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Apply to the Superior Court’s Family Court Panels

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia seeks qualified attorneys to apply for its Family Court Panels, which represent low-income parties in several types of proceedings, including abuse and neglect, juvenile delinquency, mental health and mental habilitation, juvenile post-commitment, and special education.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/apply-to-the-superior-court’s-family-court-panels

D.C. Courts Seek Input on Limited Legal Services Providers

To help ease the gap in access to justice, the D.C. Courts’ Civil Legal Regulatory Reform Task Force is investigating a new approach — allowing people who are not lawyers, but who have sufficient qualifications and training, to provide limited legal services in certain areas of the law where there are high rates of pro se litigants (such as family, housing, consumer, and probate law).

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-courts-seek-input-on-limited-legal-services-pr

Gabriella Lewis-White

Gabriella Lewis-White is the Managing Attorney for the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s Housing Practice.

https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/about-the-center/pro-bono-center-staff/gabriella-lewis-white

D.C. Court of Appeals Seeks Attorneys to Handle Criminal Appeals

The D.C. Court of Appeals is seeking attorneys to represent low-income appellants in criminal appeals on both paid and pro bono basis.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-court-of-appeals-seeks-attorneys-to-handle-cri

By-Laws Update for Retired Lawyers Doing Pro Bono Work

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.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/by-laws-update-for-retired-lawyers-doing-pro-bono-

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