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Young Lawyers Conference

A Conference of the Virginia State Bar.

Programs

The YLC develops its programs in the areas of service to the bar and service to the public, with an eye toward improving access to justice, the quality of the judicial system and the legal profession. The overall committee structure changes each year by succeeding Presidents, with new programs being regularly added ito existing programs in order to address the immediate needs of the profession and the public. view committee descriptions (PDF)

 

VIRGINIA STATE BAR YOUNG LAWYERS CONFERENCE
Program Chairs 2009-2010

SERVICE TO THE BAR

ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION CEREMONY

Chair:  

 

 

 

 

Sponsors Coordinator

 

 

 

Volunteer Coordinator

Martin C. Boyle
McGuireWoods
One James Center
 901 East Cary Street
 Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
(804) 775-1414
Fax (804) 698-2091

Edward Everett Bagnell, Jr
Spotts Fain
411 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA  23219-2200
(804) 697-2077
Fax (804) 697-2100

G. Brian Tacey
Duane, Hauck & Gnapp, P.C.
10 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA  23219-2106
(804) 644-7400
Fax (804) 649-8329

Liaison: Barrett Lucy

ANNUAL MEETING

 

Programs:

 

 

Athletics:

 

Jennifer Haberlin
4779 Tapestry Drive
Fairfax, VA  22032
(703) 855-5001  cell

Andrew R. Tank
Condo, Kelly & Byrnes
8444 Westpark Dr., Suite 500
McLean, VA  22102
(703) 442-0888
Fax (703) 442-0294

Liaison:  Maureen Danker

BENCH/BAR CELEBRATION DINNER

 

Chair:

Sarah E. Bruscia
Batzli Wood & Stiles PC
Suite 200
10900 Nuckols Road
Glen Allen, VA  23060
(804) 545-9800

Liaison:  Mollie Barton

BOARD MATCH

 

Chair:

Brent Timberlake 
Troutman Sanders LLP
Troutman Sanders Building
P.O. Box 1122
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 697-1368
Fax (804) 697-6064

Liaison:  Megan Bradshaw

CLE ON LEGAL ISSUES FACING CANCER SURVIVORS

 

Chair:

Jennifer Haberlin
4779 Tapestry Drive
Fairfax, VA  22032
(703) 855-5001  cell

Liaison:  Lesley Pate Marlin

DOCKET CALL

 

Editor:

Joanna Faust
LeClairRyan
225 Reinekers Lane
Suite 700
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703.647.5915
Fax: 703.647.5987

Liaison:  Brian Charville

FIRST DAY IN PRACTICE SEMINAR

 

Co-Chairs:

Ryan Glasgow   
Hunton & Williams
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA. 23219
804-788-8791
Fax: 804-788-8218

Ronald A. Page, Jr.  
Ronald Page, PLC
Innsbrook Corporate Center
4860 Cox Road, Suite #200
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-562-8704

Liaison:  Megan Bradshaw

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

 

Co-Chairs:

Robert E. Byrne, Jr.  
1228 Cedars Court
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 817-3100

Monica A. Walker
#3D
1618 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA  23220
(804) 484-0590

Liaison:  Nathan Olson

UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL

Chair:

 

Yvette A. Ayala
Dominion Law, P.L.L.C.
# 175
7109 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23228-4110
(757) 660-4644

Liaison:  Jennifer McClellan

SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

COMMUNITY LAW WEEK

 

Chair:

 

Jody La
Samuel I. White, P.C.
Suite 200
410 North Center Drive
Norfolk, VA  23502
(757) 217-3700
Fax (757) 455-5023

Liaison:  Demian McGarry

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFETY PROJECT

 

Chair:

Edward C. “Ted” Eich
Hogan & Hartson LLP
555 13th Sreet, NW
Washington, DC  20004
(202) 637-5568

Liaison:  Ken Alger

EMERGENCY LEGAL SERVICES

 

Chair:

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
Hunton & Williams, LLP
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 788-8260
Fax (804) 343-4676

                                                                           
Ronald A. Page, Jr.  
Ronald Page, PLC
Innsbrook Corporate Center
4860 Cox Road, Suite #200
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-562-8704

Liaison: Barrett Lucy

IMMIGRANT OUTREACH

 

Co-Chair:

Emily Sumner
Challa Law Offices, PLC
200 Westgate Parkway, Suite 103
Richmond, Virginia 23233
(804) 360-8482

Hyojin Bae
Bertini, O'Donnell & Hammer, P.C.
999 Waterside Drive, Suite 1010
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-670-3868
757-670-3865 (fax)

Co-Liaison: Sarah Louppe Petcher
Co-Liaison: Jennifer Shupert

LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR CANCER SURVIVORS

 

Chair:

 

 

Kristi Cahoon
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
4080 Chain Bridge Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 246-4505
Fax: (703) 273-6476
Email:

Liaison:  Lesley Pate Marlin

MENTAL HEALTH REFORM

 

Chair:

 

Ronald A. Page, Jr.  
Ronald Page, PLC
Innsbrook Corporate Center
4860 Cox Road, Suite #200
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-562-8704

Lara K. Jacobs
150 N. Sycamore St.
Petersburg, VA, 23803
(804) 861-8899

Liaison: Nathan Veldhuis

MINORITY PRE-LAW CONFERENCE

 Northern Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidewater

 

 Samantha Ahuja
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2101 L Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20037
(202) 530-8552
Fax (202) 261-0112

Brian T. Wesley
Reynolds Wesley, P.C.
105 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 644-2888
Fax (804) 644-5444

Lindsey A. Waters
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
10 Franklin Street SE
PO Box 40013
Roanoke, VA  24022-0013
 (540) 983-9376

Christen C. Church
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP
Suntrust Plaza
10 Franklin Road, S.E.
Roanoke, VA  24011
(540) 983-9390
Fax (540) 983-9400

Jeffrey Michael Bourne 
Morris & Morris
1200 Wytestone Plaza
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 344-6349
Fax (804) 344-8359

Co-Liaison:  Ken Alger
Co-Liaison:  Mollie Barton

 

NO BILLS NIGHT

 

Statewide Chair:

 

William Wirt Brock 
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP
PO Box 40013
Roanoke, VA 24022-0013
(540) 983-9332
Fax (540) 983-9400

Liaison:  Jerry Mabe

 

Regional Chairs:

 

 

 

(1)  Abingdon:

Cameron Bell
Penn Stuart
208 East Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276) 628-5151
Fax:  (276) 623-1730

(2)  Charlottesville

[Vacant]

 

(3)  Danville

Seth M. Land
Clement & Wheatley, P.C.
549 Main St.
P.O. Box 8200
Danville, VA   24543-8200
(434) 793-8200
(434) 793-8436 Fax

 

(4)  Fredericksburg

[Vacant]

 

(5)  Lexington/Staunton

[Vacant]

 

(6)  Lynchburg

[Vacant]

 

(7)  Martinsville

H. Clay Gravely IV
Martinsville Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
55 W. Church St.
Martinsville, VA, 24114
(276) 403-5470

 

(8)  Northern VA

Katherine Martell
K + M Law Group, LLP
701 W. Broad St., Ste. 402
Falls Church, VA   22046
(703) 249-4119

 

(9)  Richmond

Mary E. (Betsy) Davis
Spotts Fain Chappel & Anderson
411 E. Franklin St, Ste 600
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 788-0624
Fax:  (804) 421-3270

 

(10) Roanoke

Leigh Rhoads Strelka
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
10 Franklin Rd., S.E.
Roanoke, VA, 24011
(540) 983-9447
Fax (540) 983-9400

Travis J. Graham
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
10 Franklin Rd., S.E.
Roanoke, VA, 24011
(540) 983-9420
Fax (540) 983-9465

 

(11)  Tidewater

Wes B. Simon
The Law Office of Wes B. Simon
999 Waterside Dr.
Ste. 515, Norfolk, VA, 23510
(757) 559-1529
Fax (757) 561-2673

 

(12) Winchester

Joshua E. Hummer
Lawson & Silek, PLC
120 Exeter Dr., Ste. 200
Winchester, VA, 22603
(540) 665-0050

OLIVER HILL/SAMUEL TUCKER LAW INSTITUTE

 

Co-Chairs:

Antoinette N. Morgan
RiverfrontPlaza, EastTower
8th Floor
851 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA23219
804-783-7544

Lakai C. Vinson
LeClair Ryan, P.C.
Fourth Floor
411 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA  23219
804-783-1104

Co-Liaison:  Jennifer McClellan
Co-Liaison:  Richelle Moore
Co-Liaison:  Rachael Sanford

STUDENTS DAY AT THE CAPITOL:

Chair:

 

Lindsey H. McGinnis
Suite 700
1650 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, VA  22102
703-286-3123
Fax (703) 442-3428

Liaison:  Richelle Moore

 

WILLS FOR HEROES

 

Chair:

Andrew G. Geyer 
Hunton & Williams LLP
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 787-8164
Fax (804) 343-4658

Co-Liaison:  Christy Kiely
Co-Liaison:  Demian McGarry

COMMISSIONS

 

CHILDREN AND THE LAW

 

Chair:

Robert E. Byrne, Jr. 
1228 Cedars Court
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 817-3100

Liaison: Ken Alger

 

PRO BONO

 

Co-Chairs:

Samantha Ahuja 
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2101 L Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20037
(202) 530-8552
Fax (202) 261-0112

Erin W. Hapgood
Guynn, Memmer & Dillon, PC
415 South College Avenue
Salem, VA  24153
(540) 387-2320
Fax (540) 389-2350

Liaison:  Nathan Veldhuis

 

WOMEN & MINORITIES IN THE PROFESSION

 

Chair:

Lindsey A. Waters
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
10 Franklin Street SE
PO Box 40013
Roanoke, VA  24022-0013
 (540) 983-9376

Macel Janoschka
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP
Suntrust Plaza
10 Franklin Road, S.E.
Roanoke, VA  24011
(540) 983-9460
Fax (540) 983-9400

Liaison:  Rachael Sanford

HEALTH & THE LAW

Chair:

 

Christen Church
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore
10 Franklin Rd., S.E.
Roanoke, VA, 24011
(540) 983-9390
Fax (540) 983-9400

Liaison:  Lesley Pate Marlin

INTERNAL OPERATING COMMITTEES

ABA INVOLVEMENT

 

Lesley Pate Marlin
Venable LLP
575 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-344-8033
Fax: 202-344-8300

Trevor A. Moe
Chief Counsel
Office of Senator Jim Webb
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Fax: (202) 228-6363

 

BUDGET AND FINANCE

 

Carson Sullivan
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-551-1809
Fax: 202-551-0209

 

CIRCUIT REPRESENTATIVES

 

Sarah Louppe Petcher
Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, Inc.
8411 Arlington Boulevard
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-207-3214
Fax: 703-560-4704

Trevor A. Moe
Chief Counsel
Office of Senator Jim Webb
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Fax: (202) 228-6363

Carson Sullivan
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-551-1809
Fax: 202-551-0209

GRANTS AND AWARDS

 

Carson Sullivan
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-551-1809
Fax: 202-551-0209

 

PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

 

 

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Lesley Pate Marlin
Venable LLP
575 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-344-8033
Fax: 202-344-8300

Carson Sullivan
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-551-1809
Fax: 202-551-0209

Barrett Lucy
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP
10 Franklin Road, SE
P.O. Box 40013
Roanoke, VA 24022-0013
540-983-9300
Fax: 540-983-9400

MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT

 

Brian Charville
Arlington County Attorney’s Office
2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 403
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 228-3100
Fax: 703-228-7106

WEBPAGE

 

 

Brian Charville
Arlington County Attorney’s Office
2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 403
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 228-3100
Fax: 703-228-7106

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

 

 

Jennifer McClellan
Verizon Corporation
703 E. Grace Street, 7th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
804-772-1512
Fax: 804-772-2143

YLC APPOINTMENTS

VIRGINIA CLE

Brian Charville
Arlington County Attorney’s Office
2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 403
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 228-3100
Fax: 703-228-7106

VIRGINIA LEGAL SERVICES CORP.

Christy E. Kiely
Hunton & Williams
Riverfront Plaza East Tower
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 788-8677
Fax (804) 788-8218