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2024 Annual Law Day Dinner
Saturday, May 4, 2024
6:30PM – 10:00PM
Salamander Washington D.C.
Please join the Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) and the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. (WBAEF) for our signature black-tie event – the Annual Law Day Dinner – on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Salamander Washington D.C., located at 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024, beginning at 6:30 in the evening.
The highlight of the Annual Law Day Dinner is the conferral of the highly coveted Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit – the Washington Bar Association, Inc.’s highest honor – on the prestigious honorees of the evening, who, through their life’s work, have consistently demonstrated a commitment to Houstonian principles.
Our 2024 recipients of the prestigious Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit are Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to United States President Barack H. Obama, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of the Barack Obama Foundation, Board Chair of Civic Nation, and Co-Chair of the United States of Women, and another surprise history-making honoree. These remarkable trailblazers have distinguished careers that have exemplified stellar leadership, a firm commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, and dedication to our organization’s mission of “Equal Justice Under Law.”
The 2024 Law Day Dinner promises to be an incredible evening of legal excellence that you will not want to miss. The event will begin with a VIP cocktail reception for sponsors, dignitaries, and other distinguished guests. The program and a formal dinner will follow, and the event will conclude with our much-anticipated dessert reception and live entertainment.
Sponsorships and individual tickets may be purchased at the link below or the WBA’s website (www.washingtonbar.org). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the 2024 Law Day Dinner Chair, Henry E. Floyd, Jr., at HFloydEsq@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support of the Washington Bar Association, Inc. and the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. We look forward to seeing you at the Salamander on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
2024 Annual Conference
Additional Opportunities
Broadening Your Social Interest To Benefit Your Professional Networking
Saturday, March 30th – 7:00pm – 11:00pm
The Hierarchy is an organization that aims to enhance diverse male professionals through networking and fellowship. This year, the organization is hosting an event to enhance the knowledge of diverse male professionals in various social networking areas throughout the Washington, D.C. area.
The event will feature the following stations:
- Strengthening your wine tasting skills
- Enhancing the knowledge of selecting and cutting a cigar
- Styling the male suit w/ Mr. Miguel Wilson
- Learning the game of chess and how it relates to life
- Elevating your poker skills
2024 CLEO EDGE Honors & Awards Program
Thursday, April 11th, 2024 – 6:00pm-8:30pm ET
The Annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program will take place on Thursday, April 11th, 2024, at the law offices of Greenberg Traurig, 2101 L Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 6:00 – 8:30 pm ET.
This year’s four (4) deserving EDGE Award recipients were chosen from a wide array of nominees for their accomplishments in the profession and society. CLEO first created this special recognition in 2018 to promote its focus on the aforementioned three “pillars,” which are the foundation of the organization’s mission and purpose.
In addition to the three individual EDGE awards, one prominent individual will receive the fourth CLEO EDGE Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Heritage Award. This distinguished award is bestowed annually to a person, or persons, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in all three pillar areas in the legal profession or society.
“The four recipients of this year’s CLEO EDGE Awards each truly exemplify what diversity, equity, and inclusion are all about,” said Juan Carlos “J.C.” Polanco, Esq., MBA, Chief Executive Officer of CLEO. “These invaluable characteristics are important to CLEO, the legal profession, and our nation as a whole. We believe these leaders appreciate and value diversity in all its forms!”
The 2024 CLEO EDGE Honors recipients (alphabetized by last name):
- Neal Katyal, Esq. (Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Heritage Award) – Partner, Hogan Lovells, Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University, and Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
- Bryan Parker, Esq. (Greater Equality Award) – Co-founder and CEO, Legal Innovators
- Rick Petry, Esq. (Education Award) – Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson (Diversity Award) – Senior Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
To view more details about our Honorees and to RSVP visit: https://cleoinc.org/edgeawards
For more information about the reception, or for sponsorship opportunities, contact Leigh R. Allen, II, Chief Operating Officer at (240) 862-8380 or lallen@cleoinc.org.
DC Refers
DC Refers was created to increase access to justice for people of modest means in the District of Columbia. Many people in the District of Columbia earn too much to qualify for free legal services from pro bono lawyers or nonprofit legal aid providers, but do not earn enough to afford the rates that most lawyers charge for their services. People whose income falls between 200-400% of the federal poverty guidelines often have limited or no option to obtain legal assistance. We seek to fill that justice gap.
DC Refers invites lawyers with at least two years of experience in their practice area to apply to join our online directory of reduced fee lawyers. Attorneys who join our directory are not required to accept any particular client referral. But if they do accept a client who qualifies for a reduced rate, the lawyer may not charge the client more than $150 per hour. Of course, clients who do not qualify for a reduced rate may be charged the attorney’s normal rate.
If you know someone who would benefit from our services, please share our fliers in English or Spanish.
To learn more about DC Refers or join our directory visit our website https://dcrefers.org/ or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin,
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