Ifeoluwa Popoola Named Minority Bar Association President

We’re proud to announce that Ifeoluwa Popoola was elected president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York (MBAWNY) for the 2024-25 term!

The purpose of the MBAWNY is to facilitate and advance equality and excellence in the legal profession; aid in the progress of minorities in the legal profession, address legal issues affecting minorities, encourage the personal and professional development of lawyers and students, advocate for the civil rights of all people and to enhance the legal services available to minority communities.

The MBAWNY is a not-for-profit organization comprised of over one hundred members who are from diverse ethnic backgrounds that represent the varying races, cultures and beliefs in Western New York. Their membership consists of attorneys, public officials, academia, law students and legal professionals who work or live in the Western New York area.

Ifeoluwa Popoola was elected as the president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York (MBAWNY) for the 2024-25 term!

As president, Popoola fulfills major duties and undertakes a wide range of responsibilities that help facilitate the organization’s success. She became affiliated with the MBAWNY through membership in the Black Law Students Association.

Popoola — who is the principal attorney for Anike Law — says her service on the MBAWNY executive board is a means to express her gratitude to the community that supported her career journey and most importantly, to pay the support forward to the future generation of lawyers.