Category: CLE, Constitutional Law (CLE), Criminal Law (CLE), Education Law (CLE), Employment and Labor Law (CLE), Environmental Law (CLE), Government Law (CLE), Health Law (CLE), Intellectual Property Law (CLE), International Law (CLE), Litigation (CLE) (show less)
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Credits: 3.0 general credit hours
Description: Join us for this popular annual class as our expert faculty explain how to file requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Our panel will alert you to issues that arise in FOIA litigation through the different perspectives of lawyers for the defendant-agency and for the plaintiff-requester. They will show how to frame and pursue FOIA requests before different federal agencies and discuss FOIA exemptions.
Because FOIA litigation is quite specialized, the class focuses on the litigation of FOIA cases before district courts. Our panel will address the different standards and procedures that apply to FOIA cases. They also will include a brief discussion of Privacy Act requests and litigation. Minimal knowledge of the FOIA will be presumed – but is not required – of those who attend.
This class assumes minimal prior knowledge of FOIA but welcomes all practitioners eager to deepen their understanding and refine their litigation skills in this critical area.
Faculty: Elizabeth J. Shapiro, US Department of Justice and Mark S. Zaid, Mark S. Zaid PC
Fees: $89 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $99 D.C. Bar Members, $109 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys, and $129 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.
Special Notice
If you are planning to attend this event in person at the D.C. Bar, please click here for more information concerning the Bar’s COVID guidelines and visitor policy. Also, if you are attending a class in person, we encourage you to bring a device or to download the materials prior to class as we will not be providing hard copies.
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