Improving access to justice in Colorado

The Legal Aid Foundation’s 2011-12 Campaign for Justice ends June 30th

Your contribution today will provide timely access to civil legal aid to help families in crisis. Civil legal assistance can mean the difference between shelter and homelessness, food on the table and hunger, economic stability and bankruptcy, productive work and unemployment.

The Legal Aid Foundation raises money for Colorado Legal Services (CLS), which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income Coloradans who are facing serious civil legal problems.

Announcements

  • In Memoriam of Donald W. Hoagland - Those of us at the Legal Aid Foundation are among the many in the Denver legal community who are celebrating the life and mourning the death of Don Hoagland.  Described as the “father of pro bono legal services in Colorado,” Don was the Legal Aid Foundation’s founding Board Chair.  He served from 1982 to 1988. View the article.
  • Associates Campaign Kick-Off – The 2012 Associates Campaign will begin on May 15th with a kick-off lunch for representatives at Reilly Pozner LLP. Last year, over 30 firms participated and raised nearly $45,000 for legal aid. If you would like more information on how to get involved, please contact Kelly Bossley at kelly@legalaidfoundation.org.
  • Legal Services A Lifeline For Many  –  The impact of access to legal aid for individuals and families with nowhere else to turn is featured in the April 16th issue of Law Week Colorado. View the article.
  • Legal Aid Needs Your Aid – On April 2nd, Law Week Colorado published an article about legal aid’s continuing funding crisis.  View the article.
  • 2011-12 Campaign for Justice – Private support is more important than ever as meaningful access to civil justice in Colorado is threatened by public funding cuts and smaller COLTAF grants that are further compromising a chronically-underfunded civil legal aid delivery system.
  • Article about Colorado’s Civil Justice Crisis – To learn more about Colorado’s Civil Justice Crisis, please see the article appearing in the The Docket’s February issue by Legal Aid Foundation Executive Director Diana Poole. View the article.

Events

  • The Boulder County Bar Association’s 11th Annual Food Wine Jazz Art Fundraiser for the Legal Aid Foundation was held on February 9th at Rembrandt Yard. The event was a great success with over 180 in attendance and over $10,000 was raised to provide free civil legal assistance to low-income families, senior citizens, disabled persons, and victims of domestic violence. Many thanks to the event staff, volunteers, artists, and sponsors!  View the gallery.
  • A Donor Appreciation Event in Colorado Springs was hosted by Dave Johnson and Ed Gleason, Legal Aid Foundation Trustees and Co-Chairs of the Foundation’s El Paso County Campaign, at the Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort on November 3rd. Approximately 50 guests enjoyed a beautiful view and wonderful refreshments, while hearing from a legal aid client about the impact legal services had on the quality of her elderly mother’s life.  View the gallery.
  • The Legal Aid Foundation celebrated its 30th Anniversary at the Carriage House of the Governor’s Mansion on September 15th. Over 130 guests enjoyed great hor d’oevres while honoring the firms and individual donors who have given at generous levels throughout the years to support legal aid.  View the gallery.

    Paul Phillips accepting an award on behalf of Holland and Hart, which was recognized for longstanding leadership and support, and Fred Baumann, who currently serves as chair of the Colorado Access to Justice Commission, receiving an award for individual leadership and support.