Barbara E. Butterworth
Partner, Litigation Mentor Program
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  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413

Barbara E. Butterworth

Partner, Litigation Mentor Program

  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413

Barbara Butterworth joined Finnegan in 2006 to lead the litigation mentor program and now serves as the firm's pro bono coordinator. Barbara leads the firm's Washington-based criminal pro bono program. In this role, she provides advocacy training through in-house coaching, and she co-counsels pro bono criminal cases with other Finnegan lawyers. 

Barbara has more than a dozen years of experience litigating indigent criminal defense cases, including jury and bench trials. In addition to Finnegan's criminal pro bono program, Barbara oversees several of the firm's civil pro bono programs, including family law, housing, and disability cases.

Barbara is a frequent lecturer in trial advocacy skills, including at the Children's Law Center and the Washington Council of Lawyers. She is also a member of the D.C. Bar's Pro Bono Committee.

Et Cetera

  • Served as visiting associate professor of law and deputy director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the Georgetown University Law Center, 1999-2003.
  • Served as law clerk at the D.C. Superior Court, 1996-1997.

Insights

Seminar

Pro Bono Disability Cases Pro Bono Disability Cases

October 18, 2021

Virtual

Podcasts

Barbara Butterworth and Esther Lim on Pro Bono Efforts

Barbara Butterworth and Esther Lim on Pro Bono Efforts Barbara Butterworth and Esther Lim on Pro Bono Efforts

January 4, 2018

Event

International Women's Leadership Forum International Women's Leadership Forum

June 8, 2017

New York

Event

Intensive Litigation Skills Training Intensive Litigation Skills Training

May 4-5, 2017

Washington

Event

Intensive Litigation Skills Training Intensive Litigation Skills Training

May 5-6, 2016

Washington

Event

Intensive Litigation Skills Training Intensive Litigation Skills Training

April 30-May 1, 2015

Washington

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News

Press Release

Pro Bono: Finnegan Obtains Dismissal of Homicide and Related Charges Against DC Man Pro Bono: Finnegan Obtains Dismissal of Homicide and Related Charges Against DC Man

June 13, 2025

Commentary

Tipping the Scales in a Benefit Case Tipping the Scales in a Benefit Case

November/December 2020

Washington Lawyer

Announcement

D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Names New Fund After Finnegan’s Don Dunner D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Names New Fund After Finnegan’s Don Dunner

January 16, 2018

Professional Activities

  • District of Columbia Bar
    (Pro Bono Committee, 2018-present)
Admissions and Education

Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M., Trial Advocacy, 1999
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., 1996
Boston College
B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1988

Clerkships

  • Superior Court of the District of Columbia

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