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OFFICERS:
Ronald C. Jessamy, Sr.
President -- (202) 434-8358
E-mail: rjessamy@jessamylaw.com
Iris McCollum Green
1st Vice President
E-mail: igreen@washingtonbar.org
Rodney C. Pratt
2nd Vice President
E-mail: rpratt06@hotmail.com
Richard Wilson
Treasurer
Jay A. Stewart
Secretary
E-mail: jstewart@washingtonbar.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Ronald C. Jessamy
President
- Judge Anita Josey Herring
- Robie Beatty
- Rodney Pratt
- Johnnie D. Bond
- Robert Bell
- Iris McCollum Green
- Richard Wilson
- Jay A. Stewart
- Charles G. Byrd, Jr.
- Yaida O. Ford
- Joseph H. Hairston
- Kevin D. Judd
- Felicia L. Chambers
- Kim M. Keenan
- Donald A. Thigpen, Jr.
COUNCIL OF PAST PRESIDENTS:
- Robert L. Bell
- Kevin D. Judd
- Felicia L. Chambers
- Kim M. Keenan
- Donald A. Thigpen, Jr.
WEBSITE: www.washingtonbar.org
Newsletter Editor-in-Chief:
Natalie S. Walker
Newsletter Production Editor: Jeffrey Jones
Copyright © 2010
Washington Bar Association.
All rights reserved.
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 Calendar of Events
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June |
May 8, 2010 - 6:30 p.m.
WBA Annual Law Day Banquet,
JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
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June 17, 2010 – 6:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting and election of Officers/Board Members, and the WBA Hall of Fame Ceremony,
Dorothy I. Height/NCNW Building, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. |
[The particulars will be on the WBA website] |
A Tribute to Charles Hamilton Houston
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More importantly, he will notice that at the annual WBA celebration, there will be another manifestation of his important work to promote social justice, Eric Holder, the first African American to serve as Attorney General of the United States, who will present the Houston Medallion of Merit.
The challenges that Houston faced in the 1930’s and beyond were much more substantial than those we face today. And yet, as we celebrate the election of Barack Obama, the first African American to hold such an esteemed office, we also recognize that the lawyers that we honor here today are fighting battles locally and globally that require our utmost focus, commitment and skill.
The women and men of the National Bar Association, the Washington Bar Association, and other organizations must continue the commitment to follow Houstonian principles that were set nearly a century ago, and to recognize that without struggle there can be no progress. Much progress has occurred and much struggle must continue.
Charles Hamilton Houston
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