National Black Lawyers Association has listed former President Professor Peter Mutharika’s daughter Moyenda Mutharika Knapp among 100 top Black American Lawyers in United States of America (USA).

According to National Black Lawyers Association website, Mutharika’s daughter Moyenda has in-house law firm experience, handling employer side employment law, commercial litigation and long term disability matters.

Moyenda who is admitted to bar in Illinois, also teaches trial advocacy and civil discovery as adjunct professor at Northwestern university Pritzker school of law since 2005.

There are over 1.3 million active lawyers in USA according to the American Bar Association.

One of the country’s legal experts, Ngeyi Kanyongolo says this is an achievement which speaks to high level of excellence and an inspiration to many lawyers especially female lawyers in Malawi.

The National Black Lawyers was created to celebrate legal excellence by promoting our attorneys as subject-matter experts, developing a strong national network of top African American attorneys, and facilitating the exchange of timely information to enable our members to maintain their status as leaders.

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Daughter of former President Peter Mutharika, Moyenda has been selected among the 100 Top Black American Lawyers in the USA by the National Black Lawyers Association.

The development has excited many Malawians especially Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters who have taken to social media to congratulate her.

DPP Councilor for Blantyre City Soche East Ward Leonard Chimbanga wrote: “Congratulations to Moyenda Mutharika Knapp who is an American Lawyer of Malawi origin to be selected among the 100 Top Black American Lawyers in the USA by the National Black Lawyers Association.”

Concurring with Chimbanga’s remarks DPP’s legal advisor Charles Mhango wrote: “Congratulations to Moyenda for this achievement. This is no mean achievement in the legal profession, more particularly in the United States of America. We are all very proud of this achievement.”

Moyenda is currently based in United States of America.

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