August 05, 2020
The Board on Professional Responsibility has approved amendments to Board Rules 1.2, 2.19, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 6.2, 7.6, 7.17, 7.20, 7.22, 9.4, 9.8, 10.2, 10.3, 11.4, 11.13,12.1, 13.3, 15.6, 16.1, and 19.8, effective August 4, 2020.
August 05, 2020
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the following standing committees: Clients’ Security Fund, Communities, Continuing Legal Education, Global Legal Practice, Judicial Evaluation, Lawyer Assistance, Leadership Development, Nominations, Pro Bono and Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures.
August 03, 2020
The D.C. Bar presents the series “Conventionally Unconventional: Wellness Practices During the Pandemic,” spotlighting how D.C. Bar members are maintaining their mental health and assisting others using unconventional means in this time of crisis.
July 31, 2020
D.C. Bar members and supporters of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center gathered virtually on July 30 for its Presidents Reception honoring new D.C. Bar President Geoffrey M. Klineberg and raising funds in support of the Center’s transformative work for low-income D.C. residents.
July 31, 2020
Hundreds of people tuned in on Thursday, July 30, to the D.C. Bar’s first virtual Celebration of Leadership featuring the formal swearing in of Geoffrey M. Klineberg as the Bar’s 49th president and the presentation of awards to outstanding members of the Bar and the legal community.
July 30, 2020
Following its decision to cancel the July 2020 in-person D.C. bar exam and administer an online exam in October, the D.C. Court of Appeals is now considering requests for the court to (1) establish a diploma privilege for law school graduates and/or (2) broaden the circumstances in which they can temporarily practice law prior to being admitted to the D.C. Bar.
July 29, 2020
The widespread attention to racial injustice in 2020 has Lucrecia (Lu) Johnson reflecting on her early life in Georgia. She experienced her share of racial tension growing up in a small, rural town near Macon, where segregated proms and homecomings were the norm and voter suppression tactics were blatant toward black and brown people.
July 26, 2020
On July 16, the Womens’ Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) and the Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women Lawyers Division, of the National Bar Association (GWAC) tackled the issue of diversity in the legal profession during the program “Where Are the Black Women Lawyers in Leadership Positions?”
July 24, 2020
The District of Columbia Bar has named Erum Mirza as its first in-house general counsel.
July 24, 2020
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has designated Judge Anita Josey-Herring as the next chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court, succeeding Judge Robert E. Morin, who is retiring in September. Judge Josey-Herring will begin her term on October 1.
