Register for the March 12 DC Social Justice Transformations Network Convening
Nominations for 2025 Scoutt Prize Due March 31
The Foundation administers the prestigious Jerrold Scoutt Prize. Given annually, the Scoutt Prize recognizes a full-time legal services lawyer who has demonstrated a career-long compassionate concern for his or her clients while exhibiting a high degree of skill in representing them.
A nominee must meet the following criteria:
The attorney must currently work full-time or have been employed full-time for a significant portion of their legal career by an organization that provides direct, hands-on legal services to “poor or disadvantaged persons” in the District of Columbia.
The organization itself must be one that has received or is eligible for a grant from the District of Columbia Bar Foundation.
The nominee must have demonstrated a compassionate concern for his or her clients while exhibiting a high degree of skill as an attorney on their behalf.
Nominations and supporting materials for the 2025 Scoutt Prize are due to nominations@dcbarfoundation.org by March 31, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The 2025 Scoutt Prize will be presented during the DC Bar Foundation’s Fall Reception.
Save the Date: President's Reception May 7
The DC Bar Foundation’s 77 Society provides crucial funds for our efforts to transform DC’s civil legal aid network. Members of the 77 Society generously donate $1,000 or more to the Foundation each fiscal year (October 1 – September 30), creating a necessary and steady flow of resources that help us continue our work.
Founded in 2017, the 77 Society is made up of generous members who give to the Foundation at various giving tiers: Friends of Justice ($1,000 - $2,500), Advocates of Justice ($2,500 - $4,999), Champions of Justice ($5,000 - $9,999) and Pillars of Justice ($10,000 and above).
To show our gratitude for their generosity and dedication to our work, the Foundation invites 77 Society members to save the date for a special event taking place this spring:
President's Reception May 7
Each year, the DC Bar Foundation hosts a reception in honor of the members of the 77 Society. Please save the date for this year's reception, taking place on May 7, 2025. If you would like to join us for the reception, please either renew your 77 Society membership, or join today.
If you are interested in joining the 77 Society, please reach out to Daryl Byler, Director of Development & Communications, at byler@dcbarfoundation.org.
Save the Date: Avenues to Justice June 25
The Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council will host its annual Avenues to Justice event on June 25, 2025. Please add the date to your calendars and keep an eye out for more information coming soon!
Avenues to Justice which raises funds for the Foundation while facilitating insightful conversations between expert panelists and speakers about civil legal aid in the District. With a happy hour preceding the main event, Avenues to Justice is also a great opportunity for networking and building connections among fellow justice-minded professionals in DC.
Avenues to Justice 2024 highlighted the access to justice crisis facing our community and how legal services organizations are working to ensure that every resident has the means to safeguard their legacy, maintain stable housing, and provide for their loved ones.
Save the Date: DC Walk for Justice 5K is on October 23!
The DC Bar Foundation’s second DC Walk for Justice 5K will take place on Thursday, October 23 at Nationals Park. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information about registration and sponsorship coming later this spring.
The inaugural 2024 event brought together hundreds of walkers from law firms and grantee
organizations and raised over $162,000 for DC’s civil legal aid network.
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