January 2026 RIBA Round Up 

Welcome to the new RIBA Roundup! We’ve streamlined our monthly newsletter so you can quickly scan the highlights and click through to the stories, updates, and resources that matter most to you. Dive in now! 

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Storytime with Lawyers Launches During National Reading Week 

RIBA is launching Storytime with Lawyers, a new law-related education program introduced as part of RIBA President Patrick A. Guida’s focus on law-related education. The program will kick off during National Reading Week, March 2–6, 2026, with Rhode Island attorneys visiting elementary classrooms in grades K–3 to read a law-themed children’s book and briefly discuss laws, rules, and the legal profession in an age-appropriate way. Suggested books and guidance will be provided. 

Learn more and sign up! 
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RIBA Rundown 

• House of Delegates – Letters of Interest 
  Interested in serving in RIBA leadership? Learn more here. 

• Award Nominations 
  Now accepting nominations for the 2026 RIBA Awards. View awards here. 

• CLE Corner 
  Explore upcoming CLEs on topics including Landlord/Tenant, Criminal Law, and Law Practice Management. View the calendar here. 

• Save the Date! 2026 Annual Meeting 
  Mark your calendars for the 2026 Annual Meeting, happening June 11 & 12 at the Rhode Island Convention Center. 

• Public Service Corner 
  Get the latest from RIBA’s Public Service Department, including a free Landlord/Tenant CLE and a 75% discount for new lawyers joining the Lawyer Referral Service. Learn more here. 

• RI Bar Foundation Scholarships 
  The Rhode Island Bar Foundation will award six $25,000 law school scholarships to Rhode Island residents. View scholarship information here. 

• Committee CLEs 
  Free upcoming programs sponsored by RIBA committees. View upcoming Committee CLEs here. 

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News from the Court 

• RI Ethics Advisory Panel Opinion 
  Recent Ethics Advisory Panel Opinion: 2026-1 

• RI Supreme Court Amended Orders and Calendar Information 
  Learn about RI Supreme Court Amended Orders and Calendar Information by clicking here. 

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Member Benefit Corner 

• Aon Attorneys Advantage 
  $113,000 is the average cost of a cyber claim against legal organizations and the most common claims include business email compromise (BEC), funds transfer fraud (FTF), and ransomware. Did you know you could be safeguarding your firm with Cyber Liability Insurance…Learn more about how this type of insurance could protect you, your firm, and your clients. 
  
  Read the Aon Attorneys Advantage eBook on Cyber Liability Insurance. 

• Red Cave Tech Tip 
  Wireless, noise-cancelling headphones can be a game-changer for your productivity. Whether you want to listen to silence+, as the noise cancelling feature wipes out your environment – or, just some of your favorite jams – these productivity afterthoughts may be exactly what you’re missing, to get more work done.  
  
  This tech tip is brought to you by the Bar Association’s Law Practice Management  Consultant, Jared Correia, of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting. 

• Learn More About Your RIBA Member Benefits 
  Curious to learn more about your RIBA member benefits? Click here for a complete list. 

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