Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
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28 people4 organisationsi28 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (28). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
28 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 28 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atty Andrea M Davenport | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Andy Williams | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Anne L Deleo | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Danielle White | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty David B Russell | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty David N Farwell | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Eric J Markusen | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Heidi Eglash | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Leon W Todd | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Lisa M Gingerich | Director (Thru Oct. 2024) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Mark Zimmer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Matthew O'Neill | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Michael J Dally | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Nathaniel Cade JR | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Roger Klopp | Director (Thru June 2024) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Ronald English III | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Tajara Dommershausen | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Terry R Young | Vice President (Thru April 2025) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Atty Timothy Angel | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ben Obregon | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Celesta Leis | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Denise Farmer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Elizabeth Akinsanya | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Erin Anderson | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lucille Berrien | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Pretty O'Dell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Raven Wilson | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sara Pederson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Hoeft | Chief Financial Officer | since 2023 |
| David A Pifer | Executive Director (Thru July) | 2019 |
| Deedee Peterson | Executive Director (Beg. June) | since 2019 |
| Harold Meendez | Education & Public Benefits Priority Coor. | 2020 |
| Harold Menendez | Ed. & Public Benefits Coordinator | 2019 |
| Jeffery Myer | Emeritus Senior Atty. | since 2019 |
| Karen Burns Roehl | Forclosure Def. & Prevention Project Sup. Atty. | since 2020 |
| Katerine Alft | Managing Attorney | 2024 |
| Kathryn Aldrich Waydick | Family Law Priority Coordinator | since 2023 |
| Laurence Dupuis | Director of Litigation and Advocacy | 2024 |
| Michael Maher | Chief Financial Officer (Thru April) | 2019 |
| Nicole Irvin | Director Legal Services/Atty. | since 2022 |
| Sheila Sullivan | Asst Dir Litigation & Advocacy | 2023 |
| Stacia Conneely | Madison Managing Attorney | 2023 |
| Tanya M Stamps | Chief Financial Officer (Beg. March) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Hoeft | Chief Financial Officer | 45 | $172k | $10k | |
| Laurence Dupuis | Director of Litigation and Advocacy | 40 | $153k | $24k | |
| Deedee Peterson | Executive Director | 45 | $150k | $33k | |
| Nicole Irvin | Director Legal Services | 40 | $140k | $43k | |
| Karen Burns Roehl | Forclosure Def. & Prevention Proj. Atty | 40 | $132k | $16k | |
| Kathryn Aldrich Waydick | Family Law Priority Coordinator | 40 | $126k | $32k | |
| Katerine Alft | Managing Attorney | 40 | $124k | $47k | |
| Atty Danielle White | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Atty Terry R Young | Vice President (Thru April 2025) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Erin Anderson | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Atty Andrea M Davenport | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Raven Wilson | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Akinsanya | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Timothy Angel | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Lucille Berrien | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Nathaniel Cade Jr | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Michael J Dally | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Anne L Deleo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Tajara Dommershausen | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Heidi Eglash | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Ronald English III | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Denise Farmer | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty David N Farwell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Lisa M Gingerich | Director (Thru Oct. 2024) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Roger Klopp | Director (Thru June 2024) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Celesta Leis | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Eric J Markusen | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ben Obregon | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Pretty O'dell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Matthew O'neill | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sara Pederson | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty David B Russell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Leon W Todd | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Andy Williams | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Atty Mark Zimmer | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
- EIN
- 391077192
- Address
- 633 W Wisconsin Ave Ste 2000, Milwaukee, WI, 53203-1918
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- Legal action exists to provide creative, effective, and high-quality legal representation in order to achieve justice for low-income people and others to whom it would otherwise be denied. We advocate for empowerment and systemic change to help our clients realize their basic right to a decent quality of life. We strive for client and community participation in carrying out our mission. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Deedee D Peterson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1967
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAtty Andrea M Davenport
≥7years on the filingsAtty Andy Williams
≥7years on the filingsAtty Anne L Deleo
≥7years on the filingsAtty Danielle White
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11.9m
- Total liabilities
- $7.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16.7m
- Program service revenue
- $106k
- Employees
- 158
- Volunteers
- 354
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.1m | $17.2m | Deficit $75k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.