National Docketing Association

Calendaring our future together.

March 31, 2016 Volume 3, Number 3

In This Issue  President's Message

 Editor's Note

 Newsletter Committee

 Comics

 IP Survey, the Results are in!

 United States Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit Update

 San Francisco Chapter

 Atlanta Chapter

 Century City Chapter

 DC Chapter

 Downtown Los Angeles Chapter

 Brown v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

 Psychology of Ethics

 2016 Fourth Annual NDA Conference

 Board of Directors

National Docketing Association Home Page

About us Calendar of Events Membership Annual Conference Sponsors

Contact us  LinkedIn

 Facebook

 Twitter

President's Message

Welcome to the March 2016 NDA Newsletter!

I am very pleased to announce that the Fourth Annual

NDA Conference is officially coming to the West Coast! A

special thank you to our Conference Chair, Michelle

Martinez, for all her hard work scouring the west coast for

the perfect place and the perfect price for our members.

You’ve placed your bets and I am happy to announce that this year’s

conference will be held in Las Vegas! Be sure to mark your calendars as the

conference is scheduled to be held from September 25 through 27, 2016.

In addition, I would like to congratulate our IP membership for their great

response to the IP Survey circulated last month. We hope to use this

feedback to create resources directly corresponding to the needs of our IP

members.

And lastly, do you sometimes feel like your job is a menial task in a law

firm? Recently, I received a call from an attorney questioning how my

department had calculated a due date, as his calculation was different.

During our conversation it became apparent that he had not taken into

account the judge’s individual practices before whom he was practicing. The

new calculation, our calculation, gave him more time. He was ecstatic.

Docketing has become a vital department in law firms. In keeping with this

mindset, one of my co-workers has a phrase on their desk, “Every job is a

self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with

excellence.” The National Docketing Association, its membership and its

resources, are here to help you in the pursuit of that excellence.

Regards,

JoAnn Disanti

DISCLAIMER: This material has been prepared for instructional purposes only, and is not intended to be relied upon in

the practice of law

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In This Issue  President's Message

 Editor's Note

 Newsletter Committee

 Comics

 IP Survey, the Results are in!

 United States Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit Update

 San Francisco

Chapter

 Atlanta Chapter

 Century City Chapter

 DC Chapter

 Downtown Los Angeles Chapter

 Brown v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

 Psychology of Ethics

 2016 Fourth Annual

NDA Conference

 Board of Directors

National Docketing Association Home Page

About us

Calendar of Events

Membership

Annual Conference

Sponsors

Contact us

 LinkedIn

 Facebook

 Twitter

Editor's Note

The call for more submissions to the NDA Newsletter went

out last month and you will see the NDA members

answered the call. In particular, local chapters have

organized, held initial meetings and have set agendas for

going forward. We know all too well the time it takes to

recruit a local group, but to also make the time to submit

newsletter items is much appreciated. Special thanks goes

out to our Membership Chair, Olivia Bane, for getting the

local chapters organized.

As many of you have already heard, the IP Survey that was recently

conducted was very successful. A total of 117 responses were submitted,

which is going to be discussed during the March NDA Webinar. During the

2015 NDA Annual Conference, a group of IP professionals was formed, and I

recommend you join so that you get included on the latest IP information

that is shared among them. If you would like to join, please forward your

contact information to the members listed in the IP article within this

newsletter. Be on the lookout for the second IP survey, which will cover

salaries and staffing. This should be out by May. Special thanks goes out to

the entire IP group, along with Beth Hella and Igor Olenich for setting up the

survey. As always, none of this would get done technically without the

assistance of John Hagel.

This month we also have our first submission from Lisa Cadungug, who also

serves as one of the NDA Editors. I tried to turn the table by playing editor to

her article, but to no surprise there was nothing to correct. Speaking of Lisa,

I have to give a shout-out to her daughter Maranda. During a recent

conversation with Lisa, she mentioned how busy she was helping Maranda

distribute Girl Scout cookies that she had sold. Now we all know there are the

Girl Scouts that will just ask their parents to buy more cookies than they

could ever imagine and then there are others that will put in the most

extraordinary effort. My daughter was the Girl Scout that would just ask me.

I believe we still have boxes of Girl Scout cookies around the house (and I

would rather not say how long that has been). Maranda on the other hand

had a different goal, which was 2,000 boxes, and that goal was achieved.

Having had my share of cookies in order for my daughter to look like she sold

a lot, I have never turned down an offer to enjoy a Tagalong or Samoa. I was

more than happy to have some of those cookies transported from Oregon to

New York. If anyone else is interested in satisfying that Tagalong, Samoa or

Thin Mint craving please reach out to Lisa.

William McKay

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In This Issue  President's Message

 Editor's Note

 Newsletter

Committee

 Comics

 IP Survey, the Results are in!

 United States Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit Update

 San Francisco Chapter

 Atlanta Chapter

 Century City Chapter

 DC Chapter

 Downtown Los

Angeles Chapter

 Brown v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

 Psychology of Ethics

 2016 Fourth Annual NDA Conference

 Board of Directors

National Docketing Association Home Page

About us

Calendar of Events

Membership

Annual Conference

Sponsors

Contact us

 LinkedIn

 Facebook

 Twitter

Newsletter Committee

William G. McKay

NDA Technology & Publication Committee Chair Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP wmckay@willkie.com

Lisa Cadungug

NDA Newsletter Co-Editor McEwen Gisvold LLP lisac@mcewengisvold.com

Elaine Screechfield NDA Education Committee Chair Morrison & Foerster LLP

elaine.screechfield@nationaldocketing.org

Laurie Jennings NDA Newsletter Co-Editor

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP laurie.jennings@nelsonmullins.com

John Hagel NDA Technology Committee Technical Analyst Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP jhagel@willkie.com

Lindsay Owen NDA Technology Committee Technical Analyst White & Case LLP lowen@whitecase.com

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Comics

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