January/February 2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS p.20 Langston’s brief


stint in Congress foreshadowed the hardship of


the Jim Crow era.


p.28 Generation Y’s values will reshape law offi ces by the year 2020.


FEATURES


A VOICE FOR FREEDOM He was the first African American elected to public office. Later, he was the first dean of Howard University School of Law and the first president of what is now Virginia State University. Elected to Congress in 1888, the first representative of color from Virginia, he symbolized a spark that went out with the Jim Crow era and wasn’t resurrected until the Civil Rights era. BY TOM CALARCO


20 JOHN MERCER LANGSTON:


NAPABA'S UNDER 40


28 WORKPLACE 20/20


Gen Y attorneys are entering the workforce and it’s causing the usual commotion from established lawyers. MCCA’s most recent research report examines young


lawyers’ expectations for the workforce and their values. BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS


34 NAPABA’s Best Under 40


The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recognized 20 outstanding attorneys within its ranks. The attorneys practice all types of law, all around


the country. They deserve a round of applause. BY AZIZAH AHMAD


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