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• Pro Bono Committee Meeting

  • Start
    Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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    (EDT)
  • End
    Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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    (EDT)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Bartoli Cain Wason, PLLC, 277 South Washington Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314;

  
  

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• CLE: Dropping in to See What Condition Your Condition is In - Lawyer Well-Being after 2020 (Pending Virginia Approval for 1 CLE Ethics Credit)

  • When
    Thursday, January 21, 2021
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    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Live Interactive Webcast

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  Happy New Year! Did you make a New Year's resolution? It is an ideal time to evaluate your personal and professional life. Join Joy and Katie to revisit accomplishments on the well-being front and examine the efficacy of those efforts as they pertain to our profession. 

  Attending members earn one ethics CLE credit as part of your membership benefits.
  
  After this CLE, plan on attending the January Membership Meeting at 6:30 p.m. sponsored by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company.

  
  

  Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, Esq.

  Regional Director/Claims Attorney

  Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

  
  

  Joyván Malbon-Griffin, Esq. is a Regional Director and Claims Attorney with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and her Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, NC. Prior to joining MLM, Joyván practiced complex civil litigation in state and federal court. She was also an adjunct professor at Bryant & Stratton College where she taught Contracts Law and vast array of other legal classes. She is a member and the International Deputy Legal Advisor for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated. Additionally, Joyván is a member of the James Kent Inns of Court, a CLE Committee member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association and a member of the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association.

  Kathleen Uston
  

  
  Kathleen M. Uston is an adjunct professor of law at American University Washington College of Law teaching Ethics for Trial Lawyers, and served as Assistant Bar Counsel with the Virginia State Bar for thirteen years. She received her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in 1991 where she served as President of the Student Bar Association and as a Justice on the Moot Court Board. Ms. Uston was previously in private practice focusing in the areas of attorney ethical defense work, GAL representation, and civil litigation. While in private practice, she also served as a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria. Ms. Uston is a past President of the VSB Young Lawyers Conference during which time she served on the VSB Council and Executive Committee.  She also served as vice-chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Solo and Small Firm Committee. Ms. Uston is a former President of the Alexandria Bar Association and the National Organization of Bar Counsel. Ms. Uston is currently serving as the NOBC's Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, is a member of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, a member of the Presidential Committee on Wellness of the Virginia State Bar, and served as a member of the Virginia Committee on Lawyer Wellness formed by the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Ms. Uston has lectured extensively on the subject of attorney ethics and co-authored the updated edition of Lawyers and Other People's Money with Frank Thomas, Esquire.

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• January Membership Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, January 21, 2021
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Pick-up at Unwined & Revel, 1600 Belle View Blvd., Alexandria, VA 22307

            
  

  Ring in the New Year with Unwined, Revel Wine & Craft Beer Bar, and the Alexandria Bar Association! Our first membership meeting of 2021, set for January 21st, will include a fun, interactive wine pairing experience!
  
  Members who RSVP before January 14^th receive a wine tasting package, which includes two 375ml bottles of wine (one red and one white), educational materials, and a petite charcuterie platter of artisan meat and cheeses created by Unwined's Cheesemonger. These selections are sure to please a range of palates.  Members can pick up their sampler package on January 20^th from Noon to 7:00 p.m. and January 21^st from Noon to 6:00 p.m. at Unwined and Revel in the Belle View Shopping Center located at 1600 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307. Ample parking is available. Please present identification when picking up your sampler package.

  Once you have your package, you'll only need a wine glass, a wine opener, a pen to take notes, and the Zoom link for our 6:30 p.m. meeting.

  Ms. Jess Outer
  Sole Proprietor, Uncork'd Events
  Wine Associate at Unwined's King St. Store

  Jess will lead our virtual wine pairing experience. Uncork'd Events specializes in unique and innovative wine experiences, in-person and virtually. Jess brings 12+ years of wine education and food & wine pairings to the table and has double that experience working with Fortune 500 companies on business strategy, marketing, employee engagement, and more!  As a master innovator and trailblazer, she has traveled to wine hotspots around the world and is now on a mission to help people start their own personal wine journey. Her goal is to push people out of their wine comfort zone through guidance and education and create unforgettable wine experiences, both virtually and in person.
  
  

  At Revel Wine and Craft Beer Bar in Alexandria’s Belle View neighborhood, guests are welcomed into a relaxing, chic haven that specializes in carefully selected wine and beer, all accompanied by a small but varied menu. The menu is chock-full of dishes that reflect the owner Vanessa Moore and her staff’s travels and life experiences—all designed with wine and beer pairing in mind, of course. 
  
  

  Revel’s staff are committed to welcoming their guests—whether those guests are regulars or first timers—and to making sure their experience is as warm and enjoyable as the atmosphere, whether they stop by for a drink, a quick bite, a multi-course meal or a private event. 

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• Admission to Supreme Court of the United States - December 12, 2022

  • When
    Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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    (EDT)
  • Location
    Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Alexandria Bar Association arranged for qualified members of the Association who wish to be admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States to be moved for admission in open court on Monday, December 12, 2022.  

  For information regarding the criteria for admission and printable application to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar is available on the Supreme Court’s website by clicking here for Bar Admissions. The number of applicants who can be admitted on that date is limited to twenty from the Alexandria Bar Association. RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Please RSVP before Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to the Alexandria Bar Association.

  After RSVPing to the Alexandria Bar Association, your completed application, together with the Court’s required admissions fee of $200.00, must be submitted on or before September 30, 2022 to the Alexandria Bar Office. Once all applications have been accepted and reviewed for completeness by the Association, they will be submitted to the Supreme Court Clerk’s office. You will then be notified that your application has been accepted and processed, and will be given further instructions regarding the time, assembly point and number of allowed one guest for the admissions ceremony. 

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