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SEPT/OCT 2020 | VOLUME 35 NO. 2
JULY/AUGUST | VOLUME 34, NO. 1

PRESIDENT
Geoffrey M. Klineberg
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Chad T. Sarchio

JOSEY-HERRING NAMED CHIEF JUDGE
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination
Commission has designated Judge Anita
Josey-Herring as the next chief judge of the
D.C. Superior Court, succeeding Judge Robert
E. Morin, who is retiring in September. Appointed
to the bench in November 1997, Judge JoseyHerring has served in the Family, Civil, and
Criminal Divisions of the Superior Court. Her
term begins on October 1.

SECRETARY
Diane A. Seltzer Torre
TREASURER
Shaun M. Snyder
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Jessica E. Adler, Catherine "Katie" D. Bertram, A. J. S.
Dhaliwal, Elizabeth "Sally" Gere, Susan M. Hoffman,
Theodore A. Howard, Janene D. Jackson, Su Sie Ju,
Natalie M. Koss, June B. Kress, Megan Lacchini, Paul
S. Lee, Lisa Lipsky, Amy E. Nelson, Peggy Lansbach
O'More, Ramya Ravindran, Bridget M. Rowan,
Saleema Snow, Courtney L. Weiner
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Robert J. Spagnoletti

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EDITOR IN CHIEF
Andrea T. Williams

COVID-19 RESOURCES
FOR YOUR PRACTICE
The D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory
Service has compiled a list of resources
to help you weather the pandemic, from
accessing financial assistance and other
forms of economic relief to drafting a disaster
preparedness plan for your firm.
dcbar.org/covid-19-resources

BAR'S FIRST GENERAL COUNSEL

MANAGING EDITOR
Fleur L. Harris

Erum Mirza, a former assistant general counsel
and compliance counsel with the Certified
Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP
Board), has joined the D.C. Bar as its first
in-house general counsel. At CFP Board,
Mirza oversaw contracts, handled trademark
enforcement and protection matters, and
worked closely with its board of directors'
Governance Committee. Prior to joining CFP
Board, Mirza was at Potomac Law Group.

SENIOR CONTENT EDITOR
Susannah Buell
STAFF WRITERS
John Murph
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Jeremy Conrad
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FRANKLY SPEAKING ON RACISM

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The D.C. Bar Communities podcast "Brief
Encounters" finished up its first season with
a two-part series on racism and the legal
profession. Speakers discussed how they
navigated barriers of inequality and how to
create sustainable and quantifiable change
regarding diversity and inclusion. New
episodes will resume on September 16.
Courtesy of Erum Mirza

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