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Sadina Montani

June 07, 2024

Sadina Montani Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect

Sadina Montani, a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2024–2025 term. Montani will serve in that position for one year starting July 1 before becoming president in 2025. With Montani’s installation, incumbent President-Elect Shaun M. Snyder will become the Bar’s 53rd president.

Judge's chair

June 06, 2024

Superior Court Chief Judge Candidates Lay Out Vision for Leadership and Service

By Jeremy Conrad

D.C. Superior Court Associate Judges Marisa Demeo and Milton Lee, the two candidates applying for the chief judge position at the court, met with members of the bar and public in a virtual event on June 4 to discuss their backgrounds, motivations, and perspectives on leadership. The two judges are seeking to fill the vacancy that will be created when Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring steps down from the bench in September.

D.C. Bar

June 04, 2024

Bar Seeks Candidates for Various Committee Vacancies

The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the following standing committees: Clients’ Security Fund, Communities, Continuing Legal Education, Governance, Innovations in Legal Practice, Judicial Evaluation, Lawyer Assistance, Leadership Development, and Pro Bono.

DMV Bar Presidents

May 23, 2024

DMV Bar Presidents Discuss Policy and Personal Experience

By Jeremy Conrad

The mandatory bars in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia made history last year when each elected a Black man as president. On May 21, D.C. Bar President Charles R. Lowery Jr., Maryland State Bar Association President Jason A. DeLoach, and Virginia State Bar President Chidi James sat down with Bloomberg Industry Group Executive Editor Lisa Helem at the Bar’s headquarters for a conversation about their personal journeys into bar leadership.

Judge Newman

May 17, 2024

D.C. Bar IP Community Honors Professor Victoria Phillips and Judge Pauline Newman

By Jeremy Conrad

The D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Community gathered at the Bar’s headquarters on May 14 to honor law professor Victoria Phillips with its annual Champion of Intellectual Property Award and Judge Pauline Newman with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of IP law.

Legislative Counsel Summit

May 15, 2024

D.C. Bar Hosts Inaugural Legislative Counsel Summit

By Jeremy Conrad

At the inaugural D.C. Bar Legislative Counsel Summit on May 9–10, more than 70 attorneys from government agencies, lobbying groups, and academic institutions gathered at Bar headquarters.

Comment on the Two Candidates for Superior Court Chief Judge

May 14, 2024

Comment on the Two Candidates for Superior Court Chief Judge

The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission invites comments from the bench, bar, and public regarding the qualifications of the two candidates for chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by the departure of Judge Anita Josey-Herring this fall.

Superior Court vacancy

May 10, 2024

D.C. Circuit Court Seeks Committee Candidates

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is seeking to fill multiple vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Procedures and one vacancy on the Criminal Justice Act Panel Committee.

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