CONTENTS NOVEMBER /DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 34, NO. 4 05 YOUR VOICE THE Pro Bono ISSUE 12 06 FROM OUR PRESIDENT 08 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 12 FEATURE GOING ABOVE & BEYOND: FEDERAL ATTORNEYS DOING PRO BONO 20 FEATURE ON SAFER GROUND: PRO BONO HELP FOR TENANTS & SMALL LANDLORDS 26 FEATURE CASA RUBY: A PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR D.C.'S LGBTQ COMMUNITY 32 THE PRO BONO EFFECT 37 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 40 WORTH READING 42 MEDIA BYTES 43 ATTORNEY BRIEFS 44 ASK THE ETHICS EXPERTS & DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES 45 COMMUNITY & CONNECTIONS 26 48 LAST WORD 32 Cover: Alicia Lee and Brian Rohal This page clockwise from top: Laura Klein, Blake Biles and clients, Ruby Corado Photos by Patrice Gilbert Photography