November 16, 2021
Remembering Pro Bono Champion Mark Herzog
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center mourns the passing of former staff leader and fierce access to justice advocate Mark Herzog, who died November 13, 2021, after a year-long illness.
November 16, 2021
Communities Event Looks at Strategies for Retaining and Advancing Women in the Law
Although women have outnumbered men in law school enrollment for much of the past decade, many law firms continue to have significant gender imbalances in their most powerful and highest-compensated roles.
November 16, 2021
Trial Lawyer Yaida Ford Appointed to JNC
Yaida O. Ford, founder of Ford Law Pros, P.C., has been appointed to the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) by the D.C. Bar Board of Governors. An experienced trial lawyer representing clients in civil rights cases, employment law matters, and real estate disputes, Ford is admitted in nine courts.
November 15, 2021
Sports Law Attorneys Discuss Changes to Student-Athlete Compensation
With more than half of U.S. states having enacted legislation allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL), sports law attorneys have seen significant developments in their practice in recent years as well as increasing confusion about what these rules and laws mean for their clients and others.
November 09, 2021
2022 Judicial Evaluation Survey Now Open
Each year the D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee invites Bar members who have appeared before certain selected judges on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court to provide feedback to help improve judges’ performance and further the courts’ commitment to the administration of justice. This year’s evaluation period runs from November 9 to January 14.
November 04, 2021
Former Bar President Susie Hoffman to Receive WCL Presidents Award for Public Service
Susie M. Hoffman, public service partner at Crowell & Morning LLP and former D.C. Bar president (2019–2020), will receive the Washington Council of Lawyer’s (WCL) Presidents Award on December 2.
November 01, 2021
Experts Discuss Risk-Management Tips to Avoid Malpractice and Bar Complaints
On October 27 the D.C. Bar CLE Program held its annual class on malpractice and bar complaints, featuring Dennis J. Quinn, equity partner at Carr Maloney P.C. who represents attorneys accused of malpractice, and Julia L. Porter, deputy disciplinary counsel at the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, as panelists.
October 29, 2021
Author Spotlight: Rawn James Examines Truman’s Overlooked Impact on the Supreme Court
Rawn James Jr.’s latest book, The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty, transports readers to the presidency of Harry S. Truman in order to examine an often-overlooked aspect of the 33rd president’s administration: its impact on the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 28, 2021
Author Spotlight: Mark Cushing Explores America’s Rise as Pet Nation
Today advocates are seeking to elevate the status of pets from property to family, deserving of rights and protections as humans. Mark L. Cushing, a business lawyer and founding partner and CEO of the Animal Policy Group, explores this cultural transformation and its legal and economic implications.
October 28, 2021
Superior Court Extends Background Check Deadline for Investigators
On October 27 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-14
