Minutes of the Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting
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