Our success is driven by our clients’ courage and their personal commitment to equal justice for all.
Each year, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee works side by side with community members and organizations on scores of cases to combat discrimination based on race, gender, disability, family size, history of criminal conviction, and more. Our theory of change includes partnering with individuals and community groups to express their own power and connecting them with the highest quality lawyers in town
Inequality in D.C. Today
Unemployment
70%
of people who are blind are unemployed
poverty
1 in 3
children live in poverty
prison
94%
of the prison population is African American or Latino
Client Stories
With the help of Washington Lawyers’ Committee, a group of African American applicants and employees received a groundbreaking $6.5 million settlement from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) — and a chance to work.
