Without equal access to the law, our system deprives the poor of their only protection and gives those who can afford representation one of the most powerful tools ever invented.
Unlike in criminal matters, there is no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases.
Without civil legal help, too many domestic abuse victims don’t find safety, predatory lenders increase bankruptcy and homelessness, illegal evictions cause families to move from place to place—all of which create greater demands on limited private and governmental services.
Washington attorneys are providing a solution. Legal aid programs and local bar associations statewide have united to create the Campaign for Equal Justice, an annual giving drive benefiting all of our state’s legal aid programs that gives each of us the opportunity to make legal aid available to thousands more.
Total Raised in 2008, as of November 13, 2008
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| 2008 Campaign Participation Rates by County (as of October 1, 2008) |
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Lawyers & Judges in area |
2008 Participation Goal (%) |
2008 Participation Rate |
| Asotin |
17 |
30% |
5.88% |
| Benton-Franklin |
292 |
10% |
1.03% |
| Chelan-Douglas |
192 |
15% |
2.60% |
| Clallam-Jefferson |
172 |
10% |
2.33% |
| Clark |
574 |
10% |
0.52% |
| Cowlitz-Wahkiakum |
130 |
10% |
0.77% |
| Grant, Adams, Lincoln |
166 |
10% |
0.86% |
| Island |
90 |
15% |
2.22% |
| King |
12,488 |
10% |
1.07% |
| Kitsap |
572 |
10% |
4.55% |
| Lewis |
90 |
15% |
0.00% |
| Pierce |
1,684 |
10% |
2.91% |
| Skagit |
206 |
15% |
1.46% |
| Snohomish |
845 |
15% |
2.01% |
| Spokane |
1,486 |
10% |
11.04% |
| Thurston |
1,134 |
10% |
0.71% |
| Walla Walla |
68 |
10% |
0.00% |
| Whatcom |
381 |
25% |
12.86% |
| Whitman |
74 |
10% |
0.00% |
| Yakima |
367 |
10% |
1.09% |
| Other Counties: Columbia, Ferry, Kittitas,
Klickitat, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend
Orielle, San Juan & Stevens |
403 |
10% |
0.50% |
| Total Statewide Participation: |
21,381 |
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2.23% |
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2008-2009 CAMPAIGN FOR EQUAL JUSTICE PARTICIPATING LAW FIRMS (STATEWIDE) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2008
Adelstein, Sharpe & Serka
Alston Courtnage & Bassetti LLP
Barron Smith Daugert PLLC
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom
Byrnes & Keller LLP
Carey & Lillevik PLLC
Chemnick, Moen & Greenstreet
Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece LLP
Curran Law Firm
Danielson Harrigan Leyh & Tollefson
Dano & Harper PLLC
Dionne & Rorick
Eisenhower & Carlson PLLC
Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon, PS
Forsberg & Umlauf, PS
Foster Pepper PLLC
Mary B. Foster PLLC
Garvey Schubert Barer
Gordon Derr LLP
Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller
Hedeen & Caditz PLLC
Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard PLLC
Kenyon Disend PLLC
Lane Powell PC
Langabeer & Tull, PS
The Lawless Partnership LLP
Lombino Martino, PS
The Luvera Law Firm
Mawson & Mawson, Attorneys
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McKay Chadwell PLLC
McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC
Messina Bulzomi Christensen Law Firm
Miller Nash
Mills Meyers Swartling
Mitchell, Lang & Smith
Moschetto & Koplin
O’Brien, Barton, Wieck & Joe
Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP
Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer
Paukert Law Group, PS
Peizer, Richards & Ziontz, PS
Perkins Coie LLP
Law Firm of Richter-Wemberley, PS
Salina, Sanger & Gauper
Sebris Busto James
SEED Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC
Simburg Ketter Sheppard & Purdy LLP
Snure Law Offices
Stafford Frey Cooper
Stokes Lawrence, PS
Wechsler Becker LLP
Zender Thurston, PS
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Your annual gift to the Campaign benefits legal aid programs and clients statewide. Wherever you live in Washington, the Campaign for Equal Justice reaches your neighbors and your community through the free legal hotline, a legal services office, or a volunteer attorney program.
Please support the Campaign for Equal Justice where a gift to one is truly a gift to all.
Together we can help low-income individuals and families in crisis achieve fair outcomes. Individuals benefit. Families benefit. Society benefits.
Remember, it’s not justice if it’s not equal.
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