November 2013
THE BLACK CAT, WASHINGTON, DC

More than 500 supporters joined us at D.C.’s famed Black Cat to mingle with top-flight D.C. lawyers and our partners at Rising for Justice (formerly DC’s Law Students in Court (LSIC). We enjoyed the music of New Orleans funk ensemble Flow Tribe, NYC’s hip hop/soul/rock outfit Pants Velour, and local break-outs The Morrison Brothers Band. A sensational outpouring of support from colleagues, friends, and LSIC supporters helped raise funds to train third-year law students in courtroom advocacy skills—ultimately ensuring free, high-quality legal assistance for Washington, DC’s low-income community.

Of course, only magical things can happen when you combine superb music, kind people, and the spirit of philanthropy. We’ll remain forever grateful.

Moses Cook, Executive Director, LSIC

OUR ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE

  • Hank Asbill, Jones Day
  • Blair Brown, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP
  • Gregory B. Craig, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
  • David Handzo, Jenner & Block
  • Mary Kennedy, Arnold and Porter, LLP
  • James Klein, Chief of the Appellate Division, DC Public Defender Service
  • Gary Kohlman, Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C
  • Paul Leder, Richards, Kibbe & Orbe, LLP
  • Billy Martin, Martin & Gitner, PLLC
  • Hon. Stephen G. Milliken (Ret.)
  • Michele Roberts, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
  • Mark Rochon, Miller & Chevelier
  • James J. Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation
  • David Schertler, Schertler & Onorato, LLP
  • Steven H. Schulman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
  • Joanne Wallace, President, National Legal Aid & Defender Association
  • Lesley Zork, Jack H. Olender & Associates, PC

EXPANDING LEGAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED

JusticeAid partnered with Atlanta-based charity Gideon’s Promise and D.C.-based organization Law Students in Court (LSIC). Our concerts called attention to both causes, raising more than $50,000 in total. Gideon’s Promise is working to expand public defender services in the Deep South. LSIC mentors third-year law students to defend the rights of low-income DC community, fighting homelessness, attacking injustice, sealing criminal records, and inspiring the next generation of social justice advocates.