November 16, 2020
On November 13, the D.C. Bar Law Student Community hosted its second annual Leadership Fellowship training, attended by 21 students from eight law schools, including all six D.C.-area schools, the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York, and the Southern University Law Center in Louisiana.
November 13, 2020
The District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee is seeking comments from D.C. Bar members, other lawyers, law firms, corporate legal departments, and non-lawyers about a group of proposed amendments to the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct that would address issues arising from client-generated engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines.
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November 13, 2020
D.C. Bar Members Among Honorees at Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner
November 10, 2020
The D.C. Access to Justice Commission raised a record $6.3 million during its 2019 Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign, with 44 law firms donating a portion of their D.C. office revenue toward enhancing access to civil legal services in the District.
November 06, 2020
In their recently released book Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws, Yale law professor William N. Eskridge Jr. and Columbia law lecturer Christopher R. Riano detail the legal, social, and political journey that led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.
November 06, 2020
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fitness of Judge Ronna Lee Beck, who is seeking recommendation for an initial appointment as a senior judge on the D.C. Superior Court upon her retirement in January.
November 06, 2020
The D.C. Bar is accepting nominations from members wishing to be candidates in the 2021 D.C. Bar elections. The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 29.
November 03, 2020
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a pair of notices relating to proposed amendments to its Rules of Civil Procedure and the recommendation not to adopt Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1. Comments are due December 7.
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November 02, 2020
The American Bar Association (ABA) has honored former D.C. Bar president John C. Cruden with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Law on October 20 during the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ virtual 28th annual Fall Conference.
October 29, 2020
Pro bono attorneys do a great job dealing with the problems faced by their clients, but maybe not so much their own. At this year’s Pro Bono Partnership Luncheon, organized by the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center and held virtually on October 27 because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Dr. Larry Richard, a leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior, explained why lawyers can be particularly vulnerable to stress.
