Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, ASSIST AND EVALUATE PRIVATE COUNSEL APPOINTED TO REPRESENT (CON'T ON SCH O) INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN APPEALS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE DIRECT REPRESENTATION IN SUCH CASES.
THE CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT (CAP) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA. IT BEGAN OPERATION IN SAN FRANCISCO IN SEPTEMBER, 1983 AS A LAW OFFICE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, ASSIST AND EVALUATE PRIVATE COUNSEL APPOINTED TO REPRESENT INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN DEATH PENALTY CASES AND NON-CAPITAL APPEALS AND WRITS IN THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT.IN 2020 THE SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE OF CAP ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 106 PRIVATE ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN APPROXIMATELY 254 DEATH JUDGMENT CASES. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDED TRAINING PROGRAMS, CONSULTATIONS, AND RESEARCH MATERIALS FOR APPOINTED COUNSEL. IT ALSO PROVIDED RECORD GATHERING SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 328 CONDEMNED DEFENDANTS WHO ARE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY UNREPRESENTED BY APPOINTED COUNSEL.
IN OCTOBER, 1986, CAP OPENED A LOS ANGELES OFFICE UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACT WITH THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE SIMILAR SERVICES IN NON-CAPITAL CASES IN THE SECOND DISTRICT OF THE CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL.(1) IN FY 2019-2020, THE LOS ANGELES OFFICE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL OF APPOINTED COUNSEL, MATCHING CASES TO APPROPRIATE ATTORNEYS, IN 3,469 CASES. THE ATTORNEY STAFF OF CAP/LA PROVIDED STRONG ASSISTANCE IN 239 OF THOSE CASES, AND CUSTOMIZED ASSISTANCE IN 3,070. THE BALANCE OF THE CASES WERE HANDLED IN-HOUSE BY STAFF ATTORNEYS. THE CASES INCLUDED CRIMINAL, CHILD WELFARE (DEPENDENCY), JUVENILE JUSTICE (DELINQUENCY), MENTAL HEALTH, PROBATE CONSERVATORSHIPS, AND A FEW MISCELLANEOUS WHERE THE CLIENT WAS ENTITLED TO APPOINTED COUNSEL.(2) IN FY 2019-2020, CAP/LA MAINTAINED 21 STAFF ATTORNEYS AND 11 SUPPORT STAFF MEMBERS. IT ALSO WORKED WITH A PANEL OF ABOUT 450 PRIVATE SECTOR ATTORNEYS OF VARIOUS SKILL AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS, DIVIDED AMONG 5 RANKINGS FOR PURPOSES OF MATCHING WITH APPROPRIATE CASES.(3) IN FY 2019-2020, CAP/LA PRESENTED SEVERAL DAY-LONG SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS (WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS) FOR THE PANEL IN BOTH CRIMINAL LAW AND DEPENDENCY LAW.(4) IN FY 2019-2020, CAP/LA CONTINUED TO MANAGE A CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM USED BY THREE APPELLATE PROJECTS, AND AN ELECTRONIC INTERNET-BASED COMPENSATION CLAIM PROGRAM FOR THE PANEL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Lennon | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-LA | 40 | $170,485 |
| Joseph Schlesinger | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-SF | 40 | $164,594 |
| Jay Kohorn | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-LA | 40 | $162,171 |
| Laura Murry | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY-SF | 40 | $140,987 |
| Patricia Daniels | SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY-SF | 40 | $138,516 |
| Nancy Gaynor | SENIOR ATTORNEY-LA | 40 | $138,222 |
| Cheryl Lutz | SENIOR ATTORNEY-LA | 40 | $136,750 |
| Sarah Chester | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY-SF | 40 | $136,417 |
| Jonathan Steiner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Mitchell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Bednarski | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sean K Kennedy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne R Lasry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael J Lightfoot | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nanci G Clinch | CORP SEC/ BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas W Eres | CORP CFO/BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leland R Selna Jr | CORP VP/BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Murray | CORP PRES/BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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