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Published on: 11/24/2008
Last Visited: 11/29/2008
Venable's Ralph Albrecht, right, is President of the Bar Association of DC, the volunteer bar not to be confused with the compulsory DC Bar.
It's also the third-oldest bar association in the country behind NY and Boston.
We caught Ralph with Treasurer-elect Greg Smith and Christopher Zampogna, each heading his own shop, who played a game of bocce ball on Venable's rooftop court during their last visit to the firm.
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Maybe Venable's bit of Italian culture got Ralph on the inside track with the people at the Italian Embassy—that's where the BADC is holding its annual fundraising gala on December 6.