March 30, 2020
Bracing for the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness for Lawyers
Bracing for the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness for Lawyers
March 30, 2020
House General Counsel Douglas N. Letter Wins 2020 Beatrice Rosenberg Award
The D.C. Bar has selected Douglas N. Letter, general counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives and former director of Department of Justice’s Civil Division Appellate Staff, as the 2020 recipient of its Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service.
March 26, 2020
By-Laws Update for Retired Lawyers Doing Pro Bono Work
On January 1, 2019, the D.C. Court of Appeals’ amendments expanding the pro bono exception to Rule 49 (Unauthorized Practice of Law) became effective. Rule 49 now allows D.C.-licensed retired lawyers (in addition to active and inactive lawyers) to do pro bono work in the District.
March 23, 2020
Working Remotely During the Pandemic: A Guide to Bar Member Benefits
Working Remotely During the Pandemic: A Guide to Bar Member Benefits
March 20, 2020
Legal Ethics in the Age of the Coronavirus
With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, we would all like to say goodbye to “the Queen of Corona,” but COVID-19 is likely to be with us for some time.
March 15, 2020
Bar License Renewal Process Goes Online
In line with its efforts to become more environmentally friendly, the D.C. Bar will no longer mail paper invoices for the collection of license fees for fiscal year 2020–2021.
February 25, 2020
Superior Court Amends Criminal Procedure Rules 12.4, 45, and 49
On February 20 the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Rule Promulgation Order 20-02 amending Rules of Criminal Procedure 12.4, 45, and 49.
February 24, 2020
D.C. Bar Champions Students at 2020 Banneker Science Fair
On February 14 the D.C. Bar Communities proudly continued their support of the Benjamin Banneker Academic High School’s annual science fair, where several Bar members served as volunteer judges.
February 19, 2020
Court of Appeals Seek Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 6.5
The D.C. Court of Appeals is seeking comment from interested parties on a proposal to amend Comment 1 of Rule 6.5 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct regarding short-term limited legal services by lawyers acting under the auspices of a program sponsored by a court or nonprofit organization.
February 14, 2020
Legislators, Lawyers Discuss D.C. Statehood at Bar Event
On February 13, two days after the House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community hosted a discussion on the latest prospects for turning the nation’s capital into the 51st state.
