DC Chapter
PO Box 259
Washington, DC 20044-0259


Officers

President
Silvio Krvaric
Covington & Burling LLP
(703) 593-9899
silvio@krvaric.com

Treasurer
Steven D. Tibbetts

Secretary
Cary Devorsetz
 
Immediate Past President
Cary Devorsetz

National Council Delegate
Brian C. Murphy

Board Members
John F. Connolly
Eugene I. Kane, Jr.
Steven R. Miller
Miles F. Ryan III
Patricia D. Ryan
Frances Sclafani

A Message from the Chapter President

The District of Columbia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association was chartered in 1952. The chapter's geographic boundaries are the District of Columbia. The largest chapter in the FBA, the D.C. Chapter has more than 1,200 members. Membership in the D.C. Chapter is open to FBA members practicing or residing in the greater D.C. metropolitan area. Chapter members come from private practice, government agencies, military branches, local law schools, and local courts. The chapter is committed to meeting the needs of the federal practitioner through luncheons, CLE programs, and social events. If you have not already done so, I invite you to join the Federal Bar Association and the District of Columbia Chapter.

Silvio Krvaric
District of Columbia Chapter President

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Calendar of Events

June 4, 2008
Pentagon, DC, and Capitol Hill Chapters Joint HAPPY HOUR!
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Front Page Arlington at Ballston, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203


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Upcoming Board Meetings

The DC Chapter board meeting is open to all, and runs from 6:45-8:00 pm on every third Tuesday of the month. We meet in the DC Bar building basement on 1250 H Street, NW. Pizza, soda and coffee will be served. The next meetings will be held on: April 15, May 20 and June 17.

Recent Events

April 23, 2008
The First Annual Alan B. Levenson Symposium on Emerging and Cutting Edge Legal Issues
Presented by the Alan B. Levenson Foundation in conjunction with the D.C. Chapter of the FBA
The symposium will consist of two panels on important legal issues of the day and the presentation of the first Alan B. Levenson Award, which commemorates those who most exemplify the high ethical and legal standards that Alan B. Levenson practiced in his many years in the public and private sectors.
Panel 1: Calling Balls and Strikes: The Role of the Federal Judiciary in the Adversary System
Moderator: Judge Stanley Sporkin (Ret.)
Speakers: Chief Judge Thomas Hogan, Senior Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer, Judge Richard J. Leon, and Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle
Panel 2: The Private Investigation and Monitorships: Have They Outlived Their Usefulness?
Moderator: Reid Figel, Partner, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evan & Figel, PLLC
Speakers: Linda C. Thomsen, Director of the Division of Enforcement, SEC; Peter B. Clark, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, formerly Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division/DOJ; William McLucas, Partner, WilmerHale, formerly Director of Enforcement/SEC; Harvey Pitt, CEO, Kalorama Partners, LLC, former Chairman of the SEC (2001–2003)
Time: 5:00–6:00 p.m., Dinner; 6:00–8:00 p.m., Symposium
Location: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 6th Floor Ceremonial Courtroom
CLE: 2 hours of Ethics CLE credit for Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania
Cost: There is no charge for dinner or for the symposium.
RSVP: Contact Melissa Stevenson at the FBA at mstevenson@fedbar.org or (571) 481-9100 by April 14.
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February 21, 2008
DC, Capitol Hill, and Pentagon Chapter Happy Hour
Meet attorneys from the Hill, the agencies, and the private bar!
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Location: Captiol City Brewing Company, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE (next to Union Station)
There will be complimentary appetizers and happy prices on drinks.
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October 25, 2007
Twenty-Second Judicial Reception Honoring Members of the
Federal and District of Columbia Judiciary
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Thornton Room, Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., (Union Station)
There will be a Light Buffet and Open Bar of Beer and Wine, with Music by J.Train.
Registration: R.S.V.P. using the registration form.

October 24, 2007
D.C. Chapter Presents Douglas N. Letter With
Justice Tom C Clark Award
The Justice Tom C. Clark Award is presented annually by the D.C. Chapter to a federal career attorney who has achieved excellence in the performance of his or her duties. The Award is named in memory of Tom C. Clark, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, former Attorney General of the United States and first Director of the Federal Judicial Center. Justice Clark also served as a National President of the Federal Bar Association.
The Honorable Richard Leon, District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will present the Justice Tom C. Clark Award to Mr. Letter.

Location: U.S. Federal Courthouse for the District of Columbia in the Ceremonial Courtroom on the 6th floor
Time: 5–7 p.m.
Registration: All members of area FBA chapters are invited to the event. RSVP, by October 5, 2007, is required with full name, Chapter affiliation, home and business addresses and home and business phone numbers by emailing DC Chapter President, Silvio Krvaric, at silvio@krvaric.com. For further information please contact Patricia Ryan at 301-263-0586.

June 13, 2007
Navigating the Revolving Door: A CLE Presentation on the Ethical Issues Facing Lawyers Transitioning Between Private and Government Employment
Sponsored by the D.C. Chapter
Speakers: Gene Shipp, bar counsel for the District of Columbia; Michael Stern, former senior counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives
CLE: 2.0 Ethics hours for Virginia and Pennsylvania pending
Time: 6–8 p.m.
Location: Georgetown Law Center, 600 New Jersey, NW, Washington, DC
Registration: $45 FBA members; $55 nonmembers. Register online. Please mail your check to the D.C. Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, P.O. Box 75861, Washington, DC 20013-5861.

April 18, 2007
Distinguished Lawyer Luncheon Series featuring Linda Singer Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Time: Noon– 1 p.m.
Location: Judges' Dining Room on the 6th floor of the U.S. District Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. (Judiciary Square Metro Station)
Cost: $15 FBA members, $20 for guests. Price includes catered hot buffet lunch.

January 17, 2007
Distinguished Lawyer Luncheon Series Event
Speaker: Jeffrey Taylor
Location: Judges' Dining Room, 6th floor, U.S. District Courthouse, Washington, D.C.
Time: noon–1 p.m.
Cost: $20 for nonmembers, $15 for FBA members.

December 12, 2006
Holiday Party
Sponsored by the Pentagon and District of Columbia Chapters of the Federal Bar Association
Time: 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Location: Sine Pub and Restaurant, 1301 S. Joyce Street, Arlington, Va., 703.415.4420, (located in the plaza section of the Pentagon Row behind the Fashion Centre in Pentagon City, off the Pentagon City metro stop)
Cost: Chapter will pay for the first round of hors d’oeuvres; Cash Bar
Registration: Open to all FBA members and their guests. Contact Silvio Krvaric, silvio@krvaric.com. (No RSVP required.)

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Chapter Newsletters

The FORUM, Spring 2007

The FORUM, past issues

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