50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

Founded by four Temple Law School graduates in 1975 to provide legal representation to children in Philadelphia’s child welfare and justice systems, Juvenile Law Center is now one of the most influential advocates for children’s rights nationwide. 

Thank you to all who joined us for cocktails, dinner, and dancing to celebrate 50 years of leading the fight for children’s rights and to honor our Chief Legal Officer and co-founder, Marsha Levick. 

Marsha dedicated her career to advancing and safeguarding the rights of youth and has been steadfast in working to change the landscape for youth justice across the country. We also paid tribute to Bob Schwartz, our Co-Founder and former Executive Director, whom we lost in 2024 but who will always remain in our hearts. 

WATCH OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION VIDEO

Click the image below to view our interactive 50th Anniversary timeline 

Many Thanks to Our Sponsors

LEGACY
Rosewater Fund

SUSTAINER
Susan Vivian Mangold & Daniel Mangold, MD
Elizabeth & Robert Scott
Barry Zubrow

LEADER
Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith
Bradley Bridge & Dveera Segal
Hon. Andre M. Davis(ret.) & Jessica Strauss
Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III & Kimberly Oxholm
Ann Rosewater & Robert Kronley
Riya Saha Shah & Veeral Shah
The Tow Foundation
Lois Whitman

CHAMPION
Elizabeth W. Adams
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Tami D. Benton, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Deborah & Zachary Klehr/Education Law Center-PA
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
Susan & Richard Holt
Eric Koenig & Amy Schwartz
Holland & Knight
Charisse R. Lillie & Thomas L. McGill, Jr.
Dan & Sheila Segal
Southern Poverty Law Center
Temple University Beasley School of Law
 

ADVOCATE
Akin
Jim and Carol Anderson 
Ballard Spahr
Harris T. Bock
Mort and Wendy Branzburg
DLA Piper
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig
Independence Foundation
John & Ann Kearney
Leonard & Susan Klehr
Marsha Levick & Tom Innes
Judge Gerald McHugh & Maureen Tate
National Center for Youth Law
Katy Otto & Chris Dascher
ROS Professional Partners
Sarah Sauvayre
Tucker Law Group
Willig Williams & Davidson