Virginia Lawyer Magazine - August 2018
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Diversity Conference
The Outlook for 2018-2019
by Luis A. Perez, Diversity Conference chair
The VSB and Diversity – Getting Our Paragraphs Right
by the Hon. Manuel A. Capsalis and Joseph A. Condo
Diversity Equals Patriotism – From Brown v. Board of Education to Obergefell v. Hodges
by the Hon. D. Eugene Cheek and Eva N. Juncker with assistance from Rebekah DeHaven
Why Diversity? The Business Case for Enhancing Opportunities in the Legal Profession
by Dean Sparlin
Diversity: The Dawning of a New Day
by Christina T. Parrish
A Look Back with a View Forward
by Clarence M. Dunnaville Jr.
Lawyer Mentors Share Profession with Law Students
by Latoya Asia
General Interest
Evolution of DNA as an Accepted Courtroom Science Has Contributed to a Backlog in Laboratory Testing
by the Hon. Joseph A. Migliozzi Jr. and Alexander R. McDaniel
A Case for Remembrance – Reflections on 100 Years of Workers’ Compensation
by Commissioner R. Ferrell Newman
Have I Been Practicing Law Longer Than You’ve Been Alive?
by Tommy P. Baer
Virginia Lawyer Register
Disciplinary Summaries
Disciplinary Proceedings
MCLE Administrative Suspensions
Pro Bono Conference
Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Forum
Nominations Sought for Board and Committee Vacancies
Steven Frank Helm Petition for Reinstatement
Clients' Protection Fund Board Petitions Paid
Access to Legal Services
Back to the Land: Nonprofit Wants to Connect Black Landowners to Lawyers
by Jackie Kruszewski
2018 Pro Bono Conference
Noteworthy
2018 Hill/Tucker Institute: Conference Collaboration Gives Minority High School Students a Peek at a Life in the Law
2018 Disciplinary Conference and Supreme Court of Virginia Justice William Mims Speaks on Wellness
In Memoriam
NOTICE: Check your MCLE Hours Online Now
Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations
Columns
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Bar Counsel's Message
Legal Aid
Law Libraries
Future of Law Practice
Risk Management
Departments
Forum
CLE Calendar
Professional Notices
Classified Ads
Advertiser’s Index
About the Cover
Past and present leaders and members of the Diversity Conference of the Virginia State Bar (l to r): Latoya C. Asia, Chidi I. James, Dean Sparlin, Sheila M. Costin, David D. Masterman, Michael Hu Young, Alicia N. Roberts, Hon. D. Eugene Cheek, Luis A. Perez, Carole H. Capsalis, Hon. Manuel A. Capsalis, Clarence A. Dunnaville Jr., Hon. Gerald Bruce Lee (Ret.), Hon. Rupen R. Shah, Victor O. Cardwell, Eva N. Juncker, Maura Burke Weiner. Come join us! Photo: Deirdre Norman; Post: Sky Noir Photography