Justice Impact Awards

Annually, Washington Council of Lawyers is thrilled to celebrate us! – the hundreds of public-interest and pro bono professionals who dedicate time, expertise, finances, and compassion to helping their neighbors. Our Justice Impact Awards is a time for us to come together, recharge our collective batteries, celebrate our accomplishments, commiserate on our challenges, and be inspired.

The Justice Impact Awards is Thursday, December 5 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Arnold & Porter (601 Massachusetts Ave NW). RSVP now!

Further, each year there are a few exceptional individuals who go above and beyond and deserve special recognition. As we have for many years, we will recognize the outstanding advocates who make exceptional contributions to the pro bono and public-interest community while bringing our larger community together. We are looking forward to our annual pro bono and public interest celebration.

Join us in congratulating our 2024 Justice Impact Award Recipients!

Presidents Award for Public Service
Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
D.C. Court of Appeals

Legal Services
Amy Nelson
Whitman-Walker Health

Government
Christine Ennis
U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division

Law Firm
Jessica Hough
Skadden

Corporate Legal Department
Kathi Westcott
Pew Charitable Trusts

Legacy Award
Nancy Lopez

VIRTUAL AUCTION! You can also support our mission of ensuring our justice system treats everyone fairly, regardless of money, position, or power through our virtual auction. Bidding is now open and closes on December 6th. Treat your loved ones (or yourself) with fabulous items sure to make their day while supporting access to justice for all. We hope you will bid early and often!

Thank you to our 2024 annual Justice Impact Awards Sponsors!

Your support means we can continue our mission of ensuring that our legal system treats everyone fairly, regardless of money, position, or power.

Champion

Arnold & Porter
Compass Lexecon
Kirkland & Ellis
Skadden

Trailblazer

Latham & Watkins

Benefactor

Allen & Overy
Sidley Austin

Defender

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Covington & Burling
DLA Piper
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Hogan Lovells
Steptoe Foundation
TM Financial Forensics
Wiley

Pioneer

AlixPartners
ArentFox Schiff
Cleary Gottlieb
Crowell & Moring
James Sandman

Sponsors help make our work possible. If you would like to become a sponsor, please contact our Executive Director, Christina Jackson, at cjackson@wclawyers.org or 202.451.8129.

If you weren’t able to attend our 2023 celebration, check out the inspiring remarks from our award recipients on our Instagram Reels @wash_lawyers or our other platforms using #JusticeImpactAwards23.