The Legal Aid Society Board of Directors presents…

The Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon

Thank you to all who joined us on October 14, 2026, at the Equal Access to Justice Award Luncheon to celebrate the powerful work of the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services!

With your help, we were able to raise more than $432,000 and counting! We were proud to honor Ingredion Incorporated and Tanya Jaeger de Foras, Latham & Watkins, and Rebecca J. Whitcombe of Curtin Whitcombe LLC.

Continue to support the Luncheon and the critical legal aid services it supports here:

Hear from LAS staff about the impact that inspires them to work toward equal access to justice for all, regardless of ability to pay for quality legal representation:

“It’s huge to us because we know the faces behind those victories,” shares Catherine Longkumer, Managing Attorney of our Individual Rights and Social Justice Practice Group. “To have those moments where we can call up a client and say, your t-visa has been approved, your judgment status has been approved, we’re able to reunite you with your family, you’re going to get to see your kids again? That is what keeps us going and doing this work.”

To support this work and LAS’s transformational impact, make a contribution or get involved today.

ABOUT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY
LAS provides quality legal representation to victims of human trafficking and other crimes, including domestic violence, abused and exploited seniors or disabled adults, homeowners in foreclosure, tenants faced with unlawful eviction and victims of financial exploitation and consumer fraud. Today LAS impacts more than 15,000 people each year.
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