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    <title>Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FBA ND of Ohio-Sustaining Sponsorship 2025/2026 (21 Feb 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;FBA ND of Ohio SUSTAINING SPONSORSHIP&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Platinum ($7,500)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;State of the Court Sponsorship and Table of 10&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Mentoring Program Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Law Clerk Reception Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Social Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Newsletter Advertisement&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;N.D. Ohio Bench Bar CLE Sponsorship Platinum Level – 10 attendees&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Gold ($5,000)&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;State of the Court Sponsorship and Table of 10&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Mentoring Program Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Law Clerk Reception Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Social Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Newsletter Advertisement&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;N.D. Ohio Bench Bar CLE Sponsorship Gold Level – 5 attendees&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Silver ($3,500)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;State of the Court Sponsorship and Table of 10&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Mentoring Program Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Law Clerk Reception Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Social Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Newsletter Advertisement&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;N.D. Ohio Bench Bar CLE Sponsorship Silver Level – 3 attendees&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Bronze ($2,500)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;State of the Court Sponsorship and Table of 10&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Mentoring Program Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Law Clerk Reception Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Summer Social Sponsorship&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Newsletter Advertisement&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please consider becoming a Sustaining Sponsor by submitting your contribution by check or credit card. Checks may be mailed to the address below. Credit card payments are also accepted; please note that a 3% service fee will be added to all credit card transactions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Event Description:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;State of the Court Sponsorship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The luncheon serves as a platform for practitioners and judicial officers to share information about court-related matters and includes Chapter offices and award ceremonies. Attendance is over 350 each year.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mentoring Program Sponsorship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The mentorship program pairs local practitioners with law students to build professional relationships. The chapter plans to host social events to facilitate networking and discussions on federal practice.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Summer Law Clerk Reception Sponsorship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The event encourages young law students to pursue careers in northern Ohio and includes speeches from federal judges. ​&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Summer Social Sponsorship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The event aims to foster connections between federal practitioners and court staff. ​The last event featured complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and was well attended.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Newsletter Advertisement&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The award-winning newsletter highlights federal court developments relating to federal courts and federal practitioners; members’ achievements; recent events; and membership information. The newsletter received the Outstanding Newsletter Award in September 2024. ​The chapter plans to publish four editions annually.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;N.D. of Ohio Bench Bar CLE Sponsorship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This second annual event will provide lawyers an opportunity to engage with and learn from N.D. Ohio judges, the Chief Judge of Sixth Circuit, and other local officials. Panels of magistrate and district court judges will share their insights and offer practical advice for civil and criminal practitioners. They will discuss a range of litigation topics, including discovery, case management, motion practice, brief writing, oral advocacy, trials, and the role of the judiciary.&amp;nbsp; Other discussions will cover the Sixth Circuit, the clerk’s office, and the role of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Ohio.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please click &lt;a href="https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/resources/Sustaining%20Sponsorship%20Information%20(Final%202026).pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;if you would like a pdf version of this information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6532153</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FBA-NDOH June Board meeting (24 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;FBA-NDOH June Board meeting will be held on&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at noon.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6391389</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Summer Associate Reception (25 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20Summer%20Associate%20Reception%20Invite%20(rev%201).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Please click&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/resources/2026%20Summer%20Associate%20Reception%20Invite%20(rev%201).pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a pdf version of this invite.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;We are always looking for firm sponsorships for this event.&lt;br&gt;
Please click &lt;a href="https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/resources/2026%20summer%20associate%20reception%20sponsor%20form.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6695739</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A Special Naturalization Ceremony - Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence (29 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/extra%20statement%20(rev2).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6714169</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FBA-NDOH July Board meeting (22 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;FBA-NDOH July Board meeting will be held on&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Wednesday, July 22, 2026&amp;nbsp; at noon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6391386</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FBA-NDOH August Board meeting &amp; Retreat (19 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;FBA-NDOH August Board&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;August 19, 2026 will be held at 4pm.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

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&lt;p align="center"&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6391379</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FBA-NDOH September Board meeting (16 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;FBA-NDOH September Board meeting will be held on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Wednesday, September 16, 2026&amp;nbsp; at noon.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;h4 align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

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      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6391377</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 State-of-the-Court Luncheon &amp; Installation of FBA Board Officers SAVE THE DATE (05 Oct 2026)</title>
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    &lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003380" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2026 State-of-the-Court Luncheon&lt;br&gt;
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    Installation of FBA NDOC Board Officers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Hon. Sara Lioi&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Chief Judge, U.S. District Court,&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Northern District of Ohio&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Hon. Jessica E. Price Smith&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;District of Ohio&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;together will report on matters of interest to practitioners in our district.&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003380" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Monday, October 5, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#003380" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://fba-ndohio.wildapricot.org/event-6634987</link>
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