General Session (1:15pm - 2:15pm)

Regulating the Self-Regulating Profession: Bar Complaints, Court Sanctions, and Other Disciplinary Dilemmas (1 Ethics Credit)

Hon. Lawrence R. Leonard, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Hon. Mary Jane Hall, Chief Judge, Norfolk Circuit Court

Jeffrey L. Marks, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

M. Brent Saunders, Senior Assistant Bar Counsel, Virginia State Bar

Breakout Sessions (2:30pm - 3:30pm)

• Cannabis in the Commonwealth
  

  Hon. Joseph A. Migliozzi, Jr., Norfolk Circuit Court
  
  Jonathan V. Gallo, Vandeventer Black LLP
  
  Kaitlyn O’Connor, Nixon Law Group
  
  

• Dealing with Disasters: Ethical Obligations Before, During, and After Extreme Weather Events (1 Ethics Credit)
  

  Hon. Robert McLanahan Smith III, Chief Judge, Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
  
  Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance
  
  

• How to Be an Expert with Experts

  Hon. John R. Doyle III, Norfolk Circuit Court
  
  A. William Charters, Goodman Allen Donnelly
  
  Kevin Biniazan, Breit Cantor Grana Buckner
  
  

• What Else Do We Do Here? The Lesser Known Responsibilities of the State and Federal Courts

  Hon. David W. Lannetti, Norfolk Circuit Court
  
  Hon. Lyn M. Simmons, Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
  
  Hon. Tasha D. Scott, Chief Judge, Norfolk General District Court
  
  Kristan B. Burch, Kaufman & Canoles P.C.
  
  
  

General Session (3:45pm - 4:45pm)

Significant Statutory Changes/Judicial Opinions from the Past Year

Hon. Everett A. Martin, Jr., Norfolk Circuit Court

L. Steven Emmert, Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, P.C.

Hon. Stephen E. Heretick, Virginia House of Delegates