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Ellen M. Jakovic, of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for...
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On May 26 the D.C. Bar Litigation Community hosted a discussion with Walter Smith, executive director of D...
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The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fit...
Superior Court Declares Rules Emergency Through August
Finding that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present extraordinary circumstances relating to public hea...
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