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DIGITAL EXTRAS
BAR PRESENTS TOP HONORS
TO GEIER AND BRITTAIN
At its Celebration of Leadership on June 20, the
D.C. Bar honored Paul Geier and John Brittain for
their outstanding accomplishments. Geier, assistant
general counsel for international and aviation-economic
law at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, received the 2024 Beatrice Rosenberg
Award for Excellence in Government Service
while Brittain, professor at the University of the
District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of
Law, won the 2024 Thurgood Marshall Award for
his lifelong commitment to advancing civil rights.
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D.C. BAR, D.C. COURTS CELEBRATE
STRONG PARTNERSHIP
On April 25 the District of Columbia bench and bar came
together at the D.C. Bar headquarters for the 2024 Judicial
Leadership Luncheon. CEO Robert Spagnoletti summarized
the Bar's accomplishments during the past fiscal year, while
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Executive Director Kelli Neptune
discussed the center's latest initiatives. The chief judges of
the D.C. Courts updated attendees on court improvements
as well as continuing struggles with judicial vacancies.
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WELLNESS ON DEMAND
Did you miss the Bar's Annual WellBeing
Summit in May? Visit our
website for a recording of all the
sessions covering compassion
fatigue and burnout, regulation
of emotions in the workplace, the
cost of pushing through, adoption
of a " good enough " philosophy,
and more.
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Students visited
the D.C. Bar on
May 8 for lessons
on democratic
principles from Bar
staff and volunteer
attorneys as part
of Constitution in
the Classroom, a
partnership with
the American Constitution
Society.
DIGITAL EXTRAS
JULY/AUG 2024 | VOLUME 39 NO. 1
JULY/AUGUST | VOLUME 34, NO. 1
PAUL GEIER
JOHN BRITTAIN
PRESIDENT
Shaun M. Snyder
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Sadina Montani
TREASURER
Mark A. Salzberg
TREASURER-ELECT
Joshua L. Mogil
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Chowdhury, Karen A. Newton Cole, Shirley Diaz, Patrick
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Charles R. Lowery Jr., Andrea Mangones, Steven R.
Miller, Roger Lu Phillips, Kate Rakoczy, Ramya Ravindran,
Diane A. Seltzer, Belinda Edwards Taylor, Courtney L.
Weiner
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024

Digital Extras
Your Voice
From Our President
Election Coverage
Practice Management
Toward Well-Being
Shaun Snyder feature
Leadership Academy feature
Welcome to Law Practice feature
Partnership: Mastering the Business feature
Democracy Watch feature
DC Bar Annual Report
DC Bar Budget
Member Spotlight - Mary Smith
Attorney Briefs
Worth Reading
Upon Further Review
Disciplinary Summaries
Speaking of Ethics
The Learning Curve
Pro Bono Effect
A Slice of Wry
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Cover1
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Digital Extras
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Your Voice
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - From Our President
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Election Coverage
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Practice Management
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Toward Well-Being
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Shaun Snyder feature
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Leadership Academy feature
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Welcome to Law Practice feature
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Partnership: Mastering the Business feature
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Democracy Watch feature
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - DC Bar Annual Report
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - DC Bar Budget
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Member Spotlight - Mary Smith
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Attorney Briefs
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Worth Reading
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Upon Further Review
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Disciplinary Summaries
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Speaking of Ethics
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - The Learning Curve
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - 53
Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - Pro Bono Effect
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Washington Lawyer - July/August 2024 - A Slice of Wry
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