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Omari Allen is a third-year student earning his Doctor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. In 2020, he received the Tom S. Williamson, Jr. Scholarship funded by the African American Managing Partners and General Counsel Network. Allen’s legal experience is already extensive: He completed an internship with the National Resources Defense Council in Santa Monica, California, an internship at Gupta Wessler PLLC, and a judicial externship in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit in San Francisco, California, among others. Allen has taken leadership positions throughout his academic career: During his undergraduate years at Pepperdine University, Allen was a chapter president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and at Howard, he is active in student governance as a director of graduate elections with the Howard University Elections Commission. Allen is also a senior staff editor for Howard Human & Civil Rights Law Review, a student-managed, faculty-supervised law review published by the Howard University School of Law.Allen chose Howard because he wanted to attend a law school that was “a pivotal place of the births and successes of the Civil Rights and Black Liberation Movements.” His favorite thing about Howard is being consistently inspired and challenged by his peers and by alumni. The most important lesson that Howard taught him is that all the diverse talents and experiences of a community are necessary for progress.