March 30, 2020
The D.C. Bar has selected Douglas N. Letter, general counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives and former director of Department of Justice’s Civil Division Appellate Staff, as the 2020 recipient of its Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service.
March 26, 2020
On January 1, 2019, the D.C. Court of Appeals’ amendments expanding the pro bono exception to Rule 49 (Unauthorized Practice of Law) became effective. Rule 49 now allows D.C.-licensed retired lawyers (in addition to active and inactive lawyers) to do pro bono work in the District.
March 22, 2020
Working Remotely During the Pandemic: A Guide to Bar Member Benefits
March 20, 2020
With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, we would all like to say goodbye to “the Queen of Corona,” but COVID-19 is likely to be with us for some time.
March 15, 2020
In line with its efforts to become more environmentally friendly, the D.C. Bar will no longer mail paper invoices for the collection of license fees for fiscal year 2020–2021.
February 25, 2020
On February 20 the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Rule Promulgation Order 20-02 amending Rules of Criminal Procedure 12.4, 45, and 49.
February 24, 2020
On February 14 the D.C. Bar Communities proudly continued their support of the Benjamin Banneker Academic High School’s annual science fair, where several Bar members served as volunteer judges.
February 19, 2020
The D.C. Court of Appeals is seeking comment from interested parties on a proposal to amend Comment 1 of Rule 6.5 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct regarding short-term limited legal services by lawyers acting under the auspices of a program sponsored by a court or nonprofit organization.
February 14, 2020
On February 13, two days after the House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community hosted a discussion on the latest prospects for turning the nation’s capital into the 51st state.
February 04, 2020
“A bridge to compliance” was a running theme in the keynote speech by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) chief counsel Michael Desmond at the D.C. Bar’s 2020 Tax Legislative and Regulatory Update on January 23, a packed event that drew nearly 350 people.
