CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITIGATION: Charles Ware

Charles Jerome Ware is one of the very first recipients of the prestigious "Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Litigation". The award was given in honor of U.S. Congressman Parren J. Mitchell (D-Maryland_ by the Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund (MBELDEF) of Washington, D.C., for outstanding litigation skills and services rendered by the recipient nationwide on behalf of minority and small businesses throughout the United States.

Charles Hamilton Houston is considered to be one of the greatest litigators in American history. Perhaps best known as the dean of the Howard University Law School, he served as professor and mentor to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

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