Washington Council of Lawyers

2011 D.C. BAR ENDORSEMENTS

Every year, the Board of Directors of the Washington Council of Lawyers endorses candidates running for D.C. Bar elective office. The 2011 endorsements are listed below. We urge you to vote for the individuals whom we have endorsed and to pass along our endorsements to other members of the D.C. Bar who do not belong to the Council but who share our commitment to the public interest.

The Board bases its endorsements on the answers that each candidate submits to a questionnaire prepared by the Council's D.C. Bar Affairs Subcommittee, along with the candidate's resume. The questionnaire asks candidates about their personal pro bono record, about their commitment to pro bono and public interest law issues, and about their priorities as an officer of the D.C. Bar. Candidates who do not return the questionnaire are not eligible for consideration. For the office of President, the Board also holds a question-and-answer session with the candidates prior to making its endorsements.

Because many candidates in D.C. have a strong commitment to pro bono, our choices are always difficult, but we do our best to select the candidates whom we think will most effectively support pro bono and public interest law in the District of Columbia, based on demonstrated records of achievement in this area.

We are confident that the individuals selected will give pro bono and public interest a very high priority in their work with the Bar.

    President-elect:       Thomas Williamson, Jr.

    Secretary:               No endorsement for this office

    Treasurer:               Jeffrey Stuart Gutman

    Board of Governors (5 positions):

                                     Brigida Benitez

                                    Jeffrey Berger

                                     George E. Covucci

                                     Ankur J. Goel

                                     Benjamin Wilson

     ABA House of Delegates:    Paul Smith

ABA House of Delegates Under 35 Representative: David Shapiro

Endorsed candidates are listed alphabetically,

not in any order of preference.