Rise to the Profession

As an active member of the largest unified bar in the United States, you are afforded many rewarding opportunities to rise to the profession and make a positive impact on the legal world – influencing the Bar’s direction by voting for its volunteer leaders, sharing your expertise on committees, supporting and serving our community through donation and volunteering, and fulfilling our collective promise to provide access to justice for all.

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On June 22, join us as we celebrate the best of the Bar at the Celebration of Leadership, featuring the swearing-in of the new D.C. Bar President, Charles R. Lowery, Jr., and an awards dinner acknowledging the extraordinary achievements of our members.

Leading the Legal World

Follow our members in action and hear their powerful stories of impact, opportunity, and achievement.

2023 Election Results

Thank you for voting in the 2023 D.C. Bar general and Communities elections.

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Shaun M. Snyder
Running for President-Elect
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Alicia M. Long
Running for Treasurer
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Mark A. Salzberg
Running for Treasurer-Elect
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Lukman S. Azeez
Running for Board of Governors
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Patrick C. English
Running for Board of Governors
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Natalie M. Koss
Running for Board of Governors
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Ramya Ravindran
Running for Board of Governors
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Courtney L. Weiner
Running for Board of Governors
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Kerry K. Neal
Running for ABA Delegate
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D. Jean Veta
Running for ABA Delegate
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Josephine M. Bahn
Running for ABA Delegate – Under 36
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Community Candidates
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All newly elected officers, board members, and delegates will be recognized at the Celebration of Leadership on June 22 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel.

D.C. Bar Awards

Come together as a community for the D.C. Bar Celebration of Leadership as we honor the 2023 D.C. Bar Annual Award winners, individuals and organizations whose work helps ensure the advancement of the profession and enrichment of the legal community.

2023 Awards
Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service

The D.C. Bar has selected Patricia A. McKenna, assistant section chief with the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as the 2023 recipient of its Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service. The Bar bestows this honor on a member each year in acknowledgement of career accomplishments that exemplify the highest order of public service.

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2023 Awards
William J. Brennan Jr. Award

The D.C. Bar has named Jon S. Bouker, a partner and government relations practice co-leader at ArentFox Schiff LLP, as the recipient of its 2023 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for his tireless advocacy for access to justice, especially for the District’s most vulnerable population.

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2023 Awards
Frederick B. Abramson Award

This award recognizes a Bar committee or project that, through innovation, initiative, or unusual dedication, has resulted in a significant benefit to the Bar and its individual members.

2023 Award Winner: D.C. Bar 50th Anniversary Campaign

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2023 Awards
Community of the Year Award

This award honors the Bar Community that best exemplifies professional service to its members, to its area of practice, and to the citizens of the District of Columbia through its educational programs, professional activities, involvement in current issues and legislation, and member communications.

2023 Award Winner: Taxation Community

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2023 Awards
Voluntary Bar Association of the Year Award

This award recognizes the D.C. chapter of a voluntary bar association that provides exemplary service to its members, the legal profession and/or the District of Columbia community through programming, community outreach, special initiatives, and/or professional activities.

2023 Award Winner: Federal Communications Bar Association

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2023 Awards
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year

This award is presented to a firm for its excellence, achievement, and commitment to providing legal services to the District’s low-income and/or disadvantaged individuals and/or organizations serving such individuals.

2023 Award Winner: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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2023 Awards
Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year

This award is presented to a lawyer for their excellence, achievement, and commitment to providing legal services to the District’s low-income and/or disadvantaged individuals and/or organizations serving such individuals.

2023 Award Winner: Shelby A. Rampolo, Perkins Coie LLP

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Events

Join fellow D.C. Bar members to celebrate extraordinary achievements, welcome new Bar leadership, and witness a sacred and time-honored tradition – the passing of the gavel to the incoming Bar President.

June 22, 2023
The Presidents Reception

Since 1993, past presidents of the D.C. Bar have hosted the Presidents Reception to honor the incoming president of the Bar and to support the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, the largest provider of pro bono legal help in the District of Columbia. With the support of our generous donors and dedicated attorney volunteers, we operate award-winning legal clinics, projects, and resource centers that serve more than 20,000 individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses each year.

June 22, 2023
The Celebration of Leadership

The annual D.C. Bar Celebration of Leadership honors the extraordinary achievements of D.C. Bar members and officially welcomes the newly elected D.C. Bar officers, members of the Board of Governors, and American Bar Association delegates.

Represent the Greater Good

All it takes to positively impact the lives of more than 20,000 of D.C.’s residents, small businesses, and nonprofits is a desire to help. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center will handle the rest — matching our practice areas with your legal interests as well as offering additional in-depth training that allows you to provide pro bono services in areas outside of your practice or expertise. Our neighbors count on us, and we count on you.

Support the Pro Bono Center and help enhance access to justice for all.

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