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2018

Creating Impact

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

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LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI

Creating Impact

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri advances justice through legal representation, education and supportive services. We partner with the community to improve lives, promote fairness and create opportunities for those in need.

We act for others.We are a voice for justice.Our actions provide hope to those we serve.

OurMission

Action.Justice.

Hope.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” –– Martin Luther King Jr.

... “According to an ACLU study, black girls are six times more likely

to receive out of school suspensions compared to white girls. “It’s

really surprising to me that the target population is girls of color,” Luz

Henriquez said. Henriquez, a lawyer with Legal Services of Eastern

Missouri, says school discipline can have life-long consequences.

“Study after study shows that girls who are suspended are more likely

to be suspended again, they are more likely to drop out of school,

more likely to repeat a grade, all of that is linked to the juvenile and

then the criminal justice system,” Henriquez said.” ….

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News 4 Investigates: Racial disparities in school discipline

News 4 Investigates: Racial disparities in school discipline Posted: Feb 06, 2018 9:12 PM By Lauren Trager, Investigative Reporter

The videos are hard to watch; middle and high school students exchanging blows. Some parents and advocates say that discipline for school fights is different depending on what the child looks like. “They keep fighting the same kid, over and over, for what?” said Staci Washington. Washington said she can't stand to watch Surveillance footage of Hazelwood North Middle schooler Staci Washington being attacked in 2017. surveillance video from inside Hazelwood North Middle School from last year. A girl on the video can be seen attacking Washington's daughter, whose identity News 4 has chosen to conceal. “The video speaks for itself,” Washington told News 4. Washington said it was far from the first time her daughter had been bullied at school.“I was disgusted with the school district,” she said. In a lawsuit filed against administrators at Hazelwood School District, Washington's lawyers outline multiple times they say Staci's daughter was attacked: In August 2016, twice in October that year and again in March 2017. Each time, Washington says she tried to get the school district to do something. She says she pointed outposts the other girls made, some that she says were entitled "adventures in fighting." “Do you think the school district should have done more to prevent these fights?” asked Investigative Reporter Lauren Trager. “Absolutely,” answered Washington. Instead of getting at the root causes and figuring out who was really responsible, according to the lawsuit, the school district suspended those involved after each fight, including Washington's daughter. “How could you get an education when you are steady getting suspended from school?” Washington asked. She believes the punishment was unfair and feels it's because of her daughter's race. “I just feel like if it had been young black girls fighting young white girls, it wouldn't have been these incidents through the school year,” said Washington. “They didn’t care because it's black kids fighting black kids, why would they care?” Washington's beliefs, according to legal experts like Luz Maria Henriquez, may be supported by startling statistics. “I think her experience resembles what the data is saying is that there is disproportionality,” said Henriquez. School discipline has historically come with disparities. National data from the Department of Education shows black boys are three times more likely to be suspended than white boys, often for the exact same offense. New studies have recently broken the data down by gender. According to an ACLU study, black girls are six times more likely to receive out of school suspensions compared to white girls. “It's really surprising to me that the target population is girls of color,” Henriquez said. Henriquez, a lawyer with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, says school discipline can have life-long consequences. “Study after study shows that

News 4 Investigates: Racial disparities in school discipline

Posted: Feb 06, 2018 9:12 PMBy Lauren Trager, Investigative Reporter

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2018 ANNUAL REPORT I 1

Impact in 2018

“L.W. was absent from school for 125 days and earned no credits towards high school graduation for the year. “We had a lot of concern about whether this was in fact an education at all.” Legal Services attorney Luz Henriquez said. “These unjust disciplinary practices are common, especially for students of color like L.W., and represent a deep legacy of racial inequality in education. Accessing education is really important for our children and our Community,” Henriquez added.

By Jessica Karins For The St. Louis American, March 30, 2018

SLPS settles with family of suspended student.

Tod Robberson, Aug 11, 2018

….“There’s a misconception that dealing with vacancy is only a city problem. It’s not true. There are actually tools that neighborhoods themselves can use,” Dana Malkus, an associate law school professor at St. Louis University, told our editorial board in April. They are drawing on legal-aid models that Peter Hoffman had already put to the test successfully in Kansas City before moving to St. Louis as a staff attorney for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.” …

Robberson: Don’t just complain about blight. Get angry and take action.

Tod Robberson, Aug 11, 2018

The low-80s afternoon weather was so spectacular earlier this month, Janese and Mark decided one day to sit out on their front porch along with their three daughters. Their porch was immaculate. Their fenced yard was nicely mowed and weed-free. By all appearances, these homeowners have spent a lot of effort over the years to keep their property looking good. But the view looking outward from the porch spoiled everything, as it has pretty much every day for as long as the couple can remember. Right across the street in the 2400 block of Coleman Street stand no fewer than three crumbling, vacant houses with heavily overgrown lots. The houses, Mark said, are full of “squirrels and crackheads.” Though they are mostly boarded up on the front, “the whole back is off,” meaning trespassers can easily enter for whatever nefarious purpose they have in mind. Janese says she wouldn’t dare let her kids play outside unsupervised because of the dangers — this despite what she says is a

heavy police presence in the neighborhood. The danger doesn’t come from any of the six or seven neighbors in either direction, all of whom are taking pains to keep their properties in order. The problems emanate specifically from unsightly and dangerous vacant properties registered to NorthSide Regeneration LLC, the largest private property owner in north St. Louis. “It makes the whole neighborhood look bad,” Janese complained. “You think somebody wants to buy when they come by and see all this? Hell no!” And that’s the whole point. Responsible property owners don’t just take care of their yards and keep their houses painted. They work hard and pay taxes. Mark works as a meat cutter; Janese works for a company that manufactures parts for airplanes and railroad cars. They declined to give their last names. Neither had heard the name of NorthSide Regeneration’s owner, Paul McKee, nor did they know of the sweetheart deal that McKee cooked up years ago to evade responsibility for maintenance of scores of derelict buildings among his nearly 1,700 properties. The effect is that the property tax dollars paid by people like Mark and Janese have allowed McKee to evade his responsibilities as a property owner. They get the privilege of paying so McKee can drag down their property values. It doesn’t get any more unfair than that. They have rights, too.

This derelict house at 2430 Coleman St. is one of three that mar the view from Janese and Mark's front porch. The

abandoned houses are owned by NorthSide Regeneration LLC.

By Tod Robberson, August 11, 2018

2 l LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MISSOURI

37%

Housing19%

Family Cases / Abuse and Neglect

Healthcare / Insurance

Consumer

Education

Public Benefits

Immigration

Misc.

21%

6%

4%3%

5%

5%

18,200 othersassisted through additional means.

30,000Total Served

Putting clients first is our mission ... representing the underserved, promoting clients rights and providing equal access to justice is what we do every day. 11,800 people served

through direct client work.

Types of Issues Solved:

Individual RightsConsumer Law Represents clients with creditor/debtor problems, victims of deceptive business practices, or predatory lending and student loan defaults.

Elder LawRepresents clients 60 years of age or older.

Education JusticeProvides information about students’ rights and advocates for students facing unfair discipline.

Public Benefits Helps with applications and appeals for public benefit programs, including Medicaid, TANF, food stamps and social security.

Veterans* Serves veterans and their families with a variety of legal matters.

CommunitiesCommunity Economic Development - MicroenterpriseProvides legal assistance and education for low-income entrepreneurs and community non-profits.

Housing Law Assists with landlord/tenant issues and other housing problems.

Immigration Law Assists immigrants with residency and citizenship and serves victims of Human Trafficking.

Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative Provides community development services addressing blighted and vacant housing in St. Louis City neighborhoods.

Volunteer Lawyers Program Provides pro bono opportunities for attorneys and law firms to help clients.

Regional OfficesHannibal Office Provides a full range of legal services to qualified low-income residents in fourteen Northeast Missouri counties (Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby).

Union OfficeProvides a full range of legal services to qualified low-income residents in four Missouri counties (Franklin, Lincoln, Warren and Washington).


HealthAccess to Health CoverageConnecting Kids to Coverage helps uninsured children and families enroll in health insurance plans.

Advocates for Family HealthHelps pregnant women and families with children with Medicaid managed care.

Legal Advocacy for Adults with Mental Illness Assists adults with serious mental illness with a variety of legal matters.

FamiliesChildren’s Legal AllianceProvides advocacy for children with special education needs and homeless children.

Family Court Program Representing parents in dependency cases for the reunification of families in St. Louis County Family Court.(Located in the St. Louis County Court Building)

Lasting Solutions Family Law Helps survivors of domestic violence and their families achieve safety and stability.

Youth and Family Advocacy Serves homeless and vulnerable youth and families in St. Louis County and City.

*(Funded in part through an Equal Justice Works grant.)


Who We Serve

In 2018...

96%were living at or below 200% poverty

33% of cases involved domestic violence

78% were women

22%

78%

56% were persons of color

44%

56%

96% Success rate in

completed cases

Action. Justice. Hope.


Expanding Community Partnerships

Awarding Prosperity ConnectionLegal Services partners with more than 150 community organizations to increase our impact in the community and fully serve the needs of each client. In 2018, Legal Services recognized Prosperity Connection with the Eddie Mae Binion Community Service Award for outstanding service to the community.

Every day, Legal Services’ Consumer Law Program represents clients caught in rapidly escalating payday loans, or unfair consumer loans that leave them unable to keep up with payments and facing the loss of the resources they need to provide for their families. Once their legal issues are settled, Prosperity Connection can step in to provide services and tools clients need to build better credit, understand their financial rights and avoid future problems.

Prosperity Connection, a local nonprofit partner, provides free financial coaching for low-income clients struggling with debt and bad credit to help them on the path to financial stability. It also offers an affordable alternative to payday loans, through their social enterprise, RedDough Money Center.

Paul Woodruff, Executive Director at Prosperity Connection, says, “We want to give people a way to get out of predatory lending and be able to afford an emergency loan when they need it. But we also help them build credit so they can afford larger assets like a car or a home.”

He cites the case of a Prosperity Connection client who had a payday loan with 1,500% interest which trapped her endlessly in debt. Prosperity Connection was able to refinance the loan with affordable repayments so she could get out of debt and work towards financial stability. Woodruff says, “We want to give people in a very hopeless situation, hope, and by offering a payday loan alternative through RedDough. Ultimately, we want to put payday lenders out of business, so no-one else is taken advantage of.”

“It is incredibly unfortunate that we live in a financially inequitable society. But to have a partner like Legal Services, who understands these issues and cares about its clients as much as we do is truly powerful,” Woodruff added.

RedDough Customer Service Representive, Truly Wade-Clark, with Paul Woodruff

Strength in Numbers

RedDough Director - Financial Capability, Evette Baker with Truly Wade-Clark and Executive Director, Paul Woodruff .


Executive CommitteePresident Maria V. Perron The Perron Law Firm, PC

Co-Vice President Matthew C. Hans Polsinelli PC

Co-Vice President James McConnell Attorney at law

Treasurer Karen R. McCarthy The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co.

Assistant Treasurer Gary Burger Burger Law

Secretary Jerome J. Dobson Dobson, Goldberg, Berns & Rich, LLP

Assistant Secretary Dorothy Rush Client Eligible Board Member

Maria Perron Named Board President

2018 Board of DirectorsMembersHon. T. Bennett “Ben” Burkemper St. Louis County Family Court

Ryan R. Cox Ryan R. Cox & Associates, L.L.C.

William “Bill” Dodson William C. Dodson, Law Office

David Everson; Stinson Leonard Street

Paula Finlay AT&T

Thomas G. Glick Attorney at Law

Shana Grimsley Client Eligible Board Member

Chris Hayes Emerson

Agnes Hill Client Eligible Board Member

Pamela Johnson Client Eligible Board Member

Lawrence Kettenbach CitiGroup

Candy O’Connell Client Eligible Board Member

Brendan Roediger Saint Louis University School of Law

Jennifer L. Schwendemann Littler Mendelson

Vennie Sharp Client Eligible Board Member

John Simon The Simon Law Firm, P.C.

Andrea Stanley Brown & Crouppen

Mavis Thompson St. Louis City License Collector

Delores Verner Client Eligible Board Member

Victor Washington Client Eligible Board Member

Thayer L. Weaver, Jr. TLW & Associates

Barbara Whiting Client Eligible Board Member

In 2018 Legal Services Board of Directors elected Maria V. Perron as their President. Ms. Perron is a partner in The Perron Law Firm, P.C., located in St. Louis County.

She is a 1981 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law and has been a member of the Legal Services Board of Directors since 2007, serving as Vice-President since 2012. She practices personal injury, medical malpractice and employment law. She is a member of the Missouri Bar, Illinois Bar, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. In 2013 she received the F. Wm. McCalpin Pro Bono Award from Legal Services for her dedication to pro bono service.

“It is an honor to be a part of a team of dedicated individuals,” Perron said. “The work we do in the community is vital and we continue to expand our services to reach those most in need. Each client we represent is an opportunity to positively impact our judicial process and bring us a step closer to equal justice for all,” she stated.

Maria Perron; President, Board of Directors

Dear Friends,

Through our ACTIONS in 2018 Legal Services and our community partners:

• Finalized efforts to insure that low-income Missouri Medicaid recipients can receive access to life-saving medications to cure chronic hepatitis C. • Secured students the right to an alternative education after being disciplined. • Negotiated a settlement to restore and enhance a child’s education after the loss of more than a year of schooling. • Established a new right for Missouri tenants to refuse to pay rent if the living conditions are unbearable and deplorable. • Launched the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative to address blighted and abandoned property in St. Louis City neighborhoods.

JUSTICEIMPACT litigation and advocacy such as these examples greatly amplifies the number of people, families and neighborhoods who benefit from our work. Just one of these examples, the hepatitis C advocacy, immediately helped more than 12,000 Missourians living with the disease.

Other cases, such as the housing and education cases, changed the procedures and policies that negatively impacted thousands of people statewide. In all of these cases, families benefit from more equitable treatment now and into the future.

HOPEThe new Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative is a creative approach to the growing and intractable issue of blight in St. Louis neighborhoods. This unique project is a collaborative effort to mobilize neighborhood associations and residents to take control of their communities by reclaiming property for affordable housing. The early enthusiasm and community support for the project in the first year bodes well for broad participation.

Importantly, more of this work can be accomplished with the collaboration of a wide group of partners, community agencies and generous donors who share our vision for stronger, healthier and more equitable communities. To our partners and supporters, we thank you for your energy and generosity and look forward to continuing our work together.

Much Appreciated,

Dan Glazier Maria V. PerronExecutive Director & General Counsel President, Board of Directors



DONATIONS TO THE HON. RICHARD B. TEITELMAN CHAIR CAMPAIGN

FIRMSBent Law FirmBrown & CrouppenBryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLPBurkemper Law Firm, L.L.C.Cervantes & AssociatesClark and Fox Family FoundationCohen Hilberry Architects, Inc.Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C.Husch Blackwell, LLPLaw Offices of Gretchen Myers, P.C.McNeal College Consulting, LLCPerron Law Firm, PCRobert Wood Johnson Foundation

Ryan R. Cox and Associates, L.L.C.Schlichter, Bogard & DentonSchuchat, Cook & WernerSchultz & Associates, LLPSpooner Law LLCSTLRB Family FoundationThe Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co.The Simon Law Firm, P.C.TLW & Associates, LLCWomen Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis

INDIVIDUALS Hon. & Mrs. Clifford H. AhrensMs. Susan Alverson & Ms. Wendy AuslanderMr. Mark Arnold & Ms. Kathryn M. KochMr. Jordan T. Ault & Ms. Chelsey D. HillyerMs. K. Michele BaileyMrs. Ketrina BakewellMr. & Mrs. Dan H. Ball

Ms. Ann E. Bauer & Mr. Charles FarrisMr. & Mrs. William R. BayMs. Linda BellMr. Roger Bertling & Ms. Alexa ShabecoffHon. Susan E. Block & Ms. Frieda SmithMs. Ellen Bonacorsi & Mr. Thomas KinsockMrs. Elizabeth A. Bozicevic and Mr. Benjamin BozicevicHon. & Mrs. T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr.Ms. Edna ByrdGreg & Judith CampbellMr. & Mrs. Dennis J. CapriglioneMr. & Mrs. Gerard T. CarmodyMs. Danielle CarrMr. Daniel E. ClaggettMs. Laura T. CohenHon. Robert S. CohenHon. Kathianne Knaup Crane & Mr. David D. Crane

Ms. Nancy CrossSenator & Mrs. John C. DanforthMr. T. Patrick Deaton, Jr. & Ms. Pamela RossMr. George DirkersMr. Jerome J. DobsonMs. Doreen Dodson and Mr. Dana SpitzerHon. & Mrs. Jason D. DodsonMr. & Mrs. John D. DonnellyHon. & Mrs. Robert G. Dowd, Jr.Ms. Rebecca Eissenberg & Mr. Joel EissenbergHon. John R. Essner & Ms. Cynthia NewsomeMr. Joel D. FerberMr. Edward M. FinkelsteinMs. Paula FinlayMs. Joanne D. FogertyMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. FoxMr. Robert N. Fox and Ms. Maxine ClarkMr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Frankel

In September 2018 Lisa D’Souza was selected as the new Hon. Richard B. Teitelman Chair attorney. This is an endowed position named for the late Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman who also served 18 years as Executive Director for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. The Teitelman Chair attorney focuses on legal advocacy that addresses systemic issues impacting low-income families.

“Lisa is uniquely qualified for this position. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Lisa has broad experience as a public interest lawyer,” stated Dan Glazier, Executive Director and General Counsel for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.

D’Souza’s 22-year legal career includes working with migrant farmworkers at Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, advocating for health care for low-income clients with the Tennessee Justice Center and, most recently, serving as a staff attorney to the Eighth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals.

A native St. Louisan, Lisa received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Texas A&M, and returned to St. Louis with her family in 2013.

Lisa D’Souza

Legal Services appoints D’Souza as the Teitelman Chair

Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. GarlockMr. Michael T. GeorgeMr. & Mrs. John L. GianoulakisMr. Daniel K. Glazier & Ms. Nancy E. SnowMs. Linsey GlosierProf. Roger Goldman & Ms. Stephanie RivenMr. Joel K. Goldstein & Mrs. Maxine I. LipelesMr. William GoldsteinMr. Lawrence B. GrebelMr. Robert J. GryzmalaMr. & Mrs. Kevin D. GunnMr. & Mrs. Mark GunnMrs. Mary Ann Hallemann & Mr. Steve HallemannMs. Joy HannelMr. & Mrs. Matthew C. HansMr. Lawrence HarrisMs. Annette P. HellerMr. & Mrs. Dale HermelingMs. Anne W. HetlageMs. Shelby HewerdineHon. Mary K. Hoff & Mr. Peter M. StragandMr. & Mrs. Mike HolleyMr. & Mrs. Richard L. HughesDr. Robert G. Hughes & Dr. Linda J. ShawHon. Carol E. JacksonMs. Phyllis JaudesMr. James JewellMs. Pamela JohnsonBob & Sandy JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Edwin KaskowitzDr. & Mrs. Michael KassMr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Kettenbach Jr.Ms. Nancy KistlerMr. and Mrs. Douglas KleinMr. Richard Kleinmann & Ms. Nancy FoltzMr. Barry J. KlinckhardtMr. & Mrs. Gregory KoppeMr. Cullen K. KuhnMr. Michael LaneMs. Erica B. Leisenring & Mr. Robert M. SearsMs. Ann B. Lever & Ms. Carmileta MatheneyHon. Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.Hon. & Mrs. Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.Ms. Linda Locke

Ms. Diana MallonMs. Ann Mandelstamm and Ms. Maria AmundsonMs. Lucy A. McCalpinMs. Karen McCarthyMr. & Mrs. James McConnellMs. Nina McDonnellMs. Ann McKeeHon. Mary Ann L. MedlerMr. Charles E. Merrill & Ms. Carol A. RutterMr. Patrick MickeyMs. Christine F. MillerMr. Greg MinanaMs. Judy MiniaceMs. Michelle Mitchell- BromfmanMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. MooreMr. & Mrs. Michael N. NewmarkMs. Rebecca NickelsonMr. John C. O’BrienMs. Tara A. OhlerMr. & Mrs. Henry OrdowerMr. Gerald R. OrtbalsHon. Lisa K. Page and Hon. Edward L. PageMs. Mary E. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. C. John PlebanMr. Steven J. PoplawskiMr. & Mrs. Maury B. PoscoverMr. Brent Powell & Ms. Beth PhillipsMr. Norm W. Pressman & Mrs. Wendi Alper-PressmanHon. & Mrs. William Ray Price, Jr.Ms. Maggie ProbertMr. Stephen PuroMr. & Mrs. Richard QuickHon. Angela T. QuiglessMr. & Mrs. Daniel A. RaniereMs. Margaret RichardsMr. & Mrs. John F. RisbergMs. Tara A. Rocque & Mr. Peter RocqueMs. Laura RosenburyHon. John A. Ross & Hon. Judy L. RossMr. Edward M. Roth & Ms. Jeanne F. Philips-RothMr. & Mrs. Mark S. SablemanMs. Lindsay Schneider & Mr. David SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Ronald O. Schowalter

Mr. Michael R. SchroeppelMs. Jennifer SchwendemannMs. Shulamith SimonMrs. Frances A. SissonMs. Ruth SitemanMs. Melissa K. Smith-GroffMr. & Mrs. Jay StaleyHon. Laura Denvir Stith & Mr. Donald ScottMr. Samuel H. StragandMr. Christopher M. SunzereMr. & Mrs. Gilbert TeitelmanMr. & Mrs. Harvey M. TettlebaumMs. Joyce TherinaHon. Lisa Van AmburgMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. J. VetterMs. Amy Wachs & Mr. Timothy SchedlMs. Missy WaldmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas WalkerHon. & Mrs. Robert C. WeisHon. Carolyn Whittington & Mr. Joe WhittingtonMrs. Gayle C. Williams & Hon. Michael JamisonMr. & Mrs. Nick E. WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Harry B. WilsonMs. Jamie WindsorMr. & Mrs. William F. WinfreyHon. Michael A. Wolff & Dr. Patricia B. WolffMr. & Mrs. Nelson G. WolffProfessor David C. Yamada



Dutchtown South Community OrganizationDutchtown South Community Corporation is a nonprofit Community Development Corporation that serves four socially and culturally diverse, economically challenged neighborhoods in south St. Louis City – Dutchtown, Gravois Park, Marine Villa and Mt. Pleasant. Sixty percent of residents live below the area’s median income and one third of residents live below povertylevel.

Dutchtown South’s goal is to combine community empowerment with revitalization and development, to allow residents to grow and prosper. Executive Director, Amanda Colón-Smith says, “We are a community asset, working to tackle the impact of redlining and disenfranchisement. We want to improve the structure of the community and improve conditions for our residents, while maintaining a racially and economically diverse neighborhood.”

They first learned of Legal Services’ Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative (NVI) in 2018 and saw the opportunity to turn abandoned property into affordable housing in their community.

“We haven’t added to our property portfolio since 2008, because we don’t have the funds to purchase properties,” says Colón-Smith. “This is a unique opportunity to both transform problem properties and expand our portfolio of affordable housing,” she added.

The first property they tackled is 5032 Alabama, which has been vacant for several years. Ownership was successfully transferred to Dutchtown South in 2019 and it is currently being renovated to add to Dutchtown South’s affordable rental housing portfolio.

“What was once an eyesore, and a magnet for problems in the community, can be fixed and given a purpose again,” Colón-Smith says. “Sustainability is as much about the community as it is about the building.”

“The Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative has been an invaluable tool to allow us to be stewards of our neighborhood, and to lay the groundwork to maintain an equitable and diverse community in the future. My hope is that by maintaining affordability, we have a genuine opportunity to decrease the wealth gap in St. Louis,” Colón-Smith added.

Amanda Colón-Smith at 5032 Alamama

Volunteer workday at 5032 Alabama

Amanda Colón-Smith, Executive Director of Dutchtown South Community Organization

Empowering Communities

The Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative was launched in April 2018 to help neighborhood associations, community groups and low-income residents deal with abandoned and vacant properties in St. Louis City’s blighted neighborhoods.

Financial support is provided by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, The St. Louis Development Corporation, and others.

One of the first properties to be reclaimed for development by the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative for client Collin Garrity in the Marine Villa neighborhood. This property was featured in a June 8, 2019 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Project staff and pro bono attorneys provide:Vacancy Prevention and Title Clearance: • Five free legal clinics hosted to provide residents with vacancy prevention tools like beneficiary deeds. More than 30 clients received legal representation to clear titles or prevent them through our services.

Community Education and Organization: • More than 200 community meetings and outreach events attended to foster working relationships with the communities impacted by blight and vacancy.

Problem Property Litigation: • Seventeen cases were opened and seven lawsuits filed against absentee property owners on behalf of four different neighborhood associations.

A key component of the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative is engaging the community and working with the many components and partners that are necessary for neighborhood revitalization. The project staff is working closely with the newly formed St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative and is utilizing legal strategies, including the little-used Missouri Abandoned Housing Act, to reclaim badly dilapidated property for redevelopment. Results include regainingmuch-needed affordable housing and/or other constructive use of the properties to benefit neighborhoods.

Additional Statistics:

Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative


• 1,105 volunteer hours provide by eleven lawyers • 42 cases opened to address vacancy and assist with property titles

• 9 cases opened to assist neighborhood groups with organizational assistance

Volunteer SupportStrength in Numbers


Our impact on the community is only made possible by our support from the community.

More than ten percent of all clients served with direct case work in 2018 were served by volunteer attorneys, and many more were assisted through community legal clinics. In 2018, the Volunteer Lawyers Program expanded the number of legal clinics provided, as a way to reach more people and to engage new attorneys and law partners in pro bono work for the first time.

Volunteers are the backbone of our mission to provide equal access to justice, and we thank all our volunteers – lawyers, social workers, board members, administrative support and event committee and volunteers too.

Pro Bono26%

63%

Social Work

Legal Interns

26,252 Hours

22%

Wills / Advance Directives / Adult Guardianship

6%Juvenile Rights and Guardianships

10%Individual Rights

31%

Family Law

28%Housing Law

3%Income

Maintenance

364 Cases

VOLUNTEER HOURS BREAKDOWN OF CASES HANDLED BY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM

Value of Pro Bono Hours

$1,766,113More than $7 Million in monetary benefits claimed for clients, including fees avoided, debt relief and compensation, benefits payments, etc

364CASES

106 NEWVOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS

19COMMUNITY LEGAL

CLINICS HOSTED

VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM

111ACTIVE VOLUNTEERATTORNEYS

318CASES

62 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERATTORNEYS

39 NEWVOLUNTEERS

64COMMUNITY LEGAL

CLINICS HOSTED

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Event & Admin Volunteers

3%Paralegal Interns

Board & Young Friends Board 2%

3% 3%

Housing Law


Value of Pro Bono Hours

$1,766,113More than $7 Million in monetary benefits claimed for clients, including fees avoided, debt relief and compensation, benefits payments, etc

The Family Court Program provides advocacy and legal representation to parents who otherwise would not have the resources to fight for their children.

Ben DeGonia is a 55 year old Navy and Coast Guard veteran who came to Legal Services for help to reunite with his son, whom he had not seen since the baby was six months old, when Ben moved to Colorado to focus on recovery from addiction.

In 2014 Ben suffered a stroke and brain aneurysm while at work. This prompted his sobriety and Ben returned to St. Louis with hopes of playing a role in his son’s life.

On his return he filed a family access motion with the Court. However, without funds for an attorney, he was unsuccessful in reuniting with his son. Shortly after, his son was adopted by the mother’s new husband without Ben’s knowledge.

Luckily for Ben, he was referred to Kathleen Dubois with Legal Services’ Family Court Program for help.

Ben says, “From the first time I met with Kathleen, she made me feel supported and gave me hope. She understood that I was fighting for my parental rights, not fighting the child’s mother.”

With Legal Services’ support, Ben was able to have the adoption overturned, and a family access motion was also granted. “I was amazed at the support, confidence and level of knowledge that all the staff working on my case displayed,” he noted. “I always felt like I was deserving of a chance and that they understood what I was going through,” he added.

Ben is expected to reunite with his son, now 11 years old, later this year. “He doesn’t know me at all, and I don’t expect an immediate relationship,” Ben says, “He’s doing great with his current family, and the last thing I want is to take that away. But he deserves to know who I am and I just want to let him know I’m here and I’m open to building a relationship if and when he does.”

Although the aneurysm left Ben disabled, thanks to surgery he is able to work part-time. Ben is a Peer Wellness Coach for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Madison County, and an advocate and support resource for other recovering addicts.

Ben DeGonia

Empowering Individuals

Justice For All BallThe 28th annual Justice For All Ball was held on February 17, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch in St. Louis. More than 600 guests helped raise more than $100,000 and a great time was had by all.

Honorary Chairs: John & Dora R. Gianoulakis

Co-Chairs: Susan McCourt Baltz & Maureen Farr

Ads & Sponsorship Co-Chairs: Stephanie Dorssom & Kathleen Maugh

Auction Co-Chairs: Jadii Castillo, Matt Ceresia & Scott Hackmann

Co-Chairs Maureen Farr (far left) and Susan McCourt Baltz (far right) with Mike and Lucy Cherba.

AlarisArmstrong Teasdale LLPAssociation of Corporate Counsel – St. LouisAssociation of Legal Administrators – Gateway ChapterBrown & James, P.C.Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerCapes SokolCarmody MacDonald, P.C.Cosgrove Law Group, LLCDanna McKitrick, P.C.

DCSRex P. FennesseyGray, Ritter & Graham, P.C.Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.Herzog Crebs LLPHusch Blackwell, LLPJacobson, Press & Fields,P.C.Lashly & Baer, PCLittler MendelsonMissouri Asian American Bar Association

Missouri Bar Young Lawyers SectionMissouri Lawyers WeeklyMonsantoNewman, Bronson & WallisOgletree DeakinsParkside FinancialPohlman USAPolsinelliRasmussen, Dickey & Moore, LLCRubin BrownSchlichter, Bogard & Denton, LLP

Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum, LLPSimmons Hanley ConroySpencer Fane LLPStange Law Firm, PCStinson Leonard Street LLPThe Bar Association of Metropolitan St. LouisThe Bar Plan Mutual Insurance CompanyThe Simon Law Firm, P.C.Thompson Coburn LLPWilliams Venker & SandersWomen Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis

Mike AndrewsGail ApplesonMichael CherbaPaula FinlayDaniel K. GlazierJudy GorinLouisa GregoryMonica HansBecky HarrisLisa A. HerderJessica MartinEileen McCannWanda MohanFran Morales-Neufeld

Kim MorganPriscilla MurrayJulie PoplsteinMaggie ProbertKelly RichertAlexandra SchenkJennifer SchwendemannSusan SeilnachtTracy TabbMavis ThompsonCarrie TitusDebbie WeaverJamie Windsor


Committee

Justice For All Ball Supporters

Honorary co-Chairs, Dora and John Gianoulakís

For The Common Good Awards LunchMore than 200 guests gathered on August 23, 2018 to recognize the dedication of thirteen volunteers and partner organizations whose work helps Legal Services provide access to justice in our communities.

Those honored included: • Dr. Bruce R. Bacon• Julie Berkowitz• Capes Sokol• Cole O. Combs• Dr. Jacqueline Fleckenstein• Thomas G. Glick• Alyce Herndon & Grace Hill

Women’s Business Center• Pamela Johnson• St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy• Dr. Vivian Knipp• Chris Nagus• Shannon D. Peters• Prosperity Connection


AlarisAffinia HealthcareBryan Cave Leighton PaisnerCapes SokolEmersonHusch Blackwell LLPMissouri Lawyers WeeklySt. Louis University School of MedicineStange Law Firm, PCThe Bar Plan Mutual Insurance CompanyThe Simon Law Firm, P.C.Thompson Coburn LLP

CommitteeSusan McCourt BaltzSarah CarlsonMichael CherbaPaula FinlayGarrett FischerDaniel K. GlazierPatti Hageman

Lisa A. HerderTracy N. JamesEileen M. McCannMaria PerronJulie PoplsteinJacqueline F. Redmond

For the Common Good Supporters

Guests from Grace Hill Womens Business Clinic.

2018 Awardees

RevenueGovernment Grants $5,740,815 Public ContributionsSpecial EventsUnited Way $4,106,105 Donated Services $1,766,113* Private Foundation Grants $ 758,039

Special Events $ 216,961 Other $ 200,414**

Total: $12,788,447

ExpensesProgram Services $8,514,246*

Administration/General $1,033,691

Fundraising $ 296.251

Special Events $ 102,099

Total: $9,946,287

BALANCE SHEET INFORMATIONTotal Net Assets 2017 2018$10,123,088 $12,965,248^

Total:$12,788,447

2018 Financial Statement

Total:$9,946,287

Public ContributionsSpecial Events/United Way

Government Grants

Private Foundation Grants

Other

Administration/General Fundraising Special Events

Program Services

86%

1%3%

10%

32% 45%

6%2%

13%

2%


Notes:* Includes value of Pro Bono donated services.** Includes Program Income ($50,740); Investment Income ($108,184); Misc. Income ($41,490).^ Includes one-time Cy Pres awards totaling $2,841,020. The cy pres doctrine is a legal term that can be translated as “near as possible.” The doctrine originated in the law of charitable trusts, but has been applied in the context of class action settlements in the United States. A cy pres award is the distribution of money remaining in a class action settlement to a charitable organization, when that remaining money could not be practicably distributed to the class members.

In 2018 Legal Services of Eastern Missouri received $2,841,020 in cy pres awards. $1,000,000 of the cy pres award was designated to establish the Hon. Richard B. Teitelman Fund; $1,150,000 of the cy pres award was designated to the Building Capital and Litigation Expenses Reserve fund; and $657,894 of the 2018 cy pres award was designated to the Cy Pres Reserve fund for operations.

Donated Services

Special Events


Young Friends Board Members (L to R) Mike Cherba, Jackie Redmond, Will Gust, Fran Morales-Neufeld, Liz Lenivy, Katie Fechte.

Happy Hour at Narwahls

Young Friends CLE

2018 Highlights

Young Friends• Provided more than 240 hours of volunteer services through board participation, service projects, fundraising and membership events.

• Hosted their third annual CLE at Armstrong Teasdale with more than 30 participants. Pohlman USA provided a presentation discussing multigenerational communication skills for young lawyers.

Projects Included:• Adopting a Legal Services client family through “100 Neediest Cases” campaign• Cooking lunch for residents of Lydia’s House• Organized a School Supply Drive• Hosted several networking Happy Hour events for members

2018 Young Friends BoardPresident: Jacqueline F. Redmond, Sandberg PhoenixSecretary: Michael R. Cherba, Danna McKittrick, P.C.

MembersAndrew M. Bleyer, Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerChelsea W. Draper, MO Attorney General’s OfficeKatherine Fechte, Greensfelder, Hemker & GaleWill Gust, PolsinelliLaura Halfmann-Morris, Legal Services of Eastern MissouriMaureen G. Hanlon, Saint Louis University Law School RepresentativeElizabeth Lenivy, The Simon Law Firm, P.C.Justin Long, Washington University School of Law RepresentativeLoren T. Menefee, BayerNino Przulj, Thompson CoburnPatricia Silva, Lathrop GageEricka Simpson Conner, Husch BlackwellRyan C. Turnage, Schnucks Market, Inc.

Special Events


CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES$50,000+City of St. LouisLegal Services CorporationMissouri Bar Foundation Missouri Basic Civil Legal Services FundMissouri Department of Public SafetyMissouri Department of Social ServicesMissouri Foundation for HealthMissouri Lawyer Trust Fund AccountSt. Louis County Children’s Service FundSt. Louis Development CorporationSt. Louis Mental Health BoardUnited Way of Greater St. LouisUS Department of Health & Human ServicesUS Department of Justice

$20,000 - $49,999Aging AheadAmerican Direct Marketing Resources, LLCASC FoundationBayer FundNortheast Missouri Area Agency on AgingRobert Wood Johnson FoundationSt. Louis Area Agency on AgingSt. Louis City Department of Health: Ryan White / HIV AIDS ProgramUniversity of ChicagoUS Department of Homeland Security

$10,000 - $19,999Association of Corporate Counsel – St. LouisBoeing Employees Community FundCiti Deaconess FoundationEmerson Charitable TrustFranklin County Area United WayFranklin County Community Resource BoardLutheran Foundation of St. LouisSt. Louis Economic Development Partnership

$1,000 - $9,999AARP Missouri AJ Bitker Charitable Foundation Buffalo Township United FundCommerce Bancshares FoundationHerbert D. Condie, Jr. Family FoundationMontgomery Area United WayPecha Family FoundationPNC FoundationSandcastle FoundationStifel FoundationSTLRB Family FoundationUnited Way of Mark Twain Area

$250 - $999Argo Foundation, Inc.AT&TDaniels-Head Management CorporationFirst Unitarian Church of St. LouisKopytek, Inc.Missouri History MuseumThe Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co.Vanguard Charitable Fund

LAW FIRMS$50,000+Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Dowd Bennett LLPHusch Blackwell, LLPThe Simon Law Firm, P.C.Thompson Coburn LLP

$10,000 - $49,999Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.Lashly & Baer, P.C.Polsinelli PCStinson LLP

$5,000 - $9,999USA&M Midwest, Inc.Spencer Fane LLP

$1,000 - $4,999Groves Powers, LLCLaw Office of John S. Wallach, P.C Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljim, LLPThe Center for Family LawThompson Consumer Law Group

$250 - $999Burger LawCarmody MacDonald P.CCervantes & AssociatesChildrens Ahlheim Cary, LLCDevereaux, Stokes, Fernandez and Leonard, P.C.Diekman & Leightner Donovan Rose Nester, P.C.Dowd & Dowd, P.C.Faerber & Anderson, P.C.Goffstein, Raskas, Pomerantz, Kraus & ShermanHartnett Reyes-Jones, LLCHeplerBroom LLCKarll Law Center, LLCKoller & Meador

Kortenhof McGlynn, LLCKullmann, Klein & Dioneda, PCLieser Law Firm, LLCMcDonnell & McDonnellMogab & Hughes Attorneys, P.C.Muchnick, Haber & Margolis, LCPedroli & Gauthier, LLCRossiter & Boock, LLCSher Corwin Winters LLCThe Campbell Law Firm, LLCThe Onder Law FirmThe S. E. Farris Law FirmWalther / Zwibelman Law Associates, PCWasinger Daming, LCWyne and Merritt, PCZerman & Mogerman, L.L.C.

INDIVIDUALS$10,000 +Dr. Robert G. Hughes & Dr. Linda J. ShawMr. & Mrs. Max MargulisMr. Guy Slay

$5,000 - $9,999Mr. & Mrs. Mark I. BronsonSenator & Mrs. John C. DanforthMr. David M. Harris & Ms. Michele LoweMr. & Mrs. Simon P. Tonkin

$1,000 - $4,999Ms. Ann E. Bauer & Mr. Charles FarrisMr. Stuart R. BerkowitzMs. Suzanne Besnia & Mr. Victor RicheyMr. & Mrs. Louis F. Bonacorsi Mr. David E. Brown & Ms. Cheryl Green

$1,000 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. M. Steven BrownMr. & Mrs. Gerard T. CarmodyMs. Debbie S. Champion

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri depends on gifts, grants and contributions for 95 percent of its income. Thank you to the following donors for supporting our work and providing ACTION. JUSTICE. HOPE.

Below is a list of general donations and grants received in 2018. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions, and thank you to the many donors not listed here, who also play an important part in helping us fulfil our commitment to the community.

Donors

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence K. Condie, Sr.Ms. Cathryn A. ConradMrs. Kay DreyMr. & Mrs. Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr.Mr. Harold A. EllisMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. FeldmannMs. Paula FinlayMs. Victoria I. GoldsonMs. Patricia D. GrayMr. & Mrs. Robert T. HaarMrs. Claiborne P. HandlemanMs. Anne W. HetlageMr. Jacob Montgomery & Ms. Lisa HoppenjansMr. & Mrs. Timothy HudsonMr. Jeffrey J. KalinowskiMr. & Mrs. Don G. LentsMr. James F. Malone & Mrs. Kay Quinn MaloneMr. Jerome R. Mandelstamm & Ms. Carolyn A. WhiteMr. Randy Mariani & Ms. Patricia Redington Ms. Judy MiniaceMr. & Mrs. Michael N. NewmarkMr. Robert L. NewmarkMr. & Mrs. James L. Nouss, Jr.Mr. John C. O’BrienMr. & Mrs. Michael RothMs. Mary Beth TrippMr. & Mrs. Peter D. Van CleveMr. & Mrs. Kenneth K. VuylstekeMr. John L. WalkerMr. R. Randall WangMrs. Ann I. Whaley

$500 - $999Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Appleton, Jr.Hon. Henry E. AutreyMrs. Ketrina BakewellMr. & Mrs. Tom M. BlumenthalMs. Kim M. BrownMs. Heather G. BuetheMr. J. Powell CarmanMr. William L. ColeMr. & Mrs. David D. DyroffMr. Robert EndicottMrs. Sarah EpsteinMr. & Mrs. David E. EversonMr. Jonathan FeldmannMs. Carol Ann Fichtelman & Mr. Philip C. Berwick

Ms. Jeanne A. Fischer & Mr. Michael A. KafouryMr. Kevin B. FischerMr. & Mrs. James B. GallagherMr. Michael A. GerritzenMr. Dale A. GuarigliaMr. & Mrs. Kevin D. GunnMs. Jennifer GustafsonMs. Mary S. HawkerMs. Virginia E. Heagney & Mr. James P. TobinMr. & Mrs. Dale HermelingMr. and Mrs. Douglas L. KellyMs. Pauline T. Kim & Mr. K. Philip Lee Mr. J. Mark KlamerMr. & Mrs. Alan S. KwiatekMr. Joel N. LanderMr. Mark B. LeadloveMr. & Mrs. John C. MaddenMr. Kenneth J. MallinMr. & Mrs. Eric D. MartinSenator Claire McCaskillMs. Connie McManusMr. & Mrs. Eric E. MeyerMs. Christine F. MillerMr. William C. MobleyMs. Jacqueline O’DonnellMr. & Mrs. Michael D. O’KeefeMs. Mary Beth OrtbalsMr. Steven J. PoplawskiMr. Nino PrzuljMr. & Mrs. Edward H. RennerMs. Marian B. Rosen & Mr. Jon GoldbergMr. & Mrs. Christopher J. SchmidtMr. William F. SeabaughMr. & Mrs. James W. SherbyMr & Mrs. Robert SiemerMs. Felice Taub-JoyceMs. Mary Shea Tucker & Mr. Charles BergerMr. Bart D. WallMr. Brian C. WalshMr. & Mrs. Charles A.Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. WilkeMr. James R. Williams & Ms. Lisa M. WoodMr. Keith WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Alan C. WitteMr. Frank P. Wolff, Jr.Ms. Sabrina M. Wrenn

$250 - $499Mr. & Mrs. Orren S. AdamsMr. Steven J. AlagnaMs. Lucinda T. AlthauserMs. Susan L. AmatoMr. Taavi AnnusMs. Mary M. BannisterKatie & David Barnard Mr. & Mrs. William R. BayMr. Michael G. BiggersMs. Ellen Bonacorsi & Mr. Thomas KinsockMs. Erin BrooksMs. Jessica CampbellMs. Elizabeth C. Carver Mr. John J. CaseyMr. & Mrs. Richard P. CassettaMr. & Mrs. J. Michael ClearMr. & Mrs. Ken M. ChackesMr. & Mrs. T. Jack ChallisMs. Pamela CoffinMr. & Mrs. John L. CookMrs. Rosemary CooperHon. & Mrs. Jason D. DodsonHon. & Mrs. Edward L. FilippineMr. Ryan FurnissMr. Ameer GadoMs. Laura R. GiokasMr. & Mrs. Herbert R. Giorgio, Jr.Mr. Christopher A. GirouardMr. Keith J. GradyMr. & Mrs. Maurice B. GrahamMr. Michael Greenfield & Ms. Claire HalpernMs. Nancy Hamilton & Mr. Jim ButlerMs. Emma C. Harty & Mr. Troy WoytekMr. Philip Heagney & Ms. Barbara ProsserMr. & Mrs. David M. HeimosMs. Lisa A. Herder and Mr. Edward J. HejlekMs. Mary Kate HoganMs. Thea R. HromadkaMr. & Mrs. Thomas C. HullversonMr. & Mrs. Robert Lewis JacksonMs. Carol S. JohnstonMs. Anne H. JumpMs. Karen KalishDr. & Mrs. Michael KassMr. James A. Kearns, III

Mr. Jason KempfMr. Cullen K. KuhnMr. & Mrs. Paul G. LaneMs. Erica B. Leisenring & Mr. Robert M. SearsMr. James E. LownsdaleMs. Karen McCarthyMs. Nina McDonnellMs. Meegan McMillanMr. & Mrs. Matthew MinderMs. Stephanie MollMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. MooreMs. Joan MorgensternMr. & Mrs. Todd I. MuchnickMr. & Mrs. Brandon W. NeuschaferMs. Jeanne OrtegaMs. Paula PaceMr. & Mrs. Peter J. Palumbo, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. RabenbergMr. & Mrs. Frank RassieurMr. & Mrs. Ed RedmondMr. David A. RoodmanMr. Mark R. RudoffMr. & Mrs. Bruce D. RyderMr. Richard B. ScherrerMs. Jennifer SchwendemannMr. James L. SmithMr. Randy SorianoMr. & Mrs. Douglas J. StanleyMs. Angela R. StandishMr. & Mrs. David P. StoeberlMr. Michael Stokes & Ms. Patricia WendlingMr. & Mrs. Harvey M. TettlebaumMs. Mavis T. ThompsonMr. Andrew J. TuteurMs. Saher ValianiMr. Aaron M. VogelMs. Julia M. VossMr. W. Stanley WalchMr. Franklin F. WallisMr. & Mrs. John M. WelgeMs. Dorothy L. White-ColemanMr. & Mrs. Bradley A. WintersMr. & Mrs. James M. WireMr. Drew H. Yaeger



IN HONOR OF

Harry Abounader USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Susan Alverson Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Meyer

Brent Baldwin USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Michael Barolak Ms. Meegan McMillan

Kenneth Bean USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Claudia Bernard USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Kenneth Chackes USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Joel Ferber Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Meyer

Paula Finlay Ms. Debbie S. Champion

Hon. Jeremy Fogel USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Tim Gallagher USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Dan Glazier Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Meyer

Daniel Goldstein Ms. Emily Novick & Mr. Steve Goldstein

Steve Gorin USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Maurice “Marcy” Graham Mr. & Mrs. M. Steven Brow Hon. Michael A. Wolff & Dr. Patricia B. Wolff

Millicent Guerri Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Hilton

Amy Gunn USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Laura Halfmann-Morris Ms. Nina Balsam

Peter Hoffman & The Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative Mr. & Mrs. William M. Corrigan, Jr. Mr. Terrance M. Egan & Ms. Rosalie Uchanski Ms. Allison W. Felter Ms. Mary Rogers Gordon Missouri History Museum Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Stricker, Jr.

Kirkwood HS Mock Trial Coaches Ms. Joann N. Dyroff

Wesley Kozeny USA&M Midwest, Inc.

David Lander Mr. Marty and Mrs. Merle Oberman

Alex Lee Ms. Debbie S. Champion

Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Rassieur

Jessica Liss USA&M Midwest, Inc.

W. Patrick Mobley Ms. Jacqueline O’Donnell

Susan Myers Ms. Debbie S. Champion

Alan Pratzel USA&M Midwest, Inc.

James Reeves USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Stephen Ringkamp USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Andy and Katy Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Roberts

Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Barbara Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Roberts

Maryanne Sedey USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Michael Young USA&M Midwest, Inc.

Honor MemorialIN MEMORY OF

Carl Michael “Mike” Bakewell Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Lock Eddie Mae Binion Ms. Marisa C. Waldman

Anna Mae Brown Mr. David E. Brown & Ms. Cheryl Green

Leonard P. Cervantes Alaris Burkemper Law Firm, L.L.C. Hon. & Mrs. T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr. Ms. Ann E. Bauer & Mr. Charles Farris Hon. Kathianne Knaup Crane & Mr. David D. Crane Mr. & Mrs. Terry Crouppen Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Ms. Paula Finlay Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Flachs Frankel, Rubin, Bond, Dubin, Siegel & Klein Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Glick Ms. Lisa A. Herder and Mr. Edward J. Hejlek Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Hullverson Ms. Peggy Lukken & Mr. Daniel McCarroll Senator Claire McCaskill Mr. Carl Felix Miller & Ms. Martha Lynn Goldammer Ms. Judy Miniace Ms. Tara A. Ohler Mr. Gerald R. Ortbals Mr. & Mrs. Ronald O. Schowalter USA&M Midwest, Inc. Mr. Marc P. Weinberg

David N. Clayton Hon. & Mrs. Clifford H. Ahrens Mr. & Mrs. Fred Warren Barrett Mr. Barney S. Bier and Ms. Debra Wellborn Judge Rachel L. Bringer Shepherd & Mr. Bobby R. Shepherd Mr. Andrew W. Briscoe

Mr. John W. Briscoe, II Mr. & Mrs. Philip P. Briscoe Ms. Jeri Bross Mr. & Mrs. Mark K. Bross Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bukstein Hon. & Mrs. T. Bennett Burkemper, Jr. Mr. Nathon Chacon Mr. & Mrs. Jim Church Hon. Robert M. Clayton, II Ms. Frances Clayton Hafner Ms. Carolyn J. Conners Mr. & Mrs. Ned L. Diekroeger Mr. & Mrs. Mac Fisher Mr. & Mrs. James D. Friesz Ms. Deborah K. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Maurice B. Graham Greenwell & Wilcox, LLC Mr. Kenneth W. Greger Ms. Laura Horst Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kiefer Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Krings Hon. & Mrs. Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. Marion County Democratic Central Ms. Karin S. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Nelson E. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Harold B. Oakley Mr. & Mrs. John K. Potts Ms. Jean Ellis Powers Ms. Carol Ragar Ralls County Circuit Court Honorable Roy L. Ritcher Hon. Mary R. Russell Judge & Mrs. Ortrie Smith Ms. Angela Rickman The Missouri Bar Ms. Anne C. Thomas United Marion County Democrat Club Ms. Mary G. Viorel Hon. E. Richard Webber, Jr. Mrs. Ann I. Whaley Mr. & Mrs. Branson L.Wood III Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Wood


Charles G. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bay

Bertram Cooper Dr. William E. Rosenfeld & Dr. Susan M. Lippmann Rosenfeld

Robert E. “Bob” Dolan Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Bailot Ms. Kathy Doellefeld-Clancy Ms. Joan Frost Mr. & Mrs. Jere I. Hochman Ms. Judith Ludwig

Michael Hoare Mr. & Mrs. Ken M. Chackes

Holly Fricks Yoakum Ms. Carolyn Abram Ms. Patricia Martin Ms. Hannah Rice

William G. Guerri Stephen & Darien Arnstein

Anne M. Limbaugh Mr. & Mrs. John L. Cook

F. Wm. McCalpin Mr. Richard J. Keefe

Leo M. Newman Mr. & Mrs. Mark I. Bronson

Arthur Parker Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ordower

Katherine “Kay” Piper Mrs. Arleen Shostak

Richard P. Sher Carmody MacDonald P.C. Dobson, Goldberg, Berns & Rich, LLP

Burton Shostak Ms. Deb Ayres Mr. & Mrs. Jon M. Baris Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Cerrone Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. DeWoskin Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Frankel Ms. Eleanor B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Glick

Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Goldenberg Ms. Rebecca Goldman Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Goldstein Mrs. Carol and Mr. Steve Goldsmith Mr. & Mrs. Maurice B. Graham Ms. Elizabeth P. Holley Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Hullverson Ms. Carol S. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Gary Leidner Judge & Mrs. Arthur Litz Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Margulis Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Moline Ms. Joan Morgenstern Mr. & Mrs. Gary Motchan Kelly and Nickola Moyich Mr. & Mrs. Steven Plax, M.D. Ms. Rochelle Popkin Mr. & Mrs. Steve Royal Mr. David Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Joel Schwartz Ms. D. J. Serkes Mrs. Beverly and Mr. Steven Shabansky Dr. & Mrs. Frederic Simonwitz Ms. Norma J. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. David P. Stoeberl Mr. and Mrs. Bary Stoller Mr. H. Dean Whipple & Ms. Karen A. Hopkins Mr. Jeanette Whipple Mr. Joseph F. Yeckel

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