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* February 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.

*D.C. Bar 2020: A New Five-Year Horizon* The D.C. Bar has launched its
second strategic planning process and wants you to get involved as the
organization develops its vision for the next five years. Join a focus
group, take the latest poll, or delve into the resource materials that
will help form D.C. Bar 2020. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10437/3/>
*Kathryn M. Doan Receives 2015 Jerrold Scoutt Prize*Kathryn Doan,
executive director of the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition,
is this year’s recipient of the D.C. Bar Foundation’s Jerrold Scoutt
Prize, recognizing her commitment to providing legal services to
detained immigrants. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/7980/4/>
*Request for Public Comment to Amend D.C. Rule 1.2* The D.C. Bar Rules
of Professional Conduct Review Committee is soliciting public comment
on its recommendation to amend Rule 1.2 to help increase access to
justice through the provision of limited-scope legal services.
Comments are due March 13. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10438/5/>
*Apply for Committee, Board Vacancies* The Bar is seeking candidates
for appointment 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. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/9943/6/>
*JNC Seeks Comments on Applicants for Superior Court Vacancy*The
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission is calling for
comments on the fitness of 19 applicants for a pending vacancy on the
D.C. Superior Court. The deadline is February 13. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10439/7/>
*Know a Star of the Bar?* Did any outstanding projects or
contributions by Bar members catch your eye this year? Nominations are
due March 27 for the Bar’s annual awards, presented at the 2015
Celebration of Leadership. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10440/8/>
*Nominations Committee Hosts Public Meeting*On February 18 the D.C.
Bar Nominations Committee will hold a public meeting to give Bar
members the opportunity to speak on their own behalf or on behalf of
persons whom they propose for nomination for candidacy in the 2015 Bar
elections. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10442/9/>
*Get the Inside Scoop on D.C. Criminal Law Practice* Interested in
starting a criminal law practice? Join the D.C. Bar Practice
Management Advisory Service on February 19 for insight into what it
takes to be a D.C. criminal lawyer. Read more
<http://info3.dcbar.org/t/175818/65270902/10441/10/>


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