News
- Course Helps
Lawyers Learn How to Run a Law Office
- November 20—Lawyers who want to learn how to run a solo or small
firm might want to attend a basic training session being offered January
7 by the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service. Early registration
is encouraged as classes are quickly filling up…
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- D.C. Court of Appeals Requests Comments on Revisions
to Rules Governing IOLTA
- November 19—The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued
a call for written comments on proposed revisions to the D.C. Rules of
Professional Conduct Governing Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts…
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- D.C. Court of Appeals’
Pilot Project Targets Caseload Management
- November 18—The District of Columbia Court of Appeals will launch
a six-month pilot project aimed to help manage its caseload more efficiently
and effectively…
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- CLE Offers Updated
Course on Ethics and Lawyer Lobbying
- November 16—On December 3 the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education
Program is bringing back the course “For Lawyers (and Their Firms)
Who Lobby: 2009 Legal Ethics and Unauthorized Practice Update,”
which will explore the ethical issues confronting lawyer-lobbyists…
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- CLE Updates Attorneys
on D.C. Nonprofit Law
- November 13—On December 4 the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education
Program will offer the course “A Primer on Nonprofit Law in the
District of Columbia 2009,” which covers basic nonprofit corporation
law in the District…
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- November Issue
of Washington Lawyer Is Online
- November 4—The November issue of Washington Lawyer is
online, taking a look at the government’s use—or abuse—of
the states secrets privilege, a thorn in the side of the White House
since the Bush years…
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- Amendments Made
to Superior Court Rules of the Probate Division
- November 4—The Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia has approved amendments to Superior Court Rules
of the Probate Division 311, 321, 322, 324, 325, and 350, regarding
aspects of guardianship, conservatorship, and protective proceedings…
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- In Dealing
With Flat Fees, Whose Money Is It Anyway?
- October 27—The Office of Bar Counsel has always had the opinion
that flat fees are entrusted funds, but among District of Columbia practitioners,
the question has always been, “Whose money is it anyway?”…
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- Judicial Nomination
Commission Announces Recommendations for Superior Court
- October 5—The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
has forwarded the names of three candidates—Christopher J. Herrling,
Milton C. Lee Jr., and William W. Nooter—to the White House to
fill a vacancy at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia…
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- Bar’s
Board of Governors Acts on Revisions to IOLTA Rules
- September 15—In September the D.C. Bar Board of Governors voted
to recommend proposed revisions to the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct
Governing Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts to the D.C. Court
of Appeals…
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- Variety of
Free, Low-Cost Services Available to D.C. Bar Members
- March 5—In the midst of challenging economic times, Bar members
are encouraged to take advantage of the Bar's many free and low-cost
services available to assist them in their professional as well as personal
lives…
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- Important Notice
to the Membership About Avvo
- February 13—D.C. Bar members have inquired about the nature
of the D.C. Bar’s relationship with Seattle-based Avvo, Inc.,
an Internet-based for-profit attorney marketing service…
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