Temporary Panel of Retired CJA Attorneys Appointed as Counsel for Grand Jury Appearances

June 30, 2025

D.C. Bar Honors New President, 2025 Award Winners at Celebration of Leadership

By John Murph

On June 26 more than 300 members of the District of Columbia legal community gathered at the Westin DC Downtown hotel for the D.C. Bar’s Celebration of Leadership, featuring the installation of Sadina Montani as the Bar’s 54th president.

June 30, 2025

D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Raises $1 Million in Donations at Presidents Reception

By Jeremy Conrad

In a June 26 reception welcoming incoming D.C. Bar president Sadina Montani, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center raised more than $1 million for the center, the largest provider of pro bono legal assistance in the District whose programs are entirely funded by voluntary contributions.

June 25, 2025

Comment on Proposed Changes to D.C. Rules Pertaining to Nonlawyer Owners in a Firm

The District of Columbia Bar’s Innovations in Legal Practice Committee (ILPC) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4(b) and its Comments. The proposed revisions would allow D.C. Bar lawyers to cooperate and share fees with nonlawyers in a firm where its “principal” rather than “sole” purpose is the provision of legal services to clients, and where any other services provided by the firm are law-related services.

June 24, 2025

Comment on Qualifications of Superior Court Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr.

Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr., who is seeking reappointment as a senior judge on D.C. Superior Court. Judge Dixon’s current term expires on October 31, 2025.