Anitra Ash-Shakoor

Anitra Ash-Shakoor is the Managing Attorney of Consumer and Bankruptcy Law with the D.C. 酒吧公益中心. In this role, she plans, administers, and oversees several D.C. 酒吧公益中心 projects that deliver pro bono legal information, 建议, and representation to low-income individuals in the District of Columbia, including the Consumer Law Resource Center, 破产诊所, and the 建议 and 咨询诊所.

Prior to joining the 公益性服务 Center, Anitra was a Partner at Capital Justice Attorneys, 靠谱的滚球平台事务所, a private consumer law and a bankruptcy practice in the District of Columbia. She is also the former Chair of the 酒吧 Association of the District of Columbia’s Access to Justice Committee, that serves consumers of modest means with legal assistance. She was awarded the 2021 Service 奖 from the BADC in recognition of these efforts and continues to serve on its board.

Anitra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Morgan State University and a Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York.