Meet the Board
D.C. Law Students in Court is led by a unique and diverse group of dedicated, hardworking, and talented Board of Directors and Advisory Council. Our passionate Board makes policy, manages finances, and sustains the vision and raises awareness about the mission of DCLSIC. Many of the directors come from private practice at some of the largest international law firms in the United States, public service, and government bodies. Our advisors are leaders in their workplaces and communities and bring their expertise and resources to their roles and responsibilities to ensure our organization’s success. (Please read about Executive Director Moses Cook.)
DONALD J. RIDINGS, Jr.
Board President, Covington & Burling
ABED SYED ALI
Deloitte Consulting
ALEJANDRA ALMONTE
Miller & Chevalier
HELEN DOOLEY
Tandem Sports & Entertainment
CHRYSTAL FARMER
U.S. Travel Association
LISA GUFFEY
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
THEODORE HOWARD
Wiley Rein
ADAM R. HUNTER
Hunter & Johnson
JONATHAN JEFFRESS
KaiserDillon
CURTIS LU
FTI Consulting
DARRELL MOTTLEY
Banner & Witcoff, LTD.
MARGARITA K. O’DONNELL
Zuckerman Spaeder
HEATHER PINCKNEY
Harden & Pinckney
BARRY POLLACK
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP
DON SALZMAN
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
BRIAN STEKLOFF
Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz
ADAM STROCHAK
Marigold Builders
ELIZABETH WIESER
Office of Attorney General
OUR ADVISORY BOARD
PHILIP FRIEDMAN
Friedman Law Offices, PLLC
BERNARD GRIMM
Law Office of Bernard Grimm
SHIRLEY HIGUCHI
American Psychological Association
SUSAN HOFFMAN
Crowell & Moring LLP
JACK OLENDER
Jack H. Olender & Associates
MARK ROCHON, Advisory Council Chair
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
JAMES J. SANDMAN
Legal Services Corporation
C. EDWARD SHACKLEE
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia