2015 Annual Report
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Table of Contents WE MAKE EQUAL JUSTICE HAPPEN FOR...
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
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BY THE NUMBERS
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LEGAL AID SOLVES PROBLEMS
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CLIENT FEATURE STORY - DIEGO SALCIDO
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MY CHARGE
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LOCATIONS
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NOTES FROM OUR CLIENTS
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, AND PRO BONO
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DONORS
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We Make Equal Justice Happen For ...
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Tenants facing wrongful eviction.
Survivors of domestic violence.
Patients with legal barriers to health care.
Consumers bankrupted by medical and other debts.
Workers cheated out of wages or denied lawful benefits.
Children who need a stable home.
Elderly whose economic security or health care is in jeopardy.
Families denied necessary public benefits.
Homeowners facing foreclosure.
Agricultural workers who work for the lowest wage.
Native Americans denied rights and opportunities.
Farmers dealing with debt and new markets.
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“MY LEGAL AID LAWYER TOOK
THE TIME TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING. HE WAS ABLE TO GET QUICK RESULTS. HE IS VERY TALENTED, THOUGHTFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS AND A REAL BLESSING IN SO MANY WAYS. THANK YOU! ”
- Legal Aid Client
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Each morning, in homes across Nebraska, proud yet low-income families rise and spend another day struggling to make ends meet, to keep their children safe, to protect what little they have in the world- simply to keep it all together in the face of life’s curveballs and crises. It matters little whether they wake up in Omaha’s urban sprawl, in communities along the Platte River, or in the shadow of Scottsbluff. Having your home taken away, losing your children, seeing your small payday disappear, or being a survivor of domestic violence always causes strife. Legal representation with these challenges is often the only thing standing between a family’s efforts to see better days, or suffer a fall into deep poverty and a loss of hope. That’s the important job of Legal Aid of Nebraska. Legal Aid is a problem solver, standing side by side with lowincome, diverse Nebraskans enforcing laws, protecting rights, all the while addressing urgent needs and shining a light on what more could be done. As the only Nebraska civil legal aid provider offering our free services in every nook and cranny, we have a singular view on the realities facing Nebraska’s poor. As such, we know this: Legal Aid
makes Nebraska a better place for everyone to live and prosper, not just a few with a bit more luck and a lot more money. That’s a big job, but everyone associated with Legal Aid welcomes it.
“Legal Aid makes Nebraska a better place for everyone to live and prosper, not just a few with a bit more luck and a lot more money.” I joined this important organization in 2015 with my eyes wide open, but the challenge is daunting. Over 17,000 requests for legal help came in our doors in 2015, and we know this is but a fraction of the real need across the state. We help people in crisis, though we are forced to triage and direct our legal expertise to the most critical needs. In light of this reality, staff in Legal Aid’s seven offices and one satellite, and multiple statewide programs concentrate on delivering a measure of justice to everyone asking for our legal help. For those we represent, we demand real, positive, and measurable results. And in the midst of this blizzard of families in crisis, our staff delivers the highest quality legal work, by many of Nebraska’s best lawyers
and advocates. Though we know Legal Aid’s important work makes a real dent in poverty in Nebraska, we want our legal representation to make even more of an impact. To do this, we know we can, and should, work more in partnership with others. In 2016, Legal Aid is asking these big questions of people, leaders, and organizations across Nebraska through our “Fresh Look” initiative. Legal Aid is preparing for even more important work ahead- and we need your support. I am honored to be a part of Legal Aid, a unique and dynamic Nebraska force for good. Because, in everything we do, for everyone in Nebraska: we make equal justice happen.
Letter From The Executive Director
Sincerely,
Milo Mumgaard
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Letter From The President .......
On the move! With a new, dynamic Executive Director, Legal Aid of Nebraska is poised to provide a wider range of legal services to more Nebraskans in the coming years. Here is a progress report on some exciting developments during 2015: Disaster Relief. The federal Legal Services Corporation recognized Legal Aid as a leader in the field by awarding Legal Aid a special disaster relief grant to enroll private attorneys in planning for directly serving lowincome victims of disasters when they inevitably strike in Nebraska. Re-creating a household without important papers, ensuring access to bank accounts, negotiating insurance claims, avoiding scams, and other pressing matters will receive needed legal help as a result of this grant. Medical-Legal Partnerships. This project provides direct legal services to patients when legal problems interfere with their medical treatment and health care outcomes. Legal Aid posts lawyers at various hospitals to counsel eligible patients on the effects hospitalization may have on their housing, employment, eligibility for benefits, and other matters where hospitalization may spawn legal problems. The project is expanding to Lincoln, pairing with the People’s Health Center, and plans are
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underway for further expansion to western Nebraska health centers and hospitals. Strategic Planning. Legal Aid is involved in a renewed planning process, coined “Fresh Look: Poverty and Legal Aid.” The plan is to survey former and present clients, partner organizations and agencies, and community members through community meetings throughout Nebraska to gain insight into how Legal Aid can better serve those in poverty, and partner with other organizations to provide the best service to low-income people. Internal Management. Prompted by staff, Legal Aid has adopted a Salary Administration Plan to assist management in ensuring that all staff are treated equally, recognizing experience and special skill sets that benefit Legal Aid. The Board of Directors adopted the Plan and it has been in place nearly a year now, improving the staff reviewing process and staff morale. Board Leadership. Throughout the last two years as the organization has undergone situational challenges, the Board of Directors has been actively involved in assisting staff in various functions. This involvement has lessened now with the hiring of a new Executive Director, but the board remains active in providing
staff the advice, leadership, and oversight necessary to guide the firm through the coming years. It has been my pleasure to work with our outstanding board, and I look forward to positive board experiences in the future as this organization continues to be “on the move” in fighting poverty through civil legal aid across Nebraska. Yours, Hon. David Piester, President
SCOTTSB LU FF NO RTH PL ATTE
GRAND ISL AND NORFOL K
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SAT ELLI T E
L INCO L N BANCROFT O MA HA
WITH SEVEN LOCATIONS, ONE SATELLITE OFFICE, AND AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER PRIVATE LAWYERS, LEGAL AID PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN ALL OF NEBRASKA’S 93 COUNTIES.
8 Locations. 93 Counties Served. 1 Unified Goal. 6
By the Numbers GROCERIES
WELCOME
PA I D
WE HELPED NEARLY 1000 FAMILIES IN NEED OF INCOME SUPPORTS, SUCH AS FOOD STAMPS, SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME, HEALTH INSURANCE, TAXES, VETERAN BENEFITS AND UNPAID WAGES
WE SERVED MORE THAN 1800 FAMILIES WITH CONSUMER ISSUES, SUCH AS MEDICAL DEBTS, BANKRUPTCY AND KEEPING THEIR UTILITIES ON
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WE BACKED MORE THAN 1000 FAMILIES WHO WERE FIGHTING UNFAIR EVICTIONS AND OTHER HOUSING ISSUES
WE RELIEVED OVER 4200 FAMILIES WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR STABILITY THROUGH PROTECTION ORDERS AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE, CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN, DIVORCE AND GUARDIANSHIPS
In 2015, Our Clients Were
5%
68%
VETERANS
WOMEN
20%
DISABLED
30%
5%
LIVING IN DEEP POVERTY*
IMMIGRANTS
100% IN POVERTY
* D E E P P O V E R T Y I S D E F I N E D A S FA M I L I E S O F F O U R E A R N I N G $ 1 2 , 1 5 0 P E R Y E A R O R L E S S
IN 2015, LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA MADE EQUAL JUSTICE HAPPEN FOR MORE THAN 21,000 PEOPLE, ACROSS ALL 93 COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA. 8
Featured Story
D I E G O S A LC I D O
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By August, he had received and was responding positively to a second transplant. Yet, despite the surgical success, Diego could not return home. Like many other hardworking, yet low-income families, Diego’s family was forced to deal with substandard housing. Although the Salcido’s home was neat and tidy, it was infested with cockroaches and bedbugs, making a healthy recovery impossible for Diego’s compromised immune system.
A TRANSPLANT SURGERY IS only as successful as the recovery that follows. In his five short years of life, Diego Salcido had faced the enormous hardship of childhood cancer. After being diagnosed with leukemia in January, 2015 he received a bone marrow transplant, which failed.
Legal Aid of Nebraska through their Medical-Legal Partnership Project (MLPP) went to bat for Diego’s family, helping them work to get out of their lease, get back their deposit, find better housing and obtain furniture necessary for Diego’s health and recovery. The MLPP is a unique collaboration between Legal Aid of Nebraska and all of the major hospitals in the Omaha area. The MLPP offers free legal advice and representation to lowincome Nebraskans struggling with medical/legal problems. The MLPP has helped hundreds of individuals and families in the Omaha area, sending an attorney to be on site at the hospitals
weekly to answer questions and identify legal needs. In September, the hard work of the Legal Aid MLPP team received attention at the national level. PBS NewsHour featured a story on the MLPP with special attention on Diego, and the services the Salcidos received from Legal Aid. Without the help of Legal Aid of Nebraska, Diego’s family would be stuck with few options. Today, Diego is in remission, able to live without the confining restraints of life-threatening illness. The Salcido family has moved from unbearable living conditions to a home that accommodates all three of their children. Diego’s family expresses incredible gratitude to Legal Aid of Nebraska, describing the MLPP attorneys as angels who helped their son obtain the possibility of leading a full and productive life. The PBS NewsHour report illuminated the life changing work Legal Aid attorneys provide each day. The narratives may be different, but the individuals and families that come to Legal Aid are all saddled with legal barriers arising from their lives in poverty, yet with care and compassion
Legal Aid attorneys fight to make equal justice happen for families like Diego’s. Thanks to a generous grant award from the Community Health Endowment, the MLPP will extend into Lincoln at the end of 2016 to work with community health centers and continue working with families like the Salcidos.
Diego, his brother Hector, and PBS NewsHour reporter, Jackie Judd, reading together.
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My Charge:
KELSIE MYERS
IVIS HANNON
S TA F F AT T O R N E Y
PA R A L E G A L
“ T H E S AT I S FA C T I O N O F K N O W I N G I A D V O C AT E F O R T H O S E W H O H AV E NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN, OR ARE IN T H E I R M O S T V U L N E R A B L E S TAT E . ”
“GIVING POWER TO VICTIMS.”
BRANCH: YEARS SERVED: 11
NORFOLK 4.5
BRANCH: YEARS SERVED:
OMAHA 1.5
LEA WROBLEWSKI
C H E R E E H AT F I E L D
“ G R AT E F U L C L I E N T S – I F E E L L I K E I’M MAKING A DIFFERENCE.”
“I J U S T LOV E TO H E L P P E O P L E U N D E R S TA N D T H E I R O P T I O N S A N D FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION FOR THEIR ISSUES.”
M A N A G I N G AT T O R N E Y
BRANCH: YEARS SERVED:
S TA F F AT T O R N E Y
LINCOLN 19
BRANCH: YEARS SERVED:
OMAHA 4.5 12
Our Locations
OMAHA
LINCOLN
209. S. 19TH ST, STE. 200, OMAHA, NE 68102
941 “O” ST, STE. 825 LINCOLN, NE 68508
E M P LOY E E S: 42
E M P LOY E E S: 20
F U N FA C T : “THE OMAHA OFFICE HAS A R E F R I G E R AT O R FA I R Y W H O M A K E S MOLDY FOOD “POOF” DISAPPEAR.”
F U N FA C T : “ O U R M A N A G I N G AT T O R N E Y W A S A R A D I O DJ A N D CA N S T I L L M A K E A RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT VOICE.”
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N O R T H P L AT T E
SCOTTSBLUFF
102 E 3RD ST, STE. 102 N O R T H P L AT T E , N E 6 9 1 0 1
1 4 2 3 1 S T A V E , P. O . B O X 1 3 6 5 SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 69363
E M P LOY E E S: 3
E M P LOY E E S: 4
F U N FA C T : “ T O TA L C O M M U T I N G T I M E F O R T H E ENTIRE OFFICE: 15 MINUTES DURING RUSH HOUR“
F U N FA C T : “ W H E N W E N E E D I N S P I R AT I O N A N D GUIDANCE, WE SIT UNDER THE JOHN MILLIGAN TREE.“
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Our Locations
NORFOLK
BANCROFT
214 N. 7TH ST, STE. 10 NORFOLK, NE 68701
4 1 5 M A I N S T , P. O . B O X 3 2 5 BANCROFT, NE 68004
E M P LOY E E S: 5
E M P LOY E E S: 2
F U N FA C T : “THE ORIGINAL NORFOLK OFFICE W A S AT T H E R E G I O N A L C E N T E R , A N D T W O O F T H E S TA F F A R E S T I L L A L I V E T O T E S T I F Y T O T H AT … ”
F U N FA C T : “ W E F E E D T H E L O C A L S T R A Y C AT S OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE DOOR.”
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GRAND ISLAND
...WITH MORE TO COME
1 8 1 1 W. 2 N D S T , S T E . 4 4 0 OMAHA, NE 68802 E M P LOY E E S: 3 F U N FA C T : “EVERYONE IN THE OFFICE HAS A DOG!”
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Notes From Our Clients
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They were wonderful and I loved everything about Legal Aid.
Every time, I’ve been g rateful for the help I’ve received by the staf f at Legal Aid. Ms. Heaney has gone out of her way to help me end all of my issues.
I’m very happy with the results my lawyer Liliana worked for. She’s efficient and very dedicated to her work. I’m so happy she was the person that helped me. People should recognize her work. She deserves it and she’s a great person.
Elaine is the best! She is great at working with domestic violence survivors.
I am very thankful. Awesome service.
I believe I would not have succeeded without Scott’s foresight and expertise.
I’m very happy and appreciate the time and consideration I received from my attor ney.
I’m grateful that these services were offered to me at this time with my high medical needs and concer ns. This gave me some peace of mind. Thank you.
You’re the best!
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Financial Summary 2015 REVENUE BREAKDOWN B Y P E R C E N TA G E
REVENUE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION -BASIC GRANT
1,524,979
LEGAL AID AND SERVICES FUND
1,352,306
CONTRIBUTIONS 809,450 MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
510,876
LANCASTER COUNTY JUVENILE CONTRACT
462,229
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
317,326
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION- DISASTER GRANT
240,000
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FEDERAL GRANT
239,004
CONTRIBUTED SERVICES 1.4%
ELDERACCESSLINE® 216,203 CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND
211,967
NATIONAL FORECLOSURE (NLTAF)
200,000
CONTRIBUTED SERVICES
94,515
INTERCHURCH MINISTRIES OF NEBRASKA
50,000
INTEREST ON LAWYERS TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA)
46,500
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
43,058
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION -MIGRANT GRANT
42,291
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AREA AGENCY ON AGING
34,041
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION - NATIVE AMERICAN GRANT
33,134
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND
27,224
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - LOW INCOME TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE
21,532
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN - NORTH CENTRAL RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION 21,255
UNITED WAY OF LINCOLN AND LANCASTER COUNTY
20,271
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE & INTEREST
16,721
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION - TECHNOLOGY GRANT
14,000
UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS
12,500
NEBRASKA HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
UNITED WAY 0.7%
IOLTA 0.7% Interest & Misc. 0.3%
COUNTY 7%
FEDERAL 13.5%
FOUNDATION & PRIVATE DONORS 20.6%
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 28.3%
STATE 27.5%
7,608
TOTAL REVENUE NET ASSETS AT 12.31.15
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$6,568,990 $2,022,647
NOTE: Best practices for non-profit organizations indicate that the organization should have operating reserves equal to between 3 and 6 months operating expenses. At 12-31-15, Legal Aid of Nebraska had operating reserves of approximately 3.4 months, based on the 2016 budget.
EXPENSES SALARIES 3,708,178 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
1,055,144
OCCUPANCY 415,134 PAYROLL TAXES
267,759
CONTRACTED SERVICES
245,971
TELEPHONE 141,830 PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT CONTRACTS
94,518
DONATED PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT
94,518
DEPRECIATION 24,689 TRANSPORTATION 105,449 DEVELOPMENT 32,708 TECH SUPPORT
104,050
INSURANCE 64,505 TRAINING 59,389 SUPPLIES 35,885 LIBRARY 44,351 EQUIPMENT RENTAL
31,661
DUES 28,827 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING LITIGATION COSTS
25,007 5,568
MISCELLANEOUS 7,019 PRINTING 6,779 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
8,695
RECRUITING 12,628 TOTAL EXPENSES
$6,620,262
FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE BREAKDOWN PROGRAM SERVICES
85.70%
ADMINISTRATIVE & FUNDRAISING
14.30%
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2015 Volunteers and Interns
T hank yo u to our volu nteer s and unpaid inter ns for dedicating their time and energ y to Leg al Aid of Nebraska’s mission.
VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS CECILIA ABBEY R O S E L L E A G D I PA B R A N D O N B A R AT TA ANNETTE BURWELL JENNA BOULAS DALE CALLAHAN THERESA CUSIC A A R O N D E LO S S A N TO S AARON EDDY H E N R Y FA R N A N J A M E S FA R N A N BRENDAN GERNES MICHAEL HANSON E M I LY H A R R I M A N TA Y L O R H E R B E R T W I L L I A M LO N N WILLIAM MESCHER DEAN MUGGENBERG N AT E N E A R Y K AT H E R I N E P O W E R S MARIANA RESENDIZ MARY RICHTER
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H E AT H E R M O O R E SEAMUS MONAGHAN LINDA SANDA ROBERT SEVERSON PETER SITZMAN TJ T O O L E Y RHYS WILLIAMS
GOLF SCRAMBLE
PRO BONO AT T O R N E Y S
JENNY FREESE S A M A N T H A TA Y L O R E M I LY G O R D O N DREW MANDL
JEAN AMBROSE CHARRISSE ARTRY GEORGE BABCOCK DALE CALLAHAN JOSEPH DREESEN SCOTT HAHN CHRIS HOYME JERI HUNTER JACKSON LEWIS AL KHERKOVE
2015 Private Attorney Involvement
U n d e r t h e P r i v at e A t t o r n ey I nvo l e m e n t ( PA I ) p ro g r a m , L e g a l A i d re c r u i t s p r i v at e at t o r n ey s t o a s s i s t c l i e n t s l i v i n g at o r n e a r p ove r t y, p ro b o n o o r at re d u c e d r at e w i t h c i v i l l e g a l m at t e r s i n c o u n t i e s m o re t h a n o n e h o u r ’s d r i v i n g d i s t a n c e f ro m a L e g a l A i d o f f i c e. Fo r m o re i n f o r m at i o n o n h o w t o g e t i nvo l ve d w i t h t h e PA I , vo l u n t e e r, i n t e r n , o r l aw c l e rk p ro g r a m s, p l e a s e c o n t a c t C h r i s t i n e S t o l a r s k y j at ( 4 0 2 ) 3 4 8 - 1 0 6 9 e x t . 2 4 8 o r e m a i l c s t o l a r s k y j @ l e g a l a i d o f n eb r a s k a . o rg
PA I AT T O R N E Y S K AT Y A N D E R S O N , S C O T T S B L U F F GEORGE BABCOCK, OMAHA AMANDA BARRON, FREMONT FRANK BARRON III, FREMONT BEN BEETHE, TECUMSEH JOHN BEGLEY, OMAHA LY N D S E Y C A N N I N G , O M A H A BRUCE DALLUGE, TECUMSEH DAV I D D R E W, B L A I R JEFF ENSZ, MINDEN STEVE FILLMAN, YORK L E TA F O R N O F F , F R E M O N T TA R A G A R D N E R , L I N C O L N LUCINDA GLEN, HASTINGS SCOTT GRAFTON, AURORA D Y L A N H A N D L E Y , FA L L S C I T Y ANGELA HEIMES, OMAHA ZACH HINDMAN, SIOUX CITY IA JERROD JAEGER, CHADRON CHRIS JOHNSON, HASTINGS NANCY JOHNSON, HASTINGS C O R I A N N A K U B A S TA , P L AT T S M O U T H NICOLE MAILAHN, KEARNEY
DIANE MERWIN, HUMBOLDT LISA MEYER, YORK DEREK MITCHELL, LEXINGTON JOHN MOELLER, SIOUX CITY IA REBECCA NELSON, SIOUX CITY IA S T E P H A N I E PA Y N E , L I N C O L N K A Y P R AT H E R , B E L O I T K S K AT H Y R O C K E Y , N O R F O L K PAT R I C K R U N G E , O M A H A MELISSA SCHUTT, FREMONT C U R T S I K Y TA , B R O K E N B O W PA U L S N Y D E R , S C O T T S B L U F F A S H L E Y S PA H N , B E N K E L M A N GAIL STEEN, LINCOLN NE ROBERT STEWART, SIOUX CITY IA H A N G TAT , O M A H A JESUS TENA, LEXINGTON ADAM TRIPP, FREMONT K E L LY H . T U R N E R , B L A I R ERIN URBOM, GRAND ISLAND HANNAH VELLINGA, SIOUX CITY IA AMANDA VOGL, SCOTTSBLUFF
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2015 Donors F O U N D AT I O N DONORS S H E R W O O D F O U N D AT I O N N E B R A S K A L A W Y E R ’ S $100,000 TRUST ACCOUNT F O U N D AT I O N ( I O LTA ) T H E LO Z I E R $46,500 F O U N D AT I O N $85,000 RICHARD BROOKE F O U N D AT I O N SUSAN G. KOMEN® $40,000 NEBRASKA $85,000 MUTUAL OF OMAHA WILLIAM AND RUTH F O U N D AT I O N S C O T T FA M I LY $25,000 F O U N D AT I O N $55,000 THE HAWKS F O U N D AT I O N PETER KIEWIT $25,000 F O U N D AT I O N $50,000 DONALD E. NIELSEN F O U N D AT I O N , I N C . W E I T Z FA M I LY $15,000 F O U N D AT I O N $50,000
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H. LEE AND CAROL G E N D L E R C H A R I TA B L E FUND $15,000
TODD AND BETIANA S I M O N F O U N D AT I O N $5,000
W O O D S C H A R I TA B L E FUND $10,000
MID-NEBRASKA COMMUNITY F O U N D AT I O N $3,000
WOMEN’S FUND OF OMAHA $10,000 LINCOLN COMMUNITY F O U N D AT I O N $10,000 LINCOLN FINANCIAL F O U N D AT I O N $10,000
SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY F O U N D AT I O N $2,500 BANK OF THE WEST $2,000 W E L L S FA R G O $2,000
U N I T E D WAY DONORS
IN-KIND DONORS
U N I T E D WAY O F T H E MIDLANDS $25,000
HENDERSON’S IGA
U N I T E D WAY O F L I N C O L N AND LANCASTER COUNTY $15,000
PA Y - L E S S O F F I C E PRODUCTS RAISING CANE’S CHICKEN FINGERS
S A M & LO U I E’S H E A R T L A N D U N I T E D WAY $10,000 S Q U A R E O N E H E A LT H CLUB COLUMBUS AREA U N I T E D WAY DIANE WANEK $2,500
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2015 Donors INDIVIDUAL DONORS $30,000 +
FRASER STRYKER PC LLO HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP KOLEY JESSEN PC LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LOU ANNE RINN
HON. PATRICIA A. LAMBERTY & LOUIS LAMBERTY PHILIP J. LEE LOCHER PAVELKA DOSTAL BRADDY & HAMME, L.L.C. JEANELLE R. LUST MATTSON RICKETTS LAW FIRM MUELLER ROBAK LLC O’NEILL HEINRICH DAMKROGER BERGMEYER SHULTZ PC, LLO PATRICIA S. PETERSON HON. DAVID L. PIESTER WOODS & AITKEN LLP
$5,000 - $9,999
$500 - $999
KUTAK ROCK
$20,000 +
BAIRD HOLM LLP
$10,000 - $19,999
CLINE WILLIAMS WRIGHT JOHNSON & OLDFATHER, L.L.P. ERICKSON & SEDERSTROM, P.C., L.L.O. MCGRATH NORTH
$2,000 - $4,999
ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP CASSEM TIERNEY ADAMS GOTCH & DOUGLAS JOHN AND DIANNE SCOTT
$1,000 - $1,999
ANONYMOUS TIMOTHY CUDDIGAN MARYELLEN DUFFIELD ELLICK JONES BUELT BLAZEK & LONGO HAUPTMAN O’BRIEN WOLFE & LATHROP MARIAN G. HEANEY
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AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BEARDMORE CHEVROLET, INC. JOHN C. BROWNRIGG COX COMMUNICATIONS DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC JENNIFER AND KEVIN GAUGHAN DERYL HAMANN HEADSETS BY HEADSETTERS HON. MICHAEL G. HEAVICAN TIMOTHY HIGGINS AND PATRICIA ZIEG KILE JOHNSON KELLEY, SCRITSMIER & BYRNE, P.C. KNOWLES LAW FIRM JOHN AND WENDE KOTOUC STEVE M. LATHROP SIMMONS OLSEN LAW FIRM, P.C. SENNETT, DUNCAN, JENKINS & WICKHAM P.C., L.L.O. SILVERSTONE GROUP AMY VAN HORNE
$200 - $499
RALPH M. ANDERSON ANONYMOUS BROGAN GRAY, P.C., L.L.O. MICHAEL CURRY DONAHUE & FAESSER, P.C. L.L.O. JOSEPH DREESEN ANNETTE AND JOHN FARNAN RAYMOND FEHRINGER FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP WILLIAM T. FOLEY HOWARD F. HAHN JOHN HARTIGAN WILLIAM HARVEY LAUREL A. HEER-DALE PATRICK KENNISON HON. PAUL W. KORSLUND THOMAS G. LIESKE HANS S. LILLEGARD MAHA MUSIC FESTIVAL CATHERINE M. MAHERN MCQUILLAN & WENDELL, P.C., L.L.O. CAROL MCSHANE JAMES P. MEURET MILO MUMGAARD DOUGLAS MURRAY JERRY PETR JANE PHILLIPS KARLA RUPIPER JERROLD STRASHEIM NICOLE VEREEN WILLET & CAROTHERS
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$1 - $99
VICTORIA ALAPO MARVIN AND PAM ANDERSEN ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS CLAIRE AND TRACY BAKER DANIEL J. BECKWITH SUE BEHR COLIN BERNARD EDWARD BROOKS AND TONY LINDQUIST-BROOKS
JANICE BROWN THOMAS BUDESHEIM KRISTIN CEBALLOS DAVID V. CHIPMAN ALEXANDER CLARK ANNE AND LEE CORNELL ELAINE L. D’AMATO SUSAN DAVIES CASSANDRA DORR VINCENT DOWDING MATTHEW G. DUNNING ELISE EMANUEL RICK FAGER APRIL FAITH-SLAKER TERESA GLEASON DEANNA HANES YAIRA N. HEARN HARRY A. HEAFER LEE HEITHOFF DENISE HILL TIMOTHY HIMES PATRICK J. HOARTY THOMAS F. HOARTY TRISHA HOWARD LAURA ILIFF JOAN JACOBSON SPENCER JONES MARK KEENAN DIANE KRAJICEK DAVID KRECEK ALICE LAMMERS
DOROTHY LAMMERS JOYCE A. LANIK LEININGER, SMITH, JOHNSON, BAACK, PLACZEK, & ALLEN EMILIANO LERDA VERLYN LUEBBE LINDY MACMILLAN VENITA MASON ALICE MCARDLE ERIN MCARTHUR MARGUERITE MCGILL DAVID M. MCMANAMAN ANNE C. MCSHANE ANGELA J. MILLER JENNIFER GRIFFIN MILLER SAMANTHA MILLER JOHN MILLIGAN MEGAN MOSLANDER KELSIE MYERS NEBRASKA LEGAL PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION DAVID PANTOS AND KRISTIN GIRTEN SHIRLEY PENG NANCY K. PETERSON LUKE POLIPNICK SHARON RAIMONDO KAREN RATHKE SCOTT REDD KERRY RODABAUGH JAZMIN ROSS AMELIA ROSSER
KAMRYN SANNICKS KATIE SCHILL CRYSTAL SCHOTT JUDY SCHWEIKART KATHLEEN JOHNSON SIMMONS LYNDSAY D. SPEECE GEORGIA STEVENS VALLERY STEWART SUE STILLMAN LAWRENCE STUNKEL JON AND JULIE THOMAS KARMEN THOMPSON MARGENE TIMM JAMES TRUELL MARK VAN ROOJEN KATHERINE VOORHEES JENNIFER WALLACE LAYMON WALKER LAUREN WHITCOMB MICHAEL E. WILLET LEA A. WROBLEWSKI BRIAN R ZDAN CECILY ZDAN
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TO MY FINAL HEARING, I FELT SUPPORTED, INFORMED AND UNDERSTOOD. LEGAL AID WAS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF A TUNNEL AND I COULDN’T BE MORE APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR SERVICES. ”
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Board Officers President HON. DAVID PIESTER, LINCOLN
Vice President
HON. PATRICIA LAMBERTY, OMAHA
Secretary
KATHERINE VOORHEES, LINCOLN
Secretary
DOUG MURRAY, OMAHA
Board Members ELUID “ELI” AGUILAR, GERING LARRY BAUMANN, NORTH PLATTE JANICE BROWN, OMAHA DANIELLE CONRAD, LINCOLN CAROL GENDLER, OMAHA JULIANNA JENKINS, BROKEN BOW MICHELLE OLDHAM, HASTINGS RON OLESON, LINCOLN BARBARA PINKELMAN, AURORA LOU ANNE RINN, OMAHA HON. PATRICK ROGERS, NORFOLK DON SWANSON, OMAHA LORENE THOMAS, BLOOMFIELD WILLIAM TRINGE, HOLDREGE AMY VAN HORNE, OMAHA NICOLE VEREEN, OMAHA MICHAEL WILLET, BEATRICE
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