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The Administrative Law and Agency Practice Community addresses issues at the forefront of administrative law and procedure at both the federal and local levels.

The Antitrust and Consumer Law Community deals with business competition, trade regulation, and consumer protection under national, international, state, and D.C. law.

The Arts, Entertainment, Media and Sports Law Community explores the legal and business issues in the arts, entertainment, sports, and media fields.

The Community serves lawyers interested in the practice of corporation, finance, or securities law.

The Community sponsors educational and practice-building programs in the areas of criminal law and protection of individual rights.

The District of Columbia Affairs Community serves all attorneys who live, work, or have interest in the District, and members who practice before or work with the D.C. Council and the Executive Branch or the court system.

The Early Career Lawyers Community serves new attorneys navigating the early years of their career through networking, educational, and pro bono program opportunities.

The Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community focuses on new and significant legislative, regulatory, judicial, and policy developments in the fields of environmental, energy, and natural resources.

The Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Community, through programs, a newsletter, and a case digest, advises its members of judicial, procedural, legislative, and practice developments pertaining to estate planning and administration.

The Family Law Community offers educational programs of interest to attorneys and other professionals in private practice, government, alternative dispute resolution, and academia.

The Government Contracts Community provides programs to advance the development of its members and foster discussion of developments and issues affecting federal and local government procurement law and litigation.

The Health Law Community focuses on issues of interest to practitioners in the field of health law through programs and publications.

The Community sponsors committees in the areas of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret law—and one for new practitioners—that organize and sponsor programs throughout the year on topics of general interest, current issues and practice tips.

The International Law Community addresses international legal issues through programs, community outreach projects, and publications.

The Labor and Employment Law Community members include plaintiff- and management-side attorneys, federal and D.C. agency counsel, corporate, trade association and labor organization association counsel, judicial officers and others.

The Law Practice Management Community is made up of lawyers (and other professionals) in private, government, corporate, nonprofit, and academic legal practices.

Your Law Student Community membership will provide resume and skills boosting opportunities and one-on-on access to local practicing attorneys.

The Litigation Community is involved in a wide range of activities that present the opportunity for continuing professional growth and networking.

The Public Interest and Courts Community concentrates on ways the courts and the Bar can improve access to justice in the District of Columbia.

The Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Community focuses on issues of interest to real estate, housing, and land use practitioners through programs and publications.

The Taxation Community focuses on federal, state, and local tax issues of interest to private, government, and institutional tax professionals.

The Tort Law Community sponsors an array of programs covering substantive areas of tort law, including products liability, personal injury, insurance law, medical and legal malpractice, premises liability, toxic torts, and worker’s compensation.