July 15, 2021
By all accounts, Cullen Speckhart is a definition of success. She chairs Cooley LLP’s business restructuring and reorganization practice, drawing on her experience representing big-name clients such as Toys R Us, Eastman Kodak, and Circuit City.
July 08, 2021
Information regarding disciplinary actions against members of the Bar.
June 30, 2021
Douglas Letter, general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered the keynote address at yesterday’s D.C. Bar CLE Institute on Government Law, a daylong event that covered a broad range of topics relevant to those in public service.
June 25, 2021
A virtual audience of more than 250 attended the D.C. Bar’s 2021 Celebration of Leadership on June 24, featuring the formal swearing in of Chad T. Sarchio as the Bar’s 50th president and the presentation of awards to outstanding members of the Bar and the legal community.
June 25, 2021
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s unceasing service during the coronavirus pandemic was the theme of last night’s virtual Presidents Reception, which welcomed D.C. Bar President Chad T. Sarchio and raised more than $955,000 for the Center through the support of more than 100 District-based law firms and hundreds of individual supporters.
June 25, 2021
On June 23 the D.C. Court of Appeals approved proposed amendments to Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 10-I and 30.
June 21, 2021
Now that COVID-19 vaccination rates are high enough for many Americans to slowly resume normal life, law firms are mapping out their strategies for returning to the office.
June 15, 2021
On June 11 D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine continued his “Take 30” series with a conversation with D.C. Chief Deputy Attorney General Jason Downs, D.C. Deputy Attorney General Chad Copeland, and family law attorney Michele Zavos about same-sex adoption.
June 15, 2021
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the following standing committees: Communities, Continuing Legal Education, Global Legal Practice, Judicial Evaluation, Lawyer Assistance, Leadership Development, Nominations, Pro Bono, and Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures.
June 10, 2021
On June 8 employment law experts offered insight into the tough questions facing employers as they prepare for a post-pandemic return to the workplace.
