Vol. 26 No. 2 Fall 2009 Docket Call Joanna L. Faust, Ed. The newsletter of the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar
in this issue Welcome to the Young Lawyers Conference Johneal M. White
Who is a member of the Young Lawyers will be held in January 2010 in Richmond. Conference (YLC) of the Virginia State Bar? The dinner honors newly elevated women You are a member if you are 36 years of and minority judges. This is a great age and younger, or have been admitted to opportunity to meet and interact in a relaxed the bar fewer than three years. Membership is atmosphere with the judges you may soon be automatic; there is no need to sign up, and seeing in court. Judges always have the best President’s Message, p. 3 there are no extra dues. practice tips and stories so this is a great opportunity to pick their brains. What does the YLC do? The YLC operates as a “bar within a bar,” What kind of community service projects does focusing on projects and activities that are the YLC sponsor? relevant and interesting to young lawyers, The YLC sponsors and participates in a including CLE programs and community variety of community service projects, such as: service opportunities. The YLC has a statewide network of Circuit Representatives The “No Bills Night” program, which is a from each of the state’s judicial circuits, and special call-in program offering free, a Board of Governors elected at the Annual confidential telephone consultations with Meeting of the Virginia State Bar. lawyers. This program has been held in all See You in Court, p. 2 parts of the state, including Abingdon, How can I get involved in the YLC? Charlottesville, Danville/Martinsville, Attend the events and join the committees Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Northern of YLC programs. Plan to attend the Virginia Virginia, Staunton/Lexington, Richmond, State Bar Annual Meeting held in Virginia Roanoke, Tidewater and Beach in June where each year the YLC Winchester/Harrisonburg. The YLC aims to sponsors a CLE directed towards young hold “No Bills Night” twice yearly. This lawyers. The 2009 CLE focused on opening program is truly helpful to many members of and marketing a solo practice, and featured a the community who may not consult a panel of attorneys who have successfully lawyer for fear of the cost, and is a great
YLC Events Wrap-up, p. 4 opened and maintained a solo or small service to the image of the profession. practice. This year, the YLC also sponsored a debate between the 2009 candidates for The “Wills for Heroes” program established Attorney General of Virginia. For the after the events of September 11, 2001. This athletically inclined, the Annual Meeting program provides simple Wills, Advanced features the “Run in the Sun” 5K race down Medical Directives, and Powers of Attorney the Virginia Beach boardwalk, and the annual pro bono to firefighters, police officers, volleyball tournament. The YLC needs sheriffs, and sheriff’s deputies, as well as to committee members and volunteers to emergency medical technicians. coordinate the Annual Meeting. The Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Every year the YLC also sponsors the Institute, which is a week-long Involvement Guide, p. 5 Bench/Bar Celebration Dinner. This event comprehensive seminar held in conjunction
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see you in court Robert E. Byrne, Jr.
Five Things to Consider for Your First Time in Court
This October, the Virginia State Bar will procedures of your court before you irreparably and you will lose your most welcome hundreds of new members, most of venture in – study any local rules that are vital asset as an attorney – your whom are practicing law for the first time. If in place, and speak with experienced credibility. you are a newly minted attorney about to practitioners regarding the practices and 5. Prepare. Practicing law is a humbling make your first appearance in court, peeves of the jurist you will be meeting. venture. If you prepare enough, there are consider the following suggestions to make few Goliaths you cannot defeat. However, that inaugural appearance run smoothly: after you have been around the block a 1. Introduce Yourself to the Court. Most few times, you will learn that the flip side of us learned in kindergarten to introduce Introduce Yourself is equally true – despite the number or ourselves to folks who we meet for the magnitude of victories you have achieved, first time. This is especially true when you ______if you are ill-prepared for a hearing there make your first appearance in a court. Be are few Davids who cannot topple you. sure you introduce yourself and inform Bring a Calendar the court that you are making your first appearance before that tribunal. Doing so Bob Byrne is a shareholder at is not only a professional courtesy, but it ______MartinWren, P.C. in Charlottesville. leaves a lasting impression with the court, You can reach him at and the judge will most likely give you a Know the Rules [email protected]. warm and memorable greeting.
2. Bring your calendar. Few things are & Judge more basic. It is vitally important to bring your calendar to every hearing, even if ______you are not planning to set any The Docket Call's additional dates. This suggestion assumes, Tell the Truth of course, that you constantly maintain regular columns and update your calendar and that you know your available and avoid dates. ______Criminal Corner, Study your calendar in light of the Ethics Corner, and governing procedural rules to make sure Prepare you will have enough time – but not Corporate Corner excessive time – to prepare for any hearings that you will be setting. are taking a bye due 4. Tell the Truth Even When it Hurts.
3. Know the Rules, and Know the Judge. Fortunately, you will begin your legal to space constraints. Not only must you know the substantive career with a presumption that you are and procedural law for your case, you will honest and ethical, and a court will give soon realize that every court has a certain you the benefit of the doubt when you Regular columns will make a representation. But if you make way of operating, and those procedures return in the Winter issue. will either be enumerated in local rules or any intentional misstatements, conceal be established by a particular venue’s the truth, or take too much liberty with tradition. Know the practices and the truth, your reputation will suffer page 2 • Docket Call message from the president Lesley Pate Marlin
Several years ago, my law firm sent me and a bunch of other So I applied WII-FM and figured out which activities had meaning and associates to a full-day, off-site workshop on communication and purpose for me and which did not. Needless to say, the YLC found its business development skills. From its fluffy-sounding title, the place at the top of my list of activities to keep because of all that it has program appeared to be yet another box to check off on my to offer. Specifically, the YLC provides young lawyers, like me, with professional development list. Nothing, however, could have been opportunities: further from the truth. The workshop introduced me to WII-FM, which • To make a difference in their communities through various public has forever changed my perspective. service programs; According to our instructors, the most • To develop leadership skills; effective communication tunes into and addresses the interests, needs, and concerns • To network and meet lawyers of diverse of its audience. Our instructors taught us that WII-FM backgrounds, geographical locations, every audience tunes into one radio station, practice areas, and type of practices; WII-FM, and that the call letters of that radio What’s In It For Me? • To develop professionally through business station stand for “what's in it for me?” development programs and CLEs targeted to WII-FM changed the way I approach my my interests and skill level; work. Not only did I become more cognizant In the VSB • To help sustain the profession through bar of my audience, but I also began identifying service; and responding to their WII-FMs. If a partner Young Lawyers • To practice public speaking and oral asks me to complete an assignment, I make advocacy skills; sure that I understood what that partner Conference, plenty! needs and create my work product • To hone writing skills and even get accordingly. If a client calls with a question, published in one of the YLC or Virginia State I identify the client's concerns and then Bar publications; frame my legal response to address the • To become aware of issues of importance to the profession and learn concerns. My work advising clients often involves helping them about legal issues outside their area of practice. balance legal risks with business objectives. If a potential client contacts me, I tailor my response to how I or other lawyers in my firm These opportunities are “what's in it for you” if you decide to can assist with the client's pressing legal issue or concern. When in become involved with the YLC. So I hope that you will join in and doubt about clients' WII-FMs, I ask. Helpful questions include: What help the YLC this year as we serve our members, the bar, and the do you need? When do you need it? What is your primary concern? communities of the Commonwealth of Virginia. What would you like to see happen?
Beyond effective communication, WII-FMs can be helpful in setting Lesley Pate Marlin practices labor and employment priorities. Shortly after attending the WII-FM workshop, an law at Venable LLP, in Washington, D.C. She can be reached at unexpected illness forced me to re-examine my priorities. I had to [email protected]. scale back some of my extracurricular activities to focus on my health. Check out the YLC Web site! Our website includes a flexible and searchable content management system, navigation similar to the rest of the Virginia State Bar’s site, and more information, more easily found. The upgrade continues, so check back regularly for the latest. Bookmark us now! http://www.vayounglawyers.com/
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Passing the Torch for the Oliver Hill – Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute Program Yvette A. Ayala and Rasheeda N. Matthews
It is a rare treat to be able to observe a change in a young person’s women would have such strong opinions about the inequities and perceptions and attitude, and to have the kind of impact that alters shortfalls in the law that they would be passionately engaged in a another’s course in life. As Co-directors for the Oliver Hill – Samuel level of discussion about possible solutions that even had adults Tucker Pre-Law Institute for the past three years, we have had just asking “why not?” that exceptional opportunity. To be certain, shepherding 20-24 high What we could not have known when we undertook to “just work school students through a week of “law-school classes,” expert panels with a YLC program” is how this experience would forever change of practicing lawyers, conversations with sitting judges, and an array our appreciation for the future members of our profession. The of unique extracurricular activities has been, at times, a daunting Oliver Hill – Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute is vital to ensure access experience. Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to work and to the law for young people who otherwise would not have the live with teenagers for a week understands the challenge of keeping opportunity to experience what the practice of law is like in our them interested and focused on the task at hand. beloved Commonwealth. Humbled and forever grateful, we pass this What we did not anticipate, and were pleasantly surprised to peculiar privilege to the incoming directors, Antoinette Morgan and discover, is that these young people, without exception, far exceed Lakai Vinson, with a bittersweet caution: The students may change, expectations and they shatter every stereotype about teenagers that inspire, and encourage you more than you do them. we “older folks” have come to accept as gospel. Who would have anticipated that conversations about hip-hop would take a back seat Yvette A. Ayala is a Magistrate for the Supreme at 2:00 a.m. to debates about the crisis in Darfur? Who would have Court of Virginia in the 16th Judicial District. believed that these young men and women understand the subtleties of the economic climate well enough to be planning their Rasheeda N. Matthews is a Senior Manager at professions based on the predicted course of industry? More CapitalOne. poignantly, who would have expected that these young men and Annual Leadership Conference Brings Together YLC Leaders Brian R. Charville
More than 50 members of the Young The primary focus of each Leadership The highlight of the Conference was an Lawyers Conference assembled on Saturday, Conference is the development of plans for address by Robert J. Grey Jr., a partner with September 26, at the State Capitol in upcoming YLC activities across the Hunton & Williams LLP and the President of Richmond for the 2009 Leadership Commonwealth. This year, Program Chairs – the American Bar Association in 2004-2005. Conference. The event, held each September, the YLC members who coordinate statewide Mr. Grey regaled the audience with stories of brings together YLC circuit representatives, efforts like the Bench/Bar Dinner, the his longtime membership in the ABA’s House program chairpersons, and members of the Domestic Violence Safety Project, the of Delegates and as part of the ABA’s Board of Governors for training and Professional Development Conference, and executive leadership, including many trips brainstorming sessions in anticipation of the the Minority Pre-Law Conferences – met with abroad and meetings with American and 2009-2010 bar year. YLC Board members to participate in a foreign leaders. He emphasized the crucial discussion about tips and best practices for role that lawyers, especially those who The day’s program began with addresses by planning successful statewide programs. volunteer in their communities and in bar the YLC’s President, Lesley Pate Marlin, and Topics ranged from how to recruit committee leadership, play in developing society and the President of the Virginia State Bar, Jon members to enlisting keynote speakers to upholding the rule of law. The conference Huddleston, about their plans for the obtaining financial support from sponsors closed with Mr. Grey exhorting the assembled upcoming bar year. Phyllis Katz, a partner and the VSB. YLC leaders to remain engaged in the with Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, made a profession, to use their unique positions as presentation about LINC, the Legal In other breakout sessions, YLC Circuit attorneys to improve the lives of others, and Information Network for Cancer, and the Representatives, who represent YLC members to make the most of the 2009-2010 bar year. opportunities that lawyers have to volunteer from each judicial circuit across the with that organization Commonwealth and are responsible for (http://www.cancerlinc.org). The State Bar’s planning and conducting YLC programs at Brian R. Charville is the Executive Director, Karen Gould, and a staff the local level, met to discuss the upcoming 4th District Representative to the liaison to the YLC, Maureen Stengel, program options in their localities. Featured YLC Board of Governors and an discussed leadership opportunities within the programs included No Bills Night, Assistant County Attorney in larger Bar, including service on district Community Law Week/Law Day, and Wills Arlington County. He can be disciplinary committees and at the Bar for Heroes, which all have been presented reached at [email protected]. Council level, and informed attendees about throughout the Commonwealth in the past the VSB’s resources for YLC members. with great success. page 4 • Docket Call
An Informative and Rewarding Resource for Young Attorneys: Involvement The 2009 Professional Development Conference 2009-2010 Monica A. Walker Guide For the 2009-2010 bar year, the YLC will coordinate a variety of programs in On September 25, 2009, at the State Capitol Building in Richmond, service to both the Bar and the public. The YLC has also formed four Virginia, the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar commissions to assess current programs and develop new programs for particular areas of interest to its members. hosted its Eighth Annual Professional Development Conference (“PDC”), a CLE seminar for young attorneys. The theme of this If you are interested in assisting with any program or commission, please contact any YLC Board Member, Program Chair or Co-Chair, or your Circuit year’s conference was “Taking Your Practice to the Next Level,” and Representative. approximately 50 attorneys attended to learn valuable lessons from a host of experienced practitioners. SERVICE TO THE BAR
The PDC began with Magistrate Judge Dennis W. Dohnal and ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION CEREMONY This committee is responsible for organizing and staging a special ceremony Robert Angle of Troutman Sanders, LLP, who offered tips for litigating sponsored twice a year by the YLC at which time all newly licensed attorneys the fast-paced “Rocket Docket” – helpful knowledge for any litigator are given the opportunity to appear before the Supreme Court of Virginia to who practices in the Eastern District of Virginia. Regent University be admitted to practice in the courts of Virginia. Because the Court sits in Richmond, this committee typically is comprised principally of young lawyers School of Law professor, James J. Duane, then presented on the topic practicing in the metropolitan Richmond area. of “What Every Attorney Needs to Know About the Fifth Contact: Martin C. Boyle Amendment,” which dealt with the many reasons why even innocent [email protected] criminal suspects should not answer questions from the police. Edward Everett Bagnell, Jr. Troutman Sanders attorney, George A. Somerville, provided insight [email protected] into appellate practice, while attorney M. Bryan Slaughter, from G. Brian Tacey Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel, PLLC, advised on how [email protected] to “Go from Second Chair to First Chair.” Next, Thomas E. Spahn, from McGuire Woods, LLP, spoke about the Attorney-Client Privilege ANNUAL MEETING/PROGRAMS This committee plans a CLE or other special interest program to take place and Work Product Doctrine, while Gregory J. Haley, from Gentry, during the Bar’s Annual Meeting held each June in Virginia Beach. During Locke, Rakes & Moore, LLP, discussed “Balancing Professionalism and gubernatorial election years, this committee typically schedules a debate. Rainmaking.” Last but certainly not least, the YLC was honored to Contact: Jennifer Haberlin have Virginia Attorney General William C. Mims as its Keynote [email protected] Speaker while the attendees enjoyed lunch. ANNUAL MEETING/ATHLETICS The PDC is a unique opportunity for young lawyers to learn from This committee is responsible for organizing the “Run in the Sun” 5 kilometer long-time attorneys who have truly become masters in their fields. foot race and the David T. Stitt Memorial volleyball tournament, both sponsored by the YLC during the Bar’s Annual Meeting in June. The information presented at the CLE is directly targeted to young attorneys from all areas of practice, providing them with precisely Contact: Andrew R. Tank [email protected] what they need to know to excel as they advance in their own budding practices. The CLE is extremely affordable and this year cost BENCH BAR CELEBRATION DINNER COMMITTEE only $95 for regular attorneys and $45 for government attorneys Each year the YLC, hosts a dinner to honor newly elevated women and while providing six CLE credits, including one for ethics. The YLC minority judges from across the state. The dinner provides an opportunity for young lawyers to interact with judges in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. was also able to award scholarships to the CLE to at least four young attorneys who had been laid off or were suffering financial hardship. Contact: Sarah E. Bruscia [email protected] The Ninth Annual Professional Development Conference will take BOARD MATCH place in Fall 2010. Planning will begin in Spring 2010. The YLC Board Match is a program that the YLC is developing to provide an welcomes volunteers to assist in planning and conducting the Ninth opportunity for local non-profit organizations to solicit new board members Annual PDC. If you would like to join the planning committee or and board participation from area lawyers. would simply like to suggest a speaker or theme, please contact Contact: Brent Timberlake Monica Walker at (804) 340-5210, extension 17, or at [email protected] [email protected]. CLE ON LEGAL ISSUES FACING CANCER SURVIVORS Lawyers are uniquely positioned to help family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers with the legal issues that arise from a cancer diagnosis. As such, the Monica Walker is an associate at Jensen & YLC plans to conduct a CLE to educate lawyers on the legal issues that may arise from a cancer diagnosis and empower them to provide such legal Associates, PC in Richmond. She can be reached at assistance to those who are in need in their communities. [email protected]. Contact: Jennifer Haberlin [email protected]
Fall 2009 • page 5 FIRST DAY IN PRACTICE SEMINAR to establish communication plans in the event of NO BILLS NIGHT In conjunction with the General Practice Section, natural disasters and other declared emergencies. The Conference, through this committee, conducts this committee plans and implements the First Day No Bills Nights to provide a forum for the public in Practice Seminar for new lawyers traditionally Contact: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. throughout Virginia to raise legal issues and to seek held the day after the Fall Admission and [email protected] information regarding their legal rights, without Orientation Ceremony. cost. This year, the Conference hopes to put on Ronald A. Page, Jr. programs in Abingdon, Charlottesville, Contact: Ryan Glasgow [email protected] Danville/Martinsville, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, [email protected] IMMIGRANT OUTREACH Northern Virginia, Staunton/Lexington, Richmond, Roanoke, Tidewater and Winchester/Harrisonburg. Ronald A. Page, Jr. This committee designs projects, including the [email protected] Immigrant Outreach-Education Regarding Contact: William Wirt Brock Deportation Ramifications of Criminal Convictions [email protected] NEWSLETTER/DOCKET CALL program, to raise awareness about the legal issues The editor and editorial board of the Docket Call are facing Virginia’s immigrant population. Regional Contacts: responsible for publishing four issues of the YLC’s Abingdon newsletter each year. Contact: Emily Sumner Cameron Bel [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Joanna Faust, Editor Danville [email protected] Hyojin Bae [email protected] Darren W. Bentley [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Northern Virginia This committee implements a one day CLE program LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Recognizing the need for a resource addressing the Katherine Martell addressing practice tips and professionalism issues [email protected] specific to young lawyers. legal issues faced by cancer survivors in the Commonwealth, the YLC plans to develop a Richmond Contact: Robert E. Byrne, Jr. Handbook covering topics such as insurance, Mary E. (Betsy) Davis [email protected] employment, advance medical directives, and wills. [email protected] Once drafted and approved by the VSB’s Vacant locations: Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Monica A. Walker Publications committee, the Handbook will be Lexington/Staunton, Lynchburg, Martinsville, [email protected] printed and distributed to medical facilities and Roanoke, Tidewater, and Winchester cancer advocacy organizations throughout the UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL OLIVER HILL/SAMUEL TUCKER Commonwealth. Unlock Your Potential focuses on the various career PRE-LAW INSTITUTE paths available to young lawyers and provides Contact: Kristi Cahoon The Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference in programming designed to highlight various career [email protected] conjunction with the Millennium Diversity Initiative options. Specifically, materials are available to assist and the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School young lawyers in evaluating whether solo practice is MENTAL HEALTH LAW COMMITTEE of Law has designed a program, the Oliver the path best for them and to help them in This committee develops programs to provide Hill/Samuel Tucker Law Institute, to facilitate exploring the various facets of forming and access to legal services to citizens with mental health diversity in the legal profession. The program developing a solo law practice. disabilities. The committee currently sponsors enables at-risk, minority students to attend a week- Contact: Yvette A. Ayala projects in the Northern Virginia and Albemarle long comprehensive seminar that encourages them [email protected] areas that provide free legal counsel on a limited to become members of the legal profession. range of issues to institutionalized persons and outpatients. Contact: Antoinette N. Morgan SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC [email protected] Contact: Lara Jacobs COMMUNITY LAW WEEK [email protected] Lakai C. Vinson This committee develops programs and sponsoring [email protected] activities during the first week in May devoted to Ronald A. Page, Jr. enhancing the public’s awareness and appreciation [email protected] STUDENTS DAY AT THE CAPITOL of the role of law in American life. Included among This committee organizes efforts to teach children the activities are presentations in the media, MINORITY PRE-LAW CONFERENCE about the judiciary, including coordinating a visit to programs in the public schools, and public forums. This committee plans a seminar that strives to the capitol in Richmond. expose college students, especially minority Contact: Jody La students, to many aspects of a legal career. From Contact: Lindsey H. McGinnis [email protected] LSAT prep courses, mock law school classes, and a [email protected] mock trial to panel discussions with the bench, bar, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFETY PROJECT and law students, this course provides valuable WILLS FOR HEROES esponse to the events of September 11, 2001, The committee is responsible for developing information to Virginia students considering a career In r oung Lawyers Division of the South Carolina programs to raise awareness about legal issues in the law. The event is held in Northern Virginia, the Y related to domestic violence. The DVSP has, for Southern Virginia, and Tidewater. Bar Association created a program called Wills for example, distributed a Safety Brochure and a Legal Heroes to allow the legal community to show its Pamphlet in both English and Spanish to domestic Contact: Samantha Ahuja (Northern Virginia) appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices made by violence victims statewide. The DVSP also trains [email protected] firefighters, police, sheriffs and emergency medical technicians. This committee, in conjunction with attorneys to provide pro bono representation to Brian T. Wesley (Northern Virginia) VBA-YLD, has developed and implemented a domestic violence victims. [email protected] program in the Commonwealth to provide simple Contact: Edward C. “Ted” Eich Lindsey A. Waters (Southern Virginia) wills, advanced medical directives, and powers of [email protected] [email protected] attorney to First Responders on a pro bono basis.
EMERGENCY LEGAL SERVICES Christen C. Church (Southern Virginia) Contact: Andrew G. Geyer This committee, in conjunction with VBA-YLD, has [email protected] [email protected] developed and implemented a statewide Emergency ______Jeffrey Michael Bourne (Tidewater) Legal Services Response Plan, which includes training A full listing of volunteer opportunities, including six [email protected] volunteers and working with other bar organizations Commissions , and a volunteer form can be found at http://www.vsb.org/docs/conferences/young- lawyers/Cmte_Descriptions.pdf. page 6 • Docket Call 2009-2010 Circuit Representatives In 1983, the YLC established a statewide network of Circuit Representatives The primary responsibility of each Circuit Representative is to organize and carry appointed from each of the state’s 31 judicial circuits. This network is designed to out an annual project for young lawyers in his or her judicial circuit. These projects meet three objectives: (1) to provide a liaison between practicing young lawyers on have ranged from CLE programs to community service programs to YLC the local level and the Young Lawyers Conference Board of Governors; (2) to membership projects. If you are interested in becoming a Circuit Representative or promote statewide communication and participation among young lawyers in the assisting with any of the projects of the YLC, please contact any YLC Board projects and activities of the YLC; and (3) to increase the quantity and quality of Member or your Circuit Representative. public service legal programming throughout the Commonwealth. FIRST CIRCUIT [email protected] NINETEENTH CIRCUIT TWENTY-SEVENTH CIRCUIT City: Chesapeake Misty Nichole Clark City: Fairfax City: Galax & Radford Vacant Southside Family Law, PLC County: Fairfax Counties: Pulaski, Wythe, Carroll, [email protected] Kimberly C. Waletich Grayson, Montgomery, Floyd, Giles, SECOND CIRCUIT The Roop Law Firm, PLLC Bland City: Virginia Beach ELEVENTH CIRCUIT [email protected] Brandon R. Boyles Counties: Accomack & City: Petersburg [email protected] Northhampton Counties: Amelia, Dinwiddie, TWENTIETH CIRCUIT Mark C. Hardman Nottoway, Powhatan Counties: Loudon, Fauquier, & TWENTY-EIGHTH CIRCUIT Williams Mullen Lara K. Jacobs Rappahannock City: Bristol [email protected] [email protected] Timothy P. Bosson Counties: Smyth & Washington Simms Showers, LLP Jonathan Yarborough THIRD CIRCUIT TWELFTH CIRCUIT [email protected] PennStuart City: Portsmouth City: Colonial Heights Marie E. Washington [email protected] Davina A. De Braux County: Chesterfield Law Office of Mark B. Williams, PLC A. Jill Kinser Lawson [email protected] Ashley Lowman Slone [email protected] Smyth County Commonwealth’s Englisby, Englisby, Vaughn & Andrew A. Painter Attorney’s Office FOURTH CIRCUIT Englisby Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, Omrich, & [email protected] City: Norfolk [email protected] Walsh, PC Sally-Ann Kass [email protected] TWENTY-NINTH CIRCUIT Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney THIRTEENTH CIRCUIT Counties: Giles, Bland, Tazewell, City of Virginia Beach City: Richmond TWENTY-FIRST CIRCUIT Buchanan, Russell, Dickenson [email protected] William D. “Will” Prince IV City: Martinsville Vacant ThompsonMcMullan Counties: Patrick & Henry FIFTH CIRCUIT [email protected] Vacant THIRTIETH CIRCUIT Cities: Franklin & Suffolk City: Norton Counties: Isle of Wight & FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT TWENTY-SECOND CIRCUIT Counties: Wise, Scott, Lee Southhampton County: Henrico City: Danville M. Suzanne Kerney-Quillen Vacant Rhodes B. Ritenour Counties: Pittsylvania & Franklin Wise County Commonwealth’s LeClairRyan Seth Michael Land Attorney’s Office SIXTH CIRCUIT [email protected] Clement & Wheatley [email protected] Cities: Emporia & Hopewell [email protected] Counties: Prince George, Surry, FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT Leslie R. Adams THIRTY-FIRST CIRCUIT Sussex, Greenville, & Brunswick City: Fredericksburg [email protected] Cities: Manassas & Manassas Park Rhanelle E. Collins-Meredith Counties: King George, Stafford, County: Prince William [email protected] Spotsylvania, Caroline, Hanover, TWENTY-THIRD CIRCUIT Jessica M. Gurzo Westmoreland, Richmond, Essex, Cities: Roanoke & Salem Hudson, Carluzzo & Rochkind, P.C. SEVENTH CIRCUIT Lancaster, & Northumberland Counties: Roanoke [email protected] City: Newport News Margaret Ellyn Collins Patice L. Holland Christopher L. Rathlev Parrish Houck & Snead, PLC Woods Rogers PLC [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] YLC BOARD LIAISONS FOR CIRCUIT REPS: EIGHTH CIRCUIT SIXTEENTH CIRCUIT TWENTY-FOURTH CIRCUIT City: Hampton City: Charlottesville Cities: Lynchburg& Bedford Carson H. Sullivan Selena S. Glenn Counties: Madison, Greene, Counties: Nelson, Amherst, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP [email protected] Albemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland, Campbell, & Bedford [email protected] Louisa, Orange, & Culpeper Eric E. Harrison Trevor A. Moe NINTH CIRCUIT Clarissa T. Berry [email protected] Office of Senator Jim Webb City: Williamsburg Davies, Barrell, Will, Lewellyn, and Michael R. Sloan [email protected] Counties: York, James City, Charles Edwards, PLC [email protected] Sarah Louppe Petcher City, New Kent, Gloucester, [email protected] Northern Virginia Association of Matthews, Middlesex, King William, TWENTY-FIFTH CIRCUIT REALTORS®, Inc. King & Queen SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT Cities: Covington, Lexington, [email protected] William L. Holt City: Falls Church Staunton, Buena Vista, Clifton Forge, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. County: Arlington Waynesboro [email protected] Jay E. Burkholder Counties: Highland, Augusta, William W. Sleeth, III Arlington County Commonwealth’s Rockbridge, Bath, Alleghany, LeClairRyan Attorney’s Office Botetourt, Craig [email protected] [email protected] Craig A. Penny If you are interested in Heslep & Kearney, P.C. becoming a Circuit TENTH CIRCUIT EIGHTEENTH CIRCUIT [email protected] Representative or assisting Counties: Appomattox, Buckingham, City: Alexandria with any of the projects of Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Justin Fairfax TWENTY-SIXTH CIRCUIT the YLC, please contact any Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, & Prince Wilmer Hale Cities: Harrisonburg & Winchester YLC Board Member or your Edward [email protected] Counties: Frederick, Clarke, Courtney E. Griffin Patricia Donkor Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Circuit Representative. Halifax County Public Defender Office of the Public Defender Warren [email protected] [email protected] Vacant Edward E. Coleman, III Fall 2009 • page 7 PRESORTED STANDARD Docket Call U.S. POSTAGE PAID RICHMOND, VA Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference PERMIT NO. 709 707 East Main Street, Suite 1500 Richmond, VA 23219-2800
Welcome to the YLC, continued from front cover Visit http://www.vayounglawyers.com for information on these programs and with the Millennium Diversity Initiative and others such as the Board Match Program, Docket Call the University of Richmond T.C. Williams Children and the Law Commission, A quarterly publication of the School of Law. This program, as well as the Domestic Violence Safety Project, Immigrant Young Lawyers Conference Minority Pre-law Project, aims to encourage Outreach Program, Mental Health Law minority students to enter the legal Committee, and the Pro Bono Commission. of the Virginia State Bar. profession. The YLC welcomes volunteers for all of these activities and more in order to keep young The Emergency Legal Services program lawyers relevant and engaged in the Virginia Editor: provides assistance to those affected by State Bar and the community as a whole. Joanna L. Faust natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. Volunteers are trained to Board Liaison: assist with disaster-related legal needs such Johneal M. White is an Brian R. Charville as insurance claims, landlord-tenant issues, associate at Glenn Robinson & home repair, and lost documents among Cathey PLC in Roanoke. She can Design & Production: other issues. be reached at Madonna G. Dersch [email protected]. Docket Call welcomes contributions from members of the YLC. For a complete, up-to-date list of events, please visit: http://www.vsb.org/site/events/ Send submissions to: Joanna L. Faust LeClairRyan 225 Reinekers Lane Address Change? Suite 700 If you have moved or changed your address, please see the VSB Membership Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Department’s page on the Web for an address update form, at [email protected] www.vsb.org/site/members/.