The Law Center Marks Twenty Years – JUNE 28, 2013
Posted on April 25, 2013
This June, the Law Center is Proud to Mark Twenty Years of Saving Lives and We Invite You to Join Us.
Twenty years ago this summer, a deranged former client entered the Pettit & Martin law offices in San Francisco. Armed with two military-style assault weapons outfitted with large capacity ammunition magazines, he walked through the office on a shooting rampage. In the end, he had killed eight — in addition to himself — and grievously wounded six more.
In the wake, the San Francisco legal community and others affected by this horrific event came together to prevent the next tragedy – founding the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. We have spent the last 20 years pouring our hearts, souls, and minds into developing effective legal solutions to address the rampant and destructive consequences of gun violence.
Every year, we gather to mark the anniversary of our organization’s founding with a special event to remember the lives that were taken on July 1, 1993, as well as the unacceptable toll of lives taken by gunfire every day. Our Anniversary Dinner is also a time to look to the future as we develop real and lasting solutions.
In response to the tragedy in Newtown, the nation is demanding sensible and life saving measures to reduce gun violence – in ways we’ve never seen before. Share in the success of the Law Center as it continues to meet the ever growing demand for smart legal solutions that protect our communities.
We are proud to welcome United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, United States Congressman Mike Thompson, and Jim Silkenat, American Bar Association President-elect. We invite you to celebrate this momentous occasion with us. To contribute to our work by joining the hundreds of law firms, corporations, and activists who sponsor this event annually, or to learn more about sponsor benefits, visit our sponsor page. To purchase tickets, use our ticket form below.
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
As California’s senior Senator, Dianne Feinstein has built a reputation as an independent voice, working with both Democrats and Republicans to find common-sense solutions to the problems facing California and the Nation.
Since her election to the Senate in 1992, Senator Feinstein has worked in a bipartisan way to build a significant record of legislative accomplishments – helping to strengthen the nation’s security both here and abroad, combat crime and violence, battle cancer, and protect natural resources in California and across the country.
United States Congressman Mike Thompson
United States Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5) is a gun owner, hunter, former co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, supporter of the Second Amendment and a combat veteran who carried an assault weapon in Vietnam. He chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
Jim Silkenat, American Bar Association President-elect
New York City lawyer James R. Silkenat, a partner in the national law firm of Sullivan & Worcester, will assume the ABA presidency in August 2013 after serving one year as president-elect.
During a speech in August of this year to the ABA House of Delegates, Silkenat stated he plans to focus on a range of priorities, one of which is legislative efforts to control gun violence. In an ABA Journal interview, he acknowledged the political sensitivities of issues related to guns and the Second Amendment. “Gun violence is the way we are looking at this. We need to make sure the ABA has all the facts on the issue right from the beginning,” he said. But in seeking new approaches to the issue, he said, “Lawyers are the ones who can develop ways to make that happen.”
Pacesetter
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Front Runner
Morrison & Foerster LLP and The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Jonathan Powers
In memory of Ruth Schreiber
Leader
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Helen Hilton Raiser
Turtle & Hughes Inc.
Underwriter
Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Niall & Pegi Scully Family
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Patron
Bruce and Martha Atwater
Berkeley, Golden Gate, Santa Clara and USF Law Schools
Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
James T. Fousekis
Gibson Dunn + Crutcher LLP
Mark L. Mosley
Richards, Watson & Gershon
Steven L. Smith
Radha Stern and Gary Maxworthy
Benefactor
Arnold & Porter LLP
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
Cooley LLP
Susan & Sidney Goodwill
Hanson Bridgett LLP
John Heisse & Karin Grace
Constance M. Hiatt
Michelle Scully Hobus
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Paul Hastings LLP
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock
Staff of the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Megin Scully & Reed Minuth
Squire Sanders
The Clorox Company
Trucker Huss, APC
USF & USF Law School
van Löbel Sels/ RembeRock Foundation
Host
Berman DeValerio LLP
Ben Cushman and George Tuttle Fund of Community Foundation Sonoma County
Durie Tangri LLP
William and Iris Edlund
Karen D. Kadushin
David and Linda Kapnick
Mary Mallory
Nixon Peabody LLP
Richard W. Odgers
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Co-Host
Kathryn McQueen Barnes and Jeff Barnes
Paul Bendix
Deidre Henderson
Don & Sheri Joseph
Kenton J. King
Carol M. Kingsley, Kingsley Mediation Services
In loving memory of Jack Berman
Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC
Cheryle Mangels
Mizel Foundation
David and Cynthia Pasternak
Walter F. Pettit
Somach Simmons & Dunn
Rebecca Speer
Amanda and Nick Wilcox
Senator Barbara Boxer
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Loni Hancock
Senator Charles E. Schumer
Congressman Elijah Cummings
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy
Congressman George Miller
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Congressman Mike Thompson
California Senator Kevin de León
California Senator Mark Leno
California Senator Darrell Steinberg
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
California Assemblymember Jerry Hill
California Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
Illinois Senator Dan Kotowski
Illinois Senator Antonio Muñoz
Illinois Representative Carol Sente
Illinois Representative Michael J. Zalewski
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Missouri Representative Stacey Newman
Pennsylvania Representative Cherrell Parker
Harvard Professor, David Hemenway, Ph.D
Mayor of Boston, MA Thomas Menino
Mayor of Columbus, OH Michael Coleman
Mayor of Oakland, CA Jean Quan
Mayor of Philadelphia, PA Michael A. Nutter
Mayor of San Francisco, CA Edwin Lee
Mayor of Stokie, IL George Van Dusen
Winnetka, IL Village President Jessica Tucker
San Francisco, CA District Attorney George Gascón
State’s Attorney of Cook County, IL Anita Alvarez
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich
Wayne County, IL Prosecutor Kim Worthy
New York NY Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
Philadelphia, PA Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey
Los Angeles, CA County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca
San Francisco City Supervisor Malia Cohen
Miami, FL Chief of Police Manuel Orosa
Oakland, CA Police Chief Howard Jordan
San Francisco, CA Police Chief Greg Suhr
Contra Costa County, CA Supervisor John Gioia
San Francisco, CA City Supervisor Malia Cohen
