Name: Annual Fundraiser to Benefit Legal Assistance of Olmsted County
Start: 2024-11-01T17:15:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-01T22:15:00-05:00
Location: Rochester Art Center

Annual Fundraiser to Benefit Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

LAOC casual fundraiser at Rochester Art Center with guest speaker, Steve Schleicher, live music, plated dinner & silent auction.
About this Event

Please join us on Friday, November 1, 2024, for an engaging evening to raise funds to support LAOC’s mission of providing civil legal aid to those in poverty in our community. The format for this year’s gala fundraiser is different and special as we will have an amazing speaker during dinner! We hope you will join us. Tickets are limited.

Steve Schleicher, Special Prosecutor for the George Floyd M**der case, will provide insights and a “behind the podium” discussion of the historic prosecution of Derek Chauvin. Attorney Steve Schleicher served as a pro bono Special Prosecutor in what would be Minnesota’s first televised jury trial. Attorney Schleicher led jury selection and was the primary architect of the State’s use-of-force case, culminating in a blistering cross-examination of the defense use-of-force expert, and delivered the State’s closing argument. The televised trial of Derek Chauvin was watched by an estimated 23 million people worldwide and studied as an example of excellent trial advocacy. Steve is a world-renowned speaker and his talk at the LAOC fundraiser promises to be spellbinding!

This special evening, at the Rochester Art Center, will also include a social hour, a sit-down dinner, silent auction, awards, live music and charitable gaming. Individual tickets are $125/person or take advantage of the early bird special and purchase 2 tickets for $175 (available before September 4th). Sponsorships are also available at multiple levels. Each sponsorship level includes complimentary tickets and sponsorships will be publicly recognized.

The Silent Auction will be available for bidding in October via ClickBid and will continue at the event until 9:00. We encourage you to register for ClickBid in advance of the event at LAOC.cbo.io. If you have used ClickBid at one of our previous events, you do not need to register again. Even if you can't attend the event, you can still bid on the many incredible silent auction baskets!!