Lawyers of Color has named 100 minority attorneys from the Mid-Atlantic Region to its Second Annual Hot List, which recognizes early- to mid-career minority attorneys excelling in the legal profession. These distinguished attorneys were feted at a reception at the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner on July 22nd. The honorees, who are in-house counsel, government attorneys, and law firm associates and partners, were chosen through a two-pronged process. The selection committee spent months reviewing nominations and researching bar association publications and legal blogs in order to identify promising candidates. Nominations from mentors, peers, and colleagues were accepted. The selection committee also made editorial picks of attorneys who had noteworthy accomplishments, especially those active in legal pipeline initiatives. Honorees will also be profiled in the Hot List 2014 Issue. The digital version will be released on August 14, 2014. View reception photos and the names of this year’s Mid-Atlantic Region honorees are listed below:
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- Foley & Lardner Partner, David Sanders with guest
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- Hot List Honorees and guests
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- TV personality and reception emcee, Nicki Mayo
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- The Honorable George Hazel
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- Hot List Reception
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- Hot List Honoree Indira Sharma
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- Hot List Honoree Steven Chang
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- Lawyers of Color Jamie Brathwaite (far left) and Yolanda Young (center) with guests
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- Hot List Honorees
Special Guest & Honoree
The Honorable George J. Hazel
Hot List Honorees
| Name | Company | City, State | |
| Alberto | Araiza | Morrison Foerster | McLean, VA |
| Alicia Lynn | Wilson | Gordon Feinblatt | Baltimore, MD |
| Ama | Romaine | Hilton Worldwide | McLean, VA |
| Amir | Rohani | Stanley Black & Decker , Inc. | Baltimore, MD |
| Angela | Ball | Radio One, Inc. | Washington, DC |
| Anne | Choe | Wilkie Farr & Gallaghher | Washington, DC |
| Annette | Kwok | Venable | Washington, DC |
| Antonio | Reynolds | BuckleySandler | Washington, DC |
| Arjun | Kampani | General Dynamics Land Systems | Falls Church, VA |
| Ashley L.T. | Joyner | Pillsbury | Washington, DC |
| Brandes | Ash | Office of the Attorney General DC | Washington, DC |
| Chan | Hugham | Kirkland & Ellis | Washington, DC |
| Charlie | Bingham | Microsoft | Washington, DC |
| Christine | Powell | Ferc Gov | Washington, DC |
| Christopher | Adams | Patton Boggs | Washington, DC |
| Daniel | Salinas-Serrano | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | Washington, DC |
| Daria | Williams Johnson | Verizon Services | Washington, DC |
| Darryl | Franklin | Marriott International | Washington, DC |
| David | Morrow | Buckley Sandler | Washington, DC |
| Debra R. | Belott | Jones Day | Washington, DC |
| Denise M. | Barnes | Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy | Washington, DC |
| Dewey | Nguyen | Hunton & Williams | Richmond, VA |
| Dorothy | Deng | Whiteford, Taylor & Preston | Washington, DC |
| Ee Ming T. | Yap | Oliff PLC | Arlington, VA |
| Elaina | Blanks-Green | Norfolk Southern | Norfolk, VA |
| Faith | Alejandro | Sands Anderson PC | Richmond, VA |
| Fatema | Merchant | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | Washington, DC |
| Gaela | Gehring Flores | Arnold & Porter | Washington, DC |
| Haifeng | Hong | Porter Wright | Washington, DC |
| Helene E. | Jhun | Kalbaugh Pfund | Norfolk, VA |
| Hsing | Yanker | Pepper | Washington, DC |
| Indira | Lall | CSC | Washington, DC |
| Indira K. | Sharma | Saul Ewing LLP | Baltimore, MD |
| Jamille | Jackson | BrownGreer | Falls Church, VA |
| Jaya | Velamakanni | Nossaman | Washington, DC |
| Jennifer | Kang | Arnold & Porter | Washington, DC |
| Jennifer | Ying | Morris, Nichols | Wilmington, DE |
| Jhanelle A. | Graham | Semmes, Bowen & Semmes P.C. | Baltimore, MD |
| Jiayin | Liao | Bailey & Glasser LLP | Charleston, WV |
| Joanne | Chang | King & Spalding | Washington, DC |
| Jocelyn R. | Cuttino | Morgan Lewis | Washington, DC |
| Juanita F. | Ferguson | Bean kinney | Arlington, VA |
| Justin | Sallis | GPMLaw | Washington, DC |
| Kaiser H. | Chowdhry | Morgan Lewis | Washington, DC |
| Kamaal | Jones | Booz Allen Hamilton | McLean, VA |
| Kambon “Kam” | Williams | Pessin Katz Law P.A. | Baltimore, MD |
| Kameron | Miller | Pullin Fowler Flanagan Brown & Poe, PLLC | Charleston, WV |
| Karla | Soloria | Kaufman & Canoles | Norfolk, VA |
| Kimberly | Tignor | Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights | Washington, DC |
| Kristina | A. Cruz | Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC | Arlington, VA |
| La Toya | Sutton | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips | Washington, DC |
| Latoya C. | Asia | McGuireWoods | Richmond, VA |
| Leasa Woods | Anderson | Andrews Kurth | Washington, DC |
| Leigh M. | Chapman | Advancement Project | Washington, DC |
| Leslie | Lee | Dickstein Shapiro | Washington, DC |
| Leslie | Nettleford | AARP | Washington, DC |
| Lori A. | Brewington | Richards Layton & Finger | Wilmington, DE |
| LyTia N. | Blackmon | Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP | Baltimore, MD |
| Marc | Battle | Pepco Region at Potomac Electric Power Company | Washington, DC |
| Marianela | Peralta | Walmart | Washington, DC |
| Mark | Whitaker | Baker Botts | Washington, DC |
| Marshall D. | Tucker Jr. | Troutman Sanders | Richmond, VA |
| Mary | Akhimien | Connolly Gallagher LLP | Wilmington, DE |
| Matthew S. | Tyree | Jackson Kelly | Charleston, WV |
| May | Chiang | Wiley Rein | Washington, DC |
| Melanie E. | Bates | Council of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC |
| Mihsun | Koh | Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease | Washington, DC |
| Nathaniel | Vitan | Altria | Washington, DC |
| Neo | Tran | Kutak Rock | Washington, DC |
| Phillip H. | Hucles | Willcox & Savage PC | Norfolk, VA |
| Rania S. | Arja | Ballard Spahr Stillman & Friedman | Washington, DC |
| Reba | Mendoza | Williams Mullen | Richmond, VA |
| Ritu Kaur | Cooper | Arent Fox | Washington, DC |
| Roderick | Chen | MedStar Health | Washington, DC |
| Sandeep | Kathuria | Northrop Grumman | Washington, DC |
| Sarah | Shyr | Eckert Seamans | Washington, DC |
| Scott S. | Cho | Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch | Falls Church, VA |
| Sean | Lee | SHB | Washington, DC |
| Shalanda N. | Franklin | Vandeventer Black LLP | Norfolk, VA |
| Shantel B | Walker | Bowles Rice LLP | Charleston, WV |
| Sheila | deLa Cruz | hirschler fleischer | Richmond, VA |
| Srikala | Atluri | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner | Washington, DC |
| Steve | Vieux | Federal Trade Commission | Washington, DC |
| Steven B. | Chang | Oblon Spivak | Arlington, VA |
| Suleiman O. | Oko-ogua | Bailey & Wyant, PLLC | Charleston, WV |
| Sumedha | Ahuja | Goodwin Procter | Washington, DC |
| Sunwoo | Lee | Foxrothschild | Washington, DC |
| Tanya Jones | Bosier | Office of DC Attorney General | Washington, DC |
| Tara | Barnes | Rollins, Smalkin, Richards & Mackie, LLC | Baltimore, MD |
| Thomas | Cho | Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson | Washington, DC |
| Tony | Chan | Dechert | Washington, DC |
| Vasu | Muthyala | O’Melveny & Myers | Washington, DC |
| Veena | Viswanatha | BuckleySandler | Washington, DC |
| Vernessa | Pollard | Arnold & Porter | Washington, DC |
| Vidal | Torres | Genworth Financial | Richmond, VA |
| Vishnu | Ramaswamy | Dickinson | Washington, DC |
| Winta | Mengisteab | Rees Broome PC | Arlington, VA |
| Yodeski | Acquie | Miles & Stockbridge PC | Baltimore, MD |
| Yonggyu | Kim | McKenna Long & Aldridge | Washington, DC |
| Zara | Roberts Gerald | Gemalto, Inc. | Washington, DC |