➜ CALENDAR OF E VENTS 1 MAY MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENT The Mandatory Course on the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct and District of Columbia Practice is now offered as an on-demand, online video presentation. The class is offered in person twice a year to coincide with the swearing-in ceremony at the D.C. Court of Appeals. New members have 12 months from the month of admission to complete the required course. LICENSE RENEWAL AVAILABLE VOTING IS OPEN Don't lose your license! Pay your fees now, update your profile information, and join Communities. Payments are due by July 1. Cast your ballots in the D.C. Bar's 2020 general and Communities elections to choose your next set of leaders! Voting ends June 1. dcbar.org/login 12 dcbar.org/elections WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP Our Lawyer Assistance Program offers a safe and confidential place to talk about anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. If this group seems right for you, email lap@dcbar.org or call 202-347-3131 before attending. 20 dcbar.org/wellness-support-group WHAT'S NEXT? LIFE AFTER WORK Thinking about retiring and have more than financial questions? Join the D.C. Bar Communities for a presentation to help identify your retirement vision and the steps you can take to achieve it. dcbar.org/events 10 WASHINGTON LAWYER * MAY 2020 5 'SCANDALOUS MARKS' ONE YEAR LATER This Communities program will explore the impact of Iancu v. Brunetti, which held that barring registration of trademarks deemed "scandalous" or "immoral" is unconstitutional. Speakers will also address the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new response - refusing scandalous marks on the novel ground that "commonplace words" must not be allowed. dcbar.org/events/scandalous-marks Images: iStockhttps://www.dcbar.org/about-the-bar/elections/ https://www.dcbar.org/about-the-bar/news/Bar-License-Renewal-Process-Goes-Online.cfm http://www.dcbar.org/login http://www.dcbar.org/elections https://www.dcbar.org/bar-resources/lawyer-assistance-program/Wellness-Support-Group.cfm http://www.dcbar.org/wellness-support-group https://join.dcbar.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?site=dcbar&webcode=EventInfo&Reg_evt_key=264aabd6-6697-4f06-b9dc-1144fc9917b6&RegPath=EventRegFees&FreeEvent=&Event=WEBCAST:%20Scandalous%20Marks%20One%20Year%20Later:%20The%20Impact%20of%20Brunetti%20and%20the%20PTO’s%20Commonplace%20Words%20Doctrine&FundraisingEvent=&evt_guest_limit=9999 https://join.dcbar.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?site=dcbar&webcode=EventInfo&Reg_evt_key=d02c4188-9a79-4519-b9c6-c168586041b6&RegPath=EventRegFees&FreeEvent=&Event=WEBCAST:%20What%27s%20Next?%20Life%20After%20Work&FundraisingEvent=&evt_guest_limit=9999 https://join.dcbar.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?site=dcbar&webcode=EventInfo&Reg_evt_key=264aabd6-6697-4f06-b9dc-1144fc9917b6&RegPath=EventRegFees&FreeEvent=&Event=WEBCAST:%20Scandalous%20Marks%20One%20Year%20Later:%20The%20Impact%20of%20Brunetti%20and%20the%20PTO’s%20Commonplace%20Words%20Doctrine&FundraisingEvent=&evt_guest_limit=9999 http://www.dcbar.org/events http://www.dcbar.org/events/scandalous-marks