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13 B. Rep. 1 (1984-1985)

handle is hein.barjournals/breport0013 and id is 1 raw text is: Marna S. Tucker Becomes First Woman President of D.C. Bar At June 13 Annual Meeting From early morning to early evening, more than 1,000 Bar members took over the Capital Hilton Hotel on June 13 for the longest and largest D.C. Bar Annual meeting in history. History of another sort was made at the business meeting in the late afternoon when Marna S. Tucker of Boasberg, Klores, Feldesman, and Tucker, assumed the gavel to be- come the Bar's first woman president. With its membership now standing in excess of 40,000 members, it is by far the largest mandatory bar in the country to be led by a woman. (See pictures, page 2.) For the first time Annual Meeting pro- grams were closely coordinated through the direction of a new special committee, which was chaired by Justice Depart- ment lawyer Robert Richardson. The day-long festivities began at 8:30 A.M. with a complimentary breakfast sponsored by Administration Associ- ates, Inc., the Bar's insurance adminis- trators. President David B. Isbell and President-elect Marna S. Tucker spoke briefly in words of welcome and high- lighted the days events to follow. Throughout the day the Bar's divisions and other legal groups produced semi- nars on a wide range of legal topics. Many were filled to overflowing to hear consumer activist Ralph Nader discuss attorneys fees and relief for consumers, or other panels discuss such topics as trade regulation and politics, or syndi- cating real estate with government as- sistance. The broad menu of programs provided information as well on the Bar's pro bono lawyers program, com- puter technology for the law office, discussion of a proposed IOLTA pro- gram for the Bar, and a presentation from the Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Colum- bia on its programs and activities. In short, the days events offered something for virtually every kind of practitioner and reflected the diversity that distin- guishes a Bar widely-viewed as a leader in its field. The Bar's eighteen divisions-which last year represented more than 10,000 attorneys-for the first time held in- dividual business meetings and social get-togethers, which were considered huge successes by Division leaders. More than 500 Bar members and guests convened for luncheon in the Presidential Ballroom. Sen. Arlen Specter offered an address that evalu- Marna a. Tucker ated the criminal justice system in the District of Columbia. The Pennsylvania Republican spoke most forcefully for the need to improve the District's parole system, a matter of considerable concern to him as a former Philadelphia district attorney and as a member of the Senate's Appropriations Committee. Specter also praised programs in the D.C. criminal justice system that work hard to offer training and rehabilitation and urged that they be strengthened as the best way to fight crime and improve the ad- ministration of justice. Two notable jurists who have retired from the bench were honored at the luncheon session. U.S. District Court Judge June L. Green received a plaque in appreciation for her contributions to the U.S. Court of Appeals since 1968. Judge John W. Kern III of the D.C. Court of Appeals was cited as well for his service on the highest District of Columbia court since 1968. Outgoing President David B. Isbell presided at the afternoon business meeting. The key item of business was unanimous passage by voice vote of a resolution f urge the D.C. City Coun- cil to pro. de additional funds for at- torneys who represent clients in child neglect cases before the D.C. Superior Court. Isbell also presented citations to Donald Bucklin, chair of Division 18's (Litigation) Steering Committee as Out- standing Division for 1983-84 and to Division 4 (Courts Lawyers and the Ad- ministration of Justice) for Best Bar Pro- ject. Steering Committee Chair Noel Anketell Kramer accepted the citation for the Division's study on adapting the federal rules of evidence for local courts. Division 4 also received Honorable mention for Outstanding Division. Sen. Arlen Npecter Division 15-Real Estate, Housing, and Land Use won honorable mention for best project for comments on D.C. con- dominium legislation. Marna S. Tucker then assumed the gavel and addressed the membership in her first act as President. The business meeting was adjourned at 5:30 and the Annual Meeting concluded with its tradi- tional reception to honor the judiciary. U Multi-Door Committee Appointed A special Bar committee to raise funds for an experimental multi-door dispute resolution project in the District was appointed in July by President Marna S. Tucker. The group plans to raise money to supplement monies raised by an American Bar Association (ABA) grant for Washington, which was one of three cities selected by the ABA. Chairing the committee will be Richard W. Snowdon, III. Other committee members are Eldon H. Crowell, Charles T. Duncan, Philip J. Harter, Charles A. Horskey, and Betty S. Murphy. The multi-door project will present alternative forms of dispute resolution through three intake centers at the D.C. Superior Court, the Citizens Complaint Center, and the Bar's Lawyer Referral and Information Service. Those centers will channel clients to various options or doors, such as the Superior Court's voluntary arbitration program. The project provides opportunities to settle disputes outside regular channels of liti- gation and thus relieve court congestion. Two new aspects of the multi-door proj- ect in the District will be programs to handle certain kinds of domestic rela- tions disputes and another to process small claims disputes. g a-mm B- St R, tu or lo of h( lii ill ac ei m bi qi la 4 ti N w J1 C m B sf lo is la C ar at (I at v I to SE of St ti P( di p a ol fl( in g( n( le Ni ivisions. Its members are motivated to articipate in activities not so much by desire to develop their skills and meet ther practitioners in a particular legal eld, but instead by an interest in learn- ig about and speaking out on issues of eneral coucern to the Bar, which might ever affect them in their day-to-day 'gal practice. VE DINISIOA / (Continued on page 8) Bar Report * Aug./Sept. 1984 * 1 An Official Publication of the District of Columbia 'Bara Arlen Specter Speaks to Luncheon Crowd I 4ug./Sept. 1984 Vol. 13 No. 13 Division 4 Members Speak Out on Many Issues y Ellen Bass, Chair, Division 4 teering Committee A recent front page photo in Ba r eport (Vol. 12 No. 3 March 1984) pic- red two Bar members before a con- ressional subcommittee offering views n federal legislation to reduce the work- ad of the U.S. Supreme Court. In light prohibitions about the Bar's taking ublic positions on legislative matters ow could that happen? The photo, which was used to exemp- fy the activities of the Bar's divisions., ustrates the clear difference between ctivities of the Bar as a whole and its ghteen divisions. Whether as testi- ony, public statements, or amicus riefs, the Divisions may speak-and fre- uently take the opportunity-on legis- tive and other matters. In this instance the work of Division -Courts, Lawyers, and the Adminis- ration of Justice, was represented by roel Anketell Kramer and this author ho presented views before the House udiciary Committee's Subcommittee on ourts, Civil Liberties, and the Ad- inistration of Justice. Perhaps more than any other of the ar's divisions, Division 4 studies and peaks on broad policy issues that affect cal practitioners and the courts. These sues frequently involve proposed legis- tion before Congress and the D.C. City ouncil or proposed rules in the local nd federal courts. The Division's Steering Committee nd its four standing subcommittees ~egislation, Court Rules, Arbitration nd Cameras-in-the-Courtroom) take ad- antage of the important role confided the D.C. Bar divisions since 1976 to erve as a voice for Division members nissues that affect the administratiun fjustice in the District of Columbia. Division 4's interest are not con- ricted to a particular area of legal prac- ce and, consequently, the Division's erspective differs from that of other

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