District of Columbia (D.C.) Law
A guide to researching D.C. Law
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Handbooks & Manuals
- 2018 Parole Practice Manual for the District of Columbia
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- Civil Practice in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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- Criminal Practice Institute Manual (CPI Manual) & Supplement
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- The District of Columbia Practice Manual
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- Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia
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- From the Ground Up: The Fundamentals of Practice in the D.C. Court of Appeals (2016)
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(D.C. Court of Appeals) - The Law of Evidence in the District of Columbia
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- LexisNexis Practice Guide: District of Columbia Civil Practice
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- Trial Handbook for District of Columbia Lawyers
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- Wills, Trusts and Estates for the D.C. Area Practitioner
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Professional Rules
- Rules of Professional Conduct
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- Rules Governing the District of Columbia Bar
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Ethics Opinions
- Legal Ethics Opinions
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(D.C. Bar) - Daily Washington Law Reporter (DWLR)
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Formerly: the Washington Law Reporter. Reprints selected D.C. Bar ethics committee opinions.
Forms
- District of Columbia Forms
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- The District of Columbia Practice Manual
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Contains selected D.C. court and agency forms. - Civil Practice in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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Contains selected forms. - Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia
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Contains a Forms Appendix. - LexisNexis Practice Guide: District of Columbia Civil Practice
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Provides selected forms.
Transactional Documents
- D.C. Corporate Transactional Documents
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Includes actual company documents such as employment agreements, legal opinions, profit share agreements, escrow agreements, agreement plan and articles of merger, etc. - Practical Law: Corporation Law: District of Columbia
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A Q&A guide to for-profit corporation law in the District of Columbia. This Q&A addresses key areas of corporate law such as formation, foreign qualification, mergers, anti-takeover laws, and dissolution.
Related Guides
- "Chapter 1: Finding the Law" in Volume 1, The District of Columbia Practice Manual
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(The District of Columbia Bar) - District of Columbia Resources
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(Georgetown Law Library) - Guide to Law Online: U.S. Washington, D.C.
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(Law Library of Congress)