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A member of Oakland's youth drumming troupe, Hanmadang, helping lead the spirited processional into the Yerba Buena Ballroom
LAS-ELC Board Chair Robert M. Dell
LAS-ELC Vice-Chair of Board Jose R. Allen, who received special recognition for his pro bono contributions to the LAS-ELC, and President Joan M. Graff
Congressman Barney Frank delivers his keynote address on current political trends redefining moral values for families in America
LAS-ELC Vice-President of Programs Patricia Shiu describing the achievements of CA State Senator Sheila Kuehl, recipient of the 2005 Tobriner Award
Jennifer Richard, Legislative Director for Senator Kuehl, accepting the Tobriner Award on behalf of the Senator
LAS-ELC Clients and members of the Educational Access attorney team
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The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center
89th Anniversary Luncheon
We Are Family: Into a New Era for Civil Rights and Working Families
THANK YOU!
The Society's annual benefit luncheon on July 7th raised a record-setting amount for our work providing free legal services to working poor families. The event brought together a capacity crowd of more than 870 members of the Bay Area's legal, corporate, and public interest communities, as well as members of the judiciary, to mark the Society's 89th year of service. A program highlight was a spotlight on the work of the organization's Educational Access Project team and co-counsel, which work to ensure educational opportunities for students living with disabilities and marginalized student groups and promote the principle that access to an equal education, extracurricular activities, and higher education are crucial components to young peoples' ability to succeed in the workplace later in life. A succession of inspiring performers, special guests, and honorees helped focus attention on embracing our country's diversity and reclaiming the notion of "family values." The board and staff extend their deep appreciation to the following firms, individuals, guests, and sponsors who played an essential role in raising critical funding for our programs and made the luncheon a thought-provoking and moving event.
Honorary Committee
Barbara E. Kerr, Committee Co-Chair, California Teachers Association
Keith Wetmore, Committee Co-Chair, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Joseph Cotchett, Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy
James Finberg, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation
Albert Moreno, Levi Strauss & Co.
Eugene Pak, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP
Marina Park, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Robert M. Dell, Latham & Watkins LLP
Robert L. Lieff, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Guy Wallace, Schneider & Wallace
Guest Presenter
Keith Wetmore
2005 Mathew O. Tobriner Public Service Award
Sheila Kuehl, California State Senator
Keynote Speaker
Congressman Barney Frank
Special Presentation
Jose R. Allen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Leader
Visionaries
Champions
Partners
California Teachers Association
Cooley Godward LLP www.cooley.com
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin www.howardrice.com
Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons & Farrise www.kazanlaw.com
Visa International www.visa.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation www.wsgr.com
Benefactors
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gordon & Rees, LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Nixon Peabody LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP
Patrons
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Alexander, Hawes & Audet LLP
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
Chevron Corporation
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy
Covington & Burling
Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder LLP
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Fenwick & West LLP
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian
Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy LLP
Hinton, Alfert & Sumner
Jones, Clifford, Johnson & Johnson, LLP
Jones Day
Kaiser Permanente
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Lerach Coughlin Stoia Gellar Rudman & Robbins LLP
Levi Strauss & Co.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff LLP
San Francisco Black Firefighters Association
SBC California
Schneider & Wallace
Shartsis Friese LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Silver & Taube
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Steefel, Levitt & Weiss
Stoel Rives LLP
The Herbst Foundation, Inc.
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Supporters
Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain
Association of Legal Administrators
Friedman Dumas & Springwater
Greene, Radovsky, Maloney & Share, LLP
Law Offices of Michael G.W. Lee
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP
Minami, Lew & Tamaki LLP
Price and Associates
Rosen, Bien & Asaro
Rosenthal & Company LLC
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
Siegel Management Strategies LLC
Union Bank of California
Organizational Sponsors
Law Schools
Golden Gate University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law, Center for Social Justice and Public Service
Community Organizations
van Loeben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Warm thanks to our many other event donors and guests
To receive an invitation to the Society's future events, e-mail cbartlett@las-elc.org.
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