Too often, even when legal rights exist on paper, marginalized groups cannot effectuate their rights – because they cannot afford an attorney. The individuals and families these organizations serve experience legal hardships, health risks, loss of income, evictions, and domestic violence. Their legal services assist members of our community facing elder abuse, provide access for those with disabilities, remove barriers to employment, education, and public benefits, and resolve immigration matters.  

The annual Campaign for Equal Justice funds civil legal services provided to people living in poverty in Montgomery, Clark, Champaign, Miami, Greene, Darke, and Preble counties.

Donations fund LAWO, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), and our partner, the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project (GDVLP), which coordinates pro bono assistance from community attorneys. Attorneys, law firms, and the public support the Campaign, which includes the inspiring Access to Justice Awards Celebration, and the always enjoyable Justice on Tap.

Support from community members like you helps us ensure access to equal justice for all, strengthening the rule of law and a culture that provides safety and stability to individuals and families in our community.  

For more information, contact Jennifer Snedigar, Regional Director of Development at jsnedigar@ablelaw.org.

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Campaign Cabinet Committee and Ambassadors

Campaign & Event Co-Chairs
Glen R. McMurry, Co-Chair Campaign for Equal Justice & Access to Justice Celebration
Taft Law

T. Andrew Vollmar, Co-Chair Campaign for Equal Justice & Access to Justice Celebration
Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC

Courtney Strickland, Co-Chair Justice on Tap
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

Brooke A. Horan, Co-Chair Justice on Tap
Foos & Lentz, LLP

Joint Steering Committee
Sarah Cunningham
LexisNexis

Heather Hall
ABLE

Summer Hawks
GDVLP

Brooke A. Horan
Foos & Lentz, LLP

Mary Lentz
Foos & Lentz, LLP

Glen R. McMurry
Taft Law

Kevin C. Mulder
LAWO

Jennifer Snedigar
ABLE

Courtney Strickland
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

Carmen Vega-Pérez
ABLE

Christopher M. Wolcott
Taft Law

Campaign Ambassadors
T. Andrew Vollmar
Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC

Brooke A. Horan
Foos & Lentz, LLP

Jeffrey S. Sharkey
Faruki PLL

Mary E. Lentz
Foos & Lentz, LLP

Jonathan E. Roach
Frost Brown Todd, LLP

Sarah A. Cunningham
LexisNexis

Theresa G. Haire
Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office

Kaylee R. Price
Pickrel Schaeffer & Ebeling Co., LPA

Christopher M. Wolcott
Taft Law

Sean McCormick
Thompson Hine, LLP

Jennifer M. Babak
WilmerHale, LLP

Justice on Tap

Each year, the Dayton legal community gathers in support of the Campaign for Equal Justice at this fun and highly-anticipated happy hour fundraiser for LAWO, ABLE, and the GDVLP. Learn more about the 2023 event.

Access to Justice Awards Celebration

The Access to Justice Awards Celebration is an annual event led by the greater Dayton legal community with proceeds to support the joint efforts of LAWO, GDVLP, and ABLE's Campaign for Equal Justice. Each year, the event recognizes and celebrates individuals and organizations from the community for their extraordinary assistance in helping people living in poverty in the Miami Valley region receive fairness and equal justice. Learn more about the 2023 event.