Bar Seeks Candidates for Committee and Board Vacancies
January 22, 2024
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment this spring to the Attorney/Client Arbitration Board (ACAB), Clients’ Security Fund, Legal Ethics Committee, and Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, as well as the Board on Professional Responsibility (BPR) of the D.C. Court of Appeals and the board of directors of the DC Bar Foundation (DCBF).
Applicants for attorney vacancies must be active members of the D.C. Bar. Nonlawyer candidates are encouraged to apply for appointment to the Legal Ethics Committee, BPR, and DCBF. The deadline to apply for these vacancies is March 15, 2024, with the exception of the DCBF, which has a deadline of February 15.
DCBF applicants should demonstrate a commitment to racial equity and familiarity with the D.C. legal aid community in their cover letter. For more information about the foundation and its activities, visit www.dcbarfoundation.org.
For openings on the BPR, three individuals will be recommended for each vacancy by the Board of Governors and forwarded to the D.C. Court of Appeals for final appointment. Preference is given to individuals with experience on BPR hearing committees.
A candidate for the vacancy on the Clients’ Security Fund will be recommended by the trustees of the fund and the Board of Governors and forwarded to the D.C. Court of Appeals for final appointment to a five-year term beginning in October 2024.
To apply for a board or committee opening, please submit a résumé and a cover letter stating the committee(s) or board(s) on which you would like to serve and a description of relevant work or volunteer experience. Leadership experience with D.C. Bar committees, voluntary bar associations, or the Bar’s communities is highly desirable. Descriptions of the committees with additional qualifications can be found on the D.C. Bar’s website at https://www.dcbar.org/about/who-we-are/leadership/d-c-bar-standing-committees.
Submit materials via email to Crystal White, board and committee liaison, at [email protected].
Board and committee appointments will be approved by the Board of Governors in May. Appointments to the DCBF will be made in September. All applicants will be notified regarding the status of their applications shortly thereafter.
