Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SECURE JUSTICE AND TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS UNABLE TO OBTAIN AND PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSEL
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR AND ELDERLY LIVING IN 17 COUNTIES IN WESTERN MICHIGAN.
"LEGAL AID OF WESTERN MICHIGAN PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 6,457 LOW INCOME PERSONS AND SENIORS LIVING IN ITS 17 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. OVER 1,098 PERSONS WERE PROVIDED WITH EXTENDED SERVICE - REPRESENTATION IN COURT AND WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES - WHILE OVER 5,359 WERE PROVIDED WITH ADVICE OR BRIEF SERVICE FROM LOCAL OFFICES OR THE CALL HOTLINE. IN ADDITION, OVER 13,674 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM LAWM ACTIVITIES WITH OVER 1,460 ATTENDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS OR CLINICS AND WORKSHOPS, AN ADDITIONAL 614 RECEIVING HELP THROUGH HELP DESKS AT THE COURTHOUSE OR OTHER VENUES; AND ANOTHER 11,600 WERE REFERRED TO OTHER SOURCES OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER HELP.WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THE 2019 PRO BONO CAMPAIGN RAISED OVER $297,577 IN FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE DONATIONS MADE BY PRIVATE ATTORNEYS DIRECTLY TO LAWM THROUGH THE UNITED WAY ($6,200), NOR DOES IT INCLUDE COSTS WAIVED BY FIRMS/INDIVIDUALS ON PRO BONO FILES THEY HANDLED ($0). TOTAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE $303,777IN ADDITION, PRO BONO ATTORNEYS CLOSED 195 CASES DURING 2019. THE NUMBER OF HOURS DONATED ON THOSE FILES WAS 3,912 AND WERE VALUED AT $1,233,287. THIS IS THE ELEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN WHICH THE DOLLAR VALUE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE BAR EXCEEDED THE $1,000,000 MARK. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND MONEY DONATED BY THE PRIVATE BAR WERE $1,537,706.
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 |
|---|
| Pamela Hoekwater | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $108,166 |
| Mary Ellen Drolet | DEPUTY DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 38 | $84,903 |
| Molly Schlatter | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 38 | $83,510 |
| Rebecca Sanford | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | $0 |
| Marilu Franks | DIRECTOR - PART YEAR | 1 | $0 |
| Waldridge Witherspoon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Vanderlaan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Thomson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Toman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Teeter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Strauss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Steinhoff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Ryman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Neely | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jenny Mcneill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Mccree | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diann Landers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wafa Haddad | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Gardiner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alejandra Contreras | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Boerigter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alvin Bacon Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Campbell | TREASURER - PART YEAR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Vlachos | PRESIDENT - PART YEAR | 1 | $0 |
| Venessa Remo | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John Hayes | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Neckers | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Rogalski | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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