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- Ethics Course Puts Focus on Government Lawyer Dealings
- Posted 5/21—On June 19 the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program will offer the course "Ethics and the Government Lawyer 2013: Hot Topics and Current Issues" to help attorneys sharpen their analysis skills and increase their sensitivity to potential problems.
- CLE Course Tackles Ethics Issues in Pro Bono Cases
- Posted 5/21—On June 13 the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program will explore ethics issues that may come up for attorneys doing pro bono work.
- Members Must Pay D.C. Bar Dues by July 1
- Posted 5/17—The D.C. Bar has sent its members their annual dues statements for fiscal year 2013-2014. The deadline for payment is July 1.
- CLE Course Explores Summary Judgment Motions
- Posted 5/17—The D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program will offer a course on summary judgment motions on June 3.
- Course Helps Lawyers Learn How to Run a Law Office
- Posted 5/15—Lawyers who want to learn how to run a solo or small firm may attend the next available Basic Training and Beyond (formerly Basic Training) offered on May 22 by the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service.
- Historical Society Program Looks at Women in the D.C. Circuit Courts
- Posted 5/13—The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit presents "Women in the Life and Law of the D.C. Circuit Courts" from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on June 18.
- Federal Bar Holds 25th Annual Insurance Tax Seminar
- Posted 5/9—The Federal Bar Association will hold its 25th Annual Insurance Tax Seminar on May 30 to 31 at the JW Marriott Washington, DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
- CLE Program Offers Two-Part Series on the Rules of Evidence
- Posted 5/9—Litigators can learn more about the rules of evidence in civil proceedings in the District of Columbia, a topic that the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program will cover in a two-part series in May.
- Judge Ruiz to Receive WBA Honors at Annual Dinner
- Posted 5/9—The Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the WBA Foundation will honor Senior Judge Vanessa Ruiz of the D.C. Court of Appeals as 2013 Woman Lawyer of the Year at the organizations' Annual Dinner on May 22.
- Commission Seeks Comments on Candidates for Judicial Reappointment
- Posted 5/8—The District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is seeking public comments while it evaluates the reappointment of Patricia A. Broderick and Neal E. Kravitz as associate judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- Celebration of Leadership Acknowledges New Bar Officers, Awardees
- Posted 5/3—Andrea C. Ferster of the Law Offices of Andrea C. Ferster will be sworn in as the 42nd president of the D.C. Bar on June 18 during the 2013 Celebration of Leadership: The D.C. Bar Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting.
- JNC Welcomes Comments, Announces Forum on Judge Washington's Redesignation
- Posted 5/2—The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission seeks public comments and will hold a forum on the sole candidate for redesignation, Chief Judge Eric T. Washington.
- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program Offers Two-Day Bankruptcy Training
- Posted 5/2—On June 5 and June 7 the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will host a two-day Bankruptcy Training for attorneys at the D.C. Bar Conference Center.
- Bar's General and Sections Elections Now Open
- Posted 4/30—The D.C. Bar Nominations Committee has selected Brigida Benitez of Steptoe and Johnson LLP and Lorelie S. Masters of Jenner and Block LLP as candidates for D.C. Bar president-elect for the 2013-2014 term.
- Climate Change Leads May Issue of "Washington Lawyer"
- Posted 4/30—The May issue, now online, takes a look at how climate change is unfolding globally.
- CLE Course Delves Into Governing Rules on Trust Accounts
- Posted 4/18—On May 21 the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program will offer a course that will provide lawyers and firm trust account administrators with the practical information they need to comply with the governing rules on trust accounts.
- D.C. Bar Family Law Task Force Recommends Reforms for Family Court
- Posted 4/16—The D.C. Bar Family Law Task Force has issued a report recommending reforms to expand access to services and improve the administration of justice in the Domestic Relations and Paternity and Child Support branches of the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- DC Appleseed's Walter Smith Wins 2013 Brennan Award
- Posted 4/12—The D.C. Bar has named Walter A. Smith Jr., executive director of the DC Appleseed Center of Law and Justice, as the 2013 recipient of its William J. Brennan Jr. Award for his demonstrated excellence in and commitment to public interest law.
- D.C. Bar President-Elect Candidates Outline Leadership Plans at Forum
- Posted 4/12—D.C. Bar president-elect candidates Brigida Benitez of Steptoe and Johnson LLP and Lorelie S. Masters of Jenner and Block LLP outlined their proposed leadership initiatives if elected into office during a candidates' forum on April 10.
- Board of Governors Approves 2013-2014 Budget
- Posted 4/12—The D.C. Bar's proposed 2013-2014 budget, as recommended by the Budget Committee, was approved by the Board of Governors at its April 9 meeting.
- Sections Office Announces Steering Committee Nominees
- Posted 3/29—The D.C. Bar Sections Office has announced nominees for vacancies on the steering committees of the Bar's 20 sections.
- TSA Chief Counsel Kerner Wins 2013 Rosenberg Award
- Posted 3/21—The D.C. Bar has named Francine J. Kerner, chief counsel for the Transformation Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the 2013 recipient of its Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service.
- Important Notice to the Membership About Avvo
- Posted 2/13—D.C. Bar members have inquired about the nature of the D.C. Bar's relationship with Seattle-based Avvo, Inc., an Internet-based for-profit attorney marketing service.
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