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Legal Leaders Join BADC in Celebrating Its 150th Anniversary
Bar leaders and legal luminaries gathered at the Capital Hilton on December 3 for an awards gala celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). Established in 1871, BADC is one of the oldest voluntary bar associations in the country.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/legal-leaders-join-badc-in-celebrating-its-150th-a
New ABA Survey Shows Declining Civility, Increased Support for Compromise
An overwhelming majority of U.S. residents believe civility is worse than it was 10 years ago, blaming social media and general media for the decline, according to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) fifth annual Survey of Civic Literacy released on April 27 in advance of Law Day, May 1.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/new-aba-survey-shows-declining-civility,-increased
At Judicial & Bar Conference, Advocates Paint Uncertain Future of Criminal Code Reform Efforts
Approximately 600 members of the D.C. legal community gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on April 28 for the biennial Judicial & Bar Conference, featuring D.C. Courts judges, former District mayors and attorneys general, members of the D.C. Council, and Bar leaders as speakers.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/at-judicial-bar-conference,-advocates-paint-uncert
From Managing Money to Telecommuting, Practice 360° Addresses Ethical Snares for D.C. Lawyers
When attorneys licensed in the District of Columbia reach out to the D.C. Bar ethics hotline for confidential advice, there are those who are “surprised to learn that they’ve done something that our ethics counsel thinks is horrendous,” said Dan Schumack, partner at Schumack and Guggenheim PLLC and a member of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/from-managing-money-to-telecommuting,-practice-360
Experts Ponder the Potentially High Cost of Tax Reform Inaction
More than 400 tax professionals convened in person and online for the D.C. Bar Taxation Community’s annual Tax Conference on January 10 and 11 for overviews of recent developments in tax law.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/experts-ponder-the-potentially-high-cost-of-tax-re
Meet President-Elect Candidate Sadina Montani
Here, get to know Sadina Montani, one of two candidates running for D.C. Bar president-elect for the 2024–2025 term. The president-elect serves for one year before becoming president, and then continues in office a third year as immediate past president.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/meet-president-elect-candidate-sadina-montani
D.C. Bar Welcomes 27 Attorneys to John Payton Leadership Academy
The D.C. Bar kicked off its 2024 John Payton Leadership Academy on April 22 with 27 attorneys from a variety of professional settings embarking on a three-month intensive training to unlock their leadership potential in a competitive, rapidly changing professional landscape.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-welcomes-27-attorneys-to-john-payton-leade
Meet President-Elect Candidate Brad Bondi
Brad Bondi, global co-chair of the investigations and white-collar defense practice at Paul Hastings, LLP, intends to strengthen participation in the D.C. Bar…
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/meet-president-elect-candidate-brad-bondi
President-Elect Candidates Bondi, Seltzer Face Off in Virtual Forum
On May 5 more than 140 people tuned in to the D.C. Bar’s virtual candidate forum for an opportunity to hear from president-elect candidates Brad Bondi and Diane Seltzer about their respective priorities if given the chance to lead the Bar.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/president-elect-candidates-bondi,-seltzer-face-off
Nonprofit Law Primer Assesses Shifting Landscape and Top Governance Issues
Legal professionals engaged in advising and regulating nonprofit organizations gathered at the D.C. Bar on May 15 for a daylong CLE on nonprofit law.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/nonprofit-law-primer-assesses-shifting-landscape-a
Prominent Black Women Lawyers Discuss Diversity in Legal Field
Prominent Black Women Lawyers Discuss Diversity in Legal Field
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/prominent-black-women-lawyers-discuss-diversity-in
Former Bar President John Cruden Receives ABA Lifetime Achievement Award
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.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/former-bar-president-john-cruden-receives-aba-life
