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November 21, 2023

Pro Bono Center Screens Imagining the Indian, a Revealing Look at Native Americans’ Depiction in Sports

By Jeremy Conrad

Many sports mascots, logos, and team names continue to employ racist caricatures and slurs associated with Native Americans, despite longstanding campaigns for their elimination. On November 15 the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center hosted a screening of the film Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting, which charts efforts to end the misappropriation of Native culture in sports.

November 17, 2023

Superior Court Names New CJA/CCAN Investigator Panel Members

On November 15 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 23-26 announcing four new members to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA)/Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) Investigator Panel.

November 17, 2023

Apply for Membership on the Superior Court’s Probate Fiduciary Panel

Announced in Administrative Order 23-25, the presiding judge of D.C. Superior Court’s Probate Division seeks applications for the Probate Fiduciary Panel from qualified attorneys who are not currently serving on the panel. The application period runs December 1, 2023, through January 31, 2024.

November 14, 2023

2023 Judicial Evaluation Survey Now Open

The D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee invites Bar members who have appeared before certain selected judges on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court to provide feedback to help improve judges’ performance and further the courts’ commitment to the administration of justice. This year’s evaluation period runs from November 14 to January 12.

November 02, 2023

D.C. Legal Services Community Relaunches Housing Right to Counsel Project

Today Legal Aid DC announced the relaunch of the Housing Right to Counsel Project, a joint initiative that includes the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, Bread for the City, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, and Rising for Justice.

October 20, 2023

Rules Review Committee Invites Comment on Proposed Changes to D.C. Rule 1.8(d)

The District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee is seeking comments about proposed amendments to D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8 that would expand the District’s existing exceptions to the general rule that prohibits a lawyer from advancing or guaranteeing financial assistance while representing a client in connection with contemplated or pending litigation or administrative proceedings.

October 17, 2023

D.C. Bar Announces 2023–2024 Writers in Residence

By Susannah Buell

The D.C. Bar has selected Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law student Tynekia Garrett and George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School student Angela Mackie-Rutledge as its 2023–2024 Writers in Residence.

October 12, 2023

From Managing Money to Telecommuting, Practice 360° Addresses Ethical Snares for D.C. Lawyers

By William Roberts

When attorneys licensed in the District of Columbia reach out to the D.C. Bar ethics hotline for confidential advice, there are those who are “surprised to learn that they’ve done something that our ethics counsel thinks is horrendous,” said Dan Schumack, partner at Schumack and Guggenheim PLLC and a member of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee.

October 10, 2023

At Practice 360°, Solo & Small Firm Lawyers Explore New Tools of the Trade, Strategies

By William Roberts

When it comes to negotiation, most people think of compromise. But negotiation is a much more complex and sophisticated process, especially in the context of practicing law.

October 06, 2023

D.C. Bar Takes Home Two NABE Luminary Awards

The District of Columbia Bar won two Luminary Awards for excellence in authored article and in PR/marketing/social media campaign from the National Association of Bar Executives Communications Section during its annual workshop in Park City, Utah, on October 3–6.