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2021 Republican Lawyer of the Year 

honoring

Elliot Berke

Join the RNLA to celebrate Elliot Berke for his impressive career
of professional accomplishments and years of service to the Republican Party.

Friday, November 5
3:00pm - Reception
5:00pm - Post-reception Performance*

Pearl Street Warehouse
33 Pearl St SW
 Washington, DC 20024

* A performance by Elliot’s band The DePlorables featuring the "Ambassador of Rock" and other special guests to follow the reception.

Tickets

Individual Ticket: $180

Individual Ticket + One Year of RNLA Membership: $250

Non-Members are encouraged to purchase a ticket that includes regular membership at a discounted price.
Advisory Council Members should RSVP via email to Michael Thielen at [email protected].

- Purchase tickets below. - 

Or make checks payable to RNLA and note "Lawyer of the Year".
Mail to: Republican National Lawyers Association
Post Office Box 18965. Washington, D.C. 20036

Sponsorship Opportunities

Gold - $10,000

• Primary recognition with business or firm name or logo on all materials published for the reception.
• Complimentary admission for up to 20 individuals to the reception.
• Advisory Council membership upgrade ($4,000 value) for 4 individuals.

Sponsor - $5,000

• Prominent recognition with business or firm name or logo on all materials published for the reception.
• Complimentary admission for up to 15 individuals to the reception.
• Advisory Council membership upgrade ($2,000 value) for 2 individuals.

Chair - $2,500

• Recognition with business or firm name or logo on all materials published for the reception.
• Complimentary admission for up to 10 individuals to the reception.
• Advisory Council membership upgrade ($1,000 value) for 1 individual.

Host - $1,000

• Recognition with business or firm name or logo on all materials published for the reception.
• Complimentary admission for up to 3 individuals to the reception.
• Sustaining level membership upgrade ($600 value) for 2 individuals.

For more information or to sponsor at the Gold level, please contact Michael Thielen at 202-802-0437 or [email protected].  

THANK YOU TO OUR RECEPTION SPONSOR

Capital Funding Group

THANK YOU TO OUR RECEPTION CHAIRS

Ron Hicks

Eric Lycan of Kentucky

THANK YOU TO OUR RECEPTION HOSTS

Richard Gantt

Tiber Creek

Elliot Berke Biography

Elliot S. Berke serves as Managing Partner of Berke Farah LLP. He has been named by Chambers USA as a "Nationwide Best Lawyer" and by Washingtonian as one of "Washington's Best Lawyers." He represents clients before congressional ethics and oversight committees, the FEC, the DOJ, Inspectors General, and other and federal and state departments and agencies. He has represented presidential appointees on their confirmation and tenure over three Administrations including at the cabinet level.  He has represented the top four leadership positions in the U.S. House of Representatives – Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and Conference Chair – as either in-house or outside counsel, and currently serves as outside counsel for Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, as well as many other Members of Congress including Ranking Members Devin Nunes, Michael McCaul, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Bruce Westerman. He was appointed as Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia from 2018-2020 and as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon from 2014-2016. He has run election day war rooms for presidential and gubernatorial candidates.  He is a frequent speaker on political law, and regularly conducts the ethics training for the Members of Congress and Chief of Staff retreats sponsored by the Congressional Institute, where he serves as its outside counsel.  He is General Counsel & Senior Advisor to the Jack Kemp Foundation as part of his practice.

He has been described as “DC’s liaison to rock ‘n roll” — providing counsel and helping to produce charity events featuring Kid Rock, Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who's Roger Daltrey, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, Trace Adkins, Big & Rich, and Joan Baez. 

Elliot is a cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University and Emory University School of Law. He is currently on the Boards of Directors of the Bork Foundation; Evil Empire Speech Memorial Foundation; Lawyers Democracy Fund; and Vaclav Havel Library Foundation.  He also serves on the advisory boards of the Election Assistance Commission (appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan in 2017 and reappointed by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy in 2019 and 2021); and the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) (Advisory Board 2004 -)(Board of Governors 2004-2020) (President 2016-2018).

Any solicitations in connection with this event are by the RNLA. No federal officeholder is soliciting funds for this event.