• Notice of WBA Annual Meeting and Conference
• WBA Upcoming Events
• 2022 Law Day Dinner Thank You
• WBA Endorsements
• NBA Upcoming Events
• DC Refers
• Job and Mentorship Program Opportunities

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

American University Washington College of Law
Grossman Hall Conference Center
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

Annual Meeting: 5:30 p.m. (Members Only)
Annual Conference: 6:00 p.m. (Open to the Public)
Reception to Follow

Generously co-sponsored by:

• Dr. J. Clay Smith, Jr. Memorial Equal Justice Lecture and Scholarship Presentation
• WBA 2022 Hall of Fame Ceremony
• Inaugural Joseph H. Hairston Vanguard Award Presentation
• Presidential Awards
• Induction of Officers
• ***Additional Details to Follow***

COVID-19 protocols will be strictly enforced.  Click below to view the requirements. 

Tax-deductible donations in support of the Dr. J. Clay Smith, Jr. Equal Justice Scholar’s Award
may be made through the WBA Educational Foundation at the link below.

The winning candidate will speak on this year’s competition question:

If Dr. King were alive today, would he support canceling student loan debt in hopes of giving Blacks financial freedom
and a better quality of life? Would Dr. King support student loans or tuition-free colleges?

Saturday, May 21, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

Via Zoom
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84892251171?pwd=UkVmek9sU2Z5WVhVbGJLUTRFQk5nUT09

Meeting ID: 848 9225 1171
Passcode: 053643

The Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) is pleased to announce the endorsement of WBA member Charles R. Lowery, Jr. for DC Bar President-Elect. Mr. Lowery has made significant contributions to the Washington Bar Association and we encourage all WBA members to support him.

Charles R. Lowery, Jr. is the director of legislative policy and external affairs at New American Funding, where he shapes the company’s legislative and regulatory research and analysis. Building on 20 years of experience in mortgage and housing advocacy, he works with national organizations to advance the company’s mission of increasing minority homeownership.

Previously, Lowery served as director of state regulatory relations for Ocwen Financial Corporation and as interim senior director and director of fair lending for the NAACP. In addition, he was acting director of Military Saves, a program coordinated by the Consumer Federation of America that encourages savings and helps reduce debt among military members. He holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.

The Washington Bar Association is pleased to announce the endorsement of WBA member Karen A. Newton Cole for DC Bar Board of Governors. Ms. Cole is an active member of the Washington Bar Association and we encourage all WBA members to support her.

Karen A. Newton Cole is the Executive Director of Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) of the District of Columbia. She has served as NLSP’s chief executive since July 2017. Under her leadership, NLSP has expanded its SE presence – opening a neighborhood law office with attorneys from 3 practice areas and launched a new practice, the Economic Security Unit. In 2018, Ms. Newton Cole initiated NLSP’s Community Share Sessions to obtain input from NLSP clients and DC communities. In 2018, Ms. Newton Cole received the Advocate for Justice Award from the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Currently, Ms. Newton Cole serves as the Co-Chair of the DC Consortium of Legal Services Providers.

Prior to joining NLSP, Ms. Newton Cole was a member of the Senior Executive Service with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for almost 20 years. While at HUD, she served in several key leadership roles including as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Troubled Agency Recovery in the Office of Public and Indian Housing, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management in the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Director of the Office of Receivership Oversight, the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer and the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

Ms. Newton Cole graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and received her Juris Doctor from Antioch School of Law.

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Click below to be added to our appellate directory and to receive notices of upcoming events and discussion opportunities. We hope you’ll join us!

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.

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The Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) is pleased to share the following opportunities, and we encourage you to share this information with others who may be interested.

• Practicioner in Residence (CEED Clinic) – American University
• Supervisory Program Manager – Dep’t of Justice
  
• Director of Externships and Public Interest Programming – Howard University School of Law
• Assistant Dean of Academic & Registration Services – Rutgers Law SchoolDeputy Director – Georgetown Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic
• Executive Director – Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence (UBALT School of Law)
• Assistant Dean, Law Career Development – UBALT School of Law
• Various Positions – Legal Aid Society of DC
• Various Positions – DC Dep’t of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
• Clinical Teaching Fellows (Various Positions) – University of Baltimore, School of Law
• Staff Attorney – National Employment Law Project
• Associate General Counsel, Policy – Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Staff Attorney – Neighborhood Legal Services Program of DC
• Multiple Attorney Position – Ayuda
• Staff Attorney, Housing Law Unit – Legal Aid Society of DC
• Director – Immigrant Rights Clinic – University of Baltimore
• Various Attorney Positions – NVRDC
• Housing Justice Counsel – The Washington Lawyers’ Committee
• Housing Justice Organizer – The Washington Lawyers’ Committee
• Managing Attorney – UDC Law Clinical Program
• 2022 Congressional Fellowship Program
• Legislative Counsel – Office of Councilmember McDuffie
• Various Positions – Department of Health and Human Services
• Various Positions – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Various Positions – DC Office of Attorney General
• Assistant Dean for Career Services – Howard University Law Center
• Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia – Various Positions