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Julia L. Porter

November 01, 2021

Experts Discuss Risk-Management Tips to Avoid Malpractice and Bar Complaints

By Jeremy Conrad

On October 27 the D.C. Bar CLE Program held its annual class on malpractice and bar complaints, featuring Dennis J. Quinn, equity partner at Carr Maloney P.C. who represents attorneys accused of malpractice, and Julia L. Porter, deputy disciplinary counsel at the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, as panelists.

Mark L. Cushing

October 28, 2021

Author Spotlight: Mark Cushing Explores America’s Rise as Pet Nation

By John Murph

Today advocates are seeking to elevate the status of pets from property to family, deserving of rights and protections as humans. Mark L. Cushing, a business lawyer and founding partner and CEO of the Animal Policy Group, explores this cultural transformation and its legal and economic implications.

Superior Court of the District of Columbia

October 25, 2021

Superior Court Issues Order Regarding Access to Landlord Tenant Records

On October 25 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-13 granting the D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) access to court data from landlord tenant cases, including sealed records, to analyze the correlation between evictions and shelter stays.

Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms

October 22, 2021

Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms

By Jeremy Conrad

Lewis A. Grossman, professor of law and affiliate professor of history at American University, offers perspective on the pandemic-related mask and vaccine mandates by tracing the persistent but evolving concept of medical freedom in the United States in his recently released book, Choose Your Medicine: Freedom of Therapeutic Choice in America.

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