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Dear Friends and Colleagues:<br />
The <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> fiscal year launched the start of the King County Bar Association’s (KCBA)<br />
quasquicentennial celebration. Throughout <strong>2011</strong> KCBA will celebrate 125 years of community<br />
service that has focused on assuring equal access to justice through pro bono legal services<br />
and diversity programs. It will also honor those whose donations of time, talent, and treasure<br />
make it possible to sustain these programs, year after year, regardless of the health of<br />
the economy. Let’s look at what your donations to the King County Bar <strong>Foundation</strong> (KCBF)<br />
accomplished in the <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> fiscal year.<br />
During the past year 1,200 attorneys, paralegals, law students, and community members<br />
provided 35,240 hours of pro bono legal services, a donation of professional time equal to<br />
$6,446,245. Through KCBA’s Pro Bono Services programs these volunteers assisted 10,755 of<br />
our low-income neighbors with legal issues impacting basic human needs such as housing,<br />
health care, and protection against domestic violence. In addition, KCBF awarded the<br />
University of Washington and Seattle University law schools a total of $125,000 for minority<br />
law student scholarships. It also supported the 9th annual Future of the Law Institute,<br />
introducing 101 high school students to career opportunities in the legal profession and<br />
offering scholarships to those pursuing a college education.<br />
These efforts were supported through generous donations from individuals, corporations,<br />
and our partners in the broader access to justice community. This past year KCBF received<br />
over $1,442,824 in donations and in-kind contributions to support pro bono and diversity<br />
programming. The <strong>2010</strong> King County Law Firm Campaign for Equal Justice (C4EJ) and the <strong>2011</strong><br />
Breakfast with Champions set records for both participation and overall donations. Thanks to<br />
close collaboration between KCBF and LAW Fund, C4EJ raised $491,600 from 122 King County<br />
law firms. Thanks to herculean efforts by KCBF trustees, the <strong>2011</strong> Breakfast was a sold-out<br />
event attended by 1,100 champions for equal justice and diversity. It raised nearly $300,000,<br />
with donations increasing nearly 9% over the preceding year.<br />
Mission<br />
The King County<br />
Bar <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
is dedicated to<br />
ensuring access<br />
to the legal system<br />
and encouraging<br />
diversity in the<br />
legal profession.<br />
It takes a collaborative partnership to secure equal access to justice for the most vulnerable<br />
in our community. We are fortunate to have several dedicated financial partners within and<br />
outside of the legal community in King County. Last year — and for several years — our<br />
efforts have been generously supported by several business community partners: Microsoft<br />
Corporation; Navigant Consulting, Inc.; Starbucks Coffee Company; FTI Consulting, Inc.;<br />
LexisNexis; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Last year — and for several years — we’ve benefited<br />
from generous grants from the Legal <strong>Foundation</strong> of Washington, The Seattle <strong>Foundation</strong> and<br />
the Law School Admission Council. Consistently, law firms and individual practitioners across<br />
the King County legal community respond to our call for volunteers, financial donations, and<br />
in-kind contributions.<br />
In <strong>2011</strong> we celebrate and honor 125 years of community service and the contributions that<br />
make our programs possible. We also look forward to the years ahead, which will surely<br />
involve increasing need for services in an ever more challenging economy. Thank you for your<br />
contributions to date. We look forward to partnering with you for many years to come.<br />
Kathryn M. Battuello<br />
King County Bar <strong>Foundation</strong> www.kcbf.<strong>org</strong> | 1<br />
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