D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center to Host Annual Presidents Reception

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, with presenting sponsor Crowell & Moring LLP, will host its annual Presidents Reception on Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Westin DC Downtown, 999 9^th Street NW. The event will honor incoming D.C. Bar President Sadina Montani.

A partner at Crowell & Moring, Montani will be sworn in as the D.C. Bar's 54^th president at the Celebration of Leadership: D.C. Bar Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, which follows the Presidents Reception.

Montani has been a leader in the D.C. Bar community for more than a decade. She was part of D.C. Bar's first John Payton Leadership Academy in 2013 and has held leadership roles with bar organizations, legal services providers, and local nonprofits. She was president of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia during the 2020-2021 term. 

At Crowell, Montani focuses her practice on complex litigation and compliance for employers. She leads internal investigations, including those involving high-level workplace misconduct and sexual harassment. She also provides pro bono counsel to nonprofits focused on education, the environment, and social services. 

"Providing pro bono support to nonprofit organizations that in turn support critical legal, social services, and related needs in the D.C. area has been among the most gratifying work I've done throughout my career," said Montani. "In fact, I work with a number of organizations that I first began supporting as a second-year associate.  I can't imagine a better way to celebrate the start of my term as D.C. Bar president than by raising critical funds for the Pro Bono Center through the Presidents Reception."

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is the largest provider of pro bono legal services in the District, assisting more than 21,000 individuals and 5,000 nonprofits and small businesses annually. The Presidents Reception is the Pro Bono Center's largest fundraising event of the year.

Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception, opportunities to network with leaders in the legal community, and brief remarks. Tickets are $125, and sponsorship opportunities are available at www.dcbar.org/news-events/signature-events/presidents-reception.

The Presidents Reception and the Celebration of Leadership are separate events. The Celebration of Leadership is D.C. Bar's annual meeting that honors excellence and service within the legal profession. Held each June, the evening includes the swearing-in of the incoming D.C. Bar President, remarks from outgoing leadership, and the presentation of the Bar's highest honors and awards. This event brings together D.C. Bar members and the wider legal community to celebrate the achievements of exceptional individuals and to mark the transition of Bar leadership.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service. Indeed, more than 30 years ago, Crowell was the first law firm to hire a full-time public service counsel and to promote that counsel to full-time public service partner: former D.C. Bar President Susie Hoffman.

Contact: Steven Marcus
Director, Development
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