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- “First-of-a-Kind Nonprofit Law Firm Ready to Fill Access to Justice Gap”, Legal Beat: Washington
Lawyer, July/August 2015 (scroll down to read story)
- “Honor Roll Recognizes 4,257 Attorneys for Pro Bono Service”, Legal Beat: Washington Lawyer,
July/August 2015 (scroll down to read story)
- “48 Firms Raise $5M in Campaign to Fund Legal Services Providers”, Legal Beat: Washington Lawyer,
July/August 2015 (scroll down to read story)
- “Donald Verrilli: ‘Justice Includes Access to Health Care – Solicitor general
urges law firms to contribute more to legal services., The National Law Journal and Legal Times, May 29, 2015
- “Raising the Bar Raises $5M”, Bisnow, May 29, 2015
- Raising the Bar Campaign Advertisement, The National Law Journal and Legal Times, January 2015
2014
2013
- “D.C. Courts Honor 4,000 Lawyers for D.C. Pro Bono Work”, The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes, June 7,
2013
- “Raising the Bar, and $4M”, Legal Bisnow, May 15, 2014 (scroll down to 2nd story)
- “Raising the Bar: Law firms honored”, The Washington Post, The
Scene: Week of May 6, 2013
- “Law Firms Raise $3.6 Million for D.C. Civil Legal Services”, The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes, May 1,
2013
- “Access to Justice Commission Honors Firms that Qualified for the 2012 Raising the Bar in D.C. Leadership Circle”, Press Release, April
29, 2013
- “D.C. struggling to maintain legal services. Providers say that lawyers – and not just their firms – need to pony up.” National Law Journal, January 21, 2013
2012
- “Program a ‘critical way’ to level playing field – D.C. Superior Court program gives temporary aid to pro se litigants”, The National Law Journal, July 23, 2012
- “DC Access to Justice Commission Panel”, NLADA Update, April 24, 2012
- “Gulf Justice Consortium and Eric Angel Receive ABA Section of Litigation Awards”, NLADA Update, April 24, 2012
- “Holder Helps Raise the Bar”, Legal Bisnow, March 28, 2012
- “Firms Donate More Than $3 Million For ‘Raising the Bar in D.C.’ Event”, The BLT: The Blog
of LegalTimes, March 23, 2012
- “Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Raising the Bar in D.C. Event”, Remarks given by Attorney General Eric Holder, March 22,
2012
- “Members Authorize Two Resolutions During Special Membership Meeting “, Inside the
Bar, DC Bar, March 20, 2012
2011
- “Pro Bono Community Profiles: The SAILS Project, Washington D.C.”, ABA Center for Pro Bono
Exchange, December 16, 2011
- “Raising the Bar Campaign Draws More Support From Local Firms”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, December 13, 2011
- “Shifting the pro bono paradigm”, The Washington Post, November 27, 2011
- “Over Twenty Law Firms Join D.C. Access to Justice Commission’s Inaugural Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign”, Press Release, October 31, 2011
- “Post-Retirement Lawyers Finding Greater Satisfaction With Nonprofits”, National Law Journal, October 26, 2011
- “D.C. Courts Announce Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll”, The BLT, The Blog of Legal Times, October 25, 2011
- “Retired BigLaw Attorneys Embrace New Clients in People-Oriented Public Service Jobs”,
ABA Journal, October 24, 2011
- “Not quite ready to quit: ‘Postretirement’ lawyers finding greater satisfaction with nonprofits”, The National Law Journal, October 24, 2011
- “Judges Take Bigger Role Guiding Pro Se”, National Law Journal, October 3, 2011
- “Campaign Promotes Benchmark Giving to Aid Civil Legal Services”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, March 2011
- “D.C. Council Restores Majority of Civil Legal Services Funding”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, January 2011
- “Perfect Storm Hits Legal Aid”, The National Law Journal, January 3, 2011
2010
- “Inadmissible: Raising the Bar for Legal Aid”, The National Journal, December 20, 2010
- “Leading Law Firms Join with Access to Justice Commission to Launch Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign“, Press Release,
December 20, 2010
- “Leading Law Firms Join with Access to Justice Commission to Launch Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign“, Press Release, December 14,
2010
- “ABA Urges D.C. City Council Not to Slash Funding for Legal
Aid to Poor, Working Class”, ABA Now, December 3, 2010
- “D.C. Develops Senior Lawyers Project”, ABA Dialogue magazine (p. 1), Fall 2010 issue
- “Attorney Initiative Matches Senior Lawyers with Pro Bono Projects”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, November 8, 2010
- “D.C. Firms Team to Put Senior Lawyers to Work on Pro Bono Projects”, The BLT, The Blog of
the Legal Times, November 5, 2010
- “Senior Attorney Initiative for Legal Services Launches in D.C.”, Press Release, November 3, 2010
- “D.C. City Council Restores Civil Legal Services Funding”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, June 2010
- “Report on Support of Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Residents and Underserved Communities”, Committee on Public Safety and the
Judiciary, District of Columbia Council, May 13, 2010
- “D.C.’s Imperiled Safety Net: Legal Aid Groups”, Washington Post (at A20), April 30, 2010
- “Proposed FY 2011 Budget Slashes Support for District Legal Services”, Press Release, April 5, 2010
- “Rationing Justice: The Need is Up and the Money is Down”, P. Edelman & J. Smith, Washington Lawyer (p. 30), March 2010
- “Recession Severely Limits Access to Justice, Study Shows”, D.C. Bar: Legal Beat, February 2010
2009
- “The Shortfall in Legal Aid Demands Help from Area Lawyers”, Washington Post (editoral page), December 28, 2009
- “Funding Declines for D.C.’s Legal Services Providers”, Interview with Peter Edelman, WAMU News, December 11,
2009
- “Report: D.C. Legal Aid is Affected by Recession”, Washington Business Journal, December 10, 2009
- “D.C. Legal Aid Resources Slashed as Need Rises”, Press Release, December 9, 2009
- “And a Law for Poor People: Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.”, Peter B. Edelman, The Nation (pp.23-24),
August 3/10, 2009
- “D.C. City Council Allocates $3.56 Million for Civil Legal Services in Fiscal Year 2010”, Press Release, June 2, 2009
- “Spagnoletti, Edelman Testify on Funding for Civil Legal Services”, Washington Lawyer, May 2009
- “Language Barriers to Justice”, Kathryn Alfisi, Washington Lawyer, April 2009
- “From the President”, Robert J. Spagnoletti, Washington Lawyer, April 2009
- “New Report Sheds Light on an Under-Used Strategy”, Danielle M. Reyes, Washington Grantmakers Daily, January 6, 2009
2008
- “Small Income Equals Little Access”, Robert J. Spagnoletti, Washington Lawyer, December 2008
- “Access to Civil Justice in the District of Columbia: A Case Study of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission”, Peter B. Edelman, ABA Judges’ Journal (p.
10), Fall 2008
- “D.C. Access to Justice Commission Releases Civil Legal Needs Report”, Washington Lawyer, November 2008
- “Services Funding the Poor”, Afro-American Newspaper, October 2008
- “Attorneys Seek Justice for Low Income Residents”, Street Sense (pp. 1, 4), October 15-28, 2008
- “Limited Justice”, Legal Times, October 13, 2008
- “News Report Details Unmet Civil Legal Needs of D.C.’s Poor”, Legal Services Corporation Updates, October 9, 2008
- “Equal Access to Justice?”, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, October 8, 2008
- “Poorer D.C. Residents Lacking Legal Services”, Washington Post (at B01), October 8, 2008
- “D.C. Access to Justice Commission Releases Report Documenting Depth of Civil Legal Problems Facing Low–Income District Residents”, Press
Release, October 7, 2008
- “District Government Allocates $3.6 Million for Civil Legal Services in Fiscal Year 2009 Budget”, Press Release, June 3, 2008
2007
- “D.C. Court of Appeals Renews the D.C. Access to Justice Commission”, Press Release, December 3, 2007
- “D.C. Council Allocates $3.2 Million for Legal Services in 2008”, Washington Lawyer, August 2007
- “Legal Clinics Help Poor Keep a Roof Overhead”, Washington Post (at DZ01), June 7, 2007
- “D.C. City Council Allocates $3.2 Million for Civil Legal Services in Fiscal Year 2008”, Press Release, June 5, 2007
- “Lobbying for Access to Justice”, Washington Lawyer, May 2007
- “Justice to All”, Washington Lawyer, April 2007
- “Board of Governors Calls Special Membership Meeting”, Washington Lawyer, March 2007
2006
- “D.C. Council Appropriates $3.2 Million for Legal Services”, Washington Lawyer, November 2006
- “Trying to Meet the Overwhelming Need for Lawyers”, Legal Times (p. 6), October 6, 2006
- “D.C. Access to Justice Commission Secures $3.2 Million for Civil Legal Services for District Residents”, Press Release, October 5, 2006
- “Senator Landrieu Keynotes Judicial & Bar Conference”, Washington Lawyer, May 2006
- “Access to Justice Commission Receives Local Support”, Washington Lawyer, April 2006
- “Judges Want More Legal Aid for Low-Income Residents”, The Examiner, April 2006
- “D.C. Access to Justice Commission’s Recommendation for District Funding of Legal Services Gets Widespread Support”, Press Release, March 3, 2006
- “Legal Services for D.C.’s Poor”, Washington Post (at A18), February 17, 2006
2005
- “D.C. Access to Justice Commission”, Council for Court Excellence Newsletter (pp. 2-3), Fall 2005
- “D.C. Court Establishes Access to Justice Commission”, Washington Lawyer, April 2005
- “Panel to Study Ways to Improve Legal Help for Poor”, Washington Post (at DZ03), March 10, 2005
- “Commission Named to Attck Crisis in Legal Help for D.C. Poor: Blue Ribbon Panel to Seek More Representation for Those Who Can’t Afford Legal Services”, Press Release, March 7, 2005