25 BRO O KLYN BAR ASSO CIATI O N VO LU NTEER L AWYERS PROJ ECT’S SAVE THE DATE! WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 6:30 PM TO 9:30 PM ANNIVERSARY GALA Brooklyn Academy of Music 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY HONORING Henry B. Gutman Since its founding in 1990, The Brooklyn VLP has assisted tens of thousands of Brooklyn residents with quality legal services. Of Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Karen Patton Seymour Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Samuel W. Seymour Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Betty Whelchel General Counsel North America, BNP Paribas GALA CO-CHAIRS Robert Elliot BNP Paribas Stacey R. Friedman JPMorgan Chase & Co. TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: Stephen Younger Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Click here Advance Ticket: $250 (by Friday, May 15) VIP Package: $500 (includes two gala tickets and a Listing in the Event Journal) Benefactor Package: $1,000 (includes two gala tickets and a Full Page Ad in the Event Journal) For more information about the event (including sponsorship opportunities), contact Allison Geisinger at 646.278.6737 or [email protected]. HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS Funds raised through the gala will go to the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project (BVLP), an organization dedicated to providing civil legal assistance to those Brooklyn residents who need it most. The mission of the BVLP is to ensure that the legal system is accessible to those who, because of special needs or the overwhelming burdens of poverty, would not otherwise have their rights protected or their voices heard. For information about the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project visit brooklynvlp.org. The Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project is a not-for-profit public charity recognized by the IRS under 501(c)(3).