[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2006]
[Pages 555-557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

3333 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007-3522

Phone, 202-295-1500. Fax, 202-337-6797. Internet, www.lsc.gov.
President                                         Helaine M. Barnett
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General         Victor M. Fortuno
        Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
Vice President for Programs and Compliance        Karen J. Sarjeant
    Director, Office of Compliance and            Danilo Cardona
            Enforcement
    Director, Office of Information               John Meyer
            Management
    Director, Office of Program                   Michael Genz
            Performance
Chief Administrative Officer                      Charles Jeffress
    Comptroller/Treasurer                         David Richardson
    Director, Office of Human Resources           Alice Dickerson
    Director, Office of Information               Jeff Morningstar
            Technology
    Director, Government Relations and            Thomas C. Polgar
            Public Affairs
Inspector General                                 Richard West

[For the Legal Services Corporation statement of organization, see the 
        Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 1601]

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The Legal Services Corporation's mission is to promote equal access to 
justice in our Nation and to provide high quality civil legal assistance 
to low-income persons.
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a private, nonprofit corporation 
established by the Legal Services Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2996) to seek to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all 
Americans.
    LSC is headed by an 11-member Board of Directors, appointed by the 
President and confirmed by the Senate. By law, the Board is bipartisan; 
no more than six members may be of the same political party. LSC is 
funded through congressional appropriations and provides legal services 
through grants to independent local programs selected through a system 
of competition. In

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2005, LSC funded 138 programs. Together they serve every county and 
congressional district in the nation, as well as the U.S. territories. 
Special service areas also address the needs of Native Americans and 
migrant farmworkers.
    The legal services delivery is based on several principles: local 
priorities; national accountability; competition for grants; and a 
strong public-private partnership. Local programs are governed by their 
own boards of directors, which set priorities and determine the types of 
cases that will be handled subject to restrictions set by Congress. A 
majority of each local Board is appointed by local bar associations and 
one-third of each local Board is composed of client representatives 
appointed by client groups. Each Board hires its own Executive Director. 
Programs may supplement their LSC grants with additional funds from 
State and local governments and other sources. They further leverage 
Federal funds by involving private attorneys in the delivery of legal 
services for the poor, mostly through volunteer pro bono work.
    LSC funded programs do not handle criminal cases, nor do they accept 
fee-generating cases that private attorneys are willing to accept on a 
contingency basis. In addition, in 1996 a series of new limitations were 
placed upon activities in which LSC-funded programs may engage on behalf 
of their clients, even with non-LSC funds. All Legal Services' programs 
must comply with laws enacted by Congress and the implementing 
regulations promulgated by the Legal Services Corporation.

For further information, contact the Office of Government Relations and 
Public Affairs, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20007-3522. Phone, 202-295-1500. Fax, 202-337-6797. 
Internet, www.lsc.gov.

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