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Fairfax Family Lawyer Deborah A. Wilson with her son Joshua Wilson of NovaLegalGroup, P.C. The Senior Lawyers Issue The WINGS Program Using Illustration for Clarity also Law School Digest and Leadership Opportunities Virginia Lawyer The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar February 2020 Volume 68/Number 5 Features Access to Legal Services 38 Jim Sandman GENERAL INTEREST Announces Retirement as President of LSC 24 Deborah Wilson: “I Still Love Practicing Law” by Deirdre Norman 26 Writing Wills for Super Collectors Noteworthy by Jeffrey B. Sodoma VSB NEWS 30 Post TCJA Tax Concerns and Implications in 39 Judge and Lawyer Well-being Personal Injury Cases Program Launches New Website by Arthur Weiss 40 Supreme Court of Virginia Opens 32 In Celebration of William T. Mason Jr.’s 93rd Birthday Judicial Learning Center and 68 Years of Service to the Virginia State Bar 40 Understanding the Changes to by Jamilah D. LeCruise Corporate Counsel Registration 34 On the Way to Solving the Foster Care Crisis in 41 Get on the Ballot for Bar Virginia Council Elections by Cassie Baudeán Cunningham 42 In Memoriam 43 Edward L. Chambers Jr. 43 Frank Opie Meade SENIOR LAWYERS CONFERENCE Columns 15 Opening Doors to Legal Services: SLC Updates the Senior Citizens Handbook, Encourages Senior Citizens Law Day Programs 8 President’s Message by John D. Eure 10 Executive Director’s Message 16 An Appreciation of James Madison, 12 Ethics Counsel’s Message A Virginia President 13 MCLE Board by Frank Overton Brown Jr. 45 Law Libraries 18 Using Simple Illustrations for Clarity 46 Technology and the Future Practice by Linda L. McCausland of Law 20 Virginia WINGS: The Supreme Court of Virginia and Community 47 Risk Management Stakeholders Work to Improve Adult Guardianship 62 The Last Word by Erica F. Wood Departments VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER 6 Forum 44 Conference of Local and Specialty 52 Disciplinary Summaries 54 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Bar Associations Fourth Circuit Amends Four Rules 53 Disciplinary Proceedings 50 CLE Calendar 54 Ethics Committee Seeks Comments 54 Calling All Active and In-good- 56 Professional Notices standing Lawyers on Proposed LEO and Rule Changes 59 Law School Digest 54 Nominate a Deserving Lawyer for 54 Supreme Court of Virginia Amends 61 Classified Ads Rules of Court an Award 61 Advertiser’s Index Cover: Fairfax Family Lawyer Deborah A. Wilson with her son Joshua Wilson of NovaLegalGroup, P.C. Photo by Deirdre Norman Virginia Lawyer Virginia State Bar The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar 2019–20 OFFICERS 16th Circuit Marni E. Byrum, President R. Lee Livingston, Charlottesville www.vsb.org Brian L. Buniva, President-elect Palma E. Pustilnik, Charlottesville Leonard C. Heath Jr., Immediate Past President Editor: Karen A. 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Benjamin Spencer, Charlottesville www.vsb.org/site/about/bar-staff. 4 VIRGINIA LAWYER | February 2020 | Vol. 68 www.vsb.org Forum Condolences I read, with sadness, of the passing of Roy B. Thorpe Jr. I met Roy when he was the Falls Church City Attorney, and Letters we were on opposing sides of a juvenile Send your letter to the editor to: case which ultimately made its way to [email protected] or the Court of Appeals. Roy was a capable Virginia State Bar adversary, but he was also accessible, Virginia Lawyer Magazine respectful, courteous and gentlemanly. 1111 E Main St., Suite 700 My deepest condolences go out to Richmond, VA 23219-0026 Karen, Jennifer, Laura and George. You were as lucky to have had Roy as he was Letters published in Virginia Lawyer to have had you. may be edited for length and clarity The highest praise I can give to any and are subject to guidelines colleague in the profession applies to available at www.vsb.org/site/ Roy Thorpe: He was the kind of fellow publications/valawyer/. who gives lawyers a good name. Mark D. Seidelson Manassas Jest Is For All by Arnie Glick A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Fastcase Legal Research Second Annual Virginia Law Student Wellness Summit start your journey April 1, 2020 LEARN MORE AT University of Richmond www.fastcase.com For More Information Contact Summit Organizers: Margaret Hannapel Ogden, Wellness Coordinator ([email protected]) Tracy Winn Banks, Virginia Law Foundation, ([email protected]) 6 VIRGINIA LAWYER | December 2019 | Vol. 68 www.vsb.org President’s Message by Marni E. Byrum Edward Chambers: A Lawyer’s Life Lived Well Each time I sit down to write terms on the Judicial Candidate the Task Force on Payee Notification. a column, I begin with a blank page Evaluation Committee. He was a The special committee and task forces — in much the same way that each of member of the Professionalism, resulted in significant rule changes for us begins our legal career with a blank Budget and Finance, and Lawyer our profession. slate. The practice of law is all about Referral Committees. He was on the Ed also served the public and the choices — how to use our time and our faculty of the Professionalism Course. legal community as a Commissioner talents. The choices we make define He served on the Clients’ Protection in Chancery, a special justice and a who we are — not only professionally, Fund Board, and as a member and substitute judge for the 9th Judicial but personally. chair of the Sixth Disciplinary District Circuit. During this year, I have written Committee.