Legal Legends Gallery
Here Yesterday, Remembered Forever.
What does it mean to be a Legal Legend?
Throughout the years, impoverished families, individuals, and community groups have looked to Bay Area Legal to overcome their greatest challenges.
Those revered as top-skilled professionals and champions of justice who have served as an immeasurable help to legal aid, pro bono, and the legal community at large are known to us as Legal Legends. Their leadership has inspired hope and sparked positive change that will impact generations to come.
Thank you to those selfless individuals who have championed legal aid and pro bono during their lifetime. These legacies leave a lasting imprint on our work and mission.
Legal Legends
Donors who wish to commemorate an existing Legal Legend can contribute any amount in their memory. Donors who would like to elect a new Legal Legend to the gallery and encourage others to give in their loved one’s memory may do so with a contribution of $500 or more. Your contribution will provide essential services in the name of your loved one, ensuring justice is accessible to all.
Our Legal Legends
To make a contribution in memory or in honor of one of our Legal Legends, please select a designated icon below.
Rebecca Bell Graeber
1953 - 2024
William "Bill" C. Frye
1937 - 2024
David T. Knight
1948 - 2023
Honorable Michael G. Williamson
1951 - 2022
C. Lawrence “Larry” Stagg
1935 - 2022
Margaret D. Mathews
1956 - 2021
Don M. Stichter
1929 - 2019
Honorable Thomas “Tom” B. McCoun III
1950 - 2019
Timothy G. Anderson Sr.
1949 - 2019
L. David Shear
1936 - 2016
Honorable Donald "Don" F. Castor
1925-2013
W. Reece Smith Jr.
1925 - 2013
Honorable Robert J. Simms
1947 - 2004
For questions about the Legal Legends listings, please contact our Development Team at development@bals.org. We appreciate your consideration to honor your loved one through legal aid.
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