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• •VBA News JournalTHE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION • VOL. XXXIV, NO. 5 • DECEMBER 2007/JANUARY 2008

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News Journal4 • President’s Page

Thoughts on the Power of Role ModelsGlenn C. Lewis

7 • The Virginia Bar Association Renames Award forGovernor Gerald L. Baliles

Legal Focus/Civil Litigation8 • E-Discovery Rules Coming to Virginia State Courts

Jon M. Talotta and Michael M. Smith

11 • VBA Members in the News

13 • 118th VBA Annual Meeting Schedule, Events andCLE Listing

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PresidentGlenn C. Lewis, Washington, D.C.

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Law Practice Management Division ChairDavid H. Sump, Norfolk

Young Lawyers Division ChairMatthew E. Cheek, Richmond

Young Lawyers Division Chair-electE. Livingston B. Haskell, Toano

Board of GovernorsThe Officers andProf. Margaret I. Bacigal, RichmondStephen D. Busch, RichmondHon. Rodham T. Delk Jr., SuffolkC. Thomas Ebel, RichmondCheshire I. Eveleigh, Virginia BeachHon. Robert Hurt, ChathamWilliam R. Mauck Jr., RichmondKaren Turner McWilliams, RestonSteven R. Minor, BristolJ. Lee E. Osborne, RoanokeStephen C. Price, LeesburgRichard C. Sullivan Jr., Falls ChurchLucia Anna Trigiani, Tysons CornerRobert C. Wood III, Lynchburg

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PRESIDENT’S PAGE

I have long been a devout readerof biographies. The trial lawyer un-derstands the power of telling astory through the experience of asingle person or participant. Like-wise, I have always found history(and most everything else) comesmore richly alive through the well-told story of an important player’slife. As a corollary, I believe we latchonto great ideas through illustrationfrom, and by embracing the experi-ences of, others. This idea is as well applicable tothe study of, or when following anexample set by, a hero or role model. No doubt: Inspiration drawnfrom a single great athletic perfor-mance might catalyze one hundredthousand youngsters to follow inthose footsteps and in that sport. From talking with many of you, Iknow you share my admiration ofAtticus Finch and that you too mighthave found a calling in the law sim-ply from being introduced to him or“To Kill a Mockingbird” at a youngor impressionable age. I have surely bored many of youthrough the years when writing ofmy childhood or early adulthoodand of this sports hero or that onesuch as Mickey Mantle, Cal Ripken,Dr. King, or Bobby Kennedy. Yet, stilltoday, I find the power of memoriesfrom such impressions remainsvivid. Moreover, the thought of theircontinued power is somewhat star-tling! Regrettably, as Cal Ripken is re-placed in our daily lives by BarryBonds or Michael Vick; as Dr. Kinggives way to Senator Craig andScooter Libby, as fallen leaders leavethe public stage (or much worse, re-main there!), as things disappoint-ing take on critical mass, it seemsright and good to turn to thosethoughts, those people, yes, thoserole models and heroes who havemade a big, positive difference in usand our lives and what we do. I am thinking now of a few of therecently departed and some merely

recently retired. Or, simply worthyof mention during such a “hero”drought.

VBA Inspirations As I think back over my time onthe VBA Board of Governors, I amtouched by recurring thoughts ofthose who have made a difference: We will all forever miss those wehave lost in our personal lives. MayGod bless the souls of so many spe-cial people I was touched to see leavethis earth in recent years. Here andnow, however, as I leave this officeand without disrespect to the memo-ries of any others, I mention threepeople forever in my heart and mind:Professor Roger Groot; Oliver Hill,Jr. and Judge Robert Merhige. Also, there are robust folks who,although happily very much con-tinuing to contribute each day, haverecently stepped down from thebench. I wish all of you a great re-tirement, or more than likely, a greatsecond career. Among you, I wish to specificallymention Judge Jim Benton and Jus-tice Liz Lacy. Both recently retired from won-derful and rich careers as appellatejudges in Virginia. Each touched meprofessionally and personally. When Judge David Stitt (anotherfav, still sitting!) chaired the VSBMandatory Course on Professional-ism, I was both a faculty member forthe course as well as having dutiestraining new judges and lawyerscoming on the faculty each year. That year, Judge Waugh Crigler(active fav, too!) headed up the new

experimental course geared towardteaching professionalism to law stu-dents. I was privileged to be asked to joina special group to launch this pro-gram, going into the law schools toteach a pilot curriculum. In that undertaking, I had the plea-sure to work with Justice Lacy. Sheand I were part of a team that taughtthe very first class in the T.C. Will-iams Law School Moot Courtroomat the University of Richmond. Shewas wonderful, fairly sparkling! Thekids understood she really meant itwhen she described how thrilled shewas to be there and to be a judge inVirginia. I still hear from former stu-dents who recall that memorablesession. (Although non-mandatoryat 3 p.m. and on Friday before a longholiday weekend, several hundredstudents crammed into every nookand cranny of that room.) I later was privileged to host thetelevision show “Law Weekly” withJustice Lacy as our only guest for theentire hour. She was terrific. Shespoke eloquently and passionately ofhow it felt to be a lawyer; to be ajudge in Virginia; on the legacy andthe responsibility, the community ofprofessionals who day in and dayout, make it worthwhile. Justice Lacy also spoke of being arole model and the first woman onthe Virginia Supreme Court. Shetook on many tough issues, includ-ing judicial elections (as happen inher former home of Texas), capitalpunishment, the lawyers’ image, etc.After more than 300 programs,people still ask about that show, to

Thoughts on the Power of Role ModelsBY GLENN C. LEWIS

“ I believe we latch onto great ideas throughillustration from, and by embracing the experi-ences of, others... As I think back over my timeon the VBA Board of Governors, I am touched byrecurring thoughts of those who have made adifference.”

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this day. Several years later, I was againprivileged to interview Justice Lacy,this time as she contributed memo-rable words on civility and profes-sionalism, preserved and shown toeach new student/lawyer on thevideo serving as cornerstone for theVSB Mandatory Course on Profes-sionalism. Most recently, I chaired the law-yer subcommittee for Justice Lacy’sSupreme Court task force on pro selitigation. Her leadership of thatgroup led to major reform propos-als to help Virginia’s justice systemcope correctly with the inevitableinflux and rise in pro se litigation andmeet challenges posed to effectiveand efficient administration of jus-tice and the legal system at large. Thereport from that task force and pro-duced under her expert, graciousand wise leadership, remains a vi-able response today. It represents thebest work of dozens of leaders ofVirginia’s courts at all levels, its leg-islature, and legal community. Throughout her career, JusticeLacy was equally at home in thecourtroom, the classroom, and theboard room. No member of the courthas done more for the system andthe community, working tirelesslyon innumerable projects and activi-ties for the VBA and countless otherbar and civic groups. I am truly humbled to participatein the ceremony honoring JusticeLacy at this year’s annual meetingbanquet where she will recieve thenewly renamed Gerald L. Baliles ADistinguished Service Award. I have worked with GovernorBaliles on many projects, workgroups and events through theyears, also including the VSB pro-fessionalism video, where he too stillappears with eloquent and timelyremarks. I could not think of a more fittingor better suited combination– topresent the renamed, GovernorBaliles Award to Justice Lacy, an-other distinguished Virginian whohas and still does continue to give somuch to the VBA and to the peopleof Virginia. Finally, I wish to recall and men-tion here, Judge James Benton, Jr. Among a handful of my greatestinfluences, Judge Benton will be hon-ored in conjunction with a futureVBA event. His recent departurefrom the Virginia Court of Appeals

represented the last of the originaljudges to retire from the first groupelected in 1986. In the early 1990’s, Judge Bentonworked with me for three years, in-cluding when I chaired the Board ofGovernors of the VSB Family LawSection. It was during this time thatthe family court project occurred,child custody laws were fully reen-acted; and the property statute un-derwent its biggest reforms sinceequitable distribution was begun. Although never himself advocat-ing anything, through his dignityand patient responses to hundredsof my questions (many foolish), JimBenton taught me what I needed toknow to ignite and direct my lifetimepassion for social justice and diver-sity in our culture. As a jurist, he is simply peerless.He is the great dissenter. So many ofhis dissents later became main-stream, black letter law. He was al-ways ahead of his times. He has the courage and the com-mon sense to see and to speak thetruth. Always. Whatever it means;where- ever it leads. What a rolemodel! Jim Benton helped me to garnerrightful recognition for Mr. Hill, wellafter the minority community hadlong begun lionizing his accomplish-ments as a civil rights icon. My ef-forts to create the VSB Oliver Hill, Jr.Award for law students; to honorMr. Hill with the Fairfax Bar Juris-prudence Award; and, in countlessother ways, events and hallmarkmoments, were all traceable in someway to Jim Benton. Each time, Jimcoaxed Mr. Hill to come and person-ally drove him to every event. Jim Benton always said his writ-ten word was his marker. He writesthe truth and it remains inextin-guishable, written forever. I will miss Jim Benton on the Courtof Appeals. So will Virginia.

Making a Difference In my remarks last January afterJudge Terry Ney administered myoath to become your president, I de-scribed what I considered a distin-guishing ideal of bar leadership.Given that our president serves a fullterm as board member, then anotheryear as past president, our singleyear at the helm is best approachedwith a long view. At best, the VBA President willnurture and grow the seedlings of

predecessor boards and presidentsinto healthy programs and initia-tives. All the while, during our briefmoment at the helm, we wisely mayplant just one or two seeds of ourown; we then must count on thosewho follow to tend to and nurturethem in future years. When invested, I discussed thecrisis we face in finding ways to bestredress gross deficits in Virginia’ssystem for defending indigentscharged with crimes. While long amatter of grave concern for caringlawyers and judges, the VBA Boardhas recently sought effective waysto measure and then bring publicattention to the issue. Along withfellow Board rookies Roger Grootand Marilyn Goss, under then VBApresident Ted Ellett, our Board ofGovernors debated, passed andimplemented historic measures toshine light on the crisis and our needto lead the way in fixing it. As senior member of the North-ern Virginia delegation, completingthe last year of my last term on theVSB Bar Council that year, I partici-pated in and helped to lead a paral-lel process within the mandatorybar on the same issue. While both groups came to thesame conclusions, it was the VBAthat produced immediate results.The VBA has led the way to attractlong-overdue legislative attention,initiate historic reforms, and finallystart to achieve more universal ac-ceptance and recognition of the needfor adequate public funding for thesepurposes. As among my first acts as presi-dent, I asked predecessor presidentBill Van Buren to continue yeomanefforts to bring his own indigent de-fense agenda to fruition and workwith a blue ribbon group fromVirginia’s legal community in thisarena. Largely from Bill’s leadershipand the dedicated efforts of very tal-ented VBA legislative representa-tives, funding was finally obtained.Work continues apace to increase re-sources, to activate and grow a cul-ture of participation and permit firstever data-collection from Virginia’slong-suffering court-appointed law-yers. We hope this may finally cata-lyze data-based funding and solu-tions for our core mission, most sa-cred and among the more noble as-pects of our public trust: To ensure

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that here in Virginia, Gideon’s Trum-pet is muted no more. It seems we are finally at the preci-pice, the path head: We have begunthe long journey to build, strengthenand guard effective delivery of thebasic Constitutional promise of fair-ness and due process for those ac-cused of crimes in courts of Virginia. That day three years ago inTyson’s Corner, as we started amovement leading to these reforms,we approved but wisely left for an-other day the development of re-sponses to a related matter of graveurgency - Virginia’s suspect admin-istration of justice in matters involv-ing capital crimes and capital pun-ishment. Through an annual workshop,other VBA efforts year round and thecommendable percentage of VBAmembers and firms donating thou-sands of hours in pro bono capitaldefense assistance, the VBA has longled efforts to enhance justice and de-fense for those accused of capitalcrimes. Long a champion of these causes,as he anguished over flaws in sys-tems for indigent defense as well ascapital defense, our late brother, Pro-fessor Groot, saw wisdom in tack-ling indigent defense separately andfirst. Since then, we have hoped for re-sults and long-awaited ABA find-ings from a three-year study ondeath penalty systems. They finallycame, just weeks ago. The study calls for a nationwidemoratorium on executions. It isbased on a detailed analysis of deathpenalty systems in eight samplestates: Alabama, Arizona; Florida;Georgia; Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylva-nia and Tennessee. The ABA project identified keyproblems common to the states stud-ied, including major racial dispari-ties, inadequate indigent defense ser-vices and irregular clemency reviewprocesses – making their death pen-alty systems operate unfairly. Like the VBA, the ABA takes noposition for or against the death pen-alty. Nonetheless, given widespreadalarm about flawed administrationof the most “irreversible” of penal-ties, since 1997, the ABA has urged amoratorium in each capital jurisdic-tion until the state “conducts a thor-ough and exhaustive study to deter-

mine whether its system meets le-gal standards for fairness and dueprocess.” In his report, the Project Chairsaid: “After carefully studying theway states across the spectrumhandle executions, it has becomecrystal clear that the process isdeeply flawed.” He went on to saythat “the death penalty system is rifewith irregularity – supporting theneed for a moratorium until statescan ensure fairness and accuracy.” Five of eight state teams urgedtheir own state leaders to impose atemporary halt on executions untilmore complete analyses could becompleted. Among those five - Ala-bama, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio andTennessee - were several sister stateswith Virginia in the Southern Con-ference of Bar Presidents. If you contact me, I will be pleasedto send you data or web links to ac-cess the full ABA report. As I stepdown, I am confident my fellowBoard members will remain faithfulto mandates of past Boards and turnto this issue in the near future tostudy and develop data, and as war-ranted, to advance related policypositions for this second prong of aVBA initiative, first launched in that2004 meeting.

A Call to Action Passing the torch. And so it goes. Another imperative is judicial in-dependence and seeking solutions toguard against troubling episodes inrecent years, evincing a less thanfully informed and open judicial se-lection process. Lawyers, must be consulted andrespected for informed input on ju-dicial candidates. The VBA is in thebest position to offer such non-par-tisan, informed and performancebased data for decision makers. Pub-lic confidence in the judicial selectionprocess is inextricably linked withperceptions of fairness in the justicesystem itself. And, that perception isnothing less than the cornerstone ofdemocracy. We are the lawyers. We must in-form the choice of judges. If not us,then who will? I have long worked at and spokenof promoting inclusion, diversityand fairness to women and minori-ties in the system and profession. As with other administrations, asI tend the seedlings of predecessors,

I am proud that those who followhave fully committed to see throughmy vision of real progress on thematter of inclusion and diversity.Nothing is more fundamental to myconcept of justice. How can a system offer perceivedand actual justice, when it so poorlyrepresents such a large segment ofour society. Nothing can divide usmore than justice denied by reasonof race, color, faith or ethnic origin.Likewise, we must work to eradicateany legitimate basis to perceive in-equities along these lines.

Help Along the Way Serving in this position has beena great honor; I have loved and cher-ished working with dozens of gov-ernors and families, among themsome of the most special people I willever meet. Each of you is pricelessand means a great deal to Kimmyand me. To Ed Betts, Frank Thomas, TedEllett, Jimmy Meath, and Billy VanBuren, inspirational presidents, eachand every one of you: Thanks fornoble and wise leadership. I learnedso much from you. You are great lead-ers and contributors to the finest Barin the nation. To David Landin, Anita Poston,Jeanne Franklin and the other VBApresidents, thanks for being therewhenever I had a question or neededanything at all. You are a great groupand all well-represent the best of theVBA. To Guy Tower: Thanks for all youhave done to help me succeed thisyear. You are a wonderful friend andone of the best things that ever hap-pened to the VBA. To Brenda Dillard: Words alonecould never express what each of mypredecessors so well knows: You arethe sine qua non of the VBA. But foryou, we could never do it. I know Idrove you nuts: Thanks for a decadeof always being there. You aregolden! To other cherished brethren andsisters on the board; to Mike Pace, toJohn Epps, to Steve Busch and eachand every VBA member: I am hon-ored at your trust and confidenceand will always treasure your kindwords and support. It’s been a ball. Now, lead the way!

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The Virginia Bar Association renamesThe Virginia Bar Association renamesThe Virginia Bar Association renamesThe Virginia Bar Association renamesThe Virginia Bar Association renamesaward for Governor Gerald Balilesaward for Governor Gerald Balilesaward for Governor Gerald Balilesaward for Governor Gerald Balilesaward for Governor Gerald Baliles First recipient will be Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy First recipient will be Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy First recipient will be Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy First recipient will be Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy First recipient will be Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy The Virginia Bar Association hasannounced that it will change thename of its Distinguished ServiceAward, given by the Association “inrecognition and appreciation of ex-ceptional service and contributionsto the bar and public at large,” to theGerald L. Baliles Distinguished Ser-vice Award. The first recipient of the renamedaward will be Supreme Court of Vir-ginia Senior Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy.Governor Baliles and Justice Lacywill both be honored at theAssociation’s annual meeting inWilliamsburg on January 18. Included among previous recipi-ents of the award are former U.S.Supreme Court Justice Lewis F.Powell, Jr., former U.S. Senator Will-iam B. Spong, Jr., former VirginiaChief Justice Harry L. Carrico andBaliles himself, who received theaward in 2001. The award was mostrecently given to Virginia SenatorKenneth W. Stolle for his leadershipin improving the state’s indigent de-fense system, a major item on theVBA’s legislative agenda in recentyears. “The renaming of the award forGovernor Baliles and its presenta-tion to Justice Lacy are entirely fit-ting,” said VBA President Glenn C.Lewis of Fairfax. “They have beennot only two of the most outstand-ing public servants in Virginia of thisgeneration; for many years they alsohave been consistently and visiblydedicated to the mission and pro-grams of The Virginia Bar Associa-tion.” A member of the VBA for 40 years,Baliles served as the first chair of theAssociation’s Committee on SpecialIssues of National and State Impor-tance, a blue-ribbon, multi-disci-plinary panel responsible for bring-ing to the attention of members ofthe bar and the public cutting-edgenational and international develop-ments that shape critical future le-

gal and policy issues. More recentlyhe forged a partnership between TheVirginia Bar Association and theVirginia Historical Society to educatelawyers on the impact of Virginia’srich history on its current legal andpolitical climate. He is currently amember of the VBA’s Commission onProfessionalism. Baliles, now director of the MillerCenter of Public Affairs at the Uni-versity of Virginia, was elected in1985 to serve as the 65th Governor ofVirginia. His tenure as governorcapped a career in public service thatincluded serving as the attorneygeneral of Virginia (1982-85) and amember of the Virginia House of Del-egates (1976-82). After leaving pub-lic office, he entered private law prac-tice as a partner in the firm of Hunton& Williams in Richmond. Lacy, a former member of theboard of governors of the VBA, in1985 became the first woman toserve as a judge of the Virginia StateCorporation Commission. In 1989she became the first woman to serveon the bench of the Supreme Courtof Virginia. She was appointed toboth positions by Baliles during his

term as governor and was in bothcases subsequently elected to the po-sitions by the Virginia General As-sembly. She served as a deputy toBaliles when he was attorney gen-eral and had previously worked inthe office of the attorney general ofTexas and for the Texas LegislativeCouncil. Baliles serves on the corporateboards of Norfolk Southern Corpo-ration and Shenandoah Life Insur-ance Corporation and has served onthe boards of the Greater RichmondWorld Affairs Council, the GreaterRichmond Transportation Advo-cacy Board and the Richmond Sym-phony Council. He chaired the Com-mission to Ensure a Strong Competi-tive Airline Industry for the Presi-dent and Congress and served as theeditor of CCH Issues in Aviation Lawand Policy. He has also served as chairof PBS and throughout most of hisprofessional life has been at the fore-front of activities related to preserv-ing the Chesapeake Bay. Always achampion of education, he foundedthe Patrick County Educational

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It appears that Virginia will soonjoin the federal courts and a growinglist of state courts by amending theRules of the Supreme Court ofVirginia to specifically addresselectronic discovery. By someestimates, more than 90 percent ofbusiness information is nowgenerated and stored electronically.Yet the Virginia Rules governing civildiscovery were developed at a timewhen nearly all business records weregenerated and stored in paper form.Although the Supreme Court ofVirginia was still acceptingcomments and suggestions at the timethis article was submitted, Virginiastate court practitioners should takenote of the likely changes – which aresimilar in many respects to the 2006e-discovery amendments to theFederal Rules of Civil Procedure1 –and take steps now to adopt bestpractices that reflect the realities ofcivil litigation in the information age.

The proposed amendments to theVirginia Rules – as with the changesto the Federal Rules and other statecourt rules – target three broad issuesrelating to electronically storedinformation (ESI): issue identification;production; and preservation.

Issue IdentificationUnder the proposed changes to

Virginia Rule 4:13, as with FederalRule 26(f), the court may use the initialpre-trial conference to establishground rules for the disclosure ordiscovery of ESI. Parties may be askedto address issues relating to ESIpreservation and production,including the format in which ESI willbe produced, issues relating toprivileged and confidential/tradesecret information, and inadvertentdisclosures. An agreement regardinginadvertent disclosures and post-production claims of privilege couldbe especially important under the

LEGAL FOCUSCivil Litigation

E-Discovery Rules Coming to Virginia State CourtsBY JON M. TALOTTA AND MICHAEL M. SMITH

proposed rules, because, as discussedbelow, the revisions as currentlyproposed do not include “clawback”provisions similar to the amendedFederal Rules.

Like its counterpart in the FederalRules, the effect of the proposedchanges to Virginia Rule 4:13 is likelyto be that counsel must becomefamiliar with a client’s systems andESI at the earliest stages of theproceedings (if not before the litigationbegins). In-house counsel, and outsideattorneys representing corporateclients, would be well advised to meetwith IT personnel early on to learnhow the company’s systems workand its ESI is managed and retained,and also to educate the ITprofessionals on the important rolethey are likely to play in discovery.

ProductionThe proposed changes to Virginia

Rules 4:1, 4:8, and 4:9 are intended toprovide protections to bothrequesting and producing parties, andto establish a framework for resolvinge-discovery disputes. The goal of thesechanges is to bring order, consistency,and baseline rules of reason toe-discovery, as well as to limitgamesmanship and the use of e-discovery as a weapon in litigation.

Inaccessible ESI: As with FederalRule 26(b)(2), under the proposedchanges to Virginia Rule 4:1(7), a partymay seek protection from the burdenof collecting responsive ESI based onundue burden or cost. This is acodification of the developing body oflaw recognizing that the potentialcosts and burden on a producingparty of collecting some ESI mayoutweigh the probative value of thatinformation. Thus, responsive ESIthat is unreasonably burdensome orexpensive to collect must be identified– but need not be produced – by theresponding party. Once the

“inaccessible” ESI is identified, therequesting party may petition thecourt to compel collection andproduction. In such disputes, thecourt will consider the request in lightof the limitations on discovery setforth in Rule 4:1(b)(1), such as theneeds of the case, the amount incontroversy, the importance of theissue, and the resources of the parties.The court may order the producingparty to collect and produce therequested information, or it may entera protective order. As with FederalRule 26, the proposed changes toVirginia Rule 4:1 also would allowthe court to “specify conditions forthe discovery,” which could includerequiring the requesting party to bearthe expense of collecting the ESI atissue, although the producing partymust still bear the costs of reviewingthe ESI for relevance, confidentialityand privilege.

Format of ESI Production: Theproposed revisions to Virginia Rule4:9 would implement several notablechanges to Virginia’s rules of civildiscovery. Under the proposedrevisions to Virginia Rule 4:9(a), aparty could request to inspect, test, orsample designated ESI. The proposedrevisions to Virginia Rule 4:9(b)would allow the requesting party tospecify the form in which ESI isproduced (e.g., native files, exportedfiles, PDFs, TIFs).2 The producingparty, however, may object to therequested form. Such an objectionmight be necessary in a particularcase because each of the variousformats in which ESI may beproduced presents its own set ofpotential problems (e.g., inability toredact, risk of alteration, limitedsearchability). In resolving suchdisputes, courts would likely findguidance in the proposed revisions toVirginia Rule 4:9(b)(iii), which statesthat if a particular form for

Jon Talotta and Michael Smith are litigation associates in the Northern Virginia officeof Hogan & Hartson, LLP. Talotta received his J.D. from the University of Virginia Schoolof Law in 1999. He was a law clerk extern for the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler (W.D.Va.)during law school and a law clerk for the Hon. James C. Cacheris (E.D.Va.) in 1999-2000. Smith received his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law in2006. Talotta, Smith and the other members of Hogan & Hartson’s Northern Virginialitigation team regularly publish articles and speak on electronic discovery and othercivil procedure issues.


ABOUT THE AUTHORSproduction is not specified by therequesting party, the producing partymust produce ESI in the form in whichit is usually maintained, or in a formthat is reasonably usable. As apractical matter, these changesshould go a long way towardeliminating a producing party’sstrategic production of ESI in oneformat while retaining that same ESIin a more readily usable format forits own purposes in the litigation.

Other Noteworthy Changes: Underthe proposed revisions to VirginiaRule 4:8, a responding party couldproduce ESI in lieu of answering aninterrogatory (as is the currentpractice with hard copy documents),if the burden of deriving the answerto the interrogatory would besubstantially the same for therequesting party as for the producingparty. The proposed revisions toVirginia Rule 4:9(b)(iv) provide thata party need not produce the sameESI in more than one form. Thisshould eliminate the burden onproducing parties to collect andproduce multiple copies of the sameESI simply because it is stored in morethan one location.

PreservationInadvertent disclosure: The most

significant divergence between thecurrently proposed revisions to theVirginia Rules and the 2006 e-discovery amendments to the FederalRules is the lack of protection in theformer against the risks of inadvertentdisclosure of privileged or otherwiseprotected information. Because theproduction of ESI often involves verylarge quantities of information, thereis always an increased risk ofinadvertent disclosure in an ESIproduction. Federal Rule 26 includesa “clawback” provision that allows aparty to demand the return of anyprivileged information or trial-preparation materials inadvertentlyproduced during discovery (theUniform Rules contain a similarprovision). 3

It is unclear whether a similarclawback provision will make itsway into the proposed amendmentsto the Virginia Rules. Arguably, suchprotections can be more important instate court cases, where parties oftenare less sophisticated and have fewerresources, but nevertheless may be

faced with the daunting task ofreviewing vast amounts of ESI forprivilege prior to production.Although search capabilities canreduce the costs of reviewing ESI forprivilege, this task generally remainsthe most burdensome and costlyaspect of the document productionprocess, just as it continues to be withrespect to the production of hard copydocuments.

Of course, under the currentproposed revisions to Virginia Rule4:13, courts may neverthelessencourage parties to negotiateclawback agreements at the outset ofthe litigation. As a practical matter,such agreements can reduce the costsof ESI productions, particularly whencombined with “quick peek”arrangements – which allow arequesting party to conduct an initialinspection of ESI (or hard copydocuments and information) toidentify the information requested forproduction, while allowing theproducing party to assert privilegeor other protections over the ESIidentified for production by therequesting party during its initialinspection.4

Spoliation Safe Harbor: Recognizingthe reality that all ESI and hard copydocuments and information cannot –and need not – be saved indefinitely,and in order to reduce theproliferation of spoliation claimsalleging intentional/negligentdestruction, the proposed revisionsto Virginia Rule 12(e) provide a safeharbor for the routine, good-faithdeletion of ESI. “Absent exceptionalcircumstances,” a party will not besanctioned for deleting or erasing ESI“as a result of the routine, good-faithoperation” of its electronic systems.

The safe harbor provision isespecially important to corporateclients, but it will be of little or novalue if the party does not already

have in place sound ESI policies. Forexample, if a party cannot explaincoherently and comprehensivelywhat ESI it saves and why as a routinematter, it will be hard pressed tojustify deletion or erasure of thespecific ESI at issue in defending aspoliation claim. Investing up frontin ESI best practices is likely to lowera party’s exposure to litigationexpense and discovery relatedliability.

Act Now to Ensure That YourClients Are Protected

With federal and other state courtsalready implementing e-discoveryrules, and Virginia courts likely tofollow in the near future, sound ESIpractices are essential both forpractitioners and their clients. E-discovery law has been developingfor more than a decade. In order to beready for the adoption of theproposed e-discovery rules by theVirginia courts, state courtpractitioners should become familiarwith the law underlying the amendedFederal Rules and understand thepotential differences.

Companies should implementrecords management policies thatinclude procedures governing theretention and deletion of ESI, andshould also include generalparameters for litigation holds inanticipation of potential futurelitigation. Records and IT personnelneed to understand their role in e-discovery before they are called totestify in a deposition, discoveryhearing, or trial. The favorableresolution of discovery disputes orthe admissibility of critical evidencemay turn on the ability to explain thecompany’s systems and defend itspractices in layman’s terms.

If your company, or a companyyou represent, has not yet established

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sound ESI policies and proactivelitigation strategies, now is the time.Review your client’s ESI policies, assistin developing standard templates androutine procedures for theidentification, disclosure, production,and management of ESI, and, ifpossible, encourage your client toinvest in technology to aid andautomate these processes.

By adopting a standard approachand disclosure templates, your clientcan reduce the risk that it will makeconflicting disclosures and assertionsregarding its ESI and recordsmanagements across different cases,or mismanage or destroydiscoverable ESI. Additionally, astandard approach can helpstreamline the process of identifying,gathering, reviewing, and producingESI, greatly reducing the burden ofeach new case on legal records, IT,operations, and managementpersonnel. Even small companies will

benefit from proactive measures thatmake the retention and destructionof ESI regularized and routine.

The draft rules are designed to limitthe potentially crushing burden of e-discovery on parties in litigation, butthey do not operate on their own tomake e-discovery easier and lessexpensive. They merely provide toolsparties can use to reduce their ownburden and expense, as well as toconduct more efficient and effectivee-discovery on other parties. Onlythose attorneys who are proactive,knowledgeable, and prepared tohandle e-discovery will be able to pickup these tools and use themeffectively. Those who fail to preparein advance and leverage the new rulesupon passage will quickly find thesetools being used against them.

NOTES1. The proposed revisions to the VirginiaRules also are similar in several respects tothe Uniform Rules Relating to Discovery of

Electronically Stored Information adopted bythe National Conference of Commissionerson Uniform State Laws (the “Uniform Rules”)in August 2007.2. Under the proposed revisions to theVirginia Rules, the provisions regardinginaccessible ESI and the form of ESIproduction would also be applicable to anon-party required to produce ESI inresponse to a subpoena duces tecum.3. It should also be noted that, in May 2007,the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rulesapproved a proposed addition to the FederalRules of Evidence, Rule 502. Proposed Rule502, among other things, is intended toaddress inadvertent disclosures of attorney-client communications and work productmaterials resulting from the burdens andrisks inherent in reviewing vast amounts ofESI often at issue in civil litigation. Under theproposed rule, the inadvertent disclosure ofattorney-client communications or workproduct material would not operate as asubject matter waiver, as may be the case incertain jurisdictions.4. The Conference of Chief Justices suggestsuch agreements as a matter of course.See Guidel ines for State Tr ial CourtsRegarding Discovery of Electronical ly -Stored Information, available online atw w w . n c s c o n l i n e . o r g / i m a g e s /EDiscCCJGuidelinesFinal.pdf.

2007 Sponsors Honoring VBA Past Presidents

58th Annual National Moot Court Competition Region IV ContributorsChristian & Barton, LLP

Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLPHunton & WilliamsMcGuireWoods, LLP

Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel PLLCMoran Kiker Brown, PC

Oblon, Spivak, McCelland, Maier & Neustradt, PCReed Smith, LLP

Williams Mullen

Hogan & Hartson, LLPHon. M. Langhorne Keith - 1994; E. Tazewell Ellett - 2004

Hunton & Williams LLPEvans B. Brasfield - 1985; Allen C. Goolsby - 1991; Hon. Whittington W. Clement - 1993;

David Craig Landin - 1999Kaufman & Canoles, PC

William R. Van Buren, III - 2006LeClair Ryan

G. Franklin Flippin - 1998McGuireWoods LLP

R. Gordon Smith - 1987; Thomas C. Brown, Jr. - 1992; Hon. R. Terrence Ney - 1995Troutman Sanders LLP

John F. Kay, Jr. - 1982; F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr. - 1990Willcox & Savage, PC

Hon. Toy D. Savage, Jr. - 1969/70; Hugh L. Patterson - 1981Williams Mullen

James V. Meath - 2005

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Congratulations to the VBA members who were recognized as“2007 Leaders in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly!

Richard J. Bonnie, University of VirginiaRichard Cullen, McGuireWoods LLP

Wyatt B. Durrette Jr, DurretteBradshaw PLCThomas A. Edmonds, Virginia State Bar

L. Steven Emmert, Skyes, Bowden, Ahern & Levy

Hon. Robert L. Harris Sr., The McCammon GroupRobert R. Hatten, Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein LC

Stephen A Northup, Troutman Sanders LLPWilliam R. Rakes, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP

Hon. Diane M. Strickland

NEWS IN BRIEF Divorce Mediation: Myths & Facts an Internet radio talkshow on the VoiceAmerica network, hosted by professionalmediator and VBA member Philip Mulford, has received theendorsement of the Association of Attorney-Mediators. TheAssociation of Attorney-Mediator, a non-profit organization,is the only mediator-related association limited to media-tors who are licensed attorneys. AAM’s experienced attorney-mediators offer a wide variety of mediation services through-out the United States and adhere to the highest training andethical standards. Divorce Mediation: Myths & Facts airs every Thursday at 2 PMET on www.voice.voiceamerica.com and is rebroadcast everyWednesday at 5 PM ET on www.business.voiceamerica.com.Past shows are archived and available on demand and fordownload on MP3 and Podcast.

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VBA member Hon. LeRoy F. Millette Jr. has been appointedto the Court of Appeals of Virginia by Governor Timothy M.Kaine. Judge Millette is currently a circuit court judge in PrinceWilliam County, where he has served since 1993. He wasamong those recommended to Governor Kaine by the VBACommittee on Nonimations to Virginia Commissions and Ap-pellate Courts. “Judge Millette is a first-rate jurist who has devoted hislife to the law,” Governor Kaine said. “I am pleased thatJudge Millette has agreed to serve on the Court of Appeals.His talend and commitment will serve the Commonwealthwell.” Judge Millette served as chief judge of the 31st JudicialCourt from 1998-2000 and has been in that position againsince 2006. He is also a member of the Circuit Court BenchbookCommittee and the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.

Over 70% of Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite 2007” are VBA members!

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Roberts Moore - Donald R. Morin - James W. Morris III - Mark D. Obenshain - Amy S. Owen - Robert D. Perrow - William B. Porter - Glenn W. Pulley - Robert F. RedmondJr. - James C. Roberts - Kevin M. Rose - Douglas P. Rucker Jr. - James L. Sanderlin - J. Jonathan Schraub - Robert E. Scully Jr. - Hunter W. Sims Jr. - Thomas G. Slater Jr. - Michael W. Smith - Jeffrey L. Stredler - RichardC. Sullivan Jr. - Daniel C. Summerlin - Ashley Taylor - John R. Walk - John L. Walker III - Anne Marie Whittemore - Emily Yinger Construction: Bruce E. Arkema - D. Stan Barnhill - Brian K. Brake - Thomas A. Coulter -Bradfute W. Davenport Jr. - Michael Gardner - M. Melissa Glassman - Barry A. Hackney - Christopher G. Hill - James D. Hobbs Jr. - Elaine R. Jordan - Vivian Katsantonis - Herbert V. Kelly Jr. - Robert H.J. Loftus - Neil S.Lowenstein - K. Brett Marston - William R. Mauck Jr. - Steven McCallum - Melisa G. Michelsen - Terence Murphy - Jack Rephan - Stephen G. Test - Charles Williams - John S. Wilson - James L. Windsor - Thomas M. WolfCriminal Law: Alan D. Albert - Anthony F. Tony Anderson - E. Scott Austin - Paul G. Beers - James O. Broccoletti - Richard Cullen - David Deane - John R. Fletcher - Peter Greenspun - John Hart - Michael N. Herring -Trey R. Kelleter - Andrew Protogyrou - John B. Russell Jr. - Andrew M. Sacks - Anthony F. Troy - John S. West - Dickson J. Young Family/Dispute Relations: Luis A. Abreu - Susan C. Armstrong - Edward D. Barnes - PeterV. Chiusano - Leisa K. Ciaffone - E. Thomas Cox - Cheshire IAnson Eveleigh - Ralph L. Feil - John P. Grove III - Susan M. Hicks - Brian Hirsch - Joseph R. Lassiter Jr. - Renu Mago - Frank W. Morrison - Kimberlee Harris Ramsey- Bryan H. Schempf - Patricia M. Schwarzschild - Andrea R. Stiles - David G. Weaver - Jerrold G. Weinberg Health Law: Rodney K. Adams - Briggs Andrews - Wyatt S. Beazley IV - Mark S. Brennan Sr. - William L. Carey- Kevin L. Cash - K. Marshall Cook - James M. Daniel Jr. - Patrick C. Devine Jr. - Martin A. Donlan Jr. - Karen A. Gould - Steven D. Gravey - Michael C. Guanzon - Virginia H. Hackney - Gail P. Heagen - Glenn M. Hodge -S. Owen Hunt - Matthew D. Jenkins - Jonathan M. Joseph - Heman A. Marshall III - Jamie Baskerville Martin - Sherri M. Matson - J. Robert McAllister III - Kenneth D. McArthur Jr. - Thomas W. McCandlish - Stephen C. McCoy- T. Braxton McKee - Thomas T. Palmer - Hugh L. Patterson - Anita O. Poston - Stacy R. Purcell - Malcolm E. Ritsch Jr. - Stephen D. Rosenthal - M. Pierce Rucker - Dennis M. Ryan - Lawrence R. Siegel - Thomas J. Stallings- Bruce C. Stockburger - C. Randolph Wimbish III Intellectual Property: Charles M. Allen - Patrick C. Asplin - Tara A. Branscom - Peter E. Broadbent Jr. - Robert L. Brooke - Sharon L. Burr - James R. Creekmore - JohnB. Farmer - Dana J. Finberg - Philip H. Goodpasture - Patrick R. Hanes - Robert P. Henley - Bassam N. Ibrahim - R. Neal Keesee Jr. - J. Michael Martinez de Andino - Dana D. McDaniel - Christopher J. Mugel - StephenE. Noona - Norman F. Oblon - Stephen E. Story - Ian D. Titley - Bryan D. Wright Labor/Employment Law: Thomas R. Bagby - Beth Hirsch Berman - Lisa A. Bertini - Susan Blackman - Elaine Charlson Bredehoft - StevenD. Brown - Dean T. Buckius - Jack W. Burtch Jr. - David C. Burton - Harris D. Butler III - Agnis C. Chakravorty - Peter Cohen - David E. Constine III - David P.Corrigan - Kimberly W. Daniel - Thomas J. Dillon III - Karen A.Doner - Karen S. Elliott - Patricia Epps - Reid H. Ervin - H. Aubrey Ford - William M. Furr - Sean M. Gibbons - Betty S.W. Graumlich - Anne Gordon Greever - Robyn Hylton Hansen - W. David Harless - Kevin D. Holden- Lynn F. Jacob - F. William Kirby Jr. - Paul G. Klockenbrink - Claude M. Lauck - Daniel P. Lyon - Gary S. Marshall - James V. Meath - Charles G. Meyer III - Charles F. Midkiff - Clinton S. Morse - Misti Mukherjee - DouglasM. Nabhan - David E. Nagle - G. William Norris Jr. - Susan Childers North - W. David Paxton - Mark D. Perreault - William E. Rachels Jr. - Gregory B. Robertson - J. Scott Robinson - Marguerite Rita Ruby - Dana Rust -James H. Shoemaker Jr. - Thamer E. Chip Temple III - King F. Tower - Thomas E. Ullrich - John W. Vaughan Jr. - M. Bruce Wallinger - D. Eugene Webb Jr. - Yvonne S. Wellford - Hill B. Wellford - Cathleen P. Welsh - DanielP. Westman - Burt H. Whitt - W. Carter Younger Legal Services/Pro Bono: Eunice P. Austin - F.Nash Bilisoly - N. Thomas Connally III - Trisha A. Culp - Sharon K. Eimer - Paul D. Georgiadis - George H. Hettrick - Phyllis C.Katz - Alton L. Knighton Jr. - Henry W. McLaughlin III - David S. Mercer - G. Andrew Nea Jr. - Stephen A. Northup - John M. Oakey Jr. - Carrie H. OMalley - James W. Speer - John E. Whitfield Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative:Terri Cofer Beirne - Henry D.W. Burt II - David W. Clarke - Whittington W. Clement - Cecil H. Creasey Jr. - Glenn R. Croshaw - Alan A. Diamonstein - Anthony J. Gambardella Jr. - Michael L. Goodman - W. Scott Johnson- John- Garrett Kemper - Benjamin R. Lacy IV - Thomas A. Lisk - Alexander M. Macaulay - Bernard L. McNamee - J. Bryan Plumlee - Steven C. Shannon - Brooks Smith - George A. Somerville - Lynn K. Suter - WilliamG. Thomas - Paul R. Thomson Jr. - Daniel R.Weckstein - Charles L. Williams Jr. Real Estate/Land Use: Ralph L. Bill Axselle Jr. - Robert C. Barclay IV - Antonio Calabrese - Daniel M. Campbell - Deborah Mancoll Casey -John V. Cogbill III - Thomas Colucci - Andrew M. Condlin - James E. Cornwell Jr. - Beverley L. Crump - Paul H. Davenport - Stephen Davis - Steven D. Delaney –Robert L. Dewey - H. David Embree - Benjamin W. Emerson- Jonathan A. Frank - Vernon M. Geddy III - Maryellen Goodlatte - Howard E. Gordon - Sarah E. Hall - Lisa Anne Hawkins - A. Brooks Hock - Thomas Johnson - E. Peter Kane - Neil S. Kessler - Daniel F. Layman Jr. - BenjaminD. Leigh –Valerie W. Long - Joseph R. Mayes - Steven A. Meade - John M. Mercer - William F. Miller - Glenn Moore - Joshua H. Rahman - David D. Redmond - Stephen R. Romine - Charles H. Rothenberg - John E. Russell- John W. Sills III - Robert W. Stone - Martin D. Walsh - William A. Walsh Jr. - Jay M. Weinberg - Elizabeth L. White - Jay F. Wilks - J. Page Williams - C. Cooper Youell IV Taxes/Estates/Trusts: David D. Addison –FarhadAghdami - Morgan W. Alley - Michael Armstrong - Peter A. Arntson - Elizabeth J. Atkinson - Dennis I. Belcher - Neal P. Brodsky - Eleanor W. Brown - Marie D. Carter - John B. Catlett Jr. - Deborah D. Cochran - C. RichardDavis - Allan G. Donn - Ammon G. Dunton Jr. - Matthew M. Farley - John W. Flora - William S. Fralin - Timothy H. Guare - W. William Gust - Stephen T. Heitz - Patrick W. Herman - R. Braxton Hill III - A. Everett Hoeg III -Molly F. James - Helen L. Kemp - Robert E. Lee - David S. Lionberger - Catherine M. Marriott - Bruce L. Mertens - John T. Midgett - Helena S. Mock - Robert C. Nusbaum - John B. OGrady - Amy G. Pesesky - Craig L. Rascoe- N. Pendleton Rogers - Nancy N. Rogers - Neil L. Rose - William L.S. Rowe - Harry P. Sakellaris - Alexander I. Saunders - Jane L. Schwarzschild - William J. Seidel - Donald E. Showalter - Maria S. Stefanis - Frank A. ThomasIII - E. Diane Thompson - Fielding L. Williams Jr. Young Lawyer: Sarah L. Allgeier - Jason A. Botkins - Judy Lin Bristow - Turner A. Broughton - Kristan Burch - Robert H. Burger - W. Huntington Byrnes - M. Eve G. Campbell- Jeremy D. Capps - Jeremy Carroll - Matthew E. Cheek - R. Johan Conrod Jr. - Mary E. Davis - Kevin J. Funk - Heath H. Galloway - Richard P. Hadorn Jr. - Kristie G. Haynes - R. Braxton Hill IV - Henry J. Huelsberg III - BethG. Hungate- Noland - Michael R. Katchmark - Nathan A. Kottkamp - Monica McCarroll - Lawrence J. McClafferty - Mark E. Murray - Daniel E. Ortiz - Stephen D. Otero - Richard H. Ottinger - W. Benjamin Pace - CourtneyMoates Paulk - Daniel M. Pringle - Sara B. Rafal - James S. Seevers Jr. - Rachel L. Semanchik - Jennifer E. Shirkey - Brent Singley - Kimberly Stegall –Christopher W. Stevens - Brent M. Timberlake - Christine A. Williams- Thomas M. Winn III


The 118th VBA Annual MeetingJanuary 17-20, 2008 Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Weekend ScheduleThursday, January 17, 20089:00 AM - 1:00 PM

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

12:00 N - 4:30 PM

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Friday, January 18, 2008 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM - 12:00 N

12:00 N - 4:30 PM

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Virginia Law Foundation Committee &Board MeetingsVBA Board of Governors Luncheon andMeeting (For 2007 Board Members.)

Registration and Information Desk Open

Friends of Bill W. (Open Meeting.)

Welcome ReceptionCourtesy of SunTrust Bank

Virginia Law Foundation FellowsDinner and Induction Ceremony


Continental BreakfastCourtesy of Virginia Business Magazine

Past Presidents Council Breakfast

Exhibits

CLE Programs: Concurrent Sessions (See next page.)

Spouse/Guest Program: A CulinaryDemonstration and Tasting

YLD Law School Liaison RecruitingRoundtable

Virginia Association of DefenseAttorneys Board Luncheon Meeting

Legacy Series Luncheon Program

“Lee and Grant”A presentation by Dr. William M.S. Rasmussen of the Vir-ginia Historical Society on behalf of the VBA Committee onSpecial Issues of National and State Importance reassess-ing the two generals to whom fell the greatest responsibilityfor the survivial or disintegration of the United States. Courtesy of Hunton & Williams LLP

YLD Executive Committee/CouncilLuncheon and Passing of the Gavel

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

5:45 PM - 7:00 PM

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM

10:30 PM - 12:30 AM

Saturday, January 19, 20088:00 AM - 9:15 AM

8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Managing Partners Roundtable“Law Firm Benefits - Dilemmas and Solutions.”A presentation by the Law Practice Management Division formanaging partners and law firm administrators - a frankdiscussion on important insurance benefit issues affectinglawyers. Courtesy of BB&T (Register separately)

Friends of Bill W. (Open meeting.)

VBA Portrait GalleryComplimentary digital photos will be taken of VBA couplesand guests as they enter the reception.

Banquet and Dance (black tie)Banquet courtesy of The McCammon Group

After Dinner Dance Music: The Entertainers Courtesy of Equity Concepts, L.L.C. and U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services Visual Presentation Courtesy of McGuireWoods, LLP After Dinner President’s Reception Courtesy of The Lewis Law Firm and Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP

YLD “After-Hours” Social

Members of the YLD (Young Lawyers Division) and the OLD(“Old” Lawyers Division!) are invited to participate in someafter-hours “gambols,” the popular tavern games ofColonial times.

Courtesy of Williams Mullen

Annual Breakfast and Business Meeting(Spouses and guests are welcome.)

Courtesy of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. andVirginias Legal Directories

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Exhibits

Reception

CLE Programs: Concurrent Sessions (See next page.)

Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg

Orientation for Newly Elected Membersof the VBA Board of Governors

VBA Board of Governors Meeting

General Session“Rights in the Balance: Individual Privacy vs. the Public’sNeed to Know–Should Americans Lower Their Expecta-tions?”

A presentation by the Committee on Special Issues ofNational and State Importance and Civil Litigation andJudicial Sections.

Virginia CLE Commitee Meeting

Reception (black tie)

(For 2008 Board Members)


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Educational ProgrammingFriday, January 18, 20089:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits/1.5 Ethics)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM(No Credits)

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM(1.5 Credits)

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM(No Credits)

Construction and Public Contracts Law Section“Sir (or Madam), Could I See Your Driver’s License, Registration and Green Card? What EmployersNeed to Anticipate with Local Government Enforcement of Immigration Law.”

Elder Law Section • Wills, Trusts & Estates Section“Strategies for Facing the Long Term Health Care Crises.”

Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law Section • Corporate Counsel Section •Civil Litigation Section

“What to Do When You Get the Letter: Tips From Experienced Intellectual Property Litigators on Whatto Do When Your Client is Accused of Trademark Infringement or Trade Secret Misappropriation.”

Lawyers Helping Lawyers“You May Be Your Brother’s Keeper: When Must You Report Another Lawyer’s Misconduct orImpairment to a Disciplinary or Other Appropriate Professional Authority?”

Business Law Section“Ranked #1 for Business: Where Does the Commonwealth Go From Here? The Virginia Chamber’s 2008Legislative Agenda and Notes From the Economic Development Front.”

Civil Litigation Section“Keeping Up With the Joneses (and the Cranes): Ensuring that Expert Designations are Sufficient AfterCrane v. Jones.”

Labor Relations and Employment Law Section“Twenty Ways to Get Your Clients Into Employment Law Hot Water.”

Legacy Series Luncheon Program“Lee and Grant”

(Spouses and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend. Register Separately - additional fee for lunch.)General Session: Committee on Special Issues of National and State Importance • Civil LitigationSection • Judicial Section

“Rights in the Balance: Individual Privacy vs. the Public’s Need to Know—Should Americans LowerTheir Expectations?”

Law Practice Management Division: Managing Partners Roundtable

A presentation for managing partners and law firm administrators—a frank discussion of health, life,disability and long term care insurance, child care, and other important benefit issues affecting lawyers.

Saturday, January 19, 20089:30 AM - 11:00 AM(No Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM(1.5 Credits)11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM(1.5 Credits)

Community Service Program“Pro Bono Coordinators Roundtable: An Open Forum on the Mechanics, Logistics and Politics ofAdministering a Pro Bono Publico Program.”

Health Law Section • Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law Section“Health Care and Intellectual Property: Emergence, Convergence and Divergence.”

Law Practice Management Division“The ‘Write’ Stuff: Teaching Old and New Dogs New Tricks.” A legal writing workshop.

Virginia Joint Committee on ADR • Business Law Section“Solutions for the Future—Interest Based Negotiations.”

Domestic Relations Section • Judicial Section“Fault Revisited in Equitable Distribution Cases.”

Law Practice Management Division“The Illusion of Document Management—Electronic Data Security, Retention/Destruction and Forensics.”

Real Estate Section • Taxation Section“Capital Gain Strategies for Landowners and Developers.”

“Strategies to Minimize Your Taxes and Increase Your Retirement Paycheck: Understanding theBell Curve of Required Minimum Distributions From Qualified Plans.”(Spouses and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend.)

Retirement Journey Series

Register for the wintermeetingon-line at

www.vba.org!

Community ServiceProgram information

on page 22

“Law Firm Benefits—Dilemmas and Solutions”


Fall Meetings and EventsIN PHOTOS

9th Annual VBA Corporate Counsel Fall Forum. 3rd Annual VBAVirginia Health Care Practitioners’ Roundtable. 15th AnnualVBA Capital Defense Workshop. 58th Annual Region IVNational Moot Court Banquet. 13th Annual VBA AdministrativeLaw Conference.

Pictures from:

FROM TOP LEFT-RIGHT: A panel at theCorporate Counsel Forum discusses thelatest developments in antitrust; Hon. Deborah Platt Majoras,Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and VBA Corpo-rate Counsel Section chair Michael Beverly; Criminal Law Sec-tion chair James M. Hingeley with Capital Defense Workshopcoordinator Prof. David I. Bruck; Hon. Majoras addresses theCorporate Counsel audience; attendees of the the Administra-tive Law Conference mingle at the reception.

TOP: A panel at the Administrative Law Confer-ence focuses on administrative and regulatoryissues; LEFT: Hon. Elizabeth B. Lacy, Senior Jus-tice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, addressesattendees of the Moot Court banquet; BOT-TOM: An ice sculpture greets the attendees ofthe Moot Court banquet


Foundation and served as chairmanof the Commission on the AcademicPresidency and for the Task Force onthe State of the Presidency in HigherEducation, for the Association of Gov-erning Boards of Universities and Col-leges. In addition to 10 honorary degrees,Baliles holds a bachelor’s degree fromWesleyan University and a J.D. fromthe University of Virginia Law School.He became the Miller Center’s fifth di-rector in April 2006. Founded in 1975,the Miller Center is a nonpartisan pub-lic policy institution devoted to study-ing, examining and sharing informa-tion about American government andthe presidency and promoting dis-course and bipartisan consensus inissues of national and international

policy. Governor Baliles and his wife Robinreside in Charlottesville. Lacy retired from active status onthe Supreme Court of Virginia earlierthis year. She is now a member of TheMcCammon Group, a provider of dis-pute resolution services based in Rich-mond. She is a graduate of Saint Mary’sCollege and the University of TexasLaw School and also holds a LL.M.from the University of Virginia Schoolof Law. She was an adjunct professorof law at the University of Richmondfrom 1995-2003, holds numerous hon-orary degrees and is the recipient ofmany awards, including the RobertR. Merhige, Jr. Outstanding Achieve-ment Award from the John MarshallAmerican Inn of Court and the Will-iam Green Award from the Univer-sity of Richmond School of Law.

Baliles Award In addition to extensive teaching,lecturing and presenting on a varietyof legal and law-related subjects, Lacyhas chaired many educational policybodies within the bar and the judi-ciary, including the Section of LegalEducation and Admissions to the Barand the Advisory Board, Central andFar Eastern European Law Initiative,of the American Bar Association andthe Advisory Committee for the Mas-ters in Law in the Judicial Process pro-gram at the University of Virginia.While on the Supreme Court, shechaired a task force on gender bias inthe courts and a committee on unrep-resented litigants in Virginia courts. Justice Lacy, a Richmond resident,is married to D. Patrick Lacy, Jr. Theyhave four children and two grand-children.

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FROM TOP LEFT-RIGHT: Administrative LawSection Council chair James P. Guy, II stands withHon. William J. Howell, Speaker of the VirginiaHouse of Delegates and section vice chair MikeQuinan; Health Law Section Council members T.Braxton McKee, Thomas W. Greeson, Patrick C.Devine, Jr. and Alan S. Goldberg at the HealthCare Practitioners’ Roundtable; VBA staff mem-bers run the registration table; the CorporateCounsel Fall Forum had a full audience. Attend-ees at the Capital Defense Workshop listen in;Past VBA President Jeanne F. Franklin talks aboutalternative dispute resolution at the roundtable;

All across the country, health care facilities,health care professionals, chaplains, the legalcommunity and others will be participatingin a collective effort to highlight theimportance of making advance health caredecisions and to provide tools for makingthese decisions. All VBA Health Law Sectionmembers are encouraged to participate inthis event. Nathan A. Kottkamp ofMcGuireWoods LLP in Richmond is chair ofthe National Health Care Decisions DayCoalition. Watch for more details!

Save the date: April 16, 2008,will be the inauguralNational Health Care Decisions Day.

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Robert L. Haig, a commer-cial and products liability litigatorand partner in the law firm of KelleyDrye & Warren LLP in New YorkCity, has once again enlisted ablehelp from the American BarAssociation’s Section of Litigationand Thomson/West to provide acomprehensive manuscript that isuseful to any commercial litigator.Few resources provide such a clearand concise analysis of all issuesthat a commercial or business liti-gator may face in her day to daypractice.

Mr. Haig successfully ex-panded the First Edition from sixvolumes to eight, and coordinatedthe comprehensive work of 199 prin-cipal authors, including 17 distin-guished federal judges. New chap-ters contain many subjects that areimportant to litigators: Case Evalu-ation; Discovery of Electronic Infor-mation; Litigation Avoidance andPrevention; Techniques for Expedit-ing and Streamlining Litigation;Litigation Technology; LitigationManagement By Law Firms; Litiga-tion Management By Corporations;Civility; Director and Officer Liabil-ity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bro-ker-Dealer Arbitration; Partner-ships; Commercial Defamation andDisparagement; Commercial RealEstate; Government Entity Litiga-tion; and E-Commerce. The seriesalso expanded the previous editionby incorporating over 1,800 pagesof pocket parts.

The series provides morethan just an overview of varioustopics that a practitioner may con-front in federal court. It provides ahands-on approach to creating astep-by-step strategy in any federalcase. For example, a lawyer using

one of the new sections regardingcase evaluation can quickly accesspractical considerations in how toadvise his client, how to respond toa complaint, whether or not to bringa counterclaim, and numerouschecklists of essential allegationsand defenses, and other proceduralmatters. Not only are such practi-cal considerations helpful for theyounger associate attorney whomay need a simple guidelinethrough the quagmire of variousfederal procedures, but they canhelp the more experienced practitio-ner find an immediate answer forhis client.

While these eight volumescannot address every issue at law,they can certainly lay the ground-work for any substantive researchproject. By way of illustration,when researching the issue of whatconstitutes a “reasonable inquiry”in response to a request for admis-sion, in order to answer that a partyis unable to admit or deny underRule 36 of the Federal Rules of CivilProcedure, one will be directed toVolume 3, Chapter 24 on Requestsfor Admission, which provides ci-tations to several key cases on thatissue. Additional research refer-ences, such as West’s KeyCite® Num-bers, are available to direct the dili-

gent lawyer to yet more case law onthe same topic.

The first 53 chapters of theset focus on procedural issues, suchas evaluation and investigation ofthe case, jurisdiction, pleading, dis-covery (including electronic discov-ery), trial practice, witnesses, evi-dence, damages, alternative disputeresolution, attorney’s fees, costs,sanctions and enforcement of judg-ments. Chapters 54 through 60 fo-cus on a variety of issues involvingcase management, such as tech-niques for streamlining litigation,litigation technology and manage-ment by firms or corporations, aswell as ethical issues and civility incommercial cases. The next 36 chap-ters focus on substantive causes ofactions that are typically raised inthe business and commercial con-text, such as antitrust, securities,mergers and acquisitions, admi-ralty and maritime law, contracts,insurance, banking, communica-tions, intellectual property, compe-tition, franchising, construction, e-commerce and more. The purposeof these sections is not to present acomprehensive legal treatise on eachsubstantive point of law, but ratherto provide a survey of them, so thatthe practitioner can quickly targetthe essential issues and establish her

BOOK REVIEW

Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Second EditionRobert l. Haig, Editor-in-Chief (Thomson/West and ABA Section of Litigation, 2005) (eight volumes)

BY JAMES C. ROBERTS, ROBERT L. BROOKE AND AMY G. MARINO

James Roberts and Robert Brooke are partners and Amy Marino is an associate at theTroutman Sanders law firm in Richmond. Mr. Roberts has handled thousands of civil andcriminal cases and numerous appeals in state and federal courts in Virginia throughout his44 year career as a trial lawyer. His practice area focuses on energy, special investiga-tions, complex litigation and government law. Mr. Brooke’s practice focuses on intellec-tual property and technology counseling and litigation; trademark and copyright prosecu-tion; intellectual property audits’ management and registration of intellectual propertyassets; intellectual property, technology, Internet and e-commerce licenses and agree-ments; and litigation and dispute resolution of intellectual property and technology dis-putes. Ms. Marino counsels companies and individuals on protection and enforcement oftheir trademark, trade secret, and copyright assets, and specializes in handling the legalaffairs of musicians and other persons in the music industry.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS


litigation goals in each area of thelaw.

The sample jury instruc-tions, relevant to the causes of ac-tion discussed in the series, are alsoextremely useful. They can save thetime of culling through numerouscases and statutes, since such in-structions are not often readilyavailable to the federal districtcourts. Also, many of the instruc-tions are straight forward, leavinglittle room for confusion. The samplejury instruction on plaintiff’s bur-den of proof in a copyright case, forexample, reads: “For you to find infavor of the Plaintiff, the Plaintiffmust prove that it is the owner of avalid copyright for the work at is-sue and that the defendant copiedthe Plaintiff’s protected work.”

The Second Edition is againsupplemented with a helpful set offorms on CD Rom. One criticism isthat these forms, when opened withMicrosoft Word, are converted andoften appear jumbled andunformatted. Perhaps it would bemore advantageous for Thomson/West to include other versions of the

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Young Lawyers DivisionWhat I Really Want to Say:Thanks and Praise from a Humbled, Outgoing YLD ChairBY MATTHEW E. CHEEK As I prepare to pass the gavel intothe extremely capable hands of theVBA YLD’s Chair-Elect, LivyHaskell, I was asked to write a “fare-well” article. I started drafting avery boring piece about the thingsI’ve learned during my bar service.One discarded article was titled“Friendship, Partnership and Mem-bership.” I thought that sounded cute. But, over the past eight years,many of you have already heard medrone on and on about these topics.You’ve heard me harp on the impor-tance of long-range planning, theneed for a consistent, organizedmembership initiative, the strengthof strategic partnerships with othercommunity service agencies andbar affiliates, and the congealingpower of fun. You’ve helped brain-storm about these issues over tele-conferences, during intense work-ing sessions and over the occasionallate-night cocktail. So there’s no need to do thatagain here. Plus, for my “farewell”remarks, it’s not really what I wantto say. Instead, I want to say THANKYOU to each of my VBA YLD col-leagues and to every member of theVBA Staff. I want to throw a mir-ror in their faces and encouragethem to realize how much they’vedone for our beloved organizationthis year. To do this, I’d like to share a fewisolated snapshots from 2007 andshine the spotlight where it be-longs. RELIABLE LEADERSHIP.Thanks to nearly 100 VBA YLDyoung lawyer leaders, so many ofour programs virtually ran them-selves in 2007. Take, for instance,our committees on Disaster Legal

Assistance, Domestic Violence, LawSchool Councils, Law School Liai-son, Lawyers for the Arts, MentorProgram, Model Judiciary, NationalMoot Court, Pro Bono Hotlines, Pro-fessionalism and Civility in Prac-tice, Town Hall Meetings, Wills forHeroes and Youth Court ExpansionProject. THANK YOU to each of theyoung lawyer leaders who helpedkeep these programs running atsuch a consistently high level. Youknow who you are. NEW MEMBERSHIP INITIA-TIVES. In 2007, Derek Swansonfrom McGuire Woods and his merryband of newly-minted membershipchairs helped to bring the vision ofa sophisticated multi-regionalmembership program into reality.THANK YOU all for your leader-ship. And don’t lay off thegas. I’m convinced thatyour efforts will pay divi-dends for years to come. THE FIRST ANNUALLEGAL FOOD FRENZY.Sixteen years ago, theNorfolk-Portsmouth BarAssociation began a food-raising drive in conjunc-tion with the Food Bankof Southeastern Virginia.Over time, the success ofthis program gained theattention of Virginia At-torney General BobMcDonnell who, in late2006, proposed an auda-cious plan: to replicate

the Norfolk-Portsmouth programin all six other food bank regionsthroughout the Commonwealth. Inpartnership with the Federation ofVirginia Food Banks and the Attor-ney General’s Office, the VBA YLDagreed to undertake this momen-tous challenge and installed the un-flappable Katja Hill from LeClairRyan and Chris Gill from Christian& Barton to lead the charge. Afterseveral months of planning, theFirst Annual Legal Food Frenzy tookplace statewide on April 2-13, 2007.By the end of the two-week fooddrive, the VBA YLD helped to raisea staggering 679,000 pounds of foodfrom more than 170 public employ-ers, private employers and lawschools throughout the Common-wealth (far in excess of an originalgoal of 500,000 pounds). The VBA

“ I want to say THANK YOU to each of my VBA YLDcolleagues and to every member of the VBA Staff. Iwant to throw a mirror in their faces and encour-age them to realize how much they’ve done for ourbeloved organization this year.”

The “Fab Five” who orchestrated the First Annual VirginiaDiversity Job Fair [from L to R]: Dana Dews, MonicaMcCarroll, Elaina Blanks, Nicole Terry and Karen Robinson


YLD was publicly recognized by theAttorney General and was laudedby the VBA Board of Governors andmany others. I was given the op-portunity to accept a plaque fromthe Attorney General and acceptedpraise from many others. But noth-ing could have made me feelguiltier. Other than installing theright leadership, I hadn’t really doneanything. You did. So THANK YOU. THE FIRST ANNUAL DIVERSITYJOB FAIR. The Commonwealth hassome of the finest law schools in thecountry, but unfortunately losessome of the best diversity candi-dates to employers in New York,Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Wash-ington and elsewhere. This has longfrustrated Virginian employers andlaw school placement professionals.So, in conjunction with Virginia’sLaw Schools, the Richmond AreaRecruiters’ Association, the Ameri-can Bar Association, the RichmondDiversity Alliance and other bar af-filiates, five intrepid VBA YLD lead-ers banded together to do some-thing about this. The result was theFirst Annual Diversity Job Fair, heldin Richmond at the Embassy Suiteson August 18, 2007. Approximately100 students and 20 public and pri-vate sector employers participatedin this inaugural event. THANKYOU to Elaina Blanks fromKaufman & Canoles, Dana Dewsfrom Goodman, Allen & Filetti,Monica McCarroll from WilliamsMullen, Karen Robinson from KayeScholer and Nicole Terry. This willbe a flagship program for manyyears to come. We all salute yourvision and tenacity. FINANCIAL LITERACY BRO-CHURE. THANK YOU to RudeneBascomb from Hunton & Williamsand Malloy Evans from Fannie Maewho, under a tough deadline andsupported by a generous grantfrom the Virginia Law Foundation,created one of the most professionaland substantive publications we’veever produced: a financial literacyhandbook for high school studentsentitled Making the Grade: Establish- The VBA YLD Executive Council’s Spring Meeting at the Sanderling Resort in Duck, NC.

ing Good Credit. THANKS ALSO toKimberly Pierro from Kutak Rockwho is helping to deploy this hand-book through our new partnershipswith the Virginia Society of CPAs,the Jump Start Financial LiteracyProgram, the Virginia Bankers As-sociation and the Virginia Associa-tion of Community Banks. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.The VBA YLD couldn’t get half of itswork done without the help of closefriends in non-profits, bar affiliatesand state agencies. To name just afew: the American Bar Association,County and City School Boards, Jun-ior Achievement, each of Virginia’sLaw Schools, Lawyers HelpingLawyers, Legal Aid Societies, Re-gional Bar Associations, RichmondDiversity Alliance, Richmond CityPolice Department, Richmond AreaRecruiters Association, Virginia At-torney General’s Office, VirginiaCLE, Virginia Court of Appeals, Vir-ginia Department of Motor Vehicles,Virginia Department of EmergencyServices, Virginia Food Federation,Virginia Law Foundation, VirginiaState Bar Young Lawyers Confer-ence, Virginia Supreme Court, andYMCA. THANK YOU for your sup-port, effort and partnership. Therecertainly is strength in numbers. PREDECESSORS AND SUCCES-SORS. A long line of VBA YLD chairstaught me everything I needed toknow about bar leadership. David

Anthony, Vaughan Aaronson, SteveOtero, Stacy Colvin, King Tower,Braxton Hill and Lori Thompson:THANK YOU for your example.Livy Haskell and Turner Broughton,THANK YOU in advance for thenext two years’ worth of strong lead-ership. You’re both going to accom-plish great things. VBA STAFF. I have no idea howthe VBA Staff does it. With a mod-est budget and a small group of un-believably dedicated soldiers, theVBA delivers quality programs, le-gal education, publications andmember services – along with themost fun and invigorating meetingsof the year. Frankly, our VBA YLDstaff liaison, Jeremy Dillon, deservesa darned medal. THANK YOU toeach member of the VBA Staff foryour remarkable commitment toour organization. GOOD TIMES. Finally, THANKYOU for the good times. Kilts.Bowling. Gambols. Lost afternoonsby the Homestead pool. Seeing howfar baby monitors stretch at theSanderling. Voekler’s family firedrill. Smashing crackers into thefloor at Sunset Grille. Cocktailsoverlooking the mountains atWintergreen. Enough said. On my behalf and on behalf of adeeply grateful VBA YLD, THANKYOU ALL AND GOOD LUCK IN2008. .


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The Community Service Program Annual Meeting Events

Williamsburg Legal Outreach Clinics

Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 9:30 AM

The Community Service Program Council encourages alllawyers and law administrators to participate

Pro Bono Roundtable: An Open Forum on theMechanics, Logistics and Politics of Administering a

Pro Bono Publico Program

FIVE For FIVE Community Service Food Drive

2008 Williamsburg Legal Outreach ClinicsJanuary 26, 2008 - James River Recreation Center (Grove)

March 29, 2008 - Toano Middle School (Toano)July 12, 2008 - William and Mary Law School (City of Williamsburg)

October 18, 2008 - Warhill High School (Centerville)

Each clinic is held from 10 AM to 1 PM

The VBA begins its fifth year of the Community Ser-vice Program at the VBA Annual Meeting! This year,we are collecting non-parishable food items, in non-breakable containers to donate at the CSP exhibit booth.Our goal is five (or more) per person but all donationsare welcomed. The Williamsburg Area United Way willdistribute the much needed food to area food banks. Thank you in advance for helping feed the hungry and pro-mote the CSP spirit of lawyers in community service.

Legal Outreach Clinics started in October 2005 as apartnership between the Williamsburg Bar Association,William and Mary Law School and Community ActionAgency as a way to reach the economically disadvan-taged in Williamsburg following Legal Aid standards.Four clinics are held per year with each being held in aspecifically designated area. The organizations ask that laywers that practice inthe Williamsburg courts volunteer four hours per year,or for one clinic. Each clinic consists of six to eight law-yers and eight to ten law students. The William andMary law students sign up to participate through Rob-ert Kaplan, Associate Dean and Director of Externships,at the school. The law students who volunteer at the clinics get tosee the process through from start to finish, gaining valu-able experience and the opportunity to work the experi-enced lawyers while seeing how they interact with cli-ents. Around 30 clients show up to each clinic. They mustfirst make appointments so that the appropriate typesof lawyers can be recruited to volunteer at that particu-lar clinic. After being greeted with coffee and dough-nuts, a law student does the initial consultation withthe client making sure they meet the Legal Aid stan-dards and to get a basic idea of the client’s needs. Thelaw student then takes the synopsis to one of the facili-tators who then sends them to the correct lawyer. Thelawyer then meets with client to provide legal adviceand, if necessary, representation. The clinics target certain areas of law: consumer law,immigration law, wills/estate planning, employmentlaw, social security, uncontested divorce, landlord/ten-ant and real property, protective orders, restoration ofdriving privileges, restoration of civil rights, Medicaid,

custody and support. The clinics are advertised through various outlets. Afew weeks before a specific clinic, flyers are sent homewith children in grade schools in that particular area.Also, the clinic is publicized on the local county televi-sion channel and newspaper, The Virginia Gazette. The clinics have been met with slow and steady suc-cess throughout the Williamsburg area. For more in-formation on how to get involved in a Legal OutreachClinic or information on how to start a similar program,contact Kelli King, co-chair, at [email protected] or 757-229-0001.

PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTSSpotts Fain PC is pleased to announce that Michael

James Rothermel has been named an Officer and Director ofthe firm. Mr. Rothermel joined Spotts Fain in 2000 and hasbuilt a thriving practice specializing in administrative law,commercial real estate, zoning and land use. Mr. Rothermelcurrently serves on the Board of Directors of the HenricoCounty Bar Association and is also a member of the Rich-mond Bar Association. He is a 1999 graduate of the T.C. Wil-liams School of Law at the University of Richmond.

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