Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon

WEDNESDAY June 18, 2014

Wiley A. Branton awards Luncheon

Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs GRAND HYATT 12:00 pm 11 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: 202-319-1000 Fax: 202-319-1010 www.washlaw.org “ The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Table of Contents

Message from Washington Lawyers’ Committee 2 Co-Chairs and Executive Director

3 Luncheon Program

4 Distinguished Board Member and Co-Chair Recognition

5 History of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee

2014 Wiley Branton Award Recipients 9 James Sandman and Nkechi Taifa

2014 Alfred McKenzie Award Recipient 12 Donald L. Kahl

2014 Vincent E. Reed Award Recipients 14 Joseph DeSantis, Karen Grisez, and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

2014 Outstanding Achievement Awards 15 to Cooperating Law Firms

22 Committee Co-Chairs 1968 to 2014

23 Board of Directors

25 Board of Trustees

25 Corporate Advisory Board

28 Committee Staff

29 Supporting Law Firms, Government Entities, and Corporate Offices

31 Foundation and Corporate Supporters Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 2 friends andnewsupporterstojoininourwork. Lawyers’ Committeetodoinallofitsareas ofservice,andopportunitiesforold a timetoremind ourselvesthatthere isstillimportantworkfortheWashington area’s lawfirmsandlawyershaveplayedinmovingusclosertothisgoal.Itisalso past 46yearstoward equaljusticeinournationandthesignificant role thatour an especiallyappropriate timetoacknowledgethedistancewehavetraveledthese The Washington Lawyers’Committee’s A.BrantonAwards Wiley Luncheonprovides Director & the Executive the Co-ChairsMessage from Executive Director Executive Roderic V.O. Boggs past, andweencouragenewfirmsindividualstojoinusaswell. welcome theengagementofalloldfriendswhohaveworkedwithusin law firmsandvolunteerattorneysfortheircontinuingsupport.Inmovingforward, we To meetthechallengeofproviding expandedservices,wewill,asalways,looktoarea well asourcollaborativeefforts withstateandlocalgovernmentagencies. rights enforcement officialsattheJusticeDepartmentandotherfederalagencies,as all ofourareas ofservice.Atthesametime,weappreciate ourrelationships withcivil resources itcanmuster. We continuetofaceanincreasing volumeofworkinvirtually The Committee’s plansfortheyear aheadwillcalluponallthestaff andvolunteer cases withpro bonocounselatdozensoflawfirms. ability todevelopeffective legalstrategiesandtoco-counselavastarrayofdiverse talented andresourceful individualscombineexcellentlegalskillswiththecritical Committee’s dedicatedstaff oflawyers,paralegals,andadministrators.These contributors fortheirgenerous support.Aspecialthankyouaswellgoestothe We wanttotakethismomentthankallofourvolunteerattorneysandfinancial accomplishments andessentialtoitscontinuedsuccess. corporate donors,alsoprovide thecore fundingvitaltotheCommittee’s past and individuallawyersofourcommunity, incombinationwith ourfoundationand including virtuallyeveryarea ofcivilrightsandpovertylawpractice.Thefirms services toitsmanyclients.Theseefforts encompassabroad rangeofmatters, form thefoundationofCommittee’s singularabilitytoprovide essential legal nearly 100lawfirmsandthousandsofindividualvolunteerswhosepro bonoefforts Our BrantonLuncheonisanoccasiontoexpress ourdeepappreciation tothe Co-Chair Theodore A.Howard Co-Chair Lewis S.Wiener

Luncheon Program Luncheon Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Fried, Frank,Harris,Shriver&JacobsonLLP to JosephDeSantisandKaren Grisez, Wiley A.BrantonAward Alfred McKenzieAward Vincent E.ReedAward Achievement Awards Welcoming Remarks to JamesSandman Video PresentationVideo 2014 Outstanding to DonaldL.Kahl Closing Remarks Presentation of Presentation of to NkechiTaifa Presentation of Presentation of Lunch

by BenjaminF. Wilson Roderic V.O. Boggs by RonaldS.Flagg Theodore A.Howard Washington Committee Lawyers’ Directors, Board of Washington Committee Lawyers’ Director,Executive Washington Committee Lawyers’ Co-Chair, Washington Committee Lawyers’ Co-Chair, ColumbiaCircuit District of Appeals, of United States Court by JudgePatriciaM.Wald Washington Committee Lawyers’ Former Board Member, Washington Committee Lawyers’ Directors, Board of “Pursuing Justice” Lewis S.Wiener by George D.Ruttinger Vincent E.ReedAward

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Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 3 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 4 Co-Chair 2005-06 Foley &Lardner LLP James N.Bierman, Co-Chair 1996-97 Dorr LLP Pickering Hale& Jr., Cutler Wilmer John A.Payton All oftheindividualslistedbelowplayedcentralroles intheCommittee’s firms orformerfirms,thusassuringasmoothandefficientleadershiptransition. at theendof2014.NewBoard Membershavebeenelectedtosucceedthemattheir the pastfewyearsorhaveannouncedtheirintentiontoconcludeBoard service Board Members,listedbelow, whohaveeitherconcludedtheirBoard servicewithin Lawyers’ Committeeisproud torecognize anumberofdistinguishedCommittee In connectionwiththisyear’s BrantonAwards Wiley Luncheon,theWashington and Co-ChairRecognition Distinguished BoardMember to recognize themasagroup attoday’s luncheon. nation. Forthis,weowethematremendous debtofgratitudeandare delighted efforts havecontributedimmenselytoadvancingthecauseofequaljusticeinour role inmanyofourmostnotablecasesandadvocacywork.Theirprodigious Co-Chair and/orBoard Member. Inaddition,eachofthemhasplayedanactive development overmultipledecadesandservedwithdistinctionasaCommittee Co-Chair 2000-01 Steptoe &JohnsonLLP Roger E.Warin, Co-Chair 2004-05 Shaw PitmanLLP Pillsbury Winthrop David J.Cynamon, Co-Chair 1992-93 Covington &BurlingLLP Jr.,Thomas S.Williamson 2004-13 Board ofDirectors Sidley AustinLLP Ronald S.Flagg,

& 1999 Co-Chair 1990-91 Arent FoxLLP Marc L.Fleischaker April 1968followingtheassassinationofDr. MartinLutherKing,Jr. erupted incitiesaround thenationduringlate1960sandinWashington, DCin which identifieddiscriminationandpovertyasthe root causesoftheriotsthat publication oftheReportNationalAdvisoryCommissiononCivilDisorders, behind thecreation oftheCommitteeanditscounterpartsinothercitieswas of discriminationandpovertyinourcommunity. Theprimarymotivatingforce basic missionasmobilizingtheresources oftheprivatebartoaddress issues From itsinceptionin1968,theWashington Lawyers’Committeehasseenits Washington Committee Lawyers’ the of History orientation, pregnancy, andotherprotected classes. the Committeeincreasingly pursuescasesinvolvingdiscrimination basedonsexual addition tocasesinvolvingrace,gender, religion andnational-origindiscrimination, the Committee,sohasfocusofEqualEmployment OpportunityProject. In As thecategoriesofprotected classeshaveexpandedsincetheestablishment of well asinjunctiverelief forthousandsofworkers. of privatesectordefendants,securingmillionsdollars ofbackpayanddamages,as this earlyrecord tobringclassactionsaffecting over25federal agenciesanddozens the newlyenactedprovisions ofthe1972CivilRightsAct.TheCommitteehasbuilton winning manyofthefirstjudgmentsupholdingclaimsfederalworkersunder scores of agencies,theCommitteeprovided representation indozensofmajorcases, at minorityandfemalefederalemployees.Working withemployeetaskforces at During thesameperiod,Committeebeganaspecialoutreach campaigndirected African-American workers. contractors, openingsignificantemploymentopportunitiesforthousandsof precedent-setting victoriesagainstmanyoftheregion’s largest unionsand projects. Committeecases,co-counseledbyoveradozenarea lawfirms,won of affirmativeactionplanscoveringfederalandlocalgovernmentconstruction throughout theregion. Inaddition,majorlawsuitswere filedseekingenforcement challenging denialsoftrainingandjobreferrals byunionsandcontractors community organizations, theCommitteeinitiatedanextensivelitigationcampaign protections againstemploymentdiscrimination.Working withacoalitionof legislation providing federal,stateandlocalworkerswiththeirfirstmeaningful construction ofitsMetro systemandCongress wasabouttoenactmajornew established in1971,atatimewhentheWashington area wasbeginningthe The Committee’s firstproject –itsEqualEmploymentOpportunityProject –was EQUAL EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY multiple projects thataddress abroad rangeofcivilrightsandpovertyissues. a smallstaff addressing alimitednumberofmattersintolarger organization operating Over thepastforty-sixyears,Washington Lawyers’Committeehasexpandedfrom

Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 5 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 6 Fair HousingAct.Duringthepasttwoyears,Project hasalsofoughtforeclosure and constructproperties inaccordance withtheaccessibilityrequirements ofthe profile casesagainstmulti-familyhousingdevelopersthathavefailedtodesign discrimination. Overthepastdecade,Project hasbrought anumberofhigh- ERC’s ground-breaking efforts toutilizepaired testerstoinvestigateallegationsof of itscases,theProject hasworkedwiththeEqualRightsCenter(ERC)in discrimination againstlow-incomeindividualswhousehousingsubsidies.Inmany practices bymunicipalities,discriminationagainstfamilieswithchildren, and advertising, insurancediscrimination,exclusionaryzoningandotherdiscriminatory emerging areas, includingpredatory lending,redlining, discriminatoryreal estate housing opportunity. Overtheyears,Project’s workhasexpandedintonewand Established inthemid-1970s,FairHousingProject addresses denialsofequal FAIR HOUSING disabilities and inmateswithdisabilities,to ensure therightsofthosegroups. filed group andclassactions, including casesonbehalf of federalemployeeswith individuals dealingwithpolice andothercriticalservices.Finally, theCommittee has polls, 911phoneaccessfor the deafcommunity, and interpreter servicesfordeaf access forpeoplewithdisabilities topublictransportation,votingmachinesandthe as wellmanyotherretail establishments.Inaddition,theCommittee hasassured improving accesstohospitals,pharmacies, banks,restaurants, andgrocery stores, Rights Center),theCommitteehaswonaseriesofimportant victoriesopeningand the DisabilityRightsCouncilofGreater Washington (nowmerged with theEqual enforce theirrightsundertheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct. Working closelywith In 1991,theCommitteebeganaspecialproject toassistindividuals seekingto DISABILITY RIGHTS large holidayrallyinMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina. of lawsuitschallengingdenialscivilrightsaffecting AfricanAmericansattendinga in SouthCarolina. Inrecent years,thisproject hasrepresented theNAACPinaseries achieved amajorsettlementinsuchcaseagainstlarge Avis Rent-a-Carfranchise Denny’s, CrackerBarrel, andAdamsMarkHotels.Severalyearsago,theCommittee denials ofservicetopersonscoloratmajorhotelandrestaurant chains,including has playedaleadingrole inoverahalf-dozennationalcaseschallengingwidespread Since 1988,beginningwithacaseagainstHolidaySpasHealthClubs,theCommittee PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS who engageinwagetheftandotherviolationsofhourlaws. bringing suitsonbehalfofindividualsandaclass-widebasisagainstemployers and housing.Inrecent years,theIRRProject hasdevotedspecialattentionto Committee hasfiledanumberofcaseschallengingdiscriminationinemployment rights duetotheirnationaloriginandimmigrationstatus.Aspartofthiseffort, the documented andundocumentedimmigrantsastheyfacedenialsofbasiccivil papers onlegalissuesaffecting theLatinocommunity. TheIRRProject assistsboth restrictive immigrationlaws,aswellthepreparation ofcomprehensive policy support from over1,000volunteersonmattersofpoliticalasylum,challengesto the years,Committee’s Immigrant andRefugeeRights(IRR)Project hasreceived of immigrantsandrefugees thatwasthefirstsuchprogram intheDCarea. Over In 1978,theCommitteeinitiatedaspecialproject toaddress thelegalservicesneeds IMMIGRANT ANDREFUGEERIGHTS particularly inPrinceGeorge’s County, Maryland. rescue andloanmodificationscamsinthe Washington, DCmetropolitan area, health issuesatthefederalSupermaxprisoninFlorence, Colorado. is litigatingaputativeclassactiontoaddress theneedsofmenwithseriousmental prison andparole systems.Currently, the Project, withco-counselArnold&Porter, policy reform tocarryoutitsmission,andseeksaddress systemicfailures inour and prisonreform issues,utilizesadvocacy, litigation,education,outreach and Project’s work,whichcomplementstheCommittee’s prior workonprisoners’rights incarcerated underDClawinFederalBureau ofPrisonsfacilitiesnationwide.The 15,000 prisonersheldannuallyinDCjailfacilitiesaswellalmost6,000individuals became theDCPrisoners’Project. TheProject advocatesonbehalfofthemore than rights legaladvocacygroup intheDistrictofColumbia,joinedCommitteeand In 2006,theDCPrisoners’LegalServicesProject, theforemost privateprisoners’ DC PRISONERS’RIGHTS schools from discriminatingonthebasisof race. Committee anddecidedin1976.TheCourtheldthat federal lawprohibits private racially discriminatoryadmissionspoliciesofaVirginia nurseryschool,brought bythe U.S. Supreme CourtchallengeunderSection1981ofthe1866CivilRightsActto Perhaps themostnoteworthysinglecase–Runyonv. McCrary–wasasuccessful organizations doingrelief workinHaitiafterthecatastrophic earthquakethere in2010. area law schools,andproviding pro bonolegalassistancetonon-governmental providing supplementalinstructiontohundreds ofminoritystudentsabouttoenter American servicemeninchallengestolessthanhonorablemilitarydischarges, addicts, providing qualitychildcare forlow-incomeparents, representing African- Committee projects havefocusedonsecuringmeaningfultreatment fornarcotics basis andadministered specialprojects forlimitedperiodsoftime.TheseSpecial The Committeehas,overtheyears,handledsignificantmattersonanadhoc SPECIAL PROJECTS&CASES other academicenrichmentprograms, andsupportforparents andteachers. thousands ofstudentsandtheirschoolcommunities—especiallytutoring,mentoring, Today thesepartnershipsare activeat45schools,providing multipleresources for on buildingpartnershipslinkingarea lawfirmsandbusinesseswithDCpublicschools. for educationreforms. From theseefforts, amajorprogram evolvedthatisfocused involved direct representation ofparents atlocalschoolsandsystem-wideadvocacy firms to represent parent organizations atanumberofschools.Thisworkinitially Reedinvitedlaw Columbia in1979,whenthenSuperintendentofSchoolsVincent The CommitteebeganitsworkinsupportofpubliceducationtheDistrict PUBLIC EDUCATION on itsstaff andasco-chairs,directors, andtrustees. and dedicationofthetalentedmenwomenwhohave servedwithdistinction time andfinancialcontributions.TheCommittee’s record also reflects theskill lawyers from over100area lawfirms whohavegivengenerously oftheirpro bono The Committee’s achievementsare largely attributabletothethousandsof

Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 7 TheWashington Lawyers’ Committee Wiley for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs A.8 Branton Award deep andabidingcommitmenttocivilrightsadvocacy. members ofthelegalcommunitywhosecareers embodya BrantonAwardThe Wiley isannually bestowedupon of theWashington Lawyers’Committee’s mission. legal profession’s idealofpro bonoservicethatisattheheart privilege ofknowingandworkingwithhim.Hepersonifiedthe Brantonwasaninspirationtoeveryonewhohadthe Wiley Lawyers’ Committeein1987and1988. organizations. HeservedasCo-ChairoftheWashington practice, asaleaderinseveralhighlyrespected civilrights as DeanoftheHoward LawSchoolandlater, whileinprivate distinguished career ingovernmentservice.Healsoserved A.BrantonAward The Wiley “

iyrpl fhope.” a tinyripple of strikes outagainst injustice, he sends forth others, or the lotof or acts toimprove Each timeamanstands upforanideal, whose lifeembodiedcivilrights Branton, Sr., anextraordinary man A.It takesitsnamefrom Wiley Lawyers’ Committeein1989. first presented bythe Washington A.BrantonAwardThe Wiley was and heroic. Hewentontoa his workwaslonely, dangerous in Arkansasthe1950s,where as acivilrightslawyerpracticing Brantonfirstgainedfame Wiley advocacy ofthehighestorder. –

Robert F. Kennedy JAMES SANDMAN Committee isdelightedtorecognize BrantonAward. himasarecipient oftheWiley equal justicethathavebeenhallmarksofhiscareer. TheWashington Lawyers’ demonstrate thestrong leadershipabilitiesandcommitment tocivilrightsand services providers throughout thecountry. Inthisposition,hehascontinuedto responsibility forleadingtheprincipalfederal fundingorganization forlegal In 2011,JimwasnamedPresident oftheLegalServicesCorporationwith praise from DCPSChancellorKayaHendersonwithwhomhe workedclosely. that haveledtosignificantimprovements inourschoolsandearningthehighest post until2011,playingakeyrole inadvancingmanyoftheeducationalreforms position ofGeneralCounselDCPublicSchools.Heservedwithdistinctioninthat and theCommitteeplayedasignificant role inhisdecision2007toacceptthe Project andourDCPublicSchoolPartnershipProgram. Hisconnectiontoeducation Committee withaparticularcommitmenttoourEqualEmploymentOpportunity Jim’s workatArnold&Porterincluded strong supportfor theWashington Lawyers’ Lawyers oftheLast30Years.” of ColumbiaBar. In2008,Jimwasnamed asoneofthe“90Greatest Washington legal servicesorganizations andadistinguishedtermasPresident oftheDistrict encompassed committedengagementwithvirtuallyallofthecity’s mostrespected Jim excelledasagiftedleaderandtruechampionofpro bonoservice.Hisefforts his timeinprivatepracticeandespeciallyduringtenure asManagingPartner, he spent30yearsrisingtothepositionofManagingPartnerin1995.Throughout Circuit CourtofAppeals.In1977,hejoinedthefirmArnold&PorterLLPwhere executive editorofthelawreview, Jimclerkedfor Judge MaxRosennoftheThird in 1973,andtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaLawSchool1976,where heservedas Following hiseducationatBostonCollege,where hegraduatedsummacumlaude 2014 Wiley BrantonAward Citation 2014 Wiley various pointsduringhiscareer. have hadtheopportunitytoworkcloselywithJimat Lawyers’ Committeeanditsstaff are mostfortunateto Branton.TheWashingtonin thelifeandworkofWiley exemplify manyofthefinestqualitiesweseesoclearly as President oftheLegalServicesCorporation,fully General CounselofDCPublicSchools,andsince2011 combined withhisequallyimpressive serviceas services withintheprivatebarofourcommunity, 35 yearsasaneloquentadvocateforpro bonolegal Jim Sandman’s remarkable record overmore than

Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 9 10 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs NKECHI TAIFA BrantonAward Citation 2014 Wiley most deservingrecipient oftheWashington Lawyers’Committee’s highestaward. special qualityofdedicated commitmenttoequaljusticeandhumandignity. Sheisa and mentorforyounglawyers ofcolor. Inallofthese diverseroles shehasbrought a as ChairoftheDCCommission onHumanRightsandcontinuingworkasalecturer In recent years,Nkechi’s expansivecommitmentto civilrightshasincludedservice disparities inDCarrests andthecollateralconsequencesofarrests andconvictions. efforts ofourDCPrisoners’Project toincludemajorefforts toaddress racial enormously from hersupportandguidanceaswehaveexpanded thelitigation past twoyearsinparticular, theWashington Lawyers’Committeehasbenefitted concern owesmuchtohercontagiousenthusiasmand ableleadership.Overthe throughout thecountryandincreasing nationalattentionfocused onthis Her tireless efforts inpursuitofthisgoalhavebeen aninspirationtocolleagues of fundamentalimportancetoreforming ournation’s criminaljusticesystem. work withtheJusticeRoundtable,Nkechihasbeenacatalystforraisingissues Throughout hercareer, andwithparticulargrowing effectiveness inher society, andtheapplicationofinternationalhumanrightsstandards intoUSlaw. of racialdiscriminationinsentencing,reintegration ofpeoplewithconvictionsinto criminal justicereform. Thisworkhasfocusedonalternativestoincarceration, elimination 100 diverseorganizations unitedintheiradvocacyforacomprehensive approach to directed thecriticalworkofJusticeRoundtable,majornationalcoalitionover and CriminalJusticeReformattheOpenSocietyFoundations.Inthispositionshehas 12 years,NkechihasservedwithparticulardistinctionasaSeniorPolicyAnalystforCivil and asDirector ofHoward UniversityLawSchool’s EqualJusticeProgram. Forthepast ACLU NationalPrisonProject’s Washington Office,the Women’s LegalDefenseFund, advocacy organizations inourcityandnation.Theseincludehernotableworkwiththe has heldasuccessionofleadershiproles inmanyofthemostrespected civilrights Washington UniversityLawSchoolin1984.Sincehergraduationfrom lawschool,she magna cumlaudefrom Howard Universityin1977andalawdegree from TheGeorge Born andraisedintheDistrictofColumbia,NkechiearnedaBachelorArtsdegree, opportunities tobenefitfrom herwisecounsel. the Washington Lawyers’Committeewithnumerous justice inourcountry. Indoingso,shehasprovided coalitions andcontributinggreatly tothecauseofequal leader, shehasplayedacentralrole inbuildingeffective of ourgeneration.Asaninspired andindefatigable addressing ahostofthemostcriticalcivilrightsissues than 30years,Nkechihasmadenotablecontributionsto more thanNkechiTaifa. Overacareer spanningmore Branton commitment tojusticeweassociatewithWiley better reflects theexceptionalleadership,visionand service asapublicinterest lawyerandeducator It wouldbedifficulttoimagineanattorneywhose the doorofequalopportunitytocountlessminority workers. a fundamentalrestructuring ofpersonnelpolicies thatopened to hundreds ofAfrican-Americanworkersand, more importantly, to alandmarkvictorythatsecured arecord $2.4millionpayment pressmen attheGPO.Fifteenyearslater, hisdeterminationled to challengeracialdiscriminationagainstAfrican-American and Hartson,Mr. McKenzieinitiatedaclassactionlawsuit In 1972,represented byCommitteestaff andthefirmofHogan himself andhisfellowAfrican-AmericanGPOemployees. He thenbeganacareer-long struggletowinequaltreatment for same low-levelpositionhehadheldbefore hismilitaryservice. When hereturned totheGPOin1946,hewasassigned served withdistinctionasoneofthefamedTuskegee Airmen. Award McKenzie The Alfred “

organizations inthe country.” organizations rights bono civil pro productive and is amongthe mosteffective Rights andUrbanAffairs for Civil The Washington Committee Lawyers’ –

Pillsbury Pillsbury Winthrop ShawPittmanLLP J.David Cynamon to jointheArmyAirCorps,where he Government PrintingOffice(GPO) left hisentry-levelpositioninthe During World War II,Alfred McKenzie to changeaninstitution. efforts asaCommitteeplaintiff helped It takesitsnamefrom amanwhose victories ofparticularsignificance. and couragehaveproduced civilrights Committee clientswhosededication established in1994torecognize The Alfred McKenzieAward was

11 WileyThe A. Branton Awards Luncheon Alfred - June 18, 2014 Mckenzie Award 12 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs DONALD L.KAHL Award Citation McKenzie 2014 Alfred clearly evidentinthelifeand workofAlfred McKenzie. of theseefforts, Don hasdemonstratedthedeepcommitmenttoequal justiceso nation’s civilrightslawsandadvocateforstrong newlegislation asneeded.Inall area thatcontinuetoworktogetherwithincreasing effectiveness toenforce our force inbuildinganetworkofpublicandprivate agenciesintheWashington employment toindividualsbasedontheirsexualorientation. Healsowasamajor for individualswithvarioustypesofdisabilities,and denials ofhousingand of discriminationaffecting peopleusingservice animals,accesstowebsites expanded itsadvocacyinnewandimportantareas, includinginvestigations his appointment,theERCsawasignificantincrease inmembershipandgreatly the civilrightscommunity, bothinthisregion andthroughout thecountry. After enthusiasm were criticalreasons fortheorganization’s increasing prominence in As ExecutiveDirector oftheEqualRightsCenter, Don’s leadershipand opportunity totensofthousandsindividualsthroughout thecountry. brought bytheWashington Lawyers’Committee,hasopenedthedoorsofhousing affecting Section8voucherholders.Thiswork,oftencombinedwithlitigation an importantrole inleadingchallengesagainstsource ofincomediscrimination new apartmentbuildingsbeaccessibletopeoplewithdisabilities.Donalsoplayed addressing thefailure ofdevelopersandbuilderstocomplywithrequirements that four yearshewasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofinnovativelegalstrategies gifted litigatorandnaturalcivilrightsadvocate.Amongotherthings,overthenext our Board ofTrustees andupon joiningourstaff quicklyestablished himselfasa a publicinterest lawyer. Hewasintroduced totheCommittee byamemberof litigation partner. In2004,Donmovedto Washington with thegoalofbecoming represented avarietyofcommercial clients,becomingahighlyrespected senior Hardwick, Gable,Golden&Nelson,P.C., inTulsa, Oklahoma.Atthefirm,he of Nebraska,hepracticedlawformore than 25yearswiththefirmofHall,Estill, Following receipt ofaBachelorandJurisDoctordegree from theUniversity Don camebyhiscareer asacivilrightslawyerandadvocatebyanunusualroute. to mindtheleadershipdisplayedbyAlfred McKenzie. work inleadingtheEqualRightsCentertosomeofitsmostnotablesuccessesbrings legal skillswere constantlyinevidence.Hisexceptional of thesepositions,Don’s steadypresence andsuperlative he servedasaSeniorCounselfortheCommittee.Inboth during thisperiodandthefourprioryearswhile to havehadtheopportunityworkcloselywithDon Washington Lawyers’Committeewasmostfortunate advocacy andtestingorganizations inthecountry. The in makingtheERConeofpreeminent civilrights exceptional skillanddedication.Hewasinstrumental Committee’s mostimportantinstitutionalclient,with Donald KahlguidedtheEqualRightsCenter(ERC), During hissixyearsofserviceasitsExecutiveDirector, “ The Committee’s unique combination of experienced staff lawyers and the pro bono support of hundreds of excellent law firm volunteers has produced an unprecedented record of victories in virtually every area of civil rights practice and provided essential legal services to thousands of individual clients.”

– Roger E. Warin Steptoe & Johnson LLP

The Vincent E. Reed Award

The Vincent E. Reed Award was first presented by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee in 2003. The award is given in the name of Dr. Vincent Reed, the distinguished educator whose encouragement and support were directly responsible for the Committee’s decision to establish its public education support programs.

Following his graduation from West Virginia State College and military service during the Korean War, Vincent Reed began his career as an educator in the DC Public Schools in 1956. Within several years, he was promoted from a teaching position to a series of important administrative posts in the school system, culminating in his appointment as DC School Superintendent in 1975. His appointment to this post came at a time when the local schools were experiencing enormous stress and public criticism. Dr. Reed’s charismatic leadership and the rigorous educational programs he championed helped immeasurably to restore public confidence in the city’s schools.

In 1978, Dr. Reed met with the staff of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee and encouraged them to seek law firm volunteers to serve as legal counsel for parent leaders at a dozen public schools in Southeast Washington. This initial effort became the basis for the Committee’s representation of Parents United for the DC Public Schools and the DC Public School Partnership Program, which now operates in 45 schools across the city.

Following his tenure as DC School Superintendent, Dr. Reed went on to serve as an Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education and as Vice President for Communications at the Washington Post Company. The Vincent E. Reed Award The Vincent E. Reed 14 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs AND FRIED,FRANK,HARRIS,SHRIVER&JACOBSONLLP JOSEPH DeSANTIS,KARENGRISEZ, 2014 VincentReed Award Citation Vincent ReedAward.Vincent done, theCommitteeisdelighted tohonorJoe,Karen, andFriedFrank withthe Committee toengagewith localDCPublicSchools.Foreverythingtheyhave Reedmayhavehopedforwhen hefirstinvitedthewith SWWthatVincent parents.” FriedFrank hasachievedthekindofrichandvariedschool partnership member ofourcommunity, providing keysupportforstudents,teachers and WallsWithout hashadwiththeprivate sector;thefirmisanimportant,long-term Frank as“oneofthemostsuccessful,long-runningcollaborations thatSchool SWW’s Principal,Richard Trogisch, describestheschool’s partnershipwithFried entities includingitsHomeSchoolAssociation. has alsoworkedwithfirmvolunteersproviding necessarylegalservicestoSWW leading numerous socialstudiesfieldtrips tocourtsandhistoricsites.Karen support totheschool,Joehasprovided invaluable assistanceinplanningand planning days,andfundraisingactivities.Alongwith providing administrative Senior Projects, aweeklyCurrent EventsRoundtableatthefirm,hostingteacher incentives forreading achievement,gradingpapersandjudgingpresentations for programs, anSAT prep course,aSaturday Academy, speakersforCareer Day, to SWW, including:academictutoring,writingworkshops,juryeducation between thefirmandschool,theyhavehelpedbringaplethoraofinitiatives instrumental ingrowing FriedFrank’s relationship withSWW. Asthemainliaisons among themostcompetitiveschoolsinDistrict,Karen andJoehavebeen In additiontohelpingseveralSWWteamsplaceintheMockTrial finals children intheDistrict. have ledFriedFrank’s partnershipwithSWWeversince,impactinghundreds of Joe DeSantisjoinedherinleadinganexpandedpartnership.Thetwoofthem Karen GrisezcoachedtheStreet Lawteamsasafirst-yearassociate.In1997, a SWWteamfortheDC-wideStreet LawMockTrial Tournament. In1991, exemplary. Thepartnershipbeganin1989whenfirmvolunteersfirstcoached to theschoolanddeepinvolvementwithstudents,teachers,parents is the Committee’s DCPublicSchoolPartnershipProgram. Thefirm’s dedication Wallswith SchoolWithout (SWW)SeniorHighSchoolhasservedasamodelfor For overtwodecades,Fried,Frank,Harris,Shriver&JacobsonLLP’s partnership

Baker &Hostetler LLP & IMMIGRANTANDREFUGEERIGHTS EQUAL EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY the previous year. of firmsforexceptionalworkwiththe Washington Lawyers’Committeeduring Outstanding AchievementsAwards are presented eachyeartoaselectnumber Firms to CooperatingLaw Awards2014 OutstandingAchievement significant settlementfortheclient. District CourtfortheofMarylandandwere ultimatelyabletonegotiatea VII. ReedSmithattorneysbroughtStandards acivilactionintheU.S. ActandTitle obtain proper overtimepay. because sheonlyspokeSpanishandhad assistedaco-workerto of aSpanish-speakingclientwhoworkedatlocalgym andhadbeenfired Attorneys atReedSmithLLPobtainedanexcellent resolution ofaclaimonbehalf Reed Smith LLP often workasmanyfifteenhoursaweekoff theclock. was alsoabletonegotiateasignificantamountofbackpayfortheclientwhowould client wasultimatelyfired afterhefiledacharge ofdiscrimination. get promoted becausehewastoooldforthejobandofhisdisability. The clientisapersonwithlearningdisabilitywhowastoldthathewouldnever obtain asignificantsettlementonbehalfofclientemployedatlocal retail store. After anextremely hard-fought battle,ateamatKayeScholerLLPwasableto Kaye Scholer LLP favorable settlementshortlybefore atrialwastobegin. for theEasternDistrictofVirginia, vigorously litigatingthecaseandsecuringa brought acivilactionagainsttheclient’s employersintheU.S.DistrictCourt to haveconsensualsexwithherimmediatesupervisor. TheteamatHoganLovells lose herjobasajanitor. Theclientwaseventuallyfired becauseshelater refused assaulted byherimmediatesupervisorandtoldnottotellanyoneorshewould settlement foraSpanish-speakingimmigrantfrom Honduras,whowassexually A stellarteamofattorneysatHoganLovellsUSLLPobtainedanextraordinary Hogan Lovells USLLP to work,themanagementhaddecidedreplace him. notified ofhiscondition,bythetimethathewashealthyandcapable returning left himinacomaandhospitalizedforelevendays.Althoughhissupervisorswere car accident.Inearly2012,Mr. Gomezwasseverely injured inacaraccidentthat man whowasfired from hisjobaftertakingtimeoff workto recover from aserious Attorneys atBakerHostetlerLLPsuccessfullyrepresented aSpanish-speaking

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15 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 16 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Attorneys at Williams &ConnollyLLPsecured anexceptionalsettlementfora Attorneys atWilliams &ConnollyLLP Williams client andfairemploymenttrainingforsomeoftherestaurant staff. Relman Dane&Colfax’s tireless efforts resulted inbothmonetaryrelief forthe Honduras. Hewasultimatelyfired aftercomplainingabouttheharassment. constantly harassedbyhisco-workersandsupervisorbecausehecamefrom at LibertyTavern, apopularAmericancuisinerestaurant andbar, where hewas behalf ofaSpanish-speakingclientfrom Honduras. with LibertyTavern intheClarendon neighborhoodofArlington,Virginia on A dedicatedteamatRelmanDane&ColfaxPLLCwasabletosecure asettlement Relman, Dane &ColfaxPLLC the entryofapermanentinjunction. decree, thedefendantsagreed to significantmonetary relief fortheCareys andto for theirownuse.Underthesettlement,filedwith courtasapublicconsent mortgage payment,butinsteadthedefendantsretained themortgagepayments loan modificationinexchangeforafeewhichwould betakenfrom theirmonthly complaint allegedthatthedefendantspromised toassisttheCareys insecuringa Careys outofcloseto$30,000whentheywere already atriskofforeclosure. The that thedefendantsoperatedamortgageloanmodificationscambilked the NationalProcessing Group LLC,andthree individualdefendants,alleging on behalfofShawnandDanaCarey againstCapitalFinancialAssociates,LLC, filed acomplaintintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtforofMaryland a couplewhowere victimsofamortgageloanmodificationscam.In2013,Katten Katten MuchinRosenmanLLPobtainedaveryfavorablesettlementagreement for Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP the lawanddistillingitintoasuccinctpracticalguideforadvocacy. Virginia. Theteamdidanexcellentjobdecipheringatechnicalandcomplexarea of George’s County, Maryland;andFairfaxCounty, ArlingtonCounty, andAlexandria, affordable housingintheDistrictofColumbia;MontgomeryCountyandPrince issues andprepared adetailedreport discussingthemosteffective toolsforcreating team ofHoganLovellsattorneysmetwithexpertsinthefieldfrom allsidesofthe throughout theDCmetro area tocreate andpreserve more affordable housing.A housing crisisinourcommunitythatwillbeusedtoencouragejurisdictions Hogan LovellsUSLLPrecently completedatwo-yearproject ontheaffordable Hogan Lovells USLLP FAIR HOUSING settlement amountedtomore thanthree timesthewagesdeniedtoclient. which provide forquadrupledamagesclaimsofnon-paymentwages,the for thetimesheworked.MakinguseofnewlyamendedwagetheftlawsinDC, Spanish-speaking clientwhowasemployedbyalocalrestaurant andneverpaid

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for ourclientwasmore than three timestheamountthathepaidtodefendants. and ultimatelynegotiatedthesettlementagreement. Themonetaryrelief obtained Kirkland draftedandfiledthecomplaintinMontgomeryCountyCircuit Court defendants were nothelpinghimitwastoolatefortosavehishome. him inobtainingaloanmodification.Bythetimethatourclient realized thatthe upfront fee.Ourclientpaidtheupfront feebutthedefendantsdidnothingtoassist foreclosure, inobtainingamortgageloanmodificationexchangeforsignificant 2013 allegingthatthedefendantspromised toassistourclient,whowasatriskof We filedacomplaintagainstLasker&Associates,LLCandM.Ahmedin lost hishomeinforeclosure dueinparttoamortgageloanmodificationscheme. Kirkland &EllisLLPsecured afavorablesettlementagreement foraclientwho Kirkland &Ellis LLP Choice Voucher holdersoftheavailabilityunitsatproperties itmanages. and toundertakeanumberofoutreach measures designedtoinformHousing resolved thismatter, withthecompanyagreeing toreceive trainingfrom theERC Housing ChoiceVouchers atitsproperties intheDistrictofColumbia.Theparties Specifically, theERCalleged,basedonitstesting,thatcompanydidnotaccept the basisofsource ofincomediscrimination undertheDCHumanRightsAct. (ERC) againstareal estatecompanyandits president, allegingdiscriminationon In 2013,SidleyAustinLLPfiledacomplaintonbehalf oftheEqualRightsCenter Sidley Austin LLP in November2013. motion todismiss,engagedindiscovery, andultimatelynegotiatedasettlement to dismissthecomplaint.Thefirmdraftedanoppositiondefendants’ LLP entered anappearanceonbehalfofthemotherafterdefendantsmoved she statedthatwouldliveintheapartmentwithherdaughter. McGuireWoods alleging thattheyhaddiscriminatedagainstherbyrefusing torent toherafter discrimination undertheFairHousingActagainstlandlords ofanapartment, In 2013,amotherfiledpro secomplaintinfederalcourtallegingfamilialstatus McGuireWoods LLP employees withanyleasingresponsibilities, andtopaydamagesattorneys’fees. add areasonable accommodationaddendumtoitslease,havetheERCtrain the property agreed nottodiscriminate,adoptanon-discriminationpolicyand blind personswithserviceanimalstoliveattheproperty. Aspartofthesettlement, to serviceanimalsandbyrefusing tomakeanaccommodationthispolicyallow discriminated againstblindpersonswithserviceanimalsbyapplyingano-petspolicy and twoindividualsalleging,basedonERC’s testing,thatDetrickPlazaApartments against DetrickPlazaApartments,Fredericktown AssociatesLimitedPartnership, on behalfoftheEqualRightsCenter(ERC)in2013.Thefirmfiledacomplaint &EmeryLLPfavorablyresolved adisabilitydiscriminationmatterMcDermott, Will LLP &Emery Will McDermott, 17 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 18 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Housing Actbecausethatholdingwasoutoftouchwithscienceandthe ruling thatachildwithepilepsyandautismwasnot“disabled”undertheFair Green, Inc.etal. with disabilitiesofallagesintheSecondCircuit in various non-profit advocacyorganizations that represent theinterests of people In 2014,Troutman Sandersfiledabriefonbehalfofgovernmentalagencyand against itbecauseofthedisabilitiespeoplewhowouldliveinhome. group hometomitigateitsdamagesaftertheCountyintentionallydiscriminated Florida. in theEleventhCircuit in In 2013,thefirmfiledabriefonbehalfofCommitteeandOxford House,Inc. In thelastyear, Troutman Sandersfiledtwoamicusbriefsindisabilityrightscases. SandersTroutman LLP office toaccommodatepersons withdisabilities. the examinationtables.Settlement ofthatactionresulted inalterationstothedental because theofficecouldnotaccommodatehiswheelchair ortransferhimtoanyof behalf ofaclientwhowasunabletomakeusetheservices ofalocaldentaloffice with disabilitiesfortheirrecent successfulresolution ofclaimsinaccessibility on The Committeeisalsorecognizing Covington’s dedicationtotherightsofindividuals communications todeafPostalServiceemployeesthroughout thecountry. qualified AmericanSignLanguageinterpreters forimportantsafetyandworkplace the PostalServicethatwillgreatly expandthedeploymentand timelyavailabilityof The mostimportanttermsofthesettlementare thereforms tobeimplementedby million incompensatorydamagesashared fundfortheclassmembers. of theU.S.PostalService.Inaddition,settlementprovides forapproximately $3 a nationwideclassof6,000current andformerdeafhearing-impaired employees the-art reforms intheprocedures andtechnologyfordeliveringinterpreter servicesto LLP achievedaprecedent-setting settlementwiththePostOfficeestablishingstate-of- After tireless workspanningmore thanadecade,attorneysatCovington&Burling Covington &Burling LLP DISABILITY RIGHTS and, separately, theclinicaldirector’s counseling licensewasrevoked. from thefacility. Thepartiesresolved thematterthrough anegotiatedsettlement abuse alsobeganengaginginsexualactivitywithhershortlyafterdischarge treatment, andthatthelicensedclinicaldirector inwhomsheconfidedaboutthe and abusedbyaseniorstaff memberattheinpatientfacilitythroughout her RAP’s facilities.Thecomplaintalleged thatthewomanwassexuallyharassed while voluntarilyreceiving DC-fundeddrugrehabilitation servicesattwoof behalf ofawomanwhoallegedthatshehadbeensexuallyharassedandabused Columbia, RegionalAddictionPrevention, Inc.(RAP),andtwoindividualson In 2012,Squire PattonBoggs(US)LLPfiledalawsuitagainsttheDistrictof Patton (US)LLP Squire Boggs PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS FHA’s communityintegrationmandate. Thefirmargued thattheFairHousingActdidnot require theplaintiff The firmargued thatthecourtshouldoverturntrialcourt’s Narconon SpringHillInc.etal.v. HernandoCounty, Rodriguez etal.v. Village drug offenses intheDistrictfrom 2009-2011were AfricanAmerican.InOctober between whitesandAfricanAmericans,nineoutoftenindividualsarrested for policies. Onekeyfindingshowedthatdespiteequivalentratesofdruguse some ofthecivilrightsimplicationsourdrug,publichealthandsafety the Nation’s Capital of Columbia2009-2011:ImplicationsforCivilRightsandCriminalJusticein justice systemonDCPrisoners,titled the firstinaseriesof reports analyzingthecivilrightsimplicationsofcriminal LLP andanadvisorypanelofdistinguishedseniorretired judgespublished In July2013,theCommitteewithco-counselauthorsfrom Covington&Burling Covington &Burling LLP DC PRISONERS’RIGHTS representation inproceedings before theFCC. the familymemberofaprisoner. DrinkerBiddlecontinuestoprovide pro bono While stillhigh,thisrelief reduces theburden ofwhatamountedtoataxonbeing to theputativeclassmembers.Costsare nowlimitedto25centsperminute. the FCC’s order, whichwentintoeffect inFebruary2014,hasaccorded somerelief and grantedastayinthefederallawsuit.Aftermore thanadecadeofadvocacy, In 2001,thedistrictcourtordered thattheclassclaimsberaisedbefore theFCC family tiesandhousing,medicine,orfood. many ofwhomare inpoverty, thesecostsrequired choosingbetweenmaintaining prisoners, includingtheover1.7millionchildren whohaveaparent inprison, phone callrateswere ashigh$20fora15-minutephonecall.Forfamiliesof services totheprisonersintheirfacilities.Undertheseagreements, long-distance dealing agreements withanumberoftelephonecompaniestoprovide phone Corrections CorporationofAmerica(CCA).TheCCAentered intoexclusive incarcerated inprisonsandjailsownedoperatedbytheprivatecompany loved ones,legalcounsel,andotherswhoreceive telephonecallsfrom people brought bytheDCPrisoners’Project inearly2000onbehalfoffamilymembers, exorbitant prisonphonerates.Thisdecisionevolvedoutofaclassaction decision bytheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)prohibiting Drinker Biddle&ReathLLPplayedapivotalpartintheAugust2013historic Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP decriminalize thepossessionofsmallquantitiesdrug. voted tolessenpenaltiesforpublicandprivateconsumptionofmarijuana the RacialDisparitiesreport andthistestimony, inMarch 2014theDCCouncil DC Councilinsupportofmarijuanadecriminalizationlegislation.Relyingon 2013, theCommitteewithCovington&Burlingattorneystestifiedbefore the . 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RacialDisparitiesinArrests intheDistrict 19 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 20 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Winston &Strawnalsosecured aunanimousEleventhCircuitWinston opinion in on thestandthatgovernment’s treatment fellbelowthestandard ofcare. Strawn’s mastery oftherecord laidafoundationthatforced thedoctortoadmit this winwasaskillfulcross-examination ofthegovernment’s & expert.Winston grossly inadequatemedicalcare resulting inirreversible nervedamage.Keyto who hadbeenstabbedduringaprisonriot.Afterhisfall,ourclientreceived prison inHazelton,WV, whenheslippedandfellonthebloodofafellowinmate and suffering. Hehadbeeninjured inDecember2007whilehousedatafederal court awarded ourclient$905,583indamagesforhismedicalcare andforpain a dayapartinApril2014.In &StrawnLLPisbeingrecognized fortwooutstandingvictories,wonjustWinston &StrawnLLP Winston parents andthebroader community. visions ofMcKinleywillexpandeducationalandeconomic opportunitiesforstudents, major projects: theGreenhouse of GoodwillandParent University. Theselong-term professional mentorsonaweeklybasis.Thefirmhas recently helpedstarttwomore Model UNTeam, DebateTeam, andPoetryClub.Thefirmalsoprovided writingand these programs, thefirmbolstered severalafter-school programs suchasMcKinley’s grant applicationsthrough theschool’s DCCollegeAccessProgram. Inadditionto seniors intheirapplicationsforcollegesandhelpedthem withscholarshipand beautification projects attheschool.Thispastschoolyear, thefirmassistedMcKinley Initially, ClearyGottliebaddedtotheirinternshipprogram byparticipatingin students andfamilies. part oftheschoolcommunity, buildingastrong partnershipsupporting McKinley’s internship program forhighschoolstudents.Sincethen,thefirmhasbecomea Technology EducationCampusbeganin2012withthedevelopmentofan Cleary GottliebSteen&HamiltonLLP’s schoolpartnershipwithMcKinley Gottlieb Steen &HamiltonLLP Cleary PUBLIC EDUCATION been transferred backintodangeratanytime. Committee appealedbecausewithoutanenforceable order, Mr. Doecouldhave &StrawnLLP, Winston case mootandgrantedthemotiontodismiss.With the he wouldbecompletelyunknown,andtherefore safe.Thejudgeruledthe that Mr. Doewouldbeimmediatelytransferred toastateprisonsystemwhere scheduled trial,theBOPmovedtodismisscaseandnotifiedCommittee occasions, andforced involuntarilyintosegregated housing.Two daysbefore a security penitentiarieswhere hewassexuallyassaulted,attackedonnumerous Mr. Doe’s role intheinvestigationandsenthimtoaseriesofviolent,maximum- in exchangeforprotection thatwasneverprovided. Instead,theBOPpublicized participated inaninvestigationagainstacorruptBureau ofPrisons(BOP)officer seeking protection andremanding itforfurtherproceedings. Mr. Doehad Wooten , reversing thedistrictcourt’s order dismissingasmoottheclient’s lawsuit Jones v. UnitedStates , afterabenchtrial,thedistrict Doe v.

additional supportandenhancetheeducationalmissionofschool. the GeoPlungeprogram andexpandingtheirpartnershipwithNoyestoprovide recognized fortheirskillandcharacter. KelleyDryeislookingforward tocontinuing rewarding. Theircompetitiveteamsignitedschoolprideasthestudentswere Noyes toteachteamwork,gamestrategy, andU.S.geography hasbeenincredibly team membersreport thatworkingwiththewonderfulkidsanddedicatedstaff at however, hasbeencoaching3rd-5th gradersinthree Geoplungetournaments.Firm for Back-to-SchoolNightandotherevents.Thehighlightoftheirpartnershipsofar, career dayfor7thand8thgraders,thefirmprovided foodand refreshments the campus.Overyear, KelleyDryeattorneysandstaff alsoparticipatedina began atthestartof2013-14academicyearwithfirmemployeesbeautifying Kelley Drye&Warren LLP’s thrivingpartnershipwithNoyesEducationCampus &Warren LLP Kelley Drye encourage youngpeopleintheircommunitytoexcelandreach theirfullpotential. relationships theyhaveformedwithstudentsandtheopportunitieshadto volunteers report thatthemostrewarding outcomesoftheirschoolpartnershipare the improve gradesinEnglish,andiscreating abookclubmentoringprogram. Thefirm’s Cardozo’s BUG(BringUpaGrade)Clubtosupporttheschooladministration’s goalto Kilpatrick Townsend hostsalunchprogram recognizing honorroll students,sponsors significantly, thefirmhasputinplaceseveralincentivesto reward academicsuccess. events, andincludedstudentsinthefirm’s communityserviceactivities.Most tables andchairsfortheTeacher’s Lounge,suppliedfoodforteacherappreciation students whocannotafford them,provided merchandise fortheschoolstore, donated teams, heldbookdrivestosupplementtheschoollibraryanduniformhelp To thisend,KilpatrickTownsend volunteershavecoachedGeoPlungeandScrabble former Shawstudentsandembracedrelationships withstudentsnewtoCardozo. to Cardozo. Through thistransition,thefirmhasstrengthened relationships withthe Cardozo EducationCampuswhenShawclosedandthestudentswere transferred Shaw MiddleSchoolatGarnett-Patterson,andcontinuedtheirpartnershipwith Kilpatrick Townsend &StocktonLLPbegantheirschoolpartnershipin2011with Kilpatrick Townsend &Stockton LLP 21 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 22 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Committee Co-Chairs1968-2014 1998-99 &2004-05 1990-91 &1999 1999 &2011-12 2013-Present 2012-Present 1982-83 1992-93 1972-73 2005-06 1978-79 2000-01 1976-77 2008-09 1986-87 1974-75 2009-10 2000-03 1980-81 2010-11 1989-90 1970-71 1996-97 1968-69 1976-77 1983-84 1978-79 1994-95 1997-98 1991-94 1984-86 1984-85 1995-96 2002-04 1988-89 2007-08 1987-88 1980-81 2005-06 Benjamin F. Esq. Wilson, Jr.,Thomas S.Williamson Esq. Howard P. Esq. Willens, Lewis S.Wiener, Esq. Melvin White,Esq. Marguerite OwenWebster, Esq. Roger E.Warin, Esq. Robert L.Wald, Esq.* Denise A.Vanison, Esq. The HonorableDavidS.Tatel John H.Schafer, Esq. George D.Ruttinger, Esq. Jeffrey D.Robinson,Esq. The HonorableJamesRobertson Donald M.Remy, Esq. The HonorableInezSmithReid Stephen J.Pollak,Esq. John A.Payton,Esq.* John E.Nolan,Esq. Stuart J.Land,Esq. Philip A.Lacovara,Esq. Anastasia D.Kelly, Esq. Robert H.Kapp,Esq. George W. JonesJr., Esq. Theodore A.Howard, Esq. Laurence J.Hoffman, Esq. Philip A.Fleming,Esq. Marc L.Fleischaker, Esq. Charles T. Duncan,Esq.* John W. Douglas,Esq.* Sara-Ann Determan,Esq. David J.Cynamon,Esq. Sheldon S.Cohen,Esq. Thomas W. Brunner, Esq. Tyrone Brown, Esq. A.BrantonSr.,Wiley Esq.* James N.Bierman,Esq. Frederick B.Abramson,Esq.* « « « *

Served asChair Deceased David J.Ball,Esq. BOARD MEMBERS LLP Sutherland Asbill &Brennan Lewis S.Wiener, Esq. Rein LLP Wiley Theodore A.Howard, Esq. CO-CHAIRS Directors 2014 Boardof Kilpatrick Townsend &Stockton LLP Erica J.Dominitz,Esq. &Onorato,Schertler LLP David H.Dickieson,Esq. Perkins Coie LLP John Devaney, Esq. FarrWillkie &Gallagher LLP Joseph G.Davis,Esq. Shaw PittmanLLP Winthrop Pillsbury David J.Cynamon,Esq. Cutler Pickering LLP Wilmer Hale &Dorr Danielle Y. Conley, Esq. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Claudia Callaway, Esq. &FoersterMorrison LLP G. BrianBusey, Esq. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, L. ScottBurwell,Esq. LLP Gilbert Barry I.Buchman,Esq. Rein LLP Wiley Thomas W. Brunner, Esq. O’Melveny &Myers LLP Stephen D.Brody, Esq. Foley &Lardner LLP James N.Bierman,Esq. Fried, Frank, &Jacobson Shriver Harris, LLP Douglas W. Baruch,Esq. Paul, Weiss, LLP &Garrison Rifkind, Wharton Garrett &Dunner LLP Garrett

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23 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 24 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 2014 Board of Directors Directors 2014 Boardof Kirkland &Ellis LLP Jennifer G.Levy, Esq. &JohnsonSteptoe LLP Harry Lee,Esq. LLP Mayer Brown Alex C.Lakatos,Esq. McKenna, Long&AldridgeLLP George Kostolampros, Esq. Crowell &MoringLLP Crowell George D.Ruttinger, Esq. Lewis Baach PLLC Jeffrey D.Robinson,Esq. Covington &Burling LLP Donald J.RidingsJr., Esq. National Collegiate Athletic Association Donald M.Remy, Esq. Relman, Dane &ColfaxPLLC John P. Relman,Esq. Miller &Chevalier Chartered Matthew T. Reinhard, Esq. SNR Denton Kenneth J.Pfaehler, Esq. Ballard Spahr LLP Constantinos G.Panagopoulos,Esq. Jones Day V.William O’Reilly, Esq. Patton (US)LLP Squire Boggs Michael J.Nardotti Esq.,Jr. Latham &Watkins LLP Kevin Metz,Esq. Drinker Biddle &Reath LLP Michael J.McManus,Esq. Shaw PittmanLLP Winthrop Pillsbury Jack McKay, Esq. Baker &Hostetler LLP Elizabeth B.McCallum,Esq. (NCAA) Paul M.Thompson,Esq. Zuckerman Spaeder LLP W.William Taylor III,Esq. Lewis &Bockius LLP Morgan, Grace E.Speights,Esq. Trainum, Snowdon &Deane, P.C. Richard W. SnowdonIII,Esq. Jenner &Block LLP Paul M.Smith,Esq. Gottlieb Steen &HamiltonLLP Cleary Matthew D.Slater, Esq. &Sterling LLP Shearman Michael B.Shulman,Esq. Cohen Milstein Sellers &Toll PLLC Joseph M.Sellers,Esq. Beveridge &Diamond,P.C.Beveridge Benjamin F. Esq. Wilson, Covington &Burling LLP Jr.,Thomas S.Williamson Esq. &JohnsonSteptoe LLP Roger E.Warin, Esq. LLP Gibson, Dunn&Crutcher F. JosephWarin, Esq. Slate, Meagher &FlomSkadden, Arps, LLP Charles F. Walker, Esq. FoxArent LLP Barbara S.Wahl, Esq. Epstein Becker P.C. &Green, Carrie Valiant, Esq. Reed Smith LLP Gary S.Thompson,Esq. LLP &Emery Will McDermott (continued) Randall A.Brater, Esq. Quinton V. Bowman,Esq. Charles R.Both,Esq. Brooksley E.Born,Esq. David R.Berz,Esq. David Beddow, Esq. Michael J.Baratz,Esq. James M.Auslander, Esq. Carrie F. Apfel,Esq. Thomas G.Allen,Esq. TRUSTEES Trustees 2014 Boardof Megan Cacace,Esq. Katie Bukrinsky, Esq. Tracie Bryant,Esq. Tara A.Brennan, Esq. Jennifer D.Brechbill, Esq. Aaron S.Brand,Esq. Patrick J.Bernhardt, Esq. Laura ManciniBelmont,Esq. Michael P. Beder, Esq. Renee T. Beaver, Esq. Nicholas R.Barnaby, Esq. Brendan Ballard, Esq. Warren T. AllenII,Esq. Adam Abelson,Esq. Cheryl I.Aaron, Esq. ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Karen T. Grisez,Esq. Barry W. Graham,Esq. Eugene I.Goldman,Esq. Laura A.Foggan,Esq. Margaret Feinstein,Esq. Eunnice H.Eun,Esq. Benjamin C.Eggert,Esq. Peter B.Edelman,Esq. Kristine J.Dunne,Esq. James V. Dick,Esq. Sara-Ann Determan,Esq. Matthew D.Cutts,Esq. Nessa H.Coppinger, Esq. H. GuyCollier, Esq. Sheldon S.Cohen,Esq. Barry Coburn,Esq. Andrew B.Clubok,Esq. Adam M.Chud,Esq. Steven F. Cherry, Esq. Elizabeth K.Canizares, Esq. Patrick S.Campbell,Esq. Peter Buscemi,Esq. Michael J.Gridley, Esq. Brendon S.Fleming,Esq. Samuel Z.Fayne,Esq. Austin A.Evers,Esq. Stephanie L.Ellis,Esq. Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Phillip R.Dupre, Esq. Thomas A.Dowell,Esq. David M.DesRosier, Esq. Caroline M.DeCell,Esq. Kristin C.Davis,Esq. Maria R.Coor, Esq. Shaylyn Cochran,Esq. Gary Coad,Esq. Shara M.Chang,Esq. Joseph N.Onek,Esq. Thomas P. Olson,Esq. John L.Oberdorfer, Esq. John E.Nolan,Esq. John W. NieldsJr., Esq. Jerome A.Murphy, Esq. Homer E.MoyerJr., Esq. Paul R.Monsees,Esq. Helen K.Michael,Esq. Elaine Metlin,Esq. Brian McLaughlin,Esq. August Matteis,Jr., Esq. Wayne H.Matelski,Esq. Andrew H.Marks, Esq. Matthew J.MacLean,Esq. Jerome B.Libin, Esq. Terry F. Lenzner, Esq. Stuart J.Land,Esq. Carl S.Kravitz,Esq. J.Kolasky,William Esq. Michael Knight,Esq. Jennifer M.Keas,Esq. Andrew T. Karron, Esq. Robert H.Kapp,Esq. Arian M.June,Esq. Robert E.Juceam,Esq. Matthew L.Jacobs,Esq. Peter B.HuttII,Esq. Valerie L.Hletko,Esq. Matthew S.Hellman,Esq. Herbert J.Hansell,Esq. Sandra M.Hanna,Esq. Joyce E.Taber, Esq. Rebecca L.Springer, Esq. Steven M.Sprenger, Esq. Quin M.Sorenson, Esq. Miriam Smolen,Esq. Eleanor H.Smith,Esq. Stephen T. Smith,Esq. Charles J.SimpsonJr., Esq. Harold L.Segall,Esq. Michael A.Schlanger, Esq. Stanley J.Samorajczyk,Esq. Ashley R.Riveira,Esq. Ana C.Reyes,Esq. Paul S.Reichler, Esq. Steven G.Reade,Esq. Elissa J.Preheim, Esq. Stephen J.Pollak,Esq. Lee G.Petro, Esq. Erin A.Peters,Esq. Alan A.Pemberton,Esq. Jonathan D.Janow, Esq. Ashley G.James,Esq. Erica Jackson,Esq. Brittani Ivey, Esq. Paul B.HynesJr., Esq Mattie F. Hutton,Esq. Rachel K.Hunnicutt,Esq. Keith D.Hudolin,Esq. Jonathan H.Homer, Esq. Kristin V. Holbeck,Esq. Marianne Hogan,Esq. Kristine M.Hansen,Esq. Katherine L.Halliday, Esq. Britanie A.Hall,Esq. Emily Grim,Esq. Esq. Alan M.Wiseman, W. Esq. HunterWinstead, David F. Esq. Williams, Togo D.West, Jr., Esq. Theodore Voorhees, Jr., Esq. Katherine M.Turner, Esq. Leslie M.Turner, Esq. Seth A.Tucker, Esq. Jonice GrayTucker, Esq. 25 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 26 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Andrew M.McCormick,Esq. Patrick J.McCarthy, Esq. R.McAuliffe, Esq. Will Jeny M.Maier, Esq. Parker J.Lavin,Esq. Adam S.Kunz,Esq. Eric L.Klein,Esq. Nicholas Kim,Esq. Amadou Kilkenny-Diaw, Esq. Katherine L.Kelly, Esq. Lindsay Kelemen,Esq. Krissy Katzenstein,Esq. Brian J.Kapatkin,Esq. ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES(continued) William A.Geoghegan,Esq. William Philip A.Fleming,Esq. Allen T. Eaton,Esq. David M.Dorsen,Esq. George A.Dalley, Esq. Joseph R.CaldwellJr., Esq. Donald T. Bucklin,Esq. Tyrone Brown, Esq. John BodnerJr., Esq. EMERITUS TRUSTEES Anne R.Mutashi,Esq. Sara A.Murphy, Esq. Leah C.Montesano,Esq. Natalie Mitchell,Esq. Cadence A.Mertz,Esq. Luke W. Meier, Esq. Darcy M.Meals,Esq. William B.Nes,Esq. William Rosanna M.Neil,Esq. Adam S.Nadelhaft,Esq. William L.Robinson,Esq. William Raymond J.Rasenberger, Esq. Maureen O’Bryon, Esq. Gerald P. Norton,Esq. Bingham B.Leverich,Esq. Robert H.Klonoff, Esq. John C.Keeney, Jr., Esq. Peter B.Hutt,Esq. J. PatrickHickey, Esq. Thomas J.Tynan, Esq. Kari L.Twaite, Esq. Chris Treanor, Esq. Ashley N.Southerland,Esq. Patricia L.Sindel,Esq. Jordan M.Schwartz,Esq. Brian D.Schneider, Esq. Amelia Schmidt,Esq. Natalie N.Sanders,Esq. Erica L.Ross,Esq. Peter Romer-Friedman, Esq. Brian Reichart,Esq. Jouya Rastegar, Esq. Katherine Raimondo,Esq. Felicia C.Quentzel,Esq. Tara J.Plochocki,Esq. Samantha Petrich,Esq. Daniel E.Zytnick,Esq. Stanley E.Woodward, Jr., Esq. John B. Williams III,Esq. John B.Williams Alexander B.White,Esq. Tyechia L.White,Esq. Jeremy White,Esq. Chris A.Wenger, Esq. James H.Weingarten, Esq. Courtney L.Weiner, Esq. Tami Weerasingha-Cote, Esq. Dana T. Weekes, Esq. Michelle N.Webster, Esq. Megan H.Wantland, Esq. John H.Walker, Esq. Katie Vorhis, Esq. Esq. Miriam R.Vishio, Kartik Venguswamy, Esq. Carlos AkselValdivia, Esq. Lex Urban,Esq. Paul M.Wolff, Esq. Howard P. Esq. Willens, Robert P. Watkins III, Esq. Robert B.Wallace, Esq. James A.Treanor III,Esq. Daniel M.Singer, Esq. Deanne Siemer, Esq. Hershel Shanks,Esq. John H.Schafer, Esq. establishing closertieswithourmanysupportinglawfirms. the DCpublicschools;andattendCommitteeeventsthroughout theyearwhile on Committeecases;serveaspartnerswiththeCommittee’s EducationProject in work withCommitteelawyersandco-counseltoprovide legalservicesandsupport The CABcompaniesoffer businessperspectivesandadviceonCommitteematters; and povertyinourcommunity. Committee inaccomplishingourmissionofaddressing issuesofdiscrimination created tooffer thebusinesscommunityopportunitytoparticipatewith The CorporateAdvisoryBoard (CAB)hasbeeninexistencesince2010andwas Board Advisory Corporate The Board’s CorporateOutreach CommitteeisCo-Chaired by: sponsor itsannualevents,suchastheBrantonAwards Luncheon. In additiontotheCAB,Committeewelcomes supportofcompaniesthat Partner Level: Leadership Level: Raoul E.Mills Tower Legal Solutions Jason Frankl-Chair FTI Consulting Inc. Jennifer G.Levy, Lewis S.Wiener, The Committeeispleasedtothankand recognize our2014CABMembers:

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Sutherland Asbill &Brennan Kirland &Ellis LLP Kevin Tullier Veris Consulting , Richard P. Rome Studley Savills

27 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 28 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Washington CommitteeStaff Lawyers’ SENIOR COUNSEL DC PRISONERS’PROJECT EDUCATION PROJECT FAIR HOUSINGPROJECT DISABILITY RIGHTSPROJECT IMMIGRANT ANDREFUGEERIGHTSPROJECT EQUAL EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY PROJECT Rhonda CunninghamHolmes,Esq. Megan K.WhytedeVasquez, Esq. Da’aga HillBowman,Esq. Deborah M.Golden,Esq. Matthew K.Handley, Esq. Roderic V.O. Boggs,Esq. Kiva KeaneZytnick,Esq. Elliot M.Mincberg, Esq. David A.Drachsler, Esq. Kent Withycombe, Esq. Kent Withycombe, Robert M.Bruskin,Esq. Peter T. Grossi, Jr., Esq. Marielle Macher, Esq. Dennis Corkery, Esq. Sabrina GharibLee Rochelle D.Jones Erica Washington Thelma Goodwin Renee Brandon Stacey Litner Peter Spring Alicia Danze Elinor Hart Paralegal Paralegal Staff Attorney Director ofLitigation Receptionist &FacilitiesSupervisor Bookkeeper Assistant forAdministration Special Projects Counsel Director ofDevelopment&Communications Chief FinancialOfficer Deputy Director Executive Director Paralegal Skadden Fellow Project Director Prisoners’ RightsAdvocate Project Director Coordinator Project Director Debevoise &PlimptonLLP Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Crowell &MoringLLP Cozen O’Connor Covington &BurlingLLP Cooley LLP Cohen MilsteinSellers&Toll PLLC Coburn &Greenbaum PLLC Cleary GottliebSteen&HamiltonLLP Carr MaloneyP.C. Carlton FieldsJorden Burt Caplin &Drysdale,Chartered Cameron &HornbostelLLP Cadwalader, &Taft Wickersham LLP BuckleySandler LLP Bryan CaveLLP Bruch HannaLLP Brown Rudnick LLP Bracewell &GiulianiLLP Boies, Schiller&FlexnerLLP Bingham McCutchenLLP Beveridge &Diamond,P.C. Ltd. Banner &Witcoff, Ballard SpahrLLP DLA PiperLLP (US) Dickstein Shapiro LLP Dentons USLLP Dechert LLP Andrews KurthLLP Akin GumpStraussHauer&FeldLLP financial supportoverthepastyearare listedbelow: the volunteerefforts ofindividualattorneys,schoolpartnershipsand/orprovided offices. ThesesupportersthathaveparticipatedintheCommittee’s workthrough by thegenerous supportof150area lawfirms,governmententities,andcorporate The accomplishmentsoftheWashington Lawyers’Committeeare madepossible Offices Entities, andCorporate Government LawFirms, Supporting Baker, Donelson,Bearman,Caldwell Baker BottsLLP Baker &HostetlerLLP Bailey &Ehrenberg Arnold &PorterLLP Arent FoxLLP & Berkowitz,P.C.

Fox RothschildLLP Foley HoagLLP Foley &Lardner LLP Fish &Richardson P.C. Finnegan, Henderson,Farabow, Garrett Feldesman Tucker LeiferFidellLLP Federal HighwayAdministratoin Federal CommunicationsCommission Farr, Miller&Washington, LLC Epstein Becker&Green, P.C. PalmerLLP Edwards Wildman Eaton &McClellan Drinker Biddle&ReathLLP Katten MuchinRosenmanLLP Kator, Parks&Weiser PLLC Kalijarvi, Chuzi&Newman, P.C. K&L GatesLLP Jones Day Jenner &BlockLLP Jackson &Campbell,P.C. Hyatt &Weber, P.A. LLP Hunton &Williams Hughes Hubbard &ReedLLP Hollingsworth LLP Hogan LovellsUSLLP Heller Huron ChertkofLernerSimon& Harkins CunninghamLLP Groom LawGroup, Chartered Greenberg Traurig LLP Gray, Plant,Mooty, Mooty&Bennett,P.A. Goodwin Procter LLP Gilbert LLP Gibson, Dunn&CrutcherLLP Garvey SchubertBarer Fried, Frank,Harris,Shriver&JacobsonLLP & Dunner, LLP Salzman, PLLC

29 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon - June 18, 2014 30 Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Perkins CoieLLP Pepper HamiltonLLP PCT LawGroup Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,Wharton Paul HastingsLLP Orrick, Herrington&Sutcliffe LLP O’Melveny &MyersLLP Oliff &Berridge,PLC Ober, Kaler, Grimes&Shriver Nossaman LLP Norton RoseFulbrightLLP Morrison &FoersterLLP Morgan, Lewis&BockiusLLP Mintz, Levin,Cohn,Ferris,Glovskyand Miller &ChevalierChartered Milbank, Tweed, Hadley&McCloy LLP Relman, Dane&ColfaxPLLC Reed SmithLLP ShawPittmanLLP Pillsbury Winthrop Pierce AtwoodLLP Kirkland &EllisLLP King &SpaldingLLP Kilpatrick Townsend &StocktonLLP Kelley Drye&Warren LLP Keller andHeckmanLLP Kaye ScholerLLP Katz, Marshall&Banks,LLP Offices Entities, andCorporate Government LawFirms, Supporting McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan, Kim, McNamee, Hosea,Jernigan,Kim, McKenna Long&AldridgeLLP McGuireWoods LLP &EmeryLLP McDermott Will Mayer Brown LLP Lippman, Semsker&SalbLLC Linowes andBlocherLLP Lewis BaachPLLC Lerch, Early&Brewer, Chtd. Law OfficesofCharlesR.Both Law OfficesofAndrew Marks Latham &Watkins LLP & GarrisonLLP Popeo, P.C. Greenan &Lynch, P.A.

Zuckert, Scoutt&Rasenberger, L.L.P. Zuckerman SpaederLLP & Strawn LLP Winston Shook, Hardy &Bacon,L.L.P. Shipman &Goodwin Shearman &SterlingLLP Sedgwick LLP Schertler &Onorato,L.L.P. Sanford HeislerLLP Ropes &GrayLLP Steptoe &JohnsonLLP Squire Patton BoggsUSLLP Sprenger &Lang,PLLC Spiegel &McDiarmid Skadden, Arps,Slate,Meagher&FlomLLP Sidley AustinLLP Shulman, Rogers,Gandal,Pordy Wilson, Elser,Wilson, Moskowitz,Edelman CoLLC Wilsie CutlerPickeringHaleandDorr LLP Wilmer Farr&GallagherLLP Willkie Montgomery&John Williams &ConnollyLLP Williams ReinLLP Wiley Childs,Quinn&Pantazis,LLC Wiggins, Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP White &CaseLLP Weisbrod Matteis&CopleyPLLC Weil, Gotshal &MangesLLP &ElkinsLLP Vinson Venable LLP Van NessFeldman U.S. EEOC U.S. CourtsfortheD.C.Circuit Troutman SandersLLP Trainum, Snowdon&Deane,P.C. The KaplanLawFirm Thatcher LawFirm Sutherland Asbill&Brennan LLP Sullivan &Cromwell LLP & Ecker, P.A. & DickerLLP (continued)

Corina HigginsonTrust Consumer HealthFoundation The MorrisandGwendolynCafritzFoundation John BurkeMemorialFund BET Networks and Programs thisyear: and foundationsfortheircontributionscommitmentstoCommitteeProjects The Washington Lawyers’Committeeacknowledgesthefollowingcorporations Supporters Foundation andCorporate West, Lane&SchlagerRealty Advisors, LLC Wells Fargo Advisors George Wasserman FamilyFoundation,Inc. Washington Express Veris Consulting United Healthcare Tower LegalSolutions Savills Studley Anthony F. Lucas-SpindletopFoundation The Jacob&Valeria LangelothFoundation The KiplingerFoundation,Inc. Keller BenefitsServices,Inc. IPR Technologies, Inc. HUE Communications Hattie M.Strong Foundation The HanleyFoundation Aaron andCecileGoldmanFoundation Global PrintingInc. Gannett Foundation FTI Consulting Eagle Bank Drug PolicyAlliance DreyfusThe MaxandVictoria Foundation The DistrictofColumbiaBarFoundation The DimickFoundation Deloitte FinancialAdvisoryServicesLLP

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Savills Studley is proud to support Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for their tireless efforts in addressing issues of discrimination, poverty and civil rights in our communities.

Congratulations to the 2014 award recipients: Wiley A. Branton Award James Sandman, President of the Legal Services Corporation, Former Arnold & Porter Managing Partner and General Counsel for the District of Colombia Public Schools

Nkechi Taifa, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundation and convener of the Justice Policy Roundtable

Vincent Reed Education Award Karen Grisez, Fried, Frank Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Joseph DeSantis, Fried, Frank Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Alfred McKenzie Award Donald Kahl, Former Director of the Equal Rights Center

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