Equal Justice Works Rauh Chapter

The Joseph L. Rauh Jr. Chapter of Equal Justice Works is a major sponsor of the Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program at UDC-DCSL. The Chapter's primary fundraiser is the annual Equal Justice Works Auction.

Students work all year soliciting donation items large and small from individuals and businesses throughout the region. The Auction itself is traditionally a fun-filled occasion attended by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and members of the community. The Auction has become larger and more successful each year.

This year's EJW Auction will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in the Windows Lounge, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Second Floor, Building 38, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW (Metro Red Line: Van Ness/UDC; garage parking off Van Ness).

Please join us for refreshments and silent bidding beginning at 6:00 pm. The Live Auction starts at 7:00 pm.

It's Not Too Late to Donate!

If you would like to donate an item for the annual Auction, or make a cash donation for Summer Public Interest Fellowships, please see our Auction Donation Form (.pdf).
We can pick up items and provide receipts upon request.

Auction Items:

Rehoboth Beach House (August 30 - September 6, 2008)

Acela Tickets (2) DC-NYC roundtrip

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 2 seats at May 14 dinner

Long weekend at Beach House

Symphony tickets (2)

Dinner for 8 - cooked/served by Ed Bruske & Lane Green

Baseball tix (different games; at least 4)

Alliance for Justice luncheon (2 seats at end of April '08)

Wade Henderson, LCCR - shadow him for a day

Jack Olender - shadow him for a day (2x)

Day with the Dean

Mack's cabin in the Shenandoah

Wine Tasting Dinner for 6 (with guest appearance by Dean B.)

Lunch with state Association of Trial Lawyers officers

And More!

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Chapter of Equal Justice Works

Mission

Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law) was founded in 1986 by law students dedicated to surmounting barriers to equal justice that affect millions of low-income individuals and families. Today, Equal Justice Works leads the country in organizing, training and supporting public service-minded law students, and in creating summer and postgraduate public interest jobs.

UDC-DCSL EJW Student Members The UDC-DCSL Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Chapter of Equal Justice Works sponsors events throughout the year, including:

The Annual EJW Auction
Happy Hours with food and drink specials
Fundraising events for summer fellowships
Events with other law schools in the area

About Joseph L. Rauh Jr.

Joe Rauh may not have invented public interest law, but he certainly perfected it. For more than half a century, Joe championed the under-dog, the disenfranchised, and all minorties. His widely-known battles for civil rights, civil liberties, and equal access to justice are the essence of public interest law.

Less well known was Joe's vision of a wholly new approach to legal education tied to the practice of public interest law. Joe believed law students should "learn by doing," not just by reading cases. To Joe, this meant not only expanded clinical education within conventional law schools, but much more.

Joe envisioned a law school that would function as a training ground for public interest lawyers: a school where law students could learn basic skills and represent the underrepresented at the same time, a school that made dedication to public service a criterion for admission, and commitment to public service a life-long responsibility. The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is Joe's dream come true. A founding member of the Law School's Board of Governors, Joe remained one of its staunchest supporters until his last hours with us.

2007-2008 Executive Board

President:	Erik Pinsonnault
Secretary:	Julie Akemann
Treasurer:	Jenny Fein
Auction Chair:	Karen Hainer
Faculty Advisor:	Dean Shelley Broderick

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