Happy
Holidays
As we welcome the New Year, sincere thanks to our sponsors, members, and associates for driving the National Bar Institute’s mission. Your steadfast commitment fuels our success. To our members, your enduring support is invaluable. Welcoming new members in 2025 adds fresh energy to our cause. Thanks to all for contributing to our 2024 accomplishments. The Board of Directors anticipates a greater impact on the African American community and the legal profession.
Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year.
Dr. Walter L. Sutton, Jr.
Chair, NBI and NBA Past President
Welcoming Our New
Life Members
Julia Von Bennett
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
Brennae L. Brooks
Founder & Principal
The Veterans Compensation & Pension Law Firm, PLLC
Memphis, Tennessee
Roderick F. Brown
Associate General Counsel
Optum, Inc.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Honorable Henry F. Floyd, Jr.
Associate Administrative Law Judge
District of Columbia Office of Human Rights
Washington, District of Columbia
Cary L. Hall Jr. (Honorary Life Member)
Founder & CEO
CLH Wealth Management, LLC.
Private Wealth Advisor
Honorable Henry Hamilton, III
Retired Administrative Law Judge
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Social Security Administration
West Des Moines, Iowa
Theodora R. Lee
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Walnut Creek, California
Deborah L. McClain
Retired Senior Subrogation Counsel
Law Offices of Richardson, Fair & Cohen
and Staff Counsel for the Automobile Club of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Bronte Montgomery
US Army Judge Advocate
Springfield, Viriginia
Elizabeth William Winfield
Simmons, Finney & Winfield, LLC
1961 SW Park Place, Suite 202
Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34986
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