Legal Aid Society Announces Chair of the 2026 Justice For All Campaign

Tanner Watkins, Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl, has been named Chair of Legal Aid Society’s annual Justice for All Campaign. Tanner will lead the campaign committee as Legal Aid raises critical unrestricted resources to advance its mission of “pursuing justice for people in poverty.”

The goal of the 2026 Justice for All Campaign is $625,000. Funds raised will support civil legal advocacy across Legal Aid’s fifteen-county service area. With many of Legal Aid’s resources tied to grants and government restrictions, the Justice for All Campaign provides the flexibility needed to respond to changing community needs and emerging crises.

Tanner succeeds Michael Abate of Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird, who previously served as Campaign Chair. Together with the Justice for All Campaign Committee, Mike helped raise more than $675,000 in 2025 to support Legal Aid’s work and help stabilize the organization during a time of serious uncertainty surrounding federal funding.

ABOUT TANNER WATKINS

Tanner Watkins is a Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl, where he focuses on commercial litigation, banking law, and complex business disputes. A longtime leader in the legal profession, Tanner serves in leadership roles with the Kentucky Bar Association and the American Bar Association, where he advocates for access to justice and support for civil legal aid. He has volunteered with Legal Aid since 2009.