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October 2025

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Dear Members,


As we fall deeper into fall and the weather begins to cool, the energy within our Bar Association remains anything but cold. Our initiatives are gaining momentum, our programs are in full swing, and we continue sowing seeds that are sure to bear fruit. 


Our broader community is benefiting and being enriched, through outreach, education, and access to resources that matter. This is the heart of our mission, and it's working. 


Our members remain on fire, receiving awards and recognition for their outstanding work in the legal field and beyond. We celebrate your excellence and are proud to see the incredible impact you're making. 


We are equally grateful to our sponsors, who continue to pour into our community, supporting our events, elevating our mission, and helping educate and enhance the value we bring to our membership. We thank you. 


If you haven’t yet gotten involved this season, it’s not too late. There are still plenty of opportunities to connect, contribute, and grow. Be sure to check out our upcoming events, we’d love to see you there. 


Until then, stay warm, stay engaged, and stay blessed.


Tatianna Y. Metters Scurlock, Esq.

President, John M. Langston Bar Association

Sowing Seeds

Announcements

Congratulations

Congratulations to the below Langston Lifetime Members for receiving the Best in California Community Service Award, one of the most distinguished honors presented by the California Lawyers Association.

Langston President

Tatianna Y. Metters Scurlock

BWL Past President

Ronni Whitehead Otieno

Langston Past President

Melvin Felton

Langston Past President

Stephen King

Congratulations and Welcome Langston's New 2025 Lifetime Members!

Join them and Become a Lifetime Member today. 100% of your dues go directly to scholarships, and you'll receive an exclusive invitation to the 2025 Lifetime Member Brunch.

Eric S. Adams, Jr., Esq.

Attorney, Adams Law

Emahn Counts, Esq.

Managing Attorney | CEO,

Counts Law Firm

Carl E. Douglas 

Founder and Partner,

Douglas/Hicks Law

Var Fox

Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Judicate West

Theresa Macellaro, Esq.
Founder and Principal Attorney, The Macellaro Firm, P.C. 

Areva Martin, Esq.

Founding and Managing Partner,

Martin & Martin LLP

Atiya Myers, Esq.

Founder and CEO,
Atiya Myers Law Firm, PC

Ashley D. Williams, Esq.

Langston Bar Association Board 2025 Executive Assistant

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc. (LADL),

Parent’s Counsel

Faith Mitchell

Commissioner,

Board of Public Works

Board Member Spotlight


Jamilla Harris is the Managing Partner of Michael Sullivan and Associate’s El Segundo office. 

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Event Recap

Langston Legal Clinic at Center of Hope

Langston supports BWL Installation

Langston supports Richard T. Fields Bar Assoc. Dinner

Langston Legal Clinic at Faithful Central Bible Church

Langston supports CLA Sneaker Ball

Upcoming Programs

Other Organizations

FREE AFFINITY BAR MEMBERSHIP! 

Langston members get free membership with
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA)

Langston Bar Association – Wild Fire Relief Gift Card Donation


The Langston Bar Association is donating a $100 gift card to support current members who have experienced the complete loss of their primary residence due to fire.


Eligibility Criteria

  • Must be a current 2025 member of the Langston Bar Association.
  • Only one gift card per residence/household.
  • The home must have been completely destroyed resulting in a complete structure of the home being lost to fire that requires a full rebuild.
  • The home must have been the member's primary residence.
  • Partial damage (e.g., smoke or water damage) does not qualify.
  • Deadline to Apply: November 3, 2025.


Applications must be submitted by November 3, 2025.

Gift cards will be mailed directly to the address provided.


Note: Funds are limited and gift cards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Co-Sponsored Event

— LANGSTON'S HISTORY —

Please join our premier sponsoring law firm, Sanders Roberts LLP,

in our effort to preserve Langston’s history.

We invite you to drop off spare Gala Installation, Hall of Fame, and Langston Law Institute program books, as well as Board of Directors Minutes, Treasurer's Reports, Board of Directors Agendas, Awards/Certificates & photos from Hall of Fame inductees and past presidents who have passed away, and other historic materials.


The printed materials will be indexed and donated to the California African American Museum.

Sanders Roberts LLP has graciously allowed the printed material drop-offs from now until the end of this year as follows;


Sanders Roberts LLP 

515 S. Flower Street,

24th Floor, Reception Area

Los Angeles, CA 90007

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Please get in touch with V. Ahda Sands, Esq., at 714-588-0401 with any questions you may have.

Black Business Highlight

FLYMOMMY Travels

Jill Carter

Website:
https://flymommychronicles.com/


Use code Langston100 for $100 off any travel experience in 2026

 Jobs and Internship Opportunities

CalCareers - The California Secretary of State

Natural Resources Defense Council

Lionsgate Careers

Law Offices of Rosetta E. Broomfield

Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI)

ABA Commission on Disability Rights

Counts Law Firm

Please visit our Job Posting page to view further!

 Thank You to Langston's Partner Sponsor

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Member or Lifetime Member


Questions?

Contact Membership Chair, Ludlow Creary

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