annual report - Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati

ANNUAL REPORTLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF GREATER CINCINNATILEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SOUTHWEST OHIO, LLC

Difficult Times Demand Extra EffortDear Friends,2009 was a year when Legal Aid’s client population needed us most. It was not a time to pull back, buta time to focus our energies on the community’s most pressing problems and allocate our financial andprofessional resources accordingly.Instead of taking a business as usual approach, or even reducing our services as our grant from the OhioLegal Assistance Foundation declined by $1M, Legal Aid sought additional resources to sustain criticalclient services and provided leadership on issues of broad community impact. To achieve this, Legal Aidshifted staff assignments and sought grants targeted towards several essential areas of legal work.While many factors contributed to the unprecedented number of home foreclosures in southwest Ohio,the impact is singularly easy to discern. Thousands of low-and-middle income families are losing theirhomes, and neighborhoods are shattered when these homes are clustered in once stable areas.Mary AsburyLegal Aid worked with homeowner counseling agencies and the local media to reach out to familiesthreatened with foreclosure. By providing legal advice and support for the counselors, as well as byworking one-on-one with clients, Legal Aid was able to save homes for hundreds of families. Legal Aidalso represented neighborhood organizations in litigation to hold banks accountable for maintainingnumerous foreclosed properties.Legal Aid was able to make foreclosure prevention a priority due to significant support from the UnitedWay of Greater Cincinnati, Greater Cincinnati Foundation (and other Weathering the Economic Stormpartners), SC Ministry Foundation, NeighborWorks, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, and the Citiesof Cincinnati, Hamilton and Middletown.In 2009, Legal Aid also sustained a wide-range of client services. These include assistance with removingbarriers to obtaining and retaining employment, accessing healthcare coverage and other benefitsespecially for children and people with disabilities, and ensuring education opportunities and safetyfor children.David C. PhillipsWith support from CHIPRA (Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act), Legal Aidexpanded activities to enroll children in Medicaid, thereby ensuring that all children have access tohealthcare during their formative years. In addition, Legal Aid strengthened its commitment to familysafety through renewed support from the Violence Against Women Office/Department of Justice andby adding a new program component, a trauma recovery program for young children who have witnesseddomestic violence, funded by the Avon Foundation.In 2009, the new Child HeLP program, a partnership with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, saw its firstfull year of operation. Through Child HeLP, Legal Aid operates a full-service, five day a week office atChildren’s Hospital. Child HeLP has received funding from the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati,The Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, the William P. Anderson Foundation, United Way ofGreater Cincinnati and individual donors.In addition to the grantors listed above, in 2009 Legal Aid relied on significant support from individualswho contributed to our Annual Fund; law firms, companies and foundations who contributed to ourSecond Century Fund; as well as general funding from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation and LegalServices Corporation.On behalf of the 29,412 people who sought legal assistance from Legal Aid in 2009, please accept ourthanks and appreciation.Mary AsburyExecutive DirectorDavid C. PhillipsPresidentThe Legal Aid Society ofGreater Cincinnati and itsaffiliate the Legal Aid Societyof Southwest Ohio, LLC providecivil legal services in sevensouthwest Ohio counties:Hamilton, Butler, Clermont,Brown, Warren, Clinton andHighland. The VolunteerLawyers for the PoorFoundation is a separate501(c)(3) organization. TheLegal Aid Society of GreaterCincinnati provides staffsupport for its VolunteerLawyers Project (VLP). ThisAnnual Report providesinformation about both LegalAid Societies and the VLP.

Legal Aid Clients 2009Legal Aid staff and pro bono attorneys working through theVolunteer Lawyers Project opened 7,833 new cases, a record numberfor a one year period.The pie charts below provide basic demographic information aboutthese 7,833 new clients, and in broad categories, the type of legalassistance they received.TYPE OF LEGALSERVICE PROVIDEDProtecting the Consumer2%Other Types of Assistance5%Securing Safetyfor Childrenand Families29%Below$10,00059%$10,000 - $20,00023%INCOME$20,001 - $30,00011%$30,001 - $40,0004%$40,001& above3%SecuringHousing andHelping theHomeowner39%Helping PeopleObtain andMaintainEmployment andHealthcare25%ETHNICITYGENDERMale27%Caucasian45%African-American50%Latino/Hispanic3%Multi/Other2%Female73%Legal Aid’s mission is to resolve serious legal problems oflow-income people, promote economic andfamily stability, and reduce povertythrough effective legal assistance.

Helping Working Families Access Tax CreditsVolunteer tax preparator Tiffany Kidd calculates potential EITC refund for Clermont County resident.The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a federal tax credit programfor working people who have modest incomes. In 2009, a familywith one child qualified if income was less than $33,995, and afamily with two children qualified if income was less than $38,646.In order to claim an EITC a working family has to file a tax return.In 2009, Legal Aid managed, on behalf of the United Way and otherregional sponsors, twenty-six tax preparation sites in Hamilton,Butler and Clermont counties. Specially trained and certified taxpreparation volunteers helped 6,214 families file returns at nocharge. These returns yielded $8,919,186 in refunds. Without LegalAid’s role in administering the EITC program a large percentage ofthese funds would remain unclaimed.The EITC program is a win-win for working families, businessesand communities, who all benefit from the infusion of cash intothe local economy.Helping Homeowners Avoid ForeclosureThe media is filled with storiesabout the housing crisis and therole it has played in theeconomic downturn. At firstthe media focused almostexclusively on subprimelending, but at Legal Aid we hada broader vision. Many segmentsof the low and middle incomepopulations are threatened byforeclosure, even seniors whohave been in their homes forseveral decades and should beenjoying stable homeownershipin their later years.At eighty-one years of age, Ellen Price had lived in her Highland County home for fifty years.Her house was paid off, so she was in an enviable position. Unfortunately, she was talked intotaking out a new mortgage, so she could help her adult son start a new business. At first,Ms. Price was able to meet the payments, but the mortgage had an adjustable rate.It was clear from the start that Ms. Price, who had a fixed retirement income, could not affordthe higher rate. When the rate increased and the son’s promised assistance with the higherpayments did not materialize, Ms. Price faced foreclosure. A Legal Aid attorney took onMs. Price’s case and by fighting the case in court, was able to secure a loan modificationsubstantially reducing her monthly mortgage payments to an amount she is able to afford.Ellen Price is one of the 214 people whose homes were saved from foreclosure in 2009 as a resultof representation by a Legal Aid attorney. A total of 983 families saved their homes due to thejoint efforts of Legal Aid and housing counseling agencies.

Child HeLP: Lawyers and Doctors Partner to Improve Child HealthIn mid-2008 Legal Aid and Children’sHospital initiated a specializedtraining program for medicalpersonnel working in the Hospital’sPediatric Primary Care Clinic. As aresult of this new training, doctorsare now screening patients andpatient families for social factors andproblems that can be improvedthrough legal assistance. Doctors andsocial workers use this socialhistory/screening information todetermine if a referral to a Legal Aidattorney or paralegal is appropriate.This is what The New York Times hadto say in a feature story about LegalAid’s Child HeLP program:Doctors and social workers havelong said that medical care aloneis not enough to address the healthwoes of the poor, which are oftenrelated to diet, living conditionsand stress. The pediatric clinic inCincinnati…now seeks to addressat least some of these broaderissues by bringing lawyers anddoctors – so often foes in thecourtroom – together into a closepartnership.In 2009, Children’s Hospital medicalpersonnel referred 610 families toChild HeLP. Legal Aid attorneys andparalegals helped patient familieswith a wide range of legal problems.The New York Times summarizedpatient family needs as follows:Some needed help getting foodstamps, heating aid or cash welfarethat had been wrongfully denied;some received help with evictionsor home repairs; others got legallymandated help for children withlearning disabilities.The following is a typical example ofhow one family benefited from theChild HeLP partnership.This picture, which appeared in The New York Times, captured a mother and her 4 year-old son meetingtheir Legal Aid attorney in the Child HeLP office in Children’s Hospital.Legal Aid helped this single mom keep her cash assistance (through a program known asOWF – Ohio Works First) while she looked for suitable day care for her son who has persistent asthma,so she could take classes towards her GED. Photo: Kirk Irwin for The New York TimesA young mother, Sarah Jamison, pregnant with her second child, came into Children’sHospital with her son Eddie. Eddie was well-cared for and in good health, but his motherreported that she was a victim of repeated domestic violence. She feared for her own lifeand for Eddie’s safety. Because Eddie’s father and grandmother had filed for custody,the doctor immediately referred Sarah to Child HeLP. Instead of having to find a wayto contact Legal Aid without the father and grandmother’s knowledge, Sarah, while atthe Hospital, was able to just walk down the hall and consult with a Legal Aid attorney.A Legal Aid Family Law attorney represented Sarah in Hamilton County DomesticRelations Court and obtained a civil protection order requiring the father to have nocontact with her for five years. The attorney also represented Sarah in Juvenile Courtto prevent the abusive father from getting custody of Eddie. Sarah Jamison is now ableto provide a stable, safe environment for Eddie and her second child.

From our founding in 1908, until the mid-1970s,Legal Aid focused on the legal needs of low-incomepeople in Cincinnati and the surroundingneighborhoods and towns that make up HamiltonCounty. By 2004, Legal Aid was providing legalassistance in seven southwest Ohio counties. One ofLegal Aid’s challenges is reaching people in Highland,Clinton, Warren and Brown counties who wouldbenefit from legal services but may not know aboutLegal Aid. In 2009, Legal Aid made a concentratedeffort to reach out into these communities. Our endof the year statistics show that the outreach effort isstarting to work. In 2009, Legal Aid and VLP attorneyshandled 205 more cases outside of Hamilton Countythan they had in 2008.MEDICAID ENROLLMENTCHIPRA is Legal Aid’s expanded Medicaid outreachand enrollment assistance program that derives itsname from the federal Children’s Health InsuranceProgram Reauthorization Act. Our local goal is toenroll 1,800 children in Medicaid and ensure that425 children already enrolled retain their Medicaidinsurance. In an all-out effort to reach children whowould be new to the Medicaid system, CHIPRAoutreach efforts focus on homeless children, childrenliving in rural areas, teenagers, Hispanic families, andchildren living in mixed immigration households.Legal Aid is partnering with several other groups suchas HealthSource Ohio, Health Care Access Now,Healthy Moms and Babes, Santa Maria CommunityServices, Cincinnati Health Department School Nurses,and others to reach these vulnerable populations.Reaching Out Into Seven CountiesWORK INCENTIVES PLANNINGThrough the Work Incentives Planning and Assistanceprogram (WIPA) funded by the Social SecurityAdministration, Legal Aid staff meets one-on-onewith clients to analyze their existing benefits andadvise them on how they can remain in the workforceor start a new job without jeopardizing medicalcoverage. WIPA helps people with disabilities increaseincome through employment. Legal Aid paralegalstravel throughout southwest Ohio to makepresentations about WIPA and to meet with referredclients. Clients are referred by many agencies includingLife Point Solutions in Clermont County, WarrenCounty One-Stop, National Alliance in Mental Health(NAMI) Support Group of Clermont County, andMental Health & Recovery Center of Clinton County.This poster was placed in dozens of locations throughout southwest Ohio to let peopleknow that free legal assistance is just a phone call away.

Volunteer Lawyers ProjectAfter twenty-eight years of engaging private attorneys in helping low-income people obtain access to the legal system, the VolunteerLawyers Project (VLP) is stronger than ever. On a daily basis, cases that come to Legal Aid are placed with the 650 private attorneys whohave signed on to provide pro bono legal assistance.In 2009, VLP attorneys opened a record number of new cases: 1,786. This translates into 9,376 hours of pro bono representationand illustrates the power and productivity of volunteerism at its best. VLP attorneys work one-on-one with clients and also providetheir services through Legal Clinics that make efficient use of volunteer time.DIVORCE CLINICIn 2009, the VLP held 34 Divorce Clinics in Butler,Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties.Specially trained Legal Aid paralegals worked intandem with 31 VLP attorneys to help 313 clients,who had no disputed property or child custodyissues, file for divorce. Due to arrangements thatthe VLP has negotiated with the DomesticRelations Courts, approximately a dozen clientcases are heard as part of a special docket on thesame morning. Some of the clients helped by theDivorce Clinic in 2009 had been waiting ten yearsfor a divorce. The Divorce Clinic program startedin 1999 in Butler County.WILLS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVESPLANNING CLINICIn 2009, the VLP launched Wills and AdvanceDirective Planning Clinics to assist low-incomeclients with the preparation of Wills, Living Wills,Health Care Powers of Attorney and otherimportant life-planning documents. This Clinicconcept came about due to the large number ofadult children who come to Legal Aid withcomplicated estate problems. It is particularlyheartbreaking when a low-income adult who hascared for an ill parent in their parent’s homediscovers that the family home is not automaticallytheir own when the parent dies.ALAN ABES, PRO BONO COORDINATOR FOR DINSMORE & SHOHL,IS VLP ATTORNEY OF THE YEARThe Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation selected Alan H. Abes, Dinsmore & Shohl’spro bono coordinator, for its 2009 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award. Alan has beenDinsmore & Shohl’s VLP Coordinator since July 2002. In that capacity, he champions theVLP, and serves as the intermediary between the fifty Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys who takeVLP cases and the staff of the VLP program. For the past several years Dinsmore & Shohlhas accepted nearly all the expungement cases referred by the VLP.Each expungement can mean an employed individual and thus essential income for astruggling family. In the last two years, Dinsmore & Shohl VLP attorneys handled 179expungements, in addition to other types of cases such as evictions, tax and custody matters.According to Alan, “We have an ‘all hands on deck’ approach among our Associates to beready to handle expungements as they come in. Many of the matters come from job trainingprograms and need to be fast tracked because the applicants have to clear that last hurdlebefore being hired for a new job.”Alan’s own practice involves commercial and general litigation at the state and federalcourt level through appeal. He actively litigates and manages these cases on a nationwidebasis. He has a particular emphasis on first-party and third-party insurance coveragematters, maintains a concentration in municipal law, and also practices in the area ofconstruction law. Allan is a graduate of Northwestern University College of Law and hasa B.A. from The Ohio State University.Legal Aid is grateful for Alan’s dedication to the VLP and for creating a large and effectiveteam of Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys providing the highest quality legal representationto deserving VLP clients.Part of the team of Dinsmore & Shohl VLP attorneys - Steve Oldham, Kim Beck, Alan Abes,Doug Feichtner, and Trevor Gillette.The VLP is partnering with students fromNorthern Kentucky University’s Chase College ofLaw, attorneys from GE Aviation and other VLPattorneys specializing in estate planning to makethis new Clinic program successful. In 2009, twoWills and Advance Directives Planning Clinicswere held, serving 17 clients with the assistanceof 11 VLP attorneys.

Annual Fund DonorsStaci JenkinsRobert M. JensenKimberly P. JordanCharles M. JuddJoan KallmanJerry & Gerry KaminskiDr. & Mrs. James KanterEric B. KantorMr. & Mrs. Andrew M. KaplanDavid W. KaporKatz Greenberger & Norton LLPJ. Michael KaufmanBill Keating, Jr.Kathy KellyEugene KingSteve KislingFranklin A. Klaine, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. KleiScott E. KnoxRobert L. KreidlerAnnette KrochmalnyMr. & Mrs. Bruce A. KroneMatthew LakeNathaniel Lampley, Jr.Lane Felix & Raisbeck Co., L.P.A.David C. LanePatrick D. LaneTodd M. & Donna LangRobert F. LaufmanDoloris F. LearmonthBryce A. LenoxJulie & Stephen Lerner Charitable Fund*Donald B. LewisWilliam & Barbara LissMr. & Mrs. David LopezMary C. LordLinnea LoseAnn Lugbill & Brewster RhoadsDeborah R. Lydon & Michael V. MeisterAngie MacKayMargaret MaggioJim MahonMarlene Penny ManesTim ManganDavid & Betsy MannJennifer MappEdward G. MarksPaul R. Mattingly & Hon. Beth MattinglyMary McCullough-HudsonChristopher R. McDowellBridget Gannon McGrawMr. & Mrs. Michael S. McGrawJill V. McIntoshM. Scott McIntyreMary Carol & John MeltonJill P. MeyerSophia MeyersTamara MianoAriel MillerMary Ellen Malas Mindrum & G. ScottMindrumSean MitchellGeorge F. MoellerThomas MontagDonald J. Mooney, Jr.Victor Moreno & Jeanette HargreavesMarjorie MotchJohn and Nancy MulveyHon. Beth A. Myers & Mr. Michael P.KeefeGregroy A. NapolitanoStephen M. NechemiasNewman & Meeks Co. LPAMark NogueiraKate NolanLori G. NuckollsHon. & Mrs. Thomas C. NurreSarah & Kevin O'DellRichard OberschmidtEric C. OkersonAdolf OlivasMr. & Mrs. Kevin OttGreg & Donna ParkMark PattersonDavid W. PeckGenevieve H. PenningtonHon. Burton PerlmanEdward C. PerryBruce I. Petrie, Sr.Scott D. PhillipsCheryl PhippsConstance M. PillichJohn B. PinneyErica S. PontiusPoor Saints Club of the Beulah Baptist ChurchGary E. PowellJessica PowellGregory K. PrattMarrianne PressmanDrs. Michael Privitera & Marcia KaplanPatricia PryorGail G. PryseMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. PuinDoug & Dena PyneRobert W. Rack, Jr.Regine W. RansohoffTrudy & Jerry RauhTimothy P. ReillyDale A. RennieAmy RenshawJames K. RiceSteve RicheyMaury & Dru RipleyCharlie & Ellen RittgersEric RobbinsCarol W. RobertsDouglas & Dorothy RobertsRichard B. RobinsonWilliam T. Robinson, IIIDavid RosenthalMarianne RoweJeffrey B. RubensteinFrank Russel & Ellie FabeLaura RyanRobert R. SaelingerSanten & HughesMeredith Schnug & Christopher LahnaSteve SchreiberJoanne SchreinerDonald & Evelyn SchweitzerPhilip & Lynn SchworerJ. D. Seibert & Co., Inc.Bob SelakMr. & Mrs. William T. SenaDiane ShankJane & Kevin SheaJoseph W. Shea, IIIJackie SheridanWilliam D. ShermanJeff ShoskinAndrew & Sally ShottMelvin ShottenMark SilbersackBeth SilvermanJon SinclairScott & Sherri SlovinThe Gloria L. Smith Law Office LLCMark B. Smith Co., LPALee & Peter StautbergJohn F. SteeleRobert A. & Lisa M. SteinbergMark StepaniakMary SternPeter J. Stern MDBobbie SterneGil StevensBrandi M. StewartSheldon A. StrandWilliam B. StrubbeHon. Harry SudmanMichael Suffern & Karen ImbusMary Beth & Thomas SundermannJ. Mack SwigertCarolyn A. TaggartSarah TankersleyThompson Hine LLPBrenda ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Neil S. TilowPaul H. TobiasHoward & Marty TombAlex TriantafilouJoan M. VerchotGeorge H. VincentAnne Marie & Richard WagnerKathleen C. WalkerRichard H. WardSteve F. Warkany Fund*John WarringtonChristopher WatkinsSusan Watts & Gregory SmithTom WeeksBob WehlingW. Breck WeigelWilliam K. WeisenbergKent WellingtonWellpoint Associate Giving CampaignSusan WheatleyMr. & Mrs. Stephen P. WhitlachMatthew WhitlowE. Todd & Heather WilkowskiJames Roy WilliamsParalee WilmerBeatrice & Henry WinklerLeon L. WolfLoretta M. WorkmanGeorge YundSusan ZaunbrecherAnonymous (18)Anonymous Fund* (2)HONORARIUMS & MEMORIALSIn honor of Mary AsburyJoseph Dehner & Noel Julnes-DehnerIn honor of Robert BakstJeffrey S. BakstIn memory of Noel BarbesRichard T. La JeunesseIn memory of Judge Gilbert BettmanMarianna Brown BettmanIn honor of Marianna Brown BettmanJudith B. GreenIn memory of Robert L. BlackHelen C. BlackIn honor of Timothy BlackHelen C. BlackIn honor of Richard CordrayGreg Delev, Delev & Williams LLCIn honor of Trey DalyJanet E. PecquetIn honor of Charles DoanMichael A. MarreroIn memory of Kenneth R. FallerSusan Grogan FallerIn honor of Jean FeinbergDabby BlattIn memory of Ellen B. GansonMichael GansonIn honor of Gerry GreenePeter & Helen BakerEileen & Jim ChalfieJean E. FeinbergEllen GreeneMary Anne HettenhausDr. & Mrs. James KanterIn honor of Don HardinEdward G. MarksIn honor of Hon. James HeathChristopher WatkinsIn honor of Paul HeldmanJoseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*In honor of Irene HerndonMr. & Mrs. William ThomasParalee WilmerIn honor of Donald P. KlekampBill Keating, Jr.Bob & Mamie MaxwellGail G. PryseIn honor of Donald P. & Marianne KlekampKeating Muething & Klekamp PLLIn honor of Bea V. LarsenWilliam S. Abernethy, Jr.Mary Asbury & Robert NewmanMarianna Brown BettmanPhyllis G. BossinSherry DavisSallee M. FryRalph P. GinocchioBruce M. HeymanMarie HillJon HoffheimerBarbara A. HummelNancy M. JanningKatz Greenberger & Norton LLPJ. Michael KaufmanDoloris F. LearmonthMary Ellen Malas Mindrum & G.Scott MindrumDavid W. PeckSanten & HughesJack Sherman, Jr.Beth SilvermanScott & Sherri SlovinKathleen C. WalkerMr. & Mrs. Stephen P. WhitlachBruce & Ginny Conlan WhitmanIn honor of Judith C. LauckLeon L. WolfIn honor of Mark LawsonMary Carol & John MeltonIn memory of Sue LivenspargerEvelyne Martial & Paul AlexanderKathryn S. GibbonsIn memory of Alvin MarreroMichael A. MarreroIn honor of Jill McIntoshKathy KellyIn memory of E. Clark MorrowMichael J. JurekIn honor of Hon. Thomas J. MoyerGreg Delev, Delev & Williams LLCIn honor of Eli NamanworthDavid W. KaporIn honor of Janet E. PecquetBonnie G. CamdenIn honor of Debra RothsteinSusan WheatleyIn honor of Diane SchneidermanAriel MillerIn honor of John SchriderJean E. FeinbergIn memory of Lucille SpitzGeorge & Kathleen BrinkmanIn honor of Laura TholkeTodd M. & Donna LangIn honor of Mark VanderLaanGeorge H. VincentIn memory of Karen WellingtonKent WellingtonIn memory of Harris K. WestonCarol W. RobertsIn honor of Ginny WhitmanMary Carol & John MeltonIn memory of Robert E. L. YoungMary Asbury & Robert NewmanDennis & Karen ClineGordon & Lynn DeGrootMr. & Mrs. Robert G. KleiSarah & Kevin O’DellMaury & Dru RipleyDonald & Evelyn SchweitzerGil StevensAnonymous (2)The Legal Aid Society greatly appreciatesthe generosity of donors who contributedto the Annual Fund from February 1,2009 – January 31, 2010.Every effort has been made to list donorsand respect anonymous contributionsas requested. Please forgive anyunintended errors and notify us ofchanges by calling (513) 361-8830.All private donation income is used insupport of our mission and in accordancewith Legal Services Corporation and otherfunder regulations.* Indicates Fund of The Greater CincinnatiFoundation.

Consolidated Statements of Financial PositionDecember 31, 2009 and 2008ASSETS2009 2008Cash and cash equivalents $1,205,563 $1,467,603Cash held in trust for clients 92,534 125,460Investments 2,919,367 2,831,993Grants and contracts receivable 697,341 707,685Contributions receivable, net 794,764 873,634Other accounts receivable 17,164 8,623Property and equipment, net 3,808,241 3,631,796Other 274,745 105,297Total Assets $9,809,719 $9,752,0912009 OPERATING REVENUEOhio Legal Assistance Foundation $2,337,761Legal Services Corporation* 1,535,839Government Grants and Contracts 2,376,789United Way 661,800Contributions 165,661Foundations Grants 567,910Rental Income 236,925Other 193,737Total Revenue $8,076,422Operating Reserve Allocation 476,142Total Operating Revenue $8,552,564LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSLiabilitiesAccounts payable $ 108,092 $ 111,158Accrued annual leave 325,222 303,928Equipment Lease 41,517 52,117Assets held for others 92,534 125,460Long-term debt 2,000,000 1,425,352Other accrued liabilities 89,855 136,107Total Liabilities $ 2,657,220 $2,154,122Net AssetsUnrestrictedOperating $ 5,437,689 $5,407,496Board designated 125,000 125,000Temporarily restricted 944,235 1,420,377Permanently restricted 645,096 645,096Total Net Assets $ 7,152,020 $7,597,969Total Liabilities andNet Assets $ 9,809,240 $9,752,0912009 EXPENSESClient ServicesHousing and Consumer Program $ 1,746,526Employment and Benefit Program 1,720,465Family and Domestic Violence Program 1,529,283Children and Education Program 1,378,068General Civil and VLP 667,555Subtotal Client Services $ 7,041,897Management and General 1,040,661Fundraising 144,713Rental Property 295,099Total Expenses $ 8,522,370*Legal Services Corporation funding supports only the activities of the Legal Aid Society ofGreater Cincinnati.Program Funders 2009The William P. Anderson FoundationAnonymous Fund*Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.Avon FoundationButler County Court of Common PleasNotary FundButler County Public DefenderCommissionCHIPRA/US Dept. of Health &Human ServicesCity of CincinnatiClinton County Department of Job& Family ServicesContinuum of Care for the HomelessDepartment of Justice/ ViolenceAgainst Women OfficeEqual Justice WorksThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation:Weathering the Economic StormThe George Gund FoundationCity of HamiltonHamilton County Juvenile Court/Reclaim ProgramHarvard Law SchoolThe Health Foundation of GreaterCincinnatiHighland County Department of Job& Family ServicesInstitute for Foreclosure LegalAssistance/NACALegal Services CorporationCity of MiddletownThe Manuel D. & Rhoda MayersonFoundationNeighborWorks AmericaOhio Legal Assistance FoundationOhio Rehabilitation Services CommissionOhio SAMI CCOE-CNREPNC FoundationPublic Allies/AmeriCorpsRoselle FoundationSC Ministry FoundationScripps Howard FoundationSocial Security Administration/WIPAUnited Way of Greater CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati College of LawVolunteer Lawyers for the PoorFoundationCOVER THE UNINSUREDWEEK FUNDERSAmerigroup FoundationAnthem Blue Cross & Blue ShieldCareSource FoundationCatholic Healthcare PartnersCDO Technologies, Inc.Children’s Hospital Medical CenterFreeStore/FoodBankThe Health Foundation of GreaterCincinnatiSC Ministry FoundationTriHealthUnited Way of Greater CincinnatiUnitedHealthCare Services, Inc.*Indicates Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

An Email From A Grateful Mother About Her Legal Aid AttorneyI was recently represented by Jessica Powell on an expulsion for my child, an 8th grader at Northwest Middle School.I am writing to inform you of my extreme gratitude for the all the hard and diligent work that Ms. Powell rendered tomyself and more importantly my child. I came to Ms. Powell with no knowledge of how these services worked, but in alot of need. My child was suspended for 10 days with recommended expulsion.I had no idea where to turn and was given Ms. Powell’s contact information via my son’s therapist at Intervention Unit(20/20). I was desperate for assistance with this matter as my child's education is the most important thing to me.I contacted Ms. Powell and received a phone call the very next day. I had been in tears the whole day before with no whereto turn and no place to go – until I spoke with Ms. Powell. The sense of urgency in her voice immediately gave me acalm/relief that I had not felt since this ordeal began. Ms. Powell completely took over and initiated all proceedings.Jessica was more than professional in this matter but she was also sympathetic, patient and understanding.Ms. Powell called my child, therapist, school and me several times to ensure that the best defense was given to my child’scase so that he could attend school and obtain a proper and needed education. The result? My child was given 10 daysout of school and will be allowed to make up all missing assignments!!! As if that wasn't enough, she followed up witha referral to a camp that my child can become involved with this summer. I know that I speak for many mothers andfathers, but more importantly for our children whose futures are undoubtedly affected by women and men such as you.LEGAL AIDSOCIETY OFGREATERCINCINNATISTAFFMary AsburyExecutive DirectorManaging &Senior AttorneysRegina CampbellDavid CramerTrey DalyKelly MaloneGinny WhitmanStaff AttorneysGerry GreeneThierry GuastavinoMelissa McKennaKenyatta MicklesDonita ParrishVirginia TallentCicely TingleTerry WillackerParalegals &Legal AssistantsNancy BlackwellSteve BuckleyTim DelaneyCharles DuskinDanielle Hansmann*Rhonda KingPeggy PleasantAngela RoudenBasette Smith*Jenny ZellarsReception &Intake CoordinatorsNatalie BrownSheree BrownMichelle MatthewsPhyllis PaolucciTeresa RodriguezNancy ThompsonDesiree WatkinsLegal SecretariesSandy DyerLia FerrellDawn FinchVicky GibsonSue HixTracy LottTerri PfallerTrisha ReeceTerri SimpsonEITC ManagerAnnette KrochmalnyAdministrative StaffDave ArmbrusterPaula AyerKaren DeFosseCarole DonnellonJean FeinbergChris HawksNancy HopperJoe HornbakerAngie MacKaySophia MeyersGladys ReidRon RigbyJoe StyerLEGAL AIDSOCIETY OFSOUTHWESTOHIO, LLCSTAFFJohn SchriderDirectorManaging &Senior AttorneysNick DiNardoLori ElliottElaine FinkDebi GedlingMarcheta GillamKim JordanMark LawsonStephanie MoesNoel MorganAdolf OlivasCol OwensJessica PowellDebra RothsteinTracy WashingtonStaff AttorneysLiz AbdnourCarrie Dettmer SlyeMaggie FibbeJason FountainKatie GatesRickell HowardLeslie KennedyCarla LeaderAnne LucasLauren MorrisonEric PalmerJeff Schoenberger*Meredith SchnugSteve SharpeSarah SmithVuka StricevicElizabeth TullJeff WoodworthParalegals &Legal AssistantsSharon AdamsDaniel Beck*Alisa Bevins*Cat CorneliusCarrie FrancisJulie HonicanMichelle KnoxTeresa RoushBecky TehanDeanna WhiteEITC ManagerKate Nolan*AmeriCorps Member

DONALD P. KLEKAMP COMMUNITY LAW CENTER BUILDING215 EAST NINTH STREET • SUITE 200CINCINNATI, OH 45202-1084Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDCincinnati, OHPermit No. 7022Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati • Board of Trustees 2010David C. Phillips, PresidentCo-founder, Cincinnati WorksEarle Jay Maiman, 1st Vice PresidentThompson Hine LLPDaniel J. Buckley, 2nd Vice PresidentVorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLPVincent B. Stamp, TreasurerDinsmore & Shohl LLPMina Jones Jefferson, SecretaryUniversity of Cincinnati College of LawDonald P. Klekamp, ImmediatePast PresidentKeating Muething & Klekamp PLLDarlene Abrams-StanleyClient Community RepresentativeCassandra BarhamClient Community RepresentativeThe Contact CenterNaomi C. DallobChemed CorporationTawanda J. EdwardsChiquita Brands InternationalJan FerrisClient Community RepresentativeWarren County MRDDCarey A. GreinerGE AviationPaul W. HeldmanThe Kroger CompanyIrene HerndonClient Community RepresentativeHon. Nathaniel R. Jones*Blank Rome LLPRobert F. LaufmanAttorneyDeborah P. MajorasThe Procter & Gamble CompanyMichael A. MarreroUlmer & Berne LLPTed T. MartinBaker & HostetlerSr. Arlene McGowan, S.f.p.Client Community RepresentativeSanta Maria Community ServicesTeri MeridaClient Community Representative*EmeritusStephen M. NechemiasTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLPJames T. O’ReillyUniversity of Cincinnati College of LawHarry H. SantenSanten & Hughes, RetiredDiane SchneidermanBricker & Eckler LLPWilliam A. Sherman IIDinsmore & Shohl LLPSheldon A. StrandAttorneyRobin WashingtonClient Community RepresentativeHead StartLegal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC • Board of Managers 2010Daniel J. Buckley Paul W. Heldman Stephen M. NechemiasCommunity Law Center Real Estate Company • Board of Trustees 2010Michael A. Marrero, President Naomi C. Dallob John Schriderwww.lascinti.org • FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (800) 582-2682 OR (513) 241-9400