D.C. Access to Justice Commission Honors 39 Firms in Raising the 酒吧 in D.C. 运动

2024年6月12日

6月11日，D.C. 司法公正委员会承认 39岁的公司 捐了6美元.6 million in 2023 to organizations serving low- and moderate-income District residents during the commission’s signature Raising the 酒吧 in D.C. 运动.

这两家公司, which qualified for the campaign’s 领导 Circle, are being honored for donating a benchmark percentage of their D.C. office revenue to local legal services organizations that assist vulnerable residents facing life-altering legal needs.

D.C. law firms is crucial in helping guarantee access to justice in the District,” said Peter B. 埃德尔曼是民主党主席.C. Access to Justice Commission, in a press release. “These essential funds directly support D.C. legal services organizations that ensure that thousands of District residents have access to free, 专家法律帮助. These services are a critical safety net that keeps residents in their homes, 保留他们的收入, 支持青年, 并保护他们免受暴力侵害, 滥用, 和欺诈. These legal services make our communities stronger.”

The commission launched the Raising the 酒吧 in D.C. 运动 in 2010 to set a standard for area law firms to aspire to when giving to civil legal services organizations. The campaign recognizes firms at three levels — platinum, gold, and silver — for donating .11%, .百分之零点九，以及 .选D.C. 分别为办公室收入.

Giving by the private bar through the campaign not only complements and incentivizes the D.C. government’s public appropriation for legal services through the Access to Justice Initiative, but it also reflects the bar’s confidence in the work of the local legal services community, 根据委员会.

D.C. law firms to supporting our civil justice system has resulted in a robust public–private partnership, and we will continue to work together toward ensuring all D.C. residents, regardless of income, have access to justice,” Edelman said.

D的核心任务.C. Access to Justice Commission is to encourage funding for local civil legal services. “不断上涨的生活成本, 经济压力, and lingering social and economic effects from the pandemic continue to exact a disproportionate toll on the District’s low-income communities and make legal services more expensive to provide,詹姆斯·J说. 委员会副主席Sandman说. “法律服务创造机会, but demand remains higher than supply and is still growing, especially for help with housing and domestic violence, 在其他领域.”