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we stand for justice

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we stand for justice.

We are Pisgah Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm that provides free

civil legal aid to thousands of low-income people in our

mountains to:

• STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE• ASSIST CHILDREN IN CRISIS

• PREVENT HOMELESSNESS• ACCESS HEALTH CARE

• SUPPORT VETERANS• ASSIST IMMIGRANTS

• PROTECT SENIORS• ADDRESS FRAUD AND

PROTECT CONSUMERS• SECURE SUBSISTENCE INCOME

We need your help.

Please join us!

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• Launching a pilot Veterans Law Project to help vets secure stable housing and meet their basic needs. Pisgah Legal currently serves more than 200 veterans and their families each year.

We have 20 full-time attorneys and 300+ volunteer attorneys devoted to meeting the needs of thousands of individuals and families to alleviate poverty in our mountain region.

With your help, compassion and commitment to fairness, we will continue to stand for justice for the people of Western North Carolina.

Thank you for your support!

In these uncertain times, Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) continues to stand for what we always have stood for: ensuring justice for people who cannot afford legal help.

Legal remedies exist for many of the crises affecting our neighbors. Pisgah Legal’s staff and volunteer attorneys use the law to stop domestic violence, help families avoid homelessness, and secure health care, subsistence income, and food. Thanks to your support, last year we helped more than 15,000 people.

In 2016 we embarked on new endeavors:• Using our legal and advocacy skills to promote job creation and affordable housing development.• Taking on more custody cases for parents of children who have been abused.• Starting a new program with VAYA Health to move institutionalized people into more appropriate housing in community settings. This is better for clients and society: community housing is far less expensive than institutional placements. (See page 7)• Opening a new branch office in Madison County only two buildings away from the courthouse. Pisgah Legal Services now has five offices in our mountain region.

Sarah V. CorleyBoard President

Justice for all, not just those who can afford it.

James A. BarrettExecutive Director

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we stand forchildren and families in crisis.

“Ben” has survived more trauma than any child should have to.

Ben never knew his real father. He was physically and sexually abused by one of his mom’s boy-friends. Then, when he was only five years old, his mom died of a drug overdose.

After three years of living with his grandmother, Ben’s health was failing. He hadn’t gained weight, and was battling Crohn’s disease and mental health issues.

Ben’s uncle and aunt stepped in to care for him. He gained 13 pounds in the first three weeks of living with them.

Ben was improving, but he needed more medical treatment. They came to Pisgah Legal Services.

“We needed help to get legal and physical custody and a medical power of attorney in order to get him both the physical and mental health care he needed,” said Ben’s aunt.

Pisgah Legal Attorney Sara Player helped the family gain custody and a health care power of attorney.

Ben’s Crohn’s disease is now under control, and he is also getting mental health care.

Ben’s aunt continues, “Please know that the support you give Pisgah Legal Services is changing the lives of children and families that would not otherwise be able to get the legal help they need to keep kids safe and healthy!”

Ben’s name and photo have been changed at his family’s request.

Last year, PLS assisted more than 5,600 children – including Ben – with free legal aid.

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Marie refused to endure the slaps, punches and shoves anymore. But when she ended the controlling and abusive relationship with her children’s father, she didn’t have a formal custody agreement.

One day after the kids went to their dad’s, he refused to return the children to Marie, and he wouldn’t tell her where he had taken them. She didn’t even know what city they were in. This went on for months.

Sometimes their father would agree to bring them back, only to change his mind or not show up at the designated meeting place. Marie didn’t have money to hire an attorney. “It was hell,” she says. “I cried all the time.”

Marie came to Buncombe County’s new Family Justice Center where she met with Pisgah Legal Attorney Julia Horrocks, as well as advocates from other agencies, to get support for reuniting with her children.

With Pisgah Legal Services’ help, Marie now has primary custody. She and her children are thrilled to be together again.

In 2016, Pisgah Legal Services helped more than 5,700 people escape domestic violence and abuse.

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA)Going into the fourth Open Enrollment Period under the ACA, Pisgah Legal continued to lead enrollment and outreach efforts in WNC.

In 2016 we secured more than $7 million in premium tax credits for people signing up for coverage with PLS ACA Navigators. The ACA team has presented best practices at national and statewide conferences, garnered media

attention to promote coverage and trained 38 volunteer navigators.

Pisgah Legal continues to advocate for Medicaid expansion. An estimated500,000 low-income, working people are trapped in a coverage gap because North Carolina has not expanded Medicaid.

Buncombe Upstream: Community Centered Health HomePisgah Legal is working in partnership with MAHEC and Children First/Communities In Schools of Buncombe County to integrate community- centered health into a model of upstream practice and clinic change that will improve women’s health. Funding is provided by the BlueCross BlueShield Foundation of NC.

initiatives that make our WNC communities stronger.

we stand for

Improving Services for Survivors of Abuse and ViolenceIn 2016 the Family Justice Center (above) opened in Buncombe County, a place where survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault can access a variety of services under one roof: law enforcement, legal services, safety planning and emotional support and counseling. Pisgah Legal Services has full-time staff working at the FJC.

Promoting Affordable Housing and Jobs CreationPisgah Legal was awarded a substantial grant to advocate for and assist with affordable housing development and job creation strategies. After years of advocacy by PLS, this year Buncombe County created a zoning density bonus to incentivize the construction of affordable housing units.

WNC Early Childhood CoalitionPLS is a member of a local coalition advocating to promote access to quality, affordable early child care and child education opportunitiesin WNC. In partnership with Southwestern Childhood Development Commission, Children First/Communities In Schools of Buncombe County, Verner Center for Early Learning and Children & Family Resource Center of Henderson County, significant progress has been made to evaluate alternative market rate methodologies and understand how best to ensure access to quality, affordable early child care settings through the Child Care Subsidy Program.

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This year, VAYA Health began contracting with Pisgah Legal Services to provide legal assistance to clients who have been institutionalized, when in fact they should have more flexible housing options.

“Frank” grew up in North Carolina, enlisted in the Army, and fought in the Vietnam War. After returning home, Frank became a truck driver.

One day, while riding a motorcycle, he collided with a deer at 70 mph. After a year in the hospital, Frank’s savings and house were gone. He could no longer walk and was coping with depression and PTSD.

Frank spent years living in a nursing home, but he didn’t need that level of care. He longed for more freedom and independence.

Pisgah Legal Attorney Anne Salter helped Frank (right) move from a nursing home to an apartment complex in downtown Asheville. Frank was initially turned away, but thanks to Anne advocating on his behalf, Frank now has a wheelchair-accessible apartment. Frank is thrilled to be able to get out on his own and visit the library and local restaurants.

“I’m so grateful for the help,” Frank says. “My life has improved 100 percent.”

MICHAEL OPPENHEIM PHOTO

we stand forindependence.

(Name changed at client’s

request)

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Christopher’s farm isn’t going to make him wealthy, but he’s happy surrounded by his crops, dogs, sheep and chickens.

This self-described “pretty savvy computer guy” has signed up online for health insurance every year since the Affordable Care Act made it available in 2013. But this year he had trouble, so he came to Pisgah Legal Services for a free session with a trained Navigator who resolved the issue. Christopher signed up on December 15, just in time for coverage that began on January 1.

The morning of January 2 he awoke in terrible pain. A trip to the hospital confirmed he had a burst appendix. After two emergency operations and an eight-day stay in the hospital, Christopher’s bills will likely exceed $100,000.

But because Christopher got covered he’ll pay only his insurance deductible instead of being financially devastated.

“You shouldn’t lose everything you have just because you get sick,” he says.

affordable health care.we stand for

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Approximately 20 million Americans now have health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Pisgah Legal staff and trained volunteers continue to help local people across WNC understand their options and sign up for plans. Nine out of 10 North Carolinians participating in the NC Marketplace are receiving money-saving subsidies.

PLS continues to serve as a local leader in the effort, providing more than 1,000 free appointments and working with other ACA partners in the WNC region. A total of 14 sites in six mountain counties offered free appointments for those who needed help signing up.

Dozens of volunteers generously gave thousands of hours of their time to assist local people who needed help navigating the NC Marketplace. We sincerely thank each of them!

Debbie AitonTia AllenMichael BeechKaren CadwellPatricia CallTerry CallJim CarillonEsther CartwrightJeff DektorJuan Manuel Diaz JuarezLynda FeldmanBenjamin GilbertClaudia HawkinsMichael Holcombe

Marlene JacobyJulie JohnsonGene KeilLucy KeilMary Ann LaMantiaAnn LansingLes LongWilliam ManceJo MarcusEllen MarionLynne MeachamMarianne MooneyIra NaimanBecky Pitts

Marian PlautTom PlautDebbie RoundtreeKitty SchallerAli SchuetzeRuth SlawsonTom SnowJeanne StillsonMeg TrowbridgeJane VasicaKatie WinchellJake Yochem

Elizabeth and Dwayne were paying a lot of money to rent a house with serious problems, including a bathtub that was falling through the floor. When they tried to negotiate for repairs, the landlord moved to evict them, a practice Pisgah Legal attorneys see all too often.

The family came to Pisgah Legal Services. Attorney Molly Maynard stopped the eviction, gave them time to find a better place to live and helped them avoid homelessness.

“There was no judgment towards me or my family because of our income,” says Elizabeth. “Pisgah Legal is an organization that truly does care about people and their problems.”

we stand forsafe and stable housing.

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Major Foundations & Other Funders (Grants of $10,000 or more) Anonymous FoundationBeattie Foundation The Chaddick FoundationCharles M. and Mary D. Grant Foundation Clannad FoundationCommunity Foundation of Henderson CountyThe Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Women for Women Giving Circle - Southwestern Child Development CommissionFederal Bar Association FoundationHispanics in PhilanthropyKate B. Reynolds Charitable TrustMission Healthcare FoundationMission Healthcare SystemNC Bar FoundationSisters of Mercy of N.C. Foundation Vaya HealthZ. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Donations Includes contributions from individuals, faith-based congregations and family foundations.

Revenue: $4,012,554

State 8%

Federal 25%

Donations 16%

United Ways 6%

IOLTA 7%

Foundations 25%

Counties 8%

Competitive Federal SourcesCommunity Development Block Grant - City of AshevilleFamily Violence Prevention and Services - NC Council for WomenHome and Community Care Block Grants NC Department of JusticeUS Dept of Health and Human Services - Legal Aid of NCVictims of Crime Act - NC Governor’s Crime Commission - Family Justice Center (Buncombe) Violence Against Women Act - US Department of Justice - Mediation Center

Local and State GovernmentsBuncombe County City of AshevilleHenderson County Madison CountyTransylvania CountyState of North Carolina

These numbers are based on information available as of February 28, 2017. A few items, such as depreciation and contributions to the PLS Endowment, are not included. Excess revenue over expenses in 2016 is restricted for expenses in 2017.

Other 5%

Salaries 66%

Fringe Benefits 20%

Space/Equipment 2%

Office Supplies/Postage 3%

Training/Travel 1%

Insurance, Dues, Library 1.5%

Contract Fees 2%Other 3%

Expenses: $3,746,483

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 888.830.4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

IOLTANC Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts

Telephone 1.5%

United WayUnited Way of Asheville and Buncombe CountyUnited Way of Henderson County United Way of Transylvania County

PLS also leveraged $656,200 in pro bono legal services in cases closed in 2016.

2016 Financial Report

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5%BASIC NEEDS FOR IMMIGRANTS

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHILD ABUSE AND CUSTODY

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

OTHER

CONSUMER RIGHTS ANDESSENTIAL PROPERTY

END-OF-LIFE PLANNING FOR SENIORS

SUBSISTENCE INCOME, HEALTH CARE AND GOVERNMENT BENEFITS

37%

9%

25%

6%

PERCENTAGE OF CASES CLOSED BY ISSUE AREA IN 2016

16%2%

That’s more than a 5 to 1 return on your investment in Pisgah Legal Services!Pisgah Legal Services secured $19,264,764 in quantifiable benefits for our clients in 2016 with a budget of $3.7 million, including: • Home equity saved from foreclosure • Child support for victims of domestic violence

• Medicaid benefits payable to local medical providers • Subsistence income for disabled individuals • Tax credits for consumers buying through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace

19.2 MILLION

SECURED

IN QUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS TO OUR

CLIENTS

Pisgah Legal Services’ impact on mountain communities:

10,859VOLUNTEER HOURS

CONTRIBUTED TO PLS LAST YEAR

Pisgah Legal Services is the primary provider of legal aid in our six-county service area: Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties.

We provide limited free civil legal help in an additional 11 WNC counties and have five offices in the region.

15,000+PEOPLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS

WERE HELPED BY PISGAH LEGAL IN 2016

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we stand

together.

Volunteer attorneys are an incredible resource for Pisgah Legal Services’ clients. Last year almost 300 private attorneys generously volunteered their time to help 3,132 low-income people in our community.

Attorneys contributed 2,624 hours of pro bono service, valued at $656,200, through the Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer Program (MAVL).

The 28th Judicial District Bar and Pisgah Legal recognized four outstanding attorney volunteers (L) at a 2016 Pro Bono Celebration:Evan Dewandler, John Noor, Ana Prendergast, and Kevin Radey (not pictured). We are grateful to all of our MAVL attorneys who are helping people in need! Thank you!

(Above) MAVL Attorney Justin Sigmon (R) helps PLS client, Dennis, fill out legal paperwork at his home.

Sheila LambertKathy LaMotteGordon LangerTod LeavenDelia LedesmaSusan LewisEugene T. LinkousHarris LivingstainMargaret Lollis Brittany LongDoris LoomisJack LydaDavid MacKusickRichard MaitaCandace ManceB.B. MassageeMichael McEneryPeter McGuireMariah McKinneyEileen McMinnMegan MedleyW. Carleton MetcalfAmy Mody Jennifer MooreRon Moore Rhonda MoorefieldElizabeth NewmanJohn OlesiukRobert OwenJonathan ParceAndrew ParkerAdam PeoplesRobert PittsJack Poisson Michael PrattJames Rice Noman RiddleThomas RobertsMary RobinsonRobert RobinsonMark RudowEdna Ruffin WalkerGeorge Saenger

Adam ShealyGlen ShultsTom SiekmanA. James Siemens Ronald SneedJane SoboleskiCarole SpainhourAndrew StraussCynthia StromJohn R. SuttonAllan TarletonScott TaylorMichael ThompsonSarah ThornburgMargaret TomsMark UprightKatie ValeikaCynthia (Cindi) VardimanJohn VeazeyGay VinsonDiane WaltonCarter WebbJarald Willis Susan WilsonT. Douglas WilsonMichael WimerMindy Wudarsky Kennth YoungbloodLach Zemp

Listed by hours donated in closed cases

300+ Hours Bryant D. Webster

100+ Hours R. Walton DavisDenise LockettBen Scales

50+ HoursCynthia L. AllemanLeah M. BrokerAnna R. HamrickD. Rodney KightBenson T. Pitts Kevin Radey Justin Sigmon

20+ HoursWilliam T. BiggersApril M. BurtSteve CarruthersWilliam H. ChristyAlan Coxie Evan DewandlerJames M. EllisCindy EllerHolly J. FairbairnJake FarrarRobert A. FreemanVictor GarlockNatalie GrayBrian GuldenLarry HarrisJoshua HarroldEvlyn JacksonDiane McDonaldJohn NoorJulie NorthupLorin Gabriel PageEleanor Powers Ana PrendergastMatthew RobersonKathleen RoburgNatalie Teague William F. Wolcott

All other attorneys who donated timeSteven T. Aceto Stephen P. AganNicole (Nicki) Applefield Garrett ArtzJannice AshleyAndrew AthertonLora BakerT. Kent BaldwinJames W. BaleyWade BallardFrederick BarbourShannan Barclay TuortoWm. Michael BegleyPeter BestEdward BleynatMorgan BryantAdam BullChristopher Z. Campbell Robert (Bo) CarpenterWalter C. CarpenterSusan CiaravellaEva ClementStanford ClontzC. Page CollieSarah Corley Samuel Barber CraigBrent ConquistJohn CrottsDale CurridenJohn S. Curry Katherine DareCharles DavisBarbara Davis Perrin de JongEmily DezioJ. Thomas DiepenbrockChad Donnahoo

Dustin Dow Erin DunnuckJoanne Dykes Eric EdgertonJames EdmondsCynthia EllerAnderson EllisDavid EnglishKerry FriedmanJohn FrueJason GastBen GilbertHeather Whitaker GoldsteinAlex GomesGeorge GoosmannJames GorsuchTikkun GottschalkJacqueline GrantThomas GrellaRobert HaggardEdward HarrelsonEdward Hay Peter HenryDavid HillierRobert HoganE. Thomison HolmanMurphy Horne FletcherAnn-Patton HornthalJames HugenschmidtKenny HuntRobin JacobsMartin JarrardDon JonesJohn KelsoBarry KempsonMeredith Fields KiddBJ KilgoreCaroline KnoxMark KurdysScott Lamb

2016 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS

THE POWER OF PRO BONO Attorney Sheila Lambert (above, left) has volunteered her time and expertise with MAVL for 23 years.

Sheila has helped more than 100 Pisgah Legal Services’ clients, donating pro bono services valued at almost $80,000!

Pro bono attorneys enable Pisgah Legal Services to serve far more clients than we could with staff alone.

We do our best to keep accurate records. If you have a correction to this list, please contact Katie Russell Miller atkatierm@pisgahlegal.org.

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thank youto the volunteers, community members and staff who stand with Pisgah Legal Services.

Shelley BrownRon CurranHarry DurityBruce EllistonDorothy Foltz-GrayKerry FriedmanHeather GoldsteinHelen Hamilton VialEdward HayAnne KimmelWill MorrisJohn NoorKitty SchallerBill SmithAustin WalkerDoug WilsonLarry WilsonDon Woodard

2016 Development Council

Aaron Stern Abi Stephens Ali Schuetz Andrew Gibbons Angel Willette Anna DellaGuardia Annie Reid Avery Brewer Ben Fedder Ben Gilbert Bill Solmson Bill Swafford Brentley Cronquist Carl Bredahl Carol EubankCasey Pressley Cassie Dillon Cathy Rolfes Chad Anderson Charisse Buchanan Charlotte Sheppard Christopher Smyly Claire Ellington Clare NicholsDanielle Fitzpatrick David Simmons Debbie Rogers Debbie Wagner Doug Clark Doug Wagner Don Jones Don LockeEleanor Powers Eli Hornback Frances Jones Fred Morgan Georgia Grace Snead Glenn Ottley Hope Cary Jada Chavez Jakub Zaborski James BaleyJamie Wooley Jane SwaffordJerry DeLandJesse KittJessica Falkner Jo Marcus Joe Mouer John Schaff Joye King Steele Juan Manuel Diaz Judith Pigossi Katherine Sampson Katie Valeika Katiey LeeKayla Ollendorff Kellie Kanipe

Ken Richstad Kerry KeihnLaura WebbLesley Urgo Libby de CaetaniLinda Weldon Malinda Borders Marcus Kim Mariah BelleloMarian Plaut Martha Milcarek Megan Allustiarti Michael CortesMichael OppenheimMichelle Beers Michelle Hensen Mitchell Ortega Nadia Cano Noelle Sauve Pat Breher Pat SmithPaul Nowicki Pete Friedt Phil Okrend Rachel PetreRay Reiser Rebekah MacNairRichard PigossiRusty Bryant Russell Shuler Ruth Slawson Sadie Sondgerath Sam Abel Scott Foster Senta Rhodes Shannon DuttonStanton McManus Stephanie Biziewski Stephanie Franklin Sue Hinterman Sue McClintonSusan Green Tara Carr Tara KerrTaylor Thiodossiou Teri SferlazzaThomas Swaim Tia Allen Tim Lewis Tom Plaut Tongai Maodzwa Tracey WhitehouseTyler BlackVicky Garner Vivian Williamson Will Jamison Yolanda Bopp Zephyr Jost

2016 Volunteers

Sarah V. Corley, PresidentLee Anne Mangone, Vice-PresidentJames Ellis, SecretaryEsther Cartwright, TreasurerSharon AlexanderShelley BrownFrank CastelblancoRon CurranHarry DurityJudy FutchMyra GrantLeslie HeywoodDave HillierAnn-Patton HornthalHarris LivingstainCarleton MetcalfIindia PearsonTom SiekmanBill WolcottAnn Young

2016 Board of Directors

2016 Summer Law Clerks: (L-R) Alex Edge (Wake Forest); Kyle Mirabelli (Wake Forest); Sarah Sherrington (Campbell); Ning Ding (Wake Forest); Amy Leitner (UNC-Chapel Hill).

“Being able to use my knowledge to help someone obtain a positive outcome for what is usually an extremely stressful situation has been really rewarding!” — Law Clerk Amy Leitner

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Noele AabyeMitchell AlbersLiz AllenEleanor AshtonPablo Averza Jim BarrettKristianna BartowYolanda BoppRhonda BrownCecelia ColsonShannon CorneliusFlor CorralChristine CulbrethSammy CunninghamRupa DaveLynne DavisJoan DennehyBetsy EllisFaith FooteNora FrankSioux FreeShoshana FriedTom GallagherSamantha Winn Galloway

Joanne GaylordBeth HerrmanS.J. HightowerJulia HorrocksThalia HoyEvlyn JacksonMartin JarrardEric JohnsonSandra JohnsonLindsay KaziLucy KeilJaclyn KigerNitiki Kilgore Ken KiserBryan KlingeHayley LampkinAnn Lansing Javan LappBarbara ManyBen ManyJo MarcusMolly MaynardYallana McGeeBrent McKnight

Robin MerrellVicki NicholsMadeline OffenSam PeckSara PlayerAshley PorterAnnie ReidGloria RetamaNelson ReyesCarol RogersKatie Russell MillerAnne SalterParker SmithCasey SteenJeanne StillsonVirginia ThompsonValerie TrueChris WatersBill WhalenEvie Sandlin WhiteElba Willette Katie WinchellErin WilsonJacob Yochem

PISGAH LEGAL ATTORNEYS AND STAFF

(L-R) PLS Staff Kristianna Bartow, Annie Reid, Jaclyn Kiger and Katie Russell Miller work together to coordinate the efforts of volunteer attorneys.

Meet One of Our Attorneys: Molly Maynard

Molly Maynard is the Children’s Law Project Attorney for Pisgah Legal Services.

Since arriving at Pisgah Legal in 2012, Molly has specialized in cases that involve families who are on the verge of homelessness. “I went to law school because I wanted to do legal services and help people who were in crisis,” says Molly.

“I’m really lucky to have ended up at a place like Pisgah Legal Services where I’m able to do that for clients who wouldn’t be able to afford those services on their own.”

She continues, “The vast majority of our clients just wouldn’t have legal representation if it weren’t for PLS. And the only reason that Pisgah Legal Services is able to exist and do the work that we do is because of the donors who support us and our community. I’m incredibly grateful to the people who support Pisgah Legal Services and make that work possible for us.”

Molly is a graduate of the UNC School of Law and a North Carolina native.

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New Morning Ltd.Caroline and John NoorMichael OppenheimPatricia Pace and Vaughn ScottBill and Anne ParkerNancy G. PastroffJudith PetersonEthel and John PiperPrince, Youngblood & Massagee, PLLCPSAV Branch AshevilleKaren and Ted RamsaurEd and Suzy RankinJeanne RenoMonte RichardsonRobert and Kathleen RiddleKatherine C. RorisonRobby and Michelle RussellNancy and Stuart RymanMary Beth Gwynn and Jonathan SacksonSt. Philip’s Episcopal ChurchKim McGuire and Jim SamselDru Scandinario and Tom NeustaetterAllison and Paul SewreyLeslie Sladky-Hillman and Ed L. Hillman, IIIPhilip and Patricia SmithMichael and Cathy SteinbackYvonne L. StoneDonna and Allan TarletonDouglas and Sarah TateKim and Henry TeichKaren and John Teller

2016 DONORSPartners for Justice$5,000 or moreAnonymous (9)Amplify AshevilleAsheville Radio GroupBeattie FoundationBlossoms at Biltmore Park /Baggie GooseBlue Ridge X-Ray CompanyLaura and David BourneBrain Hooks/Fran and Russell ShulerCentral United Methodist Church of AshevilleChaddick FoundationCorner Kitchen CateringClannad FoundationThe Daniels GroupEurosport AshevillePerry Fisher Law FirmArnold and Bernice GreenHi-Wire BrewingJennifer and George Hodges, Jr.Tara and Jay KerrLyn and Tom LeslieLittle Acorn Fund - HLittle Acorn Fund - MRobert MacPherson

Sue and Raymond McClintonMcGuire Wood & Bissette, PACarol Waggle Oliver FundGreg Olson and Rosalind WillisEleanor and Charlie OwenMary and Charles D. Owen, Jr.Paramount KIA - AshevilleParsec Financial ManagementFrancella PostonRusty PulliamRHA Health Services, Inc.Roberts & Stevens, P.A.Jacquelyn and Bruce RogowSt. James Episcopal ChurchDavid and Alison SchuetzeSelby & Richard McRae FoundationPamela and Tom SiekmanKaren Spacek and Bill SolmsonJerry SternbergStone & Christy, P.A.Jane and Bill SwaffordPam and Jim TurnerTed and Terry Van DuynThe Van Winkle Law FirmVaya HealthWalnut Cove Members AssociationDonald and Anne WatrousWCQS Public Radio

Justice League Members$1,000 or moreAnonymous (5) 28th Judicial District BarJoe Adams, Jr.Marla and Joel AdamsDr. Claudia Ann BaldwinJean Dillon and Dr. John R. BallJim and Sharon Tracey BarrettBiltmore CompanyAnne BonnymanCarol Boone and Chipp JamisonElaine and Bart BoyerJennifer and Travis BoyerMarlene Breger-JoyceDonna and Ed BroadwellBroker & Hamrick, PAKarin Young and Walter Brown, IIIShelley and Kirk BrownBruegger’s BagelsElizabeth Liddell ButtonJones and Sandra ByrdLibby and Al CampbellLeslie and Daniel CasseCathedral of All SoulsCity BakeryStuart and Carola CohnCommunity Foundation of Henderson County

Sarah V. Corley/ MediationWorksCarolyn and Orville, Jr. CowardJohn S. CurryKaren and Phillips CutrightMadeline C. DavisMaura and Walton Davis, IIIJerry De LandDeutsch & Gottschalk, PALynne DiehlCassie DillonHarry and Kathryn DurityJennie Eblen and Rick PerkinsBridget and Richard EckerdDr. Bruce EllistonEpiscopal Church of the Holy SpiritShirley and Ernest FergusonFirst Presbyterian Church of AshevilleDorothy and Daniel Foltz-GrayMiranda and Neill FuleihanJudy Futch and Paul SmithFutch FoundationCharise and David GanttPeter and Jasmin GentlingGlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramGrace Evangelical Lutheran Church Foundation, Inc.Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, PADenise and Rick GuthyDanelle and William HansenLynn and Clay Harmon

Barbara and Ernest HarwigHarriet C. HendonSue Hinterman and Steve AltemeierCynthia and Thomison HolmanHomeTrust BankKennon and William JamiesonJulie and Robert JohnsonRandall and Mary JohnsonHolly Jordan and Teresa FralixJubilee! CommunityPhillip and Cathy KelleyLynn and Larry KleinTheresa and Gary LandwirthJill and Joe LawrenceRichard and Sharon LeDucAlice LeMaistreBernd and Toby LinderLittle Acorn Fund - WLauren and Karen LivingstonKeith and Barbra LoveMarian LowryKristin and Matthew LupferGail and Robert MacLeanMake Noise Co.Peter and Lee Anne MangoneMargaret and Harrison MarshallJerry and Bill McAninchMcIntosh FoundationJoy and Rob McIverWilliam Morris, IIIMy Father’s Pizza & Pasta

we stand for those with nowhere else to turn.

Thanks to you, in 2016 Pisgah Legal served more than 15,000 people, including 5,631 children.

Eleanor and Charlie Owen are Co-Chairs of the Children’s Law Project (CLP) and long-time generous supporters of Pisgah Legal Services. Eleanor is a former Board Chair, and she helped start the CLP in the 1990s.

Eleanor says, “We must do whatever we can to stop the suffering of children who live in poverty and help them reach their potential.”

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In April, Java for Justice promoted the need for free civil legal aid thanks to Paramount Kia, Asheville Radio group, Bruegger’s, City Bakery, and generous participating coffee shops in our region. Attorney Leah Broker and Asheville Radio’s Ken Ulmer are shown here.

Raising awareness of and funds for free legal aid: What a year!

Amplify Pisgah and Pisgah Brewing sponsored music legends Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs (left) for a summer concert that benefitedPisgah Legal Services.

Our annual Jazz for Justice celebration honored volunteer Anne Kimmel (shown at right with her son) and also paid tribute to George Ward Hendon (1941-2013) and Roy W. Davis, Jr. (1930-2015) for their stalwart leadership of this organization.

More than 1,000 people gathered on October 5 to hear Marian Wright Edelman, the Founder and President of The Children’s Defense Fund, at Pisgah Legal’s 6th annual Poverty Forum. “Ending Child Poverty Now” was the largest event in PLS history.

Thank you to all our sponsors, friends and guests who joined us for a truly inspiring evening. (Photos by Jesse Kitt)

Special thanks to The Henderson County Bar Association and The Van Winkle Law Firm for sponsoring and purchasing (respectively) this bear, and supporting PLS with proceeds from its auction.

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Ruth and Larry ThompsonSarah and Hon. Alan ThornburgTrinity Episcopal ChurchUnitarian Universalist Congregation of AshevilleJane and J. Daniel Vann, IIIThe VenueIrene Richardson WalkerJoanne and Samuel WalkerPatricia and Roston WilliamsonDoug Wilson, Jr. and Betsey P. BentLarry and Janie WilsonWNC MagazineWNC Woman MagazineDeborah and William F. Wolcott, IIIAnn and Michael Young

DonorsGifts of $1 - $999 Anonymous (12)67 Biltmore Eatery & CateringA-B Tech Community CollegeJim and Diane AbbottJacquelyn AbiodunSteven AcetoSteve Agan

Bruce and Jacquelyn Rogow have been defenders of justice and supporters of Pisgah Legal for many years. They were both Legal Services lawyers in the 1960s and 1970s, and remain passionate about helping disadvantaged people.

The Rogows have generously funded several gift challenges that raised funds to help low-income families in Transylvania County. When thinking about the role of legal aid in WNC, Bruce said, “Poverty and Justice are, like oil and water, immiscible. Pisgah Legal Services changes the chemistry in our mountain communities.”

Annie and John AgerSheryl Aikman and Craig PlocicaIrrum AlamJean Betsy AlexanderCynthia and Jeff AllemanCalvin AllenMary AlmAmazonSmile FoundationMary AmmermanCarol M. AndersJane and Terry AndersenBecky and Ed AndersonLeslie AndersonMarcia and Craig AndersonPam Reid and Tish AndersonScott AndersonMarlene Anderson-RodenElizabeth H. AnthonyCatherine and Nicholas ApostolerisAppalachian VintnerApple.comStephanie ApplePat and Ed ArgueEbby and Garrett ArtzDeborah AsheAsheville Community TheatreAsheville Friends MeetingAsheville SymphonyEleanor AshtonSarah Ashworth and Polk DetersElizabeth and Bill AumanJuliana and George AustinKathey AveryJessica and Jeff BacharJoanne BadrDan and Angela BaechtoldJ. Todd BaileyR L Bailey

Bess and Rod BairdJeffrey and Nancy BakerJennifer BakerDonna and T. Kent BaldwinNoemi BaldwinKit and James BaleyJudy BalsanekBarbara BanadygaRebecca BanadygaBank of America Matching Gift ProgramMelba and Ralph BanksBeverly and Jon BarbourSusan and Fred BarbourMichele and Marvin BargDr. Luther and Ruth BarnhardtDavid and Janet BarrattBetty BarrettGinny BarrettKathleen and Daniel BarrettSuzanne BarrettSharon Martin and DeWayne BartonAnn and William BassPatricia BastianDuffy BaumJudith Hoffman and Alan BaumgartenSusan BeanMeriwether and I. Croom Beatty, IVTamara and Jackson BebberMary Jo and Gill BeckBarbara and Martin BeckermanCrayton Bedford and Chris IosbakerJan and Michael BeechVirginia BehrensHelen E. Bell

Terry and Lamont BellamyTausha BenjaminRebecca Bernstein and Calvin TomkinsDaniel BesseJennifer and David BillstromBiltmore Restorative MedicineJoan Lemire and Thomas BindrimJanet and Sam BinghamSusan and Richard BirStephanie BiziewskiHollis B. BlackBlackBird Frame & ArtKatherine and Regi BlackburnBonnie and Bruce BlackleyJean and James C. BlaineElizabeth J. BlassAnne and Edward Bleynat, Jr.Suzanne and Stephen BlievernichtJudith and Donald BlissBlue Ridge Community Health CenterBill BoardmanAlice and James BohrerBetsy and Tom BoltonSally and Michael BooherBooks for Good Inc.Yolanda and Larry BoppGreg Borom and Cindy ShealeyCecil BothwellJennifer Haithcock and Richard BowermanVirginia Boyle and Jean CassidyElizabeth C. BoysWilliam BoyumNancy and Buck BraggJudith Mattox and Kenneth BrameAbigail Brayton-ChungCarl BredahlSallie and Claude BroachAnnika BrockMarcia BrombergLin and David BrownLori BrownPhyllis BrownMeighan and Benjamin BrowningPatricia BrumbaughMargie BruneJoyce B. and Victor W. BuchananNina BujosaTracie and Craig BulkeleyBuncombe Partnership for ChildrenNathan and Anne BurkhardtSharon Smith BurlingameLana BurnsBurt Langley PCAmy BuseyLinda and Thomas BusharElizabeth ByerlyJohn Byrd and Ellen ClarkeMary Irvine and Nick Byrne

Michele and Darren CadyAnne E. CainPatricia and Terrence CallJquita CallowayDiane and Jeffrey CampAshley and CampbellBarbara CampbellNancy and W.G. CampbellEdna Campos and Eldon ThomasJames Canavan and Mary GrantJocelyn Candelario MorenoKristine and John CandlerCharlotte Caplan and Michael BrubakerBrenda Carleton and David PeiferClinton CarlsonRoberta CarneyCarolina ACE HardwareBill CarpenterCantey and William CarpenterMaureen CarrCarol and John CarranoJudith CarriganIsabel CarsonJane and Dan CarterScott and Jeanette CarterVirginia And David CartnerGary CashPia and Stephen CashSamantha and Frank CastelblancoJoanne and Dudley CateReid Chapman and Cathy ClearyCharlotte Street ComputersNancy and James ChathamEllen Rubenstein ChelmisLaurie ChessChildren First / Communities in SchoolsVincent Childress, Jr.Holly and Travis ChildsHilary ChizRuth ChristieCathy and Peter ChumbleyChurch Women UnitedBarbara and William Clark, Jr.Brita and Terrence ClarkChristina and Grenville ClarkDouglas R. Clark and Will HutchinsonAndrea ClarkeBetsy and Douglas ClarkeWilliam and Cindy ClarkeVera ClayLaura CleavelandEva ClementEsther ClevelandCharles and Patricia Sloan ClogstonLanita and John CloningerLinda Alfredson and Mark Cobb

Alice Coblentz and Dudley WilsonPamela and Mark CodyJessica and Ryan CoffieldSteven D. CogburnMargaret CogswellKimberley and David CohenLynne W. Harty and Stephen M. CohenMelissa Cole EssigMargot and Bernard ColemanMaisha and Adrian CollierPenny Colman-Crandal and David CrandalMeredith and Daniel ComerThe Community Foundation of Western North CarolinaRaymond and Kathy ConawayEric ContreMaureen CopelofSara Coplai and Eric GrantMr. & Mrs. Steve CorlissMarianne CoteElinor W. CottsBarbara and Thomas CoulsonGlenn CoxLynn Cox and John RameyChristine CraftSamuel CraigSam CreechStacia Crick-BrommelLaura CrissWinifred CrockettBrentley CronguistRosemary and Jerry CrowCumbie & Trull School of Real EstateJeanne Devany Cummings and Charles CummingsJohn M. CunninghamCúrateRon Curran and David HendersonDale and Kristen CurridenRobin and George CurrinArjuna da SilvaMaria da SilvaNancy DagleyGeorge S. Daly, Jr.Katie DamienRachel DanielsRick and Peggy DanielsDarby Communications & Associaties, LLCBarbara DarlingBeth Darling and Morgan GardnerData Solutions Plus, Inc.Nan DauphineRupa Dave and Rajasekhar KandalaCharlie and Nancy DavidZanie and Thomas DavidsonPenelope and Terence DaviesBob and Dottie Davis

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Brian DavisJane and Tom DavisMary Elizabeth DavisMary O. DavisTerry DealMarty and Ray DeanMary Mowery and John DeanDrew DeanePatricia H. DeckKaren and R. Scott DedmanJanet and Jeffrey DektorSarah and Benoit DelcourtHolly DemuthJacqueline and Lakota DentonGene and Virginia DerryberryBarbara DessanoCarol and Robert DeutschCheryl Deyton and Monty WootenBetty DicksonLucy and Kenneth DierksMary and Odell DillardMs. Sophia DixonJohn DobbsMary and Gary DoddMary Carroll DoddPeter DodsonLynne and Thomas DoebberMichele and Lothar DohseDenise Carbonell and Derek DominyMichael Domonkos and Karla AtkinsonCynthia and Thomas A. Donahue, IIISarah Jane DooleyHon. Susan and Matthew Dotson-SmithDotson-Smith Law OfficeMary Ann Farmer and Michael DowlingMargaret DownesJ. Stephen DowneyRev. Ellen DozierLaura DresselCarol DuggerChloe and David DuncanRuth DuncanPamela DunkinLyn DunnErin and Todd DunnuckJane and Tom DupontSusan DuPreeDelce Dyer and Murray LeeNorman and Erna EarleKatherine Early Barbara and Gene EarnhardtJudith EastwoodEric P. EdgertonNancy and Ron EdgertonEvelyn and William EdmondsMary Ellen EdmondsJane and Ed EhlersElements Real FoodEliada Homes

Cynthia and John EllerBetsy and James EllisUrsula Goebels-Ellis and George Ellis, IIIVivian Ellner and James TheobaldMillicent and Miles ElmorePaul EndryLauren EnsleyEnvision EyecareHannah EppersonJody EscaravageCarol Eubank and Michael SobolLarry EubanksBen FehsenfeldLynda FeldmanAnn and Rubin FeldsteinStella FergusonRaquel and Raymond FerreroAdrienne and Richard FerrissSandy Feutz and Brian RepassHeidi and Marshall FieldsJulia FieldsMaria Fire and Calvin H. AllenCurry First and Patricia RobertsonFirst Congregational United Church of ChristHeather FitzwilliamJoan and Paul FleisigMarcia and Robert FlinnFloraJudy and Roger FlorenBeth and Randy FluhartySusan FoldenauerSammy FongJodi FordLisa and Wayne ForehandKristin and Kevin FornerSheryl FortuneKimberly FowlerWendy Plummer-Fox and Robert FoxMargaret FrancMelanie and James FranceFrancine Delaney New School for ChildrenDeborah FrancisDiane FrankelElizabeth C. FranksDr. Kevan D. FrazierSioux FreeMiriam Freeman and Larry HamiltonFrench Broad ChocolatesMarsha Fretwell and Bryson LeyBruce FriedShoshana FriedBarbara and Ronald FriedmanKerry and Anna FriedmanJacqui and Craig FriedrichSonya FriedrichJan and Pete PriedtFriends of the Weaverville LibraryGlenda Fuhrmann

Suzanne FullarJane and Thomas FullerLinda FurrEllen and Will GaddyNorma GageMary GagerRhonda GaleyBarbara and James GallagherJayne and Herbert GallingerGan Shan StationLuis GaraySandy GarciaBetsy Barefoot and John GardnerVictor and Vickie GarlockJanet and John GarrettMelissa and James GarrettKate and Chuck GassJason Gast and Valerie TrueBarbara and Dan GerberAmanda GerlachBob and Francine GermanKathryn and Thomas GermanBarbara Levin and Joshua GettingerKaren GettmanMarcia GhidinaMark and Rita GibneyEllen and Edward GibsonLori GilcristRachel and Buddy GillSonia GirondaLouise GlickmanNancy GlowackiCarol GoinsJulie M. GoinsDavid H. and Bonnie N. GoldMatthew GoldenbergFrank Goldsmith and Dee CashJeremy and Heather GoldsteinMeridy and Steven GoldsteinKathryn Hast and Alex GomesKamilah GonzalezJeffrey and Dianna GoodmanAnn and Greg GoosmannBarbara and Jeffrey GouldJessie and Alan GraggAshley Woodring and Chris GragtmansSpike GramIleana Grams-MoogLinda GraneyJoan GrantMyra GrantJudy GreeneCarla and David GreenfieldLinda and Harry GreensfelderAlice L. GregoryClementine W. GregoryLyman Gregory IIIDavid Greiner and James GrayElaine and Thomas GrellaGail GriffithPat and Junius GrimesKato and Fred GuggenheimKenneth R. Hahn

R. Phillip HaireJeanie HaleJacquelyn HallumJackson and Laurie HamiltonHelen Hamilton Vial and Dominique VialMarshall HammerDorothy and Wade Hampton, Jr.Diane and Roderick HansenLeslie and Todd HansenLinda and Dave HansmaRobin and Sam HarbenAnita and Spencer HardawayAlice and James HardyBrida M. Smith and William T. HarperDavid HarperJoann W. HarperCoryn HarrisLuann and Larry Harris, Jr.Donna and Steven HarrisonPatricia and John HarrisonSarah HarrisonAlice and William Hart, Jr.Janet and Dr. Andrew HartPatricia and Ronald HartTom and Pilar HartmannElizabeth and Jerry HartzellJane and Tom HatleyAnna-Cay and Peter HawesClaudia and Mike HawkinsEvelyn and Thornton HawkinsDiana Soileau and Edward C. Hay, Jr.Judith Beck and Jerome HayMary HayVirginia W. HayesLinda and R. Anderson HaynesSusan and Brian HaynesThe Haywood Street CongregationBeth and John HeafieldJill and Dwight HealyMegan HearneRebecca and William HeartzTaylor and Shawn HefnerJim and Caryl HeidVerna HeimbinderLinda HeitelLinda HemstreetHenco ReprographicsGenette and Robert HendersonRena and William HendersonKatie HendrixSam HendrixGretchen HennPaula Henrikson and Sherry GoarOzmer HenryJessica K. HeriotAndra HerriottNancy and Tom HesterLeslie HeywoodRita and David HicksHigh Five Coffee BarGwen Hill

Keaton and Jay HillLori and McRae HilliardDavid and Haywood HillierLucy HillmanGene HinesGail and James HipkinsMolly and Daniel HitchcockRobert HobsonCarole and Lee HodgesPate HodgesTaryn HoffmanJo and Kevin HoganTodd HokeDebra HoldenAmy HollifieldJoyce HollydayKim and Christopher HoltMary HookRonald HorbinskiMildred HorneRonald W. Phillips and C. Larry HorneMark HornsbyAnn-Patton and Lang HornthalSylvia and Richard HorvathMichael HosfordFaith HouleSandy HoutsBarbara and Ron HowardJudith Hoy and Robert DuBrulSara and William HoytElizabeth and John HubbellAshley and Brandon HudsonRuletta and Jerome HughesSarah HumphriesFrances Allen HunleyKathryn and William HuntKenneth and Shannon HuntDavid Hurand and Martha SalyersNancy and Greg HutchinsEileen and Chuck HutchisonSusan and Ellis HymanDorothy InglisEmily IngramNarya IngramInternational Monetary FundJane Lysko IsbeyPam and Ed IsraelKathy JacksonMiss Leigh JacksonDavid JacobsRobin Jacobs and Fox SmithCindy and John JacquesDeborah JamesKatherine and Michael JamesPatricia JamesLauren and Will JamisonDiane and Erwin JankowskiLynn and Richard JefferysRobin JenkinsAnn and Horace JenningsElizabeth and Jeff JenningsMary Kay JenningsJudi Jetson and Gary Burge

Alysia and Chad JohnsonCheryl Johnson and Gene ZimbalkinEleanor and David JohnsonKelley JohnsonLeigh JohnsonLisa Rodke and Nora JohnsonMarlene and William JohnsonTricia and James JohnsonDonna JohnstonSalem JohnstonDiane and Peter JonesHolly Jones and Robert FallsJean and Donald JonesJennifer Jones and Robert SteffenSally JonesZephyr Jost and Will SullivanTina JoynerEloise B. KaeckRuth and John Mac KahCarole Kaiser and Mary BursonRichard KarkGale and Paul KarnowskiLeah R. KarpenPepper KarpenLayne and Tom KasischkeRon and Sharon KatzCathy KeckeleyColby KeefeMary Haden KeenanPatsy KeeverGene and Lucy KeilLeslie and Jerome KeirMegan KeiserGlenn and Janet KellyMargaret P. KellyJohn and Amy KelsoBetty and Gary KendrickCarmen Ramos-Kennedy and Bruce KennedyFrances KennedyJane and John KennedyJoan KennedyJulia KennerlyMargarette and Ike KennerlyPhyllis and Jesse KeyJaclyn and Matthew KigerAshley and Rod KightB.J. KilgoreDiana and Gerald KilpatrickKilwinsAnne D. KimmelKimmel & AssociatesAilene and George KingLaDene KingSusan KinneyCindy KinserSandra and Bruce KirkmanJesse and Andrew KittJulie Klipp NicholsonRuth and Don Klug

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Alyce KnaflichConstance Knight and Richard JohnsonLaura and Terry KnightSusan and Bernard KoestersAngie KohoutSue KorrowCathy KramerCynthia and Michael KrimmelbeinNona Walker and Charles KroppBarbara and James KruszewskiJeri L. and Kris KumarCraig LaingNancy and Joseph LalleyJacquelin and Allen LalorMary Ann LaMantiaRobert LambSherry and Zachary LambSheila Lambert and Lan SluderRose Lambert-SluderDeanna LaMotteDavid LamoureauxDebbie and Robert LamptonSylvia LandisDavid and Pam LaneLaura and Doug LaneMarie and John LangloisJody LanningAnn Lansing, M.D. David LarryJean and Bruce LarsonMichele LarsonMary E. Lasher and Tom SandersBeth and Lane LastingerKatie LatinoFelix and Betty Gayle LaughlinJulia LaughridgeThe Law Firm of Chitwood & Fairbairn, P.A.Carolyn LawtonStephanie LaytonPatricia LeaCarol and LeachJudith K. LeavittKathleen LeesPolly LeFaivreSusan and Charles LeflerSusan Bicknell and Hardy LeGwinBarbara and Stephen LehrerTammy and Dana LeJunePage and Mark LemelChristine and Mark LendermanMeredith LenellLeonard LentzRuth LentzT. Bentley LeonardValerie LevanderRose Levering and William AbbuehlMichael and Pat LeviRenee Levine

Lee Ann and Jeffrey LewisElizabeth Lima and Anthony ArguezLimones RestaurantDonna LimperesLinnea and Steve LintonSusan LippoldJune LitchfieldHarris and Laura LivingstainDolores and Paul LlansoMarjorie and Don C. LockeMarjorie LockeCarl LoftinWilliam LohrMargret LollisConnie and Arthur Lee LomaxKathryn S. LongLynn Lederer and Leslie LongLorraine LordiJerene and James LowderMelinda and Clarance LowranceBarbara LubinJean-Marie LuceLee LuebbeInga LyngholmKarla MaarVirginia S. MacDonaldJean H. MaconWilliam and Janice MaddoxJulia and William Madison, Jr.Charles MahanElizabeth and Scott MahanKathleen and George Malone, IIIMary Selby and William MaloneyDiane and William Mance Jr.Norman MandevilleArt Mandler and Sarah TamborEsther Manheimer and Mark HarrisJulian MannRendi and Joseph Mann-StadtTerri and Dan MarchAmy Martin and Sayers Harman, IISarah and Brad MartinSheila and Dennis Martin, Jr.Ginger and Sandy MarxPaula MasseyBarry L. and Marcia K. MasterAnna MathesonNancy and John MathewsonKathryn and Vaughan MatthewsJacque and Jim MayJulie Mayfield and Jim GrodeMallam and Robin MaynardMolly Maynard and Yonton MehlerShelia E. McBee-NormanThomas and Patricia McClellanJane and Jim McCoyMark McDanielElizabeth McDavid and Aboubacar SaibouDorothy and James McDayLakesha McDayLarry and Dershie McDevitt

Diane McDonaldKelly McEnanyShirley McGeeJeanne and James McGlinnKaren Waters and John McGrannJerry McIntoshKelly McIntyre and Steven HallElizabeth and Jay McKellJeffrey McKelveyMartha and Gordon McKinneyAshley and Brent McKnightSandra and Robert McKownCaroline and William McLeanAnn and Jerry McLellanJohn and Cynthia McMahonChristine McMillanDouglas McMillan and Susan M. BurrellChristine and W. Henry McNabLynne J. MeachamLinda and Ben MeadeSheila and Fred MeadowsLexie MeaseEsther MegillLeAnn MeltonMatthew MenneCortland MercerRob and Lee MerrillDawn MeskilDonna and Steve MetcalfW. Carleton and Lisa MetcalfSherri and Ronald MetzgerLibby and Jim MijanovichMartha MilcarekMargaret and Elwood MilesDreama and Robert MilksAlice and Bill MillerC. Michael Miller and Joy LovoyJ.H. and Sharon MillerJudy MillerLaurie MillerLemuel and Marilyn Miller, IIITeri and Steven MillerVirginia Marraro MillsSusan Mims and Dawson Mims, IIIMission HealthDenise M. MontgomeryWhitney MontgomeryMarianne MooneyMarja Warehime and Mike MooneyBetty J. MooreBetty MooreBrigit MooreCarol J. MooreDavid MooreLinda and Robert Moore, Jr.Teresa MooreRev. Molly and Judge Melzer A. MorganLinda MorgensternE.K. MorleyTony Morris

Merritt and Madeline MoseleyAntanette and Rev. Charles MosleyMostly Automotive, Inc.Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.Karen and David MouwJennifer Mullendore and Josh EvansRichard MungerDaphne Murdock and William SeldenAmy Murphy-NugenVinton and Richard MurrayCameron Kurowski and Holly MusgroveFrances MyersElizabeth and Bailey NagerDavid Nash and Virginia DuquetSaundra Howes and Joseph NeriMary NesbittPhyllis S. NesbittBeverly Robertson and Robert NeufeldMargaret NewellBeverly NivensSteve and Leigh NoblittPauline and Frank Noriega, Jr.Julie and Fred NorthupHeather and Ashley NortonSue and Jim NullRachael NygaardElizabeth OberreuterMadeline OffenKathleen O’Nan Linda OpalewskiAndrew OpalkaAnna and Grant OsborneOtt Cone & Redpath, P.A.Glenn G. OttleyGlenda Overbeck and Michael CarrollMichael OviesTina and Hudson OwenAnn OwensJamie PaceSara and Mukunda PacificiHelen M. PalmerJohn and Barbara PanaritesAndrew ParkerBetsy Wilson and Kern ParkerPatricia and David ParkerLou PartonPatla, Straus, Robinson & Moore, P.A.Jeannette and Lewis PatrieSunita PattersonPat Patton and Susan ReiserAmie and Graham PaulEllen PearsonIindia PearsonJulie and David PeelerGeorge Peery and Mary StairJacque Penick and Harold Holcombe

Lois PennPennyCup Coffee Co.P.E.O. Chapter ACBarbara PepperJoanna PerkinsonRosann and Gene PerrottaEllen PerryKathi PetersenV. Morgan PetersonCharles and Elizabeth PhilipsenCathy and George PhillipsHerb and Betsy PhillipsJack A. PierceRichard and Judith PigossiTommy PittengerRobert and Rebecca PittsSharon and James PittsSusan and James PlattMarian and Thomas PlautSteven Plever and Ginna TempletonGrace PoliAngela Polidoro and Devin WhitneyKathy and Terry PolingWilma PomerantzPenelope and Ray PonderCathy PonsJennie Pope and Fred HochAshley PorterDorothy and Robert PorterLinda Poss and Wes SharpeRobin PotterHortence Potts and Fredrica SaylesBeth PowellBitsy and James Powell, IIRoberta PowersAna Prendergast and Noah KeenerSusan PressonPatsy and Gerald PrickettLiz and Phil PritchardCharlotte and James PritchettKeena ProctorPrudential Financial Inc.Laurie and Aaron PulverKate and Joe Sam QueenJudith QuickBarbara and JohnShirley QuisenberryHeather McTammany and Kevin J. RadeyCatherine Rael and Jack RobinsonElizabeth Armour and Philip RakitaRaleigh Moravian PreschoolJennifer and Scott RammingHannah RandallJudy RappSusan Taylor Rash and Tom RashGinny RaviottaAnne Rawson

Drue and Allen RayBeverly Reddick and Ellie CharltonBess RedmondRandolph and Page RedpathHeather ReedyRebecca Reid and Joseph RobustelliLeslee ReiterAmy Renigar and Mark JacksonCarole and Tom RepiciShirley RetzschPatricia Rhea and Katie FreyfogleSally RhoadesSenta RhodesBlane RhotenCaroline RibelinCindy M. RiceNatalie Rice and Judd WelbornEllen and John RichardNina RimesKen Ringler and Marty DelaneyMichelle RipponEva L. RitcheyLori and Wilhelm RitterPaula RobbinsGilma and Don RobertsThomas RobertsJennie and Craig RobinetteAnn and Robert J. RobinsonMary RobinsonThe Rock ChurchSabrina and Isaac RockoffJane and Hon. Peter L. RodaKimberly RodgersStefanie RoemerSusanne RollandMaria RoloffAnastacia Romero CardenasTeresa Romzick and Coby Ray DixonJacqueline RosatiJaime RoscoeRose’s Garden ShopPhilip RothDebbie RoundtreeCarol and Gary RoweFlorence RoweJean and Lackey RowePeggy RozzellMarc Rudow and Deborah MilesMarjorie RueggerChristine Posner and Andrew RunkleBea and Jeffrey RussellDiane and Bill RussellDon RussellJames S. RussellMolly and Chris RussellRobby and Michelle RussellKatie Russell Miller and Scott MillerSt. Barnabas Catholic ChurchSt. Eugene Catholic ChurchSt. Mary’s Episcopal ChurchAnne and Jonathan SalterSaluda United Methodist Women

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2016 PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE Thank you to these businesses for providing generous financial or in-kind support ($5,000+).

WALNUT COVE MEMBERS ASSOCIATION

Suzanne SambergSamsel Architects, P.A.Pat and Paul SamuelsElizabeth and Clayton SandersAna and Pedro SandinShirley and Adrian SandlerJudith and SantiagoBarbara Sayer and Dick KowalAnne SayersRobert SchaeferCatherine SchallerNora ScheffElizabeth and Thomas SchieberBonny SchleyGary SchneiderMelinda and Marc SchneiderJean and Carl SchoendorferClaudia and Aaron SchopperCarol and Benjamin SchumacherRebecca Clemenzi and Richard SchumacherNancy SchumanMargie and Harold SchutteNoel SchwartzBrenda SconyersHon. Ward and Ms. Robin ScottMildred Scott and Margaret FullerJ. Robert and Bonnie ScullyLinda and John SeaseEdison SeelNancy SehestedJulia and Phillip SellersDorothy SemansAbby SepanskiMarlene and Allen ShaklanCynthia and Michael ShannonSusan and Charles ShanorLeanna and Douglas SharkeyJames ShaughnessyKathy J. ShaverEula and Richard ShawLilian and Joseph SheingoldJaclyn Bandell and Timothy SheltonKathryn and Raymond ShemOtha SherrillDavid ShiAnita ShieldsMargaret and Allen ShifleyRick ShrierGlen C. Shults and Linda VesperenyChristine McHenry SiegfriedMary and Albert SiekmanNancy SiekmanJim SiemensBob and Marian SigmonKen SilverRicky and Traci SilverPamela SilversJenny SimmonsJacquelyn SimmsMarion and Thomas SinksRoxanne Skenandore

Margaret SmallSmall Town Coffee RoastersKaola and Larry SmallwoodColleen A. SmeekensDiane and James SmelkerAnn and William D. SmithAnne Marie and W. Michael SmithCaron and Brian SmithCharles and Lora Arter FundConnie and Art SmithGena and Mike SmithJeannette and Howell SmithJerrilyn J. SmithLeGrand and Jayne SmithLisa SmithMr. and Mrs. Orba L. SmithNancy A. SmithPhyllis and Franklin Smith, IIIRachel and Gordon SmithSally and Dick SmithRichard L. SmootMargaret and Albert Sneed, Jr.Patricia and Ronald SneedJake SniderElizabeth SnivelyJennifer SnyderGail and Nelson SobelAnn SolomonSadie and Robert SondgerathMary SorrellsCarole SpainhourRobert and Linda SpanglerStephanie SpearApril SpencerTom and Bonnie SpradlingLeslee and Peter SpragueBrad P. StaleyGerard StammWilliam StampsCarol StanglerPatricia and John StarkBeth P. StarlingO.E. Starnes, Jr.Catherine SteckleinSally and Lou SteinAleen SteinbergJack and Cissie StevensWyatt and Kim StevensRobert StevensonSus and Mike StevensonMarsha StickfordJane StikeleatherRichard and Phyllis StilesJennifer StillJeanne Stillson and Joel MazelisJeff Stillson Patricia Moore and Leaneau StollDana and Jana StonestreetStrauss Attorneys PLLCAnne StringfieldCynthia StromLaura Stroud

Amanda Styles and Megan SwettW. Brooks StylesSumpter GroupSuzanne SutherlandMegan SuttonTerry SuttonJudith and Robert SwanSusanne SwangerElizabeth and Arthur SwarthoutChristy TateDouglas J. TateValerie and Paul TaylorMichael TeafordTen Thousand VillagesShirley Tenney and Paul MerrikenRoberta and Chris ter KuileFran and Douglas ThigpenJennifer and Neil ThomasShirley and William ThomasDavid ThompsonJill Roberts and Robert A. Thompson, IIILouise and Robert ThompsonMary and Robert ThompsonPeter ThorpeThree Chopt Sandwich ShoppeSusan Threlkel and Fain SelfCindy ThrelkeldThrivent FinancialErnest A. ThurstonJoanna ToddElizabeth W. Toland

Sonja TonnesenJennifer Torba and Cheryle SullivanBarbara TothJohn TothAnn and David TriggTrinity Presbyterian ChurchJennifer TrippeThe Trolley CompanyRobin and Tadziu TrotskyPhyllis and Ames TryonHugh and Paul Tucker-ThomasStephanie TullosShannan TuortoMarjorie UlinUltimate Ice CreamZach UngerSophia and Frank UngertUnitarian Universalist Congrega- tion of the Swannanoa ValleyUnitarian Universalists of Transylvania CountyPhyllis UtleyNancy and Van Der PuySarah and Josh Van Der PuyRobert and Janice Van DineSusan and Eric Van TasselRandall and Pat VanderbeekValerie and Jeffrey VanderlipNatasha Geren VanderwerfGerald VanemanCurtis Venable

James and Barbara VolkAnn Von BrockCharlotte and James WadeJennifer WaiteAbby and Austin WalkerCarol WalkerGreg and Susanne Walker-WilsonRoberta WallRichard and Susan WaltonRichard L. Walton Jr.Gail WaltzerAllison WardCarolyn Shorkey and Milton WardenGary WarfieldNorma and Richard WarrenWarren Wilson Presbyterian ChurchJohnnie WashingtonBenny WatersJudy King WatsonLaura A. Webb and John HoskinsPatricia and Joe WebbMarilynn E. WeberMary Weber and Mark BrennerKitty and John WebsterCindy WeeksChristina S. WehmeyerDana and James WeikartAnn and Stephen WeinsteinSarajane WeinsteinRuth Weisenauer

Debra Cooper and Laurence WeissLinda A. WeldonMary and William WellerCynthia and Joel WelshGinger WestJudith WestWest End BakeryJohn WesterJean Ann and Russ WheelockJudith and David WhelchelMarge WhippleJane W. WhiteAnita White-CarterDiane and Chuck WhiteheadJames and Tracey WhitehouseCathy Whitlock and Brenda LewisBrad WhitneyElaine and Stephen WiesenfeldSara WilberMary C. WilheitDiane and Tony WilkeyLyda WilkieWhitney WilkinsBrenda and Rev. Greg WilliamsGeorge F. Williams

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Hugh T. Ammerman, IIIMelba G. AndersonPam Reid and Tish AndersonBen AviviVerniece BaileyAnne BambergerJim and Sharon BarrettJim BarrettJim Barrett’s BirthdayJim, Sharon, Tracy and Frankie BarrettMr. and Mrs. Robert Bell, III and FamilyJanet BenwayFreda BerkowitzLou BissetteMr. & Mrs. Louis Bissette, Jr.The Todd Blevins FamilyYolanda BoppG. Waring Boys, Jr.Patsy Brison and Scott CampThe Mark Brooks FamilyDave and Lin BrownAnne and Nat BurkhardtSam and Ashley Byrd & FamilyPaul CairnsCatherineJim Chatham and “Turning Your Life into Literature”Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton’s work for families and childrenJack CloningerCarola and Stuart CohnAnna B. ColeGay ColemanChrystal Coomer’s birthdayShannon CorneliusRachel Daniels’ 8th great- grandson, HenryThe Rev. Beth DarlingJoseph M. DavisLynne DavisRoy W. Davis, Jr.Grandchildren of Tom and Jane DavisHelen V. DierksThomas DonahueSusan Dotson-SmithPhilip DunnKathryn and Harry DurityMarian Wright EdelmanSarah ElderkinBetsy EllisJames Ellis’ Board ServiceMary EulerJim and Miriam FallonFirst Congregational UCC (Asheville)Whoever Will Be Our First Female PresidentAundry Freeman

Amy and Howard GibsonMr. and Mrs. Scott GillamCharlotte GoldMr. and Mrs. Robert GoochMark Thomas GoodsonGrace Lutheran Church Staff (Hendersonville)Ethel GrayberRobert H. HaggardDr. Charlotte Blain, MDDonald G. HammerMarcia M. HarperEvelyn HawkinsGeorge Ward HendonDavid Hillier’s Board ServiceRobert Hobson’s DadThalia HoyLangston HughesWilliam Craig HunleyElizabeth IsbeyKania Law FirmBarry Kempson’s RetirementAnne KimmelJulie Klipp NicholsonLibby KylesAdrienne Nicole LangloisBen and Gen LarsonJudy LeavittDon C. LockeKaren MaherMr. and Mrs. John W. MasonBobbi McIntoshBill McKibbin and FamilyAshley McKnightMr. and Mrs. Kerney McNeilStaff Members of Meridian Behavioral ServicesJacquelyn A. MerrillRobert MoogWilliam C. MooreWill Morris and his great Rent PartyTimothy Matthew MullinaxDoug NesbittSharon NewtonClare and Vicki NicholsClare NicholsVicki NicholsThe Rev. Jayne OasinBarack ObamaKathleen Johnston O’NanCharles and Eleanor Owen & FamilyCharles D. Owen, Jr.Eleanor OwenEleanor Owen’s work to develop the Children’s Law ProjectKathleen Pacetti’s birthdayKathleen R. PacettiMary T. ParkerKirk Patchel

2016 GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OR MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING:People who will need even more legal assistance after the electionBill PfaffenbergerThe ACA Navigators of Pisgah Legal ServicesThe Staff of Pisgah Legal ServicesThe Work of Pisgah Legal ServicesAna PrendergastKathleen RadeyPenny and Mikey RahaimMr. and Mrs. David C. ReevesRay and Linda ReiserKatherine RippeyJacquelyn and Bruce RogowJacquelyn RogowThe Rogow FamilyBetsy RosemannMarc RudowIrene T. RussellKatie Russell MillerHelen SambergSuzanne SambergAlvin SangerDiane SchlagenhaufTom and Pam SiekmanTom SiekmanTom Siekman’s Board ServiceJim SiemensMrs. Frank SilverGrace SimonettiRandall SkeetersJayne S. SmithJeanette and Howell SmithLauren SmithMr. and Mrs. Craig Smith and FamilyMr. & Mrs. Tom SpradlingJerry Sternberg’s birthdayPhineas StevensWyatt StevensJeanne StillsonKarl StrausBeing Stronger TogetherWalter H. StylesCharles and Thomas TaylorValerie and Paul TaylorTim and Sarah Turner & FamilyDave TurosakTerry Van DuynLaura Anne Van TasselEmployees of Van Winkle Law FirmKaren VanemanCyndy and David WallhausserRev. Robert WiltshireRobert A. WiltshireLyn WolfStephen and Mary Bruce WoodySherryl and William Wothke

IN MEMORIAMWe will miss these special friends of Pisgah Legal Services.

Names are listed according to the preferences of our donors. If we have made an error, an omission or if you would like to change the way your name appears, please contact us at betsy@pisgahlegal.org.

Thank You! United Way of Asheville/BuncombeUnited Way of Henderson County

United Way of Transylvania County

Mary P. WilliamsMegan and Clifton WilliamsRoxanne WilmansJane and Larry J. WilsonSusan WilsonMs. Ashley WiltshireKatie WinchellWindsor Boutique HotelCarol and Doug WingeierPam and William WinklerAnne WinnerDennis WinnerLeslie Winner and Gerald PostemaAnne WinterRuth WodockNancy WojtowiczElaine and Robert WolfCheryl WolffRita and Edward WolfsohnDebora WoodKaren and Don WoodardLauren Woodard

Alida Woods and David DanleyLillian and John WoodsRoberta and David WoodsStephen and Mary Bruce WoodyAnn and Victor WorkmanNancy and Charles WorleySherryl and William WothkeKinati Taa WoyessaV. Karolyn WrightsonCynthia YanceyCori and Neill YelvertonSandra YostMilton and Margaret YoungYWCA of Asheville & WNC, Inc.Ms. Sarah G. ZambonDana and Norman ZarrJanet and Michael ZboyovskiLach ZempDeanna and Richard ZennRobert ZieberRichard ZimmererKate Zurich

Dr. Don C. Locke(1943 - 2016)

Kathleen Pacetti(1915 - 2016)

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A legacy gift can meet your personal, family and financial needs, and help assure that Pisgah Legal Services can continue to help people in need for generations to come. Legacy gifts include: a cash gift to our endowment, a bequest in your will, designation of PLS as beneficiary of retirement accounts or life insurance, real estate gifts, or a charitable trust or annuity. A special group of generous people have made planned gifts and cash gifts to the Pisgah Legal Services Endowment. Join them, and create your legacy.

MEMBERS OF THE LEGACY FOR JUSTICE SOCIETY AND FOUNDING ATTORNEYSAnonymous (9) Cynthia and Jeff Alleman*The Allen Family* Sharon and Bill Alexander*James and Kit Baley*Ervin Ball, Jr. and Carol Cousins*Susan and Fred Barbour*Jim and Sharon Tracey Barrett*Kathleen A. BellizioJanet BenwayLeah Broker*Shelley and Kirk Brown*Joyce and Victor Buchanan*Sandra and Jones Byrd*Chris and Katie Campbell*Patricia and Lucien Capone, III*David and Suzanne Carter *Hon. Gary S. Cash*William H. Christy*Eva Clement*The Cogburn Family (Max Cogburn)*Steven D. Cogburn* Stuart and Carola CohnDouglas CooperSarah V. Corley and Neil P. Peterson*Rebecca Crandall* Carole and Walt Currie* Grace and John S. Curry*Rick and Peggy Daniels*Barbara Ann Davis*

you can make a lasting giftto pisgah legal services.

Jenny and David Davis*Roy and Madeline Davis*Maura and Walton Davis, III*Sara Davis and Dwayne Stutzman* Jerry De LandCarol and Robert Deutsch*Susan and Matt Dotson-Smith* Joanne and Greg Dykes*James M. Edmonds* Cynthia and John Eller* James and Betsy Ellis*Dr. Bruce EllistonKerry and Anna Friedman*Judy Futch and Paul SmithMarcy and Tom Gallagher* David and Charisse Gantt*Jason Gast and Valerie True*Frank Goldsmith* Kathryn Hast and Alex Gomes* Meredith and Tikkun Gottschalk*Myra GrantArnold and Bernice GreenBrian Gulden* Sherri and Robert Haggard*Anna Hamrick and Sam Snead*Diana Soileau and Edward C. Hay, Jr.*Ward Hendon, Jr. *J. Calvin Hill* David and Haywood Hillier*Cynthia and Thomison Holman* Julia Horrocks*Shannon and Kenneth Hunt*Steven Andrew Jackson* Roger A. James Jr.*Donna JohnstonJean and Donald JonesZephyr Jost*

Leah R. KarpenPhillip and Cathy Kelley*John and Amy Kelso*Jay and Tara Kerr*Jaclyn and Matthew Kiger*Julie Klipp Nicholson* Caroline and Ashby Knox*Martha June LambShelia Lambert and Lan Sluder* Dennis and Miriam Lanahan* Ann Lansing, M.D. Coalter Lathrop and Amy Santin*Barbara and Stephen LehrerAlice LeMaistreLyn and Tom LesliePamela Lessig Drew and Virginia Litzenberger*Marjorie and Don C. LockeRobert B. Long, Jr.*Keith and Barbra LoveMarian Lowry Jean and Fred MaconPeter and Lee Anne Mangone*Shenandoah and Ben Many* Dee and John Mason*Barry L. and Marcia K. Master*Molly Maynard and Yonton Mehler* Sue and Raymond McClintonLarry and Dershie McDevitt*Diane Kay McDonald* Jean and Joseph McGuire*Kim McGuire and Jim Samsel Joy and Robert McIver*Robin Merrell*W. Carleton and Lisa Metcalf*Ronald L. Moore*William C. Morris, III*

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Caroline and John Noor* James and Kendall OliverCharles D. Owen, Jr.Eleanor and Charlie Owen Kathleen PacettiBill and Anne Parker*Ronald K. Payne* Richard and Judith PigossiRobert and Rebecca Pitts*Jack Poisson* The Poston FamilyAna M. Prendergast* Karl and Shirley QuisenberryCal and Kit RainsRay and Linda Reiser* Cindy M. Rice* Robert and Kathleen Riddle*Michelle Rippon*Ann and Robert J. Robinson* Sabrina and Isaac Rockoff*Marc Rudow and Deborah Miles*Katie Russell and Scott Miller Steve Schnedler*Rebecca Clemenzi and Richard Schumacher*Ward Scott*Adam Shealy* Pamela and Tom Siekman*Jim Siemens*Thomas and Marion Sinks* Philip and Patricia Smith*Ronald and Patricia Sneed*Carole Spainhour*O.E. and Lida Starnes*Jack and Cissie Stevens*Karl Straus*Holly and Andrew Strauss*April and John Sutton*

Jane and Bill SwaffordDonna and Allan Tarleton* Elaine and Michael Thompson* Sarah and Hon. Alan Thornburg*Bill Trull and Beth Graham*Pam and Jim TurnerTerry and Ted Van DuynThe Van Winkle Law Firm* Lindsay and John Veazey*Jean and Jim Veilleux*Curtis Venable *Irene WalkerRichard and Susan WaltonCarolyn Shorkey and Milton WardenCarter B. Webb *Theresa M. Weber*Jan and Bryant Webster *Howard and Amanda WeeksWilliam J. Whalen*Doug Wilson, Jr. and Betsey P. Bent*Susan E. Wilson* Anne Winner*Dennis Winner*Deborah and William F. Wolcott, III*Patricia K. Young* Ann and Michael Young*F. Lachicotte Zemp. Jr.*

Contact Executive Director Jim Barrett at 828-210-3408 or jim@pisgahlegal.org to learn more.

*Founding Attorneys Circle Members

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