Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Arent Fox Diversity Scholarship. Each second-year law student will receive a $20,000 award and participate in the firm’s 2020 Summer Program.

Since 2006, the firm has annually awarded diversity scholarships to promising law students. The Diversity Scholarship is part of the firm’s broader efforts to recruit, retain, and promote women, lawyers of color, and LGBTQ lawyers, and to ensure that adequate firm resources are dedicated to their training, mentoring, and business development.

The following students demonstrated a commitment to learning and practicing law at the highest level:

Rita Liu (Washington University School of Law) – BOS Office

Destiny Planter (University of North Carolina School of Law) – DC Office

Fernanda Jara (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles) – LA Office

Tisha Martin (University of North Carolina School of Law) – NY Office

Derek Ha (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law) – SF Office

“On behalf of the Firm, I want to congratulate Rita, Destiny, Fernanda, Tisha, and Derek on their strong applications and many accomplishments so far,” said Chief Diversity Officer Chris Norton. “With the addition of the Boston office, this will be our first year with five Diversity Scholars, and we look forward to working with them next summer.”

The scholarship will be paid in two installments: $10,000 during the student’s second-year summer and another $10,000 paid when the student returns to Arent Fox as an associate after graduation.