19th Annual Access to Justice Dinner

It is our pleasure to invite you to join the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles in honoring champions of justice:  The Honorable Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California, the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California, and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP at the 19th Annual Access to Justice Dinner on October 19, 2017 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live.

The Access to Justice Award will be presented to the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California which has been providing pro bono legal, educational, and community services to the Korean-American and other underserved communities in the greater Los Angeles area for over 37 years.

The Maynard Toll Award for Distinguished Public Service will be presented to The Honorable Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, the 28th Chief Justice of the State of California.  She is the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state’s chief justice. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has exhibited great leadership in expanding access to justice for limited English proficient Californians. 

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP will receive the Pro Bono Service Award for their long tradition of providing legal services to people and community organizations who could otherwise not afford access to legal representation

LAFLA, the frontline law firm for poor people in Los Angeles County, is the first place people living in poverty turn to when legal problems threaten their homes, health and livelihoods. Each day, scores of individuals and families who face systemic barriers to equal justice, equal opportunity and, too often, basic human rights come to one of LAFLA's five neighborhood legal offices, three courthouse domestic violence clinics and four courthouse Self-Help Centers.

The Access to Justice Dinner has raised more than $8 million over its 18-year history to help sustain these vital programs and services. Your participation in the 2017 Access to Justice Dinner as will help make this year's benefit another outstanding success and ensure that LAFLA's poverty law specialists continue to advocate for those who need them most.

Questions? Please contact Lynn Etkins, Chief Development and Marketing Director at letkins@lafla.org.

After 5 cocktail attire or business attire.