Thank you for joining us!
October 29, 2024
We couldn't have done it without you.
We are so grateful for the 250+ supporters who joined us last Thursday, October 24, to celebrate ALRP’s 41st Anniversary Annual Reception. We hope you enjoyed the moving remarks from our honorees and special guests as well as the food, drink, and company.
With your generosity, and the generosity of our event sponsors, we raised over $260,000—an all-time record—to support ALRP’s vital services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Thank you!
Pictured: ALRP Co-Founder Fred Hertz presents Bruce Vilanch with the inaugural Bill Hirsh Award
Guests enjoy ALRP's 41st Anniversary Annual Reception
Former Mayor and Speaker of the Assembly Willie Brown presents the Clint Hockenberry Award to Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks about her role in co-authoring legislation to create the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and her work to end HIV criminalization in the United States
ALRP Panel Attorney Michael Rooney is presented with the Attorney of the Year award by his client, Z Smith
ALRP Co-Founder Fred Hertz presents Bruce Vilanch with the inaugural Bill Hirsh Award
Special guest host Marga Gomez with honoree Bruce Vilanch
Guests enjoy ALRP's 41st Anniversary Annual Reception
ALRP Staff Attorney Emily Heinzen with honoree Bruce Vilanch and guests Bryan Wank and Hannah Maverick
Fund-a-Need:
Law Clerk Scholarships
An internship at ALRP provides invaluable career development, mentorship, and frontline experience for aspiring public interest attorneys. Many ALRP staff attorneys got their own start as ALRP Law Clerks.
We were pleased to debut this video and raise over $9,000 to support ALRP’s law clerk program through our Fund-a-Need last Thursday. We didn’t quite hit our $12,000 goal, but it’s not too late to support ALRP and the next generation of public attorneys.
Our Honorees
Thank you for helping us celebrate our three honorees this year!
Bruce Vilanch
Inaugural Bill Hirsh Award
Bruce Vilanch, two-time Emmy Award winner, was honored for his extraordinary record of volunteering his voice, time, and talent in support of organizations serving people living with HIV/AIDS and the LGBT community, and for unflinchingly and hilariously challenging and lampooning homophobia and political extremism.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Clint Hockenberry Leadership Award
A social worker by profession and a principled advocate for justice, Congresswoman Barbara Lee was first elected in 1998 to represent California’s 9th Congressional District. Congresswoman Lee was honored for her lifelong dedication to achieving an AIDS-free generation, including authoring or co-authoring every major piece of federal HIV/AIDS legislation since she was elected.
Michael Rooney
Attorney of the Year
Michael Rooney joined ALRP as a Panel Attorney in 2007 and has accepted 36 referrals since that time, often going above and beyond to support clients on multiple matters. In 2023, he contributed over 200 hours of pro bono time to ALRP, including work on two affirmative housing cases for ALRP clients.
Thank you, too, to Whoopi Goldberg and Jane Lynch for helping us recognize Bruce Vilanch from afar!
Thank You to our Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
Amicus Curiae
Supreme Court
Advocates Court
Circuit Court
Cooley LLP
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Hogan Lovells
Jones Day
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Orrick
Perkins Coie Foundation
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
WilmerHale
District Court
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Fenwick LLP
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
King & Spalding LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nixon Peabody LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC
Venable LLP
Community Court
BALIF
Callaway & Wolf
Creitz & Serebin LLP
DLA Piper
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Hanson Bridgett
Holland & Knight LLP
Kaiser Permanente
Lathrop GPM
Renaker Scott LLP
Roberts Disability Law, P. C.
Sidley Austin LLP
Stoel Rives LLP
Swanson & McNamara LLP
Trucker Huss APC
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Unruh Law, P.C.
Vedder Price
Wolford Wayne
Auction Sponsors
1501 Uptown Gastropub
Alice B.
American Conservatory Theater
Delfina Restaurant
Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge
Frameline
GARBO Premier Vacations
GLBT Historical Society
Hunters Palm Springs
Mountain Oaks Cafe
Palace Hotel San Francisco
Perry's San Francisco
Pillsbury
Red Jeep Tours
River Creek Golf Course
South Gate Brewing Company
Suma Landscaping
Westcott Palm Springs
Willie's Modern Fare
Special Thanks
Eco Terreno Vineyards
Larkmead Vineyards
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