Event Honored Brian Ellis, General Counsel of Danaher and featured Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C., September 30th, 2019 – Over 400 leaders of the D.C. legal community gathered last Tuesday for Rising for Justice’s 2019 Celebration of … [Read more...] about Celebration of Service Marks 50 Years of Rising for Justice
After Mississippi: Why Immigration Defense Programs Matter
Written by Zain Murdock In Morton, Mississippi, earlier this month, 680 undocumented immigrants were detained at their place of work. Children came home from school to empty houses. Some parents were immediately carted off to ICE detention. Others were released with ankle monitors, marking them as … [Read more...] about After Mississippi: Why Immigration Defense Programs Matter
D.C. Law Students In Court Celebrates Fifty Years of Service and New Name
Washington DC, August 14, 2019 – Founded in 1969 to address the almost total lack of legal representation of clients in the Small Claims Branch of the D.C. Superior Court, Law Students in Court today has been rebranded as Rising for Justice – a recognition of the scope and impact of the … [Read more...] about D.C. Law Students In Court Celebrates Fifty Years of Service and New Name
Longtime Executive Director Moses Cook Stepping Down from D.C. Law Students In Court
Washington DC, June 18, 2019 – After 14 years at D.C. Law Students In Court (LSIC), Executive Director Moses Cook will be stepping down this fall, as he will relocate to Europe with his family later this year. Cook has been with LSIC since 2005 when he started supervising in the criminal defense … [Read more...] about Longtime Executive Director Moses Cook Stepping Down from D.C. Law Students In Court
Expunging the Scarlet Letter
DC Law Students in Court provides expungement services to create real second chances. “A scarlet letter,” is how Gwen Washington describes the stain of having a criminal record. Washington is DC Law Students in Court’s (LSIC) Expungement Director. Her work at LSIC centers heavily on helping … [Read more...] about Expunging the Scarlet Letter
Others Teach Law, We Teach Justice
“Clients don’t stand a chance.” [1] This was the prevailing sentiment in 1968 amongst forward thinking attorneys who sought to create a program that would improve the quality of justice available to a vast majority of small-claims defendants who could not afford legal representation.[2] Together, … [Read more...] about Others Teach Law, We Teach Justice
LSIC Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic: Student Attorney Experiences, Lily Wu and Courtney Lutz
Fast paced and constant, that’s the energy within the Landlord Tenant Branch of the DC Superior Court. Lily Wu learned this very quickly during her semester serving as a student attorney in our HALC. Lily Wu, student attorney from George Washington University Law Center. On the first day she … [Read more...] about LSIC Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic: Student Attorney Experiences, Lily Wu and Courtney Lutz
Evictions, Poor Living Conditions & Homelessness: This is the Housing Crisis in DC
“Next,” calls out the security guard behind the metal detector at DC’s Landlord Tenant Court. Ms. Lee[1] walks up, struggling to manage her belongs along with the stroller carrying her six-month-old baby. “Which way is landlord tenant court?” she asks. After waiting in what feels like an endless … [Read more...] about Evictions, Poor Living Conditions & Homelessness: This is the Housing Crisis in DC