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The Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. ("WBAEF") is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Washington Bar Association, Inc. ("WBA"). It supports the WBA's educational and charitable missions, including identifying and providing financial assistance to worthy programs that address the law and issues in the legal profession. The WBAEF provides two distinguished scholarships, the Charles Hamilton Houston Scholarship and the Judge Eugene Hamilton Scholarship. Both scholarships are presented at the WBA's and WBAEF's Annual Law Day Dinner held in May of each year. The Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. ("WBAEF") is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Washington Bar Association, Inc. ("WBA"). It supports the WBA's educational and charitable missions, including identifying and providing financial assistance to worthy programs that address the law and issues in the legal profession. The WBAEF provides two distinguished scholarships, the Charles Hamilton Houston Scholarship and the Judge Eugene Hamilton Scholarship. Both scholarships are presented at the WBA's and WBAEF's Annual Law Day Dinner held in May of each year.
Meet our president, Tony Towns, the Executive Board, and Board of Directors.
The WBAEF welcomes the support of individuals and corporations who believe in the work of the foundation and would like to support our scholarships.
It is our honor to present competition winners with scholarship.
Below are the officers of the Board of Directors for 2018-2019.
Jason Grant is a founding partner of The DGO Law Group, PLLC. His practice areas include employment law, civil rights, personal injury, family law and general civil litigation.
Charlyn Stanberry currently serves as Chief of Staff for Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), the Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Knia Tanner earned her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, and her B.A. from Smith College
Daniel Joseph is a Policy Advisor in the tax department at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.
The WBAEF welcomes the support of individuals and corporations who believe in the work of the foundation and would like to support our scholarships. The WBAEF is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax-deductible to the amount allowable by law. To donate to the WBAEF using PayPal, please click the "Donate" button below.
The WBAEF Charles Hamilton Houston Essay Competition is held each year in honor of the brilliant Charles Hamilton Houston. Charles Hamilton Houston was one of the most important civil rights attorneys in American history. A lawyer, in his view, was an agent for social change—“either a social engineer or a parasite on society.” Houston helped play a role in dismantling the Jim Crow laws and helped train future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Known as “The Man Who Killed Jim Crow”, he played a role in nearly every civil rights case before the Supreme Court between 1930 and Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Houston’s brilliant plan to attack and defeat Jim Crow segregation by using the inequality of the “separate but equal” doctrine (from the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision) as it pertained to public education in the United States was the master stroke that brought about the landmark Brown decision. The Charles Hamilton Houston Scholarship Essay Competition is open to all first and second year law students. Winners will receive: $3,000 1st Place, $2,000 2nd Place, and $1,000 3rd Place.
The WBAEF Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton Scholarship Competition is held each year in recognition of the Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton’s many contributions to the legal community. Throughout Chief Judge Hamilton’s career he embodied wisdom, professionalism, compassion and humility. He served as a judge for more than three decades and became the second African American to hold the position of Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Chief Judge Hamilton also served on the faculty of Harvard Law School and taught as an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. Chief Judge Hamilton was a respected leader, teacher and mentor who had a keen interest in juvenile justice initiatives. His passion for working with young people extended beyond the courtroom and afforded him the title of the “People’s Judge.” The Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton Scholarship Competition is open to any day or evening law student who is not graduating the year of the competition. The winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship.
We are honored to present the below winners of scholarship competitions.
George Washington University School of Law
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
American University Washington College of Law
Howard University School of Law
Howard University School of Law. Ms. Ebony Brown (photographed left) received a $3,000.00 scholarship award.
Howard University School of Law. Ms. Maleaha Brown (photographed left) received a $2,000.00 scholarship award.
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clark School of Law. Ms. Bennett received the $ 5,000.00 scholarship award.