Chief Judges Recognize More Than 5,000 Attorneys on Capital 公益性服务 Honor Roll

2024年5月2日

4月29日，D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and D.C. 高等法院 Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring released the 第13届资本公益澳博app荣誉榜 , 认识到5,032 attorneys who completed 50 hours or more of pro bono service during the last calendar year. 在这些澳博app中, 56% (2),823) reported performing 100 hours or more of volunteer legal work in 2023, qualifying them for inclusion in the High Honor Roll.

D.C. 法院 said the Honor Roll demonstrates D.C. 酒吧 members’ strong dedication to pro bono service, especially as attorneys face ever-increasing pressures to bill more hours, 工作效率更高, 使用更少的资源. 此外，D.C. 法院感谢D.C. 酒吧公益中心和D.C. Access to Justice Commission for their partnership in sponsoring the Honor Roll.

Kelli Neptune, executive director of the D.C. 酒吧公益中心, also applauded the honorees’ outstanding and sustained commitment to pro bono service. “We hope this list of deserving individuals will inspire more to answer the call to service and help balance the scales of justice,海王星说.

在致获奖者的联名信中, the chief judges said they are “acutely aware of the significant obstacles faced by individuals with limited resources who all too frequently must represent themselves in proceedings, 通常反对有代表的政党. 我们对你的宝贵时间表示敬意, 人才, and expertise to ensure that those who cannot afford an attorney have meaningful access to justice.”

The Capital 公益性服务 Honor Roll also reflects a diverse cross-section of the D.C. 法律社会, 获奖者来自166家公司, 个人实践, 联邦和地方政府机构, 公司, 协会, 公共利益组织. Their service would not be possible without significant help from the District’s legal services community in screening and referring cases, 提供培训, and providing mentorship and support to attorneys handling pro bono matters.

“District of Columbia is fortunate to have a truly exemplary cadre of legal services organizations whose attorneys work every day to make access to justice a reality,首席法官们写道. “Yet there remains a significant gap between those who need legal services and those who the legal services community with their limited resources can help. The continued participation of pro bono counsel is simply indispensable to our civil justice system. It will take all of us, working together, to make equal access to justice a reality in the District.”