The next Judicial and Bar Conference will be held in 2012.

Strategic Planning: Envisioning the Future and Setting a Path to Achieve Success (Free Forum)
Friday, April 9, 2010, 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Sponsored by the D.C. Bar Board of Governors

Description: The D.C. Bar has recently adopted a strategic plan that sets out an envisioned future for the Bar as well as a series of goals and objectives to make that a reality. Bar leaders who served on the committee that oversaw this process will walk you through the steps that were taken to develop the plan, discuss how it will guide the organization’s decision making, and help you consider whether engaging in a strategic plan process can help put you or your firm or organization in a better position to survive challenging economic times.

Cynthia Kuhn, Director of Communications, District of Columbia Bar, moderator

Darrell Mottley, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., member, D.C. Bar Strategic Planning Committee, D.C. Bar Council on Sections Chair, speaker

James W. Jones, Co-Managing Director, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins and Cochair, D.C. Bar Strategic Planning Committee, speaker

Kim M. Keenan, Principal, The Keenan Firm and President, District of Columbia Bar, speaker

 

So You Want to Be a Judge in the District of Columbia (Free Forum)
Friday, April 9, 2010, 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Sponsored by the D.C. Bar Board of Governors

Description: What does it take to become a judge in the District of Columbia? Find out about the judicial application and nomination processes. Gain insights into how judicial candidates are selected: what qualifications are required; what experiences are helpful; and what opportunities may be available. Also learn about how voluntary bar associations participate in recommending candidates for the D.C. judiciary.

Kim M. Keenan, Principal, The Keenan Firm and President, District of Columbia Bar, moderator

The Honorable Anthony C. Epstein, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, speaker

The Honorable Juliet J. McKenna, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, speaker

The Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, Judge, United States District Court and Chair, District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, speaker

The Honorable Phyllis D. Thompson, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, speaker

The Honorable Melvin R. Wright, Deputy Presiding Judge, Civil Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, speaker

James G. Flood, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, and President, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, speaker

Consuela A. Pinto, President, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, speaker

For more information, contact Verniesa R. Allen at 202-737-4700, ext. 3239.