Dayton Area Fundraising Initiatives
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 ABLE, Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), 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.
Campaign Cabinet Committee and Ambassadors
Campaign & Event Co-Chairs
T. Andrew Vollmar, Co-Chair Campaign for Equal Justice & Access to Justice Celebration
Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC
Brooke A. Horan - Co-Chair Justice on Tap
City of Wilmington
Kaylee R. Price, Co-Chair Justice on Tap
Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling
Deztany Johnson, Co-Chair Justice on Tap
Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling
Joint Steering Committee
Sarah Cunningham
LexisNexis
Heather Hall
ABLE
Summer Hawks
GDVLP
Brooke A. Horan
City of Wilmington
Mary Lentz
Foos & Lentz, LLP
Jennifer Marietta
Marietta Law, LLC
Glen R. McMurry
Taft Law
Kevin C. Mulder
LAWO
Jennifer Snedigar
ABLE
Campaign Ambassadors
T. Andrew Vollmar
Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC
Brooke A. Horan
City of Wilmington
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
Access to Justice Awards
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 ABLE, GDVLP, and LAWO'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 last year's event.
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 ABLE, LAWO, and the GDVLP. Join us for a night of bowling, silent auction, great food and fun as we share more about how all three organizations help those needing civil legal assistance.
Learn more about 2025 the event!
Join us at VIP Suites, Poelking South Bowling Alley from 5:30 - 8:30 PM on September 18, 2025. Grab some friends or co-workers to put together a bowling team and join us at the event.
If you do not bowl, come and join us for great food and fun throughout the evening.
Info on Your Charitable Donation
ABLE is a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
The ABLE Tax ID# is 23-7376131.