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Nakhia C. Crossley
2021-2022 BWLA President

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Nakhia Crossley Sworn-In as BWLA President: Committing to Honor the Organization’s Founders While Empowering Members to Boldly Shape the Future of the Legal Profession

Chicago, IL: On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Nakhia Crossley was sworn-in as the Black Women
Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc.’s (BWLA) 30th President by the Honorable LaShonda
A. Hunt, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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