DC Bar: For Lawyers graphic
HomeHomeFind a MemberSite Map
graphic
graphic
 



For Lawyers
For the Public
Inside the Bar




Bank of America benefit for D.C. Bar members
 
Continuing Legal Education Course Materials

Most materials now include an audio recording of the course! See order form to order by fax or mail. For more information or to order by phone please call 202-626-3488. To help locate course materials, scroll and click on the topic area below:


ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

A Lawyer's Guide to Statutory Interpretation and Statute Drafting
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (5–page, 16.16 KB pdf)
                                                                                       
Federal Sector Employment Disputes: Successful Representation at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-member (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 10.30 KB pdf)
                                                                                      
Fundamentals of Administrative Law Practice (2 Parts)
Part 1: The Informal Rulemaking Process
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-member (includes audio)

Part 2: Judicial Review of Agency Decision-Making
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $50 member: $60 non-member (includes audio)

Set of Parts 1 and 2
Price: $70 member; $90 non-member (includes audio)

How to Represent Your Client Effectively on Security Clearance Cases
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-members
                                                                                      
Lobbying in the 111th Congress: Beyond Smoke-filled Rooms and Lavish Lunches
Course Date: June 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 12 KB pdf)
                                                                                      
Nuts and Bolts of Federal Grants Law
Course Date: June 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (3–page, 13.80 KB pdf)

ANTITRUST

Antitrust Investigations: Tactical and Ethical Issues

Course Date: June 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 9.34 KB pdf)
                                                                                    
Introduction to Key Antitrust and Tax Issues in Health Care Law
Course Date: May 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)


APPELLATE ADVOCACY

From the Ground Up: Fundamentals of Practice Before the D.C. Court of Appeals

Course Date: September 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 9.10 KB pdf)
                                                                                    
Supreme Court Review & Preview 2009
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 11.91 KB pdf)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW

Beginner’s Guide to Publishing Law and Publishing Agreements

Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 7.72 KB pdf)

CORPORATE, FINANCE & SECURITIES LAW

Basics of Forming a Business Entity in the D.C. Metro Area

Course Date: February 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 nonmembers (includes audio)
                                                                                  
Commercial Divorce: Techniques to Help Clients Avoid and Confront the Demise of Their Business Relationships
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 13.22 KB pdf )
                                                                                  
Financial Accounting Basics for Attorneys
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 10.32 KB pdf)
                                                                                  
Introduction to Interpreting and Drafting Contracts
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (4–page, 14.66 KB pdf)
                                                                                  
Introduction to Securities Law Series 2009 (5 Parts)
Part 1: Introduction to the Securities Act of 1933 and the SEC Registration Process
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Part 2: Introduction to Investment Advisers and Investment Companies
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Part 3: Introduction to Derivatives
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members

Part 4: How the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Works and Regulation of Broker-Dealers
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Part 5 SEC Enforcement and Private Rights of Action
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Set of Parts 1–5
Price: $130 members; $150 non-members (includes audio for parts 1, 2, 4, 5)

                                                                              
Practical Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (3–page, 12.47 KB pdf)
                                                                              
Top Ten Issues in Employing Foreign Workers in the U.S.
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 22.57 KB pdf)

CRIMINAL LAW

Litigating Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases under the New Amendments to the False Claims Act

Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 10.50 KB pdf)
                                                                                
Parallel Criminal, Civil and Other Proceedings: What Lawyers Need to Know to Avoid Potential Pitfalls
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.36 KB pdf)

ESTATES, TRUSTS & PROBATE LAW

Administration of Decedents' Estates in the District of Columbia

Course Date: July 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (6–page, 221.14 KB pdf)
                                                                               
Basic Estate Planning Series (3 Parts)
Part 1—Basic will and estate plan for the single person or for a couple with an estate valued at less than the federal applicable credit amount equivalent.
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Part 2—Will and estate plan for married couples with a combined taxable estate ranging between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)

Part 3—Will and estate plan for the senior surviving spouse with surviving children and grandchildren who has an estate in excess of the federal applicable credit amount equivalent and who may be contemplating remarriage
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $40 members; $60 non-members

Set of Parts 1-3
Price: $90 members; $110 non-members (includes audio recording of Part 1 and 2)

Estate Planning for Artists, Authors, and Collectors
Course Date: November 2008 (includes audio)
Price: $40 members; 50 non-members
                                                                              
Planning Ahead for Incapacity
Course Date: December 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

ETHICS

Avoiding Malpractice and Bar Complaints: Best Practices for Attorneys

Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 50.54 KB pdf)
                                                                          
Ethics and E-mail
Course Date: January 2009 (includes audio)
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
                                                                          
Ethics and the Internet 2009
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 9.77 KB pdf)
                                                                          
Ethics of Litigation: Revisiting Your Discovery Moves
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 16.11 KB pdf)
                                                                          
Ethics and Professional Conduct for Government Attorneys: Complying with Dual Sets of Rules
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 17.81 KB pdf)
                                                                          
Practical Ethics Issues in Estate Planning
Course Date: September 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                          
Practical Guide to the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                          
Selling Your Law Practice: Ethical and Practical Imperatives
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 209.67 KB)

HEALTH LAW

ERISA and Health Plans: Hot Topics 2009

Course Date: June 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 13.33 KB pdf )
                                                                         
Introduction to Key Antitrust and Tax Issues in Health Care Law
Course Date: May 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Fundamentals of Patents and Licenses for Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Products: The New Life Sciences Frontier

Course Date: June 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
                                                                   
How to Litigate a Patent Infringement Case
Course Date: November 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
How to Protect and Enforce Trademark Rights: A Primer
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 16.34 KB pdf)
                                                                   
How to Recognize Critical Software Intellectual Property Issues in Everyday Practice
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.42 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts:
Course Date: April 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
Software Patent Primer: Acquisition, Exploitation, Enforcement, and Defense
Course Date: August 2008
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
Trade Secrets in DC, MD and VA
Course Date: January 2007
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

IMMIGRATION & INTERNATIONAL LAW

ABCs of International Business Transactions

Course Date: November 2008
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
Top Ten Issues in Employing Foreign Workers in the U.S.
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 22.57 KB pdf)
                                                                   
What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law Series (5 Parts)
Part 1—Overview of What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law
Course Date: April 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 2—Family-Based Immigration Law and Domestic Relations
Course Date: April 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 3—Business Immigration Law for Business Lawyers: Nonimmigrant Visas
Course Date: April 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 4—Business Immigration Law for Business Lawyers: U.S. Permanent Residence
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 5—Immigration Implications of Criminal Convictions
Course Date: May 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Set of Parts 1-5
Price: $100 members; $120 non-members (includes audio recording of Part 1-5)


INTERNET LAW

Ethics and the Internet 2009

Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 9.77 KB pdf)

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

Changing Currents in Employment Law

Course Date: June 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 12.97 KB pdf)
                                                                   
District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Manual
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.16 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Federal Sector Employment Disputes: Successful Representation at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $50 member; $60 non-member (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 10.30 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Litigating Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases under the New Amendments to the False Claims Act
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 10.50 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Litigating Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
Course Date: April 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
                                                                   
Privacy in Today’s Workplace
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.84 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Top Ten Issues in Employing Foreign Workers in the U.S.
Course Date: October, 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 22.57 KB pdf)

LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Selling Your Law Practice: Ethical and Practical Imperatives

Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
How to Start and Build Your Own Law Practice in the District of Columbia
Course Date: January 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members

LITIGATION

Essential Checklist for Electronic Discovery

Course Date: May 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members
                                                                   
Essential Trial Skills Series
Part 1—Jury Selection
Course Date: February 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 2—Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
Course Date: February 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

Part 3—Witness Preparation and Direct Examination
Date: February 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members

Part 4—Cross-Examination
Course Date: February 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members

Set of Parts 1-4
Price: $100 members; $120 non-members (includes audio recording of Part 1 and 2)

           
Ethics of Litigation: Revisiting Your Discovery Moves
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 16.11 KB pdf)
                                                                   
From the Ground Up: Fundamentals of Practice in the D.C. Court of Appeals
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 9.10 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Fundamentals of Taking Expert Depositions
Course Date: August 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.90 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Mastering the Rules of Evidence
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (5–page, 8.50 KB pdf)
                                                                   
Pre-Trial Skills Series
Part 1—Taking and Defending Depositions
Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 7.05 KB pdf)

Part 2—Discovery Issues: Effective Use of Interrogatories, Document Requests & Requests for Admission
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 18.21 KB pdf)

Part 3—Substantive and Procedural Motions
Course Date: October 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (2–page, 15.74 KB pdf)

Set of Parts 1-3
Price: $80 members; $100 non-members (includes audio recording of Part 2 and 3)

                                                                   
Supreme Court Review & Preview 2009
Course Date: September 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 11.91 KB pdf)

NON-PROFIT LAW

How to Apply for Tax Exempt Status

Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
The New Form 990: Preparing for the Changes
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
Primer on Nonprofit Law in the District of Columbia
Course Date: December 2008
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members

REAL ESTATE LAW

Issues You Need to Consider in Trying and Litigating Real Estate Cases

Course Date: September 2009
Price: $50 members; $60 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (3–page, 10.69 KB pdf)

TAX LAW

How to Apply for Tax Exempt Status

Course Date: March 2009
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
The New Form 990: Preparing for the Changes
Course Date: March 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members (includes audio)
                                                                   
Introduction to Key Antitrust and Tax Issues in Health Care Law
Course Date: May 2008
Price: $40 members; $50 non-members (includes audio)

TORT LAW

District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Manual

Course Date: October 2009
Price: $60 members; $70 non-members (includes audio)
Click to download Acrobat Reader View table of contents (1–page, 8.16 KB pdf)

graphic graphic  
The D.C. Bar Classifieds - Office Space, Jobs, and more!
The District of Columbia Bar | 1101 K Street NW, Suite 200 | Washington DC 20005 | 202-737-4700 | Directions/Parking
©2009 D.C. Bar Restrictions on Use All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy | Disclaimer | Author guidelines