News & Media
Washington Lawyers’ Committee Files Source of Income Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Barac Co., et al.
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- April 10, 2012
Statement by Executive Director Rod Boggs on the death of John Payton
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- March 23, 2012
Washington Lawyers’ Committee & Partners File Suit Against Bella Homes LLC for Mortgage Rescue Scam Targeted at Hispanics
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- March 6, 2012
Committee Sues Level One, Inc., for Discriminating Against Voucher Holders
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- February 23, 2012
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inmates File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Maryland Department of Correction for Denial of Auxiliary Aids and Services
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- February 23, 2012
A class of deaf and hard of hearing individuals incarcerated in Maryland are suing the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) and other Maryland agencies for discriminating against them on the basis of their disability.
Fourth Circuit Remands Race Discrimination Case For Trial
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- February 17, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today overturned the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant in Burgess v. Bowen, a race discrimination and retaliation case that the Washington Lawyers’ Committee has been litigating with co-counsel Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
Kent Withycombe joins Washington Lawyers' Committee as Special Counsel, Public Education Project
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- January 3, 2012
Kent Withycombe joined the Washington Lawyers’ Committee as Special Counsel for the Committee’s Public Education Project.
Rhonda Cunningham Holmes joins Washington Lawyers' Committee as Deputy Director
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- October 3, 2011
Rhonda Cunningham Holmes joined the Washington Lawyers' Committee as Deputy Director on October 3, 2011. Ms. Holmes was a litigator at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and most recently was a vice president at Chevy Chase Bank where she established and managed a new banking group in the commercial banking division. She currently serves as chair of the board of directors for Montgomery Housing Partnership, a non-profit provider of affordable housing, is a member of the Greater Washington Area Chapter National Bar Association – Women's Lawyers Division and recently served on the board of trustees for the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. Ms. Holmes received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business and an A.B. in accounting from Duke University.