The firm is gearing up for a special gathering of its dynamic network of principals, special counsels, and contract counsels in Charlotte, NC during the 79th Annual Convention of the National Bar Association August 7-14.

This gathering will allow the firm the showcase its recent achievements during the weeklong NBA Convention. Representing a professional network of over 20,000 lawyers, judges, educators and law students, the NBA is the nation's oldest and largest national association of predominately African-American lawyers and judges. It has 84 affiliate chapters throughout the United States and affiliations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and the Caribbean. 

TEC Law contributes its talents and resources to this revered organization by assisting incoming NBA President Kim Keenan with media relations during the 2004-2005 Bar Year. The firm’s Assistant Managing principal, Ronda Robinson will serve as Special Assistant to the President in the area of Media and public relations.

Speaking of the spotlight...

TEC Law lands feature article in Business Mag: TEC Law continues to receive accolades for its National Black Business Quarterly featured cover story entitled “Mastering the Art of Communications.” The publication, known as America’s Resource Magazine, launched the series in its Winter 2004 edition and will run profiles on the firm in the next few editions. 

TEC Law Plays Lead in Successful Muslim Civil Rights Law Conference @ Howard Law: TEC Law lawyers and associates played a leading role in the success of the 2nd Annual Muslim Civil Rights Law Conference.  This event which was held at Howard Law featured leading Civil Rights Attorneys including Kareema Al-Amin, wife of jailed Muslim/Human Rights leader Imam Jamil Al-Amin; Kurt Schmoke, Dean of Howard's Law School and former Mayor of Baltimore; C. Elaine Jones and Ted Shaw, the outgoing and incoming presidents of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, respectively.  For more info visit www.MLDEF.org

TEC Law International: TEC Law Managing Principal Al Hajj Talib Bin Karim, Esq. is fresh from a trip to Ghana, West Africa, as part of a delegation including representatives from BETA, the National Organization of Minority Architects, the Howard U College of Engineering, Architecture, & Comp Science Alumni Network, and Tuskegee University Alumni of the Bahamas. The ten-day tour was full of historical and cultural enlightenment, including a lecture by a history professor at the University of Ghana at Legon. While in Ghana, Attorney Karim met with Al Hajji Abubakri Sadick Ahmed, a member of the Ghanian Media Commission (equivalent to the FCC), and borrowing from Karim’'s efforts in this area here in the states, discussed strategies for improving the quality of Ghana's media. This meeting prompted an interview by Mr. Ahmed, also one of Ghana's leading radio personalities, of Attorney Karim about his experiences in Ghana on a national radio program. Attorney Karim also met with Peter Ankrah, Di! rector of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center about opportunities for American companies to invest and do business in Ghana. This meeting was arranged through contacts established by Attorney Karim and his wife with Mr. Abbas, a senior official with the Ghanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Strong relations were also established with members of Ghana's land development co munity through meetings with hotel sector representatives as well as leading Ghanian architects.

TEC Law Client BETA to Host 2004 Media-Telecom Lobbying Day & Summit in Conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference:BETA’s Legislative Summit aims to attract over a hundred of the nation’s top professionals, executives and celebrities to Washington to push for greater opportunities for Blacks in media, technology, and telecommunications.  For more info contact BETA at (202) 466-0973.

Announcing……The re-tooled TEC Law Tuesdays, a monthly firm speakers forum capturing topics falling under the firm’s practice areas of technology, entertainment/media, and civil rights. For more information, contact 202-466-3830.