Language Access

A Marathon Hearing on Language Access … And The Next Step (July 19, 2015)

Council Member Grosso’s Announcement (February 3, 2015)

The Language Access for Education Amendment Act (February 3, 2015)

Our Letter Supporting Reintroduction of the Legislation (January 29, 2015)

Judicial Nominations

Letter Supporting Candidacy of Emily Gunston for D.C. Superior Court (June 10, 2016)

Letter Supporting Candidacy of Hon. Sean Staples for D.C. Superior Court (July 21, 2015)

Letter Supporting Candidacy of Julie Becker for D.C. Superior Court (February 13, 2015)

Letter Supporting Candidacy of Michael Zoeller for D.C. Superior Court (February 13, 2015)

Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Urging Votes on Nominees to Fill D.C. Superior Court Vacancies (January 22, 2015)

Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Urging Votes on Nominees to Fill D.C. Superior Court Vacancie (November 20, 2014)

Access to Justice & Funding for Civil Legal Services

Testimony Before DC Council Committee on the Judiciary on the Expanding Access to Justice Act of 2016 (October 19, 2016)

Letter to D.C. Committee on the Judiciary Supporting Civil Gideon (Court-Appointed Attorneys in Civil Cases) (August 24, 2016)

Letter to Legal Services Corporation, re Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request (June 9, 2015)

Letter Opposing Proposed DC Council Cuts to Legal Services and Loan Repayment Assistance (November 30, 2014)

Letter to Legal Services Corporation Supporting More Funding for Civil Legal Aid (June 2, 2014)

Letter to DC Court of Appeals Supporting Rule Changes to Enable In-House Lawyers To Do Pro Bono Work (May 20, 2014)

Letter Opposing Proposed DC Council Cuts to Legal Services and Loan Repayment Assistance (November 30, 2010)

Access to Courts

Letter to  Joint Committee on Judicial Administration Regarding Judges’ Obligation to Protect the Rights of Unrepresented Persons in Judicial Proceedings (October 28, 2011)

Letter Supporting ABA Language Access Standards (July 20, 2011)

Other Issues Affecting Legal Profession

Letter to The Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law Regarding Proposed Revisions to Rule 49(c) (March 1, 2016)

Comment on Proposed Increase in D.C. Bar Dues (September 2, 2015)

Letter to D.C. Bar Rules Review Committee, re Limited Scope Representation (April 23, 2015)

Amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas in Support of Affirmative-Action in Higher Education (August 2012)