Our staff is comprised of individuals who are the best and brightest in their fields, committed to dismantling injustice and pursuing lasting change.
Our Staff
Kelechi Agbakwuru
Housing Justice Counsel
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Sophia Balemian-Spencer
Associate Counsel
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Kaitlin Banner
Deputy Legal Director
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Sarah Bessell
Counsel
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Renee Brandon
Receptionist and Facilities Supervisor
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Dennis Corkery
Supervising Counsel
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Raymond Dodd
Paralegal
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Ryan Downer
Legal Director
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Tanya Edelin
Chief Operating Officer
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Olivia Fajardo
Paralegal
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Nadya Harrison
Housing Justice Advocate/Investigator
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Rochelle Jones
Chief Financial Officer
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Joanne Lin
Executive Director
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Stacey M. Litner
Parole Program and Advocacy Lead
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Megan Luckenbaugh
Development Manager
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Joselyn Machado
Workers' Rights Advocate
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Kristin McGough
Supervising Counsel
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Mirela Missova
Senior Counsel
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Hannah Mullen
Associate Counsel
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Melissa Nussbaum
Development Director
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Marja Plater
John E. Nolan Youth Justice Senior Counsel
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Caitlin Russi
Housing Justice Counsel
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Claire Stalder
Paralegal
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Chelsea Sullivan
Georgetown Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow
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Joanna Wasik
Deputy Legal Director for Economic Justice
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Kent Withycombe
Education Justice Advisor
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+ Not yet admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia, but admitted to practice law in another jurisdiction. Practicing law in the District of Columbia under the supervision of Washington Lawyers’ Committee attorneys barred in the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Court of Appeals Rule 49(c)(9)(B).
++ Not yet admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia, but admitted to practice law in another jurisdiction. Practice limited to federal court matters.
+++ Not admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and not engaged in the practice of law.
Our Leadership
Officers
Joseph Davis, Co-Chair
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Claudia A. Withers, Co-Chair
Civil Rights Corps
Jamie S. Gardner, Immediate Past Co-Chair
Paul Hastings LLP
Brian D. Schneider, Treasurer
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Joanne Lin
Executive Director (ex officio)
Board Members
| Charles W. Johnson IV | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
| John A. Freedman | Arnold & Porter LLP |
| John C. Keeney, Jr. | Association of Zoos and Aquariums |
| J. David Folds | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. |
| Elizabeth B. McCallum | Baker & Hostetler LLP |
| Roscoe C. Howard | Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
| Nowell Bamberger | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
| Joseph M. Sellers | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Stacey Grigsby | Covington & Burling LLP |
| George D. Ruttinger | Crowell & Moring LLP |
| Gooch Patnaik | Desmarais LLP |
| George Breen | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. |
| Gail L. Westover | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP |
| Maureen D. Hardwick | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
| Daniel A. Tishman | Fish & Richardson P.C. |
| Joseph D. Edmondson, Jr. | Foley & Lardner LLP |
| Howard S. Hogan | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
| Emily P. Grim | Gilbert LLP |
| Jaime A. Santos | Goodwin Procter LLP |
| Barry J. Pollack | Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP |
| Matthew S. Hellman | Jenner & Block LLP |
| Debra Belott | Jones Day |
| Stavroula E. Lambrakopoulos | K&L Gates LLP |
| Thomas G. Allen | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
| Jennifer G. Levy | Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| Jonathan Su | Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Joshua A. Levy | Levy Firestone Muse LLP |
| Alex C. Lakatos | Mayer Brown LLP |
| Omar Vincent Melehy | Melehy & Associates LLC |
| William P. Barry | Miller & Chevalier Chartered |
| Douglas W. Baruch | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Caitlin M. Kasmar | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| Jay Williams | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| Susan E. Huhta | Outten & Golden LLP |
| Jeannie S. Rhee | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP |
| Justin Alex | Proskauer Rose LLP |
| John P. Relman | Relman Colfax PLLC |
| Leon Rodriguez | Seyfarth Shaw LLP |
| David L. Douglass | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Steven P. Hollman | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Mark P. Guerrera | Sidley Austin LLP |
| Stephen J. Harburg | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| Harry Lee | Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
| Julia M. Jordan | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
| Patrick McGlone | Ullico Inc. |
| Emilio W Cividanes | Venable LLP |
| Theodore A. Howard | Wiley Rein LLP |
| Beth Wilkinson | Wilkinson Stekloff |
| Brenda Lee | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP |
| Liat Rome | Williams & Connolly LLP |
| Amandeep S. Sidhu | Winston & Strawn |
| Dwight P. Bostwick | Zuckerman Spaeder |
| Avis Buchanan | |
| Kelsi Corkran | |
| Kevin Metz | |
| Judith Winston |
Emily GerryAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Aleena IjazAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Shoshana GoldenArentFox Schiff LLP
Patrice HowardArentFox Schiff LLP
Austin RettewArentFox Schiff LLP
Mei-Wah LeeArnold & Porter LLP
Danait MengistArnold & Porter LLP
Erin SteeleBarnes & Thornburg LLP
Jessica HollisCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Theodore Salem-MackallCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Dana BusgangCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Harini SrinivasanCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Phoebe WolfeCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Roy AbernathyCrowell & Moring LLP
Mary MarstonCrowell & Moring LLP
Ellie RiegelCrowell & Moring LLP
Will TuckerCrowell & Moring LLP
Natasha OrehowskyEversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Bianca SpinosaEversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Catherine BettsFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
James CowanFish & Richardson P.C.
Jake HellerFoley & Lardner LLP
Alissa Fromlin FreltzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Emily LammGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Connor LeydeckerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kareem W. RamadanGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Brandon LeveyGilbert LLP
Sarah A. SradersGilbert LLP
Virginia Selden McCorkleGoodwin Procter LLP
Krystalyn KinselJenner & Block LLP
Mary MarshallJenner & Block LLP
Eric E. PetryJenner & Block LLP
Isel BedgoodKirkland & Ellis LLP
Drew BridgewaterKirkland & Ellis LLP
Madeline A. SchoeffmanKirkland & Ellis LLP
Nick TelekyKirkland & Ellis LLP
Susan TempletonKirkland & Ellis LLP
C.J. RydbergLatham & Watkins LLP
Juliana AndonianLevy Firestone Muse LLP
Brandon DennisMayer Brown LLP
Alexandra PrimeMiller & Chevalier Chartered
Prasanna SandeepMiller & Chevalier Chartered
Jackson HagenOrrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Michelle LiuPaul Hastings LLP
Diogo MetzPaul Hastings LLP
Ata AkinerPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Caroline BlockPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Lauren SmithPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Leighton WatsonPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Erica T. JonesProskauer Rose LLP
Shannon D. McGowanProskauer Rose LLP
Corey I. RogoffProskauer Rose LLP
Sean LeeSeyfarth Shaw
Abram ShanedlingSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Cayla CalderwoodSidley Austin LLP
Paulina OlivaresSidley Austin LLP
Anisa SomaniSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Lea C. ManoVenable LLP
Jasmine V. MartinezVenable LLP
Sanskriti A. NeupaneVenable LLP
Morenike I. OyebadeVenable LLP
Kimberly AlliWiley Rein LLP
Tyler BrideganWiley Rein LLP
Morgan HustonWiley Rein LLP
Guus DuindamWilkinson Stekloff
Tania MartinezWilkinson Stekloff
Monica SharmaWilliams & Connolly LLP
Annie E. ShowalterWilliams & Connolly LLP
Lindsay HemmingerWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
John T. KnoblettWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Maggie MacCurdyWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Gannam E. RifkahWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Trillium ChangZuckerman Spaeder LLP
Alyssa HowardZuckerman Spaeder LLP
Cassandra T. JonasZuckerman Spaeder LLP
The Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) has been in existence since 2010 and was created to offer the business community the opportunity to participate with the Committee in accomplishing our mission of addressing issues of discrimination and poverty in our community.
The CAB companies offer business perspectives and advice on Committee matters; work with Committee lawyers and co-counsel to provide legal services and support on Committee cases; serve as partners with the Committee’s Education Project in the DC public schools; and attend Committee events throughout the year while establishing closer ties with our many supporting law firms.
The Committee is pleased to thank and recognize our CAB Members:
Members:
BDO, Anthony M. Lendez
BDO, Nidhi Rao
Savills, Richard Rome
Members of the WLC’s Board of Directors provide leadership in building relationships with the legal business community to increase support for the Committee. CAB membership is for a 12-month period from the month your membership begins.
Corporate Outreach Committee:
The Board’s Corporate Outreach Committee is chaired by Jennifer G. Levy of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
For more information about the Corporate Advisory Board, please contact Gregg Kelley