MCCA Rising Stars

MCCA’s Rising Stars is an annual list featuring stellar attorneys whose accomplishments and dedication to the legal profession and to their community place them among those “attorneys to watch”. The MCCA Rising Stars may be of different ages and at varying stages in their careers, but they all possess the love of law, ambition, and pursuit of excellence, while possessing a compassion for those in need and a strong desire to give back to others.

MCCA is proud to announce the Top 20 Rising Stars of 2020! As we push for greater equity and systemic change, it is more important than ever we celebrate the achievements of these 20 talented diverse attorneys leading the charge for systemic change in their communities and workplaces.

The 2020 MCCA Rising Stars will be profiled and recognized on our website and social media and honored at our Creating Pathways to Diversity Virtual Conference on October 27.

2020 Rising Stars

Micheal Binns

Atlanta Office Development Partner,
Parker Poe

Danielle Coleman

Senior Litigation Counsel,
VMware, Inc.

Alesha Dominique

Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Conway Ekpo

Executive Director,
Morgan Stanley

Susan Garcia

Associate General Counsel,
Thomson Reuters

Christine Hardy

Deputy General Counsel & Information Governance Counsel,
Norfolk Southern Corporation

Sonny Haynes

Partner,
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

M. Janine Jjingo

Partner, Banking Group,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Terry Johnson

Partner,
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Ely Juarez Pennant

Senior Counsel,
Spotify Inc.

Jesse Nevarez

Partner,
Goodwin Procter LLP

Smita Rajmohan

Product Counsel,
Apple

Maria Salcedo

Partner,
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Volha Samasiuk

Senior Privacy Counsel,
Autodesk, Inc.

Cecilia Sanabria

Partner,
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Tiffany Smith

Partner,
Wilmer Cutler Picking Hale and Dorr LLP

Casiya Thaniel

Attorney,
Microsoft Corporation

Bernard Williams Jr.

Director, Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering Governance & Compliance Training,
eBay

Bonnie Wolf

Associate Vice President, Litigation Employment Department,
Nationwide Insurance

Maya Yamazaki

Partner,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Eligibility Requirements for MCCA’s Rising Stars:

Minimum of eight years of experience in the legal profession.
Show outstanding achievement and leadership in the legal profession.
Demonstrate a deep commitment to diversity, inclusion & equity; community service and pro bono work.
Previous MCCA Rising Stars are not eligible.
There is no age requirement or limit.
Companies and law firms may nominate more than one attorney, but only one may be chosen from that company or firm.
Self-nominations are accepted.