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    GPSolo Events at the 2025 ABA Midyear Meeting

    Mark your calendars for the GPSolo events at the 2025 ABA Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, AZ at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Events will take place at the hotel unless indicated otherwise and are listed in Mountain Time. The events and speakers are subject to change without notice.

    Register for Midyear Meeting

    Highlighted Events

    Thursday, January 30

    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    ABA Midyear Open House Reception at ASU
    RSVP Required American Bar Association Midyear Open House at ASU Law

    Friday, January 31

    12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Keithe E. Nelson Memorial Military Law and Difference Makers Awards Luncheon
    Ticketed Event: $50 per person

    • Keynote Speaker: Will A. Gunn, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)

    1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Swearing-In Ceremony

    4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    WIN Present and Powerful Speaker Series 10th Anniversary
    Featuring Natasha Adair, ASU Women’s Basketball Coach
    A Wine and Cheese Reception
    Presented with the ABA Law Practice Division
    Ticketed Event: Free

    Dine Arounds

    Reservations are for 10 per restaurant, please select in order of preference as priority will be given to the first 10 per restaurant. Register for a dine-around here.

    • Guy Fieri’s Downtown Phoenix Kitchen + Bar
    • Mancuso's Restaurant
    • Miel de Agave
    • The Arrogant Butcher
    • Palma

    United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Swearing In Ceremony Information

    The ceremony will be performed by Judge Gregory Maggs.

    Applicants must submit with this completed application a check for $50 payable to Clerk of the Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, together with an original signed certificate from the presiding judge, clerk, or other appropriate officer of the court listed in question 10, or from any other appropriate official from the Bar of such court, that the applicant is currently a member of the Bar in good standing. The certificate must be dated within one year of the date of this application. Bring copies of the above or a copy of your request for the certificate of good standing with you to the swearing in. Attire is blouse w/tie, or for civilians, coat and tie.

    Go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces website and click on “Bar Admission” on the left side of the application (all instructions are at the bottom of the application). See Rule 13 of the Court’s Rules of Practice of Procedure.

    Your application must be received by December 31, 2024, to avoid time delays in the military mail security process. It is recommended you use UPS, FedEx or USPS Priority Mail to provide a mailing tracking number.

    Note on your application you will be sworn in, in person, at the ABA Midyear Meeting, on Friday, January 31, 2025, in Phoenix, AZ.

    Please send an email notification to [email protected] once you have mailed your application.

    Send your applications to:

    Ellen Rambo, Clerk of the Court
    United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
    450 E. Street NW
    Washington, DE 20442-0001

    Thursday, January 30

    12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    GPSolo Law Student Outreach Program and Lunch ASU Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law
    111 E. Taylor St.

    12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    GPSolo Magazine Board Meeting

    12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    GPSolo Diversity Board Meeting

    1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Oral Argument Army Court of Appeals
    ASU Great Hall

    2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    GPSolo FY2025 Planning Committee Meeting

    3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
    GPSolo Executive Committee Meeting

    3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
    GPSolo eReport Board Meeting

    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    ABA Midyear Open House Reception at ASU
    RSVP Required American Bar Association Midyear Open House at ASU Law

    Friday, January 31

    7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
    GPSolo Wellness Program

    8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    GPSolo Military Lawyers Committee and ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law (SCAFL) Joint Meeting

    8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
    GPSolo Wellness Program

    9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    GPSolo Book Publications Board Meeting

    9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    GPSolo Membership Board Meeting

    10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
    GPSolo FY2026 Planning Committee Meeting

    11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    GPSolo Awards Committee Meeting

    12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    Keithe E. Nelson Memorial Military Law and Difference Makers Awards Luncheon
    Ticketed Event: $50 per person

    1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Swearing-In Ceremony

    1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
    GPSolo Corporate Sponsors Committee Meeting

    3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    GPSolo Finance Committee Meeting

    4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    WIN Present and Powerful Speaker Series 10th Anniversary
    Featuring Natasha Adair, ASU Women’s Basketball Coach
    Ticketed Event: Free
    Presented with the ABA Law Practice Division
    Sheraton Phoenix Downtown

    6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Dine Arounds

    Saturday, February 1

    8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    GPSolo Council Meeting and Breakfast

    12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Spirit of Excellence Awards