November 23, 2021
On November 23 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-16 , regarding extension of and additions to its Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel of attorneys.
November 19, 2021
On November 12, in recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, the American Bar Association (ABA) presented Fairly Traceable, a virtual stage reading of a “romantic dramedy” created by award-winning Cherokee playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle. Nagle is a D.C. Bar member and partner at Pipestem & Nagle, P.C.
November 19, 2021
Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitutional Center, spoke about the history and future of the U.S. Supreme Court at a November 16 event held by the Cleveland Park branch of the D.C. Public Library.
November 19, 2021
Finding that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present extraordinary circumstances relating to public health and safety that substantially impair its ability to perform certain functions, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-15 on November 19.
November 19, 2021
The D.C. Bar has selected University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC) student Akeem Earle as its 2022 Writer in Residence.
November 18, 2021
A November 15 webinar co-sponsored by the D.C. Bar Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Community and the Programs Committee of the District of Columbia Affairs Community highlighted D.C. government support for tenants, the challenges housing providers have faced during the pandemic, and the legal services available for renters.
November 16, 2021
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
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
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
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.
