Press Releases

Jan 18
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Seeks Nominations for the 2023 Scoutt Prize

[District of Columbia, January 18, 2023] – The DC Bar Foundation seeks nominations for the 2023 Jerrold Scoutt Prize, awarded annually to...

Dec 15, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Awards $26.44 Million for Free Legal Assistance in DC

[District of Columbia, December 15, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation will award a record $26.44 million in 2023 to 37 DC legal aid...

Nov 18, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Releases Family Law Learning Network Summary Report

[District of Columbia, November 17, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation (DCBF) and NPC Research announce the release of the Family Law Learning...

Oct 26, 2022
2 min

Press Release: DC Bar Foundation Releases Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Report

[District of Columbia, October 24, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation announces the release of its Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program...

Oct 18, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Adds Five Members to its Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council

[District of Columbia, October 18, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation has selected five new members for two-year terms on its Young Lawyers...

Oct 13, 2022
3 min

The DC Bar Foundation Names New Members to its Board of Directors and Advisory Committee

[District of Columbia, October 13, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation has named three new members to its Board of Directors and one new member...

Oct 12, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DCBF Seeks Nominations for the District of Columbia's Access to Justice Commission

[District of Columbia, October 12, 2022] – The District of Columbia Bar Foundation seeks nominations for individuals to serve on the...

Sep 19, 2022
3 min

DC Bar Foundation Releases Report on CIR System Focused on Input From Legal Services Providers

[District of Columbia, September 19, 2022] — The DC Bar Foundation (DCBF) announces the release of its second report related to Designing...

Aug 23, 2022
3 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Releases New Report on Coordinated Intake & Referral System

[District of Columbia, August 23, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation (DCBF) announces the release of its latest report Designing a Coordinated...

Aug 19, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Opens 2023 Grant Application Process With Expanded Eligibility

DC Bar Foundation Opens 2023 Grant Application Process With Expanded Eligibility [District of Columbia, August 19, 2022] – The DC Bar...

Jul 6, 2022
2 min

Press Release: Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council Call for Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: J. Daryl Byler July 6, 2022 byler@dcbarfoundation.org...

May 27, 2022
3 min

Press Release: Jonathan M. Smith to Receive 2022 Scoutt Prize

Jonathan Smith of Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to Receive 2022 Scoutt Prize [District of Columbia,...

Jan 11, 2022
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Seeks Nominations for 2022 Scoutt Prize

[District of Columbia, January 11, 2022] – The DC Bar Foundation seeks nominations for the 2022 Jerrold Scoutt Prize, which is awarded...

Dec 22, 2021
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: DC Bar Foundation Awards $15.75 Million for Free Legal Assistance in DC

[District of Columbia, December 22, 2021] – The DC Bar Foundation, in another record year for grantmaking, awarded $15.75 million in...

Nov 18, 2021
2 min

DC Bar Foundation Adds Seven Members to Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council

[District of Columbia, November 18, 2021] – The DC Bar Foundation has selected seven new members for two-year terms on its Young Lawyers...

Nov 16, 2021
2 min

PRESS RELEASE: The DC Bar Foundation Names New Members to Board of Directors

[District of Columbia, November 16, 2021] – The DC Bar Foundation has named three new members to its Board of Directors. “We are excited...

Sep 10, 2021
2 min

DCBF Requests Input by Nov. 5 on Design of a Coordinated Intake and Referral System in the District

[District of Columbia, September 10, 2021] – As part of its reimagining of how District residents get help with civil legal needs, the DC...

Aug 17, 2021
2 min

Press Release: Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council Call for Applications

[District of Columbia, June 3, 2021] – The District of Columbia Bar Foundation seeks applications for new members of its Young Lawyers...

Jul 7, 2021
2 min

Press Release: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to Speak at Avenues to Justice

[District of Columbia, July 7, 2021] – Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will join this year’s Avenues to Justice program, to be held July...

Jun 29, 2021
2 min

DC Bar Foundation Names Marc L. Fleischaker as 77 Society Chair

[District of Columbia, June 29, 2021] – Marc L. Fleischaker, Chair Emeritus of Arent Fox and former president of the DC Bar Foundation,...