2024 Small-Firm Conference and Regional Bench-Bar Forum
12th Annual Small-Firm/SOLO PRACTITIONER CONFERENCE AND
REGIONAL BENCH-BAR FORUM
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA
1 Partnership Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210
September 20, 2024
8:30 am – 4:45 pm
Live In-Person Event for Attorneys Practicing in the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Judicial Circuits
LIVE – Virtual Option Available STATEWIDE
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
MCLE Credit has been approved for (7.0) hours including (3.0) hours for Ethics by the VA MCLE Board for both Live & Interactive Attendees.
Credit is pending for (1.0) hour toward felony/misdemeanor court-appointed recertification with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC Certification)
Conference Sponsor
Lunch Sponsor
The McCammon Group, Ltd., Leaders in Dispute Resolution
6641 W. Broad Street, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23230, 888-343-0922
Platinum Sponsor
ALPS, The Nation’s Largest Direct Writer of Lawyers’
Malpractice Insurance
1-800-367-2577, www.alpsnet.com/corporate-home
For more information, please contact:
SARAH ANGLES
Human Resources Officer
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society
email: sangles@svlas.org
phone: 276.783.8300, ext. 2009
Live In-Person Event for Fully Vaccinated Attorneys Practicing in the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th Judicial Circuits
Virtual Option Available Statewide
| 8:30-8:45 | Welcoming Remarks, Etc. ~ The Honorable Eric R. Thiessen, Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia ~ Michael York, Esq., President, Virginia State Bar |
| 8:45-9:45 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ~ Terry G. Kilgore, Esq., Majority Leader, Fourth District, Virginia House of Delegates ~ Jonathan (“Jed”) E. Arnold, Esq., 46th District, Virginia House of Delegates |
| 9:45-10:00 | BREAK |
| 10:00-11:00 | JUDICIAL SQUARES (ROUND 1) ~ Moderator – Bruce H. Russell, II, Esq., Owner, Bruce Russell, P.C. JUDGES PANEL: The Honorable Michael J. Bush, Judge, 29th Judicial District The Honorable R. Lucas Hobbs, Judge, 28th Judicial District The Honorable Jack “Chip” Hurley, Chief Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Martha P. Ketron, Chief Judge, 29th Judicial District The Honorable Joseph B. Lyle, Judge, 28th Judicial District The Honorable Michael Lee Moore, Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Laura F. O’Quinn, Judge, 29th Judicial District The Honorable Richard C. Patterson, Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Brian K. Patton, Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Elizabeth Reece Robertson, Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Deanis L. Simmons, Chief Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit The Honorable Eric Thiessen, Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit |
| 11:00-12:00 | JUDICIAL SQUARES (ROUND 2) ~ SAME AS ROUND 1 ABOVE |
| 12:00-12:30 | GRAB LUNCH AND TAKE YOUR SEAT FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION ~ Lunch Sponsored by The McCammon Group, Ltd., Leaders in Dispute Resolution ~ Remarks from a Representative of the McCammon Group, Ltd. ~ Remarks from Emily Heird, Burnout Coach for Lawyers |
| `12:30-1:30 | JUDICIAL ROUNDTABLE – 10+ THINGS JUDGES WANT YOU TO KNOW AND/OR HOPE YOU REMEMBER (ETHICS .5 HOURS) ~ The Honorable Michael Lee Moore, et al. Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit ~ The Honorable C. Randall Lowe, Judge, Retired, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia ~ The Honorable Martha P. Ketron, Chief Judge, 29th Judicial District ~ The Honorable R. Lucas Hobbs, Judge, 28th Judicial District |
| 1:30-1:45 | BREAK |
| 1:45-2:45 | RESPONDING TO BAR COMPLAINTS ~ Travis J. Graham, Esq., Partner, Gentry-Locke |
| 2:45-3:45 | HOW TO HANDLE DWIS & DUIDS FROM START TO FINISH IN A SIMPLER WAY IN THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT ~ Robert M. Galumbeck, Esq., Senior Partner, Galumbeck & Kegley, Attorneys |
| 3:45-4:45 | ETHICS: A YEAR IN REVIEW ~ Thomas R. Scott Jr., Esq., Senior Partner, Street Law Firm, LLP |
| 4:45 | Adjourn |