Subject: May 2015 E-Brief
From: "DC BAR Ebrief" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 16:30:00 -0400

D.C. Bar E-Brief 

* May 2015 E-Brief * 

Welcome to the D.C. Bar _E-Brief_, a monthly electronic newsletter
providing updates and breaking news important to you and your
practice. 

*Pay Your Dues Online* Bar members can now make online dues payments,
as well as donations to the D.C. Bar sections and D.C. Bar Pro Bono
Program.  Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/8495/3/>… 
*A Word From Our President: Vote*The D.C. Bar’s general and sections
elections are under way! Watch a brief message from President Brigida
Benitez on the elections and vote today. Polls remain open until May
22. Watch the video.
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11088/4/> 
*And the Award Goes to . . .* The  D.C. Bar award winners 
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11089/5/>have been
announced! Show your support by reserving a spot on the 2015
Celebration of Leadership Host Committee. Groups purchasing a full
table of 10 tickets or a half-table of five by June 1 will be listed
in the commemorative dinner program. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/8426/6/>… 
*Presidents’ Reception to Honor Timothy K. Webster* Past presidents of
the Bar will honor incoming president Timothy K. Webster on June 16 at
the annual Presidents’ Reception, benefitting the D.C. Bar Pro Bono
Program. Each year, contributions to the reception raise one-third of
the Pro Bono Program’s budget. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/8427/7/>... 
*Court Round-Up*Catch up on the latest news of the D.C. Courts,
including Katia L. Garrett’s new role as the executive director of the
Judicial Nomination Commission, a call for public comments on two
judicial reappointments, a committee vacancy, and an opening for a new
magistrate judge. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11090/8/>… 
*Practice 360º| A Day for Lawyers and Law Firms * The inaugural
Practice 360º| A Day for Lawyers and Law Firms is less than two weeks
away. On May 15 get access to free seminars taught by experts, a
vendor exhibit hall, and great networking opportunities. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11091/9/>… 
*Ins and Outs of the EEOC*Have a client that works before the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission? This program is for you. The course
“Practice Before the EEOC 2015” will provide attorneys with insight on
the agency’s hearing procedures and recent changes to the practices of
its Washington Field Office. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11092/10/>… 
*Need a Real Lunch Break?* Attorneys, if you wait for a break in your
hectic day, it’s likely to never come. On May 27 plan to get up from
your desk and out of the office for an hour-long “Yoga for Lawyers”
session, hosted by the D.C. Bar Sections Office.  Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11093/11/>… 
*Volunteer With the Bankruptcy Clinic*Personal bankruptcy petitions
are quickly rising in the District. The community needs your help. Get
trained to volunteer with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program’s Bankruptcy
Clinic on June 22 and 29 and help pro bono clients receive legal
representation in their bankruptcy dealings. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11094/12/>...
*Mix and Mingle* Newly admitted Bar members will have an opportunity
to network with fellow members and meet the Bar’s leadership on May
15.  Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/178760/68415694/11095/13/>… 

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