District of Columbia: law-firm market brief

Private law offices per 10,000 residents
22.04 (2026 Q1)
Counties under 1 office per 10,000
0 of 1
Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer
16 (±5)
Filing ads with the bar
No filing required
Deadline to sue for a personal injury
3 years (D.C. Code § 12-301(8))
New lawyers admitted (2025)
3,421

From BLS, the Census Bureau, NCBE, state bars and official codes, each with its source on the full page. Not legal advice.

Source: Probative Growth · Sources for every figure