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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
D.C. Court of Appeals Seeks Attorneys for CJA Panel
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-for-cja-panel
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-
D.C. Bar Members Among Honorees at Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner
D.C. Bar Members Among Honorees at Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-members-among-honorees-at-southern-center-
Communities Newsletter
Communities Newsletter
https://www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/communities/communities-newsletter
Lawyers Face New Challenges in Navigating Legal Jungle of Emerging Technologies
The legal profession is notorious for being slow to adopt emerging technologies, but with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the past few months, law firms should consider hiring more technology experts with legal expertise, said Jack Marshall, legal ethicist and president of ProEthics, Ltd.
The Profitable Law Firm Playbook: Top Tips to Get Paid Anytime, Anywhere
PayPal, Venmo, Google Wallet — with so many convenient digital payment options available, it’s no surprise that online payments have become the norm and most people’s preferred payment method for everything from groceries to professional services. Let’s consider what that means for the legal industry and your firm.
