Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms Online Directory View Partners Alphabetically - By Specialty - By Location - By Firm Name: Robert L. Wilkins   Law Firm: Venable LLP Address: 575 7th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Phone Number: 202.344.4800 Email:   Specialty Areas: White Collar Criminal Litigation, Corporate Investigations, Intellectual Property Litigation, Complex Commercial Civil Litigation Licenses: DC, MA Education and Honors: J.D., Harvard University School of Law, 1989 B.S., cum laude, Chemical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Professional Background: Judicial clerk, The Honorable Earl B. Gilliam (deceased) USDC for the S.D. Cal.; Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (head of Special Litigation) Major Clients:   Public Service/Community Affairs: Mr. Wilkins played a key role in establishing the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission, and he was appointed to the Commission by the United States Senate. In 2003, Congress approved the plans of the Presidential Commission by authorizing the construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the newest addition to the Smithsonian. Mr. Wilkins was the lead plaintiff in Wilkins, et al. v. State of Maryland, winning a landmark settlement in a racial profiling case, inspiring data collection requirements in an Executive Order and legislative proposals in Congress and states all over the country. Mr. Wilkins currently serves on the D.C. Access to Justice Commission. Board Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships:     View Partners Alphabetically - By Specialty - By Location - By Firm