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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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