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Bill Silverman October 25, 2013 New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program Shareholder MetLife Building 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212.801.3148.

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1 Bill Silverman October 25, 2013 New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program Shareholder MetLife Building 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212.801.3148 SilvermanW@gtlaw.com

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3 NY State Family Court Statistics

4 Cases Filed 698,372 540,249 19902012 +29% NY State Family Court 80% of litigants are unrepresented More filings in Family Court than all other state courts combined

5 Appearances 2.1M 1.3M 19902012 +65% NY State Family Court

6 NYC Family Court Statistics

7 Cases Filed 241,432 190,430 19902012 +27% NYC Family Court

8 Appearances 821,694 522,299 19902012 +57% NYC Family Court

9 Family Court Judges 56 19902012 +0% NYC Family Court

10 NY Family Court Statistics Cases filed State 698,372 City 241,432 AppearancesState 2.1M City 821,694 Family Court Judges State 149 City 56 Unrepresented litigants80%

11 New York City Family Court Program Statistics Volunteer Attorneys315 Clients Served14,000+

12 Family Court Project: Firms Involved 5 Welcome: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC Thompson Hine LLP Watson, Farley & Williams LLP UBS Financial Services BNP Paribas 36

13 Program Locations 2006

14 Program Locations 2007

15 Program Locations 2009

16 Program Locations 2010

17 Program Locations 2013

18 Clinic Days Per Week 2006 2 clinic days/week 2013 11 clinic days/week

19 Ontario Onondaga

20 Bill Silverman October 25, 2013 New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program Shareholder MetLife Building 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212.801.3148 SilvermanW@gtlaw.com


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