Adele Ngoy, owner of Antoine's Tailor Shop and president of Women United Around the World, enjoys the cocktail reception with Marie France Ilunga, a Congolese lawyer, and Gigi Guyton of New Ventures Maine.

Guest of honor Mary Allen Lindemann, center, the 2018 recipient of the Senator Muskie Access to Justice Award, joined by Danielle Conway, dean of the University of Maine School of Law and Alain Nahimana, executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center.

Viva, director of Viva & The Reinforcements, with Francine Ngabu, a co-founder of Peer to Peer Exchange in Portland.

Toto Muteba and Ali Tozier of Peer to Peer Exchange with Nagham Al Ani, a refugee and lawyer from Iraq.

Bill Harwood, recipient of the 2017 Senator Muskie Access to Justice Award, and Ellen Alderman.

Katherine Griffin of Toole, Powers & Griffin is joined by Loretta Prescott, development director at ILAP, and Kifah Abdulla, poet, artist and teacher at MECA.

Jim Cohen, partner at Verrill Dana, with Jon Gale, candidate for district attorney of Cumberland County, and Gabe Weiss, associate general counsel at Wex.

Nori Gale of Portland with Rob Ruesch, a partner at Verrill Dana in Portland.

The Hon. Kermit Lipez of South Portland with Judy and the Hon. Dan Wathen of Augusta; Sara Gagne-Holmes of the John T. Gorman Foundation; and Martha Greene, partner at Brann & Isaacson.