Thank you to everyone who attended An Evening with Legal Services for Children 2024. It was a wonderful evening filled with great company, celebration, and talented performers.
2024 Excellence in Pro Bono Service Awardees
LSC honored these outstanding attorneys and firms for making life-changing contributions to the well-being of children in our local community:
Gabriela Lopez, The Community Law Office – Trinidad Madrigal Excellence in Child-Centered Representation Award
Host Committee
(*LSC Board Member):
- Ashley Vinson Crawford, Akin
- Mikiko Huang, California Pacific Medical Center*
- Elise Hurwitz, Community Member
- Scott Karchmer, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP*
- Joshua Meltzer, UC Office of the President*
- Erin Meyer, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP*
- Puppet Mills, Descript*
- Sue Stuckwisch, Alvarez & Marsal*
- Abigail Trillin, Stanford University Law School
- Asa Wynn-Grant, Netflix*
- Judy Yuan, Sentinel Global
- Christopher Zand, Osterweis Capital Management*
Special Thanks to Our 2024 Event Sponsors
CHAMPIONS
Asa Wynn-Grant
Susan & David Tunnell
PACESETTERS
Cecily Cameron & Derek Schrier
BENEFACTORS
LEADERS
Akin
Covington
ADVOCATES
Alvarez & Marsal
Ann Alpers
Christine Laing & Scott Mosher
Cooley
Danvera Foundation
Farella Braun + Martel LLP & Holly Sutton
Fenwick & West LLP
Joshua Meltzer & Shannon Stockdale
Mikiko Huang & Marshall Stoller
Mitchell & Susan Cohen
Sue Stuckwisch
ALLIES
Duane Morris LLP
DLA Piper LLP
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
GUARDIANS
AILA of Northern California
Ashley Vinson Crawford
Cathy & Melia Sakimura
Darren & Shannon Teshima
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Greg Chen
Mechanics Bank
Puppet Mills
Reed Smith LLP
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Sheppard Mullin
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Swanson & McNamara LLP
GUIDES
Abigail Trillin
Charles & Nel Ellwein
Erin Meyer
Andrew Mason
Wine for the event generously donated by Neyers Vineyards.
ABOUT LSC
Legal Services for Children’s crucial, holistic, and FREE programs serve over 1,000 Bay Area children and youth each year who aim to stabilize their lives and realize their full potential. Through a healing-centered approach, a team of attorneys, legal advocates, and social workers empower clients by actively involving them in all critical decisions. We provide safety and stability for children in foster care or in need of guardianship, access to educational success, protection of immigrant and refugee rights, and social-emotional health support.
Questions? Contact Joyce Lupack at joyce@lsc-sf.org
