Anitra Ash-Shakoor | Washington Bankruptcy Lawyer

Anitra Ash-Shakoor

Anitra Ash-Shakoor

Compassionate Advocates. Proven Results.

Experience: 13 years

Main Office

1300 I Street NW
Suite 400E
Washington, DC 20005

Office Hours

Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Other Locations

Serving the District of Columbia (all practices) and both Maryland & the Northern District of Illinois in federal court for bankruptcy matters only.

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About Anitra

Anitra Ash-Shakoor founded Capital Justice law firm with the desire to provide aggressive, knowledgeable and affordable legal services to partnered clients. Anitra is a seasoned professional with extensive legal, corporate and charitable organization experience. After law school, she worked as a law clerk for the Regional Bankruptcy Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania. At the Regional Bankruptcy Center, she spent several years developing her expertise in mortgages, predatory lending, as well as business and consumer bankruptcy law.

Anitra’s corporate experience includes her work with the Center for Community Non-Profit Organizations in Philadelphia. She counseled clients on funding alternatives for their non-profit businesses, tax exempt status and organizational structure. Anitra’s current business clients include successful small businesses and start-up corporations and LLC’s.

With her demonstrated and long-standing commitment to justice, Anitra’s background includes working with the ACLU of Philadelphia where she contributed to the NAACP v. City of Philadelphia – 5th Monitoring Report Pedestrian & Car Stop Audit (December 7, 2000). In 2013, she joined the legal team challenging the planned closures of public schools in Washington, D.C.

A compassionate advocate, Anitra is dedicated to pro bono service. She is a member of the D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project and represents lower-income bankruptcy clients in the District of Columbia through the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic.

Anitra takes pride in the quality of her work and is personable when dealing with clients.

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Experience

Managing Attorney

Capital Justice

2013 - Present

Admission

Verified District of Columbia

2012

Education

Morgan State University

BA (Political Science)

1998

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Attorney Member
    2013 - Present
  • National Lawyers Guild Attorney Member
    2012 - Present
  • District of Columbia Bar Attorney Member
    2012 - Present
Honors / Awards
  • Excellence Award Washington, DC Small Business
    2016
  • Best Business of Washington, DC Bankruptcy Law Washington, DC Best Businesses
    2015 / 2015

Capital Justice Attorneys Highlights

Bankruptcy & Debt, Corporate, Criminal, Estate, Divorce & Family Law

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