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Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to Honor Timmian Massie
and Iseman Cunningham Riester & Hyde LLP
at 3rd Annual Dutchess Partners in Justice Reception
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, May 31, 2016…Legal Services of the Hudson Valley has announced that it will honor Timmian Massie, Senior Vice President for Marketing, Public Affairs and Government Relations at Health Quest as Champion of Justice and Iseman Cunningham Riester & Hyde, LLP as Advocate for Justice at its 3rd Annual Dutchess Partners in Justice Reception, a fundraiser to support its programs in this county. The event will be held on Thursday, September 22, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie.
Mr. Massie will be honored for his extraordinary level of community service to over 50 organizations located throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond, as well as for his support of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s work in Dutchess County.
The law firm Iseman Cunningham Riester & Hyde, LLP will be honored for its generous support of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley over the past ten years.
There are various sponsorship and advertising opportunities and benefits available. Those individuals and companies who respond on or before July 25th will be recognized – with logo, if appropriate – on Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s website, in all event publicity – including the invitation package – and in the organization’s social media campaigns for this event.
Guest tickets to the event cost $60 each. The price of Friend tickets is $125 each and Patron tickets is $250 each; Friends and Patrons will be listed in the program booklet as supporters of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley.
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s CEO, Barbara Finkelstein explained why this awareness-raising event deserves support, saying “Since 1967, we have been assuring fairness in the justice system — regardless of income — to hundreds of thousands of our neighbors who have nowhere else to turn. The work we do each day provides free civil legal services to those who can’t afford an attorney when necessities of life are at stake.”
This year’s sponsors and supporters, confirmed as of today’s date, are: Iseman Cunningham Riester & Hyde, LLP; Ettinger Law Firm; Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Additional supporthas been received from Corbally, Gartland and Rappleyea, LLP; Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey, Sappe & Regenbaum; Central Hudson; Ulster Savings Bank.
For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets, sponsorships or ads in the program booklet, call Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s Assistant Development Director Loretta Spence at (845) 471-0058, x. 423 or e-mail .
Information on Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s programs is available online at To obtain assistance, call 1-877-574-8529 (877-LSHV-LAW).
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About Legal Services of the Hudson Valley:
The mission of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is to provide free, high quality counsel in civil matters for poor and low-income individuals and families who cannot afford to pay an attorney where basic human needs are at stake.
With the gap separating those who can and cannot afford legal representation widening each day, we work hard to engage as many allies as possible in this vital mission.
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is the only provider of comprehensive civil legal services to all seven counties of the Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan).
We are the recipient of Legal Services Corporation funding for the region and provide a full array of services to low-income individuals and families to meet the legal needs for “essentials of life” and preserve the stability of client households.
Provision of civil legal services is our principal activity.The work we do each day provides justice to thousands of our neighbors who have nowhere else to turn.
Our funding empowers us to:
- Protect individuals from domestic violence;
- Defend seniors against abuse;
- Serve veterans on the home front;
- Support the rights of the disabled;
- Ensure that LGBTQ individuals are free from discrimination;
- Keep families in their homes.
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