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TO OUR DONORS AND FRIENDS: 2011 was an interesting year. What used to be our major funding source, IOLTA, dropped even further than it had in 2008. The state appropriation and increase in filing fees helped to save us from having to reduce staff numbers even further and allowed us to maintain the level of services to clients. Our advocates continued to work passionately and persuasively for our clients in the areas of employment, housing, benefits, medical care access and family/child law. Our Child and Youth Advocacy Project became the Juvenile Matters Unit because we are now accepting referrals for parents as well as for children. We filed a class action law suit against Kirby Vacuum for their illegal treatment of workers. The Derby supportive housing case finally concluded with a positive verdict for our client and it is in the process of being appealed by the defendant town. The judge’s written decision reflects the hard work of our advocates in telling a compelling story of discrimination by a town against people with disabilities that sends a strong message to other towns contemplating similar exclusionary actions. 2011 also was a year of very special and unique events. Still Serving Justice at Anthony’s Oceanside honored the 17 judges who started their careers at LAA and was an evening filled with nostalgia for LAA and particularly for Fred Danforth and Frank Dineen. The luncheon at Adriana’s for Justice Clarence Thomas who worked for LAA as a student intern throughout his Yale Law School years demonstrated how much Justice Thomas cared about LAA, the work he did for our clients and the staff with whom he worked. Our spring 2011 Equal Access to Justice Event at Terminal 110 honored Beverly Hodgson and John Leventhal who have supported the work of legal services for years, and Richard Jacobs who has been on our Friends fundraising board from its inception. As always it was a fun event that brings together the staff, community, lawyers, judges and supporters in an informal way. It is the generosity and support, financial and otherwise, of our friends which enable us to continue to provide these much-needed services to our clients. We thank you all most sincerely. J.L Pottenger, Jr., President, Board of Directors Anika Singh Lemar, Co-Chair, Friends of Legal Services Patricia R. Kaplan, Executive Director, NHLAA |
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