Legal Aid Financials <strong>2017</strong> Revenues Government Grants and Contracts 27% 44% Private Foundations and Instiuturions 29% Individual and Firm Contributions Expenses Salaries 58% 23% 19% Core Mission Support Benefits
Pro Bono "The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County has been an invaluable partner for our ofice's pro bono program. Their excellent training materials and mentor attorney relationships allow our attorneys to become proicient in the law quickly, which maximizes the value we can provide to our pro bono clients and enhances client outcomes." — Nick Woloszczuk, Latham & Watkins LLP Attorney Nick Woloszczuk Legal Aid and Pro Bono Attorneys Making an <strong>Impact</strong> When "Maria" ended her brief dating relationship with "Eric," he responded with threats of physical harm and violently shoved her. After she moved out to escape him, he began stalking her: he would leave notes and personal effects on the windshield of her car, and send texts to show that he knew her movements and whereabouts. Eventually, Maria discovered that a GPS device had been hidden in a secret compartment of her car, and she turned it over to the police. She then iled for a restraining order against Eric, and her case was referred to the irm of Latham & Watkins LLP by the Domestic Violence Collaborative, a partnership of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, Bay Area Legal Aid, and CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse). Eric denied all of Maria's claims and asserted his right to an evidentiary hearing, which would be delayed for 8 months due to court backlogs. Although Maria had the beneit of a temporary restraining order in the interim, Eric used this time to harass and intimidate her by bringing bogus claims against her in small claims court. While the rules of small claims courts did not allow a Latham attorney to appear with Maria in small claims court, we helped prepare her defenses, and project assistant Na Ho attended the hearing to provide support. As a result of these efforts, the small claims court denied relief for Eric's claims. Led by Emily Chen and Nick Woloszczuk, the Latham team took advantage of the time before the evidentiary hearing and successfully subpoenaed records from the GPS device maker. These records proved that Eric had purchased the GPS device and that he was receiving alerts to monitor our client's movements. Facing this evidence of stalking (which is a form of domestic violence under state law) and the prospect of paying Maria's fees and costs, Eric gave up his defense, and the evidentiary hearing, and instead agreed to the stipulation of a three-year restraining order. For the year ending 6/30/17, law irms and individuals donated 13,339 hours of pro bono service to Legal Aid clients. PRO BONO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Larry Bennett I Intel Corporation Anne Cappella I Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Mirissa McMurray I Law Ofices of Steven J. Montalvo Rene Kathawala I Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Monique Sherman I Cooley LLP Rachel Williams I Morrison & Foerster LLP
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