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October 29, 2020

Pro Bono Partnership Luncheon Puts Spotlight on Value of Self-Care

By Jeremy Conrad

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.

October 28, 2020

Support Access to Justice Through the Combined Federal Campaign

By Connie Sinclair

Thousands of District of Columbia residents are in danger of losing their homes, their livelihoods, or custody of their children every year simply because they cannot afford a lawyer. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center transforms lives by delivering legal services to more than 20,000 D.C. residents each year.

October 27, 2020

D.C. Bar Welcomes First Writers in Residence

By Jeremy Conrad

The D.C. Bar has announced the selection of law students Tonée Jones and Lisa Jiron for its first inaugural Writers in Residence Program launched this fall.

October 26, 2020

Leadership Academy Focuses on Goal Setting for Success

By John Murph

The D.C. Bar 2020 John Payton Leadership Academy continued its online training on October 16 with the session “Successful Goal Setting for Attorneys,” aimed at helping participants rethink how they set goals and providing them with better tools to articulate and achieve those goals.

October 23, 2020

Second Day of Bar Conference Examines Current Voting Landscape, Key Legal Issues

By John Murph

The D.C. Bar’s two-day 2020 Virtual Conference continued on Wednesday, October 21, with heavy-hitting sessions on the current state of voting rights and a look toward the future.

October 23, 2020

Election Law Experts Discuss Threats to Youth Vote at Bar Conference

By Jeremy Conrad

Experts in civil rights and election law gathered virtually at the D.C. Bar’s 2020 Conference on October 20 to 21 to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, and to discuss the current state of voting rights in this country.

October 21, 2020

Bar Kicks Off Virtual Conference on Women’s Suffrage, Continuing Voting Challenges

By Jeremy Conrad

On Tuesday, October 20, the D.C. Bar opened its two-day 2020 Virtual Conference focused on the centennial of the 19th Amendment with remarks by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasizing the amendment’s relevance today.

October 19, 2020

Judge Josey-Herring Takes Oath as D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge

By Jeremy Conrad

On October 16, Judge Anita Josey-Herring was installed as chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, becoming the first female judge to hold the position in the court’s 50-year history.

October 14, 2020

D.C. Bar Releases Newly Updated District of Columbia Practice Manual

The District of Columbia Practice Manual, 28th Edition is now on sale. Produced by the D.C. Bar Communities, the two-volume, soft-cover treatise covering the basics of law in the District brings together the collective knowledge of hundreds of experienced practitioners in 35 chapters.

October 09, 2020

19 Councilmember Candidates Speak on Wide Range of Issues at D.C. Bar Forum

By Richard Blaustein

The election for District of Columbia Council at-large member is a high-energy contest this year, not only because of important pandemic-related election issues, but also because 24 candidates are vying for two seats.