Our Community of Supporters
Ascend Justice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and we receive support from a variety of sources, including government, private and public foundations, corporations, and individuals. Our clients receive all of our services for free and we are grateful for our generous supporters who help us provide legal advocacy to transform lives.
The following supporter lists reflect those who we received support from in Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
Pro Bono Supporters
- Akerman LLP
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Beattie | Onorato
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Chapman and Cutler LLP
- Goldberg Kohn
- Jenner & Block LLP
- Jones Day
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Law Office of Erin Wilson
- Law Offices of Gretchen Schrader
- Mayer Brown LLP
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- McGuireWoods LLP
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Pro Bono Network
- Reed Smith LLP
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Taft Law
- Winston & Strawn LLP
Grantors
- Anonymous (2)
- Chicago Bar Foundation
- City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services
- Crown Family Philanthropies
- Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
- Evolve Giving Group
- Illinois Access to Justice: The Resurrection Project
- Illinois Bar Foundation
- Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
- Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
- The Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation
- Michael Reese
- Polk Bros. Foundation
- Schreiber Philanthropy
- State of Illinois Office of the Attorney General
Event Sponsors
- ADR Systems
- Advocus National Title Insurance Company
- Antares Capital LP
- Baker McKenzie
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Blank Rome LLP
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Cogan & Power, P.C.
- Davis Friedman LLP*
- Dentons US LLP
- Judge Grace Guerra Dickler
- DLA Piper*
- Dolan Law, PC
- Dussias Wittenberg Kornigsberger LLP
- Margaret Duval & Christopher LaRosa
- Endeavor Health
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
- GoodSmith, Gregg & Unruh LLP
- Hammer, Serna & Quinn, LLC
- Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLC
- Jade Lambert
- Jenner & Block LLP
- Jones Day
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- King & Spalding LLP*
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Locke Lord LLP
- Loncar Law, Ltd.
- Marie J. Taraska Attorney at Law
- Mayer Brown LLP
- Jeff & Jordan McCarthy
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- McGuireWoods LLP
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Pam Munoz
- Allegra Nethery
- Reed Smith LLP
- Lauren and Jonathan Reeves
- RSM US LLP
- Secretariat*
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- The Law Office of Erin M. Wilson LLC
- Paige & Peter Tinkham
- Urbanski Reporting Company
- Winston & Strawn LLP
- Wintrust
- Teresa Zagar
- Jennifer Zobair & Chuck Smith
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