Washington Lawyer - January/February 2022 - 45

ABA DELEGATE'S CORNER
Diverse Resources
for Your Practice
By Robert N. Weiner
T
he ABA continues to educate
and inspire with an astonishing
amount of diverse programing
for members.
Consider, for example, the many
events and programs offered
during one two-week period this
past fall.
Focusing on gender issues, the ABA invited
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to
speak at a webinar sponsored by the Women
in National Security Law, a group emerging
out of the ABA Standing Committee on Law
and National Security. Other gender-related
programs included " Domestic Violence &
Economic Paths to Safety: The Credit Union
Model of Support " and the timely webinar " Sex
Discrimination & Sex Abuse in the Workplace,
School, and Sports. "
For small firm and solo practitioners, the ABA
offered " Back to Black: How to Attain Zero A/R, "
" An Ethical Cybersecurity Playbook for the New
Normal in Law Practice, " and " The Ultimate
Playbook: Building Your Business Without
Breaking Ethics Rules. "
There was a wide variety of events focused on
different areas of legal practice, from consumer
financial services and the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act to white-collar crime,
dispute resolution in construction cases, and
aviation litigation. And several programs dealt
with hot issues in the law and legal practice,
such as " Artificial Intelligence and the Law:
Overview, Limits, Discovery, and Admissibility "
and " Spanning the Divide: Examining Mass
Migration From Central America and Mexico
Through the Lens of the Film A Bridge Apart. "
Some webinars were intensely practical, such
as " Legal Writing Resiliency: Giving and Taking
Feedback (From Others and Yourself), " " Living
With a Disability in the Profession, " " Defending
a Private Class Action Price-Fixing Lawsuit, " and
" Mediation Advocacy: What Litigators Need to
Know. " Some had a significant public interest
component, including " A Call for Pro Bono:
Advancing the Rule of Law " and " Family Law
and Military Families. " No matter the program,
all offered diverse panels packed with experts
on the subjects being discussed, and many
were free to ABA members.
These offerings are just a sample of recent ABA
programming. The rich diversity of courses
continues week after week throughout the
year. If your interest area is not covered, keep
checking the ABA's website. You are likely to
find something of value.
As always, if you have questions about the
ABA or are interested in getting involved, feel
free to reach me at Robert.Weiner@arnold
porter.com.
Robert N. Weiner is senior counsel at Arnold &
Porter, senior legal consultant at the Campaign
Legal Center, and head of D.C.'s delegation in the
ABA House of Delegates.
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES
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Disciplinary Actions Taken by the Board on
Professional Responsibility Hearing
Committees on Negotiated Discipline
In re Kevin E. Clinesmith. Bar No. 984265.
August 11, 2021. The Board on Professional
Responsibility's Hearing Committee Number
Four recommended that the D.C. Court of
Appeals accept Clinesmith's petition for
negotiated discipline and suspend him for one
year, nunc pro tunc from August 25, 2020, for
violations of Rules 8.4(b), 8.4(c), and D.C. Bar
R. XI, § 10(d).
Disciplinary Actions Taken by the
Board on Professional Responsibility
Original Matters
In re Tricia S. Boutros. Bar No. 980803. September
27, 2021. The Board on Professional Responsibility
recommended that the D.C. Court of
Appeals disbar Boutros. Boutros pled guilty to
one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1344(1) and 1344(2), a crime involving moral
turpitude per se for which disbarment is mandatory
under D.C. Code § 11-2503(a).
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel compiled the
foregoing summaries of disciplinary actions.
Informal Admonitions issued by Disciplinary
Counsel and Reports and Recommendations issued
by the Board on Professional Responsibility are
posted at www.dcattorneydiscipline.org. Most
board recommendations as to discipline are not
final until considered by the court. Court opinions
are printed in the Atlantic Reporter and also are
available online for decisions issued since August
1998. To obtain a copy of a recent slip opinion, visit
www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals/opinionsmemorandum-of-judgments.
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2022
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