April 02, 2021
Nominations Committee Announces 2021 Candidates for Bar Office
The 2021 D.C. Bar general and Communities elections will run from April 29 to May 24. Voting is exclusively online.
April 02, 2021
Reform Commission Issues Report Reimagining District Policing
On April 1, the DC Police Reform Commission released a report outlining its proposals to reimagine policing in the District to enhance public safety and end “harms associated with over-reliance on law enforcement.”
April 01, 2021
APABA-DC Panel Focuses on Government’s Role in Combating Anti-Asian Violence
On March 30, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area, Inc. (APABA-DC) hosted a virtual panel discussion that addressed the alarming surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the government’s role in combating these acts of violence.
March 31, 2021
Women Judges Discuss Continuing Challenges Facing Women in the Law
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the American Bar Association (ABA) hosted the program Judicial Milestones in the Quest for Women’s Equality on March 26, featuring women judges from around the country who discussed the obstacles they faced in their career and how they overcame those challenges. The event was moderated by retired Judge Ernestine S. Gray of Louisiana’s Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.
March 25, 2021
Legal Community Launches New Pro Bono Initiative to Address Pandemic-Driven Legal Crisis
On March 25, a coalition of District legal services providers, law firms, and law schools led by the D.C. Access to Justice Commission launched D.C. Represents, a campaign to mobilize pro bono legal help for D.C. residents hardest hit by the pandemic.
March 24, 2021
Court of Appeals Updates Operating Status
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an order on March 22 updating its operating status as it continues to address concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2021
Zuckerman Spaeder’s David Reiser Named 2021 Brennan Award Winner
The D.C. Bar has named David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP the recipient of its 2021 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for his decades of service advocating for access to justice for the “poor and powerless.”
March 23, 2021
Foreign Policy Expert Recalls Cold War Spy Trades and Scandals
On March 18 the Washington Foreign Law Society and the American Society of International Law wrapped up its two-part series on attorney-diplomats with a conversation with Jeffrey H. Smith, former general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency.
March 23, 2021
Youth Law Fair Engages Students on Food Insecurity Issue
On March 20 multiple high schools in the District sent some of their brightest future lawyers to participate in the 22nd annual Melvin R. Wright Youth Law Fair, sponsored by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and D.C. Bar Communities.
March 19, 2021
Racine Addresses Violence Against Asian American Community in Rauh Lecture
The recent Atlanta spa shootings were top of mind when D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine delivered the 28th annual Joseph L. Rauh Lecture on March 17 to more than 100 attendees of the virtual event.
