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Appellate Advocacy Lunch & Learn: Protecting the Interests of Domestic Violence Survivors

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In 2021, DCVLP launched a new Policy & Appellate Advocacy Practice to ensure legal precedent protects the interests of DV survivors. In this training, volunteer attorneys will learn about all aspects of the appellate process, including litigating appeals on behalf of DCVLP clients. (function(d, s) { var js, el = d.getElementsByTagName(s); window.BB_REG_FORM_ID = "2a35e297-3f67-46b9-874b-ad9602bf55ca"; window.BB_REG_FORM_ENVIRONMENT_ID […]

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Volunteer Open House

DCVLP Offices 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC

Are you looking for a way to use your law degree? Are you interested in doing pro bono work but don’t know where to start? DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a non-profit organization providing free legal and support services to low income domestic violence victims, at-risk children, and vulnerable immigrants. Utilizing an innovative volunteer model, […]

Chat with DCVLP Co-Legal Directors: DC Superior Court’s Return to In-Person Operations

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Important updates have recently been made to DC Superior Court’s Domestic Relations Branch operations, and certain court proceedings will begin to transition from being held virtually to in-person again. Details surrounding these changes are outlined in the attached reimagining plan linked here. Highlighted in yellow are sections that contain information which directly affects DCVLP cases. […]

Lunch & Learn: Using ERPOs to Protect Survivors from Gun Violence

Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) were enacted in 2019 by the DC Council to create a new form of protection aimed at preventing gun violence. Like most “red flag” laws, […]

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Volunteer Open House (Virtual)

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Are you looking for a way to use your law degree? Are you interested in doing pro bono work but don’t know where to start? DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is […]

DCVLP Book Club: A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

DCVLP Offices 5335 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC

Join us for our very first Book Club conversation! This gathering is intended to support DCVLP efforts in cultivating community. We will be discussing the book A Woman Is No […]