Please join the Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) and the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. (WBAEF) for our Annual Law Day Dinner on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Salamander Washington D.C. located at 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024, beginning at 6:30 in the evening.

The Annual Law Day Dinner is a time-honored tradition for the WBA, which is the oldest and largest predominantly Black bar association in the District of Columbia and one of the oldest and largest in the country. Every year, the collective goal of the WBA and the WBAEF is to raise significant funds for scholarships awarded to Black law students and others from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the legal profession and to support a variety of practical legal education programs in underserved and historically disenfranchised communities in the District of Columbia. Contributions not only support educational opportunities for the next generation of social engineers, but they also provide critical resources for the dedicated pursuit of our motto, “Equal Justice Under Law”.

The highlight of the Annual Law Day Dinner is the conferral of the highly coveted Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit – the Washington Bar Association, Inc.’s highest honor – on the prestigious honorees of the evening. Previous recipients of the Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit include Justice Thurgood Marshall, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Congressmen Elijah Cummings and John Lewis, the Honorable Eric H. Holder, the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, and many other luminaries who, through their life’s work, have consistently demonstrated a commitment to Houstonian principles.

We look forward to bestowing the Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit on our history-making 2024 recipients. The 2024 Law Day Dinner promises to be an incredible evening of legal excellence that you will not want to miss. The event will begin with a VIP cocktail reception for sponsors, dignitaries, and other distinguished guests. The program and a formal dinner will follow, and the event will conclude with our much-anticipated dessert reception and live entertainment.

We would be honored to have you partner with us as a 2024 Law Day sponsor as we celebrate our incredible trailblazing honorees and the many accomplishments of this Bar year.

2024 Law Day sponsorship levels: 

 Medallion Level:       $25,000.00 (includes a full-page (centerfold) ad in program, VIP reserved seating (2 premium tables – 20 seats), video display of your logo, listing in the WBA Brief (newsletter) for one year, and one-year sponsorship advertisement on the WBA website).

Equal Justice Level:   $15,000.00 (includes a full-page ad in program, VIP reserved seating (2 premier tables – 20 seats), video display of your logo, listing in the WBA Brief (newsletter) for nine months, and nine-month sponsorship advertisement on the WBA website).

Platinum Level:        $10,000.00 (includes a full-page ad in program, VIP reserved seating (1 premium table – 10 seats), video display of your logo, listing in the WBA Brief (newsletter) for six months, and six-month sponsorship advertisement on the WBA website).

 Gold Level:   $7,500.00 (includes a full-page ad in program, VIP reserved seating (1 premier table – 10 seats), video display of your logo, and listing in the WBA Brief (newsletter) for six months).

Silver Level:  $5,000.00 (includes a one-half (1/2) page ad in program, reserved seating (1 select table – 10 seats), and video display of your logo).

Bronze Level:      $3,500.00 (includes a one-fourth (1/4) page ad in program and reserved seating (1 table – 10 seats).

Individual Ticket:          $250.00 (includes one seat).

Note: Please note that purchasing ten (10) individual tickets does not constitute a sponsorship and we cannot guarantee that your guests will be seated together at the event. 

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If payment is via check: All checks should be made payable to the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. and mailed to P.O. Box 56551, Washington, D.C. 20040. Please note that no member of the judiciary who is an officer, board member, or member of the Washington Bar Association, Inc. or the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. is participating in the solicitation of funds for this event. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the 2024 Law Day Dinner Chair, Henry E. Floyd, Jr., at HFloydEsq@gmail.com. Your support of the Washington Bar Association, Inc. and the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. is greatly appreciated. Thank you!