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BEN A. SOLNIT • PRESIDENT

BEVERLY HODGSON • VICE PRESIDENT

HIRAM BRETT • TREASURER

DANIEL W. ADELMAN

SISTER MARY ELLEN BURNS

JESSICA J. BUTCARIS

MICHAEL G. CALDWELL

SCOTT E. CASPER

JENNIFER M. CELENTANO

ERIK CLEMONS

THERESA ROSE DEGRAY

EVETTE HAMILTON

JUDITH HOBERMAN

JIM HORWITZ

SUNG-HO HWANG

SCOTT M. JONES

BARBARA H. KATZ

DAVID S. KING

KIA LEVEY

TIRONDA NEWTON

ESTHER R. PEARSON

TIMOTHY P. POTHIN

DAVID A. REIF

ELIZABETH J. STEWART

JENNIFER WILLCOX

Friends of New Haven Legal AssistanceANIKA SINGH LEMAR

BEN A. SOLNIT

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

DANIEL W. ADELMAN

SUZANNE ALDERMAN

MAUREEN BURNS

SCOTT E. CASPER

ROBERT CHOMIAK

JENNY R. CHOU

BURTON B. COHEN

JUSTIN FAPPIANO

JAMES HORWITZ

RICHARD L. JACOBS

DAVID S. KING

MICHAEL NEUBERT

GEORGE O’BRIEN

MICHAEL PERZIN

DAVID A. REIF

DOROTHY K. ROBINSON

MICHAEL A. SCHAFFER

MICHAEL A. STRATTON

CHRISTOPHER WANAT

HONORARY DIRECTORS

FREDERICK W. DANFORTH, JR.

ELISE O. PARKER

ROBERT N. SCHMALZ

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rsThe following were honored at the 50th Anniversary Gala:

The Ambassador AwardPRESENTED TO ATTORNEY ANGELICA ANAYA ALLEN

The Champion AwardPRESENTED TO THE HON. MAYOR TONI HARP

The Elm City AwardPRESENTED TO ATTORNEY MARY-CHRISTY FISHER

The Firm Stand for Justice AwardPRESENTED TO WIGGIN AND DANA

The Founder AwardPRESENTED TO ATTORNEY FRANK DINEEN

The Partner AwardPRESENTED TO: BH CARE/THE UMBRELLA, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION,

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN,

THE JEROME N. FRANK LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION AT YALE LAW SCHOOL,

JUNTA FOR PROGRESSIVE ACTION AND TEAM, INC

The Sustainer AwardPRESENTED TO WILLIAM GRAUSTEIN

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Top left: Anika Singh Lemar, Co-Chair, Friends of New Haven Legal Assistance Board of Directors and Jenny R. Chou, Partner, Wiggin and Dana.

Top center: Erik Clemons, Member, New Haven Legal Assistance Board of Directors, and William Graustein.

Top right: Attorney Angelica Anaya Allen and LAA Sta� Attorney Glenn Falk.

Middle left: Francis X. Dineen, Senior Counsel, and three of LAA’s former Executive Directors: Former Congressman Bruce Morrison, Patricia Kaplan and Hon. Jon Alander.

Middle right: State Senator Martin Looney and New Haven Mayor Toni Harp.

Bottom: Former LAA Executive Director Patricia Kaplan and Mary-Christy Fisher.

On April 7, 1964, LAA was incorporated to “secure justice for and to protect the rights of those residents of New Haven County unable

to engage legal counsel.” As one of the fi rst legal aid programs in the country, New Haven Legal Assistance’s work attracted national media attention – Newsweek, Time and the New York Times. It also attracted a visit from Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, who said that LAA would “take its place as another of the great historic contributions of this city to the progress of the nation. I hope that we will see in city after city… programs such as this which will be equal justice and dignity to all.”

New Haven Legal Assistance remembered and celebrated the last half century with some special events, including a Gala and the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s symposium, Justice For All: The History and Future of Legal Aid in Connecticut. At the Gala, Hillary Clinton, former NHLAA intern, and Jim Sandman, President of the Legal Services Corporation, sent congratulatory messages that were shared with those in attendance.

Thank you to all of our founders, supporters and partners. Here’s to the next 50 years.

1964-2014Celebrating 50 Years of New Haven Legal Assistance

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“I thank God for making these services available to people who can’t afford this kind of help. And they work hard. Thank you so much.”

BEN A. SOLNIT — PRESIDENT • BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANIKA SINGH LEMAR & BEN A. SOLNIT — CO-CHAIRPERSONSFRIENDS OF NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE

SUSAN GARCIA NOFI — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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2014 New casesCases opened by type• 37% HOUSING

• 16% EDUCATION

• 17% FAMILY

• 12% JUVENILE

• 6% BENEFITS

• 3% CRIMINAL

• 3% HEALTH

• 3% CONSUMER UTILITIES

• 2% EMPLOYMENT

• 1% IMMIGRATION/INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

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• 57% NEW HAVEN

• 8% WEST HAVEN

• 6% HAMDEN

• 7% ANSONIA, BEACON FALLS, DERBY, OXFORD, SEYMOUR, SHELTON, OXFORD

• 5% BRANFORD, GUILFORD, MADISONNORTH BRANFORD,

• 3% MILFORD, ORANGE, WOODBRIDGE, BETHANY

• 8% EAST HAVEN, NORTH HAVEN, WALLINGFORD

6% OTHER

Cases opened by town

Carrie’s husband was violent toward her, and after a particularly bad incident he was arrested. A protective order issued and he had to move out of the house. Carrie’s husband went

to court and tried to evict Carrie and the children from the house. Although they had lived in the home together, and Carrie had helped pay the mortgage and the bills, the title was in the husband’s name only. LAA stopped the eviction, kept Carrie and her children in the home, and helped Carrie obtain child support.

Robin applied for a Section 8 voucher that she needed to be able to afford a decent apartment – her paycheck did not go far enough. A local housing authority denied her application for

Section 8 based on a 15-year-old criminal conviction - even though she had fi nished her sentence many years prior, has been working and caring for her children, and never had any other convictions before or since. The housing authority’s policies included a lifetime ban from Section 8 for any person with a felony conviction. LAA represented Robin at an administrative appeal hearing, and informed the housing authority that its policy was contrary to federal law. The client received her Section 8 voucher and the housing authority revised its policy.

CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“I’m very happy with the hard work and compassion this lawyer had for me and my case. God bless all of you at NHLAA. You are all angels in my eyes.”

A project of CTLawHelp – a video game simulation for self-represented parties – was one of the “Innovative Ideas” winners at the Hague Institute for the Internationalization of Law’s 2014 Innovating Justice Awards.

Hartford

New Haven

Andover

Ansonia

Ashford

Avon

Barkhamsted

BeaconFalls

Bethlehem

Bloomfield

Bolton

Bozrah

Branford

Bristol

Burlington

Canaan

Canton

Chaplin

Colchester

Colebrook

Columbia

Cornwall

Coventry

Derby

East Granby

EastHartford

East Haven

EastLyme

EastWindsor

Eastford

Ellington

Enfield

Farmington

Franklin

Glastonbury

Goshen

Granby

Guilford

Hamden

Hartland

Harwinton

Hebron

Kent

Lebanon

Litchfield

Lyme

Madison

ManchesterMansfield

Marlborough

Milford

Montville

Morris NewBritain

NewHartford

Newington

Norfolk

NorthBranford

NorthCanaan

NorthHaven

Norwich

Old Lyme

Orange

Oxford

PlainvillePlymouth

RockyHill

Salem

Salisbury

Scotland

Seymour

Sharon

Shelton

Simsbury

Somers

South Windsor

Sprague

StaffordSuffield

Thomaston

Tolland

Torrington

Union

Vernon

Wallingford

Warren

Washington

Waterford

WestHartford

WestHaven

Wethersfield

Willington

Winchester

Windham

Windsor

Windsor Locks

Woodbridge

Bethany

How our funding is spent• 85% CLIENT SERVICES

• 12% ADMINISTRATION

• 2% FUND RAISING

INCOME 2013 % 2013 AUDITED 2014 % 2014 AUDITED

IOLTA/Legislative Appropriation 16.3% 645,847 15.8% 645,779

Court Filing Fees 46.9% 1,860,114 43.8% 1,795,328

Community Foundation of Gr. New Haven 1.4% 55,056 1.3% 53,335

United Ways 0.6% 23,458 0.2% 9,442

Contribution - Cash/In-kind 8.8% 348,981 7.1% 289,501

Federal/State Grants 17.7% 702,521 18.4% 755,472

Other Grants 2.1% 82,605 1.7% 68,309

Other Income 6.2% 247,465 11.7% 479,311

TOTALS 100.0% 3,966,046 100% 4,096,477

EXPENSES

Salaries-Cash/In-kind 61.5% 2,382,441 60.0% 2,488,737

Benefits 20.9% 810,915 22.4% 927,942

Contracts & Consulting 5.7% 221,599 5.2% 214,794

Office Expenses 2.8% 109,916 2.8% 116,694

Occupancy 4.4% 172,292 4.2% 173,835

Training, Travel, Membership, Professional Fees 1.4% 55,828 1.4% 58,563

Research & Litigation 1.4% 53,713 1.3% 53,332

Insurance 0.6% 22,159 0.5% 22,210

Fund Raising Expenses 0.4% 16,742 1.7% 70,513

Other Expenses 0.2% 9,133 0.3% 10,412

Depreciation 0.5% 20,152 0.2% 10,019

TOTALS 100.0% 3,874,890 100% 4,147,051

*Based on 2013 audit by Marcum LLP and 2014 audit by Blum, Shapiro & Company, PC

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CLIENTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

“Reception treated me lovely. My lawyer worked with me on my case and theinterview of gathering the facts. I had been very upset and nervous. But after the first time I met with her she made a few phone calls and I left with a relaxed and secure feeling, I remember leaving and saying to myself, wow.”

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Firm Stand for JusticeWe gratefully acknowledge the caring and generous support of the legal community. The following gifts from member law fi rms were received during the period November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014.

MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $300 PER ATTORNEY OR AN AGGREGATE OF $10,000LAW OFFICE OF NOAH EISENHANDLER

KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER

SHEDD & HOBERMAN

SHEEHAN & REEVE

WIGGIN & DANA, LLP

MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $250 PER ATTORNEYADELMAN LAW OFFICES

MARY ANN BELLEZZA, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

FRANCIS P. CIPRIANO

MARK HEALEY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

ROGER KLINGER, ESQ.

REID & RIEGE PC

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES PC

MARJORIE SHANSKY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $200 PER ATTORNEYDAVIS O’SULLIVAN & PRIEST LLC

LAW OFFICE OF SUNG-HO HWANG

LAW OFFICE OF BARBARA H. KATZ

LAW OFFICE OF DONNA R. LEVINE

LAW OFFICE OF BETTY G. LEVY LLC

MURTHA CULLINA LLP

RUBIN, ELDRICH & MARLOW

MEMBER FIRMS WHICH PROVIDE A GIFT OF A MINIMUM OF $150 PER ATTORNEYBRENNER SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

BUCKLEY & WYNNE

LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD CALLAHAN

CARTER & CIVITELLO

CONSUMER LEGAL SERVICES LLC

COOPER, WHITNEY, COCHRAN & FRANCOIS

GILLIS & GILLS LAW FIRM

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, PC

SILVERSTEIN & OSACH

YOLEN & PERZIN LLC

Foundations & public supportAGENCY ON AGING OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN

THE CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION

THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH FOUNDATION

EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA

KATHERINE MATTHIES FOUNDATION

STATE OF CONNECTICUT COURT SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH

STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

STATE OF CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER

TOW FOUNDATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

VALLEY UNITED WAY

Champions of JusticeWe gratefully acknowledge the caring and generous support of our friends in the community. The following gifts were received during the period

November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014

DONORS OVER $25,000THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION, INC

DONORS OF $10,000 - $25,000WILLIAM & JEAN GRAUSTEINJANA FOUNDATION

DONORS OF $5,000 - $9,999ATTORNEY BEVERLY J. HODGSON & DR. JOHN M. LEVENTHALMR. ROBERT F. WECHSLER & MS. EMILY ABER

DONORS OF $2,500 - $4,999BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMANATTORNEY JOHN BOZZI & DR. CATHARINE ARNOLDMURTHA CULLINA LLPPROFESSOR JERRY L. MASHAW & MS. ANNE U. MACCLINTOCKNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.NEW HAVEN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONATTORNEY DOROTHY K. ROBINSONMR. MICHAEL C. RUOTOLO & MS. KATHLEEN M. RUOTOLO

DONORS OF $1,000 - $2,499ATTORNEY DANIEL W. ADELMANTHE HONORABLE STUART BEARATTORNEY BURTON B. COHEN & MRS. ANNIE E. COHENMS. ALICE COLONNACOOPER, WHITNEY, & FRANCOISATTORNEY FRANCIS X. DINEEN & MRS. RENEE DINEENLAWRENCE J. FOXETHEL & ABE/LAPIDES FOUNDATION, INCORPORATEDATTORNEY JAMES HORWITZ & MS. SANDRA L. ALLISONATTORNEY PATRICIA KAPLAN & MR. IAN F. SCOTTPROFESSOR DAVID S. KINGATTORNEY BARBARA G. LIFTONTHE JOHN D. & CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONATTORNEY BRUCE MORRISONATTORNEY J.L. POTTENGER & MS. SUSAN H. WHARFESHEEHAN & REEVETHE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. SHORTALLBEN & AUDREY SOLNITATTORNEY ELIZABETH YEN

DONORS OF $500 - $999MR. JEFFREY ALEXANDER & MOREL MORTONATTORNEY JACK M. BALKINPENELOPE I. BELLAMYATTORNEY MARVIN BELLISMR. CARLTON HIGHSMITH & MRS. LETAMARIE HIGHSMITHMS. MIRIAM BERKMAN & MR. BRETT HILLTHE HONORABLE GUIDO & ANNE CALABRESIMICHAEL G. CALDWELLMR. JOHN F. CLARK & MS. ELLEN ANDREWSATTORNEY WILLIAM H. CLENDENEN, JR.ATTORNEY KAREN CLUTECONNECTICUT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSCTHE HONORABLE THOMAS CORRADINODAVIS O’SULLVAN & PRIEST, LLCPROF. DREW S. DAYS & MS. ANN LANGDONMR. JOHN DOODY & ATTORNEY MILDRED DOODYATTORNEY JOSEPH M. DUDRAJOEL T. FAXONPROFESSOR JAMES FORMANATTORNEY JONATHAN M. FREIMANMR. MARTIN P. GENT & MRS. JANNEANE GENTMR. THADD GNOCCHI & MRS. LYUDMILA GNOCCHIATTORNEY JOHN W. HOGAN

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DONORS OF $500 - $999CONTINUEDMS. CAROLINE JACOBS & MR. RICHARD JACOBSTHE HONORABLE JAMES & MARGARET KENEFICKTHE HONORABLE LINDA K. LAGERLECLAIRRYANATTORNEY ANIKA S. LEMARJONATHAN & AMY MACEYATTORNEY MARGARET P. MASON, ESQ.ATTORNEY EDWARD L. MATTISON & MRS. ALICE MATTISONMRS. FIELD COOPER MCINTYREPROFESSOR ALEXANDER M. MEIKLEJOHNATTORNEY DAVID A. REIF & BARBARA REIFREID & RIEGE, P.C.PROFESSOR WILLIAM M. REISMANATTORNEY DAVID ROSEN & ATTORNEY BARBARA GORENRUBIN, ELDRICH & MARLOWATTORNEY SARAH F. RUSSELLATTORNEY KATHERINE B. SACKS & MR. JOSEPH HUETHERATTORNEY PENNY Q. SEAMAN & MR. JAMES SEAMANSILVERSTEIN & OSACH, P.C.ATTORNEY MARK G. SKLARZATTORNEY WILLIAM D. STEMPEL & MS. DORTHEA A. LINDBECKTHE HONORABLE JONATHAN SILBERT & MS. MARY MCHALEPROFESSOR KATE STITH-CABRANESCYNTHIA D. TEIXEIRAMR. STEVE THOMASMR. & MRS. G. HAROLD WELCH, JR.ATTORNEY SHELLEY WHITESTEPHEN WIZNER

DONORS OF $250 - $499ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELANIE B. ABBOTTPROFESSOR BRUCE ACKERMAN & PROFESSOR SUSAN ROSE-ACKERMANTHE HONORABLE JON ALANDER & MRS. CYNTHIA ALANDERATTORNEY LISA ARPAIAMR. F. C. ARTERTON & JUDGE JANET BOND ARTERTONATTORNEY CECILY E. BASKIRATTORNEY RICHARD G. BELLATTORNEY TIMOTHY W. BINGHAM & MRS. SUSAN A. BINGHAMMR. PAUL S. BIRD & MS. AMY PARSONSJOHN H. BLUMEATTORNEY RAYMOND BOWERATTORNEY SUSAN J. BRYSONATTORNEY JOHN F. BUCKLEY, JR.ATTORNEY RICHARD W. CALLAHANDR. SCOTT E. CASPER & MRS. CARLY CASPERATTORNEY ROBERT J. CHOMIAK, JR.ATTORNEY FRANCIS P. CIPRIANOCONNECTICUT LAW BOOK COMPANYCONNIE CONDONATTORNEY PETER B. COOPER & MRS. DIANA S. COOPERTHE HONORABLE JULIETT L. CRAWFORDPETER CURLEYMR. ROBERT A. DAHL & MRS. ANN S. DAHLWILLIAM DAMSKYJOSH DAWIDOWICZATTORNEY THERESA R. DEGRAYATTORNEY WILLIAM F. DOW IIIPAUL DROLETATTORNEY ROBERT J. ENGELMANMR. JOSEPH C. EVANS & MS. KRISTINE DIMARTINOFAXON LAW GROUPATTORNEY CONNIE FRONTISJOSEPH GARRISONKEL GINSBERG

MR. & MRS. GORDON GEBALLEATTORNEY GILSON & MR. COGENATTORNEY SUSAN E. GODSHALLANNE GOLDSTEINJUDGE JANE K. GROSSMAN & MR. JONATHAN E. KUPSONATTORNEY IRA B. GRUDBERG & MS. MARGIE GRUDBERGMR. ADAM GRUMBACHJUDITH HOBERMANATTORNEY SUNG-HO HWANGATTORNEY RICHARD L. JACOB & MRS. CAROLINE M. JACOBCLARANCE JONESATTORNEY BARBARA H. KATZ & ATTORNEY IVAN KATZATTORNEY TED KENNEDY, JR.ATTORNEY SETH KLASKINSANDY F. KLEBANOFFATTORNEY ROGER M. KLINGERATTORNEY ANDREW S. KNOTTATTORNEY CAROLYN W. KONEATTORNEY JOSEPH C. LEE & MRS. MARY C. LEEDAVID M.LESSERATTORNEY WHITNEY LEWENDONINGI MAI LOORANDMR. HENRY LORDATTORNEY GERALDINE A. LUPOLIMS. JILL E. MARTINATTORNEY JANE I. MILASTHE HONORABLE JOHN W. MORANMURPHY, MURPHY, & NUGENTANTHONY NUZZO THE NEW HAVEN INVESTMENT FUND LLCMS. LAUREN ONGLEYATTORNEY BARBARA O’BRIEN & CHRISTOPHER R. UDRYATTORNEY SHAWN L. O’SULLIVANELISE O. PARKERJAMES & LENA PARKERATTORNEY BONNIE L. PATTEN & ATTORNEY GEORGE BRENCHERATTORNEY BRUCE R. PEABODYMRS. ALICE E. POOLEATTORNEY HAROLD J. ROSEATTORNEY KENNETH K. ROSENTHAL & MS. CATHERINE R. FORMANTHE HONORABLE JANET C. HALL & ATTORNEY DAVID R. SCHAEFERALLYX SCHIAVONEATTORNEY ERIN SHAFFERSHEDD & HOBERMANATTORNEY MARJORIE SHANSKYCINDY & MARK SLANEATTORNEY ALEXIS SMITHDR. STEVEN WOLFSON & DR. ELSA STONESARA & W. FRED THALATTORNEY STANLEY A. TWARDYATTORNEY & MRS. MARC A. WALLMANMR. NICHOLAS WEBER & MRS. KATHARINE WEBERPATRICIA WIGGLESWORTHPROFESSOR MIKE WISHNIE & MS. CATHY EDWARDSATTORNEY MARTIN ZELDISDR. & MRS. HOWARD V. ZONANA

DONORS OF $100 - $249ATTORNEY ELIZABETH K. ACEEMS. VICKI ACKERATTORNEY AMY APPLER-EPSTEINMR. PETER ARAKAS & MS. KAREN KELLERMANATTORNEY HILLEL J. AUERBACH & MRS. SARA ANN AUERBACHTHE HONORABLE SANDRA S. BAIRDMS. JANE M. BALJEVICATTORNEY JON BAUER & ATTORNEY ALICE BAUERATTORNEY CAROL O. BEHRMANATTORNEY MARY ANN BELLEZZA

DELORA BENNETTVICTOR & SUSAN BERSATTORNEY ALEXANDRA K. BLOCKCHARLES & BONI-VENDOLA, LLCATTORNEY CORRINE A. BONI-VENDOLAKENNETH & LAURIE BURKETHE HONORABLE & MRS. ROBERT P. BURNSTHE HONORABLE ELLEN B. BURNSTHE HONORABLE JOSE A. CABRANESGREGORY S. CAMPORACAPLAN & HECHT LLCDR. MICHAEL CAPLAN & DR. JOANNE BURGERATTORNEY RANDALL B. CHAPNICKATTORNEY JAMES M. CHASE & MRS. JOYCE CHASEATTORNEY JENNY CHOUATTORNEY BERNARD CHRISTIANSONLAURA & WAYNE CLARKATTORNEY FRANK B. COCHRAN & MS. STEPHANIE M. FITZGERALDATTORNEY JAMIE E. COHENATTORNEY KATHLEEN M. CONWAYMR. JAMES N. COOPERATTORNEY THOMAS E. CROSBYATTORNEY JOSEPH D. CROWLEY & MRS. PHYLLIS CROWLEYATTORNEY FREDERICK W. DANFORTHMS. KATHLEEN DANIELSKELLYANN DAYATTORNEY JENNIFER M. DELMONICOFLOMAN DEPAOLAWILL & SHARI DEVANEMRS. MARGARET P. DEVANETHE HONORABLE EDWARD J. DOLANMRS. EILEEN DUBOISATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER Y. DUBYATTORNEY THOMAS J. DUFOURMR. JERRY DUNKLEENOAH EISENHANDLER, ESQ.FRANK & MRS. ESTESATTORNEY HOWARD FETNERJAMES A. FLYNNATTORNEY STEPHEN FONTANAMS. KATE FRANKAMOS FRIEDLANDATTORNEY FROST & MS. FROSTMS. TANIA GALLONIATTORNEY SUSAN E. GARCIA NOFIMS. BARBARA GELLERELLEN GESMERJAMES R. GILLATTORNEY WILLIAM D. GODDARDATTORNEY SONJA GOLDSTEINMS. CAROLYN E. GONTARSKIATTORNEY FRANK M. GRAZIOSO & MRS. MARY GRAZIOSOATTORNEY JAMES R. GREENFIELD & JOYCE GREENFIELDTHE HONORABLE F. HERBERT GRUENDELMR. & MRS. STEPHEN P. HANCHURUCKHELPING HANDS - COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE & FURNITURE BANKJAY & MARJORIE HIRSHFIELDDR. ROBERT A. HORWITZ & MRS. CARLA M. HORWITZATTORNEY CHARISSE HUTTONMRS. LUCIE H. IANNOTTI & ATTORNEY LAWRENCE W. IANNOTTIATTORNEY ELIZABETH M. INKSTERNORMAN & JACQUELINE JANESPROFESSOR QUINTIN JOHNSTONEATTORNEY TRACY C. KAMMERERATTORNEY JOHN H. KELLEYMRS. RUTH KOIZIMMICHAEL P. KOSKOFFMR. & MRS. JEFFREY LARSONMS. SYLVIA LAVIETESATTORNEY DAVID LEFF

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