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Virginia Lawyerlawyervol VirginiaVirginia LawyerLawyerVOL. 66/NO. 1 • JUNE 2017 VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar 2017–18 VSB President Doris Henderson Causey Family Law Legal Aid Persists Lawyers as Problem Solvers Highlights of the 79th Annual Meeting PASSION FOR LAW PURPOSE FOR LIFE OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE UNPARALLELED SKILLS TRAINING SO THEY CAN START MAKING A DIFFERENCE IMMEDIATELY. • A preLaw magazine top 20 school for public defenders and prosecutors • #2 in July 2016 Virginia Bar Exam passage among first-time test takers • A National Jurist top 20 school for practical training — highest in Virginia [email protected] (434) 592-5300 • Awarded an A- in Trial Advocacy concentration by preLaw magazine Liberty.edu/VALaw facebook.com/LibertyUniversityLaw LEARN HOW LIBERTY LAW IS HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAWYERS FIND THEIR PASSION FOR LAW AND PURPOSE FOR LIFE. Virginia Lawyer The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar June 2017 Volume 66/Number 1 Features 2017–18 VSB PRESIDENT Noteworthy 8 Doris Henderson Causey: A Different Voice, VSB NEWS A Different Perspective 39 Highlights of the June 15, 2017, by Deirdre Norman Virginia State Bar Council Meeting 39 Leonard C. Heath Jr. is President-Elect of the VSB 40 Indigent Criminal GENERAL INTEREST Defense Seminar 40 VSB TECHSHOW 22 Lawyer as Problem Solver: Joint Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee’s Top Ten Tips 41 In Memoriam by Deborah Wood Blevins and William T. Fitzhugh 42 VSB Honors Attorneys 24 The Tangible Fruits of Giving Back 44 Past Presidents’ Dinner by Deirdre Norman 45 Local and Specialty Bar Association Awards of Merit 26 It Was in Her Heart to Assist, and She Has Done it Well by Gordon Hickey 46 Evangeline Ellis, of George Mason High School, Wins Annual Law in Society Contest FAMILY LAW SECTION PASSION FOR LAW 29 Spousal Support Litigation in an Era of Departments Social Change 6 Correction by Lawrence P. Vance 47 Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations 30 To Retire, or Not to Retire: That Is the Question PURPOSE FOR LIFE by Lawrence D. Diehl 51 CLE Calendar 55 Professional Notices 33 Unfaithfully Yours: Re-Examining Adultery as a Bar to Spousal Support 57 Classified Ads and by Brian M. Hirsch, Esquire Advertiser’s Index 35 Mandatory Income Imputation — When “Discretion” Isn’t Discretionary 58 VSB Annual Meeting Highlights by Samuel A. Leven Columns OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE UNPARALLELED SKILLS TRAINING SO VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER 12 President’s Message THEY CAN START MAKING A DIFFERENCE IMMEDIATELY. 52 Disciplinary Summaries 54 Mailing Of MCLE Interim Report 14 Executive Director’s Message Has Been Discontinued 16 Ethics Counsel’s Message • A preLaw magazine top 20 school for public defenders and prosecutors 54 Disciplinary Proceedings 54 Nominations Sought For Two Pro 54 Notices To Members 18 Legal Aid • #2 in July 2016 Virginia Bar Exam passage among first-time test takers Bono Awards • A National Jurist top 20 school for practical training — highest in Virginia [email protected] 54 MCLE Administrative Suspensions 48 Law Libraries (434) 592-5300 54 Nominations Sought For Board 49 Technology and the Practice of Law • Awarded an A- in Trial Advocacy concentration by preLaw magazine Liberty.edu/VALaw 54 Dues Statements Mailed And Committee Vacancies facebook.com/LibertyUniversityLaw LEARN HOW LIBERTY LAW IS HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF Cover: Doris Henderson Causey with her husband, Tracy Causey, and their children: Caleb, Jillian, and Joshua. Photo by Deirdre Norman; post production by Sky Noir Photography. LAWYERS FIND THEIR PASSION FOR LAW AND PURPOSE FOR LIFE. Virginia Lawyer Virginia State Bar The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar 2017–18 OFFICERS 17th Circuit Doris Henderson Causey, President Timothy B. Beason, Arlington http://www.vsb.org Leonard C. Heath, Jr., President-elect John H. Crouch, Arlington Michael W. Robinson, Immediate Past President Adam D. Elfenbein, Arlington Editor: Karen A. Gould, Executive Director and Chief Gregory T. Hunter, Arlington Gordon Hickey Operating Officer William H. Miller, Arlington ([email protected]) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 18th Circuit Doris Henderson Causey, Richmond, President Barbara S. Anderson, Alexandria Assistant Editor and Advertising: Leonard C. Heath, Jr., President-elect Foster S. B. Friedman, Alexandria Stacey Rose Harris, Alexandria Deirdre Norman Michael W. Robinson, Tysons Corner, Immediate Past President ([email protected]) 19th Circuit Brian L. 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