Subject: January 2016 E-Brief
From: DC BAR Ebrief <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:00:00 -0500

D.C. Bar E-Brief 

*  January 2016 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. 

*Fastcase Unveils D.C. Bar-Exclusive Access to New Content*  Active
and judicial D.C. Bar members now have exclusive access to
substantive, practical content
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12820/3/>
from Fastcase’s D.C. library, including the D.C. Court of Appeals
Rules, formal opinions issued by the D.C. attorney general, and
disciplinary system recommendations and actions. *Court Approves
Change to D.C. Bar Dues Ceiling*  The D.C. Court of Appeals approved a
new dues ceiling
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12815/4/>,
or maximum authorized dues rate level, for the D.C. Bar as recommended
by the Bar’s Board of Governors. *Binge Watch Sections Programming* 
Put Netflix on pause and check out the D.C. Bar Sections Office’s
recent Webinars. Browse our Marketplace and purchase up to 11
previously recorded programs
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12816/5/>
covering a wide array of topics, including the Clean Power Plan, white
collar criminal investigations, and will contests. *Judicial
Evaluations End January 11*  There’s still time for attorneys who have
appeared before selected judges of the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C.
Superior Court to offer their feedback through an online survey
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12568/6/>. *Deadline
Extended for 2016 Bar Elections Nominations*  Want to run for a
leadership position
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12373/7/> at the
D.C. Bar? The deadline for 2016 Bar elections nominations is January
15. *Call for 2016 Rosenberg, Marshall Awards Nominations*  The D.C.
Bar is looking for nominees
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/9942/8/>
whose career and public service represent the exceptional achievements
of legal legends Beatrice Rosenberg and Thurgood Marshall. Nomination
materials are due February 1. *Top 10 Estate Planning Developments* 
Join the D.C. Bar CLE Program for a January 28 course
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/12817/9/> as
estates expert Ronald Aucutt covers the top 10 estate planning
developments in 2015 and how they will impact your practice this year. *Capital
Pro Bono Honor Roll Registration Opens*  The D.C. Courts invites
attorneys who have provided 50 hours or more of pro bono work in 2015
to register by January 31
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/10112/10/> to be
included on its annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll. *Apply for
Committee, Board Vacancies*  The Bar is seeking candidates for
appointment
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/184230/76747003/8873/11/> this
spring to its Attorney/Client Arbitration Board, Clients’ Security
Fund, Judicial Evaluation Committee, and Legal Ethics Committee, as
well as to the Board on Professional Responsibility of the D.C. Court
of Appeals and the board of directors of the D.C. Bar Foundation. 

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