HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION PROJECT, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

JULY 1, 2008 - JUNE 30, 2009
 BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF
FISCAL YEAR 2009
Executive Director
(JULY 1, 2008 - JUNE 30, 2009)
Antonia K. Fasanelli, Esq.**
President
Irving E. Walker, Esq. Managing Attorney
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Carolyn Johnson, Esq.
Leonard, P.A.*
Director of Pro Bono Programs
Vice President
Amelia Lazarus, Esq.
Levern Blackmon
Public Justice Center
Staff Attorneys
Treasurer Francine K. Hahn, Esq.
Daniel Hatcher, Esq. Sarah Spangler Rhine, Esq.
University of Baltimore School of Law
Legal Clinic Coordinator
Secretary
Laura Reagan
Jacqueline Allen, Esq.
Saul Ewing, LLP
Administrative Assistant
Selena Santos
Olive Akhigbe
Bank of America
Office Administrator
John Eidleman, Esq. Maddy Dwertman
Legal Services Corporation
Jane Harrison **Admitted in NY and DC; Special
Consultant authorization in MD pursuant to
Shelly Marie Martin, Esq. Court of Appeals Rule 15
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
Rogelyn McLean, Esq.
Crowell & Moring, LLP
Yoanna X. Moisides, Esq.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
Robert Rhudy, Esq.
Consultant
Matthew G. Summers, Esq.
Ballard Spahr, LLP
Gerald R. Walsh, Esq.
Gerald R.Walsh, P.A.
David E. Wolfe, Esq.
Alex. Brown Realty, Inc.
*Affiliations, as of June 30, 2009, for
identification purposes only

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 Mission and Vision

HPRP envisions an end to homelessness

in Maryland.

(HPRP Staff Attorney Francine Hahn educates shelter

residents about accessing public benefits.)

HPRP’s mission is to end homelessness in Maryland by

providing free legal services, including advice, counsel,
education, representation and advocacy, for low-income
persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Our staff and volunteers pursue this mission by
offering legal services through outreach in shel-
ters, soup kitchens, welfare offices, community cen-
ters and on the street. Our direct representation
informs broader-based systemic advocacy and impact
litigation to address the root causes of homelessness.

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 A Message From Our Leaders
Dear Friends:
Homelessness is increasing in Maryland. The Baltimore City Homeless Census
conducted in January 2009 identified a 12% increase in the number of homeless
people in the City—the City’s first significant increase in homelessness since 2005,
with 3,419 total people identified as homeless, including 312 individuals who slept
outside in 16 degree weather in January. The City’s school system reports that the
number of homeless children in all precarious housing situations has doubled from
the previous year. The foreclosure crisis and other effects of the economic down-
turn continue to have a devastating impact on our most vulnerable neighbors.
The Homeless Persons Representation Project (HPRP) responded to these needs.
Within this report, you will learn that we increased the number of legal matters
on which we provide representation, we increased the number of volunteers to
aid our Staff in meeting the increased client demand and we opened new commu-
nity-based intake locations, ensuring that we were able to continue to meet clients
in locations easily accessible to them. You will also learn that we, in collaboration
with the Public Justice Center, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice
and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, sought statewide relief regarding delays in Food Stamps,
Temporary Cash Assistance and Medical Assistance after witnessing the unbearable
struggles of our clients.
Maintaining the core value that HPRP’s programs must respond to the most
pressing needs of Maryland’s population of people who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness, HPRP’s Board and Staff also engaged in strategic planning. By solicit-
ing the input of our stakeholders and homeless services providers statewide, we
were able to chart a course for effective statewide impact over the next five years.
We are pleased to share the results of that planning effort within this report and
on our website at www.hprplaw.org.
Committed to diversifying our funding sources, HPRP launched its First Annual
Campaign to End Homelessness. With the generous assistance of Co-Chairs Stuart
Simms and Caroline D. Ciraolo and media sponsor, The Daily Record, HPRP raised
$69,420 in the Campaign through September 30, 2009.
Thank you for joining us in our efforts to end homelessness in Maryland. We are
grateful for all that you do—whether as a donor, volunteer or friend—to support
HPRP and our neighbors struggling with homelessness.
Sincerely,

Antonia K. Fasanelli, Esq. Irving E. Walker, Esq.

Executive Director Board President

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 Strategic Direction
With a Management Assistance Grant from the Goldseker Foundation,
HPRP engaged in strategic planning to conduct an analysis of the causes
of homelessness in Maryland and the legal solutions that exist to address
certain of those causes; to decide which of those solutions to pursue; and
to develop a five-year plan with accompanying action plan to implement
goals and priorities toward achieving those solutions to homelessness.
With the pro bono assistance of Elizabeth Colantuoni, Assistant Professor,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hop-
kins University, who designed a sampling scheme, HPRP was able to survey
97 homeless services providers to assess the needs of homeless people in
their regions and the role that legal services could or should play in address-
ing the needs. Forty-four (44) organizations responded with the following
results: homelessness has increased in all of their jurisdictions; creation of af-
fordable housing is the main solution to homelessness in their communities;
people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness have insufficient access
to legal services in their communities; and state-wide advocacy is necessary
to create long-standing solutions to homelessness.

With this information and the assistance of Maryland Association of Non-

profit Organizations consultant Lynn Heller, who also arranged for 34
stakeholder interviews, HPRP’s Board and Staff developed the organization’s
five-year strategic plan and accompanying action plan. HPRP’s Board and
Staff made critical decisions to leverage HPRP’s limited resources by expand-
ing HPRP’s Pro Bono Program, to target all legal services to issues likely to
prevent or end homelessness, to increase the visibility of the organization
and the issue of homelessness, to develop a state-wide network to advocate
for long-standing solutions to homelessness and to strategically fundraise to
support these efforts. The full strategic plan is available on HPRP’s website
at www.hprplaw.org.

HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION PROJECT, INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 5

 HPRP Pro Bono Program
VOLUNTEERS
Jacqueline Allen Marianne Depaulo Plant Michelle Kendus Michael Pate
Sonja Allen Heather Dlhopolsky Bruce Kent John Petrovich
Joshua Altman Maureen Dodd Michael Kersten Heidi Price
Christopher Alworth Denese Dominguez* Sarah Kiser John Price, Jr.
Michelle Amick Alicia Donohoe Brandi Kligman Alicia Ritchie
Catrina Aquilino Mary Anna Donohoe Holly Knepper Anthony Rosso
Arti Aryal Kristin Drake Ronna Lazarus Joy Sakamoto-
Mark Bachara Justin Dull Jeanette Lee Wengel
Michelle Barnes J. Barry Dumser Aviva Leebow Ralph Sapia*
Orlando Barnes Melinda Dunmire Karen Levian Teresa Schmiedeler
John Bartkowiak, Jr. Donna Engle Stephanie Lewis Kristen Schrock
Derek Baumgardner Kim Evans Stacey Lohmann Mark Scurti
Derek Bayne Itamar Ezaoui Philip Lohrey Melissa-Lynn Sellers
Jessica Beaver Bryson Filbert Paul Mack Haleh Setayesh
Jeremy Bedford Justin Fine Meredith Maller Michael Sigel
Michelle Bernstein Tim Fisher Shannon Madden Andrew Sindler
Kevin Best Ian Foss Marshall Jonathan Singer
Bryan A. Bishop Susan Francis Delfine Maralusha Nikki Singh
Darcy Bisset Geoffrey Gamble Richard Martel Michelle Siri
Richard Bloom Tom Gerahty Katrina Maultsby- John Smolen
Natasha Blount Thomas Giannini Baldwin Nevitt Steele
Randi Bocanegra Alexandria Gilliland Frances F. May Bobbie Steyer*
Stephanie Bonhomme Marie Goff Jerome T. May Derek Stikeleather
Richard Boucher, Jr. Daniel Goldstein Jim Mayhew Donald Stone*
Nicole Boykin Sarah Grabenstein Orlando Mayo Tracey Super
Sandy Brantley Matthew Green Lorie Mayorga Rachel Tafaro
Anne Brennon Henry Greenidge Samantha Mazo Leslee Tingle
Malcolm Brisker Leza Griffith Robert McDonald John Tramazzo
Damon Brown Satoko Harada Jim McFaul Genevieve Trego
Justin Browne Constance M. Hare Janet McHugh Kathleen Trinward
Robert Cain Brian Harvey Alexander McMullen Jack Turnbull
Adam Caldwell Kathryn Hickey Betty Meerovich Emily Vaias
Cheryl Calloway Mary Ellen Himes Eileen Meier Ashley Vancleef
Elizabeth Colantuoni Ian Hitchcock Craig Merkle Irving Walker
Lucy Cardwell Barbara Holmes Cristina Milnor Alicia Wallace
Sara Chaconas Juanita Hopkins Aaron Moore John Weiss, Jr.
Rachel Cohen Carol Hoshall Avarind Muthukrishnan Carolyn White
Leight Collins Shea Hoxie Carrie Nazelrod Misty Wilks
Leah Conway-Dempsey Noah Isserman Breanda Nelis Shereen Wingo
Carol Cooper Brett Jackson K. Nichole Nesbitt David Wolfe
Curtis Cooper Ronald Jackson Sam Nikoomanesh* Roger Wolfe
Christopher Coreliarino Brooke Jennings Megan O’Connor Desiree Woodard
Jennifer Craig Grace Johnk James Osborne Beth Woodland-
Greg Culling Joi Johnson Abioye Oyewole Hargrove
Demetrious Datch Margi Joshi Matt Paavola Meghan Yanacek
Celia Davis Conrad Judy Christina Pappas Brian Young
Elmer Davis Joseph Kaufman Robert Park Richard Zeidman
Maura Demouy Mary Keating Deborah Parraz Marla Zide
*Member of Volunteer Advisory Committee

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 HPRP could not have touched the lives of so many individuals this
year without its talented and dedicated volunteer lawyers, paralegals,
law students and others. In 2009, volunteers donated over 1079 hours
of service to HPRP and its clients, including over 841hours, valued at
$216,297, donated by attorneys.

In 2009, HPRP continued the strong development of its pro bono programs.
HPRP increased its number of volunteers from 103 to 188. These volunteers
opened 371 legal matters, a significant increase over the 40 matters opened by
volunteers during the previous fiscal year.
HPRP established two monthly off-site legal clinics at Our Daily Bread Employ-
ment Center and Oliver Community Center, where HPRP volunteers provide
legal representation in criminal record expungement matters as a complement
to the employment training and counseling currently ongoing at those Centers.
By establishing these off-site clinics, HPRP was able to reorganize its legal work,
relying exclusively on volunteers to provide expungement representation, and
allowing HPRP Staff Attorneys to pursue more complex matters.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION RECEPTION

On June 9, 2009, HPRP held its Volunteer Appreciation Reception at Lucy’s Irish
Restaurant. Awardees received artwork created by residents of The Helping Up
Mission.

Justin Browne, Co-Chair, Maryland State
OUTSTANDING LAW PROFESSOR
(Left to Right: Amelia Lazarus, Direc-
tor of Pro Bono Programs, HPRP;
Professor Donald Stone, University
of Baltimore School of Law, holding
Fiddler in the Woods by Richard Men-
delsohn; and Antonia Fasanelli, Execu-
tive Director, HPRP. Photo by Harriet
Robinson, Deputy Director, Maryland
Legal Services Corporation)
OUTSANDING VOLUNTEERS
Bar Association, Military Law
Committee
John Smolen, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Cristina Milnor, Office of the Attorney
General, Maryland
Alicia Ritchie, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
Mary Anna Donohoe, Attorney at Law
Donald Stone, University of Baltimore
School of Law
OUTSTANDING FIRMS
Linowes & Blocher, LLP
Saul Ewing, LLP
OUTSTANDING CO-COUNSEL
Daniel Goldstein, Brown, Goldstein &
Levy, LLP
Mary Ellen Himes,Venable, LLP

HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION PROJECT, INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 7

 Case and Program Highlights
CASE BY TYPE
Consumer/Finance - 1%

Employment (Expungement) - 62%

Family - 1%

Health - 2%

Housing - 17%

Income Maintenance - 15%

Other - 2%

HPRP opened 761 cases, an increase of 48 cases from

the previous fiscal year, and closed 673 cases. These
cases constitute matters in which HPRP staff or vol-
unteers represented people struggling with homeless-
ness in legal disputes to prevent or end homelessness.
HPRP also received 879 calls where brief advice,
information or referral was given, an increase of 315
from the previous fiscal year. These calls reflect the
“unmet” need because of insufficient resources or
other reasons.

CASE BY LEVEL OF
SERVICE
Brief Advice Info & Referral - 17%

Counseling - 23%

Negotiations - 9%

Representation - Judicial Litigation - 43%

Representation - Administration
Proceeding - 8%

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HOUSING FIRST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
HPRP established a new project providing legal representation and advocacy
to chronically homeless persons seeking admission into permanent supportive
housing. This project, which is an expansion of HPRP’s access and preservation
of housing project, reflects the goals of Baltimore City’s 10-Year Plan to End
Homelessness, and directly eliminates homelessness by helping people who
have lived without homes for years obtain housing.

ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS

In April 2009, in collaboration with the Public Justice Center, the
National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, HPRP
filed suit against the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) over
delays in the delivery of Food Stamps, Temporary Cash Assistance and Medical
Assistance. DHR’s own data shows that it fails to process over 4,000 ap-
plications each month within the time frames mandated by state and federal
law, thereby unlawfully delaying receipt of subsistence benefits to vulnerable
Maryland families.

POLICY/ADVOCACY
After years of collaboration with community partners, including Health Care
for the Homeless, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
and the National Coalition for the Homeless, in advocating for passage of an
amendment to add homeless people as a protected group under Maryland’s
Hate Crime Statute, the General Assembly passed the bill, thereby enact-
ing special penalties for persons who commit crimes against people who are
homeless because they are homeless. This new law is an mportant recognition
of the dangerous nature of homelessness.

VETERANS’ BENEFITS PROJECT

HPRP expanded its veterans’ benefits project started at the conclusion of
Fiscal Year 2008. HPRP has collaborated with the Pro Bono Resource Center,
University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland State Bar Association
Special Committee on Veteran’s Affairs and Military Law to expand its efforts
to enhance legal assistance to veterans in claims for service-connected disabil-
ity and pension benefits.This team held the First Annual Veterans’ Legal Assis-
tance Conference on April 17, 2009, and collaborated on a successful proposal
to the American Bar Association for funding to focus volunteer recruitment
efforts on emeritus attorneys. This project is the only program in Maryland
providing free legal services to veterans in claims for these types of benefits.

HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION PROJECT, INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2009 9

 Honoring Our Donors
GENERAL DONATIONS *
EXECUTIVE CIRCLE Herbert S. Garten, Esq. Landon Hatcher
Michele E. Gilman Raina Hatcher
($10,00 AND UP) Dale E. Gorsuch Carrie Hayter
The Abell Foundation Stefanie & Brian Greer Matt Hill
Baltimore Community Daniel Hatcher
Foundation Tameka Holness
Michael J. Hayes Jane S. Hong
Fund for Change Charles S. Hirsch
Goldseker Foundation Lazarus James
Tillie Lacayo Hassan James, Sr.
Maryland Legal Sevices Sam Nikoomanesh
Corporation Hassan James, II
John Prugh Nyari James
The Harry and Jeanette Anginetta Rodgers
Weinberg Foundation Robert Rhudy Carolyn Johnson
The Zanvyl and Isabelle J. Peter Sabonis Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum
Kreiger Fund Robert B. Schulman, Esq. Janet LaBella
($5,000-$9,999) Charles B. Shafer Lazarus & Burt, P.A.
American Bar Association Donald Joseph Tebbe Amelia Lazarus
Enterprise Fund Mildred Walker Elli Lazarus
($2,500-$4,999) Robert and Pat Welch Andrew Levy
Jane Harrison Berdetta V. White Rhonda Lipkin
($1,000-$2,499) Emily Zychowicz Kevin Lindamood and Jeff Singer
Susan Bennett FRIENDS CIRCLE Brenda Midkiff
Jane C. Diefenbach (UP TO $99) Sharon L. Miller
John Eidleman Ebaide Akighbe Henry and Judith Millon
Kevin Griffin Moreno Olive Akighbe Diane L. Minor
and Kim Moreno Osebo Akighbe Yoanna Moisides
Shelly Marie Martin Elinor R. Bacon Joanne Nathans
Rogelyn D. McLean Bruno Bakel Michael Osborne and
Matthew G. Summers Hugh Bakel Dana DeLorenzo
Irving E. Walker Mary Bakel Jennifer Pelton
($500-$999) Mary Baumann Terry L. Purnell
Florence D. Fasanelli Paul Baumann Laura Reagan
Jonathan and Allison Stanton Laoma Beck Ellen Kyriacou Renaud
Sanford V. Teplitzky, Esq. Anne Blumenberg Christine F. Rhine
Robert Wolinsky and Jeanette Brett Luke Joseph Rhine
Ricky Brooks, II
Danielle Estrada Greg Care Mark Rhine
($250-$499) Jessica Cates-Bristol Sarah Spangler Rhine
Jacqueline Allen Nathan H. Christopher Stuart A. Schadt
Steve Hill Nicole Ann Davies Stuart Simms, Esq.
Jeffrey E. Risberg Chris Der Bertha R. Simon
Paul Sturn and Dick Humphrey Sally Dworak-Fisher Kevin F. Smith
David E. Wolfe Lena Early Rebecca Spangler
ADVOCATE CIRCLE Stephanie M. Edelstein Shirley Brett Spangler
($100-$249) Wayne A. Epps Tom Spangler
Nilaya Baccus JoAnn Frick Baker Barry Steelman, Esq.
Clinton Bamberger Albert Gallagher David Gavin Steib
Levern Blackmon Patricia Gallagher Pauline Tajchman
Donald G. Brenneman Anna Gallagher Shelley Klein Trazkovich
Chris Clayton and Paul Baumann Patricia Gallagher Leslie Walker
Sandra Y. Clinton Deborah Gardner Richard L. Wasserman
Robert Cole, Jr. John J. Gingher, III Adam Weaver
Jenifer Cromwell and Brian Reed Leigh Goodmark Chanda Y. Williams
Bruce Curtis Tiffany LaShawn Haigler Adrienne Wineholt
Kim Y. Evans Francine Hahn Howard F. Wright
Antonia Fasanelli Allison Harper
Ava Hatcher Ally Wolfe
David Freishtat, Esq. Erica Wolfe *Cash Basis
Caterina Hatcher
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 FIRST ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO END
HOMELESSNESS CONTRIBUTIONS *
With honorary co-chairs Stuart Simms of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP and
Caroline D. Ciraolo of Rosenberg / Martin / Greenberg, LLP, the inaugural Cam-
paign, which ran from May 1 through September 30, 2009, raised $69,240.
CHAMPION FRIEND DONOR
($10,000 AND ABOVE) ($100-$249) (UP TO $99)
Jane Harrison, in memory of her Jenifer Cromwell and Brian Mary Baumann
mother, Mary Cohen Reed Levern Blackmon
Wachovia--A Wells Fargo Company Crowell & Moring, LLP Ruth Crystal
PATRON Kia Dennis Mary Denise Davis
($5,000-$9,999) Florence D. Fasanelli Rosemary A. Davis
Irving E. and Leslie Walker JoAnn Frick Baker Lena Early
Herbert S. Garten, Esq. Antonia Fasanelli
BENEFACTOR Michele E. Gilman Herbert and Harriet
($2,500-$4,999) Daniel Hatcher Goldman
Bank of America Foundation Buzzy and Myra Hettleman Leigh Goodmark
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Anna Maria Hibbs Sarah Grabenstein
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman Steve Hill Stefanie Greer
& Leonard, P.A. Lenna Kennedy, in memory Seth G. Groman
Shelly Marie Martin of Linda and Emmett Virginia Knowlton
LEADER Yoanna Moisides Henry and Judith Millon
($1,000-$2,499) Joanne Nathans Jeremy Moss
Ballard Spahr, LLP Melanie Styles Odeana Neal
Susan Bennett Debbie and Dave Sugarman Steven and Joy
Kramon & Graham, P.A. Williams Anderson LLP Sakamoto-Wengel
The M&T Charitable Foundation Samuel E. and Donelda J.
Rosenberg / Martin / Greenberg, LLP Stayton
The Venable Foundation
Gerald R. Walsh, P.A.
ADVOCATE
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
($500-$999) Total Revenue: $635,506
Jane C. Brown and Neil Didrikson Foundations -
Caroline D. Ciraolo $141,950
DLA Piper LLP Grants - $412,989
Hogan & Hartson, LLP
Kent Family Foundation Contributions -
Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, $71,008
Rubin & Gibber, P.A. Program Services -
Saul Ewing, LLP $6,000
Semmes, Bowen and Semmes Interest & Other -
Foundation, Inc. $3,559
Matthew G. Summers
SPONSOR
Total Expenses: $586,704
($250-$499)
Program
Jacqueline Allen Services -
Lawrence D. Coppel $478,420
John Eidleman
Dale E. Gorsuch Fundraising -
Nathans & Biddle, LLP $41,517
Mark Neumann
Robert Rhudy
John P. Smolen Management
Katherine Tai & General -
$64,877
David E. Wolfe
*The contributions reported above include those received in Fiscal Year 2010 (after June 30, 2009).
Campaign donations will be reported similarly in future Annual Reports.
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