Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign

In the Media

• Alison Knezevich, D.C. Firms Honored For Local Legal Services Donations, Law360 (June 11, 2024)
• Alison Knezevich, 40 D.C. Firms Honored in Effort to Improve Access to Justice, Law360 (June 1, 2023)
• “Access to Justice Commission Raises Record $6.3 Million in Law Firm Giving Campaign”, DC Bar (November 11, 2020)
• “Raising the Bar Campaign Sets New Record with $5.5M from 48 Law Firms”, DC Bar (June 19, 2018)
• “47 Firms Honored for Raising $5.5M Donations to Raising the Bar Campaign”, DC Bar (May 16, 2017)
• “46 Firms Honored for Raising $5M to Fund Civil Legal Services”, Legal Beat (scroll to middle): Washington Lawyer, June 2016
• “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
• “D.C. law firms outperforming those in other regions”, The Washington Post, Capital Business, May 18, 2014
• “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
• Raising the Bar Campaign Advertisement, National Law Journal and Legal Times, December 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
• “Raising the Bar Campaign Draws More Support From Local Firms”, Inside the Bar, D.C. Bar, December 13, 2011
• Raising the Bar Campaign Advertisement, National Law Journal and Legal Times, December 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
• “Raising the Bar in D.C. Funding Campaign”, Legal Services Corporation, E-News, March 2011
• “Inadmissable: Raising the Bar for Legal Aid”, The National Law Journal, Dec. 20, 2010
• “Leading Law Firms Join with Access to Justice Commission to Launch Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign“, Dec. 20, 2010
• “Partner with Us to Close the Justice Gap”, Advertisement in Legal Times & The National Law Journal, Official Media Sponsor of Raising the Bar in D.C., Dec. 2010
• “Leading Law Firms Join with Access to Justice Commission to Launch Raising the Bar in D.C. Campaign“, Dec. 14, 2010