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For more than 40 years, Legal Momentums work has touched and
improved the lives of our nations women and girls. Our efforts have
been essential to creating gender equity in the workplace and schools,
increasing public attention to the issues of women and poverty, and
improving the legal system for victims of sexual and domestic violence.
Furthermore, our successful advocacy has helped to improve laws, public
policy, the courts, and education.
With your support and generosity, we were able to accomplish a
tremendous amount during our 2013 scal year. Some highlights include:
Producing groundbreaking reports comparing single-parent families in
the United States and other countries and dispelling the myths about
single motherhood;
Helping to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in
Congress and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the New York
City Council;
Educating hundreds of court personnel across the U. S. about victims
of sexual violence by producing and presenting new curricula,
workshops, and webinars;
Working to increase participation by women and girls in registered
apprenticeships and Career and Technical Education;
Advocating to reduce the risk of rearms in domestic violence.
Our work is far from nished. Women still face gender bias at home, in
the workplace, in schools, and in courts. Legal Momentum is committed
to continuing to advance the rights of women and girls until all women
and girls can participate fully and fairly in all aspects of society, but
the need for our work far exceeds our resources. We cannot fulll
our mission without your support. On behalf of the board and staff of
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organization and our important work.
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July 23, 2012
New York Times Economix Blog
Discouraged Dads by Nancy Folbre
This argument, combined with the
widespread misperception that most single
mothers are black, helps explain why
policies in the United States are so much
less supportive of single parents than those
in other countries. It also helps explain why
poverty rates among children in the United
States are exceptionally high. (For detailed
statistics, see this compendium provided by
the advocacy group Legal Momentum).
July 27, 2012 TheNation.com
This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA,
and Playing Politics with the Lives of
Low-Income People by Gregg Kaufmann
The House leaderships Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA) agenda seems to be
much like its so-called economic agenda:
it harms those who are weakest and those
who need these programs the most. Thats
how Lisalyn Jacobs, vice president for
government relations at Legal Momentum
the nations oldest legal defense and
education fund for women and girls
explains the awed House VAWA bill and
Speaker John Boehners refusal to reconcile
it with a stronger, bipartisan Senate version.
September 21, 2012 TheNation.com
#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn
Jacobss Questions for Obama and
Romney by Gregg Kaufmann
TheNation.com featured Legal Momentums
Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs for its series,
#TalkPoverty, an effort to push a deeper
conversation about poverty into the mainstream
political debate. The series proled people
working on poverty-related issues and laid out
the questions they wanted President Obama
and Governor Romney to answer.
October 16, 2012 Truthout
Skilled Women Break Through Barriers
to Entry and Promotion in Trades Work
When we bring cases, we are not just
interested in getting justice for one woman,
says Franoise Jacobsohn, project manager of
Equality Works, Legal Momentums program
for women in nontraditional occupations.
Were interested in getting policy changes
that will benet women more generally.
November 19, 2012
Womens Wear Daily:
Legal Momentum Honors Fashion Set by
Alexandra Steingrad
Women were front and center Thursday
night at Legal Momentums Equal
Opportunity Awards Dinner, and so, too,
were some of fashions biggest names.
Barneys New York chief executive ofcer
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magazines Andr Leon Talley were given awards
for their work in advancing women in the fashion
industry.
December 21, 2012 TheNation.com
This Week in Poverty: Single Mothers-The Worst
Off by Gregg Kaufmann
Id be hard pressed to come up with anyone who is
doing more to shatter the myths about single mothers
in the United States than Tim Casey, senior staff
attorney at Legal Momentum, the nations oldest
organization advocating on behalf of the legal rights of
women and girls.
February 5, 2013
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Kathleen Dunn Show
Legal Momentums Lisalyn Jacobs was a guest on the
Kathleen Dunn Show on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Lisalyn discussed the history of the Violence Against
Women Act, its provisions, and the Senate vote.
February 28, 2013
National Public Radios All Things Considered:
House Passes Expansion of Violence Against
Women Act
Lisalyn Jacobs of Legal Momentum, a womens
advocacy group, says cases often go stale when state or
federal prosecutors have to drive hours to get to crime
scenes on remote Indian reservations.
February 28, 2013 In These Times
VAWA: A Victory for Women But Which
Women? by Rebecca Burns
There are three key areas where the new version
of the Violence Against Women Act represents a
big step forward: Its explicit about the fact that the
VAWA addresses and covers all survivors of violence,
regardless of their sexual orientation; it makes
improvements in long-standing provisions having to do
with immigrant women and their access to services;
and it better addresses the needs of survivors of
domestic violence in Indian country.

March 13, 2013 The New York Times Opinion
Pages: Room for Debate
The New York Times invited Legal Momentum
to participate in a debate regarding how college
campuses should deal with sexual assault cases. The
question was whether the schools should directly
handle these crimes or leave the investigation to
police and prosecutors. Legal Momentums position
was that the strengths and weaknesses in both
possibilities should be considered. As we explained,
higher education campuses are limited in their
ability to penalize a perpetrator. However, a victim
of sexual assault may not want law enforcement
involved in the case. We point out the serious
concern that both campus judiciary boards and
criminal courts may believe myths about rape.
We suggested that those involved in investigating
or adjudicating allegations of sexual assault on a
campuswhether the educational institution or
criminal justice systemshould obtain training and
assistance to ensure that they understand the issues
surrounding sexual assault.
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March 19, 2013 USA Today
More States Offer Job Protections for
Abuse Victims by Matthew Daneman
Michelle Caiola, senior counsel at Legal
Momentum, a Washington-based [sic]
gender equity legal, education and advocacy
group, said states began putting such rules in
place close to a decade ago. Although most
states have statutes providing protections for
crime victims, laws specically carving out
protections for domestic violence victims
are especially needed, Caiola says. There
remains a bias against victims of domestic
violence, she says. A stereotype. Its an issue
people dont want to be involved with or take
very seriously.
April 13, 2013 PolicyMic
The Face of American Poverty Today
by Amanda L. Freeman
Second, the U.S. does not provide a
comprehensive safety net of public benets.
Our social welfare programs are much less
generous than other high-income countries,
and low-wage work is much more common
in America, says Timothy Casey, a senior
attorney for Legal Momentum. In fact, all
other high-income countries offer some form
of child allowance, a monthly payment to
assist parents in caring for their children,
according to Casey.
May 23, 2013 EverydayFeminism.com
Sexual Harassment at Work Shouldnt
Be Your Reality by Danica Johnson
Legally, companies are not allowed to
take any adverse action against a person
complaining of discrimination, says
Michelle Caiola, Senior Staff Attorney and
Acting Litigation Director at the womens
legal defense and education fund Legal
Momentum.
Adverse action might include transferring
the person to a different department or
switching them to a less desirable shift.
Legal Momentums Worst Off report has
been featured in:
ThinkProgress.org: America Provides
Far Less Support To Single Parents Than
Other Wealthy Countries(12/20/2012)
Truthout: On The News with Thom
Hartmann (12/22/2012)
The New York Times: Austerity for
Posterity (12/24/2012)
Forbes: Bad Relationships Dont Stand
in Poor Womens Way. Bad Policies Do
(1/4/13)
About.com: Is the U.S. the Worst Place
to Be a Single Parent? (1/9/13)
CNN Opinion: Sandberg Left Single
Mothers Behind (3/3/13)
UCLA Luskin School of Public
Affairs: Ph.D. Student Aids in
Groundbreaking Study (3/20/13)
New York Times Motherlode Blog:
Single Parents: Unsupported, and
Feeling the Blame (3/20/13)
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For more than 40 years, Legal Momentum has played a pivotal role in womens lives. In Fiscal Year 2013, Legal
Momentum has worked to bring about systemic change, dismantle barriers, and help ensure womens economic
and personal security through an effective combination of policy initiatives, judicial education, precedent-
setting litigation, grassroots outreach, and advocacy.
ADVOCATING FOR BETTER LAWS AND POLICIES
Legal Momentum provides policy makers,
government ofcials, and thought leaders at all
levels with authoritative information on the status
of women in our society. As attorneys and human
rights advocates, we understand the numerous ways
in which Americas laws and policies affect womens
lives and impact the public interest. Through our
advocacy, we work to improve federal, state, and
municipal laws and policies.
In September 2012, the Ofce on Violence Against
Women of the U. S. Department of Justice invited
Legal Momentum to a meeting of federal agencies
that were beginning to implement workplace violence
policies. The policies are required by a Presidential
Memorandum that was signed in April 2012 at
Legal Momentums instigation. The memorandum
established policies on sexual and domestic violence
in the workplace. Legal Momentums vice president
for government relations, Lisalyn Jacobs, thanked the
administration at the meeting and provided technical
assistance to the agencies as they began their work.
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
2013 (VAWA), which Legal Momentum advocated for,
was signed in March. This time, the passage of VAWA
differed greatly from previous years. The process was
far more contentious than in the past due to political
differences over the inclusion of immigrant, Native
American, and LGBT survivors of violence. Legal
Momentum was at the helm of the National Task
Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against
Women, working with members of Congress to get
the bill passed as well as with members of the press to
help the public understand the need for the bill.
The National Task Force to End Sexual and
Domestic Violence Against Women, which Legal
Momentum founded in the 1990s, engaged in a letter
campaign regarding the Public Safety and Second
Amendment Rights Protection Act (known as the
Manchin-Toomey amendment), which was introduced
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VI OLENCE AGAI NST WOMEN
Thanks in large part to Legal Momentums
work, our legal system has made signicant
improvements in addressing the needs
and circumstances of victims of sexual
assault and domestic violence. Since
1980, Legal Momentums award-winning
National Judicial Education Program
(NJEP) has worked to educate justice
system professionals and the public about
the realities of sexual assault and domestic
violence through training curricula,
publications, and testimony that improve
understanding of and support for victims.
However, misconceptions, gender bias, and
myths about gender-based violent crimes
and victim behavior are still widespread.
Legal Momentum is committed to
continuing our work to
reduce gender bias and
ensure that victims of
violence nd justice in
courts of law.
With Violence Against
Women Act funding
awarded by the
Department of Justice
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in the Senate in April, 2013. If passed, the act would
have expanded background checks to all commercial
and internet gun sales. The National Task Force is a
coalition of more than 1,300 state, local, national and
Tribal organizations serving millions of victims of
sexual and domestic violence. Its efforts emphasized
the intersection between gun violence and sexual and
domestic violence. As the letters explained, research
shows that access to rearms yields a more than ve-
fold increase in the risk of intimate partner homicide.
The letter campaign both thanked those senators
who voted in favor of the amendment and expressed
concern and disappointment to those who did not.
In June 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a Comprehensive
Immigration Reform bill that contained signicant
improvement in protections for immigrant survivors
of violence. The National Task Force to End Sexual
and Domestic Violence Against Women put signicant
effort into getting the bill passed.
Legal Momentums Lisalyn Jacobs examined
immigrant issues, women, and social justice
movements as a featured panelist at the South Asian
Summit 2013 conference hosted by South Asian
Americans Leading Together.
Legal Momentum also shared our expertise in
advocacy beyond the borders of the U.S. In August
2012, representatives of Legal Momentum were
invited to travel to Fiji as part of an American Bar
Association-sponsored delegation that met with
women leaders and faith-based, human rights, and
anti-violence advocates. With fellow advocates Break
the Cycle, Futures Without Violence, Aequitas, and
Jewish Women International, we delivered a two-day
training on grassroots and legislative advocacy and
met with activists and advocates, as well as the U.S.
Ambassador.
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Against Women, NJEP continued to
travel across the country educating judges
about the realities of sexual assault. NJEP
Director Lynn Hecht Schafran gave a
program at the Philadelphia Municipal
Court Judges Conference in May 2013 titled
The Challenges of Sexual
Assault Cases, based
on NJEPs publication
Judges Tell: What I Wish
I Had Known Before
I Presided in an Adult
Victim Sexual Assault
Case. In April and June
2013 Ms. Schafran and
Project Attorney Claudia
J. Bayliff trained at
the Delaware Superior
Court Judges Retreat
and the Arizona Judicial
Conference on the topics
of intimate partner
sexual abuse and how
language helps shape
our response to violence
against women.
NJEP also educates audiences ranging
from college students to sexual assault
nurse examiners through the dissemination
of its training materials. During the
rst half of 2013, more than 170 college
administrators, rape crisis centers, mental
health professionals, and justice system
professionals ordered NJEPs training
DVDs on understanding and addressing
sexual violence. The U.S. Navy ordered
copies of NJEPs DVD A Response to The
Undetected Rapist for every naval base
around the world.
In October 2012, NJEP Director Schafran
presented a training seminar, Understanding
and Identifying Intimate Partner Sexual
Abuse (IPSA) for New York Countys newly-
formed IPSA Court. IPSA cases are
rarely recognized and are often not treated
as seriously as other sexual assault cases.
Sexual assault by an intimate partner is
extremely damaging and a strong predictor
of escalating violence and potential
lethality. The specialized IPSA court
seeks to give these cases the attention
they require. To help attorneys and others
understand the value of the court, Ms.
Schafran discussed the importance of
understanding and identifying IPSA and
various approaches to risk assessment in
criminal IPSA cases.
This year, NJEP presented several webinars
enabling Legal Momentum to provide free
training to hundreds of professionals around
the country, including many volunteers at
rape crisis centers and victim advocates who
often do not have access to live trainings on
special topics. NJEP presented a webinar in
January 2013 titled Intimate Partner Sexual
Abuse: The Hidden Dimension of Domestic
Violence, based on its extensive web course
on this issue (www.njep-ipsacourse.org),
funded by the State Justice Institute. The
webinar was so well received that it was
reprised in April for the National Indigenous
Womens Resource Center (NIWRC),
and NJEP Director Schafran and Project
Attorney Bayliff were invited to present
at NIWRCs annual Women Are Sacred
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conference in June. In April, NJEP also
presented a webinar on how language shapes
our response to sexual assault.
Legal Momentum has been at the forefront
of the movement to change the way the
media, courts, and victim advocates speak
and write about sexual assault. NJEP
Project Attorney Bayliff brings to light how
frequently we use inappropriate language
when talking about sexual assault in a
program titled Raped or Seduced? How
Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual
Violence. For example, news articles that
describe the victim as having sex with
her rapist use the language of consensual
sex to describe an assault. Writing that a
rape occurred shifts attention from the
perpetrator and makes it seem like the rape
just happened. The presentation was
featured at the 2013 End Violence Against
Women Conference in Baltimore and
offered as a seminar at the New York County
Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Court.
Participants at all these events found the
information eye-opening and informative
many wrote in evaluations that it was the
best seminar they had attended, and that
they look forward to helping others become
more aware of this issue in the future.
This year, NJEP worked closely with the
Delaware Administrative Ofce of the
Courts on its innovative Victim Advocacy
and Safety Enhancement Project, known
as VASE. Funded through a grant
made available by the Violence Against
Women Act, the VASE Project seeks to
identify justice-involved
women who are also
victims of sexual assault
and domestic violence,
and provide them with
the trauma-informed
services they need to
heal, get their lives on
track, and not recidivate.
In April 2013, Ms.
Schafran and Ms. Bayliff
met with the VASE
staff in Wilmington,
Delaware to plan training
events, discuss program
implementation, and
observe the Mental
Health Court, one of the
two courts involved in the
Project. NJEP provided
the Delaware team with research on women
defendants with trauma histories, and on
appropriate tools for screening for trauma.
NJEP will continue to work with the VASE
Project in the coming year, and has been
promoting its approach with judges and
court systems across the country.
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Year after year, since the ofcial measure began, the poverty rate in the
U.S. has been signicantly higher for women than for men, with single
mothers at highest risk. In fact, 90% of the adult recipients of Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the principal safety net for poor
families, are women. However, TANF as it exists now has serious failures,
inadequacies, and unfairness.
Legal Momentum has helped foster a national coalition in support of
TANF reform and has produced acclaimed brieng papers on TANF-
related policy issues. Through these efforts, we have fought to keep
policy discussions about alleviating poverty and the social safety net
focused on women and children, who make up the overwhelming majority
of poor Americans.
Legal Momentum issues numerous studies and reports documenting the
economic status of single parents and recommends policies to improve
the economic security of single parents and their children. In Fiscal Year
2013, Legal Momentum issued the following reports and statements that
brought attention to the complex problem of the disproportionate impact
of poverty on women:
July 2012: Low Wage Rates and
Low Income Very Common for
Employed Single Mothers
This report analyzed the results
of a study by University of
Massachusetts economists that
examined low-wage and low
income work in the United States
over a thirty-year period. The 34%
rate for employed single mothers
was almost triple the 12.5% rate for
all employed persons, and almost
double the 18% rate for employed
single fathers.
August 2012: Beyond the Myths
about Single Motherhood, No.
1: Out of Wedlock Birth Is Not
the Reason That the U.S. Has
an Exceptionally High Child
Poverty Rate
The report shows that common
myths about single motherhood
are false, based on a comparison
of statistics from 17 high-income
nations.
December 2012: Worst Off
Single-Parent Families in
the United States, a Cross-
National Comparison of Single
Parenthood in the U.S. and 16
Other High-Income Countries
This ground-breaking report is
an exhaustive, critical analysis of
data drawn from a broad range
of sources including government
agencies, social scientists, and
academic researchers worldwide.
With its impressive compilation
of statistics and incisive analysis,
Worst Off is a signicant addition
to the literature on social policies
and the current circumstances
and needs of single parents in the
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U.S.the overwhelming majority
of whom are single mothers.
February 2013: Statement
Submitted to the House
Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Human
Resources Hearing on Waiving
Work Requirements in the
TANF Program.
The statement supported the idea
that single-mother poverty could
be reduced if states were allowed
to apply work rules that would
foster educational opportunity
the surest pathway out of poverty
to a living wageinstead of the
existing work rst policies that
keep women stuck in unstable,
low-wage work that does not
provide benets.
March 2013: Still Excluded
There Are Still Virtually No
Women in the Federally Created
and Supervised Apprenticeship
System for the Skilled
Construction Trades
This report provides an important
analysis of the problems in
the federally-created national
Registered Apprenticeship
system, including lack of federal
oversight and compliance reviews,
under-funding of the Women in
Apprenticeship and Nontraditional
Occupations Act, and
discrimination and harassment of
women who are in apprenticeships.
April 2013: TANF Receipt Falls
to Less Than One-Third of
Eligible Families
The report, based upon new
gures from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services,
highlights a troubling decline
in participation in the federal
block grant program Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF).
April 2013: A TANF Misery Index
Not only is participation in TANF
falling, but the Misery Index of
TANF is going up. The Misery
Index combines the proportion
of poor families (or children)
not receiving TANF and the
percentage gap between TANF
benets and the ofcial poverty
level. It indicates how wellor
badlyTANF is performing in
alleviating family poverty.
May 2013: House SNAP
Proposal Threatens Grave Harm
to Poor Single Parent Families
The report called attention to the
fact that the Republican budget
plan passed by the House would
cut SNAP (Food Stamps) by $135
billion (almost 18%) over ten
years. SNAP now aids 48 million
low income persons in 23 million
households and reducing it could
harm millions of parents and
children.
June 2013: States Could
Reduce Extreme Child Poverty
Sharply by Enrolling in TANF
the Millions of TANF-Eligible
Children Who Are Enrolled in
SNAP but Not in TANF
An estimated 3.7 million families
with about 7 million children are
eligible for TANF but not receiving
it. SNAP, unlike TANF, enrolls
most eligible children.
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in the U.S.
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In spite of longstanding federal laws such
as the Pregnancy
Discrimination Act
(PDA) and Title VII,
discrimination and
harassment are still
a fact of life for too
many women. Legal
Momentum is working
to protect women from
workplace harassment
and discrimination and
to ensure that employers
are held accountable
and that hiring goals
and workplace non-
discrimination rules are
enforced.
In March 2013, Legal
Momentum supported
Governor Cuomos
Womens Equality
Agenda. The ten-point
Womens Equality
Act addressed womens issuesincluding
pregnancy discrimination, domestic
violence, and equal pay. Legal Momentum
rallied in Albany with representatives of
other womens rights organizations. In New
York City, Legal Momentum joined other
organizations, current and former members
of congress, and New York City Council
members to celebrate the Womens Equality
Agenda and New York States leadership on
these issues.
Also in March, Legal Momentum presented
at the 17th Annual Fordham University
Forum on Domestic Violence. Our
presentation centered on the ways the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
might apply to domestic violence victims.
No specic legislation currently exists
at the federal level protecting victims of
domestic violence. In some circumstances
though, domestic violence victims might
be protected under Title VII or the ADA.
Specically, now that the ADA Amendments
Act has broadened the denition of a
disability, domestic violence, sexual assault,
or stalking victims who suffer from physical
or mental injuries may nd job protections
and accommodations easier to secure under
the ADA.
In June, the New York City Council
considered a bill that would implement
greater protections for working mothers.
Legal Momentums acting litigation director
and senior staff attorney Michelle Caiola
testied before the Council to explain
the importance of this legislation, called
the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.* The
Act would require that employers provide
reasonable accommodations in the workplace
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to those who suffer conditions related to
pregnancy and childbirth. Ms. Caiola made
the point that the problem of pregnancy
discrimination still exists and introduced
Angie Welfare, Legal Momentums client
who experienced pregnancy discrimination
by a major airline and suffered economic and
emotional harm as a result. Ms. Welfare also
testied, describing her trying experience
of losing both her paycheck and her health
benets while pregnant.
Also in June, Ms. Caiola was invited by
the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to serve on a domestic violence
panel and training session for employers. At
the event, Ms. Caiola explained the various
laws at the state level that provide workplace
protections for victims of domestic and
sexual violence.
Legal Momentum is also working to shine
more light on the problem of abusers in
domestic violence cases having access to
rearms. The risk of death and serious
injury to victims increases dramatically in
such cases, but the problem has not received
the public attention it deserves. In June
2013, Legal Momentum presented a well-
received legal seminar for domestic violence
advocates, including the New York Legal
Assistance Group, and the New York City
Lawyers Committee against Domestic
Violence, on the federal, New York State,
and New York City laws relating to domestic
violence and rearms possession. Senior
Attorney Christina Brandt-Young explained
that under federal law, anyone who is subject
to an order of protection made on notice or
who has been convicted of a misdemeanor
crime of domestic violence cannot possess
a rearm. In New York State, family court
judges may declare a person subject to
a civil order of protection ineligible for a
state handgun license, and can order the
individual to surrender any guns owned.
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end the discrimination and stereotypes that continue
to make women unwelcome in nontraditional jobs
in order to increase the recruitment and retention of
women in these high-paying elds.
Legal Momentum and the New York Collaboration for
Women in Construction presented a groundbreaking
summit in March 2013 that brought together business
leaders, tradeswomen, union representatives,
government ofcials, contractors, and civil rights
organizations for an in-depth discussion on the
future of women in construction and current job
opportunities and working conditions. Patricia
Shiu, Director of the Ofce of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs at the U.S. Department of
Labor, was the opening speaker at the Summit.
Participants overwhelmingly rated the Summit as
highly informative and energizing. Ms. Shiu praised
Legal Momentums commitment to increasing the
number of women in the construction trades through
collaboration among government, industry and
advocates.
Legal Momentum co-chairs the National Task Force
on Tradeswomens issues, which we co-founded two
years ago. Through the Task Force, we continued
advocating for tradeswomen as a partner in planning
the April 2013 Women Building California and the
Nation Conference in Sacramento. Legal Momentum
also sponsored a Policy Forum at the Conference.
The Policy Forum, Mobilizing for Collective Action:
Understanding the Intersection between Federal/
Local Policies and Tradeswomens Success, featured
dialogue among working groups exchanging ideas
about best practices and policy recommendations to
help tradeswomen stay employed and build thriving
careers in the skilled trades.
Legal Momentum presented a talk on Equal
Employment Opportunity and Afrmative Action in
Job Placement at
the Greenways
Initiative:
Creating Green
Pathways to
a Diverse
Workforce
Conference
in April in
Philadelphia,
where we
also provided
education on
federal, state
and local laws
and initiatives.
In June 2013, Legal Momentum organized and ran
a Women in Apprenticeship Roundtable with the
U.S. Department of Labor Ofce of Apprenticeship
(USDOL/OA). The meeting, Reversing the Tide:
Increasing the Participation and Completion Rates of
Women in Registered Apprenticeship, focused on how
government and organizations can partner to meet
their common equal opportunity goals effectively.
Discussion groups focused on the three principal
priority actions: regulatory compliance, recruitment,
and retention. The workshop resulted in an action
plan on the best ways to improve education, training,
and outreach and support womens entry and retention
in Registered Apprenticeships.
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ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO PURSUE HIGH-WAGE
CAREERS IN NON-TRADITIONAL FIELDS
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Legal Momentums Pipeline Project is
bringing the promise of Title IX to girls in
vocational schools. The Pipeline Project
reaches thousands of New York City high
school students, parents, teachers, and
administrators. The project informs them
about girls options to enter high-paying,
male-dominated elds and also trains
guidance counselors to reduce gender-related
bias in career counseling. By educating
those who have the most inuence on young
womens choices, Legal Momentum helps
to advance gender equity under Title IX
in New York City Career and Technical
Education (CTE) high schools.
In July 2012, Legal Momentums program
coordinator Brigitte Watson partnered
with the youth development organization
Futures and Options to help provide 12-
week internship opportunities for Career and
Technical Education (CTE) students from
the Bronx during spring and summer 2013.
Ms. Watson presented a workshop on
Challenging The Gender Gap: Strategies
for Recruiting Girls to STEM (Career)
Academies at the National Academy
Foundation Next 2012 Summer Professional
Development Conference for educators in
CTE Career Academies.
In September 2012, Legal Momentum
released our new presentation intended for
use during high school choice information
sessions, What Every Girl Should Know about
Non-Traditional Careers, and shared it with
650 educators, guidance counselors, and
CTE schools.
Legal Momentum recruited more than 50
girls from eight Queens middle schools
for Block Kids Day (sponsored by leading
construction rm Skanska USA). Block Kids
exposes girls to construction and engineering
activities and builds their condence in
a fun and creative way using Legos and
other building blocks and simple building
materials. Skanska and our co-host, the local
chapter of National Association of Women
in Construction, provided prizes including
two bicycles and other riding gear as well as
backpacks and school supplies for the new
school year.
Pipeline Project program coordinator
Brigitte Watson coordinated educational
presentations recruiting girls to CTE
programs throughout the year, including
at the Department of Educations annual
Citywide High School Fairs in September
and October 2012. The fairs are where
prospective students are introduced to
city high school programs, including CTE
schools. Ms. Watson also conducted a
workshop on gender equity and high school
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choices for more than two dozen school
parent coordinators, PTA presidents, and
guidance counselors representing ten middle
schools at the 2012 Staten Island Guidance
Counselors Retreat.
We continue our participation on CTE
Advisory Boards for High School for the
Construction Trades, Engineering and
Architecture and City Poly High School,
where our role is to ensure that gender
equity and recruitment remains a vital part
of the schools development. We also help
to plan recruitment activities and assist our
pilot schools with preparing for Department
of Education program evaluations and state
approval of CTE curricula.
Legal Momentum was also invited to
participate in the rst United Nations
Department of Public InformationNon-
Governmental Organizations UN Youth
Brieng in April 2013. The event was
attended by 450 people150 on site and
an additional 300 via live webcast. Its
theme was The Impact of Violence and the
Importance of Education for the Worlds
Youth. As part of the panel for the event,
we discussed our programs positive impact
on youth and families. We explained our
work educating the judicial, legal and justice
system communities; assisting New York
City CTE schools in enhancing efforts to
recruit female students for a technology or
science education; and advocating for public
benet policies to recognize and respond to
the special needs of poor and low-income
victims of domestic violence and sexual
assault.
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Karen Golinski, v. United
States Ofce of Personnel
Management; John Berry,
Director of the United
States Ofce of Personnel
Management, in His Ofcial
Capacity
United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit
Subject: Section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act (DOMA) should
be subject to heightened judicial
scrutiny because it discriminates
on the basis of sex. DOMA cannot
be distinguished from equally
applicable race-based laws,
because DOMA perpetuates
sex stereotypes regarding the
role of women just as those laws
perpetuated racial segregation.
Abigail Noel Fisher, v. University
of Texas at Austin, Et Al.
United States Supreme Court
Subject: Afrmative action should
be permissible in the college
admission process, because
diversity at a state university
enhances the educational
experience for all students, and
because the state has a compelling
interest in cultivating a corps of
civic, government, and business
leaders who understand the
interests of, and are capable of
communicating and working with,
all members of the public.
Wittendorf, v. Worthington
Appelate Court of Illinois Fourth
Judicial District
Subject: Courts should not be
permitted to receive and then
ignore evidence of domestic
violence when making child
custody and visitation decisions,
because it is undisputed that
domestic violence has severe
harmful effects on children.
Maetta Vance, v. Ball State
University
United States Supreme Court
Subject: The term supervisor
should be understood in its
common-sense meaning when
determining an employers liability
for harassment. The Seventh
Circuits overly restrictive standard
that vicarious liability can only
be imposed when the harassing
supervisor has formal authority to
hire, re, promote, demote, or make
other such tangible employment
decisions fails to follow the Courts
precedent and does not reect the
realities of the workplace.
State of Arizona v. Wendi
Andriano
Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa
County
Subject: Petition for post-
conviction relief in a death
penalty case because gender
bias in the courts had resulted
in the prosecutor focusing
during trial on petitioners
sexual involvements with men
other than her husband, causing
prejudicial impact of gender
stereotypes in the courtroom.
Also, the jury that convicted her
never heard important facts about
her life or psychiatric history due
to inadequate representation by
her defense.
Veronese v. Lucaslm Ltd., Case
No. S208118 Letter in Support
of Petition for Review led
January 18, 2013
Hon. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief
Justice and Associate Justices
Supreme Court of California
Subject: The Court of Appeals
ruling in Veronese v. Lucaslm
Ltd. misinterpreted established
law to the detriment of women
working during pregnancy.
Regardless of an employers claim
that refusing to hire a pregnant
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worker is in the best interest of
the pregnancy, it is up to the
womannot the employerto
decide when a pregnancy makes
her unable to work.
Abdollah Naghash Souratgar, v.
Lee Jen Fair
United States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit
Subject: The District Court was
in error when it held that the child
will not face a grave risk of harm
if repatriated. The district courts
conclusion contradicts both well-
established social science research
on post-separation domestic
violence and the impact of
domestic violence on children, and
the courts own factual ndings.
Dennis Hollingsworth, Et Al., v.
Kristin M. Perry, Et Al.,
United States Supreme Court
Subject: Classications based on
sexual orientation are similar to
classications based on sex: both
are frequently rooted in sex and
gender stereotypes, and laws that
discriminate based on either should
be subject to heightened scrutiny.
United States of America, v. Edith
Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity
as Executor of the Estate of Thea
Clara Spyer, Et Al.
United States Supreme Court
Subject: The Constitutions equal
protection clause requires that laws
by which the government seeks
to require adherence to gender
stereotypes should be subject to
heightened scrutiny by the courts.
Cromeartie v. RCM (DV
unemployment insurance)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Subject: The administrative law
judge erred in nding that the
employees allowing of her abuser
into the workplace was voluntary
and not due to domestic
violence. The employees ring
for allowing an abusive partner to
enter the worksite constituted a
separation from employment due
to domestic violence and therefore
the employee should receive
unemployment benets.
Young v. United Parcel
Service, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
Subject: UPS provides temporary
light duty assignments to many
of its workers who need them
those injured on the job, those with
permanent physical disabilities,
and those who have lost a
commercial drivers license. The
federal Pregnancy Discrimination
Act states that pregnant women
must be treated the same as others
who are similar in their ability or
inability to work. Therefore, UPS
must give its pregnant employees
the same temporary light duty
it gives to other employees with
temporary disabilities instead of
forcing its pregnant workers to take
extended periods of unpaid leave,
during which they lose pay and
other benets.
Veronica Oliver; Et Al. v.
Sweetwater Union High School
District, Et Al.
United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit
Subject: Sweetwater failed to
provide equal participation
opportunities for female students
under Title IXs three-part test.
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EVENTS
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Some of fashions biggest names graced the 34th annual
Legal Momentum Equal Opportunity Awards dinner, held
on November 15, 2012. The awards honor companies that
have shown a clear commitment to Legal Momentums goals
through leadership in programs to diversify the workforce;
promoting a family-friendly environment; providing benets
and resources for women who are the victims of domestic
violence; and offering opportunities for women at every
level. At the 2012 awards dinner, Barneys New York chief
executive ofcer Mark Lee, Diane von Furstenberg, and
Vogue magazines Andr Leon Talley were
honored for their work in advancing women
in the fashion industry.
The event, which was held at Capitale in
New York City, kicked off with remarks
by Barneys creative ambassador Simon
Doonan, who was the emcee for the night
and spoke about the importance of women
as leaders. The event was covered in
Womens Wear Daily.
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More than 500 guests joined Legal Momentum to salute the accomplishments of ve
extraordinary women at our annual Aiming High Awards Luncheon on May 8, 2013
at the New York Hilton. Legal Momentums Aiming High Awards are presented to
women who have excelled in their profession. Aiming High Honorees represent the most
successful and inuential women in the business community and serve as role models
for other women and girls. By publicly recognizing these women and their extraordinary
accomplishments, Legal Momentum sends a loud message to all women that nothing is
impossible when you aim high!
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Our 2013 Aiming High honorees
were (left to right): Suni Harford,
Regional Head of Markets, North
America, Citigroup; Kelly Tullier,
Senior Vice President and Deputy
General Counsel, PepsiCo; Maliz
Beams, Chief Executive Ofcer
of Retirement Solutions, ING
U.S.; Elizabeth Beshel Robinson,
Global Treasurer, Goldman Sachs;
and Ivy Thomas McKinney,
Corporate Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel and Chief Ethics
Ofcer, Xerox.
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Legal Momentums eighth annual Women of Achievement Awards Dinner was held
on March 21, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco. The event recognizes the
accomplishments of extraordinary women who have broken through to the top of
their professions.
The honorees were (left to right): Bavan
Holloway, Vice President, Corporate Audit,
the Boeing Company; Karen M. King,
Managing Director and Chief Legal Ofcer,
Silver Lake; Drucilla Ramey, Professor of
Law, Golden Gate University School of
Law; Lydia I. Beebe, Corporate Secretary
and Chief Governance Ofcer, Chevron
Corporation; and Judith Joan Sullivan,
Shareholder and Chair, International
Business Department, Anderson Kill &
Olick, P.C. (not pictured).
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SPEAKING ON PAY EQUITY
The American Association of University Women
Staten Island Chapter invited Legal Momentum
President Elizabeth Grayer to speak on the topic of
pay equity in New York State and New York City at a
dinner celebrating Equal Pay Day.
Ms. Grayer opened her presentation by sharing the
news that, while there has been great progress towards
pay equity over the past 50 years, there is still a long
way to go, and whats more, progress has considerably
slowed in recent years. Continuing to work towards
pay equity is important because pay gender imbalance
in earnings affects all members of society. The current
gender wage gap costs women at least $400,000 in lost
wages over her lifetime, and even more for African-
American and Latina women. It exists even in female-
dominated professions.
Ms. Grayer went on to discuss the legal tools currently
available, including existing, pending, and proposed
legislation that could signicantly assist in achieving
pay equity. Pending legislation includes the Paycheck
Fairness Act, currently still languishing in Congress,
and New York Governor Cuomos proposed Womens
Equality Agenda, which the legislature has failed to pass.
Ms. Grayers presentation covered the complex
reasons for the gender wage gap, such as womens
greater family care obligations, women clustering in
part time or traditionally female jobs, and women
being less likely to negotiate for higher wages.
However, she pointed out that at least 40% of the gap
cannot be explained by these factors, which strongly
suggests that discrimination is also an important cause.
There are several ways the gender wage gap needs
to be addressed, as Ms. Grayer pointed out. The
majority of U.S. working women are in low-paying
jobs with few opportunitiesand they have more
difculty achieving pay equity. Even jobs that are
female-dominated have a signicant gender wage
gap. Possible solutions include a higher minimum
wage, better paid leave policies, and improving the
job outlook for women both by opening more types
of jobs to womenincluding high-wage work in
nontraditional eldsand by eliminating the gender
discrimination in the workplace that leads to women
being clustered in low-wage jobs.
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Companies Inc.
Michael Evans
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
The Giorgio Armani
Corporation
Jonathan Grayer
Horizon Blue Cross Blue
Shield of New Jersey
J Brand
Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis &
Frankel LLP
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash,
Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Lisa and Richard Perry
Polo Ralph Lauren
Corporation
Proskauer
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Deborah L. Rhode
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Jeffrey Verschleiser
VOGUE
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &
Katz
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
LLP
Wells Fargo Corporation
Xerox Corporation
Anonymous
$5,000 - $9,999
Carol Lavin Bernick
Brian Burry
Estate of Casey Geddes
Miller
The Challenger Foundation
New York City District
Council of Carpenters
The Else Sackler
Foundation
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
The Jones Group Inc.
Karen Katen
Robert M. Kaufman
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Susan J. Kohlmann
JoAnn Kukulus and Fred
Weiner
Lafayette 148
Alison Mass
Macys and Bloomingdales
Eileen Murray
Ropes & Gray LLP
Scott A. Romanoff
Sedgwick LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
Barbara Abadi
ALEXANDER WANG
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Craig W. Broderick
CANALI
Day Pitney LLP
Janice Reals Ellig
Estate of Elinor and Harry
Emlet
Elizabeth Cogan Fascitelli
Lynn Toby Fisher and John
Lee Compton
The Funding Exchange
Martha E. Gifford
Gail Gorlitzz and Cris Smith
Samuel and Grace Gorlitz
Foundation
Joele Frank, Wilkinson
Brimmer Katcher
Amy L. Katz
Kekst and Company
Kirkland & Ellis
Barbara G. Lifton
Michele Coleman Mayes
Julie A. North
Michael Paskin and
Danielle DeMaio
Pixar
Frances G. and John E.
Pepper
Wendy H. Schwartz
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
L.L.P.
Sidney Stern Memorial
Trust
Sujatha A. Srinivasan
Jessie M. Stone
Viniar Family Foundation
Daniella Vitale
Jay W. Waks
Carolyn F. Webber
Susan Webster
Susan and David Weil
Laura Wilkinson
Anonymous (3)
$1,000 - $2,499
Avy L. & Roberta L. Miller
Foundation
Kent P. Bach
Ned H. Bassen
Lynn Bayard
Mekayla Beaver and Greg
Brown
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Jaryn Bloom
Brunswick Group LLC
Sabine Chalmers
CHANEL, Inc.
Simona and Jerome A.
Chazen
Gail Chester
Ruth B. Cowan
Nancy L. Davenport
Amy DeMarco
Christophe Desmaison
Directions For Rural Action
Paul M. and Delight Dodyk
Julie Domonkos and Daniel
Leffell
Donna Karan
Dina Dublon
Felice B. Ekelman
Enivar Charitable Fund
Etro USA, Inc./ETRO
Fross Zelnick Lehrman &
Zissu, P.C.
Maryann Gallagher
Golden Gate University
School of Law
Louise and Stephen Grayer
Guidepost Solutions LLC
Nancy Hamilton
Zenola Harper and Allen
Green
Todd M. Joseph
Judy M. Judd
KCD Inc.
Meredith J. Kane
Elaine Kant
Beth L. Kaufman
Binny Kuriakose
Eileen and Paul LeFort
Ben Littauer and Kathy
Kerby
Kroll Advisory Solutions
Mary Shannon Little
Stewart Macaulay
Emily Mason
Kathryn Matschullat and
Allan Arffa
Ruth M. McKay
Susan Altman Miller
Narciso Rodriguez
Catherine R. Nathan
Brooke Garber Neidich and
Daniel Neidich
Outten & Golden LLP
Silda Palerm
Kelley D. Parker
Paul Hastings LLP
Adria Perez Douglas
Drucilla Ramey
Toni Rembe & Arthur Rock
Jennifer Rodgers
Catherine Samuels and
Jeremy Henderson
Marlene Sanders
Sharon Khazzam Inc.
Susan P. Serota
Rose Shabet
Susan Slaughter
SMF Foundation/TAM Inc.
Lynda Spence
Staff USA, Inc.
Spencer Stuart
Dail St. Claire
Aidan Synnott
The Theo T. & Hilda Rose
Foundation
Daena Title
John Vanderstar
Elsa Vare
Richard D. and Madeleine
Wachter
Li-Hsia Wang and Henry
Abrons
Marcia D. Weber
Elisha Wiesel
David D. Wildermuth
Beth A. Wilkinson
Paul K. Young
Anonymous (5)
$500 - $999
Susan Rose Ackerman
Dean Attaway and Timothy
Haas
Steven and Beth Bangert
Colleen C. Barrett
Julia B. Bates
Becker, Glynn, Mufy,
Chassin & Hosinski LLP
Bonnie Young
Brioni
Thomas R. and Mimi
Brome
Brooks Brothers
Alice C. Brown
Vadim Brusser
Samuel C. and Sally Butler
Camberview Partners
Susan N. Clark
Dayl A. Cohen
Naomi W. Cohen
Elizabeth L. Colton
Raymond Coppede
Karin A. DeMasi
Catherine J. Douglass
Laurel and Gene Eisner
Erin Elko
Sarah G. Flanagan
Kathie Florsheim
Aaron Frankel
Mary K. Gaillard
Loraine Gardner
Paul and Debora Gaspari
Patricia Geoghegan
The Gibson Law Firm
Bruce Goldberg
Good Works Foundation
David Gruen
Anne L. Harper
Kathy and Kris Heinzelman
Mary W. Helms
Yvette Hollingsworth
Alan J. Hruska
Richard Janvey
Susan Marie Johnson
Matthew S. Kahn
Joyce L. Kramer
RM Krelitz Charitable
Barbara Lawrence
Sheri Leonard
Debra Lightner
Morton and Sophia Macht
Foundation
Margaret E. Mack and John
L. Powell
Patricia Yancey Martin
Janet C. McCaa
Linda Puls McGuire
Elitza M. Meyer
Jean-Victor Meyers
Judith L. Mogul
Mosaic Financial Partners,
Inc.
Carol Norberg
Mary B. Norton
Bettina B. Plevan
Stephen A. Ploscowe
Paul and Stephanie Riehle
Jennifer Rochon
Ronald S. Rolfe and Sara
Darehshori
Wanda Root
Gail Rosen
Lewis Rosenbloom
A Safe Haven LLC
Lynn Hecht Schafran
Michael Schler and Joan
McClure
Derek Lam and Jan-
Hendrik Schlottmann
Terry Schwakopf
Lorie A. Slutsky
Andrew Struble
Roselyne Chroman Swig
Jo Ann Tredennick
Ilene Wachs
Brian D. Wenger
Frank B. Wilkinson
Blisse Wilkinson
Helen and Oliver Wolcott
Jacqueline Wright
Barbara Yanni
Loria B. Yeadon
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
RR Donnelley
Schoeman Updike Kaufman
Stern & Ascher LLP
United Way of New York
City
Violet G. Young Charitable
Trust
Anonymous (5)
All listings represent cash gifts
made from July 1, 2012 to
June 30, 2013.
LEGACIES/IN
MEMORIAM
PLANNED GIVING
Legal Momentum would
like to recognize the
generous legacy gift made
by the Estate of Victoria J.
Mastrobuono. In honor of
this gift, Legal Momentum
has established a Womens
Rights Champion Society
to honor major benefactors
whose lifetime or legacy
gifts make a sustaining
contribution to Legal
Momentums mission and
work.
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DIRECTORS
Sabine Chalmers
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Kim Gandy
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Stephanie George
Former President, People Magazine, In Style, Real Simple,
Essence
Jennifer Choe Groves
World Logistics Council Development
Matthew S. Kahn
Gibson Dunn
Robert M. Kaufman
Proskauer Rose LLP
Susan J. Kohlmann
Jenner & Block
Susan B. Lindenauer
The Legal Aid Society (Retired)
Michele Coleman Mayes
New York Public Library
Lorraine S. McGowen
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Stephanie A. Sheridan
Sedgwick LLP
Marissa C. Wesely
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Laura A. Wilkinson
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
G. Elaine Wood
Alvarez & Marsal
Loria B. Yeadon
Intellectual Ventures
LEGAL MOMENTUM BOARD
OFFICERS
Linda A. Willett, Chair
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Ralph I. Knowles, Jr., First Vice Chair
Partner
Doffermyre Shields Caneld & Knowles LLC
Lillian Kraemer, Vice Chair
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Retired)
Deborah L. Rhode, Vice Chair
McFarland Professor of Law
Director, Center on the Legal Profession
Stanford University School of Law
Sujatha A. Srinivasan, Treasurer
Vice President, Securities and Risk Management
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Brande Stellings, Secretary
Senior Director, Advisory Services
Catalyst Inc.
Jay W. Waks, General Counsel
Partner
Kaye Scholer LLP
Elizabeth L. Grayer, President
Legal Momentum
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, At Large
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Muriel Fox, Chair
Barbara M. Cox
Etta Froio
Lisa Specht
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THANKS TO LEGAL MOMENTUM VOLUNTEERS
Legal Momentums mission of advancing the rights of women and girls could not be
accomplished without the help of our amazing volunteer team. These enthusiastic,
committed individuals have assisted signicantly in all our departments. The volunteers
range from high school and college students making the most of internship opportunities to
considerate professionals who want to lend a hand to a cause in which they believe.
Their time and effort are true gifts that undeniably help Legal Momentum to fulll its
mission. Without such persons acting on their ideals, Legal Momentum would not be as
successful as it is. We owe them a debt of gratitude, and extend our deepest thanks and
appreciation.
PRO BONO SERVICES
Each year, Legal Momentum leverages its resources with many hours of pro bono assistance
from outstanding private rms and highly talented attorneys and other professionals.
Our programs involve a range of civil legal matters and the generous support we receive
from outside professionals and rms is deeply appreciated. In 2013, we received valuable
assistance from the following rms:
Bridgewater Advisors Inc.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Fox Rothschild LLP
Irell & Manella LLP
Jenner & Block LLP
Karen M. Suber, Esq. and Erin A.
Simmons, Esq.
Kaye Scholer LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
Morrison Foerster LLP
New York Legal Assistance Group
Paul Hastings LLP
Polsinelli Shughart PC
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
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