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A <strong>Strong</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> a <strong>Brighter</strong> <strong>Future</strong><br />
Annual Report 2005
Iowa LegaL aId MIssIon<br />
“The mission of Iowa Legal Aid is to secure a full measure of justice in public and private affairs <strong>for</strong> lowincome<br />
persons with emphasis on legal problems involving basic necessities, fundamental rights or safety.<br />
Iowa Legal Aid seeks to improve the lives of people living in poverty by providing high quality legal services<br />
and empower clients with self-advocacy skills through legal education. Iowa Legal Aid strives to treat all<br />
people with respect and dignity and works to dispel prevailing myths and misconceptions about low-income<br />
people.”
Dear Friends of Iowa Legal Aid:<br />
The most enduring things are ideas. The<br />
ancient Athenians built wonderful buildings<br />
in which they cultivated sublime ideas of<br />
justice and democracy. Today, even their<br />
most beautiful buildings are ruins, but their<br />
beautiful ideas are alive and expanding. When<br />
we strive to extend access to the justice system<br />
to all people, we add to and strengthen a<br />
foundation laid down long ago. Such access<br />
serves to improve the legal system and the law,<br />
which will never be settled until it is settled in<br />
complete accord with justice.<br />
As President of the Iowa Legal Aid Board of Directors, I have come to be<br />
impressed by and to respect the commitment of the lawyers and support staff<br />
of Iowa Legal Aid. They have dedicated themselves to bringing quality legal<br />
services to the Iowans most in need of such services. The work done by these<br />
selfless people does not simply improve the legal system, but also improves<br />
society and thus the quality of life <strong>for</strong> all of us.<br />
Those of you who have made donations, volunteered, or both have indeed<br />
done something good <strong>for</strong> which you are entitled to and have the gratitude of<br />
others and <strong>for</strong> which you have the right to feel justly proud. Iowa Legal Aid<br />
is not simply staff and clients, but it is also the product of all who help it in its<br />
mission. When any of us put <strong>for</strong>th ef<strong>for</strong>ts on behalf of Iowa legal Aid, we help<br />
build the “<strong>Strong</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>s <strong>for</strong> a <strong>Brighter</strong> <strong>Future</strong>.”<br />
Iowa Legal Aid has made, is making and will make a difference in the lives<br />
of its clients. It also makes a difference in the lives of the rest of us by helping<br />
us not only to remember that it is ideas like justice and democracy that really<br />
survive the ravages of the history but also that the foundations of justice laid<br />
down now will continue to build a strong tomorrow long after all of us are<br />
gone.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Ivan Webber, President<br />
Iowa Legal Aid Board of Directors<br />
On the Web at iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong><br />
Iowa LegaL aId<br />
Board of dIrectors<br />
2005-2006<br />
Ivan Webber, President<br />
Des Moines<br />
Art Neu, Vice President<br />
Carroll<br />
Dana Hackett, Secretary<br />
Dubuque<br />
Rose Anne Mef<strong>for</strong>d, Treasurer<br />
Oskaloosa<br />
Scott G. Buchanan,<br />
Immediate Past President<br />
Algona<br />
Susan Berst<br />
Altoona<br />
Bruce Braley<br />
Waterloo<br />
Thomas Clark<br />
Des Moines, IA<br />
Robert Crandall<br />
Des Moines<br />
Martin Diaz<br />
Iowa City<br />
F. Joseph DuBray<br />
Des Moines<br />
Diane Kutzko<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Pam Lefeber<br />
Woodbine<br />
Anita Shodeen<br />
Des Moines<br />
Catherine Soto*<br />
Waterloo<br />
Suzan Stewart<br />
Sioux City<br />
Jean Smalley<br />
Bloomfield<br />
Deborah Tharnish<br />
Des Moines<br />
* Catherine Soto completed the term on the<br />
05-06 Board previously occupied by<br />
Ella Manwarren (1931-2005) of<br />
Emmetsburg
Message froM the executIve dIrector –<br />
dennIs groenenBooM<br />
The year 2005 was a watershed year marked by a turnround in the financial<br />
outlook <strong>for</strong> Iowa Legal Aid. For the first time since 2002, program revenue<br />
increased, reversing a three-year trend of major losses of funding. This was<br />
achieved through Iowa Legal Aid’s partnership with the legal community,<br />
and the support of fellow providers of services to low-income Iowans<br />
and others dedicated to equal justice under law. The following are a few<br />
examples of how 2005 proved to be a year that promised a brighter future<br />
<strong>for</strong> Iowa Legal Aid.<br />
The Annual Campaign <strong>for</strong> Equal Justice raised over $450,000 through the<br />
support of hundreds of donors. Law firms, foundations and individuals joined together to provide the<br />
financial resources necessary to support legal assistance <strong>for</strong> the most vulnerable Iowans. One of the high<br />
points of the Campaign, was the annual celebration of this work at Equal Justice After Hours: A Tribute<br />
to Friends of Iowa Legal Aid and the accompanying induction of four remarkable Iowans into the Iowa<br />
Legal Aid Hall of Fame. Attorney General Tom Miller, Ge<strong>org</strong>e Wittgraf, Lois Eichacker, and Addison Parker<br />
were inducted at a ceremony attended by hundreds at the Hotel Fort Des Moines in March. Each is a true<br />
champion of justice, whose support <strong>for</strong> legal aid has paved the way <strong>for</strong> the work we are able to do today.<br />
Other funding increases, renewals, and new opportunities made the year promising as well. A bipartisan<br />
legislative ef<strong>for</strong>t resulted in reinstatement of a line item in the state budget as well as an<br />
increase in state funding <strong>for</strong> the Legal Services <strong>for</strong> Persons in Poverty Grants Program. At the same time,<br />
the Iowa Supreme Court’s Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Commission provided additional funding<br />
with the increased revenues available to them to distribute. Community foundations and United Ways<br />
across the state also increased their financial support.<br />
Financial support from all of these sources will help Iowa Legal Aid extend services to low-income<br />
individuals across the entire state of Iowa. As indicated more fully in the report, in 2005 Iowa Legal Aid<br />
closed over 16,300 cases, helping a projected 37,500 Iowans. While thousands were helped, many were<br />
also turned away. See the next page <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation on America’s justice gap.<br />
The bottom line is that 2005 was a year that Iowa Legal Aid and its partners built a strong foundation<br />
<strong>for</strong> a brighter future where “equal justice under law” is more than a promise. Thanks to all of our<br />
partners and supporters who have come together to work <strong>for</strong> fairness in 2005. We look <strong>for</strong>ward, with<br />
optimism, to 2006.<br />
Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director<br />
Iowa Legal Aid<br />
2 Iowa Legal Aid is Working <strong>for</strong> Fairness 3
the poverty Law practIce of Iowa LegaLaId<br />
the JustIce gap<br />
Even though thousands of Iowans were served, thousands also were turned away. The Legal<br />
Services Corporation in Washington, D.C., conducted an analysis of legal needs entitled,<br />
“Documenting the Justice Gap in America - The Current Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Lowincome<br />
Americans.” The report found that <strong>for</strong> every client served by an LSC-funded program, at<br />
least one person who sought help was turned down because of insufficient resources. Only a very<br />
small percentage of the legal problems experienced by low-income people (one in five or less) are<br />
addressed with the assistance of a private attorney or a legal aid lawyer.<br />
Iowa Legal Aid participated in that study and determined that 900 people are turned away<br />
each month, with another 700 being provided less service than they need due to limited staff.<br />
While the increases in funding Iowa Legal Aid received in 2005 will not allow Iowa Legal Aid<br />
to address all of the unmet legal needs, it will help to address more of the critical problems that<br />
confront low-income people.<br />
On the Web at iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong><br />
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prIMary areas of practIce<br />
Family Law<br />
The greatest demand <strong>for</strong> civil legal services from Iowa Legal Aid is in the area of family law. Domestic<br />
violence survivors and their children have priority <strong>for</strong> representation in protection orders, dissolution,<br />
custody and support proceedings. Abuse permeates every aspect of victims’ lives including employment,<br />
housing, health and education. Iowa Legal Aid is committed to providing all the comprehensive services<br />
our resources allow to respond to the heightened needs of survivors.<br />
Housing<br />
The home is recognized as a family’s place of safety and security – a cherished possession in America.<br />
Availability of safe, decent, accessible and af<strong>for</strong>dable housing is a benchmark of a just society. However,<br />
every day, low-income Iowa families are destabilized by unsafe housing, illegal evictions, discrimination,<br />
utility shut-offs and <strong>for</strong>eclosure. Iowa Legal Aid works diligently to preserve housing, prevent<br />
homelessness and protect the interests of vulnerable people against unfair housing practices.<br />
Consumer Protection<br />
Iowa Legal Aid works <strong>for</strong> fairness <strong>for</strong> Iowans who have become the victims of unfair and abusive loan<br />
practices. It does so by defending against illegal loans, challenging unconscionable contract provisions<br />
and holding accountable predatory lenders.<br />
Income Maintenance<br />
Iowa Legal Aid provides a range of services to help ensure that clients receive the income supports they<br />
need and are available to them under federal, state and local laws. Advocates ensure that low-income<br />
Iowans are fairly represented in situations where their benefits are improperly denied or discontinued.<br />
Health<br />
It is a priority <strong>for</strong> Iowa Legal Aid to secure or maintain access to health care <strong>for</strong> low-income Iowans. To<br />
that end, legal aid advocates represent individuals in administrative proceedings, state and federal court<br />
and other human service settings to assert the basic right of access to quality, attentive and reliable health<br />
care. Additionally, Iowa Legal Aid assists numerous clients with preparing advance directives to allow<br />
low-income people to have personal involvement in decisions about care at the end of life.<br />
ways Iowa LegaL aId Leverages addItIonaL assIstance to cLIents<br />
Volunteer Lawyers Projects<br />
Volunteer Lawyers Projects work with lawyers in all 99 counties who will take pro bono cases. Volunteer<br />
Lawyers Projects operated by Iowa Legal Aid (serving 97 counties), the Polk County Bar Association<br />
(serving Polk County) and the Scott County Bar Association (serving Scott County) have over 2,700<br />
attorneys throughout the state providing free legal assistance to low-income people. In 2005, volunteer<br />
lawyers donated time valued at nearly $1.9 million to help meet the needs of Iowans who would<br />
otherwise be without access to counsel.<br />
Using the Internet in Working <strong>for</strong> Fairness<br />
Iowa Legal Aid continues to expand the resources available to clients on the Iowa Legal Aid Website at<br />
iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong>. A major expansion of the website was introduced with the launch of probono.net/iowa,<br />
providing services to attorneys and other professionals assisting clients through volunteer lawyers projects<br />
and other advocacy <strong>org</strong>anizations.<br />
Iowa Legal Aid is Working <strong>for</strong> Fairness 5
2005 was a year of fIscaL progress<br />
For the first time since 2002, Iowa Legal Aid experienced an increase in revenue. Funding from the State<br />
of Iowa, IOLTA and several United Way agencies increased in 2005. Iowa Legal Aid was also awarded<br />
new grants from the United States Department of Justice Violence Against Women Act program and the<br />
Corporation <strong>for</strong> National and Community Service AmeriCorp Program. In addition, donations to the<br />
Annual Campaign <strong>for</strong> Equal Justice increased to $452,743.<br />
On the expense side, the hiring freeze adopted by the program’s board in 2003 continued into 2005 and<br />
was not lifted until mid-year when more was known about the status of state and IOLTA funding. The<br />
program continued to cut overhead costs with over 78% of total expenses devoted to personnel costs,<br />
which is reflective of the labor-intensive nature of providing legal services.<br />
Iowa LegaL aId revenue<br />
Iowa LegaL aId expenses<br />
Iowa Legal Aid’s IRS 990 is available <strong>for</strong> public viewing at any of its locations across Iowa.<br />
On the Web at iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong><br />
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Leadership Circle<br />
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Anderson & Tully, P.C.<br />
West Des Moines<br />
Steven C. Anderson, Attorney at Law<br />
Iowa City<br />
Baker, Johnsen & Sandblom<br />
Humboldt<br />
Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Lee B. Blum, Attorney at Law<br />
Hampton<br />
Boehlje Law Firm, P.L.C.<br />
Pella<br />
Bradley & Riley, P.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Brady & O’Shea, P.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Bray & Klockau, P.L.C.<br />
Iowa City<br />
Buchanan, Bibler, Buchanan & Gabor<br />
Algona<br />
Campbell Law Firm<br />
Des Moines<br />
Carpenter Law Firm, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Cassel, McMahon & Stowater<br />
Algona<br />
Roxanne B. Conlin & Associates, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Martin A. Diaz Law Firm<br />
Iowa City<br />
Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Leif D. Erickson, Attorney at Law<br />
Sioux City<br />
Faegre & Benson, L.L.P.<br />
Des Moines<br />
John P. Fahey<br />
Omaha<br />
Fitzsimmons & Vervaecke<br />
Mason City<br />
Fulton, Martin & Andres, P.C.<br />
Waterloo<br />
Galligan, Doyle & Reid, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Goodman & Associates, P.C.<br />
West Des Moines<br />
Thank you to Iowa firms that joined<br />
the 2005 Leadership Circle!<br />
Law firms making donations to Iowa Legal Aid of at least $250 per<br />
year <strong>for</strong> each lawyer in their firm have distinguished themselves as<br />
members of the Leadership Circle of the 2005 Campaign <strong>for</strong> Equal<br />
Justice, which ran from April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006.<br />
Greer Law Office<br />
Spencer<br />
Griffin, Dew & Kintigh<br />
Ottumwa<br />
Harding Law Office<br />
Des Moines<br />
Harrison & Dietz-Kilen<br />
Des Moines<br />
Hayes Lorenzen Lawyers, P.L.C.<br />
Iowa City<br />
Lorelei Heisinger, Attorney at Law<br />
Waterloo<br />
Hemphill Law Office<br />
Spencer<br />
Clint Hight, P.C.<br />
Greenfield<br />
Holland & Anderson L.L.P.<br />
Iowa City<br />
Jackson & Jackson, P.L.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Law Office of Larry James, Jr.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Kane, Norby & Reddick, P.C.<br />
Dubuque<br />
Krafka Law Office<br />
Ottumwa<br />
Thomas A. Krause, P.C.<br />
West Des Moines<br />
Kuehnle Law Office<br />
Mechanicsville<br />
Lane & Waterman L.L.P.<br />
Davenport<br />
Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Michael W. Liebbe<br />
Davenport<br />
Lundberg Law Firm PLC<br />
Sioux City<br />
Mahaffey Law Office<br />
Montezuma<br />
Michael R. May, Attorney at Law<br />
Indianola<br />
Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. Law Firm<br />
Coralville<br />
Meardon, Sueppel & Downer P.L.C.<br />
Iowa City<br />
Mellon & Spies<br />
Iowa City<br />
Meyer Law Office<br />
Chariton<br />
Robert C. Oberbillig<br />
Des Moines<br />
Olson Law Firm, P.C.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Charles W. Orr, Attorney at Law<br />
Coralville<br />
Cynthia E. Parsons<br />
Iowa City<br />
James D. Pearson<br />
Fairfield<br />
Pearson Van Houten P.L.C.<br />
West Des Moines<br />
Peddicord, Wharton, Spencer &Hook, L.L.P.<br />
Des Moines<br />
Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker,Tucker & Gelman, L.L.P.<br />
Iowa City<br />
Riccolo & Semelroth, P.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Elizabeth A. Rosenbaum,<br />
Attorney at Law<br />
Sioux City<br />
Sackett & Sackett, P.C.<br />
Mil<strong>for</strong>d<br />
Sayre, Wittgraf & Meloy<br />
Cherokee<br />
Schroeder & Anderson<br />
Mason City<br />
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Dale B. Smith, Attorney at Law<br />
Sloan<br />
Staff of Iowa Legal Aid<br />
Statewide<br />
Al Sturgeon Law Office<br />
Sioux City<br />
Tripp, P.C.<br />
Pella<br />
Valentine Law Office, P.C.<br />
Ft. Dodge<br />
Wilson, Fowler & Fusco<br />
Indianola<br />
Wolf Law Firm<br />
Waterloo<br />
Zimmerman Law Office<br />
Des Moines<br />
Anonymous (1)<br />
Iowa Legal Aid is Working <strong>for</strong> Fairness
the 2005 caMpaIgn <strong>for</strong> equaL JustIce<br />
Iowa Legal Aid recently concluded its annual fundraising campaign, the 2005 Campaign<br />
<strong>for</strong> Equal Justice. Lawyers, law firms and other supporters of equal access to justice<br />
contributed over $450,000 that will enable Iowa Legal Aid and volunteer attorneys<br />
to help low-income Iowans with critical legal issues involving abuse, housing, health<br />
care, utilities, public benefits and other basic necessities. More than $135,000 of<br />
the contributions were donated by Leadership Circle law firms, which distinguished<br />
themselves by donating at least $250 per year <strong>for</strong> each lawyer in their firms.<br />
On behalf of its clients, Iowa Legal Aid thanks the following donors <strong>for</strong> their generous<br />
contributions to the 2005 Campaign <strong>for</strong> Equal Justice.<br />
$50,000 or more: Kruidenier Charitable <strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc.<br />
$10,000 - $49,999: Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.; Roxanne Barton Conlin; Iowa Chapter of the<br />
Federal Bar Association; William C. Knapp Charitable <strong>Foundation</strong>; Lane & Waterman LLP;<br />
Linn County Bar Association; Scott County Bar Association<br />
$5,000 - $9,999: Harold R. Bechtel - Testamentary Charitable Trust; Bradley & Riley, P.C.;<br />
Iowa One Gift; Johnson County Bar Association; Musco Sports-Lighting, LLC; Shuttleworth<br />
& Ingersoll, P.L.C.<br />
$2,500 - $4,999: Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, P.L.C.; Joe<br />
Concannon Family Charitable <strong>Foundation</strong>; Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C.;<br />
Des Moines Register/Gannett <strong>Foundation</strong>; Martin A. Diaz; Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C.; Iowa<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>for</strong> Education, Environment & the Arts; Michael W. Liebbe; Patrick and Barbara<br />
McClintock; Peddicord, Wharton, Spencer & Hook, LLP; Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker,<br />
Tucker & Gelman, L.L.P.; Rhythm City Casino; Riccolo & Semelroth, P.C.; Karen E. Shaff &<br />
Steven C. Jayne; Patsy Shors; Ivan Webber; Wells Fargo Financial, Inc.<br />
$1,000 - $2,499: Alliant Energy; James Autry & Sally Pederson; Betty, Neuman &<br />
McMahon, P.L.C.; Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C.; Brad J. Brady; Bruce & Carolyn Braley;<br />
Bray & Klockau, P.L.C.; Buchanan, Bibler, Buchanan & Gabor; Bonnie & Edward Campbell;<br />
R. Mark Cory; James Elliott & Kerrie Hill-Elliott; Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens & Sudmeier,<br />
P.C.; Galligan, Doyle & Reid, P.C.; Michael A. Giudicessi; May G. Gortner Charitable Trust;<br />
Dennis Groenenboom; Hayes Lorenzen Lawyers, PLC; Iowa Chapter of the American<br />
Corporate Counsel Association; Iowa State Bank & Trust Company; Kristi K. Johnson; Kane,<br />
Norby & Reddick, P.C.; Thomas A. Krause; Diane Kutzko; Labor Institute <strong>for</strong> Work<strong>for</strong>ce<br />
Development; Liberty Bank; Lincoln Inne; Jean Lloyd-Jones; Christine Luzzie & Patrick<br />
Bauer; David A. McNeill; Sharon A. Mellon; Mary Middleton & Suzanne Levitt; Mutual of<br />
America Life Insurance Company; William & Jean Nassif; William & Susan Noth; Pearson<br />
Van Houten PLC; Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Principal Financial Group <strong>Foundation</strong>;<br />
John & Diane Riccolo; Riverboat Development Authority; Dale A. Rothmeyer; Thomas L.<br />
Slaughter; Leon F. Spies; Deborah M. Tharnish; Robert G. Tully; Kim J. Walker; Woodbury<br />
County Bar Assocation; Mark L. Zaiger; Anonymous (2)<br />
$500 - $999: Baker, Johnsen & Sandblom; Steven E. Ballard; Barker, McNeal, Wiese &<br />
Holt; Terri Bennett; Bix Committee; Jeffrey A. Boehlert; Boehlje Law Firm, P.L.C.; Michael<br />
S. Boohar; David L. Brown; Carter Printing; Cassel, McMahon & Stowater; David & Alicia<br />
Claypool; Kevin H. Collins; Hayward L. Draper; Susan M. Dulek; Mr. & Mrs. William H.<br />
Engelbrecht; Thomas G. Fisher; Fitzsimmons & Vervaecke; Robert D. Fulton; Mary Garst;<br />
Gislason & Hunter, LLP; Goodman & Associates, P.C.; Linda Grathwohl; John C. Gray; John<br />
P. Greer; Mary A. Grefe; Marc S. Harding; Harrison & Dietz-Kilen; James P. Hayes; Chad<br />
L. Hensley; Hills Bank & Trust; Holland & Anderson LLP; Robert F. Holz; G. David & Barb<br />
Hurd; Lee M. Jackwig; Dennis J. Kirkwood; Gail R. Klearman; James Kringlen; Elizabeth<br />
S. Kruidenier; Timothy J. & Sarah Krumm; Stephen Krumpe & Paula Nelson; Paul J.<br />
McAndrew, Jr.; Mark McCormick; Linda A. McGuire; Meardon, Sueppel & Downer P.L.C.;<br />
Vivian Meyer-Betts; Marty L. Mickle; Linda Biehl Molyneaux; Michael F. Mumma; Neu,<br />
Minnich, Comito & Neu, P.C.; Oaks Development; Olson Law Office, P.C.; Alfredo G. Parrish;<br />
On the Web at iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong><br />
J.J., a single mom, was<br />
living in an apartment<br />
with her 5 year old son and<br />
receiving a federal housing<br />
subsidy to assist with<br />
rental payments. While<br />
her landlord had been<br />
friendly at the beginning,<br />
he quickly began sexually<br />
harassing her after she<br />
entered into a lease. The<br />
landlord persisted in asking<br />
<strong>for</strong> sexual favors, and J.J.<br />
continually refused. Finally,<br />
the landlord became<br />
enraged by her rejections<br />
and refused to cash her<br />
rent check. He filed an<br />
eviction action <strong>for</strong> nonpayment<br />
of rent, which<br />
would also jeopardize<br />
her housing subsidy. J.J.<br />
came to Iowa Legal Aid<br />
asking <strong>for</strong> representation<br />
at the eviction hearing.<br />
Iowa Legal Aid agreed to<br />
represent her and helped<br />
to get the action dismissed.<br />
J.J. has since moved out of<br />
that abusive situation into<br />
a safer apartment and has<br />
been able to maintain her<br />
housing subsidy.
L.L. had been divorced<br />
<strong>for</strong> two years and shared<br />
joint custody of two<br />
children with her abusive<br />
ex-husband. He was<br />
named as the primary<br />
caretaker. L.L. had been<br />
paying child support even<br />
though, after the first year,<br />
the children lived with<br />
her and only visited their<br />
dad on weekends. One<br />
weekend during visitation,<br />
the children witnessed<br />
their father abuse his new<br />
fiancee, and one of the<br />
children was consequently<br />
injured. Iowa Legal Aid<br />
represented L.L. in a divorce<br />
modification. The judge<br />
ordered primary physical<br />
care to L.L., child support<br />
to be paid by the children’s<br />
father, and his visitation<br />
was restricted based on<br />
the continued abuse and<br />
danger to the children.<br />
Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, L.L.P.; Sally Paustian & Scott<br />
Caulpetzer; Robert & Rose Mary Pratt; Pro Copy; W. Mark Rosenbury; Sayre, Wittgraf & Meloy;<br />
Barbara A. Schwartz; Anita L. Shodeen; Charles L. Smith; Dale B. Smith; Neal & Bea Smith; Al<br />
Sturgeon; Janelle L. Swanberg; Tito W. Trevino; Timothy N. Tripp; Mary B. Urban; Walker Brothers<br />
Livestock Corporation; David & Sara Walker; Julie Walker; Bethia Waterman; Wilson, Fowler &<br />
Fusco; Anonymous (2)<br />
$250 - $499: Helen C. Adams; Candace Alvestad; Linda J. Anderson; Marti Anderson; Steven<br />
C. Anderson; Robert C. Andres; Brandon Andrews; Applied Art & Technology; Area XV Multi<br />
County Housing Agency; Lisa L. Ash; Kelly R. Baier; David Baldus; A. Frank Baron; Marion L. Beatty;<br />
Elizabeth Anne Beglin; Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn, A P.C.; Lloyd W. Bierma; Birdies<br />
<strong>for</strong> Charity; Lee B. Blum; Jeff & Patricia Bock; Thomas & Catherine Boxleiter; Gilda L. Boyer; Quentin<br />
R. Boyken; Maurine A. Braddock; Daniel L. Bray; Kandie K. Briscoe; Dennis J. Britt; Roger K. Brown;<br />
Scott G. & Sandy Buchanan; Patrick M. Carpenter; Ray Cassady; Lori & John Chesser; Copy Systems<br />
Inc.; Jeffrey W. Courter; Michael J. Cunningham; J. Hobart Darbyshire; Steven A. Dittrich; DNE<br />
Caplan Family <strong>Foundation</strong>; F. Joseph Du Bray; Leone K. Dunkelberg; David J. Dutton; Harriet Hubbell<br />
Edwards; Michael W. Ellwanger; Leif D. Erickson; John P. Fahey; Jon C. Fister; Steven R. Frankel;<br />
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S.J., a person with a<br />
hearing disability, worked<br />
as a full-time employee.<br />
S.J. was terminated<br />
from employment <strong>for</strong><br />
insubordination after<br />
her supervisor gave<br />
S.J. a verbal directive,<br />
which S.J. did not hear<br />
because of her hearing<br />
deficiency. After losing<br />
her job, S.J. applied<br />
<strong>for</strong> unemployment<br />
benefits and was denied<br />
benefits by Work<strong>for</strong>ce<br />
Development. S.J.<br />
appealed the decision<br />
and Iowa Legal Aid<br />
assisted with an<br />
administrative appeal.<br />
The Administrative Law<br />
Judge ruled in favor of<br />
S.J., finding there was no<br />
willful disregard of the<br />
employer’s interest. S.J.<br />
was awarded her muchneeded<br />
unemployment<br />
benefits.
B.L., a stay-at-home<br />
mother, was left to<br />
single parent when the<br />
father of her children<br />
died unexpectedly and<br />
violently in the family<br />
home. Un<strong>for</strong>tunately,<br />
he died with an unpaid<br />
utility bill in his name. The<br />
utility company, without<br />
authorization, transferred<br />
the bill to B.L.’s name and<br />
refused her service until<br />
the bill was paid. Iowa<br />
Legal Aid advocated on<br />
her behalf and succeeded<br />
in convincing the utility<br />
that its own regulations<br />
prohibited the transfer<br />
from the decedent to B.L.,<br />
who was never married<br />
to her children’s father.<br />
Eventually, the bill was<br />
put back in the decedent’s<br />
name to be paid by the<br />
estate, and B.L. was able to<br />
set up new housing with<br />
utilities <strong>for</strong> her family.<br />
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Tributes<br />
In Celebration of Justice & Anne Snell by Jami Jo Hagenemier<br />
In Honor of Lu Ann L. Barnes by Deborah M. Tharnish<br />
In Honor of Scott G. & Sandy Buchanan by Burt & AnnaLou Harmes<br />
In Honor of Robert N. Downer by Lisa & Amir Arbisser<br />
In Honor of Keith Elston by Gail R. Klearman<br />
In Honor of Addison M. Parker by The Lincoln Inne<br />
In Memory of Raymond W. Love by Bonnie R. Love<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Dorothy Barrett<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Terri Bennett<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Kathryn C. Bicking<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Scott G. & Sandy Buchanan<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Martin Diaz<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Dennis Groenenboom<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Anne Hoffmaster<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Rodney K. Huenemann<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Christine Luzzie & Patrick Bauer<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Michelle Mackel-Wiederanders<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Patrick McClintock<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Arthur A. Neu<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Cathy L. Reynolds<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Deborah M. Tharnish<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Upper Des Moines Opportunity,<br />
Inc.<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Ronald J. Wagenaar<br />
In Memory of Ella Manwarren by Danny C. Wilmoth<br />
In Memory of Meredith John Morrison by Cynthia A. Riley<br />
In Memory of Lawrence E. Meyers by The Lincoln Inne<br />
In Memory of Peter Van Metre by John S. Bauch<br />
F.K. and her husband, S.K.<br />
lived in Mississippi when<br />
Hurricane Katrina hit.<br />
Their home and all of their<br />
personal property was<br />
destroyed. F.K. and S.K.<br />
fled to Iowa with nothing<br />
but the clothes they were<br />
wearing. They properly<br />
requested assistance from<br />
FEMA <strong>for</strong> their losses and<br />
<strong>for</strong> emergency assistance.<br />
Through a series of<br />
administrative errors,<br />
FEMA failed to send F.K.<br />
her emergency assistance<br />
check. FEMA also denied<br />
“other needs assistance”<br />
<strong>for</strong> loss of property based<br />
on the agency’s wrongful<br />
assertion that the<br />
couple had not lost any<br />
property. An Iowa Legal<br />
Aid attorney assisted the<br />
couple with successfully<br />
appealing these errors,<br />
resulting in the couple<br />
getting the assistance they<br />
desperately needed.
2005 fundIng sources <strong>for</strong> Iowa LegaL aId<br />
2<br />
AreA Agencies on Aging<br />
Aging Resources of Central Iowa<br />
Area XIV Agency on Aging<br />
Elderbridge Area Agency on Aging<br />
Generations Area Agency on Aging<br />
Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging<br />
NorthLand Area Agency on Aging<br />
Northwest Aging Association<br />
Scenic Valley Area Agency on Aging<br />
Seneca Area Agency on Aging<br />
Siouxland Aging Services, Inc.<br />
Southeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging<br />
Southwest 8 Senior Services<br />
FederAl Funds<br />
stAte Funds<br />
Corporation <strong>for</strong> National and Community Service Executive Council of Iowa - Civil Reparations Fund<br />
(AmeriCorps)<br />
Homeless Assistance Program Grant (Iowa Department<br />
HUD Continuum of Care<br />
of Economic Development)<br />
(Pottawattamie County Homeless Link Project)<br />
Lawyers Trust Account Commission<br />
IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grants Program<br />
Iowa Program <strong>for</strong> Assistive Technology<br />
Legal Services Corporation<br />
Iowa State One Gift<br />
Legal Services Corporation - Technology Initiative Grant<br />
State of Iowa Appropriations<br />
U.S. Department of Justice Legal Assistance to Victims (VAWA) University of Iowa/Drake College of Law<br />
locAl Funds<br />
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors<br />
Polk County Board of Supervisors<br />
Scott County Regional Authority<br />
PrivAte FoundAtions/industry<br />
AARP <strong>Foundation</strong> - Medicare RX Extra Help<br />
Allied Insurance/Nationwide <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
American Legion of Iowa <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Bechtel Trust<br />
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups<br />
Community <strong>Foundation</strong> of the Greater River Bend<br />
Dodge Trust<br />
Dubuque Racing Association<br />
Farrer Endowment <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Des Moines Register/Gannett <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Greater Cedar Rapids Community <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Greater Des Moines Community <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Institute <strong>for</strong> Social & Economic Development (ISED)<br />
PrivAte FoundAtions/industry continued<br />
Iowa State Bar <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Iowa West <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Linn County Bar Association<br />
Linn County Bar Association Donor-Advised Fund of<br />
the Greater Cedar Rapids Community <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Meredith Corporation<br />
Pfizer<br />
Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino<br />
Principal Financial Group <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Riverboat Development Authority<br />
Target<br />
U.S. Bancorp<br />
united WAys<br />
Big River United Way<br />
Burlington/West Burlington United Way, Inc.<br />
Cedar Valley United Way<br />
Fort Madison Area United Way<br />
Marshalltown Area United Way<br />
South Tama County United Way<br />
United Way of Central Iowa<br />
United Way of East Central Iowa<br />
United Way of Greater Fort Dodge<br />
United Way of Grinnell, Inc.<br />
United Way of Johnson County<br />
United Way of Mahaska County<br />
United Way of North Central Iowa<br />
United Way of the Quad Cities<br />
United Way Services, Inc.<br />
United Way of Wapello County<br />
Waverly-Shell Rock United Way<br />
Iowa Legal Aid is Working <strong>for</strong> Fairness
centraL offIce<br />
IOWA LEGAL AID ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE<br />
1111 9th Street, Suite 230<br />
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2527<br />
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-532-1275<br />
or call (515) 243-2151<br />
regIonaL offIces<br />
NORTHWEST IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
520 Nebraska Street, Suite 337<br />
Sioux City, Iowa 51101-1315<br />
(712) 277-8686 or Toll-free (800) 352-0017<br />
Serving: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay,<br />
Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien,<br />
Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux<br />
and Woodbury Counties<br />
NORTH CENTRAL IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
600 1st Street NW, Suite 103<br />
Mason City, Iowa 50401-2947<br />
(641) 423-4651 or Toll-free (800) 392-0021<br />
Serving: Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Floyd, Franklin,<br />
Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Mitchell, Palo Alto,<br />
Pocahontas, Winnebago, Worth and Wright Counties<br />
WATERLOO REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
607 Sycamore Street, Suite 708<br />
Waterloo, Iowa 50703-4799<br />
(319) 235-7008 or Toll-free (800) 772-0039<br />
Serving: Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler,<br />
Chickasaw, Grundy, Hardin and<br />
Howard Counties<br />
NORTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
799 Main Street, Suite 280<br />
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-6825<br />
(563) 588-4653 or Toll-free (800) 942-4619<br />
Serving: Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware,<br />
Dubuque, Fayette, Jackson, Jones and<br />
Winneshiek Counties<br />
HELP LEGAL ASSISTANCE<br />
736 Federal Street, Suite 1401<br />
Davenport, Iowa 52803-5723<br />
(563) 322-6216<br />
Serving: Scott and Clinton Counties<br />
On the Web at iowalegalaid.<strong>org</strong><br />
SOUTHWEST IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
532 1st Avenue, Suite 300<br />
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503-0803<br />
(712) 328-3982 or Toll-free (800) 432-9229<br />
Serving: Adams, Audubon, Carroll, Cass,<br />
Craw<strong>for</strong>d, Fremont, Harrison, Mills,<br />
Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold,<br />
Shelby and Taylor Counties<br />
CENTRAL IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
1111 9th Street, Suite 230<br />
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2527<br />
(515) 243-1193 or Toll-free (800) 532-1503<br />
Serving: Adair, Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Greene,<br />
Guthrie, Hamilton, Jasper, Madison, Polk, Story,<br />
Union, Warren and Webster Counties<br />
CEDAR RAPIDS REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
210 Second Street SE, Suite 302<br />
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401-1407<br />
(319) 364-6108 or Toll-free (800) 332-0419<br />
Serving: Benton, Iowa, Linn,<br />
Marshall, Poweshiek and<br />
Tama Counties<br />
SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
112 East 3rd Street<br />
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501-2903<br />
(641) 683-3166 or Toll-free (800) 452-0007<br />
Serving: Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Jefferson,<br />
Keokuk, Lee, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe,<br />
Van Buren, Wapello and Wayne Counties<br />
IOWA CITY REGIONAL OFFICE<br />
430 Iowa Avenue<br />
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1810<br />
(319) 351-6570 or Toll-free (800) 272-0008<br />
Serving: Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson,<br />
Louisa, Muscatine and Washington Counties<br />
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Distributed July 2006<br />
by<br />
Iowa Legal Aid<br />
1111 9th Street, Suite 230<br />
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2527<br />
For additional in<strong>for</strong>mation on services available to low-income Iowans,<br />
contact Iowa Legal Aid at the above address or call:<br />
515.243.2151<br />
or<br />
800.532.1275<br />
or<br />
visit our website at<br />
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Photographs appearing in the Iowa Legal Aid 2005 Annual Report<br />
are produced independently of text and bear no relationship to cases<br />
or incidents discussed herein.
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