<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubalt-law-alumnus-william-atkins-named-2025-lawyer-of-the-year.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>12/09/2025</pubDate><title>William P. Atkins J.D. '92 Named 2025 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia</title><description>The University of Baltimore School of Law is proud to announce that William P. Atkins, Class of 1992, has been named the 2025 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). Established more than 150 years ago, the BADC is the nation’s third-oldest bar association, and its Lawyer of the Year award is the organization’s highest honor.</description><author/><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/2000x1500-Law-Bill-Atkins.jpg" alt="The University of Baltimore School of Law is proud to announce that William P. Atkins, Class of 1992, has been named the 2025 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). Established more than 150 years ago, the BADC is the nation’s third-oldest bar association, and its Lawyer of the Year award is the organization’s highest honor."/></image><image-cap> Shirley Ann Higuchi, President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, presents William Atkins, J.D. ’92, with the 2025 Lawyer of the Year Award.</image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Law</tag><tag>School of Law</tag></tags></item>