Consuela Pinto is a partner at PintoBrown PLLC. She has been in practice for almost 30 years, and her experience includes representing employers on a nationwide basis in compliance reviews before the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and systemic investigations initiated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Consuela counsels clients on pay [...]
Sasha Hodge-Wren is an accomplished attorney and WBA Board Member. In addition to her service on the Board, Sasha has served as the Co-Chair of the WBA Executive and Judicial Endorsements Committee and Treasurer of the WBA. In her professional life, she serves as Counsel at Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. where her practice focuses on [...]
By Candace Beck, WBA past president (2022-2023) Did the first few months of 2025 fly by? Did you feel a bit out of sync with your goals? You weren't alone! The WBA recently hosted "Goal-Setting 2025: Reflect, Reset, and Plan for Q2" as part of the "Rooted in Well-Being Series," sponsored by the WBA Well-Being [...]
It is such an honor to be the president of this organization. I am so grateful for this opportunity, and I am committed to working with our board, our co-chairs, and all of you to embody our mission: to maintain the honor and integrity of the profession; promote the administration of justice; advance and [...]
WBA celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by celebrating AAPI members of our community. Dr. Nudrat E. Piracha is an accomplished arbitrator, mediator, and legal scholar with over two decades of experience in international arbitration, investment law, and dispute resolution. Her career has been shaped by my passion for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) [...]
Emily Lagan is an Associate Attorney at Regan Zambri Long PLLC. Emily represents victims who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries, as well as families who are seeking justice in wrongful death cases. She joined Regan Zambri Long straight from law school after two summer clerkships with the firm. Since joining the firm, she has represented [...]
Emmanuela Saint-Jean is a law clerk at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She is a first-generation Haitian-American and proud attorney. After graduating from law school, she had the incredible opportunity to begin her career as a prosecutor in Miami. During that time, she honed invaluable skills, built lifelong friendships, and developed a deep passion [...]
March 5, 2025 Dear Members, These are challenging times. In the last six weeks, we have witnessed numerous attacks on and other actions in opposition to the core values that the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) has stood for over its more than 100-year history. At the same time, we have [...]
Jennifer C. Mika is Counsel at Crowell & Moring. She joined the WBA in 2008 when she was a 1L! She’s been involved in many WBA committees, including mentoring, young lawyers, and membership. Jennifer is a first generation lawyer who came to DC after undergrad and has made it her adult home. After 12 years [...]
WBA celebrates Black History Month by celebrating the Black members of our community. Adaoma (Ada) Okafor is a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Anna Blackburne- Rigsby at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Ada was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to the United States at 12, settling in Hampton, VA. [...]
