WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc.
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. is a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing
equal access to justice for northern Wisconsin residents. Wisconsin
Judicare, Inc. is the civil legal service provider for Wisconsin’s northern
thirty-three counties and eleven federally recognized Indian tribes.
From its inception, Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. emphasizes utilization of the
private bar to represent low income persons and provide eligible clients
the freedom to choose their attorneys.
The Legal Assistance Committee presents:
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Attorney David Harth
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David has spent hundreds of hours each
year representing prisoners in section 1983
civil litigation, primarily in the Western
District of Wisconsin. For more than 15
years he chaired the Pro Bono Committee of
the Western District Bar Association.
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For the past ten years David has
represented a Georgia inmate on death row
seeking to overturn his conviction on the
grounds of inadequate representation.
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David joined with several partners in his
firm to represent Senators McCain and
Feingold in a multi-year defense of the
constitutionality of the Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act of 2002. As a result
of their efforts, the law was upheld by the
United States Supreme Court in December
of 2003.
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Attorney David Harth is a 1979 graduate of
the University of Wisconsin Law School. He
is a partner in the Madison office of Perkins
Coie LLP.
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lacrosse, Inc.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lacrosse
proclaims Christ’s Gospel of Life and promotes
human dignity by alleviating poverty and
strengthening individuals and families. Catholic
Charities proclaims the sanctity of human life
and the dignity of the person by sharing in the
mission of Jesus given to the Church.
Catholic Charities works with individuals,
families, and communities to help them meet their
needs, address their issues, eliminate
oppression, and build a just and compassionate
society.
Reception Sponsor
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse
The Center Against Sexual & Domestic
Abuse (CASDA) is a private, non-profit
founded in 1988 when the Rape &
Incest Advocacy group and Coalition
Against Domestic Violence combined
efforts to provide comprehensive,
coordinated help to survivors of sexual
and domestic violence.
CASDA’s mission is to provide
supportive services to individuals hurt
by sexual assault, domestic violence
and child abuse as we advocate for a
community effort to end violence.
WisTAF thanks our past and present Board of Directors:
Richard Artison
Lee Atterbury
Joel Bailey
Nancy Barkla
Angela Bartell
Thomas Basting Sr.
Michelle Behnke
Kristin Bergstrom
John Bermingham
William Boulware
George Brown
Edward Dudek
Edward Fallone
Sarah Fry Bruch
Bruce Beilfuss
John Brady
Burneatta Bridge
John Buchen
Lawrence Bugge
Mary Burke
William Curtis
John Damon
Dean Dietrich
Tom Donegan
Mary Lynne Donohue
Lee Dreyfus
Jeri Fiala
Clare Fiorenza
Arthur Fritschel
Jeffrey George
Robert Goepel
Kathleen Grant
Leslie Grenzow
Carol Grob
Gordon Gunnlaugsson
Marc Hammer
Paul Higginbotham
Donsia Strong Hill
Ted Hodan
William Hue
Roger Imes
Thad Jelinske
William Jennaro
Patricia Knight
Moria Krueger
Michael Lawton
Mary Loomans
Victor Manion
James Martin
Bob Mathers
Patricia McMahon
N. Lynnette McNeely
Douglas Moodie
J. Paul Morrow
William Mulligan
Lewis Murach
Earl Munson
Pat Norris
Richard Olson
Winston Ostrow
Robert Pekowsky
Richard Potos
Elaine Richards
Keith Rodli
Adrian Schoone
James Schwalbach
Gilda Shellow
Gary Sherman
Anne Shindell
Burton Scott
Deborah Smith
Michael Smith
Sue Sorenson
Susan Steingass
Frank Sterbin
Thomas Tierney
Martha Valerio
Frank Vasquez
Gretchen Viney
Robert Wachuta
Paul Weinke
Walter White
Robert Wilson
Glenn Yamahiro
Nick Zales
Reception Sponsor
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Centro Legal por Derechos Humanos
Centro Legal por Derechos Humanos provides affordable legal
services to low-income individuals in Milwaukee County. It serves a
diverse group of clients in family law and criminal misdemeanor
defense cases.
Centro Legal por Derechos Humanos’ mission is to improve access to
the court system and assure quality legal representation for clients
regardless of income, ethnicity, or native language by providing legal
education and representation to low-income clients who are in
personal transition out of poverty towards safety and self-sufficiency.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Community Justice, Inc.
Community Justice, Inc. (CJI) is a non-profit
law firm that provides people with access to
justice by offering affordable legal services
from qualified and dedicated attorneys. CJI
works with low income families and
individuals to secure fair representation in
court, protecting the legal rights of those who
would otherwise face the system alone.
CJI serves the community through direct
legal services, community awareness
educational programming and policy
development advisory work. It provides legal
services at a rate drastically below the
market cost of representation.
The Public Interest Law Section (PILS) Presents:
Public Interest Law Student of the Year Awards
Ashley Roth, Marquette University Law School
This award recognizes law students who demonstrate:
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a commitment to working in the public interest
•
public interest involvements before and during law school
•
exceptional volunteer work or activism in their community, the
community at large, or the law school community
•
a commitment to helping others
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse
People Against Domestic & Sexual
Abuse of Jefferson County, Inc. (PADA)
has been in the Jefferson community
for over 25 years. A non-profit
organization, PADA originated in 1978
and provides domestic and sexual
abuse/assault intervention services
including a 24 hour crisis line,
counseling, support groups, advocacy,
emergency housing, and community
education.
PADA is committed to providing age
and/or culturally specific services to
children and teens, victims of abuse in
later life (elder abuse), and
Hispanic/Latino victims of domestic &
sexual abuse.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Portage County Legal Aid Society
Portage County Legal Aid Society
is a volunteer-run nonprofit
organization that seeks local
attorneys to assist low income
residents with their legal issues.
Clients are screened by an
attorney for income eligibility and
legal need prior to referral.
Portage County Legal Aid Society
also partners with JusticeWorks to
provide volunteer attorneys for a
family law assistance clinic at the
courthouse.
The Public Interest Law Section (PILS) presents:
The Dan Tuchscherer Outstanding Public Interest Law Attorney Award
Attorney Mary Fons
• This award recognizes a lawyer who
has demonstrated a selfless, lifetime
commitment to working in the public
interest, both inside and outside the field
of law.
• For years, Mary has been a
formidable member of consumer’s rights,
with a record of defeating scammers
and fraudsters. She works tirelessly for
justice in the marketplace as a fierce
litigator and donates a great deal of time
to training lawyers and encouraging
them to represent low-income
consumers.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Disability Rights Wisconsin is a private, nonprofit organization
founded in 1977. Disability Rights Wisconsin helps people
across Wisconsin gain access to services and opportunity through
its advocacy and legal expertise.
Disability Rights Wisconsin also works on disability issues with state and
local governments. It is completely independent of government and the
disability service system in order to be free of any conflicts of interest
which would undermine its capacity to advocate vigorously on behalf of
the human and legal rights of people with disabilities.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF)
has awarded grants over $41 million for
the provision of civil legal aid
• Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA): $30,188,896
• Public Interest Legal Services Fund (PILSF): $5,057,770
• State of Wisconsin Low Income Civil Legal Services
Appropriation (State Appropriation): $5,504,700
• Wisconsin Family Law Project: $400,000
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Door County Legal Aid Society
Door County Legal Aid Society is a
nonprofit volunteer organization that
operates as a screening and referral
source to coordinate legal services
through local pro bono attorneys. It
was formed in 1988 to promote the
availability of indigent legal services
for residents of Door County
Wisconsin.
Since its inception, its objectives are to
encourage pro bono services from the
legal community and organize and
promote public awareness of the need
for legal services for low income
residents.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
Since 1986, WisTAF has provided funding for the
following civil legal service providers:
ABC for Health, Inc.
AIDS Network
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
American Civil Liberties Union
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lacrosse, Inc.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Milwaukee, Inc.
Center for Public Representation Madison
Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse
Civil Legal Services – Racine
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
Community Justice, Inc.
Dane County Fair Housing Council
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Dispute Settlement Center of Racine
Fair Housing Council of Milwaukee
Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South
Central Wisconsin
Kids Matter, Inc.
Lacrosse County Bar Association
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Legal Action of Wisconsin - Racine
Legal Aid Society of Door County
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin
Marquette University – Research Support
Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
Oneida Vilas-Forest County Bar Association
Ozaukee County Bar Association
People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse
Portage County Legal Aid Society
Sheboygan County Bar Association
Task Force on Battered Women – Wauwatosa
Task Force on Equal Justice
Unemployment Compensation Appeals Clinic
United States District Court Pro Bono Program
University of Wisconsin Law School – LAIP
Western Wisconsin Legal Services
Winnebago Conflict Resolution Center
Wisconsin Law Foundation – Mock Trial
Wisconsin Council on Human Concerns
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc.
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Kids Matter, Inc.
Kids Matter, Inc. restores opportunity to
abused and neglected youth in Milwaukee.
It was founded in 2000 as a small
grassroots organization.
Kids Matter, Inc. works with foster and
kinship parents, birth parents, and
grandparents, child welfare professionals,
health care providers, attorneys, and the
juvenile justice community to improve the
lives of the many Milwaukee County
children involved in the child welfare
system.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
The Public Interest Law Section (PILS) presents:
Public Interest Law Student of the Year Awards
Kate Frigo, University of Wisconsin Law School
This award recognizes law
students who demonstrate:
•
a commitment to working in the
public interest
•
public interest involvements
before and during law school
•
exceptional volunteer work or
activism in their community, the
community at large, or the law
school community
•
a commitment to helping others
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Milwaukee, Inc.
Catholic Charities strives to be one social
ministry, in valued relationship with
parishes, while walking together for the
poorest and most vulnerable sisters and
brothers.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Milwaukee’s mission is to be inspired by
Christ’s call to serve, to serve those in
need, to advocate for justice, and to call
upon others to do the same.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
The AIDS Resource Center of
Wisconsin provides comprehensive
health care services and a vast array
of social services to Wisconsin
residents living with HIV disease in
addition to offering AIDS prevention
programs in the state.
The AIDS Resource Center of
Wisconsin is at the forefront of HIV
prevention, care and treatment, and is
dedicated to providing quality
medical, dental, mental health and
social services for all people with HIV
disease.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
AIDS Network
AIDS Network provides comprehensive,
community-driven HIV/AIDS prevention
and care services throughout South
Central Wisconsin with offices in
Madison, Beloit, and Janesville. A core
value of the agency has been to provide
prevention and care services through a
network of local partners.
AIDS Network’s mission is to provide
support, education and opportunities for
the well-being of everyone touched by
HIV/AIDS.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
ABC for Health, Inc.
ABC (Advocacy and Benefits Counseling) for
Health, Inc. is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit public
interest law firm dedicated to linking children and
families, particularly those with special needs, to
health care benefits and services.
ABC for Health’s mission is to provide the
community of both patients and providers with the
information, advocacy tools, legal services, and
expert support they need to secure health care
coverage and services.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
was founded in 1916 “to do all things
necessary for the prevention of
injustice.” It is one of the nation’s
oldest, continuously operating, public
interest law firms.
In addition to representing individuals
and families too poor to afford legal
counsel, Legal Aid Society of
Milwaukee challenges patterns and
practices of abusive behavior by large
corporations and governmental entities
through litigation of class action and
major impact cases.
The Legal Assistance Committee presents:
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year
Gennerman, Mazzie-Briscoe Law Group
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This award is presented for the firm’s outstanding pro bono assistance
to Jewish Social Services, JSS clients, and the Community Immigration
Law Clinic on issues related to the immigration consequences of
criminal convictions, residence, employment authorization, and the
rights of immigrant victims of domestic violence.
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The firm has a growing presence in the Wisconsin Literacy Network
agencies and community colleges working with English as Second
Language teachers to address the immigration needs of their students.
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The firm has working relationships with the criminal defense attorneys
of the State (and Federal) Public Defender’s office, Hurley Burish and
Stanton, (Lawton and Cates) and many solo private bar attorneys in
which it provides detailed immigration evaluations for non-citizen
criminal defendants.
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The firm was awarded the Dane County Bar Association Pro Bono
Services award in 2010.
WisTAF recognizes our Prime Partners
Prime Partners voluntarily pay .5%
above comparable interest rates
WisTAF 2011 Grant Recipient
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Legal Action of Wisconsin provides free legal
services to low-income people who would
otherwise be denied justice. Legal Action
of Wisconsin delivers top quality,
personalized legal service to each of their
clients in the various areas of family law
and domestic violence, housing, public
benefits, special education, and economic
development.
The organization also emphasizes legal
work with a broader reach, aimed at
systemic changes that will help more people
achieve a decent quality of life.