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Remembering Former D.C. Bar President George Jones
Family and friends of the late George Washington Jones Jr. will gather at Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home on May 13 to celebrate his life and legacy as a lawyer, advocate, and family man. Jones was a valuable member of the D.C. Bar with a long history of service, including as general counsel, member of its Legal Ethics Committee, member of the Board of Governors, and, finally, president of the Bar.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/remembering-former-d-c-bar-president-george-jones
Former D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Bacon, Once Highest-Ranking Woman U.S. Attorney, Passes Away
Retired D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Adelaide Bacon, who served more than two decades on the bench and was once the highest-ranking woman in any U.S. Attorney’s Office, died on April 29 at age 91.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/former-d-c-superior-court-judge-sylvia-bacon,-once
D.C. Legal Community Comes Out in Force to Support Access to Justice Initiative
Legal services providers, advocates, and other community members rallied in support of Washington D.C.’s Access to Justice Initiative at a D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety hearing April 13, urging the District’s legislative body to preserve funding at fiscal year 2023 levels.
https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/news/d-c-legal-community-comes-out-in-force-to-support-
Pro Bono Center Screens Imagining the Indian, a Revealing Look at Native Americans’ Depiction in Spo
Many sports mascots, logos, and team names continue to employ racist caricatures and slurs associated with Native Americans, despite longstanding campaigns for their elimination. On November 15 the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center hosted a screening of the film Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting, which charts efforts to end the misappropriation of Native culture in sports.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/pro-bono-center-screens-imagining-the-indian,-a-re
D.C. Affairs Community Honors Congresswoman Norton at Holiday Reception
On December 4, the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community held its holiday reception honoring the District’s elected leadership and recognizing the extraordinary work of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-affairs-community-honors-congresswoman-norton-
Practice 360° Offers Management Strategies for the Pandemic and Beyond
The D.C. Bar’s annual Practice 360° conference on September 18 offered a wide array of sessions to help attendees improve the success and profitability of their legal practices.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/practice-360°-offers-management-strategies-for-the
Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms
Lewis A. Grossman, professor of law and affiliate professor of history at American University, offers perspective on the pandemic-related mask and vaccine mandates by tracing the persistent but evolving concept of medical freedom in the United States in his recently released book, Choose Your Medicine: Freedom of Therapeutic Choice in America.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/author-spotlight-lewis-grossman-traces-america’s-s
Experts Predict Another Transformative Supreme Court Term
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in its 2021–2022 term shifted the ground under U.S. law, greatly impacting courts, governmental actions, and individuals’ rights regarding speech, religion, guns, and, most dramatically, access to abortion. Court watchers predict more consequential decisions in the upcoming term beginning this October.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/experts-predict-another-transformative-supreme-cou
D.C. Council At-Large Candidates Face Off in Virtual Debate
On October 19, the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community hosted a virtual debate among seven of the eight candidates running for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council in November. Moderated by Washington Post local government reporter Julie Zauzmer Weil and Washington Informer political reporter James Wright, the candidates discussed where they stood on a range of issues, from the housing crisis to abortion rights to D.C. statehood.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-council-at-large-candidates-face-off-in-virtua
Chad T. Sarchio Wins D.C. Bar President-Elect Post
Chad T. Sarchio, an associate chief counsel at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2020–2021 term.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/chad-t-sarchio-wins-d-c-bar-president-elect-post
Building a Case Virtually: Discovery and Mediation During COVID-19
Given the state of the pandemic, fluctuation of coronavirus rates in the region, and physical distancing guidelines, there is no telling when courts will return to full operations. State and federal courts are thus managing their civil dockets, as best as possible, by conducting hearings remotely using telephone and video-conferencing platforms and continuing to suspend civil jury trials until they are safe to resume.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/building-a-case-virtually-discovery-and-mediation-
CLE Institute Explores Practice Considerations Surrounding Seniors
On September10, more than 100 attorneys participated in the D.C. Bar’s virtual CLE Institute on Aging and the Law, a daylong event that offered an in-depth look at the legal issues affecting elderly clients, wards, and others working with the aging community.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/cle-institute-explores-practice-considerations-sur
