Celebrating 50 Years of Impact

In 2025, Legal Counsel for the Elderly is celebrating 50 years of improving lives for older adults across DC. Thanks to the support of the DC community, tens of thousands of people have benefited from more stable housing, increased economic security, control of their future, and reliable health and safety supports.

Join us on November 6, 2025, to celebrate 50 years of championing the dignity and rights of Washington, D.C.'s elders by providing free legal and social work services to those in need – defending, protecting, and empowering vulnerable seniors.

About the Event

Join hundreds of committed community leaders on November 6 from 6:30 – 9 PM at the International Spy Museum (700 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC) to celebrate 50 years of impact – while we also look boldly to the future. Enjoy food, drink, live music, and the company of Oscar-nominated director and producer Lee Daniels. Tickets will go on sale soon! Click here, and we’ll make sure you’re the first to know when ticket sales go live.

50^th Anniversary Campaign

As we celebrate our 50^th anniversary, LCE is completing a three-year campaign to raise $1 million from individuals to support LCE’s growing impact on DC’s older adults. Led by a Campaign Committee composed of LCE’s Board of Directors, Advisory Committee, Young Lawyers Alliance, and committed supporters, this campaign is building relationships with current donors and securing 1,000 new donors who share our vision for the future. Our campaign theme is Defend. Protect. Empower. This is the work at the heart of LCE, which is our focus for the next 50 years.

During our campaign, all first-time donations to LCE are being matched, dollar for dollar, up to $200,000, thanks to committed supporters. You can donate to our campaign at any time by clicking here.

Campaign Committee

Honorary Chair
Lee Daniels

Campaign Co-Chairs
Kevin Donnellan, AARP
Brenda V. Smith, American University, Washington College of Law

Campaign Committee
Morey Barnes Yost, Alston & Bird LLP
Daniel A. Cantor, Arnold & Porter
Karen Ellis Carr, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Kristin Dillon, AARP
Bill Isaacson, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Ross Handler, Perkins Coie LLP
Sara Kropf, Kropf Moseley PLLC
Elizabeth Mitchell, WilmerHale
Candace Moss, Cummins, Inc.
Darby Rourick, Covington & Burling LLP
Rhonda Cunningham Holmes, LCE Executive Director

Event Sponsors

Your sponsorship will help LCE provide life-saving and life-changing supports to older adults across DC. With your support, we will address the most important aspects of their lives: housing, economic security, self-determination, and health & safety. For more information about sponsorship, contact Billy Fettweis at wfettweis@aarp.org.