Thank You to our Donors!
In this season of thanksgiving, we pause to reflect on all we are grateful for:
our clients who show strength and resilience in the face of adversity;
our staff who bring dedication and compassion to the critical work of civil legal aid; and
you – our community of friends and supporters who encourage us and stand with us in our pursuit of justice for all.
Your commitment to Legal Aid Society provides us with the support and stability that we need to better assist our community and to move boldly into our second century of services.
In this season of thanksgiving, we offer our sincerest gratitude to those who make our work possible.
IN MEMORY OF LESLIE CLEMONS
On November 12, 2022, Legal Aid Society lost a legend. We dedicate this year's thank you email to the memory of one of our own - Legal Aid Society attorney, Leslie Clemons.
tributes from her colleagues
"Leslie had such a kind soul! Our clients lost a huge advocate." -Kristie Miller
“17 years Leslie was with Legal Aid… There’s no telling how many lives she has changed for the better. She’ll be missed by many.” - Josh Sanders
“She was always so approachable and kind and had such a good heart. We’re fortunate to have known her.” - Liz Tate
thank you to our donors
Each year, community leaders come together to raise critical unrestricted resources to support Legal Aid Society’s mission. Under the leadership of Co-Chairs Marjorie Farris & Kate McKune, our 2022 Centennial Justice for All Campaign Committee is raising critical unrestricted resources to support our mission. To these champions of our cause, a simple “thank you” is hardly enough.
CENTENNIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Jennifer Adams, Blackburn Domene & Burchett
Rick Adams, Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird
Christy Ames, Republic Bank
Jason Brown, GE Appliances a Haier Company
Jeremiah Byrne, Frost Brown Todd
James Craig, Craig Henry
Mandy Wilson Decker, Stites & Harbison
Michael Del Negro, Peloton Interactive
Chuck Dobbins, Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt
Marjorie Farris, Stites & Harbison
Bart Greenwald, Duncan Galloway Greenwald
Sarah Osborn Hill, Yum! Brands, Inc.
Bryan Hudson, Atria Senior Living
James Irving, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
F. Ryan Keith, CVS Aetna
Nick Maraman, Internal Revenue Service
Kate McKune, Park Community Credit Union
Jeffrey Moad, Stites & Harbison
Michael O'Connell, County Attorney
Kendrick Riggs, Stoll Keenon Ogden
John Selent, Dinsmore & Shohl
R. James Straus, Frost Brown Todd
Ed Stopher, Boehl Stopher & Graves
Melinda Sunderland, Morgan Pottinger McGarvey
Joe Ventura, Humana, Inc.
T. Morgan Ward, Stites & Harbison
CENTENNIAL LEADERSHIP CABINET FIRMS
The following firms have made a Centennial Leadership Cabinet level contribution of at least $250 per attorney to the 2022 Justice for All Campaign and sponsored our Justice in the Jazz Age Gala.
Becker Law PLC, a subsidiary of Bubalo Law PLC
Burke Neal
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Duncan Galloway Greenwald PLLC
Fisher Phillips
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP
Rubin & Hays, Attorneys at Law
Simpson Thacher Bartlett
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Thompson Miller & Simpson PLC
Wyatt Tarrant & Combs
LEADERSHIP CABINET FIRMS
The following firms have made a Leadership Cabinet level contribution of at least $250 per attorney to the 2022 Justice for All Campaign.
Adams Law Group
Blackburn Domene & Burchett
Borders & Borders
David Deep Law Office
Gladstein Law Firm
Grossman Green PLLC
O'Bryan, Brown & Toner PLLC
Retired Judges Associates Mediation & Arbitration Services
Straw-Boone Doheny Banks & Mudd
Stuart & Buechler
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Through their support of and engagement in Legal Aid Society, the following businesses help us provide a stronger foundation on which ALL members our community have equal access to legal rights and protections.
Atria Senior Living
Brown-Forman
GE Appliances a Haier Company
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc
Humana Legal Department
Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of Kentucky
LG&E and KU Energy, Inc.
Norton Healthcare
Republic Bank
Park Community Credit Union
PNC Foundation
Texas Roadhouse
Yum! Brands, Inc. and KFC Corporation
FOUNDATIONS & FUNDING PARTNERS
We also want to take a moment to recognize the Foundations and Funding Partners that support our work. In 2022 alone, these organizations gave more than 4 million dollars to Legal Aid Society.
Artemis Fund
Anonymous
Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Community Foundation of Louisville
Bureau of Justice Assistance (Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP))
Emerging Communities Ryan White
Equal Justice Works and AIG, Inc.
Family Health Centers
Gheens Foundation
Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation
IOLTA Fund of Kentucky
IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
James Graham Brown Foundation
Jefferson County Public Schools (ARPA Funds)
Kentuckiana Regional Planning & Development Agency (KIPDA)
Kentucky Bar Foundation (KBF)
Kentucky Colonels
Kentucky General Assembly (Access to Justice Commission)
Kentucky Housing Corporation
Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet (Victims of Crime Act Funding and VAWA STOP Grant Funding)
Legal Services Corporation
Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD)
Louisville Bar Foundation
Louisville Metro Government
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
Louisville Metro Neighborhood Development Fund
Louisville Urban League
Metro United Way
Norton Healthcare Foundation
Norton Hospital Children’s Foundation
Shelby County Community Foundation
Snowy Owl Foundation
TEAM Kentucky Nonprofit Assistance Fund
Tri-County Kentucky United Way
VA, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant
Volunteers of America Mid-States
V.V. Cooke Foundation
William E. Barth Foundation
Wood & Marie Hannah Foundation
ROOT TO RISE CAMPAIGN
In honor of our Centennial Anniversary, Legal Aid Society launched a special campaign to raise resources to open two new locations - one in West Louisville and one in Shelby County. Thank you to our lead donors who have made our objectives possible. Click here to learn more.
Anonymous
James Graham Brown Foundation
Bart and Deborah Greenwald
Gheens Foundation
Louisville Bar Foundation
Kathleen Pellegrino
Kendrick and Carmen Riggs
Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham
A gift in honor of the Rothchild Family of Shelby County
Shelby County Community Foundation
John Selent
R. James Straus
