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District of Columbia Practice Manual (29th Edition)
Practice law in D.C. with the most trustworthy resource.
For nearly 30 years, the D.C. Practice Manual has been an indispensable resource for the most current legal information and critical fundamentals for practicing law in the District of Columbia. Developed by top legal experts, you can trust the D.C. Practice Manual to help you conquer your toughest practice challenges.
Sold as a two-volume set with a complementary digital supplement, the D.C. Practice Manual includes 35 chapters providing an all-inclusive review of the law, complete with practical tools such as forms, case references, charts, exhibits, and templates.
The 29th edition features nine-chapter updates, including these topics:
- Finding the Law of the District of Columbia
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Domestic Relations
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Legal Ethics and Lawyer Discipline
- Political Law
- Small Claims
- Taxation
A copy of the latest edition of the D.C. Practice Manual is a must for your legal library and indispensable for any lawyer who needs the latest and most reliable legal information at their fingertips.
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Testimonials
“I am general counsel at a $72 million a year health care company. I handle everything that comes through the door. Because my practice is so varied, I am constantly looking at the District of Columbia Practice Manual to make sure that I am up to speed on many areas of D.C. practice: administrative law and agency practice, Superior Court, human rights, labor and employment, landlord-tenant, workers' compensation, real estate, torts, and even small claims.
As a member of six state bar associations, sometimes it is hard to keep things straight, but the Practice Manual always puts me on the right course in advising my client on how to proceed or letting opposing counsel know that I will be handling their complaint competently and confidently.”
- Timothy MB Farrell
“Working on the District of Columbia Practice Manual helped me stay up to date on the latest developments in DC employment law. I do not practice DC law as a federal employee but working on the practice manual helped prepare me to take on pro bono employment law matters in the District, including through the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center.”
- Hanan Idilbi
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- D.C. Bar Voluntary Standards of Civility in Professional Conduct
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- Mandatory Course
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