2011

• Awarded 2011 Employee of the Month for December in recognition for serving as an outstanding Dropout Intervention Counselor who embodies commitment, efficiency, initiative, diligence and helpfulness to the students in the Dropout Intervention Program. (December 19, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 Perseverance Award in recognition of exceptional performance in providing a continuum of academic & professional development support and services on a personal basis to 25 elementary, middle and high school youth who reside in the Club Boulevard Community as a Dropout Intervention Counselor. (December 19, 2011)
• Elected Secretary of the Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee, Inc. with a term expiration in March 2014. (November 17, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 Student Pro Bono Service Award in recognition of dedicated and selfless service whiles a student at North Carolina Central University School of Law by the North Carolina State Bar during the 2011 Fifty-Year Lawyers Luncheon. (October 20, 2011)
• Appointed to the 2011 Nominating Committee of the Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee. (October 13, 2011)
• Authored the Continuum of Care Grant Program Application & Evaluation Report on behalf of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the City of Durham.  Prepared for the Homeless Services Advisory Committee, the Report summarized the evaluation analysis, rank and band of each project proposal.  The Report was approved by the Homeless Services Advisory Committee by 10-to-6 on September 27, 2011.  The Durham City Council voted 6-to-0 to accept the recommendations of the HSAC and confirm the grant applications for new projects in the 2011 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Competition: $378,073.00 for the Goley Pointe project of Development Ventures, Inc. and $106,001.00 for the Streets to Home Initiative of Housing for New Hope, Inc. on October 17, 2011.  (September 21, 2011)
• Elected Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee with a term expiration of August 2011. (August 29, 2011)
• Reappointed to the Civilian Police Review Board by Durham City Manager Thomas Bonfield with a term expiration of June 30, 2015. (August 29, 2011)
• Elected Vice Chair of the Civilian Police Review Board of the City of Durham with a term expiration of July 2012. (August 24, 2011)
• Reappointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee by the Durham City Council with a term expiration of June 30, 2014. (August 1, 2011)
• Named the 2011 Outstanding Pro Bono Student of the Year Award by the Pro Bono Program at North Carolina Central University School of Law for exceptional commitment to public service while enrolled as a student at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (June 22, 2011)
• Reelected to the Board of Directors of Calvary Ministries of the Westend Community, Inc. with a term expiration of May 17, 2013 and as Co-Chair of the Personnel Committee.  (May 17, 2011)
• Graduated with a Juris Doctor with a Concentration in Civil Rights & Constitutional Law from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. (May 14, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 H.M. Michaux Award for Public Service for distinguished & outstanding contribution to the community while enrolled as a student at North Carolina Central University School of Law by Dean Raymond Pierce of North Carolina Central University School of Law. (April 20, 2011)
• Attended the 5th Annual Sports & Entertainment Law Conference featuring Attorney James D. “Butch” Williams in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (April 8, 2011).
• Awarded a Certificate of Achievement in recognition of superior commitment to public service and performing more than 75 hours of pro bono work by the North Carolina Bar Association and the Pro Bono Program at North Carolina Central University School of Law during the 41st Annual Law Week Banquet of North Carolina Central University School of Law held at the Hilton Durham Hotel. (April 2, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 Outstanding Service & Commitment Award for serving as President of the Lemarquis Dejarmon-Daniel George Sampson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association during the 2011 End of Year Banquet, Empowerment through Service, held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (April 3, 2011)
• Named 2011 Pro-Bono Superstar by the Pro Bono Program at North Carolina Central University School of Law for mentoring with Future Lawyers for Community Advancement. (March 30, 2011)
• Coordinated a luncheon with Daniel Schramm of the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the specifics of his work in solid waste management held at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (March 24, 2011)
• Attended Eyewitness Testimony Discussion with Attorney Christine Mumma, Executive Director of the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence hosted by the NCCU Innocence Project held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (March 23, 2011)
• Attended the 43rd National Convention of the National Black Law Students Association, A Legacy of Empowerment held at the Omni Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas.  (March 9-13, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 Bar Preparation Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 by the Office of Scholarship & Financial Aid at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (March 3, 2011)
• Reappointed as the Chair of the Publicity Committee for the Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee. Inc. (March 3, 2011)
• Coordinated the Environmental Law Practice & Career Opportunities Event which featured Leslye M. Fraser, Associate General Counsel of the Pesticides & Toxic Substances Law Office and Sharon Wells, Acting Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Urban Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (February 24, 2011).
• Joined the National Bar Association. (February 16, 2011)
• Attended the 5th Annual Professional Dinner sponsored by North Carolina Central University School of Law and the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism held at the University Club in Durham, NC.  (February 16, 2011).
• Voted 2011 Most Likely to be a Politician by the Class of 2011 at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (January 31, 2011)
• Attended lecture of the General Counsel Speaker Series, “You Really Can Be in Control - Charting Your Journey,” by Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (January 20, 2011)
• Awarded the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award by the Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee, Inc. for devoted services rendered to the Durham community during the Annual Durham Religious Celebration, Holding Onto the Dream: Living in Hope, Faith & Reconciliation,held at Kings Park International Church in Durham, NC. (January 17, 2011)
• Awarded 2011 Largest Chapter Award of the Southern Region of the National Black Law Students Association at the 40th Southern Regional Convention of the National Black Law Students Association, Empowerment through Involvement, held at the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina. (January 12-16, 2011)
• Attended the 40th Southern Regional Convention of the National Black Law Students Association, Empowerment through Involvement, held at the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina. (January 12-16, 2011)
• Coordinated the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr., Man Up & Women’s Conference held at North Carolina Central University.  The purpose of the Conference was to educate, empower and inspire students by encouraging healthy lifestyles; social and academic preparedness; professional, community and academic leadership; financial literacy and career planning and development. (January 15, 2011)
• Attended the 2011 Mid-Winter Bar Prep Seminar of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Education Opportunity Program hosted by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. (January 7-9, 2011)
• Served as a panelist on the OPEN/net Program to discuss Youth Engagement & Community Involvement with Stephanie Nantz, the Executive Director of the Youth Advocacy & Involvement Office in the Department of Administration; Alyssa Egel, a member of the NC State Youth Council and Caroline Yarnell, the 2010 SADD Student of the Year and member of the SADD Student Advisory Board. (January 4, 2011)

2010

• Volunteered for Second Chance Act Reentry Task Force of the Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board.  (November 17, 2010)
• Coordinated the 2010 Judicial Candidates Forum for Durham County District & Superior Court Candidates with the Director of Political & Social Action of the Black Law Students Association.  The Forum provided law students with an opportunity to learn more about the judicial candidates seeking election in Durham and communicate directly with candidates to make an inform vote in the election. The attendees included Superior Court Judge (District 14B): then-Chief District Court Judge Elaine M. Bushfan, Attorney James Hughes, Attorney Michael O'Foghludha, and Attorney Dan Read; District Court Judge (District 14): Attorney Brian Aus, Attorney Freda Black, Attorney Pat Evans, Judge Nancy Gordon, Attorney Chris Shella, Assistant District Attorney Doretta Walker, and Judge Brian C. Wilks held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University. (October 26, 2010). 
• Attended the Bar Exam Clinic sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association.  The Clinic was designed to provide tips on how to prepare for and pass both the essay and multiple choice portions of the North Carolina Bar Exam, which included lectures and sample test questions. (October 23, 2010)
• Attended the lecture, African-American Civic Engagement in the Obama Era & Beyond, by Professor Melissa Harris-Perry of Princeton University held in the Auditorium of the H.M. Michaux School of Education at North Carolina Central University. (October, 15, 2010)
• Attended the lecture of the Charles Hamilton Houston Speaker Series, The Equalizers: Lawyers Influencing Society, by Judge Charles L. Becton, 2011 Charles Hamilton Houston Chair held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University. (October 7, 2010).
• Selected for the 2010 Student Spotlight, Soaring as a Legal Eagle - Student Spotlight on 3L DeWarren K. Langley, by the Office of Career Services at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (October 1, 2010)
• Attended lecture of the General Counsel Speaker Series, “The Responsible Corporation and Professional Courage,” by Larry D. Thompson, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, General Counsel & Secretary  for PepisCo held in the Moot Courtroom at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (November 3, 2010)
• Attended lecture of the General Counsel Speaker Series, “The Future of the Legal Profession: What New Graduates Should Expect & What Law Schools Should be Teaching,” by Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Cisco Systems. Inc.  held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (September 20, 2010)
• Coordinated the 2010 Constitution Day Teach-In, Is the Criminal Justice System the New Jim Crow? in sponsorship with the Institute for Civil Engagement & Social Change, American Constitution Society, Black Law Students Association and Civil Rights & Constructional Law Society, which included the following sessions: Capital Punishment & the Racial Justice Act with Ken Rose, Center for Death Penalty Litigation; James Coleman, Duke University; Charmaine Fuller Cooper, North Carolina Justice for Victims of Sterilization Foundation; The Oops Factor: The Consequences of Wrongful Convictions with Darryl Hunt, Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom & Justice; Cassandra Stubbs, American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project, & Attorney Mike Klinkosum; Keynote Address by Rev. Dr. William Barber, North Carolina Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Know Your Rights as Well as Prosecutorial Wrongs with Anita Earls, Southern Coalition for Social Justice; Ken Rose, Center for Death Penalty Litigation; Irving Joyner, North Carolina Central University School of Law; and Sentencing Reform & Challenges of Felon Re-entry with Dennis Gaddy, Community Success Initiative and Joseph Neff, News & Observer Newspaper held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (September 17, 2010)
• Attended the Sub-Region III Academic Retreat of the Southern Region of the National Black Law Students Association held in the Great Hall at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (September 11, 2010)
• Attended the 2010 Juvenile Defender Conference, Building a Better Defense: Motions Practice in Delinquency Proceedings held at the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC. (August 20, 2010)
• Met the Honorable Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys, the Honorable Judge William Hibbler, the Honorable Administrative Judge Young Kim and the Honorable Judge Jacqueline Cox on Federal Courts Day with the 2010 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. (August 5, 2010)
• Attended networking reception with the 2010 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation at Perkins Coie in Chicago, Illinois. (August 4, 2010)
• Served as Program Director for the Charles H. Houston Pre-Law Program of the Charles H. Houston Foundation. (August 1, 2010) 
• Appointed as Recruitment Coordinator for the North Carolina Central University Mentor Program which is designed to provide a supportive and nurturing experience for the personal and intellectual development of first and second year students. The purpose of the Program is to support, nurture, and guide and facilitates the realization of a dream, by pro-viding students with structured one on one attention, support, encouragement and advice, in addition to providing an avenue for networking. (August 1, 2010)
• Appointed as the Student Representative to the Admissions Committee at North Carolina Central University School of Law by the Executive Board of the Student Bar Association at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (August 1, 2010)
• Appointed as the Student Representative to the Library Committee at North Carolina Central University School of Law by the Executive Board of the Student Bar Association at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (August 1, 2010)
• Attended the 2010 Discover the PATH to Becoming a Public Defender Conference held at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.  PATH was a free conference for law students committed to or interested in exploring careers in indigent criminal defense representation. (July 31, 2010).
• Attended a reception honoring the interns of North Carolina State Government hosted by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue and First Gentleman Robert Eaves held at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, NC. (July 20, 2010)
• Appointed as the Student Representative to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation. (May 13, 2010)
• Selected to attend a luncheon with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit judges - Chief Judge William Traxler, Judge Allyson Duncan, & Judge Andre Davis held at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  (April 8, 2010)
• Attended three member panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit oral arguments with Chief Judge William Traxler, Judge Allyson Duncan, & Judge Andre Davis at North Carolina Central University School of Law.  The calendared cases were MCI Constructor, LLV v. City of Greensboro; United States v. Eric Lee Spiwak; and United States v. Amanda Boulware. (April 8, 2010)
• Elected Vice President of the Civil Rights & Constitutional Law Society at North Carolina Central University School of Law with a term expiration of May 2011. (April 7, 2010)
• Elected Secretary of Future Lawyers for Community Advancement at North Carolina Central University School of Law of May 2011. (April 5, 2010)
• Elected President of the Lemarquis Dejarmon-Daniel George Sampson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (March 29, 2010)
• Awarded 2010 Outstanding Service & Commitment Award for serving as College Student Division Liaison for the Lemarquis Dejarmon-Daniel George Sampson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (March 29, 2010)
• Named 2010 Pro-Bono Superstar by the Pro Bono Program at North Carolina Central University School of Law for teaching Street Law at Shepard Middle School. (March 24, 2010)
• Re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partners for Youth with a term expiration of March 23, 2011. (March 23, 2010)
• Re-elected to the Board of Directors of Partners for Youth with a term expiration of March 23, 2012. (March 23, 2010)
• Volunteered with the Mayor’s Summer Youth Works Program for the City of Durham held at the Holton Career & Resource Center. (March 19, 2010)
• Hired as a Team Leader for the 2010 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation in Chicago, IL. (March 17, 2010)
• Elected Secretary of the Durham Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Steering Committee, Inc with a term expiration in March 2012. (March 11, 2010)
• Selected as one of 64 interns chosen from 930 applicants for the 2010 North Carolina State Government Internship Program through a competitive selection process overseen by the North Carolina Internship Council. (March 5, 2010)
• Assisted with coordinating the 2nd Annual Civil Rights Symposium, Understanding Our Communities in an Effort to Save Our Communities, with presenters, Mr. Peter Baker, the Director of the Durham Drug Treatment Courts, Dr. M. Michaux Parker, a Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University and Keynote Speaker the Honorable Elaine M. Bushfan, the then-Chief District Court Judge of Durham County at North Carolina Central University School of Law. The purpose of the 2nd Annual Civil Rights Symposium was to raise awareness and bring modern issues to the center stage of progressive legal debate by annually bring together practitioners, students, scholars, and community leaders to engage in an intergenerational dialogue, while simultaneously producing a vital source of information and solutions to ensure African-American economic, social and moral agenda. (February 19, 2010)
• Coordinated Civil Rights Event with Keynote Speaker by Thomas E. Perez, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice held at North Carolina Central University School of Law. (February 1, 2010)
• Coordinator at the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr, Man Up & Women’s Conference held at North Carolina Central University.  The purpose of the Conference was to educate, empower and inspire students by encouraging healthy lifestyles; social and academic preparedness; professional, community and academic leadership; financial literacy and career planning and development. (January 16, 2010)
• Workshop Speaker, Are you Prepared Socially & Academically for the Next Level? at the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr., Man Up & Women’s Conference held at North Carolina Central University. (January 16, 2010)

  2009

• Appointed as the Alternate Student Representative to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation with a term expiration of May 13, 2011.  (October 30, 2009)
• Appointed to the Civilian Police Review Board by Durham City Manager Thomas Bonfield with a term expiration of June 30, 2011. (October 27, 2009)
• Reappointed as the At-Large Representative to the Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board by the Durham County Board of County Commissioners with a term expiration of September 28, 2011. (September 28, 2009)
• Met & toured chambers of the Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit with the 2009 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. (August 5, 2009)
• Attended networking reception at Perkins Coie with the 2009 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. (August 5, 2009)
• Guest Speaker for Summer Career Academy of YO: Durham held at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. (August 3, 2009)
• Awarded a Certificate of Completion by The Fund for American Studies for successful completion of the requirements of the Legal Studies Institute.  (July 28, 2009)
• Discussion Leader at the 2009 Pre-Law Symposium Law School 101: How to Get In and Succeed in Law School hosted by The Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University. (July 18, 2009)
• Attended panel discussion on White Collar Crimes by Norman Reiner, Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Attorney James Owen of Sidley Austin. (July 14, 2009)
• Attended briefing on Textualism in Statutory Interpretation & Originialism in Constitutional Interpretation by Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court. (June 30, 2009)
• Attended briefing on Constitutional Interpretation by the Honorable Doug Ginsberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. (June 16, 2009)
• Attended the 2009 Mid-Summer Professional Development Seminar of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity Thurgood Marshall Educational Opportunity Program held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. (June 12-15, 2009)
• Attended lecture on Property Rights Law & Public Interest Practice by Scott Bullock, the Senior Attorney at the Institute of Justice. (June 9, 2009)
• Keynote Speaker at Graduation of YO: Durham Class of 2009 held at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.  (June 7, 2009)
• Attended Keynote Speech, State of the United States Supreme Court by U.S. Senator Jeff Session, then-Ranking Member on the Judiciary Committee at the Federalist Society luncheon. (June 1, 2009)
• Attended panel discussion on the legal profession by Joan Wilbon of Wilbon & Associates and Judge Caryn Hines of the DC Office of Administrative Hearings held at the Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC. (May 28, 2009)
• Attended a panel discussion on Worst Supreme Court Cases by Illya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute; Clark Neity, Senior attorney with the Institute of Justice; and Ilya Somin, Associate Professor at George Mason University School of Law held at the Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC.  (May 27, 2009)
• Hired as a Team Leader for the 2009 Summer Legal Institute of the Just the Beginning Foundation in Chicago, IL. (May 19, 2009)
• Panel Speaker for the Community Partner Panel hosted by DukeEngage discussing the challenges and rewards of community engagement in creating social change held at Duke University. (May 5, 2009)
• Appointed College Student Division Liaison for the Lemarquis Dejarmon-Daniel George Sampson Chapter of the Black Law Student Association at North Carolina Central University School of Law (May 3, 2009)
• Attended a luncheon with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the United States Supreme Court held at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. (April 14, 2009)
• Gave the opening address at the 39th session of the North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly held at the Sheraton Capital Center in Raleigh, NC. (March 13, 2009)
• Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partners for Youth with a term expiration of May 9, 2010. (March 9, 2009)
• Successfully completed the level requirements for LexisNexis Certification by demonstrating proficient research skills on the LexisNexis services which expired March 1, 2010. (March 1, 2009)
• Awarded the Fund for American Studies Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00 (February 13, 2009)
• Accepted for admission into the 2009 Legal Studies Institute of the Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC (February 13, 2009)

ACCOMPLISHMENT ARCHIVES