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November 13, 2020

Committee Invites Comment on Proposed Rules Changes Relating to Client-Generated Engagement Letters and Outside Counsel Guidelines

The District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee is seeking comments from D.C. Bar members, other lawyers, law firms, corporate legal departments, and non-lawyers about a group of proposed amendments to the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct that would address issues arising from client-generated engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines.

November 13, 2020

D.C. Bar Members Among Honorees at Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner

By John Murph

D.C. Bar Members Among Honorees at Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner

November 10, 2020

Access to Justice Commission Raises Record $6.3 Million in Law Firm Giving Campaign

By John Murph

The D.C. Access to Justice Commission raised a record $6.3 million during its 2019 Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign, with 44 law firms donating a portion of their D.C. office revenue toward enhancing access to civil legal services in the District. 

November 06, 2020

A Conversation With William N. Eskridge Jr. and Christopher R. Riano, Authors of 'Marriage Equality'

By Debra Bruno

In their recently released book Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws, Yale law professor William N. Eskridge Jr. and Columbia law lecturer Christopher R. Riano detail the legal, social, and political journey that led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

November 06, 2020

Comment on Superior Court Judge Beck’s Application for Senior Status

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fitness of Judge Ronna Lee Beck, who is seeking recommendation for an initial appointment as a senior judge on the D.C. Superior Court upon her retirement in January.

November 06, 2020

2021 D.C. Bar Elections Open for Nominations

The D.C. Bar is accepting nominations from members wishing to be candidates in the 2021 D.C. Bar elections. The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 29.

November 03, 2020

Superior Court Seeks Comments on Proposed Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure

By Jeremy Conrad

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a pair of notices relating to proposed amendments to its Rules of Civil Procedure and the recommendation not to adopt Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1. Comments are due December 7.

November 02, 2020

Former Bar President John Cruden Receives ABA Lifetime Achievement Award

By John Murph

The American Bar Association (ABA) has honored former D.C. Bar president John C. Cruden with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Law on October 20 during the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ virtual 28th annual Fall Conference.

October 29, 2020

Pro Bono Partnership Luncheon Puts Spotlight on Value of Self-Care

By Jeremy Conrad

Pro bono attorneys do a great job dealing with the problems faced by their clients, but maybe not so much their own. At this year’s Pro Bono Partnership Luncheon, organized by the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center and held virtually on October 27 because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Dr. Larry Richard, a leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior, explained why lawyers can be particularly vulnerable to stress.

October 28, 2020

Support Access to Justice Through the Combined Federal Campaign

By Connie Sinclair

Thousands of District of Columbia residents are in danger of losing their homes, their livelihoods, or custody of their children every year simply because they cannot afford a lawyer. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center transforms lives by delivering legal services to more than 20,000 D.C. residents each year.