Rebecca Williford
Rebecca Williford is a seasoned, nationally recognized disability community leader and attorney with extensive experience litigating class action lawsuits on behalf of people with disabilities. Her first job at DRA was as a legal fellow, and she has built her career at DRA, becoming the organization’s President & CEO in April 2023. As an ardent disability rights litigator, she has achieved multiple precedents on matters of first impression, advancing the rights of people with disabilities throughout the country. A steadfast leader and mentor in the disability community for the last two decades, Rebecca speaks frequently at national legal and disability conferences. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Disability Rights Bar Association and is a member of the National Disabled Legal Professionals Association. She is a co-editor of Lawyers, Lead On: Lawyers with Disabilities Share Their Insights (ABA Press 2011) and a past Commissioner of the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights. From 2006 to 2009, she served as a Governor appointee on the North Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council. She also co-founded and served as president of the National Association of Law Students with Disabilities.
