Karol Corbin Walker, a partner based in LeClairRyan’s Newark office, was sworn in as the first African-American president of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey (AFBNJ) on June 18 at the organization’s 39th annual Brennan Dinner, held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. A litigator with an active practice in New Jersey and New York, Walker was the first African-American woman to attain partner status at any major New Jersey law firm. In 2003, the Morris County resident became the first African-American president in the then 105-year history of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), and served for the 2003-04 term. In 1998, she was the first African-American appointed as chair of the NJSBA’s Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee. Walker also served as the first African-American female president of the National Council of Bar Presidents for the 2012-13 term.
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