Boston partner, Teresa Santalucia was one of four attorneys featured in the Lawyers Clearinghouse (“LC”) Pro Bono News – Quarterly Update. The article entitled, “Governance Expert Teresa Santalucia Helps Local Nonprofits Succeed,” focuses on Teresa’s nonprofit seminars, which have quickly become a few of Lawyers Clearinghouse’ most popular educational programs.

To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

On Wednesday, April 26th, Klein Hornig LLP was honored at the DC Access to Justice Commission event for its Platinum level support of the DC Raising the Bar Campaign.

For more information on the DC Raising the Bar Campaign, please visit: https://www.dcaccesstojustice.org/raising-the-bar

It has been another successful and busy year at Klein Hornig. We are especially grateful to our clients, staff and all those who help us to develop and preserve affordable housing and revitalize communities with legal solutions that are smart, efficient and durable.

In 2016 we welcomed 7 new attorneys: Jack Condon, Taisha Sturdivant, Jed D’Abravanel, Katherine McGarr, Paige Gentry, Rebecca Melaas and Andrew Totman.

We look forward to working with you in 2017!

Klein Hornig would like to congratulate The Frederick County Affordable Housing Land Trust on receiving the Community Development Network of Maryland (“CDN”) 2016 Innovation Award. Klein Hornig provided all legal services to establish and operate the Community Land Trust and provides services on a continuous basis.

The award was part of a week-long celebration that was designed to highlight the important social and economic impact community development has on Maryland communities. The highlighted projects, speakers and companies were chosen because of their dedication to aiding much needed neighborhoods across the state of Maryland.

For more information and a recap of events, please visit CDN’s website at www.communitydevelopmentmd.org.

Klein Hornig partner, Steve Paul is pleased to provide the 2016 Edition of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit booklet, which has been distributed for more than 20 years.

Klein Hornig senior counsel, Katie Day and associates, Emily Blumberg, Rebecca Melaas and Sara Silverstein are gratefully recognized as contributors.

For a .pdf copy of the entire booklet, please click here.

On Friday, August 19th lawyers and staff from the Klein Hornig DC office participated in a service day at Martha’s Table. For over 35 years, Martha’s Table has worked to support stronger children, stronger families, and stronger communities by increasing access to quality education programs, healthy food and family supports. Martha’s Table reaches thousands of people through their food, education, and thrift store programs with significant support from 16,000 volunteers every year.

KH members assisted Martha’s Table staff with a pop-up grocery market, where children, families and individuals came and shopped for fresh produce and healthy non-perishable food, free of cost. As volunteers for the day, KH members set up, staffed, and cleaned up after the market: curating the space for shopping, supporting demonstrations of market-inspired recipes, and assisting children and families with choosing and learning about fruits, vegetables and other healthy food options.

An estimated 100 households shopped for food, sampled hummus that could be made with ingredients from the market and made fruit salad with the fruits on offer.

Below are photos of the event

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA).

By Chris Hornig

Last week the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) , which is expected to be signed into law by the President shortly.

For a .pdf of the entire alert, please click here.

On Thursday, July 28th lawyers and staff from the Klein Hornig Boston office participated in a service day at the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) – the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest in the country. KH members spent several hours sorting and labeling various food items in preparation for local distribution.

Last year, GBFB distributed more than 54 million pounds of food, enough to provide healthy meals for over 500,000 people. GBFB obtains food through food industry donations, food drives, and financial contributions.

Last February, KH also participated in GBFB’s Legal Food Frenzy and raised $1,500 which was enough to provide 4,500 meals.

Congratulations to Boston senior counsel, Katie Day who received a 2016 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award. Each May, Preservation Massachusetts holds an awards dinner to celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of the individuals who have made a significant impact preserving historic resources. This year, the awards celebrated the leadership and accomplishments of Women in Preservation. The award ceremony was held at the Preservation Massachusetts awards dinner on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.

For more information on Preservation Massachusetts, please visit their website at www.preservationmass.org.