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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

August Community Events Spotlight

As you will see below, many DLG attorneys and paraprofessionals are very involved with making the central Kentucky community a better place to live. If you’re in the area during the month of August, be sure to check out these three exciting events that a few of our attorneys are looking forward to attending:

Attorney Dean Langdon is an active member of the Lexington Art League, and LAL will be hosting the 35th Annual AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park on August 21st and 22nd in Lexington. The Art Fair is Lexington’s largest free, outdoor cultural event, attracting over 65,000 visitors to Woodland Park during its two days. Visitors can shop 200 juried artists, listen to live music, take home their own creations with free family art projects, and eat some of the best Kentucky foods . . . all with free admission! Check out the Art Fair’s web site for more information!

Attorney Jamie Harris is actively involved with the Lexington Urban League Young Professionals, who are planning to host two community events in August. The main event is the Urban League’s 7th Annual YP Gala Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, August 28th at the Doubletree Guest Suites of Lexington. The Gala focuses on celebrating diversity, health and community service, and it is held in conjunction with a Minority Business Networking Reception held on the evening of Friday, August 27th. The Networking Reception will also be held at the Doubletree Suites. Visit the Urban League’s web site for more information!

Attorney Kent Barber serves on the Board of God’s Pantry Food Bank and will be participating in God’s Pantry’s annual Golf Fore the Hungry event on August 29-30, 2010. Golf Fore the Hungry is an annual event hosted by NorthEast Christian Church of Lexington, and since its inception in 2004, the event has raised more than $167,000 for God’s Pantry and Food for the Hungry, an international relief agency. It will be held at the University Club of Kentucky, and all interested golfers are encouraged to attend! Check out God’s Pantry and the event’s web sites for more information!

The attorneys and paraprofessionals of the DelCotto Law Group share the belief that being professional means being a part of the central Kentucky community in a way that goes beyond ordinary citizenship and transcends into truly making a difference in the lives of others. By working in a smaller, close-knit law firm, DLG employees are in a better position to personalize relationships, not only with colleagues and clients, but also with the community as a whole. To that end, the Firm encourages participation in community service and pro bono activities, and its members and employees have contributed thousands of hours of their time to help make the Lexington area a better place to work and live. The Firm also provides financial support to numerous community organizations, bar foundations, and professional development activities.

Although the DLG attorneys and paraprofessionals are involved with many community service organizations, the following represents a quick snapshot of some of their activities:

Laura Day DelCotto, one of the Firm’s founding members, is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church and is a former board member of the Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children and the American Heart Association. She serves as a representative for the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program, a national financial literacy program for high school and college students, for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and speaks several times a year to different groups and at CLE seminars. She is a Founding Fellow in the Fayette County Bar Foundation.

Dean A. Langdon, senior attorney, is very involved with the Central Kentucky arts community. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Lexington Art League since 1997 and currently serves as a member of its Governance Cabinet. He also serves as a member of the Francisco Farm Arts Festival Committee and as a director of the Thoroughbred Community Theater, Inc. In addition, Dean has been a judge at the annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance classic car exposition and for the UK College of Law’s Bankruptcy Moot Court team.

Allison Fridy Arbuckle, associate attorney, is an active member of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, where she recently played an instrumental role in conducting a silent auction at the 2009 Pink Tie Gala fundraiser. Through her efforts, the silent auction generated funds to benefit the Komen Foundation’s fight against breast cancer in the Lexington area. Allison is also involved with the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program, where she serves as a co-chair of the program’s central Kentucky section, along with associate attorney Jamie L. Harris.

Jamie L. Harris, associate attorney, is dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal profession. She is a member of the Lexington Urban League Young Professionals and has served on the Kentucky Bar Association’s Young Lawyers’ Diversity Committee. Jamie is also focused on promoting financial literacy and serves as co-chair of the central Kentucky section of Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE), along with associate attorney Allison Fridy Arbuckle.

T. Kent Barber, associate attorney, currently serves on the Board of Directors of God’s Pantry Food Bank and is the Chairperson of its Resource Development Committee. Kent also serves on the Board of Directors for the Evening of Champions, an organization which supports the Kentucky Children’s Hospital through the Makenna Foundation.

Amelia Martin Adams, associate attorney, has a passion for historic architecture and is actively involved with the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, where she volunteers her time to plan the Trust’s annual Antiques & Garden Show fundraiser. Amelia also currently serves as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Bodley-Bullock House, a nearly 200-year-old home in Lexington’s historic Gratz Park neighborhood that serves as the headquarters for the Junior League of Lexington and is just around the corner from DLG’s Blue Grass Trust recognized offices at The Barton House, another 200-year- old property.

Christi E. Hayne, associate attorney, is actively involved at Transylvania University where she volunteers as an advisor for a group of collegiate women. Christi also currently serves as the Treasurer for the Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter of Lexington, Kentucky which actively raises funds for various women’s and children’s charities and provides thousands of volunteer hours in the community. As part of that group, Christi also serves as Chair of the Luminaria Ball Fundraiser which will raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Christi is also involved with the FRYSC Advisory Council which serves students-in-need in the Fayette County Public Education System.

Linda Conner, paraprofessional, currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Community Challenge Committee of the Association of Legal Administrators. As a part of that role, she recently led the “Step Up for Kids’ Sake” drive to help the Fayette and Jefferson County Public School systems to provide shoes for more than 70 students in need.

Heather Purnell, paraprofessional, currently serves as the Treasurer for the Greater Lexington Paralegals Association. The GLPA hosts blood drives several times a year and sends monthly “Legalman” care packages to legal professional serving overseas in the United States Navy.

Other community service and professional organizations in which our attorneys and paraprofessionals have been involved include:

• Founding Firm, Fayette County Bar Foundation
• Lexington Professional Women’s Forum
• Commerce Lexington
• Lexington Urban League of Young Professionals
• University of Kentucky’s Center for Research on Violence Against Women
• Lexington Young Professionals Association
• Transylvania University Bluegrass Alumni Association
• Bluegrass Charity Ball Association
• Greater Lexington Paralegals Association
• Lexington Humane Society
• Bluegrass Junior Woman’s Club
• Woodford County Human Rights Commission