The voluntary bar for Washington D.C. is the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Founded in 1871, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia is the third oldest bar association in the United States and seeks to promote civility, justice, and collegiality amongst legal professionals. Members of the BADC volunteer their time and talents to advance the community's access to legal services.
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
1016 16th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
The Bar Association of the District of Columbia Brady List includes all known issues of misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. Bar Association of the District of Columbia is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:
- Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
- US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1967);
- Freedom of Information Act D.C. Code § 2-531, et seq.;
- Open Government Act S .248 (2007);
- Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
- Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.
