The Celebration of Leadership is the D.C. Bar’s annual meeting and awards dinner recognizing the best of the Bar’s leaders and innovators, including the recipients of our annual awards and the swearing-in of the new D.C. Bar President, current President-Elect Sadina Montani.

Program Agenda

• Welcome Remarks by Shaun M. Snyder, D.C. Bar President, 2024-2025
• D.C. Bar Business Meeting
• D.C. Bar Annual Awards Video Presentations
• Dinner
• Presentation of the Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service
• Presentation of the William J. Brennan Jr. Award for Excellence, Achievement and Commitment to Equal Justice and Equal Opportunity
• Introduction of Incoming D.C. Bar President Sadina Montani by Amy L. Bess, Shareholder, Vedder Price.
• Administration of the Oath of Office by The Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Remarks by Sadina Montani, D.C. Bar President, 2025–2026
• Adjournment

Please note that the Celebration of Leadership and Presidents Reception are separate events. Presidents Reception sponsorships and contributions to the Pro Bono Center do not include D.C. Bar Celebration of Leadership dinner tickets. Celebration of Leadership dinner tickets do not include admission to the Presidents Reception.