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At George Mason University School of Law we recognize that diversity is one of our greatest strengths. We value diversity not in an attempt to impress outsiders, but because we have found that our students are best prepared and our faculty is best served by being exposed to individuals who bring with them a variety of ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Being educated and trained here will take you beyond merely learning about cases and legal theories; you also will learn a great deal about the people who make up our world and the institutions we create and depend on.

We are extremely proud of the close-knit community we have worked very hard to create. We seek to provide an environment where all of our students can not only succeed, but where they will be challenged to build upon their potential, grow, and develop the skills that will ensure their success in future years.

We hope that you can join us and help us build on the success we have had thus far.

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  • Greenberg Traurig LLP ($5,000 Level)
  • Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC ($5,000 Level)
  • Fairfax Law Foundation - Wilkins Scholarship ($3,000 Level)
  • McGuireWoods LLP ($2,500 Level)
  • Albo & Oblon, L.L.P. ($1,500 Level)
  • The Lewis Law Firm, P.C. ($1,500 Level)
  • Charlson Bredehoft & Cohen P.C. ($750 Level)
  • George Mason American Inn of Court ($750 Level)
  • Moore & Lee, LLP ($750 Level)
  • Patton Boggs LLP ($750 Level)
  • Troutman Sanders LLP ($750 Level)
  • Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP ($500 Level)
  • Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. ($500 Level)
  • Betty A. Thompson, LTD. ($500 Level)
  • Blankingship & Keith, P.C. ($500 Level)
  • Chung & Press, P.C. ($500 Level)
  • DiMuro Ginsberg, PC ($500 Level)
  • Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP ($500 Level)
  • McLean Bar Association ($500 Level)
  • Michael L. Davis & Associates ($500 Level)
  • Smolen Plevy ($500 Level)

The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder with members of Mason's BLSAThe Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, mayor of Richmond and former governor of Virginia, delivered remarks to Mason Law students on January 18, 2007, in conjunction with the announcement of a seminar series named in his honor by Mason's Black Law Students Association (BLSA). The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia delivered introductory remarks at the event, which concluded with a reception for event attendees.

Alumnus O'Kelly McWilliams Named VSB Young Lawyer of the Year

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O'Kelly E. McWilliams III ('93) is the 2005 recipient of the R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Young Lawyer of the Year award presented by the Virginia State Bar. McWilliams, a former president (2001-2002) of the Virginia State Bar's Young Lawyers Conference, was honored for service to the conference, the legal profession, and the community. He was nominated for the award by his pastor.

In addition to his work on behalf of the Virginia State Bar, McWilliams has held leadership positions within the American Bar Association, from which he was awarded a Minority in the Profession Committee scholarship.

McWilliams is active in his church, teaching a financial management course as well as counseling and mentoring members of his church community. He also volunteers at a camp sponsored by his fraternity, coaching mock trial teams of African American boys from Southeast Washington.

McWilliams practices employment law with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC in Washington, DC.

He is married and the father of two children.

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