Hanna Endale is a 2026 Equal Justice Works Fellow. Her project is to expand Tzedek DC’s work to the Amharic-speaking community in DC and protect the financial health and legal rights of Amharic-speaking community members through legal representation, community education and outreach, and advocacy for systemic change.

During law school, Hanna was a student attorney with the Civic Justice Clinic where she advocated for DC workers in wage theft matters and unemployment benefit appeals. She was also a legal intern with Office of the General Counsel of the American Red Cross where she helped safeguard the organization’s intellectual property and provided legal support for its programs and services and an intern at Tzedek DC. Prior to law school, Hanna worked as a Public Benefits Specialist at Legal Aid DC where she helped low-income DC residents apply for and resolve eligibility issues with SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security disability benefits.

Hanna received a Bachelor of Science and Engineering from Princeton University where she majored in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. Hanna received the Associate Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinic upon graduating and was awarded the Exceptional Pro Bono Pledge Recognition for contributing over 200 hours of pro bono service.