Time: October 16 & 23, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Each Day)
Credits: 6.0 credit hours, including 1.0 ethics & professionalism credit hour
Description: Join us for the second annual D.C. Bar Legislative Counsel Summit – an essential gathering for attorneys working in federal legislative environments. This informative and wide-ranging program builds on the success of last year's inaugural conference, offering a deeper exploration of the complex legal and practical issues federal legislative counsel navigate in their day-to-day work. Sessions address a broad spectrum of topics including legislative drafting, appropriations and Congressional Budget Office scoring, positive law and the codification process of the US Code, and ethics and professionalism.
Our distinguished faculty – comprised of experts from government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector – presents these subjects in a practical, engaging format that emphasizes the underlying legal frameworks, significant case law, and recent developments in the field.
Although the Summit is tailored for federal legislative counsel, legal professionals in related roles will also find the content valuable and are warmly encouraged to attend this important second-year event.
Faculty: Thomas Cassidy, Office of Legislative Counsel, United States House of Representatives; Lisa Castillo, Office of the Legislative Counsel, United States House of Representatives; Michael Goad, Department of Homeland Security (ret.); Paul Holland, Congressional Budget Office; Kevin Laden, Congressional Budget Office; Nakia L. Matthews, District of Columbia Bar; Kenneth Paretzky, House Office of Law Revision Counsel (ret.); Margaret Rose, Office of the Legislative Counsel, United States Senate; Veena Srinivasa, Office of the Legislative Counsel, United States House of Representatives; Erika L. Stillabower, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia; and Kathryn Swiss, Office of the Legislative Counsel, United States House of Representatives
Save $25 by registering by October 6, 2025!
Early Bird Fees: $133 Government Attorneys, $153 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $173 D.C. Bar Members, $193 Nonprofit attorneys, and $233 Others
Regular Fees: $158 Government Attorneys, $178 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $198 D.C. Bar Members, $218 Nonprofit Attorneys, and $258 Others
The D.C. Bar CLE Program now offers discounted group registration rates! For more information, contact the CLE Office at CLE@dcbar.org or 202-626-3488.
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