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VIRGINIA STATE BAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

June 14, 2012

 The Council of the Virginia State Bar met in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at the Holiday Inn & Suites North Beach on June 14, 2012.  President George Warren Shanks called the meeting to order at 8:37 a.m.

The roster of council members showed the following members present or absent:

George Warren Shanks	President	present
W. David Harless	President-elect	present
Irving M. Blank	Immediate Past President	present

Circuit:

1	Nancy G. Parr	present
1	William Drinkwater	present
2	Kevin E. Martingayle	present
2	Judith L. Rosenblatt	present
3	George M. Willson	absent
4	I. Lionel Hancock III	present
4	Ray W. King	present
4	David W. Lannetti	present
5	William H. Riddick III	present
6	Peter D. Eliades	present
7	Leonard C. Heath, Jr.	present
8	Patrick B. McDermott	present
9	John Tarley, Jr.	present
10	Robert E. Hawthorne	present
11	Ray P. Lupold, III	present
12	W. Richard Hairfield	present
13	Hugh T. Antrim	present
13	Brian L. Buniva	present
13	Doris E. H. Causey	present
13	Guy C. Crowgey	present
13	Eric M. Page	present
13	O. Randolph Rollins	present
13	George W. Marget III	present
14	Roger T. Creager	absent
14	Thomas A. Edmonds	present
14	William J. Viverette	present
15	Grayson S. Johnson	present
16	Bruce T. Clark	present
16	Ronald R. Tweel	present
17	Raymond B. Benzinger	present
17	Mark D. Cummings	present
17	Adam D. Elfenbein	present
17	Gregory T. Hunter	present
17	David A. Oblon	present
18	Alan S. Anderson	present
18	Carolyn M. Grimes	present
18	Jean K. Niebauer	present
19	Andrea L. Bridgeman	present
19	Susan M. Butler	present
19	Elizabeth S. Finberg	absent
19	Peter D. Greenspun	present
19	Paul W. Hammack, Jr.	present
19	Joyce M. Henry-Schargorodski	present
19	Sean P. Kelly	present
19	Daniel B. Krisky	present
19	Sharon D. Nelson	present
19	Susan M. Pesner	present
19	Catherine M. Reese	present
19	Michael W. Robinson	present
19	William L. Schmidt	present
19	Edward L. Weiner	absent
20	Peter C. Burnett	present
20	T. Huntley Thorpe, III	present
21	Philip G. Gardner	absent
22	Mark B. Holland	present
23	Mark K. Cathey	absent
23	Tracy A. Giles	present
24	Theodore J. Craddock	absent
25	Roscoe B. Stephenson, III	present
26	W. Andrew Harding	present
27	Richard L. Chidester	absent
28	Roy F. Evans, Jr.	absent
29	C. Eugene Compton	absent
30	Joseph E. Wolfe	absent
31	Gifford R. Hampshire	present

At Large:

D. Sue Baker Cox	present
Michael HuYoung	present
Beverly P. Leatherbury	present
Darrell Tillar Mason	present
Margaret A. Nelson	present
Savalle C. Sims	absent
Todd A. Pilot	present
Edna Ruth Vincent	present
Kimberley S. White	present
CLBA Chair Edward L. Weiner	present
DC Chair Michael HuYoung	present
SLC Chair Robert L. Calhoun	present
YLC President Christy E. Kiely	present

VSB Staff:

Karen A. Gould, Executive Director
Mary Yancey Spencer, Deputy Executive Director
Susan C. Busch, Assistant Executive Director
Elizabeth L. Keller, Assistant Executive Director 
Gordon R. Hickey, Public Information Coordinator

INFORMATION AGENDA

PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Mr. Shanks reported on his activities.  His written report was included in the materials provided to the council. 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Ms. Gould reported on the bar’s activities.  Her written report was included in the materials provided to the council.  

FINANCIAL REPORT
Mr. Harless reviewed the financial report for April 2012, which was included in the materials provided to the council.

DIVERSITY CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. HuYoung reported on the activities of the Diversity Conference.  His written report was included in the materials provided to the council. 

YOUNG LAWYERS CONFERENCE
Ms. Kiely reported on the activities of the conference.  Her written report was included in the materials provided to the council.

SENIOR LAWYERS CONFERENCE
Mr. Calhoun reported on the activities of the conference.

CONFERENCE OF LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Mr. Shanks reported on the activities of the conference.  Mr. Weiner’s written report was included in the materials provided to the council.  

PAYEE NOTIFICATION TASK FORCE
Mr. Huddleston reported on the status of the payee notification task force.  His written report was included in the materials provided to the council.

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DEPARTMENT REPORT
Ms. Gould reported on the activities of the department.  Mr. Davis’s written report was included in the materials provided to the council.

ACTION AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 25, 2012 MEETING
Council approved by unanimous vote the minutes of the February 25, 2012, meeting.

PROPOSED VSB BUDGET FOR FY2012-2013
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed budget for FY2012-2013.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO JNC BYLAWS
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendments to the Judicial Nominations Committee policy.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO YLC BYLAWS
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendment to the Young Lawyers Conference bylaws.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO JOINT ADR COMMITTEE BYLAWS
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendments to the Joint ADR Committee bylaws after Article II, Section I was amended to refer to “an ABA approved law school.”

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
Council approved by unanimous vote the Nominating Committee report.

ELECTION OF DISTRICT DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed slate of district committee members.

REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY
Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed reappointment of four members to the board of directors to the Virginia Legal Aid Society.

RESOLUTION HONORING KIMBERLEY SLAYTON WHITE
Council approved by unanimous vote the resolution honoring Kimberley Slayton White.

RESOLUTIONS HONORING GEORGE WARREN SHANKS AND HIS LAW FIRM
Council approved by unanimous vote the resolutions honoring President George Warren Shanks and his law firm.

TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETINGS

6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012, council reception and dinner
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke

9:00 a.m., Friday, October 19, 2012, council meeting
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m. on June 14, 2012.

Updated: Aug 07, 2012