October 07, 2019
The need for self-care for attorneys to deal with the stress of child abuse and neglect cases was a persistent talking point at the Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s (BADC) Neglect and Delinquency Practice Institute on September 23 to 24, cosponsored by the D.C. Bar Communities.
October 07, 2019
Wendy Hadfield, a paralegal specialist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is a passionate advocate for helping others. Admitted to the D.C. Bar in 2018, she has accumulated more than three years of experience volunteering with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s Advice & Referral Clinic.
October 04, 2019
On November 12 the D.C. Bar will host a book talk and signing with award-winning journalist Elaine Weiss, author of the highly acclaimed book The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.
October 01, 2019
Intellectual property attorneys gathered on September 22 to 24 in Alexandria, Virginia, for the Association of Intellectual Property Firms’ 2019 Annual Meeting to discuss the latest issues and trends in IP law.
September 16, 2019
On September 26 the D.C. Bar will hold the Antitrust and Consumer Law Institute 2019, a must for attorneys who want to stay on top of developments and trends in antitrust and consumer protection practice.
September 10, 2019
Former U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge James Robertson, who served as president of the D.C. Bar from 1991 to 1992 and advocated for increased diversity in the legal profession, passed away on Saturday, September 7, at the age of 81.
September 10, 2019
On September 6 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Rahkel Bouchet and Mark Allen Robbins to serve as associate judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
September 05, 2019
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify ambiguities in the procedures relating to the status of applicants on judicial nomination lists.
August 20, 2019
Law firms in the District of Columbia devoted almost one million hours to pro bono service in 2018, setting a new record, according to the latest D.C. Bar Pro Bono Initiative Report, an annual survey conducted by the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center.
August 19, 2019
To mark its 50 years of service this year, the D.C. Law Students in Court has renamed itself Rising for Justice to better reflect the organization’s broader scope and the impact of its mission.
