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2025 Campaign Cabinet
The Campaign for Justice has a 20+ year history of raising critical funds for the work of civil legal aid providers in Maine.
100% of the proceeds of the Campaign for Justice goes to the six provider organizations in this collective: Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Legal Services for Maine Elders, Maine Equal Justice, Maine Law Clinical Programs, Maine Volunteer Lawyer Project, and Pine Tree Legal Assistance. This year’s Campaign for Justice is the same campaign that many of you have been supporting for twenty years. It is the fundraising vehicle for the six civil legal aid providers to raise money from lawyers.
The Campaign’s purpose is twofold:
1. to raise significant flexible funding for the providers to help more people with little or no income who have civil legal issues to resolve
2. to eliminate multiple annual solicitations of members of the legal community from the providers
The Campaign for Justice was created for this purpose by members of the legal community in 2004 in conjunction with the Maine Bar Foundation (now Maine Justice Foundation) and the providers; it was administered by the Maine Justice Foundation. Since then, providers' organizational capacity has evolved. And, in early 2024 full responsibility for the Campaign was transferred to the providers collectively, with Pine Tree Legal Assistance administering it, and holding the D/B/A for the Campaign for Justice. If you have given to this year's Campaign, thank you! Not yet? There's still time.
“When someone in the legal community wants to support civil legal aid directly in Maine, the Campaign for Justice continues to be the vehicle by which to do that.” Jamie Kilbreth, Campaign for Justice 2024 Co-Chair
Links to Annual Reports
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With gratitude to co-chairs David Abramson and Tim Pease
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With gratitude to co-chairs Gigi Sanchez and Ben Marcus
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With gratitude to co-chairs Cesar Britos and David Soley
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With gratitude to co-chairs Sally Mills and David Pierson.
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With gratitude to co-chairs Toby Dilworth and Ezra Willey
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With gratitude to co-chairs Dave Herzer and Bill Robitzek
Twenty Years of Maine Lawyers Helping Maine People
The Campaign for Justice began in 2004 by leaders from the Bench and the Bar to raise funds from Maine’s legal community in support of civil legal aid in Maine. These funds provide flexible funding for six provider organizations that serve statewide. When the Campaign for Justice was first established, it was administered by the Maine Justice Foundation (at the time known as the Maine Bar Foundation) on behalf of the six civil legal aid organizations. Beginning in 2024, Pine Tree Legal Assistance became the administrator of the Campaign.
Campaign Administration
The Campaign for Justice is administered by Pine Tree Legal Assistance on behalf of the six civil legal aid organizations. The Campaign for Justice funds are deposited into a separate bank account and the revenue and expenses of the campaign are shared by the Campaign for Justice provider partners.
About Our Staff
The Campaign for Justice is staffed by Elizabeth Martin as director. Elizabeth is based at Pine Tree Legal Assistance and works on behalf of all six civil legal aid providers to raise flexible funding through the Campaign.
Legal Entity
Our tax ID # is 01-0279387. Our legal name is Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. and we have a registered DBA with the State of Maine for the Campaign for Justice.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 547, Portland, ME 04112-0547 and our physical address is 88 Federal Street, Portland, ME 04101.
Gifts made by check can be made payable to the Campaign for Justice and mailed to the address above.
To give through a Donor Advised Fund’s online portal, brokerage account, or to give a Qualified Charitable Distribution, please select Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. (Tax ID # is 01-0279387) and enter Campaign for Justice in the message detail.
Financial Transparency
Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a well-established nonprofit civil legal aid provider with a strong reputation and history of fiscal accountability: we consistently have clean audits, receive positive reviews from numerous funders, and are a Guidestar Platinum Star charity. More information about our financial management is available here. Transparency and accountability are important to us, Please reach out to us with any questions.
The Campaign for Justice is a collaboration among the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Legal Services for Maine Elders, Maine Equal Justice, Maine Law Clinical Programs, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, and Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Collectively, our organizations help assure fairness for all in the civil justice system, regardless of how much money someone has.