* ADVOCATE * GROW * UNITE * CELEBRATE* Uniting our voices through advocacy and counsel to foster growth and diversity while c ... elebrating our Filipino heritage and culture. The objectives of the Filipino Lawyers of Washington are to foster the exchange of ideas and information among and between the Association members and other members of the legal profession, the judiciary and the community; to encourage and promote the professional growth of the members of the Association; to provide service to the general and local community; to encourage and promote diversity in the legal profession; to develop and encourage cooperation with other organizations of minority attorneys; to celebrate the Filipino culture; and to provide a vehicle and forum for the expression of opinions and positions by the Association upon current social, political, economic, legal or other matters or events that concern the members of the Association. read more