Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND PROTECTS CRITICAL CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH REPRESENTATION, SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY, ADVICE, COLLABORATION, AND EDUCATION.
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
CLS PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSELING TO HELP LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN LEGAL SOLUTIONS TO SERIOUS LIFE PROBLEMS. WE PROTECT AND SECURE CRITICAL CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS FOR OUR CLIENTS AND ADVANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS. OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/FAMILY, HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND JUVENILE LAW, ELDER RIGHTS, CONSUMER LAW, HEALTH RELATED ISSUES, IMMIGRATION AND DISABILITY LAW. DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, CLS OPENED 2,681 NEW CASES FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSELING. WE ALSO CONTINUED WORK ON 2,581 CASES OPENED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. SERVICES IN THESE 5,262 CASES BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 12,110 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS INCLUDING 4,876 CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL CASES, CLS CONDUCTED 89 COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION EVENTS IN 33 CONNECTICUT TOWNS, ATTENDED BY NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE.
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 |
|---|
| Deborah R Witkin Esq | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $132,827 |
| Anne Louise Blanchard Esq | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $123,535 |
| Astrid Lebron Esq | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $118,572 |
| Karen Sears Esq | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $114,567 |
| John Spilka Esq | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $114,567 |
| Joanne Lewis Esq | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $114,567 |
| Dahlia Grace Esq | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $113,967 |
| Keith Boyce Cma | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $105,410 |
| Thomas Sullivan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tadhg Dooley Esq | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Hayre Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert L Holzberg Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Orr Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Knight Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Hanley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Sullivan Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Livia Barndollar Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Levin Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Jordan Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Rasch Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Plotkin Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ivy Mckinney Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Harris Esq | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Courtland Hall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Wilkes Kaas Esq | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Saxton Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Basam E Nabulsiesq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann G Taylor Esq | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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