Joseph L Askew Jr.

Greetings and thanks for taking the time to learn more about JLA Law Firm and me personally.  I am a over ten (10) year practitioner of the law and advocate for justice.  The Firms areas of practice includes but is not limited to Social Security and Disability, Veteran Affairs, and Family Law.  In addition to practicing law in its traditional since the firm has a governement relations arm that too has over 10 years supporting clients business development needs and providing services that support the monitoring and influencing of public policies that help meet business objectives and goals. 

My personal previous experiences include; being a commissioned officer for the United States Army Military Police Corp, stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama.  Upon coming off of active duty I worked as a commercial lending officer for Bank of America, formerly NationsBank in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  I also interned for Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey (D-6th-CA) and later served as the Clerk of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment for Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Sr. (D-Ward 5 –DC). 

I am Chairman of the University of the District Columbia Board of Trustees and member of the board for the DC Economic Partnership, DC Business Improvement District, the Arc of DC, Hannah House and Capital Breast Cancer Center and etc.  I also serve as a corporate representative to committees of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the DC Chamber of Commerce, Washington Government Relations Group and three organizations political action committees.

I graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Public Administration.  I holds a law degree from the University of the District of Columbia- David Clark School of Law . I am a member of  the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court Bar.