LASP 20+ Fête for Justice

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Normandy Farm, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

THANK YOU to all honorees and designees, sponsors, donors, attendees, staff, committee members and volunteers who supported LASP's 20+ Fête for Justice.

The skies cleared, and the celebration was truly memorable thanks to each of you.

We heard thought-provoking remarks from Keynote Speaker Reuben Jonathan Miller, sociologist, University of Chicago assistant professor and author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, and heard healing words of verse from Trapeta B. Mayson, 2020-21 Philadelphia Poet Laureate.

Entertainment was provided by V. Shayne Frederick and the Charles Baldwin Experience.

Enjoy photos by Tyler Boye Photography. More photo albums on LASP’s Flickr page!

Fête in the counties

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA celebrates 20+ years of service at Fête for Justice! 4 Freedoms, 4 Counties, 4 Justice!

• Sidebar, pages 20-21 | Montgomery Bar Association | Summer 2022 | https://bit.ly/3QymBBA

• New Matter, pages 30-32 | Chester County Bar Association | 3rd Quarter 2022 | https://bit.ly/3SFxD9M

Video: 2022 Fete for Justice Program

The Fête for Justice program is now on YouTube!

The complete Fete video (1 hour, 18 minutes) includes:

• Opening remarks from William Baldwin, 2020-22 LASP Board President, and C. Shawn Boehringer, Executive Director,

• Reuben Jonathan Miller’s keynote address

• Trapeta B. Mayson’s poetry

• Conversation with former Executive Directors and Fête Honorees Harvey F. Strauss and Elizabeth Wood Fritsch

• Remarks by U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Fête Honoree and Co-Chair, Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus

• Recognition of 47 Honorees

• Thank You to Fête Sponsors

Video production by A Special Gathering.

Video Shorts

Reflections on 20+ years of service with former Executive Directors and current staff and attorneys

LASP's YouTube page includes new videos, featuring brief reflections from LASP's founding Co-Executive Directors Harvey F. Strauss and Elizabeth Wood Fritsch, longtime LASP attorneys and staff members, and remarks from U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Fête National Champion and Honoree, and Co-Chair, Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus.

Executive Director Reflections

Prior to the Fête for Justice, LASP's first executive directors, Harvey F. Strauss and Elizabeth Wood Fritsch, were interviewed by its third and current executive director, C. Shawn Boehringer, about the challenges of merging four independent county legal aid organizations into one and the regional strength that the merger has brought to civil legal aid in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. (13-minute video)

Fête Attorney Honoree Reflections

with Michelle R. Terry, Carolyn E. Johnson, and Deborah Steeves (9-minute video)

LASP Fete Staff Honoree Reflections

with Jean Gauger, Pottstown Office Manager; Susan Rizzardi, Norristown Office Manager; and Patricia "Pat" MacCorkle, Bristol Office Manager (7-minute video)

Remarks from Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Fête Honoree and Co-Chair of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, was traveling at the time of LASP’s celebration, and shared recorded remarks for the Fête. (4-minute video)

Honorees

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Co-Chairs, Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon

 *Deceased

LASP’s work + impact over 20+ years

In preparing for the Fête for Justice, LASP staff and former Executive Directors Harvey F. Strauss and Elizabeth Wood Fritsch reflected on some impactful milestones in our history. Check out “LASP at a glance” at lasp.org/timeline.

Program booklet

Thank you, Sponsors!

THANK YOU to our Fête for Justice Sponsors!

Champion of Justice Sponsors

• Judith Algeo & Frank Cervone

• Ballard Spahr LLP

• Begley, Carlin & Mandio, LLP

• Brown and Brown of Pennsylvania LP

• Flitter Milz

• Penn Community Bank

• Troutman Pepper LLP

Elevate Justice Sponsors

• Robert & Sue DeLong

• MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

• Morton & Kubacke Family Law

• TechWise Group

• Catherine H. Voit, Esquire

• Your Part-Time Controller

Joyful Justice Sponsors

• Antheil Maslow & McMinn LLP

• C. Shawn Boehringer, Esq.

• Bucks County Bar Association & Foundation

• Comprehensive Financial Associates & Pennsylvania Pension Planners

• Independence Foundation

• Timoney Knox, LLP

Salute Justice Sponsors

• William L. Baldwin, Esq.

• Ronald R. Bolig

• Chester County Bar Association

• Delaware County Bar Association

• Josh Goldblum and Deborah Fishman

• Max Laun, Interim Executive Director of PLAN

• Maher Duessel

• Montgomery Bar Association

• Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

• Louis Rulli

• Vetrano | Vetrano & Fineman LLC

Friends of Justice Sponsors

• Commerce Office Furniture

• Debbie & Randy Blough

• Eckert Seamans LLC

• Julie D. Goldstein, Esquire

• Cean and Kesha James

• Murland & Associates, LLC

• William Roark and your friends at Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin

• Ann Tydeman-Solomon

• Denise Vicario

Ahead of the celebration…