D.C. Legal Services Organizations
Rule 49(c)(9)(A) of the D.C. Court of Appeals Rules exempts pro bono attorneys employed by legal services or referral programs from the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Appellate Rule 49(c)(10) exempts attorneys practicing as part of a specifically authorized court program from the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia.
Attorneys must provide legal services to members of the public as part of a special program for representation or assistance that has been expressly authorized by the D.C. Court of Appeals or the D.C. Superior Court.
Attorneys are required to provide notice of his or her bar status and cannot be disbarred or suspended for disciplinary reasons and cannot have resigned with charges pending in any jurisdiction or court.
D.C. Appellate Rule 49(c)(9)(A) exempts pro bono attorneys employed by legal services or referral programs from the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Appellate Rule 49(c)(10) exempts attorneys practicing as part of a specifically authorized court program from the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia.
Attorneys must provide legal services to members of the public as part of a special program for representation or assistance that has been expressly authorized by the D.C. Court of Appeals or the D.C. Superior Court.
Attorneys are required to provide notice of his or her bar status and cannot be disbarred or suspended for disciplinary reasons and cannot have resigned with charges pending in any jurisdiction or court.