2020 Impact Report
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Dear Friends,
It is challenging to reflect on the year and remember a pre-COVID world. I joined LACLJ in September 2019 and enthusiastically set priorities for the year. As a Latina and daughter of immigrants, I felt honored for the opportunity to serve the community in which I grew up. My priority was understanding the heart and soul of LACLJ and connecting with stakeholders, Board members, community, and staff. I had the opportunity to accompany clients to court and saw our team in action with our pro bono partners’ support. It was evident that the need for the services provided by LACLJ vastly outweighed our capacity and that our staff needed more support and resources to address the need. I focused on streamlining processes and analyzing costs to determine the best course of action. Six months later, we found ourselves shifting, reprioritizing, and facing even more challenges than ever.
In March, LACLJ quickly responded to the changing needs of survivors as a result of the global pandemic. Our office moved from providing services in-person to working remotely, changing our intake processes and staying abreast of the various changes courts were implementing as they took their own precautionary measures. While courts stopped hearing many cases, domestic violence cases continued to proceed and our team continued to represent survivors in need.
Program Highlights
Equal access to support
Immigrant Survivors
For nearly a decade, LACLJ has provided immigration services for undocumented survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Cultural Responsiveness
In 2018 as part of our three-year strategic plan, LACLJ prioritized efforts to strengthen our service model by further integrating culturally responsive strategies and practices.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
Our sexual assault survivors’ legal team specializes in the areas of criminal justice advocacy, Title IX, immigration, and family law support.
Client Demographics
Survivors served:
0
Matters opened:
0
17% male
17% male
83% female
4% US Citizen Naturalized
20% US Citizen
76% undocumented
20% US Citizen
4% US Citizen Naturalized
35% domestic violence and sexual abuse
58% domestic violence
58% domestic violence
35% domestic violence and sexual abuse
7% sexual abuse
69%
have minor child
29%
live in unstable housing
(something other than renting/stable or own home)
91%
of clients say their life improved because of LACLJ services:
83%
report less fear
87%
report more confidence
85%
report feeling more hopeful
84%
report a better relationship with their kids
We ensure survivors have
the tools to create
their own future.
Many clients expressed more than one goal once their case closed with LACLJ:
74%
work
63%
education
40%
kids
20%
mental health
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Financials
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LACLJ canceled its annual gala which was scheduled for May 2020. Attendees and sponsors of this special event typically help us raise over $300,000 to fund programs and services. As a result, LACLJ’s special events revenue for FY19-20 did not meet budgeted expectations and resulted in an overall deficit for the year. This year has been challenging, but we are proud to have continued providing high quality services during this time and relying on our reserves to cover expenses.
Revenue and Support:
$
0
Donated Professional Services: $3,705,769
Government Grants: $2,772,689
Contributions
and grants:
$420,452
Special events:
$3,611
Other:
$177,220
Expenses:
$
0
Program Services: $6,552,316
Management and General: $428,614
Fundraising:
$204,192
Xochitl
in her
own words
Almost losing my child was one of the scariest moments in my life. I had been successfully co- parenting with my daughter’s dad for over ten years, so I was shocked that one day he filed a petition to request full legal and physical custody of my daughter. I couldn’t lose her. I couldn’t break up our family.
I tried to seek legal advice, but I didn’t have the money to pay a private attorney. I went to other nonprofits asking for help and everyone denied me. Either I was ineligible or my court date was too soon, so they couldn’t help. I also tried to go through court self-help, but it was very confusing. I had to take time off work and wait in these long lines to get the information I needed. It was a very stressful process and I didn’t even know if I was doing it right. I was scared thinking I may lose my daughter. I came across LACLJ and they immediately gave me an appointment. Even just giving me that one appointment made a really big impact. They listened to me and gave me hope. I was so relieved when they took my case.
Since my court hearing was coming up soon, they worked quickly to gather all the information they needed for my case. Seeing them hard at work, I knew I couldn’t have done all that by myself. LACLJ did everything in their power to help. My daughter had been sexually assaulted by one of her dad’s family members. She had already been through so much. I didn’t want her to be removed from her home and her siblings. We were a family.
When the judge ordered to maintain my custody rights, I felt so relieved. I still get emotional thinking about it now. It meant so much to my family. When I went back home to hug her that day, I held her tightly knowing how close I was to losing her. Going to court is a scary process, especially if you are not educated or if there is a language barrier. It’s hard to even describe what it means to have someone, an agency like LACLJ, support you and help you keep your family together. It changed our lives.
I am so grateful for your donation and for choosing to support this cause. Thanks to you, I was able to get legal representation in court. Thanks to you, I am looking at my daughter right now painting with her siblings. My family has not been separated. We’re complete. We’re together.
Thank You
Support
Eric Pettit, Boies Schiller Flexner
Arwen Johnson, Boies Schiller Flexner
Julia Bredrup, Boies Schiller Flexner
James Unger, Boies Schiller Flexner
Gerloni Cotton, Boies Schiller Flexner
Kevin Borysiak, Boies Schiller Flexner
Megan Abner, Boies Schiller Flexner
Christina Nuno, Boies Schiller Flexner
Eric Kennedy, Buchalter
Ashley Milnes, Buchalter
Michael J. Holecek, Gibson Dunn
Theane Evangelis, Gibson Dunn
Lori C. Arakaki, Gibson Dunn
Andrew M. Kasabian, Gibson Dunn
Jeremy S. Smith, Gibson Dunn
Erin E. Kurinsky, Gibson Dunn
Jennifer Jiyun Rho, Gibson Dunn
Katarzyna Ryzewska, Gibson Dunn
Charles Stevens, Gibson Dunn
Lauren Fischer, Gibson Dunn
Caeli A. Higney, Gibson Dunn
Michael H. Dore, Gibson Dunn
Andrew W. Hazlett, Gibson Dunn
Courtney M. Johnson. Gibson Dunn
Alisha S. Mahalingam, Gibson Dunn
Daniel Weiner, Gibson Dunn
Jillian Nicole London, Gibson Dunn
Milagros R. Villalobos Navas
Michael G. Farag, Gibson Dunn
Sameera Ripley, Gibson Dunn
Brooke Myers Wallace, Gibson Dunn
Marcellus A. McRae, Gibson Dunn
Isabella R. Sayyah, Gibson Dunn
Katherine H. Sharp, Gibson Dunn
Carla H. Jones, Gibson Dunn
Katherine Michelle Marquart, Gibson Dunn
Rodney J. Stone, Gibson Dunn
Maya J. Hoard, Gibson Dunn
Eric D. Vandevelde. Gibson Dunn
Jason C. Lo, Gibson Dunn
Virginia L. Smith, Gibson Dunn
Ilissa S. Samplin, Gibson Dunn
Sean K. Tierney, Gibson Dunn
Thad A. Davis, Gibson Dunn
Meera S. Bhaskar, Gibson Dunn
Christopher Chorba, Gibson Dunn
Samuel M. King, Gibson Dunn
Emily R. Sauer, Gibson Dunn
Lizeth Guzman De Meza,
Hueston Hennigan
Carla Garcia Acevedo,
Hueston Hennigan
Angie Sanchez, Hueston Hennigan
Bryan Argueta-Granados,
Hueston Hennigan
Antonia Carranza-Moreno,
Hueston Hennigan
Wilfredo Argueta-Granados,
Hueston Hennigan
Berenice Oseguera Perez,
Hueston Hennigan
Brian Sun, Jones Day
Mina Saffarian, Jones Day
Evan McGinley, Jones Day
Brian Hershman, Jones Day
David Horowitz, Kirkland & Ellis
William Smith, Kirkland & Ellis
Vanjo Lickhalter, Kirkland & Ellis
Michael Tecuanhuehue, Kirkland & Ellis
Stacy Kwon, Kirkland & Ellis
Hunter Norton, Kirkland & Ellis
Kathleen McGivney, Kirkland & Ellis
Aura Gilham, Kirkland & Ellis
Sharre Lotfollahi, Kirkland & Ellis
Michael Baumann, Kirkland & Ellis
Nathaniel Haas, Kirkland & Ellis
Yosef Mahmood, Kirkland & Ellis
Argie Mina, Kirkland & Ellis
Gavin Moler, Kirkland & Ellis
Austin Norris, Kirkland & Ellis
Benjamin Yaghoubian, Kirkland & Ellis
Laura Bay, Kirkland & Ellis
La Tonya Fountain, Kirkland & Ellis
Colin Bosch, Kirkland & Ellis
Christopher Lawless, Kirkland & Ellis
Kayla Ruben, Kirkland & Ellis
Rob Liubicic, Milbank Tweed
Emile Ayoub, Milbank Tweed
Ben Nicholson, Milbank Tweed
Jacqueline Rosen, Milbank Tweed
Ayana Sumiyasu, Milbank Tweed
Jaycee Parker, Milbank Tweed
Nancy Thomas, Morrison Foerster
Huilin Wang Cornell, Morrison Foerster
Phillip Kim, Morrison Foerster
Sherry William, Morrison Foerster
Justin Sorensen, Morrison Foerster
Alison Frost, Morrison Foerster
Ryan Stasell, Sidley Austin
James M. Perez, Sidley Austin
Douglas Axel, Sidley Austin
Dale A Jachlewski, Sidley Austin
Sean A. Commons, Sidley Austin
Eva M.Huber, Sidley Austin
Rahul Hari, Wilkinson Stekloff
Roxana Guidero, Wilkinson Stekloff
Rebecca Chong, Wilkinson Stekloff
Jeremy Barber, Wilkinson Stekloff
Eric Pettit, King & Spalding
James Unger, King & Spalding
Kyle Schulke, King & Spalding
Stephen Kelly, Cypress
Robert Stanley,
Rosenfeld, Meyer and Susman
Bill Heath
Martin Kohan
Law Students
Alexandra Fuxa
Chinelo Iken
Erica Navarro
Fernanda DaSilva
Jesse Wong
Leila Gordon
Maral Tavitian
Michael Park
Community Care Advocates
Amy Pedroza
Araceli Arriaga
Bianca Gamboa
Brenda Orozco
Cady Perez
Celia Gonzalez
Danushe Cruz
Elizabeth Salazar
Estefania Alvarez Melo
Fernanda Sanchez Jara
Gabriela Vargas
Gabriella Chavez
Gabriella Martinez
Jacklyn Saucedo
Jennifer Eicholtz
Jessenia Garcia
Karen May
Karlee Manuel
Leovardo Ramirez
Marlin Quintero
Nancy Jimenez
Nathalie Guzman
Oscar Castaneda
Rebecca Ruiz
Stephanie Jimenez
Foundations and Corporate Support
ACFLS Charitable Foundation Inc.
Alston & Bird LLP
AmazonSmile
Baker Marquart LLP
Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim,
Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Cypress LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine
Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Irell & Manella LLP
it’s over easy
Jones Day
Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP
Lionsgate
Milbank LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Pacific Western Bank
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
and Affiliates
The Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
The Wasserman Foundation
Venable LLP
Weingart Foundation
FY 19-20 Board
Kimberly Posin, President
Randall Jackson, Vice President
Jennifer Ziegler, Treasurer
Philip Sanchez, Secretary
Alanna Frisby Hernandez
Alyssa Clover
Andrew Walsh
Ariel Neuman
Brian Hershman
Brian Klein
Clarissa Park
Collin Wedel
Cristyn Chadwick
Dawn Sestito
Debora Perez
Elliot Harvey Schatmeier
Eric Matolo
Eric Vandevelde
Evan Itzkowitz
Holly Hayes
Jaime Guerrero
Jennifer Brockett
Jennifer Elkayam
Jodi Lopez
Karen Lorang
Lizette Martinez
Matt Cave
Melanie Mandles
Nelson Lee
Robert Stanley
Sarah Johnston
FY 19-20 Leadership Council
Alex Menenberg
Alex Osterlind
Amalia Goldvaser
Anne McKenzie Brendel
Bill Briggs
Brett Manisco
Camille Perry
Christina Aryafar
David Garcia
Erin Chance
FeiFei Jiang
Galit Knotz
Gerloni Cotton
Heather Habes
Jason Wright
Katherine C. Aldin
Kellian Summers
Kelly Hinojosa
Kelly Winter Weil
Kim Guzman
Kimberly Higgins
Kimie Arguello
Lainie Bird
Laura Lariu
Lori Arakaki
Martin Kohan
Michelle Nguyen
Nathan Gabbard
Paulina Slagter
Rachel Friedman
Roxana Guidero
Sabina Jacobs
Sara Colón
Sarah Broomer
Sonia A. Vucetic
Stephen Kelly
Will Brendel
FY19-20 Staff
Alex Fuxa Ramirez
Alex Zuniga
Amanda Doupe
Amira Samuel
Anabel Cardenas
Angelica Gil
Carmen McDonald
Dan Hanley
Diane Trunk
Erica Carroll
Erika Diaz
Gladys La Torre
Jane Byun
Jane Van
Jimena Vasquez
Julie Tedford
Lourdes Galvan
Marcus Bockhorst
Mariliz Romero
Marilyn Florentino
Marissa Marasigan
Marissa Mowery
Matthew Strieker
Mayra Gonzalez
Michelle Carey
Monica Rodas
Monique Arias
Natalie Avila
Norayma Cabot
Paxcely Marquez
Phallen Gaskin
Rosa Bugarin
Rosa Larios
Rosalina Gaspar-Montano
Rosi Leon
Sandy De Jesus
Sarah Reisman
Sonia Shakoori
Sylvia Gribbell
Teresa Vargas Valdes
Vivian Martinez
Yesenia Acosta
Yeison Soto Valdez
