The mission of Equal Justice Works is to create a just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice.

Founder Layli Miller-Muro was one of few leaders selected to participate in Leadership Greater Washington, a membership organization that connects and challenges regional leaders for the purpose of improving the quality of life in the Greater Washington area.

Tahirih recently received the highly competitive New Voices Fellowship, which is funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by the Academy for Educational Development.

MOU would create an instant “chilling effect” on immigrant communities, jeopardizing not only the safety of battered immigrant women and girls, but public safety in general.

Imagine you fled the country you were born and raised in. Imagine you sold all your possessions so that your children could escape persecution. You just arrived in a new country to seek protection.

Nearly 400 distinguished guests and participants honored courageous women and girls seeking justice from gender-based violence.

She wisecracks like a sassy college kid and teases her lawyer like an older sister. She delivers speeches without notes and tosses off legal phrases without hesitation.