Jerry Hartman was nominated by his law firm, Drinker Biddle, for a national pro bono award given by the legal newspaper, The National Law Journal

Staff members from the National Immigrant Justice Center were hosted at a theater performance by a member of the Foundation’s Board and Advisory Committee.

Jerry Hartman was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Washington, D.C.

In September 2010, Jerry Hartman was honored with the Legal Times Washington Champion Award by the National Law Journal.

The Foundation made its first grants on September 30, 2010, to seven organizations.

In July 2010, Jerry Hartman was interviewed by the Washington Post for a story in its business section.

The blog of the Legal Times ran a story about the formation of the Foundation.

On April 15, 2010, Beth Harrison, an attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Washington, D.C., wrote Jerry Hartman a note describing Barbara’s work at the Legal Aid Society. That note captures the essence of the reasons why the Foundation was started and reads as follows: