WASHINGTON – Howard University School of Law welcomes Tiffany Wright and Ed Williams as adjunct professors and supervising attorneys for the Howard University Civil Rights Clinic, housed in the Clinical Law Center. Wright and Williams will bring their experience litigating civil rights and appellate cases to the Civil Rights Clinic where students will work on cases before various courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, the Clinic is partnering with The Appellate Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering law students of color to thrive in the appellate field by providing them with appellate-focused resources, including substantive skill-building opportunities, access to appellate networks, mentorship, and clerkship guidance.  

“I am thrilled to welcome Ms. Wright and Mr. Williams to the Clinical Law Center,” said Valerie Schneider, law professor and director of the Clinical Law Center. “They each bring a wealth of experience in Civil Rights work, appellate advocacy and law reform. This is a critical moment in our nation’s history and these remarkable advocates are wonderful additions to the Clinical Law Center team. We are also grateful for our partnership with The Appellate Project, an organization whose mission is closely aligned with ours and whose work will bring new opportunities to our students.”

Wright is a senior associate in the D.C. Office of Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe LLP, where she represents clients in high stakes appellate and complex litigation. She graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, and subsequently served as a law clerk to the Hon. Sonia Sotomayor on the United States Supreme Court, the Hon. David Tatel on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the Hon. Royce Lamberth on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Wright has maintained an active civil rights practice, including representing a Texas prisoner in a case asking the U.S. Supreme Court to abolish or recalibrate the doctrine of qualified immunity.   

Williams is a senior associate in the D.C. Office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP where he represents clients in complex litigation, including appellate litigation, and internal investigations. He graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, and subsequently served as law clerk to the Hon. Patricia Millett on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the Hon. Richard Roberts (retired) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Williams has represented litigants in civil rights cases, including on appeal, and is currently representing detainees at the Prince George’s County Jail in COVID-19 litigation in partnership with the Civil Rights Corps.

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Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 11 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu.

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