FIRST DEFENSE LEGAL AID
Cordially invites you to join us
in honoring our
2008 First Defender
LOCKE BOWMAN
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
Director, MacArthur Justice Center
Thursday, May 29, 2008
generously hosted by
Jenner & Block LLC
330 North Wabash Avenue
40 South Lounge
Chicago, Illinois
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served
Sponsorship Levels
$5,000 • Platinum
$3,000 • Gold
$1,000 • Silver
$ 500 • Bronze
$ 250 • Supporter
Individual Donation
$50
Student / Public Interest Donation
$25
Do not hesitate to pass along this invitation to other supporters!
Please make checks payable to “First Defense Legal Aid” and send to:
First Defense Legal Aid | 6400 South Kedzie Ave.| Chicago, IL 60629 (773) 434-4162 | Email: fdlegalaid@gmail.com
Or go to our website and donate using your credit/debit card:
http://www.first-defense.org/AboutUs.htm
About First Defense Legal Aid
First Defense Legal Aid (“FDLA”) is an innovative program that protects civil rights by offering free 24-hour legal representation and advice to any individual taken into Chicago Police Department custody. The Program’s services cover the initial and most critical stage of police detention: immediately after arrest until the time when a public defender has been assigned by the court system. Volunteers are trained to handle emergency calls by determining the nature of the call and whether a station visit is necessary to represent the individual in police custody. If a station visit is necessary, FDLA volunteers will interview the arrestee, inform the arrestee of his/her constitutional rights, provide the arrestee with bond information, and serve as a link between the arrestee and his/her family.
Our History
First Defense Legal Aid began in 1995, as a program of the Chicago Commons Association. It was originally named the “Police Custody Hotline Program”, but the name was quickly changed to First Defense Legal Aid at the request of community residents. FDLA became an independent corporation in 2002, and a 501(c)(3) organization in 2003.
Board of Directors Advisory Board Honorary Board
Sulaiman M. Qazi Jeff Brown Locke Bowman
Chairman Patricia Smith Carol A. Brook
Michael Wilson Richard Dvorak Edwin A. Brunette
Treasurer Craig Futterman Kenneth L. Cunniff
Carolyn Gold Aberman Scott Levy John Fitzgerald
Secretary John Lyke Richard S. Kling
Dev Parikh Andrea D. Lyon
Harriet McCullough Zenaida Alonzo Terence F. MacCarthy
Sean P. MacCarthy Shaena Fazal R. Eugene Pincham
Scott T. Kamin Theodore Woerthwein Randolph N. Stone
Jonathan Peck Wayne Novak Scott Turow
Kristine Neal Michael Finn
Jessica Hunter Tony Hill
Nikol M. Miller Elfreda Dockery
Staff
John Hayes
Executive Director
Julia Sportolari
Development Director
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