol- grams for small businesses in New Orleans. lowing Katrina, that figure dropped to as low In a few short months, the organization’s as $50 a day. membership has grown to over 800 mem- bers. Stroock, Citigroup, and the Lawyers’ About 18,000 small businesses are based in Committee collectively serve as counsel to New Orleans, and many of them are founder- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)

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(“SETTLEMENT REACHED ON SUIT AGAINST DRUG STORE CHAIN...” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) PRO BONO MATTERS NYLPI sincerely thanks Ropes & SUMMER 2006 “This is an historic agreement that commits Gray LLP for co-counseling on this lit- Editor: Stephen Kang one of New York City’s most prominent retail- igation, and recognizes the follow- ers to ensuring that people with disabilities ing attorneys for their dedication. NEW YORK LAWYERS have the same access to goods and services William J. McCabe, Partner FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST enjoyed by other New Yorkers,” said Jean Thomas J. Vetter, Counsel 151 West 30 Street, 11th Floor Ryan, a DIA member and named plaintiff in Sona De New York, NY 10001-4017 Tel: (212) 244-4664 the lawsuit. Nina R. Horan Fax: (212) 244-4570 Marianne Engelman Lado, NYLPI General Stanley D. Liang TDD: (212) 244-3692 Counsel, stated, “We think this is a win-win Schazi Malik Website: www.nylpi.org situation and are pleased that Duane Reade Spencer Yee recognizes that ensuring accessibility is not Yoel A. Zagelbaum NYLPI STAFF only good policy, it is good business.” NYLPI also thanks Patricia A. Michael Rothenberg, Executive Director Duane Reade will begin implementing these Martone, NYLPI Emeritus Board Marianne Engelman Lado, General Counsel changes in a sample of stores this year, and Member, for her support. will institute them in all of their New York Jaclyn Okin Barney, Staff Attorney Rebecca Bauer, Web Consultant, NCRCR City stores by the end of next year. Marnie Berk, Director of Pro Bono Programs Paola Martínez Boone, Community Organizer Dennis Boyd, Senior Staff Attorney/ Coordinator, Access and Opportunity Ajamu Brown, Community Organizer Gabriel Dusenbury, Program Associate Veronica Eady, Senior Staff Attorney/ Coordinator, Environmental Justice Margaret Fequiere, Executive Assistant Genevieve Gazón, Executive Assistant Shakima Grant, Office Assistant John Gresham, Senior Litigation Counsel Chris Johnson, Campaign Coordinator Stephen Kang, Program Associate Gavin Kearney, Staff Attorney Michelle Kraus, Disability Rights Advocate Jin Hee Lee, Staff Attorney Amanda Masters, Senior Staff Attorney/ Coordinator, Access to Health Care Amanda Matteis, Legal Assistant Suhali Mendez, Legal Assistant DIA MEMBERS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE SETTLEMENT. Roberta Mueller, Senior Staff Attorney/ Coordinator, De-institutionalization Robin Naismith, Assistant Director of Development Isabel Ochoa, Director of Development We also welcome the following externs, who NYLPI welcomes the Rebecca Price, Staff Attorney are working at NYLPI for two-week stints as part following legal interns for the Lourdes Rivera-Putz, Advocacy Specialist of our Visiting Summer Associates Program: 2006 summer: Jessica Rosero, Intake Coordinator Daryl Samuel, Office Administrator Christine Doktor, Weil, Gotshal Jennifer Cheung, CUNY Law School & Manges LLP Michael Scherz, Senior Staff Attorney Deena Fox, New York University Rachel Rebouche, Orrick, Herrington Tanya Silas, Development Associate Law School Kimberly Sweet, Associate General Counsel/ & Sutcliffe LLP Coordinator, Education Dennis Hsieh, Yale Law School Trevor Lippman, LLP Aprill Turner, Media Coordinator Jason Kwartmer, University at Buffalo John O’Callaghan, Davis Polk & Nancy Vazquez, Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Law School Wardwell Pauline Yoo, Senior Staff Attorney Adam Pulver, DePaul Vaughn, Debevoise & School of Law Plimpton LLP Koert Wehberg, Syracuse University NYLPI College of Law

2 NYLPI Kicks Off Visiting Summer Associates Program NYLPI Bids Farewell On Tuesday, June 20, NYLPI kicked off its by arranging externships with legal organiza- Visiting Summer Associates Program with an tions. These short visits proved to be quite to Eddie Bautista event at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. beneficial to the organizations and rewarding Eddie Bautista, NYLPI’s longtime Each summer, New York Lawyers for the for the participating externs. Director of Community Planning, recent- Public Interest places summer associates from Steven Reiss, Chair of Weil’s Pro Bono ly left the organization after sixteen years our member firms at public interest law offices Committee and Michael Rothenberg, of organizing around environmental jus- in New York City for two-week externships. Executive Director of NYLPI, addressed the tice issues in New York City. Eddie has joined the Mayor’s Office of City This summer, 16 participating law firms are audience and thanked them for making the Legislative Affairs. sending approximately 100 summer associ- program such a success. ates to 31 public interest law offices. NYLPI hopes that the experience will serve as Eddie came to NYLPI in NYLPI created the program in response to a foundation for a lifetime commitment to pro 1990 as a requests from some of our member firms to bono work for the summers who participate. community enhance their summer associates’ experience organizer (L TO R) during New NYLPI INTERN KOERT WEHBERG, York City’s WEIL SUMMER ASSOCIATE charter CHRISTINE reform move- DOKTOR, NYLPI EDDIE BAUTISTA INTERN DENNIS ment. Eddie HSIEH, WEIL SUMMER helped start NYLPI’s Environmental MINDY WU Justice Project and played a key role in founding the Organization of Waterfront Neighborhoods, a coalition of communi- ty groups that successfully advocated for equitable distribution of the City’s waste transfer stations. Eddie was a pioneer of NYLPI’s commu- Visiting Summer Associates Program, 2006 Center for Reproductive Rights nity lawyering model, through which we Participating Law Firms Citizens for New York City Coalition for Asian American Children and Families work with stakeholders to develop strate- Bingham McCutchen LLP Housing Conservation Coordinators Bryan Cave LLP gies, using litigation, media work, and JASA/Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Legal Action Center policy advocacy to serve their visions for Davis Polk & Wardwell Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Neighborhood Office their communities. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division Dechert LLP Legal Aid Society, Office for the Aging In 2003, Eddie won the Ford Foundation’s LLP Legal Momentum DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Leadership for a Changing World Award Legal Services for New York City Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP for his commitment to social justice Legal Services for New York City, Manhattan Heller Ehrman LLP LIFT (Legal Information for Families Today) activism. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Make the Road by Walking Morrison & Foerster LLP Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Bellevue Eddie was recently appointed the Deputy Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Psychiatric Center Director of the Mayor's Office of City Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Manhattan Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Legislative Affairs and Special Advisor to Psychiatric Center White & Case LLP MFY Legal Services the Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Visiting Summer Associates Program, 2006 New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Relations, where he will serve as a liaison Participating Legal Services and Public New York Legal Assistance Group to community advocates. Interest Organizations Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. NY ACORN Eddie’s dedication and depth of experi- Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund Bronx Defenders Sanctuary for Families ence will be sorely missed. NYLPI wish- Brooklyn Legal Services, Corp. A Vera Institute of Justice es him well in his new endeavors. Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Welfare Law Center Services (CASES) WNYC Radio

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The National Campaign to Restore Civil School and former NYLPI staff attorney. and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Rights recently hosted two events to launch The panelists were introduced by Rev. Dr. for Civil Rights. He was joined by Lia the new book Awakening from the Dream: Earl Kooperkamp of St. Mary’s Episcopal Epperson, Professor at the Santa Clara Civil Rights under Siege and the New Church. School of Law and a contributor to the book. Struggle for Equal Justice. The book exam- Kimberly Thomas Rapp, Director of Law and The West Coast event took place at Black ines the erosion of federal laws that advance Public Policy at the Equal Justice Society, Oak Books in Berkeley, California. The fea- inclusion, political participation, and eco- served as moderator. tured speaker was Bill Lann Lee, partner at nomic mobility, and includes essays by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP prominent scholars and social justice activists. The East Coast book launch was held on March 27 in New York City at the Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem. Speakers included

This important book weaves the plight of real people with incisive legal essays documenting the devastating impact of the Supreme Court’s Federalism Revolution on our society… Awakening from the Dream tells us about the problem, but also offers us some solutions." — Bill Lann Lee, Former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (L TO R) REV. DR. EARL KOOPERKAMP OF ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ROSE CUISON VILLAZOR, HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOW AT COLUMBIA, DENNIS PARKER, ACLU, AND MARIANNE ENGELMAN LADO, NYLPI GENERAL COUNSEL.

Marianne Engelman Lado, NYLPI General Counsel; Dennis Parker, Head of Racial National Campaign Remembers Denise Morgan Justice Programs at the American Civil Liberties Union, and Rose Cuison Villazor, This past spring, Denise Morgan, Professor at New Human Rights Fellow at Columbia Law York Law School and co-editor of Awakening from the Dream, passed away. NYLPI thanks , Professor Morgan was a recognized expert on race, public schools, and federalism, who filed several Arps, Slate, Meagher & amicus briefs on behalf of the the Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus, in a land- Flom LLP and Ron Tabak, mark case against New York State to establish equi- Special Counsel, for hosting ty in public school funding for New York City. She authored numerous articles on the subject of the first national Steering public school finance litigation and discrimination Committee Meeting of the in school systems, and gave commentary for major media outlets like CNN on topics ranging from sin- National Campaign to gle-sex schools to desegregation law. DENISE MORGAN Restore Civil Rights The National Campaign, mourns her passing and will sorely miss her tireless advocacy on behalf of this past February. racial justice and civil rights.

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(“PRO BONO MODELS...” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Second Wind has met with policymakers at Even with changes slow in coming, Drumm, the organization. all levels of the government to address these who is now President of the Board of Second issues, and is making some headway. Wind, has found strength in being a voice for “Many of these businesses have been there Although grant people who are struggling for their liveli- for decades, and are invested in the New relief is still a dis- hoods. “I went to that first meeting worried Orleans community,” said Tricia Jefferson of tant goal, Second about my business and came back worried the Lawyers’ Committee. “They add to the Wind is optimistic. about everybody’s.” unique fabric of the city.” “Grant relief is not She is grateful to Stroock, Citigroup, and the Currently, most relief funds exist in the form only the equitable Lawyers’ Committee for their work. of loans, which are not a viable option for thing, it's the right thing to do for New many businesses that are earning severely “The fact that someone cared enough to help Orleans,” said Kevin Curnin, Pro Bono lowered revenue. In addition, the loan appli- us organize is indescribable,” Drumm said. “It Counsel at Stroock. “There is a strong will cation process is notoriously inefficient, and feels good to know that we’re not forgotten.” to survive there, and counsel’s job is to give the financial terms are extremely unfavorable. it shape and direction.”

Schulte and Lawyers’ Committee Pursue City Bar Justice Center Organizes Justice on Behalf of Katrina Survivors Firms to Aid Katrina Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, in conjunc- they could be relocated. In 2005, FEMA Survivors tion with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil moved to evict many of them, saying that Rights Under Law, the Public Interest Law they wished to encourage the families’ inde- In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Project, and the National Law Center on pendence. The legal team successfully filed the City Bar Justice Center organized Homeless and Poverty, is representing sur- for a temporary restraining order to block efforts to provide legal assis- vivors of Hurricane Katrina in a federal law- any evictions until FEMA began providing tance to survivors who had relocated to suit to address FEMA’s failure to provide services. New York City. crucial services to hundreds of thousands of The final hearing on the suit occurred in ■ From September to November 2005, people. February 2006, and the legal team is cur- The City Bar staffed the legal help When the lawsuit was filed in November rently awaiting a decision. desk of the Disaster Assistance 2005, FEMA had not acted on 150,000 “Through our efforts, we have prevented the Center, which the City created to applications for services. The legal team eviction of over 100,000 people, who other- assist relocated survivors. The City sought to ensure that FEMA would expedite wise would have been left on the streets by Bar coordinated volunteer attorneys the process. FEMA in December,” said Schulte partner from over 20 law firms. In addition, FEMA was temporarily housing Howard O. Godnick. “We will continue to act ■ 30 law firms are currently assisting many individuals and families in hotels until vigorously to protect the rights of our clients.” survivors on a range of legal issues, including benefits, insurance Morrison & Foerster Creates claims, immigration problems, and FEMA applications. Handbook for Katrina Survivors Morrison & Foerster LLP has created a Helping Handbook ■ To date, the City Bar’s referral net- for individuals, families, and small businesses with legal issues work has assisted over 190 clients. as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Handbook is the fourth in a series of similar publications, the first of which was ■ The City Bar has established six created in response to 9/11. working groups to address substan- A team of 47 attorneys and five staff members from eight differ- tive legal and policy issues triggered ent offices collaborated to produce the 212-page guide. The by the government’s response to Handbook covers a wide range of topics, from replacing lost doc- Katrina in a range of areas, such as: uments, to immigration issues, to applying for FEMA assistance, FEMA and small businesses, civil to resources for individuals with disabilities. rights, and environmental issues. The Handbook can be accessed at http://www.mofo.com/about/Katrina.html.

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Barefoot Workshops CK Sports Recently Placed Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Clearinghouse Craig Bowman, Juan Ramirez McCloy LLP Barefoot Workshops offers workshops in Sue Lee Matters filmmaking and photography to equip stu- CK Sports promotes dents with the ability to tell their stories physical and psycho- From 1/14/06 to 5/15/06 using video. The firm is helping them to logical growth in incorporate and obtain tax-exempt status. young people Above the Frey through sports and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & sports-related activi- Booker T. Washington Institute McCloy LLP ties. The firm is Richard Wight Orrick, Herrington & assisting them with Above the Frey seeks to provide a dynamic Sutcliffe LLP incorporating and obtaining tax-exempt online environment to build connections Robert Isackson, P. Quinn Moss status. among progressive nonprofits and activists. The Institute supports technology devel- The firm is helping the organization to opment in rural areas. The firm is pro- Coastal Preservation Network viding assistance with establishing the obtain tax-exempt status. Bryan Cave LLP organization, as well as a range of intel- John Barrie lectual property issues. Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Network preserves, protects, and Ropes & Gray LLP restores the shoreline and environment of Mark Gurevich Northeast Queens and expands public The Academy supports the empowerment of Brinkerhoff Action Association access to waterways. The firm is assisting Bosnian and Herzegovinian immigrants liv- O'Melveny & Myers LLP them with obtaining tax-exempt status. ing throughout the world. The firm is Annie Tsai Wells assisting them with their application for Brinkerhoff provides social services and Coney Island Avenue Project tax-exempt status. advocacy on environmental justice issues Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher in Southeast Queens. The firm is helping & Flom LLP them obtain tax-exempt status. Advancement Project Megan Bell The Coney Island Avenue Project combats Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Brooklyn Autism Center racism, bias attacks, and discriminatory & Garrison LLP Dechert LLP policies against South Asian immigrants, Aliza Balog, Michael Halberstam, Gerard Lindsay Bender and promotes the empowerment of working Harper, Emilie Sicilia, J. Adam Skaggs BAC provides services to individuals with class South Asians. The firm is advocating The Advancement Project is a democra- autism and their families. The firm is help- on their behalf regarding their application cy and justice action organization that ing them establish themselves as a nonprof- for tax-exempt status. has filed a lawsuit to support voting it entity. rights for disenfranchised communities in Florida. The firm is co-counseling on Brooklyn Autism Center China Planning and Development the litigation. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Institute Eduardo Vidal, Keith Lew Brown Raysman Millstein The firm is assisting the Brooklyn Autism Felder & Steiner LLP Association for Family Renovation Center (see above) with establishing a Sarah Hewitt Davis Polk & Wardwell school for children with autism. CPDI promotes sustainable urbanization Jenny Ruzow in China through cooperation between The Association works with families to pro- Burmese Refugee Project Chinese and international stakeholders. vide counseling, referrals, and support to Kaye Scholer LLP The firm is assisting them with a name combat family deterioration. The firm is Graham Pechenik change and review of corporate docu- helping them to obtain tax-exempt status. The Burmese Refugee Project provides pri- ments. mary education, health, and leadership Association for Vietnamese Youth Abroad development to a community of Burmese Latham & Watkins LLP refugees living in Thailand. The firm is Cyrus Vance Center for International Frances Adkins, Yen Chu assisting them with establishing a tax- Justice Initiatives The Association collects donations of sup- exempt organization in the . Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP plies and educational materials for people Carrie Davenport, Adam Hemlock, Caryn living in Vietnam. The firm is helping Lederer them to establish themselves legally. The firm is drafting an amicus on a case in Colombia involving the constitutional fair-

6 ness of legal arrangements granting bene- establishing a scholarship fund in memory Indian Young Professionals Network fits to same-sex couples. of a former staff member. (IYPN) Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP DemocracyBeats International New York State Citizens’ Coalition Sabrina Bradley, Deepak Reddy, Poornima O'Melveny & Myers LLP on HAVA Implementation Sampath Howard Bergtraum, Tamara Tapoohi Proskauer Rose LLP IYPN mobilizes young professionals in DemocracyBeats International supports Stephen Kaye India and the United States to address international efforts to increase democratic The Coalition is composed of civil rights poverty and economic development issues participation through music and education. organizations, including NYLPI, con- in India. The firm is assisting them with The firm is assisting them with incorporat- cerned about the implementation of the establishing a nonprofit entity. ing and obtaining tax-exempt status. Help America Vote Act. The firm is representing the Coalition on an inter- Jehovah Shammah Family Institute Furthering a Child’s Education (FACE) vention in a suit to ensure that the voic- Dechert LLP Clifford Chance US LLP es of disenfranchised New Yorkers are Elliot Lee Benjamin Sibbett heard in the implementation process. Jehovah Shammah is a faith-based organi- FACE provides computers to children with zation that provides social services to fam- special needs who reside in New York City. ilies in communities affected by poverty. The firm is assisting them with dissolving The firm is assisting them with incorporat- their nonprofit entity. Healthcare NOW ing and obtaining tax-exempt status. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Jewish Educational Services of North Fortune Society Candace Quinn America Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Healthcare-NOW advocates for a national King & Spalding LLP Hampton LLP single-payer health care system in the Joshua Levinson Iddo Arad, Jonathan Golfman United States. The firm is providing guid- JESNA seeks to make engaging, inspiring, The Fortune Society provides services to ance on the organization’s options regard- and high-quality Jewish education avail- former prisoners and at-risk youth, and ing tax-exempt status. able to every Jew in North America. The public education on criminal justice firm is assisting them with a contract draft- issues. The firm is assisting them on ing matter. contractual matters related to a partner- Heart On and Events of the Heart ship with a record company. Troutman Sanders LLP Amos Alter Manhattan Borough Inter-Agency Heart On promotes awareness of heart Council on Aging (MBIAC) Friends and Relatives of disease among women through various Morrison & Foerster LLP Institutionalized Aged (FRIA) forms of media. The firm is assisting Madhavi Batliboi, Trey Hatch Dechert LLP them with establishing a nonprofit. MBIAC is an educational, policy, and Guy Petrillo advocacy organization that works on FRIA is dedicated to improving the quality systemic issues affecting New York of care for individuals living in long term City’s senior population. The firm is care settings. The firm is assisting FRIA Idealware reviewing disclaimers the organization and NYLPI in developing litigation to Sonnenschein Nath & wishes to publish on its website. challenge the New York City Department Rosenthal LLP of Health’s complaint process and account- Candace Quinn ability to nursing home residents. Idealware is dedicated to providing candid Medwiser information about nonprofit software that Shearman & Sterling LLP Groundwork will allow organizations to make informed Patricia Kuhn Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & decisions about technology. The firm is Medwiser combats McCloy LLP assisting the organization with their appli- the transmission of Carl Fleming cation for tax-exempt status. HIV/AIDS by Groundwork helps young people living in researching, plan- high poverty urban communities through ning and executing educational and vocational programs. The prevention programs firm is assisting the organization with in the United States and abroad. The firm is advising the organization on their responsibilities under HIPAA.

7 New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Puerto Rican Legal Defense and MFY Legal Services Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Education Fund Constantine Cannon, P.C. Matthew Cantor, Reiko Cyr, Amy Roth McCloy LLP Sanford, Wittels & Heisler LLP David Sanford The firm is co-counseling with MFY Melissa Gambol The firm is providing counsel to a class of Legal Services on a federal suit on The firm is assisting NYLPI with drafting a 3,000 former and current Hispanic behalf of adult home residents with psy- document retention policy. employees of a federal agency, alleging that chiatric disabilities, which seeks to it has discriminated on the basis of nation- require a local telephone provider to New York Lawyers for the Public Interest al origin by failing to recruit, promote, and give them access to a federally-subsi- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP assign Hispanic employees to positions of dized phone service for low-income Randy Mastro, Megan Burns, Julie Smith responsibility. consumers. The firm is assisting NYLPI on a case involving a Brooklyn New Yorkers for Smaller Classes nursing home with a Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund Heller Ehrman LLP unit of children with Katherine Johnson developmental dis- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP New Yorkers for Smaller Classes is a coali- abilities. NYLPI Alejandra Almonte, Daniel Hodes tion of parents, educators and advocates and the firm are The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and who have come together to address the working to ensure that these children are Education Fund filed a challenge to the continuing crisis of large class size in New connected to proper services. creation of a second judgeship to the York City public schools. The firm drafted Kings County Surrogate’s Court, which an amicus brief on the importance of small New York Lawyers for the Public Interest was done in a way that denied voters class size to students’ success. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher the opportunity to select a candidate of & Flom LLP their choice. The firm is co-counseling NYC Medics Ronald Weiss on the litigation. Clifford Chance US LLP The firm is providing guidance to NYLPI Laurie Nelson on creating a planned giving program for Real News Project NYC Medics alleviates the suffering the organization. caused by natural disasters and other Sonnenschein Nath & humanitarian crises through relief services. OneWorld International Foundation Rosenthal LLP The firm is assisting them with establishing Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Martin Michael a nonprofit entity. Cheryl Gandy The Real News Project is a progressive OneWorld is dedicated to harnessing the journalism nonprofit with a focus on inves- democratic potential of the Internet to pro- tigative reporting. The firm is providing New York Lawyers for the Public Interest mote human rights and sustainable devel- guidance on an intellectual property mat- Dewey Ballantine LLP opment. The firm is drafting a model ter. Adam Kaiser, Molly Donovan, Susannah agreement for a social franchise project Torpey that the organization is initiating. Regional Economic Community Action The firm is filing an amicus brief on Project (RECAP) behalf of NYLPI to support the dismissal DLA Piper Rudnick Gray of a lawsuit filed by a nursing home, PND Association Cary US LLP which is attempting to block a service Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Barbara Harris provider from offering community-based LLP RECAP assists low-income people with placements to its residents with disabili- Reynelle Brown, Patrick Geary housing and rehabilitation services. The ties. The PND Association helps children firm is providing counsel on litigation and families who are affected by pedi- against a local government regarding atric neurotransmitter diseases and sup- recognition of the tax-exempt status of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest ports research into those diseases. The some of the organization’s property. Davis Polk & Wardwell firm is reviewing their corporate docu- Alex Reisen ments and assisting on a contract matter. Redemption Inc. The firm is assisting NYLPI’s Access to Bryan Cave LLP Health Care Program on a research project. John Barrie Redemption Inc. is a youth development group working to rebuild communities by creating a culture of social consciousness. The firm is assisting them with establishing a nonprofit entity.

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RightRides GENERAL COUNSEL MATTERS SPECIAL EDUCATION MATTERS Shearman & Sterling LLP Christopher Roehrig Community Solutions Amber T. RightRides reduces the risk of sexual Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Orrick, Herrington & assault in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan Andrew Colao, Lavell Malloy Sutcliffe LLP by providing direct services and public Community Solutions, Inc., is a faith-based Donna Zaleskas education. The firm is assisting the youth development organization that oper- Amber is a seven- organization with negotiations on a con- ates centers in Manhattan and Baltimore, year-old girl with dis- tract with a vendor. MD, providing a variety of social and edu- abilities. She is cational services to young people. The seeking funds from firm is serving the organization as general the Department of RightRides counsel on a range of transactional matters. Education (DOE) to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attend a private school that will meet Anne Goldstein, Shari Silverman Jewish Educational Services of her educational needs. The attorney is RightRides (see above) provides women, North America transgender women, and genderqueer peo- advocating on her behalf. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & ple with free, safe rides to reduce their risk McCloy LLP of sexual assault. The firm is providing tax Ashley N. Richard Gray guidance to the organization. Davis Polk & Wardwell The Jewish Educational Service of North Prachi Mehta America seeks to make engaging, inspir- Tenants of St. Joseph's Senior Residence Ashley is a young girl with learning dis- ing, and high-quality Jewish education Orrick, Herrington & abilities. She needs the intensive assis- available to every Jew in North America. tance of a small special education class- Sutcliffe LLP The firm is serving the organization as Veronica Mullaly, M. Eileen O'Connor room, and the firm is advocating on her pro bono general counsel to provide behalf with the DOE to order an appropri- A group of people who are former and cur- ongoing legal assistance. rent tenants of a residence for individuals ate placement for her. with disabilities were recently victims of a multi-alarm fire. The firm is representing Cindy S. the tenants as they pursue legal action Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver against the building’s landlord and DURABLE MEDICAL & Jacobson LLP manager. EQUIPMENT MATTERS Vivek Melwani Cindy is a young girl who is currently in VanNY Artisans Collective Megan Z. the 5th grade. She recently received an Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP David Lender, Jared Friedmann, Kim Shah evaluation that recommended that she & Flom LLP Megan is a young person with cerebral be placed in a a private school that spe- Michael Gentry, Natascha Kiernan cializes in teaching students with dis- The Vancouver-New York Artisan palsy who is seeking the necessary funds to obtain a customized motorized wheelchair abilities. The firm is helping her to Collective supports veteran and emerging secure these services. community artists, who aspire to establish that a doctor has prescribed for her. The themselves in professional markets. The attorneys are advocating on her behalf with organization seeks to create a for-profit the relevant government agencies. Devore L. social venture business to further their mis- sion, and the firm is providing guidance on Patricia A. Dewey Ballantine LLP how to structure this entity. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Lisa Beth Deutsch, Janis Meyer David Lender, Kevin Meade, Lianne Devore is a young man diagnosed with West Side YMCA PA Pinchuk autism and mental retardation. He was Patricia depends on a motorized wheelchair given an inappropriate school placement, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart for all outdoor ambulation. The chair is and the firm is helping his family to obtain Nicholson Graham LLP currently in need of major repairs, and the proper school placement and educational Martin Richman firm is requesting approval from Medicaid services from the DOE. The Parent Association raises funds for the for a replacement chair that would meet West Side YMCA Co-op Nursery School. her current needs. The firm is counseling the organization on the implications of applying for tax-exempt status.

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John D. Ropes & Gray LLP Stroock Summer Associates Advocate for Alisha Massie John is a young person with learning dis- Students with Special Education Needs abilities. Due to an incomplete evaluation process, the DOE did not properly assess On May 25, Kim Sweet, NYLPI Associate General Counsel and Education Program him for special educational services. John Coordinator, conducted a training on special education law and practice for summer associ- and his family seek funding for him to ates at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. NYLPI has conducted this training at Stroock obtain the educational services he needs to for the past 10 years. succeed. The firm is advocating on his Teams of summers will be working on two cases involving children with disabilities who are behalf with the DOE. seeking appropriate school placements and educational services from the New York City Department of Education. Stroock associates with experience in the field will supervise Julian L. them. Chadbourne & Parke LLP Lisa Caccavo, Tom Riley “The inequities inherent in a school system as big, old and creaky as New York City’s fall Julian is five years old with significant with disproportionate and devastating impact on students with disabilities and their families,” behavioral issues. After a series of noted Kevin Curnin, Stroock’s Pro Bono Counsel. “We’d like to even the field, which is why inappropriate placements, he is now Stroock remains committed to its partnership with NYLPI.” doing well in a private school for stu- dents with disabilities. The firm is advocating for DOE to fund Julian’s tuition. About NYLPI Miguel de la C. Arnold & Porter LLP OUR MISSION Joshua Brook New York Lawyers for the Public Interest is a nonprofit, civil rights law firm that Miguel is a boy with learning disabilities strives for social justice. In partnership with member law firms, corporate law and a hearing impairment. He is not departments, and other organizations, NYLPI helps underrepresented people devel- receiving the appropriate educational ser- op legal strategies to serve their vision for themselves and their communities. vices he needs, and his mother is seeking to place him in a more structured setting. OUR WORK The firm is representing him in a hearing against the DOE. Created in 1976 to address unmet legal needs, NYLPI combines a pro bono clear- inghouse with an in-house practice that blends innovative lawyering, community Summer-Annie J. organizing and advocacy. LLP Ian Blum The Pro Bono Clearinghouse provides community groups and nonprofit organiza- Summer-Annie is a girl with learning dis- tions with free legal assistance by drawing on hundreds of volunteer lawyers from abilities and emotional issues. She was New York’s most prestigious law firms and corporate law departments. illegally dismissed from a school that spe- cializes in children with disabilities, and the firm is representing her family against The Disability Law Center protects and promotes the civil rights of people with DOE to obtain an appropriate placement. disabilities.

Sydney L. The Environmental Justice and Community Development Project provides Debevoise & Plimpton LLP organizing and legal assistance to low-income neighborhoods and communities of Kabrina Kau color that bear an unfair burden of environmental threats. Sydney is a ten-year-old girl with a learn- ing disability. She seeks an educational program that includes specialized instruc- The Access to Health Care Program works to ensure access to quality health care tion and training in communication and life for people in medically underserved communities or facing barriers due to limited skills. The firm is advocating on her English proficiency, racial and ethnic discrimination, and disability. behalf with the DOE.

10 Pro Bono Group Hosts Spring Fundraiser Pro Bono Advisory On the evening of March 23, the NYLPI Pro Bono Advisory Council hosted a fundraiser Council Meets to Discuss Board Service for NYLPI at the DFN Gallery in Tribeca. The Pro Bono Advisory Council Over 100 attorneys from law firms throughout New York City mingled with NYLPI staff, recently hosted a panel discussion enjoying lively conversation, drinks, and food catered by Brooklyn chef Alan Harding, with NYLPI Board Chair Sharon whose show ‘Cooking in Brooklyn’ can be seen on The Food Network. Bowen and Emeritus Board Member Executive Director Michael Rothenberg and Board Chair Sharon Bowen addressed the David Brodsky, both of Latham & gathering and spoke of the great value that associates bring to NYLPI as pro bono attor- Watkins LLP, and Board Member Jamie A. Levitt of Morrison & neys, as advocates for public interest work, and as financial supporters. Foerster LLP. The panel was mod- The Council gave away an impressive array of raffle prizes, including a gift card to erated by Executive Director Michael Babbo, tickets to a performance of Cirque du Soleil, and a basket of Estée Lauder beau- Rothenberg. ty products. The panelists spoke about their experi- NYLPI congratulates the Council on an enormously successful event and thanks all the ences serving on the boards of legal attendees for their support. service organizations and their passion for contributing to the public interest. In the fall of 2004 NYLPI brought together a group of attorneys dedicated to enhancing “I believe it’s my civic duty to give the public service commitment of our profession. The group has held a series of events back, not only by doing pro bono work for associates on various topics related to public interest work. and donating money, but also by sit- If you are interested in learning more about this group, please contact Marnie Berk at ting on boards,” said Levitt. 212-244-4664.

ATTENDEES OF THE EVENT ENJOY THE EXCELLENT SPREAD. NYLPI SUPPORTERS POSE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.

PRO BONO ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS LENOR MARQUIS OF HELLER EHRMAN AND PRO BONO ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELE LAMBERTI (RIGHT) AND FRIENDS. SANDRA SHELDON OF PAUL WEISS.

11 NYLPI Annual Luncheon Honors Former Board Chairs

On June 21, at a luncheon held at the City Bar, NYLPI recognized David M. Brodsky of Latham & Watkins LLP, Ogden N. Lewis of Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Patricia A. Martone of Ropes & Gray LLP for their out- standing service and leadership, and welcomed them to our newly-formed Emeritus Board. Each of them has sat on NYLPI’s Board for 20 years or more, and served distinguished terms as Board Chair. They were given awards for their outstanding contributions to NYLPI and their commitment to public service. (L TO R) NYLPI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL ROTHENBERG, OUTGOING BOARD CHAIR SHARON BOWEN, AND HONOREES DAVID BRODSKY, PAT MARTONE, AND OGDEN LEWIS. The luncheon also marked the handing of the baton from outgoing Board Chair Sharon Bowen of Latham & Watkins LLP to John Siffert of Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, who begins a two-year term.

NYLPI INTERNS DENNIS HSIEH AND DEENA FOX, WITH UNITED STATES JUDGE ALLAN L. GROPPER AND NYLPI BOARD MEMBER PHOEBE WILKINSON.

Hughes Hubbard and Skadden, Arps Win Pro Bono Awards NYLPI member law firm Hughes Hubbard In addition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher

INCOMING BOARD CHAIR JOHN SIFFERT ADDRESSES & Reed LLP was recently honored for its & Flom LLP won the 2006 National Public THE AUDIENCE. commitment to pro bono by the New York Service Award in April. The award, given by State Bar Association at a ceremony on May the Pro Bono Committee of the American Bar 1 in Albany, NY. Association Section of Business Law, recog- nizes a firm for significant service to indigent clients in transactional and business matters. Hughes Hubbard and Skadden, Arps were nomi- nated for their respective awards by NYLPI, the Legal Aid Society of New York, and the Lawyers Alliance for New York. NYLPI GENERAL COUNSEL MARIANNE ENGELMAN LADO NYLPI congratulates both SPEAKS ABOUT NYLPI’S FUTURE PLANS. firms on their contribu- (L TO R) VILIA HAYES, PARTNER AT HUGHES HUBBARD, CHIEF JUDGE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK JUDITH KAYE, AND JAMI JOHNSON, PRO BONO PARALEGAL, DAMON tions to the field of public ROWE, ASSOCIATE, BOTH OF HUGHES HUBBARD. service.

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Fair Housing Justice Center, Latham Citizens Bank and Independence Community & Watkins, and Paul, Weiss Fight Bank Pay Highest IOLA Account Interest Rate Housing Discrimination Among the 20 largest banks, Citizens Bank paid the highest interest rate in New York on Housing discrimination affects thousands of who have won major victories on behalf of attorneys’ IOLA trust accounts in 2005, 2.23%. Because the bank also waives routine New Yorkers every year, preventing them their clients. service charges on these accounts, the full from finding the homes they so desperately One FHJC client had lived in his apartment 2.23% yield went directly to the IOLA Fund. need. Thanks to the Fair Housing Justice for almost a year without incident. When he Of the 20 banks with the largest market share Center and the law firms Latham & in New York, the average yield on IOLA invited African American and Puerto Rican accounts is 0.46%. Watkins LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, guests to his home, his landlord began The IOLA Fund directs its funds to nonprofits Wharton & Garrison LLP, New Yorkers harassing him and his family, using racial that provide civil legal assistance to indigent have strong allies in their fight to secure epithets and threatening them. The landlord New Yorkers (groups like NYLPI), and in 2005, gave over $8 million in grants. housing. eventually attempted to evict the client and Lorna Blake, Executive Director of the Fund, The Fair Housing Justice Center, a program his family from the residence. stated: “Citizens Bank has taken a major step of HELP USA, challenges illegal housing Attorneys from Latham, in conjunction with to assist the work of the Fund. By providing discrimination. NYLPI established a the highest yield of any bank in the State on the FHJC, filed a federal lawsuit to obtain a IOLA accounts last year in 2005, the bank Partnership Project between them and our temporary restraining order to block the directly benefited the grantmaking capacity of member law firms to represent individuals eviction and racial harassment. The suit the Fund and the clients who are served by the Fund’s grantees.” and families facing housing discrimination. was successful, and in addition, they The Independence Community Bank joined In a Partnership Project, NYLPI’s Pro Bono secured a consent order for their client, Citizens in paying over 2% on their IOLA Clearinghouse matches legal organizations requiring that the landlord permit his family accounts. Independence is now paying 2.7%, the highest rate among the largest banks in with private firms who commit to represent- to keep their apartment with nine months of New York as of June 30, 2006. ing individual clients in a particular area of free rent. the law. “The case was a wonderful opportunity for Interest Rates and Net Yields on IOLA “The law firm partnerships that NYLPI cre- the firm to honor its standing commitment to Accounts, as of April 2006 ated with the FHJC have been an invaluable civil rights and service to the community,” Twenty largest banks in New York, per FDIC; “Net Yield” is effec- resource for clients asserting their fair hous- said Kurt Rogers, the Latham partner who tive rate paid by bank after fees have been subtracted from interest. ing rights,” said Diane L. Houk, Executive spearheaded the effort. Bank Interest Rate Net Yield Independence Community Director of the FHJC. “We have been extremely impressed with Bank * 2.70% 2.70% Citizens Bank * 2.23% 2.23% The FHJC provides training and ongoing the high quality of representation provided Deutsche Bank 1.85% 1.78% mentoring to the law firm attorneys, who to FHJC clients,” said Ms. Houk. Key Bank Services Corp. 0.93% 0.80% then litigate the cases. Thus far, the FHJC Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. 1.00% 0.73% has trained almost 30 law firm attorneys, Bank of New York 0.75% 0.69% Citibank * 0.40% 0.40% Wachovia Bank 0.37% 0.37% J.P. Morgan Chase 0.38% 0.36% Citibank (NYS) * 0.35% 0.35% Astoria Federal Savings & Loan 0.50% 0.30% Washington Mutual * 0.30% 0.30% Emigrant Savings Bank * 0.30% 0.30% Israel Discount Bank of New York * 0.25% 0.25% Bank of America (Prev) Fleet Bank 0.35% 0.24% North Fork Bank * 0.20% 0.20% U.S. Trust Company of New York * 0.20% 0.20% New York Community Bank 0.25% 0.19% HSBC Bank USA 0.25% 0.18% Apple Bank For Savings 0.05% 0.02% * Bank does not charge fees on IOLA accounts. Source: IOLA Website. (L TO RIGHT) DAVID BRODSKY AND KURT ROGERS OF LATHAM & WATKINS, WITH PAMELA SAH AND DIANE HOUK OF THE FHJC.

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approval for this protocol. Former inmates with Department of Health to protect existing health In-House Update psychiatric disabilities are preparing to weigh in services. NYLPI also facilitated a meeting on the case; they are represented by the Urban between the local community and Kings County The Disability Law Center Justice Center, NYLPI and Debevoise & Hospital in Brooklyn, to discuss the impact of Plimpton LLP. recent closures in the area. De-institutionalization (Roberta Mueller, Coordinator) Opportunity & Access Health Care Language Access: NYLPI con- (Dennis Boyd, Coordinator) tinues to work to improve language access poli- Edwin T. v. Carpinello: On March 7, NYLPI cies at hospitals across New York City, by pro- and co-counsel Schiff Hardin LLP, Disability Voting Rights: NYLPI is working with a coali- viding technical assistance on language access Advocates, Inc., and Mental Hygiene Legal tion of community organizations to ensure that issues to a broad range of community groups, Services filed suit in the Eastern District of New the rights of people with disabilities are repre- including Haitian-Americans United for York, challenging the inappropriate placement of sented in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Progress, Korean Community Services of people with mental illness in nursing homes. Department of Justice against the New York Metropolitan NY, Latin American Integration The suit was filed in response to complaints that State Board of Elections. The suit relates to the Center, and Make the Road by Walking. New York residents with mental illness, with no state’s failure to take steps to ensure that voting need for nursing home care, are being inappro- systems will be fully accessible in time for the Environmental Justice priately discharged from psychiatric hospitals to primary elections this September. Proskauer (Veronica Eady, Coordinator) Rose LLP is representing the coalition. nursing homes. Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal L.J. v. Mattingly (Proposed Intervention in Education (Kim Sweet, Coordinator) Market: NYLPI recently assisted several com- munity organizations in the mid-Bronx in advo- City of New York v. Maul): On February 22, Training for Government Caseworkers in cacy related to the Gateway Center at Bronx NYLPI filed a motion to intervene in a suit Special Education Law and Advocacy: Terminal Market, a planned one million square brought by New York City Administration for NYLPI, with the Learning Disabilities foot retail development. The Children’s Services (ACS) against the NYS Association, trained caseworkers for the NYS community sought a binding Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Office of Children and Family Services on the benefits agreement that, among Disabilities (ORMDD). NYLPI raised claims rights of students with disabilities who are other things, would require the against both agencies on behalf of children with returning to the school system from a juvenile developer to prioritize tenants developmental disabilities in justice facility. NYLPI also trained educational that pay living wages and pro- foster care. The agencies’ fail- advocates employed by ACS on requesting and vide benefits, prioritize local residents for jobs at ure to coordinate has led to conducting hearings for students who are seek- the site, and ensure that the development is con- denials of services and children ing educational services. languishing in emergency rooms structed and operated in an environmentally sus- as they await appropriate place- Re-Allocating the Burden of Proof in tainable manner. Special Ed Cases: Last fall, the Supreme ments. The suit seeks to ensure Soundview: NYLPI continues to work with the Court issued a decision in Schaeffer v. Weast, that both agencies will create a system of care to Concerned Residents Organization in the holding that in administrative hearings on edu- meet the needs of foster children with develop- Soundview section of the Bronx, raising ques- cational services for children with disabilities, mental disabilities. tions about contamination on the former Loral the burden of proof lies with the parents and Electronics Systems site, where a public high Care for Children with Significant Nursing family members seeking relief. This decision school is now located. The Concerned Residents Needs: NYLPI has been working with Long overturned well-established precedent in New reached an agreement with City agencies to Island parents of adolescents and young adults York, where the school district has borne the institute environmental safeguards, and is now with developmental disabilities. The parents burden as the party with superior access to involved in efforts to ensure implementation. claim that OMRDD has been remiss in its information and expertise. The ruling will be responsibility to develop group homes for their particularly harmful for parents without repre- The Organization of Waterfront children. Thanks to NYLPI’s advocacy, the sentation, since many of them have limited Neighborhoods (OWN): NYLPI and OWN Commissioner of OMRDD met with representa- English proficiency and access to education. members met with officials in the City Council tives of 23 families in January, and agreed to all NYLPI is working with a coalition to ask the leg- and the Administration to urge the passage of of the groups’ demands. OMRDD pledged to islature to restore the burden of proof to school the Draft Solid Waste Management Policy. This coordinate with state agencies to provide services districts. policy would ensure an equitable distribution of to this population and to develop community- waste management facilities in New York City, based residential opportunities for the children. Access to Health Care rather than concentrating them in low-income (Amanda Masters, Coordinator) Brad H. v. City of New York: NYLPI contin- communities of color. ues to work to ensure that thousands of individu- Disinvestment in New York’s Low-Income als with mental illness who pass through the Communities of Color: NYLPI is providing The National Campaign To City’s jails receive appropriate services upon technical assistance to groups Restore Civil Rights discharge from prison. Recently, a ruling by a organizing to protect existing trial judge and the Appellate Division required health care services in low- Building the Campaign: In February, the the City to provide temporary Medicaid to income communities of color. Campaign convened the first in-person meeting inmates with mental illness after they are dis- NYLPI reached out to local of its nationwide steering committee. The com- charged, which will ensure that they can pay for groups in Southeast Queens mittee discussed the Campaign’s website, out- medical treatment while their applications to about Mary Immaculate reach efforts, and the development of a media Medicaid are being completed. The City is cur- Hospital, which is vulnerable. NYLPI is now campaign. [See Page 5.] rently advocating with New York State to seek working with the community to engage the NYS

14 Member Law Firms and Corporate Law Departments Patrons New York Lawyers for the Public Interest would like to thank the following Member Firms and Corporate of the Law Departments for their generous annual financial contributions: Public Interest

NYLPI would like to thank Pro Bono Champions the following businesses for Chadbourne & Parke LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP their generous contributions Shearman & Sterling LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP through the Patrons of the Public Interest program. If you Pro Bono Benefactors or a company you know are interested in this program, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Latham & Watkins LLP please call Robin Naismith Davis Polk & Wardwell Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP at 212-244-4664. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Heller Ehrman LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP White & Case LLP Champions Westlaw Pro Bono Leaders Avon Products, Inc. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Benefactors Bingham McCutchen LLP LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP FTI Consulting Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Linklaters Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Leaders Constantine Cannon, P.C. The News Corporation KPMG Forensic Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Navigant Consulting, Inc. Credit Suisse Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Deutsche Bank Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Advocates Dewey Ballantine LLP Pfizer Inc. City National Bank DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Sidley Austin LLP InfoGraphics Trial Support Entwistle & Cappucci LLP Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Kroll Ontrack Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP LexisNexis Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Kaye Scholer LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Donors Independence Community Bank Pro Bono Donors Mellon Allen & Overy LLP Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Friends Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P. Acro Photo Print Clifford Chance US LLP Morgan Stanley Aldan Troy Group – Legal Staffing Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Citigate Sard Verbinnen Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Citigroup Private Bank Goodwin Procter LLP Proskauer Rose LLP Court TV Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP King & Spalding LLP Ropes & Gray LLP NERA Economic Consulting Kirkland & Ellis LLP Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP Stotsky & Schiller Legal Search Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP Torys LLP TSG Reporting, Inc. Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP Troutman Sanders LLP

Pro Bono Friends If you work for a nonprofit or Baker & Hostetler LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP community-based group working Bryan Cave LLP Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky Colgate-Palmolive Company and Popeo P.C. with underserved people, and your Covington & Burling Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello organization needs legal assistance, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto & Bohrer, P.C. please contact Steve Kang at Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger Phillips Lytle LLP 212-244-4664. & Vecchione, P.C. Vedder Price, Kautman & Kammholz, P.C. Goldfarb & Fleece Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP

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John S. Siffert, Esq. Karen M. Asner, Esq. Alison M. King, Esq. John P. Schmitt, Esq. Stuart W. Gold, Esq. Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP White & Case LLP Kaye Scholer LLP Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Chair David H. Braff, Esq. Gilbert L. Klemann, II, Esq. Richard F. Schwed, Esq. Conrad K. Harper, Esq. J. Huntley Palmer, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Avon Products, Inc. Shearman & Sterling LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Rachel B. Coan, Esq. Jennifer L. Kroman, Esq. Kent T. Stauffer, Esq. Robert M. Kaufman, Esq. Treasurer LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP American International Group, Inc. Proskauer Rose LLP Hector Gonzalez, Esq. Cynthia G. Cobden, Esq. Holly K. Kulka, Esq. Alexander R. Sussman, Esq. Daniel L. Kurtz, Esq. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Heller Ehrman LLP Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver Holland & Knight LLP Secretary & Jacobson LLP Jan F. Constantine, Esq. William F. Kuntz, II, Esq. Ogden N. Lewis, Esq. Sharon Y. Bowen, Esq. Constantine Cannon, P.C. Baker & Hostetler LLP Phoebe A. Wilkinson, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell Latham & Watkins LLP Chadbourne & Parke LLP Vice Chair for Board Development Karen B. Dine, Esq. Jane Lee, Esq. Mitchell A. Lowenthal, Esq. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Pfizer Inc. Linda A. Willett, Esq. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Robert I. Kleinberg, Esq. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Hamilton LLP Consultant, Financial Services Industry Marc E. Elovitz, Esq. David J. Lender, Esq. Vice Chair for Development Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Patricia A. Martone, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP Jamie A. Levitt, Esq. Joseph G. Finnerty III, Esq. Robert Lewin, Esq. Directors Ex-Officio Joseph F. McDonald, Esq. Morrison & Foerster LLP DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Barry Kamins, Esq. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Vice Chair for Membership Martin Flumenbaum, Esq. Loretta E. Lynch, Esq. New York City Bar Joseph T. McLaughlin, Esq. Kathy H. Rocklen, Esq. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Barbara Berger Opotowsky, Esq. & Garrison LLP Heller Ehrman LLP Proskauer Rose LLP Edward F. Maluf, Esq. New York City Bar Vice Chair for Finance & Investment William V. Fogg, Esq. Bingham McCutchen LLP Joan Vermeulen, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Vance Center for International Christopher K. Tahbaz, Esq. Robert C. Mason, Esq. Directors Emeritus Justice Initiatives Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Cliff H. Fonstein, Esq. Arnold & Porter LLP Vice Chair for Litigation & Program Sidley Austin LLP Thomas E. Bezanson, Esq. James W. Rayhill, Esq. Chadbourne & Parke LLP Angela G. Garcia, Esq. Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher David M. Brodsky, Esq. Sarah L. Reid, Esq. & Flom LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Christopher K. Hu, Esq. Adrian W. DeWind, Esq. Christopher P. Reynolds, Esq. Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP & Garrison LLP

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