February 21, 2025
Nominations Committee Announces 2025 Candidates for Bar Office
The D.C. Bar Committee on Nominations has announced the following candidates for the 2025 D.C. Bar elections.
February 20, 2025
Comment on Reappointment of Judges Washington and Raffinan
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure invites comments on the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Eric T. Washington, who is applying for reappointment to a four-year term as senior judge, and D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, who is seeking reappointment to another 15-year term as associate judge.
February 18, 2025
D.C. Bar Members Get Free Access to Smokeball’s Trust & Billing Software
The D.C. Bar has partnered with Smokeball, an industry leader in legal practice management software, to provide Bar members free access to Smokeball Bill, a comprehensive trust accounting and billing solution for solo and small firm practitioners.
February 18, 2025
Superior Court Issues Orders on Practice Standards for Juvenile Attorneys and Mental Health Panel
On February 13 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a series of administrative orders regarding certain practice standards for attorneys.
February 07, 2025
Blackburne-Rigsby Redesignated as D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has redesignated the Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby as chief judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals for a third consecutive term. Her new four-year term begins March 18, 2025.
February 04, 2025
D.C. Bar Mourns Attorneys Lost in D.C. Plane Crash
With deep sorrow, the D.C. Bar mourns the loss of three outstanding lawyers who were among the passengers in the January 29 plane crash in Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2025
Bar Seeks Candidates for Committee and Board Vacancies
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment this spring to the Attorney/Client Arbitration Board (ACAB), Clients’ Security Fund, Legal Ethics Committee, Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, and Board on Professional Responsibility (BPR) of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
January 23, 2025
Superior Court Issues Orders Regarding CJA Panel Members
On January 23 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a pair of administrative orders regarding the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel.
January 21, 2025
Nearly 500 Tax Professionals Explore What’s Ahead in Tax Policy, Administration, and Enforcement
The new year and new administration bring the potential for big shake-ups in the tax world.
January 13, 2025
Comment on Fitness of 11 Applicants for Superior Court Vacancies
On January 8 the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission announced that there are 11 applicants for the judicial vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by the retirement of Judges Anthony C. Epstein and Alfred S. Irving Jr. The commission will submit the names of three applicants to the president of the United States for his consideration to nominate and appoint a judge for each vacancy.
