Source & Credit: University of Richmond
Newsroom | May 20, 2010
LeClairRyan is pleased to announce that University of Richmond first year law student, Qasim Rashid, is the recipient of the second annual LeClairRyan – Oliver W. Hill Scholarship.
The LeClairRyan – Oliver W. Hill scholarship was established to recognize a student of color at a Virginia or Washington, D.C. law school who most exemplifies the late Oliver W. Hill's qualities of legal excellence and selfless dedication to the fight for justice. Hill began his legal career in 1933 with the barely imaginable goal of ending racial segregation in the United States. Along with Thurgood Marshall and other lions of civil rights litigation, Hill succeeded in demolishing "separate but equal" in 1954 with the landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education.
"On this, the fifty-sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, we are pleased to honor the work of Oliver W. Hill by awarding this scholarship to Qasim Rashid of the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law," said Thomas M. Wolf, Chairman of the Firm’s Diversity Committee. "Qasim Rashid was chosen from among many well qualified applicants. Through his education, experiences and essay, he displays a dedication to social justice, legal scholarship and the rule of law that would certainly earn Mr. Hill's approval. We expect significant contributions to the goal of equal justice from this young man and hope that this award will assist him in pursuing that goal."
LeClairRyan plans to offer the scholarship again in 2011. Information on the scholarship criteria and how to apply can be found at www.leclairryan.com.
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Congratulations to Brother Qasim Rashid! Masha'Allah!
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