October 06, 2023
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.
October 03, 2023
The Civil ADR Branch of the D.C. Superior Court’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division is accepting applications from those interested in being trained to mediate in its Civil Actions and Small Claims programs. The deadline to apply is October 13, 2023.
October 03, 2023
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has issued Administrative Order 23-23 authorizing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to inspect, compile, and analyze juvenile justice data described in D.C. Code § 22-4234(b-5) regarding the process and outcomes of certain programs.
October 02, 2023
On September 29 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a pair of orders concerning Family Court Special Education Panel attorneys who represent emerging adult defendants with a disability.
October 02, 2023
On September 29 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 23-20 adopting fee petition guidelines for court-appointed fiduciaries in the court’s Probate Division. They take effect November 1 and will remain in effect until further notice.
September 27, 2023
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to start its new term Monday, legal experts are paying close attention to the big cases before the justices while reviewing the Court’s most consequential decisions in 2022–2023.
September 22, 2023
ChatGPT is a “mansplainer,” artificial intelligence technology that will “give a supremely authoritative answer without the benefit of the truth, without the benefit of research, without the benefit of an authority,” Fastcase CEO and cofounder Edward J. Walters cautioned attendees of the D.C. Bar’s Artificial Intelligence & Chatbot Summit on September 18.
September 21, 2023
D.C. Superior Court is requesting attorneys to update their email address to receive court documents and other notifications from its new case management system, Odyssey/Enterprise Justice.
September 21, 2023
Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod, owners of the fast-casual Indian restaurant RASA, took first place in Tzedek DC’s seventh annual Eat Well, Do Justice! fundraiser on September 18.
September 20, 2023
On September 18 the D.C. Bar gathered a wide array of experts in law and technology for its Artificial Intelligence & Chatbot Summit, a daylong discussion on the expected impacts — both positive and negative — of emerging technologies on the legal profession.
