2012 Annual Report: Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Cultivating a lifelong commitment to public interest law since 1977.

Letter from PILIs Board President and Executive Director

Thirty-five years ago, a group of forward-thinking lawyers and philanthropists conceived of a law student internship program in Chicago. Backed by law schools, public interest law organizations, the Donors Forum, and the Chicago Bar Association, a pilot project was launched in the summer of 1977 with twelve interns at four organizations: the Better Government Association, the ACLU of Illinois, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, and the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Called The Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship Program, the stated objectives were to increase law students understanding of the Michael G. Bergmann, PILI Executive Director, need for public interest law, to encourage their informed and Lee Ann Russo, PILI Board President consideration of a career in public interest law, and to help further the work of public interest law agencies in Chicago. But, PILIs founders had larger goals too, goals that reached beyond these first dozen students. They set their sights on nothing less than changing the culture of law school and the legal profession. This says to every student who hears about the program: Public interest law is respectable too, they wrote. It says, Here is a group of potential role models leaders of the bar, law school deans and faculty members, attorneys at the agencies, officials of important Chicago foundations and corporations who think public interest law is worth their time and money.

Text on the front page was taken from an April, 1982 report entitled Report on the Survey of Former Interns of Public Interest Law Internship. This document summarizes the outcomes of the PILI program for our first 5 years of Interns, and concludes that This preliminary but strong demonstration of accomplishment indicates that every effort be made to maintain this program, with serious consideration given toward its expansion to include more agencies and more students in future PILI programs. This and other documents from PILIs early years are used throughout this annual report.

1977

The Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship Program launches with 12 Law Student Interns at 12 public interest law organizations in Chicago.

1989 For the first time,

government agencies join PILIs Participating Agencies.

1983

PILI launches the Graduate Fellowship Program, with 4 Fellows sponsored by 3 firms joining 23 Interns at 7 participating public interest law organizations.

1980 The program formally incorporates as the Public

Interest Law Internship, or PILI for short, establishing our first board of directors.
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Cultivating a lifelong commitment to public interest law

Three and a half decades later, our programs have grown beyond law student internships and expanded outside of the city of Chicago. But we are proud to continue to pursue the vision of our founders, as relevant today as it was in 1977, to foster a culture of service within the legal profession. PILIs mission is to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law by creating opportunities for law students and lawyers to do public interest and pro bono work in Illinois. Through our four programs, the Law Student Internship Program, Graduate Fellowship Program, Alumni Network, and Pro Bono Initiative Program, we leverage resources from within the legal community into thousands of hours of legal assistance each year, so that together we can better meet the legal needs of individuals and families living in poverty. The celebration of our 35th Anniversary has been made even more special by the growth we have achieved this year. This summer and school-year, we placed a remarkable 127 Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at public interest law organizations across Chicago and Illinois. We launched a new Alumni Network Leadership Council, and our Pro Bono Initiative Program has undertaken several new projects, equipping pro bono leaders and practitioners with the resources they need, and facilitating effective partnerships with our constituents across the state. This annual report details the accomplishments and successes of this most recent year in PILIs history, with stories and features to give you a closer look at the work we do. Anniversaries afford a particular opportunity for reflection and thankfulness. From its beginning, PILI has been an organization built on partnerships and collaboration. We could not achieve the goals described in this report without the 59 public interest law organizations that participate in our programs. They not only work tirelessly with and on behalf of countless legal aid clients each year, but they also help nurture a new generation of public interest lawyers through their effective supervision of our Interns and Fellows. We are thankful to these agencies for their ongoing partnership! And, we certainly would not be able to achieve our goals without support from the many law firms, corporations, law schools, foundations, and individuals who have invested in our mission. In particular, we wish to thank the founding members of our Giving Circles, individuals who have pledged a specific gift to PILI for the next five years. Their commitment to us enables us to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law among the law students and lawyers participating in our programs. We also especially wish to thank Foley & Lardner LLP for their in-kind donation of office space, and DePaul University College of Law for again providing classroom space for our summer programming. We hope that you enjoy PILIs 35th Anniversary Annual Report and that you will join us in pursuit of our goal of fostering a culture of service within the legal profession. Yours truly,

Lee Ann Russo, Jones Day President, PILI Board of Directors

Michael G. Bergmann PILI Executive Director

1993

PILI adopts a new name: we become the Public Interest Law Initiative, the name we bear today.

2006

PILIs Law Student Internship Program application goes online.

2009 Florence E. Miller, a strong advocate for women in the legal profession, named PILI
as a beneficiary in her estate, establishing the Florence E. Miller Memorial Fund. In response to the economic downturn, PILI launches the Extended Placement Program.

2000

The Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Internship Fund is funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation in memory of Alfred C. Tisdahl, a prominent Chicago litigator commited to public interest law and community service.

2010 PILI Alumni now

number 3,000.

2012 With a class of 127 Interns and

2007 PILI launches an Alumni Network

1999 PILI launches the Pro Bono Initiative Program

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to promote pro bono at firms and corporations across the state.

to help maintain the connection between former Interns & Fellows, PILI, and the larger public interest law community.

Fellows, a new Alumni Network Leadership Council, and statewide Pro Bono Initiative projects, PILI celebrates 35 years of service to the Illionois public interest community.
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Law Student Internship Program

PILIs Law Student Internship Program places first and second-year law students at public interest law organizations in Illinois. Interns work 400 hours during the summer or 200 hours during the school year, with PILI paying their stipend, ensuring quality supervision by experienced attorneys and providing supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities. The result is an increase in the capacity of these public interest law organizations to meet the needs of their low-income clients and an increase in the number of emerging lawyers connected and committed to public interest law.

My Internship at the National Immigrant Justice Center has been a great experience. While working under the supervision of some of the best and most passionate immigration lawyers in the area, I was given a lot of freedom and responsibility to work with clients directly. I have filed six immigrant applications and two appeals with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), attended a USCIS hearing in the capacity of a translator, and represented a client in removal proceedings at the immigration court in Chicago. Probably the most memorable experience I had during my PILI Internship was working at the Dream Relief Day at Navy Pier in mid-August. This event was organized to help undocumented youth who might qualify for deferred action status navigate the ins and outs of the application. I spent the entire day doing intake with these young people who had either camped out overnight or arrived at 4 or 5 in the morning just so that they could live their lives free from fear of deportation or be able to work to help their family. They were all truly inspirational representatives of Americas youth, and reminded me of why I wanted to fight for their cause and work for an organization like the National Immigrant Justice Center for my PILI Internship. Margaret ODonoghue Loyola University Chicago School of Law

47 summer Interns and 10 school-year Interns served 20,800 hours at 24 participating agencies. They provided direct services to 1,005 clients and brief services to 1,540 clients for a total of 2,545 clients served by this class of PILI Interns.
These Interns undertook a wide range of tasks this summer, including but certainly not limited to: Conducting in-person intake in both English and Spanish; Successfully arguing for a VAWA adjustment of status and cancellation of removal; Negotiating settlements in eviction cases; Compiling U-visa applications; Attending IEP (individualized education program) meetings with clients; Participating in a testimony before the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority; Mediating pro se cases at the Daley Center; Drafting wills and assisting in creating Powers of Attorney for property and healthcare; Contributing to a rapid response on the Affordable Care Act ruling; and Writing memos on township government, elections and free speech.

PILI Interns Chevon Chapman, Goli Rahimi, and Liz Youakim all served at LAF this summer.

Expanding our reach

Under our current long range plan, PILI has committed to expanding both the number and the geographic scope of our Internship placements. We are pleased to announce a new PILI Internship position for the summer of 2013 at Prairie State Legal Services in Peoria, IL, made possible with funding from the Lee L. Morgan and Mary H. Morgan Endowment of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois. This will be PILIs first Internship in Illinois outside of Chicago, where the need is great but resources are few.

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Graduate Fellowship Program

Through the PILI Graduate Fellowship Program, new associates at Chicago law firms spend 300 hours during the summer or fall working at public interest law organizations in Illinois while studying for or after taking the bar. Fellows are sponsored by their firms. PILI ensures quality supervision by experienced legal aid attorneys and provides supplemental educational, networking and mentoring opportunities, cultivating a commitment to pro bono work and public interest law that will stay with these new associates throughout their career.

Growing our numbers

In 2012, PILI saw a substantial increase in the number of Graduate Fellows, as well as the number of law firms offering this opportunity to their incoming associates. To help our Fellows establish strong and lasting roots in the Illinois legal and pro bono community, this year we invited them to participate in our Advising Program, matching them with PILI Board Members and Alumni.

70 PILI Fellows served 21,000 hours at 37 participating agencies. They provided direct services to 419 clients and brief services to 684 clients for a total of 1,103 clients served
by this class of PILI Fellows. Among a wide range of tasks, they: Served as a case manager at the Daley Center as part of the court mediation program; Represented domestic violence victims in divorce, custody, and order of protection proceedings; Helped incorporate businesses and not-for-profits; Conducted client intake at the Municipal Court Desk and the Collections Desk at the Daley Center; Ran a voting rights workshop for new U.S. citizens; Researched the effectiveness of juvenile victim-offender mediation programs; and Helped low-income taxpayers resolve their federal tax controversies. Is your law firm interested in sponsoring PILI Fellows? Firms that sponsor PILI Fellows benefit from the Fellows experience and training in law as well as their connections to public interest law organizations once they start at the firm. Sponsoring firms also take an active role in encouraging their incoming associates to develop long-term interests in pro bono practice. Contact us at info@pili-law.org for information about how your firm can get involved in PILIs Graduate Fellowship Program.

Participating in the PILI program was the ideal supplement to studying for the bar exam. My Fellowship experience not only exposed me to an area of the law with which I was completely unfamiliar, but it also allowed me to further develop skills that will be invaluable to me as a young associate. As a Fellow at the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern, I was part of a team of attorneys who made it their mission to remedy miscarriages of justice that occurred as a result of flaws within the criminal justice system. I researched a wide array of legal issues that affected the Centers wrongly convicted clients and actively participated in the discovery stages of the Centers ongoing civil cases. My supervising attorney gave me the unique opportunity to participate in strategy conferences, observe depositions, and attend status hearings. Though my Fellowship has now concluded, I can say with confidence that my involvement with public interest work and criminal justice reform is far from over. As I begin my legal career, I will take my experiences at the MacArthur Justice Center with me, and I hope to devote my pro bono practice to criminal justice reform. Paul Vaglica Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP

2012 PILI Fellows were sponsored by: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Jenner & Block LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Reed Smith LLP Schiff Hardin LLP Sidley Austin LLP Winston & Strawn LLP
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PILI Alumni Network

Since PILI first launched the Internship Program in 1977 and the Fellowship Program in 1983, over 3,000 law students and graduates have participated. These public interest lawyers span the globe and the profession: from firm and corporate attorneys, to members of the government sector and the judiciary, to members of the higher education and public interest law sectors. The PILI Alumni Network maintains the connection between these lawyers and the greater public interest community, providing educational, networking and leadership opportunities.

The PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council

Chair
Justin L. Heather Korey Cotter Heather & Richardson, LLC

Alumni Spotlights:
Each PILI e-newsletter profiles one Intern Alum & one Fellow Alum, spotlighting their impressive careers and the important work that they do for and on behalf of people living in poverty. Many PILI Alumni hold leadership positions in the public interest and pro bono communities. Visit www.pili-law.org/alumnispotlights.htm to read more about these remarkable PILI Alumni and the work they do. To sign up for our bi-monthly e-newsletter, visit www.pili-law.org/newsletter.htm.

ViCe-Chair
Elizabeth P. Lewis McDermott Will & Emery

PiLi Board Liaison

Reena Bajowala Jenner & Block LLP

Board Committee Liaison

Charles P. Golbert Cook County Public Guardian

memBers
Dave Scriven-Young Peckar & Abramson Katherine G. Deibert Mayer Brown LLP John Thurmond Lateral Link Group Susan DeCostanza Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Mario Sullivan Law Office of Peter A. Johnson Jordan Heinz Kirkland & Ellis LLP Travis Kennedy Eimer Stahl LLP Sean Morales-Doyle Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan Ltd. Gail Kim Perkins Coie LLP Kate Pomper Office of the Illinois Attorney General Marc Katz Career Builder Michelle Lammers Northern Trust Emily Seymore Paul Hastings LLP Jessica Schneider Chicago Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Margaret Kuzma LAF Chicago

Daniel Serrano, 2000 PILI Intern at LAF, was recently appointed Director for the Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession for the ABA . He is also an award-winning crime novelist.

PILI Alumni and staff together at the first meeting of the PILI Alumni Network Leadership Council in March.

The second annual Alumni Reunion Reception was held in FY 2012 on October 5, 2011, and raised over $3,000 towards the Alumni Named Internship Fund. The Alumni Network Leadership Council launched in 2012, with Alumni leading teams to plan programming, outreach and fundraising. The Network hosted a CLE program on July 12 on Working with Diverse Client Populations. Many PILI Alumni also spoke or presented on panels at PILI programs and events, including our summer educational series. In record numbers, PILI Alumni served as advisors to this years class of Interns and Fellows.

Sasha Reyes, 2000 PILI Fellow at the Environmental Law and Policy Center, has twice been awarded a Distinguished Service Award from CVLS for her pro bono work with their Jane Addams clinic.

Serving as a PILI Fellow enhanced my career as an attorney in many ways, expanded my professional network and helped me gain lasting and truly meaningful friendships.
- Dave Scriven-Young, 2003 Fellow

Matt Jenkins, 2005 PILI Intern at LAF, is now an associate at Corboy & Demitrio and serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Disability and Elder Law.

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Pro Bono Initiative Program

PILI is a resource for law firms, corporations and other groups seeking to develop or enhance their pro bono programs. The goal of our Pro Bono Initiative Program is to foster a culture of service within the legal profession, creating work environments, programs and opportunities that help new associates and seasoned attorneys alike actualize their commitment to pro bono work. Through a range of innovative projects, creative partnerships and coordinated efforts, PILI promotes new ways to expand the scope and quantity of legal services available for people living in poverty in Illinois.

Working together with Prairie State Legal Services and Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, PILI has developed and launched new Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees. These committees are made up of members of the judiciary as well as pro bono leaders from local law firms, corporations, bar associations, and public interest law organizations. The goal of our Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees is to increase access to justice by promoting and enhancing pro bono legal services within a particular judicial circuit. Specifically, through these committees, PILI aims to raise awareness of the need for free or low-cost legal services, identify and reduce barriers to pro bono, recruit attorneys to participate in pro bono programs, and recognize the pro bono contributions of area attorneys. In FY 2012, the first two Pro Bono Committees were officially launched. The 3rd Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee (Edwardsville Area), chaired by Judge Barbara Crowder, hosted a legal advice workshop in Madison County. The 14th Judicial Circuit Committee (Rock Island), chaired by attorney Thomas Blade, is working on developing a CLE program and pro bono project on landlord-tenant issues. PILI aims to launch two more Pro Bono Committees in the coming year: one in the 6th Judicial Circuit (Champaign area) and another in the 10th Judicial Circuit (Peoria area). We are grateful to our partners across the state for making this new initiative a success!

Stephanie Villinski of Illinois Legal Aid Online, Cindy Wilson of Northwestern University, Mary Bird of Loyola University, and others discuss opportunities for collaboration at PILIs joint Agency and Law School Roundtable.

PILI hosted the Illinois Forum on Pro Bono on September 14, 2011, on the topic Improving the Pro Bono Delivery Model. Ideas and strategies generated at this Forum contributed to the American Bar Associations National Pro Bono Summit held the following month in Washington, DC, and helped inform the Summits ultimate goal of developing a nationally coordinated action plan for improving the pro bono legal services delivery model. On September 29, PILI hosted Explore the Possibilities: Pro Bono and Public Interest Law Placements for law students interested in learning more about public interest law. In 2012, PILI organized a full complement of Pro Bono Roundtables, constituent group-specific gatherings for pro bono leaders from across the state. Our Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable was on March 14, a special joint Agency and Law School Roundtable was on May 29, and our first ever Law Firm Pro Bono Roundtable was held on November 13.

Planning ahead

New Pro Bono Initiative Program events have already been scheduled for 2013. Mark your calendars - we hope you will join us! February 28: Legal Service Agency Roundtable at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP April 16: Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable at Aon plc June 19: Annual Pro Bono Reception at The Ivy Room at Tree Studios July 10: Law School Pro Bono Roundtable at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. November 5: Law Firm Pro Bono Roundtable at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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Annual Awards Luncheon

Celebrating Service: The Legal Profession at Its Best

Each year PILI hosts our Annual Awards Luncheon to celebrate the best aspects of the legal profession: the skill, commitment, and generosity of the lawyers, law students, law firms and corporations dedicating countless hours each year to public interest work. PILIs Annual Awards Luncheon brings together hundreds of members of the Illinois legal community to pay tribute to the people and organizations whose exemplary pro bono work has inspired us and made us proud. The Luncheon also features several awards to acknowledge those whose work epitomizes the ideal of access to justice for all. In FY 2012, the Annual Awards Luncheon was held at the Renaissance Downtown Chicago Hotel on December 1. We were pleased to honor the following award recipients:

Annual Pro Bono Reception

2012 Pro Bono reCognition roster Law firms
Baker & McKenzie LLP Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Chapman and Cutler LLP DLA Piper LLP (US) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Foley & Lardner LLP Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Holland & Knight LLP Jenner & Block LLP Jones Day K&L Gates LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Locke Lord LLP

Celebrating Pro Bono

The Annual ProBono Reception is PILI's opportunity to celebrate the communitys pro bono relationships and successes and the work of our Pro Bono Initiative. In 2012, this event was held on June 20 and attended by 250 law firm and corporate attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries, the current class of PILI Interns and Fellows, PILI Alumni, and representatives from law schools and public interest law organizations from across the state. PILI recognized 34 law firms and 8 corporate legal departments whose noteworthy pro bono contributions earned them a place on PILIs Pro Bono Recognition Roster, unveiled at this event.

distinguished PuBLiC serViCe award

Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride Illinois Supreme Court

Mayer Brown LLP McDermott Will & Emery McGuireWoods LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Much Shelist, P.C. Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Perkins Coie LLP Reed Smith LLP Schiff Hardin LLP Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Sidley Austin LLP SNR Denton US LLP

Vedder Price P.C. Winston & Strawn LLP

CorPorate LegaL dePartments

Allstate Insurance Company Aon plc Caterpillar Inc. Deere & Company Exelon Corporation JPMorgan Chase & Co. McDonalds Corporation Northern Trust

distinguished PiLi aLumni awards

Justin Heather, 2001 PILI Fellow Partner at Korey Cotter Heather & Richardson, LLC Kathleen Clark, 1997 PILI Intern Executive Director at Lawyers Committee for Better Housing

Among our guests this year was a group of delegates from the Ukraine visiting the United States to learn about public interest law.

Pro Bono initiatiVe award

Mayer Brown LLP

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Ways to support PILI

Donations to PILI are an investment in the long-term stability of public interest law and pro bono. Our programs not only help meet immediate legal aid needs, but also provide the building blocks for participants in our programs to become leaders in public interest law and in pro bono, expanding and enhancing the availability of quality legal services for people living in poverty both now and into the future.

Ways to support PILI: Giving Circles

Cornerstone Society
an annual gift of $1,000 or more Brad & Terri Lane Choi Law Firm, LLC Justin L. Heather Kimball & Karen Anderson Lee Ann Russo & Kevin Miller Michael G. Bergmann Thomas & Jen-Mei Dorris

Make a donation:
Online at www.pili-law.org/donate.htm Or by mail: Public Interest Law Initiative, c/o Foley & Lardner LLP 321 North Clark Street, 28th Floor Chicago, IL 60654

Attend or sponsor one of our events:

The Annual Awards Luncheon is held every year in the late fall and celebrates the legal profession at its best - www.pili-law.org/annualawardsluncheon.htm. The Annual Pro Bono Reception is held every year in June and celebrates the significant pro bono contributions of firms and corporations - www.pili-law.org/probonoreception.htm.

Make a testamentary gift or bequest:

Contact PILI Executive Director, Michael Bergmann, at mbergmann@pili-law.org or by phone at 312-832-5129 to learn more.

Law firms can sponsor PILI Graduate Fellows:

Visit our website at www.pili-law.org/fellowships.htm for more information.

Members of PILI Giving Circles are a special group of supporters who embrace our mission and take a personal interest in our success. Giving Circle members pledge a specific amount to PILI each year for the next five years. Their gift goes farther than a simple donation - it allows us to better anticipate revenue in our budgeting, to better attract new donors, and to better recognize our core supporters. PILI is incredibly grateful to these founding members of our Giving Circles, new this year in 2012. Their commitment to PILI helps us cultivate a lifelong commitment to public interest law among law students and lawyers, so that together we can better meet the legal needs of individuals and families living in poverty in Illinois. For more information about joining a PILI Giving Circle, visit our website or contact PILIs Executive Director, Michael G. Bergmann, at mbergmann@pili-law.org or at 312-832-5129.

Justice Circle

an annual gift of $750 Jennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. Surdell Katherine G. Deibert Nikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein

Magistrate Circle

an annual gift of $500 Barbara Bressler & Jerry Garson Don & Ky Hilliker Elizabeth & Daniel Lewis Mary Ann OConnor Stephen D. Libowsky & Sue Berman

Counselor Circle

an annual gift of $250 Charles P. Golbert Dave & Kathy Scriven-Young Justice Sheila OBrien & Judge Wayne Andersen Nancy Felton-Elkins Thomas & Laura Dee

Advocate Circle
an annual gift of $100 J. Damian Ortiz Marc Katz Scott W. Henry

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Ways to Support PILI: Named Internships

Named and Honorary Internships are a special way to make a difference in the life of a law student while also adding critical capacity to public interest law organizations seeking to better meet the needs of their clients. Donors can designate Internships in tribute to family, friends and colleagues, or they can target a specific legal need or legal service provider.

With thanks to our donors

$40,000 +
Foley & Lardner LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Polk Bros. Foundation Exelon Goldberg Kohn Illinois State Bar Association Jewish Judges Association of Illinois Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kimball & Karen Anderson Locke Lord LLP McDermott Will & Emery Perkins Coie LLP SNR Denton US LLP United Air Lines, Inc. Vedder Price James & Kathryn Rolfes Jeffrey & Nancy Ross Jerome Gilson Latham & Watkins LLP Richard OMalley, Jr. & Anne Gallagher The John Marshall Law School Thomas Morsch

$30,000 - $39,999
Sidley Austin LLP

PILI thanks the following individuals and foundations for generously funding PILI Named Internships in 2012: Kimball & Karen Anderson sponsored Anthony Todd at the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago. The Chicago Bar Foundation sponsored Nikki Ashmore at Equip for Equality, Mary Kennelly at the Shriver Center, and Brittni Rivera at the Chicago Legal Clinic. The Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division sponsored Meryl Prochaska at Health & Disability Advocates. The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois sponsored a new Named Intern, the Justice Robert E. Gordon Scholar, for Tom Hallock at Cabrini Green Legal Aid. The Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Internship Fund(funded by friends of Roslyn Lieb in honor of her career) sponsored Susan Ritacca at the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Florence Miller Endowment Fund (a testamentary gift from the estate of Florence Miller) sponsored Tiffany Onyemaobi at Access Living and Hannah Yager at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. The PILI Alumni Named Internship Fund sponsored Jaclyn Zarack at the Legal Aid Society.

$20,000 - $29,999

Baker & McKenzie LLP Francis Beidler Foundation Illinois Bar Foundation Winston & Strawn LLP

$500 - $999

$10,000 - $19,999

$2,500 - $4,999

There is such a need for legal services, and PILI meets that need by connecting students like me who want to do public interest work with resources to learn and establish roots in the legal service community.
- Susan Ritacca, Roslyn C. Lieb Honorary Intern

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago Bar Foundation Helen Brach Foundation Jenner & Block LLP Jones Day Mayer Brown LLP Reed Smith LLP Schiff Hardin LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Union League Civic & Arts Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Aon plc Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Capstone Advisory Group LLP Cohen Law Group, P.C. DLA Piper LLP (US) Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Franczek Radalet P.C. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lee Ann Russo & Kevin Miller LexisNexis Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP McDonalds Corporation McGuireWoods LLP Northern Trust

Accenture Allstate Insurance Company Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP Deere & Company Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

$1,000 - $2,599

Brad & Terri Lane Caterpillar Choi Law Firm, LLC DePaul University College of Law Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Alison Conlon Andrew Vail* Barbara Bressler & Jerry Garson Calvin & Catherine Bellamy Chicago Bar Association Christopher & Patricia Horsch Daniel Lange David Erie Debra Stetter Donald & Carolyn Hilliker Elinor Beidler Siklossy Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Francis Beidler III Greene and Letts James Beyer Joshua Vincent Linton Childs Maureen Mosh Michael G. Bergmann Michael & Mary Woolever Miller Shakman & Beem, LLP Myles Berman Nikki Will Stein & Fredric Stein Sarah Bernstein & Daniel Pavlakovic Scott Mendel & Liz Trager Mendel Stephen Libowsky & Sue Berman *indicates PILI Alumni

The Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Internship Fund (funded by the Francis Beidler Foundation) sponsored Kevin Zickterman at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. The Union League Civic & Arts Foundation sponored Michael Cannell at Citizen Advocacy Center and Jenny Denny at Equip for Equality.

A special tribute
Thomas B. Dorris has been an active member of PILIs Board of Directors for 27 years. When his mother, Kay Dorris, passed away in the fall of 2011, he designated PILI as a recipient of memorial gifts. Funds raised were used to support a special, one-time memorial Internship in the spring of 2012. The recipient of this Internship, Fernando Colon, a 2L from Chicago-Kent College of Law, worked at LAF on U-Visas and other immigration issues. PILI wishes to thank the family and friends of Tom and his mother Kay for their generosity, which has created this special and fitting tribute to her life.
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With thanks to our donors (contd)

Thomas & Jen-Mei Dorris William Meyers

FY 2012 Financials
exPenses
Personnel (Salary, Tax, Benefits)..... 280,589 Grants & Education......................... 204,339 Professional Fees (Audit, Payroll)... 4,352 Printing & Publications.................... 4,586 Postage & Shipping........................ 1,682 Office Supplies & Equipment......... 2,310 Telephone & Internet...................... 1,934 Occupancy....................................... 44,000 Conferences, Travel & Meetings.... 6,783 Dues & Subscriptions...................... 2,825 Insurance.......................................... 6,131 Special Events.................................. 36,523 Depreciation.................................... 440 Miscellaneous.................................. 4,399
Special Events - 38% Investment & Other Income - 5% Foundations & Corporations - 29% Law Firms - 21% Board & Individual Giving - 7%

$250 - $499

Ann Rothschild Arthur Don C. Vincent Maloney Cary & Beth Perlman Cynthia Wilson David & Judith Schiffman Dolores Hanna Illinois Tool Works Foundation James Morsch & Margaret Rice Jennifer T. Nijman & Steven M. Surdell Jordan Heinz* Justin L. Heather* Kaarina Salovaara Katherine G. Deibert* Mark Melickian & Erin Collin Mary Ann OConnor Matthew* & Katy Furton Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP Paul Freehling Roger & Martha Pascal Ronald Ohren Thomas & Laura Dee William Conlon

$100 - $249

Adam Gross* & Mia Barricini Andrew Bautista* Anthony & Kelly Hopp Barbara Barreno* Beverly Groudine Carol & Robert Lifton Charles P. Golbert* Craig & Nancy White Dave* & Kathy Scriven-Young David Diamond Donald & Dolores Register Eleanor Nicholson Elena DeWolfe* Elizabeth* & Daniel Lewis Erin McCloskey Maus & Gary Maus Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation Hon. Abner Mikva & Zorita Mikva Hon. Allen Walker & Donna Walker Howard Learner & Lauren Rosenthal

J. Damian Ortiz James Pfander James Whitehead Jeffrey Colman & Nancy Loeb John Tanagho* John Thurmond* John Clay John Huntington John & Erin Bourke John Eric Schaal Joseph Blasko Julie & Kristopher Tappendorf Kate Pomper* Kathleen Clark* Kathleen Barry & Curtis Warner Laurie Mikva* Leonard Rubinowitz Maria Woltjen* & Alex Kotlowitz Mark Furlane Maureen Stratton Michael & Diane Beemer Nancy Felton-Elkins Patricia Besser Patrick Gallagher* Patrick Sean Ginty Patty McCarthy Rachel Moore* Richard Hess Richard Rosenthal Ricky Rems Robert & Alanna Gordon Roslyn Lieb Ruth Major* Scott W. Henry Sean Morales-Doyle* Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Shana & Mac Heller-Ogden Steven & Carol Gilford Susan Curry William Spence*

Up to $99

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Alison Zirn Andrew Kang Andy Wrona Anita Weinberg* Cathy Yu* Celiza Braganca Charles Wintersteen* Cher Fieri Cynthia Jared Dale Nichols

Dan Johnson* Daniel Hurtado* David* & Deborah Kotzian Edward & Lydia Grossman Elizabeth Frankel Erica Roberts Gail Kim* H. Randolph Williams Hannah Stotland Helen Probst Mills* Helene & Marshall Shapo Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. Hon. Michael Hyman & Leslie Hyman Hon. Patricia Banks Jack Joseph James Blenko* Jay Readey* Jayne & Michael Reardon Jennifer Ansay* Jody Adler* Johnny Frevert* Joseph & Sylvia Stone Kathy Klein Kevin OBrien LaShonda Hunt* Laura Young* Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Lonneke Purucker* Marc Katz* Mario Sullivan* Marjorie & Galen Gockel Martin Wine Mary Bird Maureen Kieffer Michael Booden Nury Agudo Siekkinen * Precious Jacobs* Reena Bajowala* Richard & Judith Rhodes Ridgely Jackson Robert Slobig & Julia Mannix Robert & Antonia Mohs Susie Bucaro* Todd Belcore Tony Neuhoff* Travis Kennedy* University of Illinois College of Law Victor & Christina Filippini PILI sincerely regrets any inadvertent omissions or misspellings. *indicates PILI Alumni

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Foundations & Corporations........... 121,300 Law Firms........................................... 121,600 Board & Individual Contributions.... 39,019 Special Events................................... 218,135 Investment Income........................... 21,939 In-kind Support................................. 44,000 Transfer from restricted.................... 3,547

totaL: $ 569,540

totaL: $ 600,893
Fundraising - 6% Management & General - 7% Programs - 87%

This data is an unofficial representation of PILIs FY 2012 audited financial statements. To see our complete and official audit, contact us at info@pili-law.org or visit our website at www.pili-law.org/aboutus.htm.

With in-kind support from:

Blue Plate Catering Fullline Printing Law Bulletin Publishing Company Pixel Dreamer, LLC Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel TrialGraphix

PILI had a surplus of $32,058 from FY2011, which the PILI Board of Directors authorized for use to support additional Law Student Interns in FY2012: four new summer and two new school-year Interns, in addition to those that were accounted for in the FY2012 budget. Surplus funds used to pay Intern stipends are not counted as income in this audit, though they are reflected as expenses. This accounts for much of the deficit reflected above.

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PILI Board of Directors

President
Lee Ann Russo Jones Day

Participating Agencies
Adam Schwartz ACLU of Illinois Nikki Will Stein Polk Bros. Foundation Debra L. Stetter Schiff Hardin LLP Andrew W. Vail Jenner & Block LLP Joshua G. Vincent Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Honorable Allen P. Walker Circuit Court of Cook County

ViCe President
Richard F. OMalley, Jr. Sidley Austin LLP

seCretary
Bradley G. Lane Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

treasurer
Sarah M. Bernstein Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

direCtors
Kimball R. Anderson Winston & Strawn LLP Myles D. Berman Foley & Lardner LLP James R. Beyer Seyfarth Shaw LLP John J. Bourke Aon plc Barbara B. Bressler DePaul University College of Law Alison C. Conlon Barnes & Thornburg LLP Susan J. Curry The University of Chicago Law School Thomas R. Dee Vedder Price David M. Diamond Northwestern University School of Law Arthur Don Greenberg Traurig LLP Thomas B. Dorris Francis Beidler Foundation David T. Erie Kirkland & Ellis LLP Mark E. Furlane Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Matthew T. Furton Locke Lord LLP

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Adam Gross Business and Professional People for the Public Interest Scott W. Henry Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Donald B. Hilliker McDermott Will & Emery Anthony G. Hopp Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Christopher J. Horsch Retired Attorney William J. Katt, Jr. Foley & Lardner LLP Maureen Kieffer Loyola University Chicago School of Law Daniel B. Lange Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Stephen D. Libowsky SNR Denton US LLP Daniel P. Lindsey LAF Chicago Joseph P. Lombardo Chapman and Cutler LLP C. Vincent Maloney Perkins Coie LLP Mark Melickian Sugar, Felsenthal, Grais & Hammer LLP Scott M. Mendel K&L Gates LLP William C. Meyers Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Maureen A. Mosh Northern Trust Jennifer T. Nijman Nijman Franzetti LLP Mary Ann OConnor JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ronald L. Ohren Baker & McKenzie LLP J. Damian Ortiz The John Marshall Law School Ricky E. Rems Mayer Brown LLP James A. Rolfes Reed Smith LLP Jeffrey K. Ross Seyfarth Shaw LLP Kaarina Salovaara US Department of Justice

When PILIs Internship Program first launched 35 years ago in 1977, we placed 12 Interns at 4 public interest law organizations in Chicago. PILI now places Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows at any of 59 different organizations across the state of Illinois. We value our partnerships with these organizations and thank them for hosting our Interns and Fellows!

Life direCtors
John E. Clay Nancy Felton-Elkins Jerome Gilson Dolores K. Hanna Richard J. Hess Roslyn C. Lieb Thomas Morsch Roger Pascal

rePresentatiVes
Reena R. Bajowala Alumni Leadership Council Representative Barbara R. Barreno 2011 Fellow Representative Arturo Hernandez 2011 Intern Representative Christine Ricardo 2012 Intern Representative Paul Vaglica 2012 Fellow Representative

PILI Staff

Michael G. Bergmann Executive Director Shana Heller-Ogden Development & Communications Manager Julia M. Kepler Operations & Development Associate Sheila Simhan Program Manager

Access Living Active Transportation Alliance AIDS Legal Council of Chicago Alliance for the Great Lakes Asian American Institute Better Government Association Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of Law Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) Cabrini Green Legal Aid CARPLS Catholic Charities Legal Assistance Center for Conflict Resolution Center for Disability and Elder Law Center for Economic Progress Centro Romero Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Chicago-Kent College of Law Citizen Advocacy Center Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Illinois DePaul University College of Law Clinical Programs Domestic Violence Legal Clinic Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic Environmental Law and Policy Center Equip for Equality Family Defense Center

Federal Defender Program First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) Health and Disability Advocates (HDA) Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission Illinois Legal Aid Online Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship International Human Rights Law Institute James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy John Howard Association of Illinois John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic Lambda Legal Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Lawyers Committee for Better Housing Lawyers for the Creative Arts Legal Aid Society LAF Chicago Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy Loyola University Community Law Center MacArthur Justice Center Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund National Immigrant Justice Center Office of the Cook County Public Guardian Prairie State Legal Services, Inc Roger Baldwin Foundation-ACLU Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law The Law Project (TLP) Working Hands Legal Clinic Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights

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