Thank you

Pro bono counsel help advance the rights of people with disabilities

PAI was fortunate to have pro bono counsel from private law firms work with us this year. Because of these firms’ commitment to the rights of Californians with disabilities and their willingness to share their time, talents and expertise, we were better able to advance the human and legal rights of individuals with disabilities. We are grateful to:

• Ron Peterson and Kyle Gehrmann, Heller Ehrman, White and McAuliffe for their work in Katie A. v. Bontá;

• Jeff Davidson, Tony Richardson and Chris Heck, Kirkland and Ellis for their work in Rodde v. Bontá;

• Jeffrey M. Hamerling & George J. Gigounas-Piper, Rudnick for assistance with the IHSS language access case;

• Kathi Pugh, Jonathan Lemberg, Erika Labit, Teri Stein, Jasmine Guillory, Miles Imwalle, Maggie Kennelly, Veronica McGregor
Morrison & Foerster for assistance in special education cases for dependent children;

• Katherine Basile, Buckminster DeWolfe, Howrey, Simon Arnold & White for a summer 2005 law student fellowship;

• Michael T. Pyle,Todd Hardy, Christina M.Wheeler, Devan McCarty, Jennifer Johnson, Bingham McCutchen for their work in Capitol People First v. DDS; and

• Geoffrey Robinson, Zachary Alinder, Bingham, Bingham, McCutchen for their work in NAMI v. City of Oroville.