Investing In and Advocating for ATJ - Draft Meeting Report - 2015-05-05-2_0

Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor Good Group Decisions and Vulnerable 98 Maine Street, Brunswick, Maine, 04011 207-729-5607 www.GoodGroupDecisions.com Mainers Draft Meeting Report May 5, 2015, Hallowell, Maine Contents About the Meeting Attendance Opening Remarks Agenda and Ground Rules Maine Intersections Presentation Questions Impacts, Trends and Challenges in Civil Legal Aid Emerging Themes Discussion Support for Access to Justice Emerging Themes Discussion 10 Collaboration Opportunities 12 Top Ideas 12 Small Group Discussion Notes 14 Closing Comments 16 Appendix A: Agenda 18 Appendix B: Maine Intersections Data Charts 20 This report is organized by topic, not necessarily the order in which things were discussed About the Meeting The purpose of this meeting was to discuss access to justice among Maine philanthropists and legal aid providers Following the presentation of some baseline data, participants discussed several open-ended questions The meeting was professionally facilitated and documented by Craig Freshley and Kerri Sands of Good Group Decisions Attendance                               Bethany Beausang, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree's Office Barbara Cardone, Maine Bar Foundation Cathy Coffman, Campaign for Justice Janis Cohen, Maine Bar Foundation Kim Crichton, Maine Women’s Fund Deb Curtis, Maine Equal Justice Partners Barbara Edmond, Maine Philanthropy Center Stephanie Eglington, Maine Community Foundation Amy Gallant, AARP Joan Gilbert, Maine Bar Foundation Deb Felder, The Broad Reach Fund Sarah Fuller, Legal Services for the Elderly Karen Heck, Bingham Program Juliet Holmes-Smith, Volunteer Lawyers Project Morgan Hynd, Maine Health Access Foundation Gail Kezer, Senator Angus King's Office Peter Landis, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Lauress Lawrence, Elmina B Sewall Foundation Michael Levey, Maine Bar Foundation Chuck Mahaleris, Senator Susan Collins’ Office Jaye Martin, Legal Services for the Elderly Alysia Melnick, United Way of Greater Portland Helen Meyer, Pine Tree Legal Assistance Loretta Prescott, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Sue Roche, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Ed Saxby, Maine Equal Justice Partners Jill Saxby, Maine Equal Justice Partners Diana Scully, Maine Bar Foundation John Shoos, Sam L Cohen Foundation Deirdre Smith, Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic  Craig Freshley, Good Group Decisions Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions  Kerri Sands, Good Group Decisions Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions Opening Remarks Diana Scully, Executive Director of the Maine Bar Foundation, welcomed the group with the following opening remarks:       It’s been an honor to be involved with this work in Maine Thanks for coming today to participate in this conversation Thanks to the project guidance committee: Janis Cohen, Jaye Martin, Helen Meyer, Juliet Holmes-Smith, Deb Curtis, Sue Roche, and Barbara Edmond A reminder that civil legal aid is free legal assistance for those with non-criminal problems who not have access to an attorney The federal government has brought together the philanthropic and legal aid communities to discuss the toolkit of resources o This conversation is happening nationwide Our project is called the Maine Intersections Project Diana referred participants to two handouts that were provided: “Civil Legal Aid 101” and “Natural Allies: Philanthropy and Civil Legal Aid” The handouts can be found, respectively, at: http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atj/legacy/2014/04/16/civil-legal-aid-101.pdf and http://www.publicwelfare.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NaturalAllies.pdf Barbara Edmond, President of the Maine Philanthropy Center, offered the following welcoming remarks:     Maine Philanthropy Center is trying to increase awareness, impact, and effectiveness of philanthropy o This requires nonprofit partners on the ground o We need to create non-solicitation spaces to explore issues together o Cross-pollination, rather than each group working separately to look at trends The Maine Bar Foundation is in both worlds; it is a funder and it is focused on legal aid services Legal aid is important to many other issues but may not be a primary focus for funders There is an undercurrent of legal aid across many other needs Thanks to our federal legislative reps’ staff for being here Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions Agenda and Ground Rules Facilitator Craig Freshley explained the planned agenda (see Appendix) and the following ground rules, things to keep in mind for an effective and efficient conversation:       In the spirit of exploration: We are here to explore ideas - we don’t have to agree or make any decisions Understanding first: Ask questions All views heard: To help with this, raise hands and let Craig call on people Minimize distractions: Like cell phones and side conversations Flexible agenda: We may adjust the agenda to fit group energy Next steps are up to us: Everyone take your own initiative to follow up on what you learn today - it is not all on one organization to handle next steps Maine Intersections Presentation Diana Scully briefly presented some recent research identifying intersections between the Maine philanthropic community and Maine’s civic legal aid providers Diana referenced handouts of seven data charts (see Appendix) The following comments were captured:       Thanks to Kim Crichton for gathering information on foundation giving in Maine Initially we had a bias that Maine foundations were not doing much for civil legal aid However, we learned that foundations are doing a lot - so thanks! The federal government’s role is not represented in this data For today, we are looking at the legal community and the philanthropic world o We recognize that there is much more to in the future regarding the federal role There are six providers of civil legal aid in Maine: o Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (at the University of Southern Maine) o ILAP - the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project o Pine Tree Legal Assistance o VLP - Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project o MEJP - Maine Equal Justice Partners o Legal Services for the Elderly Chart #1 o IOLTA - the Interest on Lawyer’s Trust Accounts  A funding mechanism for civil legal aid  There are trust accounts where lawyers hold money for clients Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions  o o o o o Sometimes funds are in these accounts for such a short time or are so tiny in amount that it would cost more to the client for the financial institution to set up the process to pay them interest income than they would receive in interest income  The interest income from these types of funds is pooled and distributed for charitable purposes The amount of money distributed by us has flattened The amount of money we have received has been a sharper decline We have been using reserves we set aside earlier Interest rates have continued to be low so what we are receiving is not going to increase We are about to face an interest rate cut from 1% to 0.35% by a major bank  Chart #2 o Maine Civil Legal Services Fund  Overseen by volunteer Commissioners  Revenue comes from court fees and penalties  So when you get a speeding ticket you are performing a philanthropic act! o These funds have also been declining  Chart #3 o Private bar contributions  These are significant  Total amount raised in each of the last years has exceeded $500,000 o This chart shows the amounts that have gone to providers  Campaign for Justice  Coffin Fellowship Program  Fellowships at Pine Tree Legal  Has been level-funded  Chart #4 o Philanthropic community contributions o 2014 saw some major one-time gifts  This was wonderful!  But giving is not expected to continue at this level o The philanthropic community is giving at a great level o Note: This chart does not include the United Ways  Chart #5 o Levels of funding across the different organizations o Many are giving less than $50,000 o A few are giving $1 million or more Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions o This chart includes the United Ways o Wide range in sizes of actual gifts Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions  Chart #6 o How many legal aid providers does each foundation support?  Almost half are supporting provider  22% are supporting 2-4 providers, and 22% supporting 3-4 providers  9% supporting 5-6 providers o This support is for specific legal aid  Chart #7 o A summary showing the amount of all legal aid funding, by source o The 2014 one-time money was removed from this chart  Nevertheless, the trend is still up Questions Participants had a chance to ask questions In response, Diana clarified the following:    We are not yet sure how Maine compares to similar programs in other states o We will find out when we come together with the other 10 states who are doing this work Regarding Chart #6, showing that 9% of foundations support 5-6 legal aid providers, the 9% includes Maine Bar Foundation, plus one or two others who support all Maine’s providers This project is funded by the Public Welfare Foundation Impacts, Trends and Challenges in Civil Legal Aid In a facilitated discussion, the group heard first from providers and then from others about how access to justice is connected to many issues and about specific future needs Specific questions addressed were:  Why is legal aid so important? o What are the impacts of civil legal aid, especially on poor and vulnerable Mainers and others? o What are the trends that affect people who need civil legal aid, those who provide legal aid, and others who touch the lives of people who need civil legal aid? o What are the challenges for people who need civil legal aid, who provide civil legal aid, and others? Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions Emerging Themes Craig captured the following themes on the screen:    Why Legal Aid is So Important o Direct representation – helping people case by case o General impact – applying expertise o Access to justice helps get basic human needs met  We work together to make sure all the needs are met o Dignity and respect  “My attorney was the first person to believe me.” o Gives people a voice o Justice denied impacts society – we are all diminished o We help social services work better o We help eliminate the need for social services o Our work is especially important in a challenging economy o Prevention AND cure  We work upstream as well as downstream o We help seniors with independence o We help people with their civil rights  We provide protection against unfair or mistaken application of laws o We understand the issues that people are facing and can influence what’s most important o Legal aid has a huge impact on individual cases  Those represented by lawyers have significantly better outcomes o We work in coalitions o We are a knowledgeable voice at the Legislature  At several different layers in several different ways  Understand implications of changes in the laws Trends o We are getting older, quickly o Growing immigrant population  Growing population of asylum seekers o We are seeing more criminalization of homeless  More interaction between homeless people and police o We are seeing greater diversity of homeless people Challenges o The public sector doesn’t want to pay for anything anymore o Many people (40%-50%) in our state don’t want poor people to have legal access o The need is growing  More and more people (many working people) are unable to afford a lawyer Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions     Legal aid is compelling because Mainers have challenges asking for help If they are turned down, they may not ask for help ever again If people ask for help and can’t get it, how that does translate into their rest of their lives? Legal aid is interconnected with other issues Can’t isolate it from financial stability or wellness When we see that people challenged by any of these things are suffering, we can see the interconnectedness Legal aid helps people access benefits and there are examples of success that we could showcase Right now there are lots of Mainers hearing the wrong story about benefits People asked for help and couldn’t get it, and so now they are angry at food stamps This is responsible for so much negativity we encounter There is a trend in foundations to look for system-level change, but there is also individual giving motivation towards funding basic human rights and dignity For example, if an individual donor wants to impact lives rather than work at the policychanging level Others   Question: Why foundations support systemic change but not direct representation? o Answers:  Our mission is to steward resources that can make a difference When we look at proposals, we look for which ones will make a difference in a way that only we can We can’t fill the gaps in public funding The high leverage point for big gifts is systemic change We want to break open an industry that can teach people how to fish  We policy development or community health Our thinking is public health based It’s an upstream approach because so much public policy is focused on downstream problems If we only have small amount of money, we want to work upstream  Most funders like to see nonprofits have 80% of resources come from sustainable sources and 20% max from foundations Funders want to complement what individuals and the government are giving  It is a strategic use of limited dollars to look at a whole problem  There are different roles of government, charity, individuals, philanthropy Foundations are never going to replace the amount of money from the government sector We don’t want to bail out organizations who have gotten lazy because they relied on government funds that are now coming to an end We want to work together with other funding sources  I always want to put my dollars where there is the most change I understand foundations are trying to get the biggest bang for buck But if you are going to fund medical research, you still need doctors in the system to referrals, write prescriptions, and give treatments Lawyers are the access portal for justice and you still need them in the system Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 13       There is an education gap We need to help people get from wanting to fund an individual to the bigger problem Help people get from pity and charity to change There are big funding gaps for capacity building, for helping an organization stick around and be successful - well staffed, having an air conditioner so they can work comfortably, etc A current big challenge is that it is very hard to grasp the pain and cost of legal services In the private sector legal services cost hundreds of dollars per hour But we can’t run a legal system over time on volunteer labor We can’t have representation for individuals relying on who will step up to the podium today vs tomorrow So we are giving away money at $300/hr Perhaps there need to be salaried positions How to translate that outside this room? A challenge is the myth of individual responsibility; that the individual is the one on which everything rests We used to believe that government had a function of providing for the common good That has changed, due in part to evangelical and right wing movements We now have very loud voices saying that there is no role for government in the common good - except to support the individual job creators, whoever they are Some nonprofits are so swamped in the daily work of providing homeless shelter or dealing with domestic violence, it is not their employees’ job to systemic change When Legal Services for the Elderly hired a young person to help a particular employee who was spread across two counties, it freed up the employee’s time to see how much more they could to change the lives of many people They could see the long term holistic approach because they had a little more capacity o Funding a couple of positions would make such a difference It will blossom so many ideas that feed back into systemic knowledge Collaboration Opportunities In small groups we discussed how to support each other in achieving our respective goals Each group was asked to discuss the following questions, with a particular emphasis on #3: What are the most prominent goals that providers and supporters have in common? In general, what can providers and supporters to help each other achieve our goals? What are some specific ways in which we might collaborate to our mutual benefit? Any “Aha’s” from your conversation worth sharing? Top Ideas Each group had a chance to share a few top ideas from their conversations The following ideas were summarized on the screen during group report-outs:  We all have the “upstream” concept in common Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 14           Think of funders as equal partners o Learn from them:  What works  Gaps  What can be supported o It’s a Legal Services Collaborative Funders tend to fund organizations they trust o Organizations: Earn funder trust with a specific project Goals in common: o Supporting common good o Remaining viable and sustainable Form collaborations and coalitions to o Share solutions o Avoid duplicative efforts o Increase capacity building We need to talk more about capacity building Draw on public-private partnerships o Promote and strengthen them Work together to jointly educate others on the economic and social impact of providing legal aid o Multiplying effect Opportunities to work together on messaging and data collecting o This could be a systemic project – the larger message The foundations could have a more high profile role in making public policy o Educating our legislators Legal Aid Collaborative idea o Different than JAG o Early childhood collaborative example  Funders gathered who were interested in the same issues  Developed collaborative relationship  Developed an attitude of partnership between providers and funders  Allowed for an atmosphere of honesty  Managed the power relationships positively o Six providers already meet regularly o Collaborative would include “people doing the work” and “people who fund the work” o Let’s keep getting together and keep talking  The burden is on those of us in the justice system to tell funders what we think is important – and on funders to tell us where they see needs o When we get together, there is value in learning and seeing the opportunities to be most impactful for our work Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 15 o We have opportunities to address the growing sense that “it is not the government’s role” o Bring in bankers who make decisions about IOLTA interest rates  It is possible that some banks are willing to pay above comparable rates o Funders are talking about sustainability of advocacy groups  Emphasize connections between legal aid and advocacy Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 16 Small Group Discussion Notes The following ideas were discussed within individual small groups and noted on Table Discussion Forms for inclusion in this report: What are the most prominent goals that providers and supporters have in common?                  Education and integration Similar populations of interest Striving for change System is broken - how can we fix for the common good? Increased access to legal services More need than resources - how to prioritize Needs are interconnected Desire for collaboration Convening P/P/P Capacity building of organizations Helping vulnerable populations Improving quality of life for all Maine people Basic human needs Dignity - all populations Access to counsel “Upstream” o Nothing occurs in silo o What is base issue that can push other solutions forward? Working collaboration What are some specific ways in which we might collaborate to our mutual benefit?        Sharing within the philanthropy community why we each it Campaign for Justice o Successful with lawyers o Have to figure out the message for others o Providers are too close to it Collaborate on data collection - big picture data Messaging efforts for different audiences Bring funders together to talk about gaps to fill o Direct? o Systemic? Take capacity-building approach - need staff to systems work Support collaborations to integrate, educate and “connect the dots” Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 17                  Keep talking! Greater opportunities to share perspectives Capacity building Frame general operating support - is not generally funded Start with Project “X” with new donors Foundations could have a role in making public policy - but not doing it More conversations between providers and funders Mission/needs can change o Data and regular forums can be useful o Info/idea exchange o Trends o Idea: legal services collaborative Upstream work on advocacy and education o Themes that cross borders between groups Follow “adopt a highway” model o Can we this for CLA? What are most expensive cases? o Could someone adopt those cases? o Free up $ for rest of people Use data creatively to draw people in Menu of life-saving procedures that I could contribute to Bring philanthropy and people doing work together Facing aging demographic o What we do? Funders collaborating around issues o Opportunities to break out of shells State of the State around legal aid o Last year vs this year Any “Aha’s” from your conversation worth sharing?       What is government supposed to be doing? This conversation is a great reminder Look around! All the needs a client could have and you may have only one in your control Missing: Where is the federal support? What if legal aid is all together? Getting under one roof? Legal Service Corporation funding o Can’t fund certain groups  E.g Immigrants Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 18 Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 19 Closing Comments Everyone had a chance to offer a brief closing comment such as a reflection about the process or perhaps a particular hope or concern going forward                          Important to understand that program officers don’t make policy decisions about how money gets spent - talk to trustees Success on access to justice makes huge impact on individual lives Appreciative of spending time with people focused on doing good for the community Capacity building, capacity building, capacity building What she said Hope that providers feel supported and appreciated Inspired by the providers to better understand federal role in the solution Thanks to Diana and Barbara and everyone I’m really glad I work in Maine Our burden as lawyers is to a good self-examination to make sure we are doing all we can, so we can sell the product to others We need to help people overcome negative perceptions of lawyers The public believes access to justice is our problem (because of our fees) and it’s up to us to solve this MEJP has a good presentation about what can and can’t be funded Other organizations have picked it up and have given the presentation elsewhere - an example of collaboration Good energy and good to get to know folks working in this field Look forward to continuing the conversation This conversation is so important - in a small state we can make a difference Encouraged by interest in advocacy and systemic change - didn’t know it was true Appreciate federal legislative representatives having a presence here Appreciate the work of the six organizations Collaboration needs to start at our next meeting I would like to know what federal support looks like And there is other info to share Thanks to funders/supporters - thanks for sharing your thinking behind changes in funding Appreciate funders taking the time to be here and to talk with us to understand more Thanks for convening this and for including us Thanks to the providers, for your work with individuals and for shedding light on how we can make better policy Hope for a bigger discussion on the federal role Thanks to our federal legislative reps who sent someone (and we noticed who did not!) Excited about this opportunity - it’s been an amazing start to a conversation that needs to keep going The collaboration we are talking about - it just happened! Thanks to funders for listening and learning Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 20   Agree with what everyone’s said The federal piece, and how much money we are losing from Medicaid, food stamps, and that impact on providers - that would be a nice data point I wish foundations would step up more We have the money and the power to change the conversation about the common good People on food stamps are not going to be the ones changing the conversation Barbara Edmond offered the following closing remarks:     Today we achieved our goal of getting people who don’t know each other together, and talking about what we care about and how we can feel supported in our work It’s all about matchmaking Each foundation has a focus - driven by legacy, board, etc and the foundation staff is doing what it can to meet that charge The message about civic legal aid is not same message for foundations, government individuals, or corporations Funders have begun to say they need to more public policy work, but don’t know how; there are rules and regulations We are trying to move public policy work forward in our network Diana Scully offered the following closing remarks:     I feel like such a lucky person! This room is filled with people who really care about justice for all Mainers You can feel the power in the room, and it encourages me that we can this work together Thanks for being open and sharing your ideas and your time with us Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 21 Appendix A: Agenda Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers Agenda May 5, 2015, 9am-12pm, The Carriage House, Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell, Maine About the Meeting The purpose of this meeting is to discuss access to justice among Maine philanthropists and legal aid providers We will learn about recent support for access to justice, current trends, and future needs Together we will explore our respective goals and discuss how we might collaborate to achieve them Following the presentation of some baseline data, the agenda is anchored by three open ended questions designed to lead us through an exploration The approach is not highly prescriptive and we’re not sure what we will find To help us be productive and efficient, facilitator Craig Freshley will encourage input from all participants, keep us on track, and identify themes as we go Craig and his associate Kerri Sands will also prepare a complete report of the meeting to be distributed after Agenda 8:45 Arrival and Refreshments 9:00 Opening  Diana Scully, Executive Director of the Maine Bar Foundation and Barbara Edmond, President of the Maine Philanthropy Center will welcome the group and offer some opening remarks  Craig Freshley, facilitator, will explain the meeting format and a few simple ground rules  We will each introduce ourselves to each other 9:15 Maine Intersections We will hear a presentation from Diana Scully on recent research that identifies intersections between the Maine philanthropic community Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 22 and Maine’s civic legal aid providers We will learn specifically how two dozen foundations and United Ways supported the legal aid community from 2010 to 2014 There will be a chance for questions and clarifications 9:40 Impacts, Trends and Challenges in Civil Legal Aid Why is legal aid so important? We will hear from providers about how access to justice affects so many other issues and we will hear opinions about specific future needs This will not be formal presentations but rather a facilitated discussion among providers 10:00 Support for Access to Justice Why support legal aid? We will hear from funders about their motivation for funding access to justice; specifically their philanthropic goals that this type of support helps to achieve And this too will not be formal presentations but rather a facilitated discussion among supporters 10:20 Collaboration Opportunities How can we support each other in achieving our respective goals? We will discuss this question in small groups of providers and supporters and identify specific ideas As a full group we will share, discuss, and build on the small group ideas 11:15 Closing Comments This is a chance for each person to offer a brief closing comment, perhaps a reflection about the process or perhaps a particular hope or concern going forward 11:30 Lunch Un-programmed, a chance for continuing informal conversation 12:00 Adjourn Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 23 Appendix B: Maine Intersections Data Charts #1 #2 Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 24 #3 #4 *Not including Maine Bar Foundation **2014 foundation funding is an anomaly because of some one-time major gifts Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 25 #5 #6 9% 47% 22% 22% Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 47% 9% 22% 22% 26 #7 Maine Bar Foundation includes IOLTA & Endowment Private Bar includes Campaign for Justice and Coffin Fellows Contributions 2014 Foundation funding does not include one-time major gifts Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 27 ... Un-programmed, a chance for continuing informal conversation 12:00 Adjourn Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared... May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 18 Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared... 2015 Draft Meeting Report prepared by Good Group Decisions 25 #5 #6 9% 47% 22% 22% Investing in and Advocating for Access to Justice for Poor and Vulnerable Mainers - May 5, 2015 Draft Meeting Report