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Dear Friends,

For more than 25 years, Catholic Charities Legal Network has provided critically-needed pro bono legal services to local low-income residents of the Archdiocese of Washington. During fiscal year 2016 alone, the Legal Network advised more than 3,650 low-income clients, providing representation in more than 600 judicial or administrative law matters involving bankruptcy, family law, probate, employment, landlord/tenant and government entitlements. In many cases, were it not for the Legal Network, these clients would not have had access to needed legal services.

As I complete my service as Chair of the Legal Network’s Advisory Council, I want to express my appreciation to my colleagues on the Advisory Council and the Legal Network’s very able staff, led by our Director, Jim Bishop. The Advisory Council, our staff and our new Chair, John McCarthy, have worked closely with Catholic Charities to plan for a new Legal Network office in Prince George’s County, expected to open in the coming year. The new office will dramatically increase the Legal Network’s ability to serve clients in Maryland, and if you would like to provide legal assistance at the new office, please contact Jim Bishop.

It has been a pleasure serving as the Chair of the Legal Network Advisory Council over the past threeyears. The following pages capture a snapshot of the good work done, and offer a glimpse of what willbe done in the future, through your continued, and appreciated, support.

Yours in Christ,

David T. Ralston, Jr.ChairLegal Network Advisory Council

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Dear Friends,

Catholic Charities Legal Network completed an exciting and successfulfiscal year. Our many accomplishments include:

•Providing pro bono legal services to 3,659 low-income metropolitan Washington residents. Nearly thirty percent of these residents were Spanish-speaking.

•Conducting 6 civil law seminars in District of Columbia Wards 7 and 8. These seminars addressed legal topics such as child custody, consumer law, and child and adult guardianships.

•Presenting 8 legal trainings to 127 attorneys from area law firms and sole practices. We recruited new attorneys from these trainings, helping the Legal Network maintain an attorney volunteer pool of approximately 650 attorneys.

•Strengthening alliances with law schools, including American University Washington College of Law, The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, Notre Dame Law School, and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.

•Maintaining partnerships with the Hispanic Bar Association and the D.C. Consortium of Legal Services Providers.

•Reaching Latino populations through appearances with D.C. Superior Court Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo on Radio America—a local radio station with an audience of over 100,000 Spanish-speaking listeners.

These achievements are made possible because of the enduring support of this program’s friends and financial supporters. The Legal Network is fortunate to benefit from the financial and in-kind support of people like you, as well as charitable foundations and law firms large and small. Of particular importance is the long-standing relationship the Legal Network enjoys with the District of Columbia Bar Foundation, which funds our bilingual paralegal position. For nearly 27 years, the Legal Network has been on the forefront empowering the uneducated, undereducated, the disabled, and the poor to defend their legal rights.

Won’t you help us continue to stand strong, helping those who have the desire, but limited ability, to help themselves? You can make a donation to the Legal Network by mail or online at https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/supportLegal. You can also volunteer by contacting me at 202-772-1201 or James.Bishop@CC-DC.org. We especially seek volunteers with experience representing clients in administrative and judicial proceedings as well as consumer law matters. Thank you for all you have done for this program in the past, and I look forward to hearing from you in 2017.

Sincerely,

James D. Bishop, Esq.Director, Catholic Charities Legal Network

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To provide access to the highest quality pro bono civil legal services to the poorest of the poor within the Archdiocese of Washington without regard to their religious affiliation.

The Legal Network addresses:• Bankruptcy• Consumer Law• Family Law• Employment Law• Government Entitlements• Landlord/Tenant Law• Wills and Probate Law

The pro bono services we provide:• Telephone client intake• Information and referral• In-person client intake• Case placement with volunteer attorneys• Seminars on civil law topics for low-

income audiences• Legal training seminars and mentorship

for volunteer attorneys

The support of volunteer attorneys from law firms, the government, and solo practices allows the Legal Network to fulfill its mission of offering free legal assistance to the poor. These volunteers provide pro bono legal representation and conduct in-person intake with clients. Volunteer attorneys also monitor the Legal Network’s telephone intake line and schedule clients for in-person intake, providing referrals when appropriate. Additionally, they conduct civil law seminars for low-income groups, and they mentor attorneys who accept pro bono cases.

The Legal Network serves low-income communities in Washington, DC and the Maryland counties of Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Saint Mary’s.

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Family (28%)

Landlord/Tenant (18%)

Bankruptcy/Consumer (16%)

Wills/Probate (12%)

Other (10%)

Employment (8%)

Public Entitlements (8%)

The Legal Network assisted 3,659 low-income Washington, DC and Maryland individuals and opened 602 new casesin the following areas:

Betsy came to the Legal Network accompanied by a mental health case worker. Betsy lived in her deceased parents’ home, and she wanted to have the property transferred to her. Betsy’s father predeceased her mother, and Betsy was her mother’s only heir.

The Legal Network placed Betsy’s case with a volunteer attorney who probated her mother’s estate and transferred the home to Betsy. Then, the volunteer attorney lowered Betsy’s property taxes by advocating for her inclusion in a tax relief program for individuals with disabilities.

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Elliott AndalmanKathleen B. AsdorianBarbara BetsockProfessor Stacy L. BrustinAdam Augustine CarterWilliam W. ChipWesley L. ClarkeFrancis T. ColemanTodd R. ColesMichael F. Curtin

Ernest J. EdwardsKathleen A. FawcettGail S. KelleyProfessor Paul KurthJoseph A. Lynott IIIProfessor Lisa V. MartinClaire D. McBrienJohn E. McCarthy, Jr.James C. MehiganNancy L. Miller

Professor Elliott MilsteinLinda B. PopejoyBradley RoushKirk R. RuthenbergThomas Patrick RyanMary Lou SollerBrian StolarzStephen WatskyMeritta White

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPEckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLCFoley & Lardner LLPHewlett Packard EnterpriseKeller & Heckman LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLPO’Melveny & Myers LLPPicard Kentz & Rowe LLPTroutman Sanders LLPWinston & Strawn LLP

Crowell & Moring LLPDLA PiperHogan Lovells US LLPDentons US LLP Miller & Chevalier, Chartered

O’Melveny & Myers LLPReed Smith LLPSquire Patton Boggs (US) LLPSteptoe & Johnson LLPWiley Rein LLP

Legal Network volunteer attorneys donated 5,378 pro bono hours to assisting this program and its clients equating to $1,977,669.

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Raghav AhujaMohammed AmerHon. Salvatore J. ArrigoJennifer M. BandyJoan S. BaughanKaren BecksMaria BeiterPatrick BelfordRoop K. BhattiThomas BodeRachel A. BondRichard BonsignoreIngrid BooneKristen M. BoyceKathleen A. BroganNicole BrownJeffrey P. BrundageDavid P. BurnsHubia BushCourtney C. ByrdThomas P. CassidyAzim ChowdhuryMitzi Ng ClarkZachary L. CoffeltTodd R. ColesDaniel F. CollopyJoseph M. DagesKatherine DaviesSamantha DietleKristina DiPanoMaureen Donohue-

HardwickMelvin S. DrozenSharon DrummondGregory DuffeyBill EdwardsPriscilla FasoroJohn FehrenbachDavid FlorenzoJessica A. FloresJohn Forbush

Patricia FrancoLindsey FreemanSara GainesJessica A. GlajchTamara GuillenBuck N. HaddixShamul HaqueJames HendersonHugh E. HilliardTheodore C. HirtDaniel IannoneC. Douglas JarrettAlissa D. JijonRobert JosephJordan C. KahnPatrick J. KennedyAndrew W. KentzEllen M. KentzJennifer KimYongSang KimAbigail KortzJeremy LageleeAndrew LarsenGina LeBlancKimberly S. LeBlancEmily LechterDavid J. LevissMichelle LiMaura LoganEdward J. Longosz, IILaura E. LorenzThomas B. MageeRichard F. MannAmy Ramsey MarcosJoseph C. MasulloEmily MausJackie McGrathAmy McNamerDaniel R. McNeelyRyan McQuighanJacquelyn Melnikoff

Jennifer MersingGeorge G. MiskoClaire MurrayCorey NealCatherine R. NielsenKevin M. O’ConnorKate S. O’ScannlainMargaret PfeifleCaroline PinkstonDavid PorterJacquelyn QueiroloDarani ReddickJohn D. RenneisenWilliam E. RiceNathan M. RickardJames RittingerLee RoachPaul V. RogersDaniel C. RubensteinBrendan SaxonChris SchlagJeffrey SchwartzMatthew SheptuckKathryn C. SkaggsTandra SmithJenai St. HillAnne SwansonTodd TaborJonathan H. TodtTyrone ValdiviaJames Van StranderKrissa L. WebbLaura WilsonCharles Wineland IIIMichael WoodsMichael YaghmourAllie Yang-GreenEdward T. YorkCharles A. ZdebskiMichael E. Zielinski

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Corporate & Law Firm Donors

Partner-$10,000+Crowell & Moring LLPHogan Lovells US LLPKirkland & Ellis LLPWinston & Strawn LLP

Benefactor-$5,000-$9,999PEPCO

Sponsor-$2,500-$4,999FTI ConsultingKing & Spalding LLPLeClair RyanMiller & Chevalier,

Chartered

Donor-to $2,499Arnold & Porter LLPCooley LLPDriven Inc.Foley & Lardner LLPGroom Law Group,

CharteredLerch, Early & Brewer,

CharteredMaier & Maier, PLLCNewmark Grubb Knight

FrankO'Melveny & Myers LLPPicard Kentz & Rowe LLPPlanet Depos, LLCSkadden, Arps, Slate,

Meagher & Flom LLPTroutman Sanders LLPLaw Offices of Stephen L.

WatskyWilmer Cutler Pickering

Hale and Dorr LLPWilson Elser Moskowitz

Edelman & Dicker LLP

Individual Donors

Partner-$5,000+William E. Lawler, IIIDr. Dale & Elizabeth MeersNancy L. MillerMr. and Mrs. Mark Minich

Benefactor-$1,000-$4,999AnonymousJames D. BishopMr. and Mrs. Todd R.

ColesHugh E. HilliardJohn E. McCarthyDavid and Mary RalstonRev. Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi

Sponsor-$500-$999Deborah A. CarpentierCharles Clark and Patricia

FrancoDr. Peter EllsworthCharles J. Engel IIIAri Q. FitzgeraldJoyce T. GwadzSusan M. HoffmanMr. and Mrs. James KellyAndrew LarsenJoseph LeeMr. and Mrs. Jay F. LegereWilliam E. RicePaul V. RogersMr. and Mrs. Philip

VerveerMichael and Robin

Yaghmour

Donor-to $499AnonymousKathleen B. AsdorianEdward C. BarnidgeBarbara BetsockWilliam H. BrameCarolyn A. BrooksMr. and Mrs. Robert J.

BrownThomas M. BuchananMr. and Mrs. William T.

BurkeMr. and Mrs. Charles S.

CarroccioMr. and Mrs. Robert M.

CaryLauri E. ClearyKevin DowneyEva EsberMr. and Mrs. Emmet T.

FloodMr. and Mrs. Gary G.

GrindlerPallavi GulloTheodore M. HesterDaniel J. HettichMr. and Mrs. Theodore C.

HirtKevin M. HodgesThomas Hodges, Jr.Matthew V. JohnsonDaryl L. JosefferPatrick J. KennedyAndrew and Ellen

Miskovsky KentzKathleen J. LesterNancy E. LindsayMr. and Mrs. Gregory W.

LocraftCynthia R. MabryChristopher M. and

Kristine J. Maher

Patricia MaherPatrick MaloneyChristopher ManningChristina M. MarkusMr. and Mrs. John M.

McNicholsKevin J. MillerChristopher M. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Lon E.

MusslewhiteHonorable and Mrs.

Terrence O'DonnellDarrell PerryPreeya Noronha N. PintoNicholas ReavesKelly ReevesAmanda RobertsJennifer RochefortMr. and Mrs. Tobin

RomeroMr. and Mrs. Robert J.

RuyakMr. and Mrs. Daniel P.

ShanahanMatthew J. SheptuckDana SherwoodChris SouthMr. and Mrs. Andrew J.

Strenio Jr.Brendan and Lila SullivanLinda SunJ. Michael TaylorMr. and Mrs. Stephen L.

UrbanczykMr. and Mrs. Robert C.

VarnellPhilip J. Ward and Claire E.

CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Randall

Warden

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American Gas AssociationMr. Eugene F. AssafMr. James F. BasileKevin and Jane BelfordThe William Bingham FoundationMr. and Mrs. Raymond C. BrophyChurch of the Little FlowerMr. and Mrs. Andrew B. ClubokMr. and Mrs. Daniel F. CollopyMs. Mary K. DesantisMr. and Mrs. Mark DirectorMr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. James P. GillespieMs. Susan M. Hoffman Ms. Ellen M. JakovicAndrew and Ellen Miskovsky Kentz

Kirkland & Ellis FoundationMr. William E. Lawler, IIIMr. and Mrs. Michael Levy, Jr.Christopher M. and Kristine J. MaherDr. Dale and Elizabeth MeersMr. and Mrs. Giovanni P. PreziosoMr. and Mrs. Raymond S. E. PushkarDavid and Mary RalstonKevin and Colleen Reed Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. ReganMs. Glenda C. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. UrbanczykNino R. Vaghi Foundation Inc.Vinson & Elkins LLPMr. and Mrs. Michael F. Williams Mr. David M. Yannucci

Monsignor Peter J. Vaghi is the chaplain and a founder of Catholic Charities Legal Network. The Endowment was established in Monsignor Vaghi’s name to fund the Directorship of the Legal Network in perpetuity.

Church of the Little FlowerThe Community Foundation for the National

Capital RegionDistrict of Columbia Bar FoundationEqual Justice America, Inc.The John Carroll SocietyKirkland & Ellis Foundation

Law Rocks, Inc.McKenna Long & Aldridge Foundation, Inc.Macy’s FoundationThe Miller & Chevalier Charitable FoundationThe Steptoe FoundationThe Van Kirk Family Trust

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* Ex Officio Member

David T. Ralston, Jr., Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP, Chair of Catholic Charities Legal Network

Kim Viti Fiorentino, Esq.,* Chancellor, Archdiocese of Washington

Elizabeth B. Meers, Esq.*, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Designee of the President of the John Carroll Society

Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi, Esq.,* Church of the Little Flower, Chaplain of the John Carroll Society

James D. Bishop, Esq.,* Director of Catholic Charities Legal Network

James W. Carroll, Jr., Esq., Ford Motor Company

Todd R. Coles, Esq., Troutman Sanders LLP

Paul K. Dueffert, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP

Kristine J. Dunne, Esq., Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School

Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Esq., Hogan Lovells US LLP

James P. Gillespie, Esq., Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Michael J. Goecke, Esq., Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered

Robert E. Grant, Esq., Furey Doolan & Abell LLP

Hugh E. Hilliard, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Ellen Miskovsky Kentz, Esq.

Fernand A. Lavallee, P.C., Jones Day

William E. Lawler, III, Esq., Vinson & Elkins LLP

John E. McCarthy, Jr., Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP

Andrew J. Morris, Esq., Morvillo LLP

William E. Rice, Esq., King & Spalding LLP

Paul V. Rogers, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP

Robert F. Ruyak, Esq., RuyakCherian LLP

Kathleen T. Wach, Esq., Miller & Chevalier, Chartered

The Legal Network’s 23-member Advisory Council provides guidance and support to the program’s Director. The following individuals served on the Council during Fiscal Year 2015-2016:

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James D. Bishop, DirectorJim has directed the Legal Network for more than 20 years. He is a parishioner of Saint Patrick’sCatholic Church in the City and a native Washingtonian. Jim has participated as a family mediator inthe Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division for morethan 30 years. He serves on the Civic Board of Directors of the Council for Court Excellence, and he isa member of the John Carroll Society. Among Jim’s many honors include the Jerrold Scoutt Prizefrom the DC Bar Foundation, The John Carroll Society Medal, The Archdiocese of Washington's 75thAnniversary Cardinal's Award, and Catholic Charities’ Griffin Award. Both in 2015 and 2016, Jim wasmade an Honorary Goodwill Ambassador of Tourism by the Nation of Israel. Jim is a magna cumlaude graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Howard University School of Law. Jim holdsa certificate from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business for completing theNonprofit Business Excellence Program for Catholic Leaders. He is a licensed member of the Districtof Columbia and Pennsylvania bars.

Ashlyn Anderson-Keelin, Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest FellowAshlyn will join Catholic Charities Legal Network as its second Thomas L. Shaffer Public InterestFellow in fall 2016. Ashlyn is a May 2016 graduate of Notre Dame Law School. While in lawschool, Ashlyn was a summer intern with Catholic Charities Legal Network. Ashlyn earned aBachelor of Arts in English and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Georgetown College.She is a member of the Maryland bar.

Courtney Carroccio, Legal ConsultantCourtney joined the Legal Network in February 2015. She is a 2007 graduate of The ColumbusSchool of Law. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Virginia in 2004. Sheis a member of the Maryland bar. Her primary duties include volunteer attorney recruitmentand fundraising.

Blanca Z. Lopez, Bilingual ParalegalBlanca has been with the Legal Network for over 10 years and has helped extend outreach intothe Latino community. She is originally from Bolivia and graduated from the UniversidadComplutense de Madrid in Spain.

Sharon Taylor-Smith, Part-Time Staff AttorneySharon has been with the Legal Network for nearly 15 years. She received a bachelor’s andmaster’s degree (both cum laude) from Virginia State University. She is a graduate of GeorgeMason University Law School and a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

Kelly E. Thompson, Staff AttorneyKelly began working with the Legal Network in 2012 as a Thomas L. Shaffer Public InterestFellow from Notre Dame Law School and has remained a full-time staff attorney with the LegalNetwork. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude, a Master of NonprofitAdministration, magna cum laude, and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame. She is amember of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars.

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October 2015 Red Mass Awardees

Frances C. DeLaurentis (Individual)Keller & Heckman LLP (Law Firm)Steptoe & Johnson LLP (Law Firm)

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Professor Frances C. DeLaurentis’s LegalResearch and Writing class createdhandbooks to assist Legal Networkvolunteers with in-person intake. Picturedabove: John Carroll Society PresidentThomas Loughney, Professor DeLaurentis,Red Mass Chair and Legal Network AdvisoryCouncil Member Kristine J. Dunne, HisEminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, and JohnCarroll Society Chaplain and Legal NetworkChaplain Monsignor Peter J. Vaghi.

Keller & Heckman LLP staffs in-personintake for the Legal Network. Picturedabove: John Carroll Society PresidentThomas Loughney, Attorneys Douglas Behrand Daniel Rubenstein from Keller &Heckman LLP, Red Mass Chair and LegalNetwork Advisory Council Member KristineJ. Dunne, His Eminence Donald CardinalWuerl, and John Carroll Society Chaplainand Legal Network Chaplain MonsignorPeter J. Vaghi.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP staffs telephoneintake for the Legal Network. Picturedabove: John Carroll Society PresidentThomas Loughney, Attorneys JohnKavanagh and James E. Rocap III fromSteptoe & Johnson LLP, Red Mass Chair andLegal Network Advisory Council MemberKristine J. Dunne, His Eminence DonaldCardinal Wuerl, and John Carroll SocietyChaplain and Legal Network ChaplainMonsignor Peter J. Vaghi.

Red Mass Photo Credit: Christopher Newkumet

Legal Network volunteer attorneys Brendan Saxon(left) and Patrick Belford (center), with law studentintern Keiya West (right) and Director Jim Bishop(seated center).

Golfers at the Legal Network’s annual golftournament listening to Jim Bishop’s welcomingremarks.

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Carol Dinan has volunteeredwith Catholic Charities LegalNetwork for four years. A long-time educator, Carol assiststhe program with case filemanagement. Carol is picturedabove (left) with Director JimBishop (center) and the CEO ofCatholic Charities of theArchdiocese of Washington,Monsignor John Enzler (right).

April 2016 Catholic Charities Legal Network Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception

Awardees

Paul K. Dueffert Cardinal Hickey AwardKathleen B. Asdorian Cardinal Hickey AwardHugh Hilliard Milan C. Miskovsky AwardO’Melvleny & Myers LLP Milan C. Miskovsky Award

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