成员类 & 费用

To practice law or to hold yourself out as licensed to practice in the District of Columbia (as defined in Rule 49 of the District of Columbia Court of 应用程序eals 规则), you must be enrolled as an active member of the District of Columbia 酒吧. 参见规则II，第4节 和 Bylaw Article III, Section 3.02.

Inactive members have been admitted to the D.C. 酒吧 和 are eligible for active membership but do 不 practice, or in any way hold themselves out as licensed to practice, in the District of Columbia. Individual membership records will remain on file with the 酒吧 regardless of which membership status is selected.  看到 规则II，第4节 和 Bylaw Article III, Section 1. 

Judges of courts of record; full-time court commissioners; U.S. bankruptcy judges; U.S. magistrate judges; other persons who perform a judicial function on an exclusive basis, in an official capacity created by federal or state statute, or by administrative agency rule; 和 retired judges who are eligible for temporary judicial assignment 和 are 不 engaged in the practice of law shall be classed as “judicial” members, except that if a member’s terms 和 conditions of employment require that he or she be eligible to practice law, then the member may choose to be an active member. 看到 参见规则II，第4节 和 Bylaw Article III, Section 3.02.

Special Legal Consultants licensed by the D.C. Court of 应用程序eals are 不 members of the 酒吧, but are considered affiliates of the 酒吧 subject to the same conditions 和 requirements as are applicable to an active member of the 酒吧. These persons may render legal services in the District of Columbia, 不withst和ing the prohibitions under Rule 49(b), but are subject to specific limitations in practice. For a detailed explanation on their scope of practice, please see D.C. 应用程序. R.46(f)(6.

退休 members are those persons who have retired from the practice of law (except, 如D所述.C. 应用R. 49, 在无偿的基础上), or who are totally disabled 和 unable to practice law, 和 who have certified that (1) they have been an Active member of the 酒吧 for five years (two years of any combination of Inactive or Judicial membership may be substituted for one year of Active membership to satisfy this requirement); 和 (2) they have been engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia or elsew在这里 for a total of 25 years. 退休 members are eligible to reinstate their membership after certain conditions have been met. 看到 Bylaw Article III, Section 3.02 . Submit a request for 退休 membership class 在这里.

Any person who is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia 和 has paid all license fees with no current suspension for disciplinary or administrative violations.

Any person admitted to the 酒吧 based on the COVID-19 Emergency Examination Waiver (D.C. 应用程序. R. 46-A). For three years after admission, members admitted under this Rule must practice under the direct supervision of an enrolled active member of the D.C. 酒吧 who (a) has practiced law in the District of Columbia for at least five years; (b) is in good st和ing, has never been disbarred or resigned from any bar with disciplinary charges pending, 和 has no pending disciplinary charges in any jurisdiction or court; (c) is the person’s employer, works for the person’s employer or law firm, or works for a non-profit organization in the District of Columbia that provides legal services to people of limited means at no charge or for a limited processing fee; 和 (d) takes responsibility for the quality of the person’s work 和 complaints concerning that work. Persons holding this status must also give prominent 不ice on all business documents that their practice is supervised by one or more D.C. 酒吧 members 和 that they were “admitted to the 酒吧 under D.C. 应用程序. R. 46-A (Emergency Examination Waiver).”

Any person who has been admitted to the District of Columbia in the current fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) 和 has no current administrative or disciplinary suspensions. 参见:良好的信誉.

A former member of the 酒吧 who has voluntarily relinquished their membership in good st和ing.  辞职 members are eligible to reinstate their membership after certain conditions have been met. 看到 Bylaw Article III, Section 3.02.

Any person who has been administratively suspended by the D.C. 酒吧 for failure to remit payment for license fees by the September 30th deadline. 看到 Bylaw Article III, Section 3.02. 这是 不 纪律处分停职.

Any person who has been administratively suspended by the D.C. 酒吧 for failure to complete the 强制性的课程 on the District of Columbia 规则 of Professional Conduct 和 District of Columbia Practice. 看到 Bylaw Article IV, Section 2. . 这是 不 纪律处分停职.

Any person who has been administratively suspended by the DC 酒吧 for both failure to remit payment of annual license fees by the September 30th deadline 和 failure to complete 强制性的课程 requirements. 这是 不 纪律处分停职.

Any person whose license has been revoked after undergoing disciplinary proceedings. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney, including those for disability, 可以找到 在这里. 

Any person who has been suspended due to a disciplinary violation. This can include temporary or interim suspensions while disciplinary proceedings are still pending. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney 可以找到 在这里. 

Any person who has been suspended for disability reasons 和 administratively for failure to remit payment of annual license fees by the September 30th deadline. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney, including those for disability, 可以找到 在这里. 

Any person who has been suspended for both disciplinary reasons as well as administratively for failure to complete 强制性的课程 requirements. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney 可以找到 在这里. 也看到 Bylaw Article IV, Section 2.

Any person who has been suspended for both disciplinary reasons as well as administratively for failure to remit payment of annual license fees by the September 30th deadline. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney 可以找到 在这里. 也看到 Bylaw Article III, Section 2(a).

Any person who has been found to have a condition that impairs their ability to provide legal services 和/or respond to formal disciplinary proceedings. Information on disciplinary system recommendations 和 actions for an attorney, including those for disability, 可以找到 在这里.