Greater Equality

The CLEO EDGE Award Nominees for

GREATER EQUALITY
Barbara Arnwine
Jennifer Jones Austin
Roy L. Austin, Jr.
Johnny Barnes
Hon. Nanette Barragán
Melanie Bates
Leonard M. Baynes
Hon. Robert Benham
Hon. Sanford D. Bishop
Hon. Cathy Bissoon
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
*William (“Buddy) Blakey
Jeff Bohm
Maj. Sheree Briscoe
John Brittain
Krystal Brumfield
Arthur Louis Burnette, Sr.
Margaret Burnham
Reuben Cahn
Devon Carbado
Jennifer Carpenter
Alvin O. Chambliss, Jr.
Cyndie Chang
Denny Chin
Sylvia Fung Chin
Sun E. Choi
Tanya S. Chutkan
Kristen Clarke
Aubrey Coleman
Benjamin Crump
Ezili Danto
Lindsey D.G. Dates
Drew S. Days, III
Sarah Deer
Morris Dees
Hon. Bernice B. Donald
Pankit J. Doshi
Paula Griffith Edgar
Ralph B. Everett
Margaret Fung
Alberto Gonzales
Fatima Goss Graves
Hon. Roger L. Gregory
Vanita Gupta
Fred D. Gray
Cheryl Harris
Irma D. Herrera
Martin S. Himeles, Jr.
Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Sunny Hostin
Kirra Jarratt
Wallace B. Jefferson
Broderick Johnson
Derrick Johnson
E. Chris Johnson
Shontavia Johnson
Elaine R. Jones
Christopher Kang
Phil Kaplan
Loretta King
Erin Lain
Bill Lann Lee
Patricia D. Lee
Willie Leftwich
*Walter J. Leonard
Hannah Lieberman
Edwin Lindo
William Lucy
E. Francisco Lopez
Policarpio Marmolejos
Susana Martinez
Michele Coleman Mayes
Michael McDonald
Amit P. Mehta
Hon. Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Marilyn Mosby
Cecilia Muñoz
Janet Murguía
Hon. Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Rose Matsui Ochi
Lee H. Ogburn
Hon. Eileen Olds
Hon. Deval L. Patrick
Rachel Patterson
Hon. Ed Pastor
Thomas Perez
Hon. Cleo E. Powell
Hon. Robert R. Rigsby
William Robinson
Jennifer Rosata Perea
Eugene Pettis
Pauline Schneider
Leah Ward Sears
Scott Seifert
Theodore Shaw
Gail Wright Sirmans
Brandy Smith
Dexter Smith
Mary L. Smith
Bryan Stevenson
Daniel Suvor
Yasmine Taeb
Kellye Testy
Larry Thompson
James P. Turner
Hon. Ricardo M. Urbina
Eric T. Washington
Hon. Ann C. Williams
Tom Williamson

*Posthumously

Albany Law
American University Washington College of Law
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Chapman University
DePaul University College of Law
Drake Law School
Florida A&M University College of Law
Florida International University College of Law
Antonin Scalia Law School George Mason University
The George Washington University School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Golden Gate University School of Law
Liberty University School of Law
Marquette
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program  – MSP
Saint Louis University School of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
The Critical Race Studies Program at UCLA School of Law
The Ohio State University
The University of Chicago Law School
UC Hastings – Legal Education Opportunity Program
University of Dayton Law – JD Project
University of Houston Law Center
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The University of Michigan Law School
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law
Vermont Law School
University of Wisconsin Madison School of Law
Alianza Americas
American Civil Liberties Union
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Asian Americans for Equality
Asian Pacific American Bar Association-DC
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Center for Asian Pacific American Women
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Equal Justice Works
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Hispanic Federation
Justice and Diversity Center
Kids in Need of Defense
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
The Law Firm of Dayrel Sewell, PLLC
Maryland Legal Aid
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Nashville Bar Association
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
National Federation of Indian American Associations
The National Latino Law Enforcement Organization
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Native American Rights Fund
OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates
The Pipeline to Justice Program
SEO Career – Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Street Law, Inc.
TRIALS
Womble Bond Dickinson, (US) LLP
UnidosUS
YouthJustice, Inc.
Individuals
Barbara Arnwine
Jennifer Jones Austin
Roy L. Austin, Jr.
Johnny Barnes
Hon. Nanette Barragán
Melanie Bates
Leonard M. Baynes
Hon. Robert Benham
Hon. Sanford D. Bishop
Hon. Cathy Bissoon
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
*William (“Buddy) Blakey
Jeff Bohm
Maj. Sheree Briscoe
John Brittain
Krystal Brumfield
Arthur Louis Burnette, Sr.
Margaret Burnham
Reuben Cahn
Devon Carbado
Jennifer Carpenter
Alvin O. Chambliss, Jr.
Cyndie Chang
Denny Chin
Sylvia Fung Chin
Sun E. Choi
Tanya S. Chutkan
Kristen Clarke
Aubrey Coleman
Benjamin Crump
Ezili Danto
Lindsey D.G. Dates
Drew S. Days, III
Sarah Deer
Morris Dees
Hon. Bernice B. Donald
Pankit J. Doshi
Paula Griffith Edgar
Ralph B. Everett
Margaret Fung
Alberto Gonzales
Fatima Goss Graves
Hon. Roger L. Gregory
Vanita Gupta
Fred D. Gray
Cheryl Harris
Irma D. Herrera
Martin S. Himeles, Jr.
Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Sunny Hostin
Kirra Jarratt
Wallace B. Jefferson
Broderick Johnson
Derrick Johnson
E. Chris Johnson
Shontavia Johnson
Elaine R. Jones
Christopher Kang
Phil Kaplan
Loretta King
Erin Lain
Bill Lann Lee
Patricia D. Lee
Willie Leftwich
*Walter J. Leonard
Hannah Lieberman
Edwin Lindo
William Lucy
E. Francisco Lopez
Policarpio Marmolejos
Susana Martinez
Michele Coleman Mayes
Michael McDonald
Amit P. Mehta
Hon. Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Marilyn Mosby
Cecilia Muñoz
Janet Murguía
Hon. Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Rose Matsui Ochi
Lee H. Ogburn
Hon. Eileen Olds
Hon. Deval L. Patrick
Rachel Patterson
Hon. Ed Pastor
Thomas Perez
Hon. Cleo E. Powell
Hon. Robert R. Rigsby
William Robinson
Jennifer Rosata Perea
Eugene Pettis
Pauline Schneider
Leah Ward Sears
Scott Seifert
Theodore Shaw
Gail Wright Sirmans
Brandy Smith
Dexter Smith
Mary L. Smith
Bryan Stevenson
Daniel Suvor
Yasmine Taeb
Kellye Testy
Larry Thompson
James P. Turner
Hon. Ricardo M. Urbina
Eric T. Washington
Hon. Ann C. Williams
Tom Williamson

*Posthumously

Law Schools
Albany Law
American University Washington College of Law
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Chapman University
DePaul University College of Law
Drake Law School
Florida A&M University College of Law
Florida International University College of Law
Antonin Scalia Law School George Mason University
The George Washington University School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Golden Gate University School of Law
Liberty University School of Law
Marquette
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program  – MSP
Saint Louis University School of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
The Critical Race Studies Program at UCLA School of Law
The Ohio State University
The University of Chicago Law School
UC Hastings – Legal Education Opportunity Program
University of Dayton Law – JD Project
University of Houston Law Center
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The University of Michigan Law School
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law
Vermont Law School
University of Wisconsin Madison School of Law
Organizations
Alianza Americas
American Civil Liberties Union
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Asian Americans for Equality
Asian Pacific American Bar Association-DC
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Center for Asian Pacific American Women
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Equal Justice Works
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Hispanic Federation
Justice and Diversity Center
Kids in Need of Defense
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
The Law Firm of Dayrel Sewell, PLLC
Maryland Legal Aid
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Nashville Bar Association
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
National Federation of Indian American Associations
The National Latino Law Enforcement Organization
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Native American Rights Fund
OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates
The Pipeline to Justice Program
SEO Career – Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Street Law, Inc.
TRIALS
Womble Bond Dickinson, (US) LLP
UnidosUS
YouthJustice, Inc.