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Third year of Street Law’s Breakfast with a Legend™ program begins

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January 14, 2009 | Washington, DC

Street Law, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of the third year of its Breakfast with a Legend program.  Beginning in January, 18 classes at seven D.C. public schools will participate in the three-month-long program that educates elementary and middle school students about the law through a series of visits with local legends — individuals who have contributed to the development of justice and equality in Washington, DC, and beyond.

The program has grown significantly and since last year has added:

• four schools
• eleven classes
• nine Legends
• numerous volunteer paralegals and attorneys
• almost 400 fifth, sixth, and seventh graders

Participating students reap educational benefits such as active, participatory learning and enhanced reading and writing skills.  Breakfast with a Legend is implemented at no cost to the participating schools and does not add to the workload of participating teachers.  This is thanks in part to the generosity of the law firm volunteers.

Since its inception in the spring of 2007, over 600 Washington, DC, students have participated in the program.

One of the greatest benefits of the program is watching the children’s faces as they absorb every bit of information conveyed to them by the volunteers and legends.  They demonstrate such energy and enthusiasm when their “new friends” visit. There is so much learning taking place and not just by the children.  It’s great fun.
-- Deborah Foster, senior program director, Street Law, Inc. 

2009 Participants

Bruce-Monroe at Parkview Elementary (5th graders)

The legends

• The Honorable José M. Lopéz, presiding judge, tax & probate division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• The Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia

Emery Elementary (5th graders)

the legends

• The Honorable Lee F. Satterfield, chief judge, Superior Court of the Districk of Columbia
• The Honorable Karen A. Howze, magistrate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, D.C. councilmember, Ward 3

Volunteers

Attorneys and paralegals from the Washington office of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

J.C. Nalle Elementary (5th graders)

The legends

• Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, D.C. councilmember, Ward 7
• The Honorable Vanessa Hall, adminstrative judge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

volunteers

Attorneys and paralegals from the Washington office of King & Spalding LLP

J.O. Wilson Elementary (5th graders)

the legends

• The Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina, U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia
• The Honorable Reggie Walton, U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia

volunteers

Staff from the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

Seaton Elementary (5th graders)

the legend

• The Honorable Eugene N. Hamilton, senior judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

volunteers

Attorneys and paralegals from Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive’s legal department

Tyler Elementary (5th graders)

the legend

• The Honorable Anita Josey-Herring, presiding judge - Family Court, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

volunteers

Attorneys and paralegals from the Washington office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Whittier Elementary (5th-7th graders)

the legends

• Avis E. Buchanan, Esq., executive director, D.C. Public Defender Service
• Paul D. Clement, Esq., partner, King & Spalding LLP
• Stuart M. Gerson, Esq., member of the firm, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
• Lloyd N. Hand, Esq., senior counsel, King & Spalding LLP
• Edward L. O’Brien, executive director emeritus, Street Law, Inc.
• The Honorable Willliam S. Sessions, partner, Holland & Knight LLP 
• Linda Singer, Esq., counsel, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

volunteers

Attorneys and paralegals from the Washington office of King & Spalding LLP

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Topic: Civic & Law-Related Education

Topic: Youth Advocacy