September 20, 2024

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

MCLE Credit has been approved for (7.0) hours including (3.0) hours for Ethics by the VA MCLE Board for Live & Interactive Attendees

Credit is pending for (1.0) credit hours toward felony/misdemeanor court-appointed recertification with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC Certification)

 CONFERENCE AGENDA

 8:30 - 8:45       Welcoming Remarks, Etc.

~ The Honorable Eric R. Thiessen, Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

~ Michael York, Esq., President, Virginia State Bar

 8:45 - 9:45       Legislative Update 

~ Terry G. Kilgore, Esq., Majority Leader, Fourth District, Virginia House of Delegates

~ Jonathan (“Jed”) E. Arnold, Esq., 46^th District, Virginia House of Delegates

 9:45 - 10:00     break

 10:00 - 11:00    JUDICIAL SQUARES (ROUND 1)

~ Moderator – Bruce H. Russell, II, Esq., Owner, Bruce Russell, P.C.  

JUDGES PANEL: 

The Honorable Michael J. Bush, Judge, 29^th Judicial District

The Honorable R. Lucas Hobbs, Judge, 28^th Judicial District

The Honorable Jack “Chip” Hurley, Chief Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Martha P. Ketron, Chief Judge, 29^th Judicial District

The Honorable Joseph B. Lyle, Judge, 28^th Judicial District

The Honorable Michael Lee Moore, Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Laura F. O’Quinn, Judge, 29^th Judicial District

The Honorable Richard C. Patterson, Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Brian K. Patton, Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Elizabeth Reece Robertson, Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Deanis L. Simmons, Chief Judge, 28^th Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Eric Thiessen, Judge, 28^th Judicial Circuit            

11:00 - 12:00    JUDICIAL SQUARES (ROUND 2) - Ethics

~ SAME AS ROUND 1 ABOVE  

 12:00 - 12:30    Grab Lunch and Take Your Seat for the Next Presentation 

~ Lunch Sponsored by The McCammon Group, Ltd., Leaders in Dispute Resolution

~ Remarks from a Representative of the McCammon Group, Ltd.

~ Remarks from Emily Heird, Burnout Coach for Lawyers 

12:30 - 1:30      Judicial Roundtable – 10+ Things Judges Want You to Know and/or Hope You Remember - (Ethics)

~ The Honorable Michael Lee Moore, et al. Judge, 29^th Judicial Circuit 

~ The Honorable C. Randall Lowe, Judge, Retired, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

~ The Honorable Martha P. Ketron, Chief Judge, 29^th Judicial District

~ The Honorable R. Lucas Hobbs, Judge, 28^th Judicial District

1:30 - 1:45        Break  

 1:45 - 2:45       Responding To Bar Complaints (Ethics)

~ Travis J. Graham, Esq., Partner, Gentry-Locke  

2:45 - 3:45       HOW TO HANDLE DWIs & DUIDs FROM START TO FINISH IN A SIMPLER WAY IN THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT

~ Robert M. Galumbeck, Esq., Senior Partner, Galumbeck & Kegley, Attorneys

3:45 - 4:45       ETHICS: A Year In Review

~ Thomas R. Scott Jr., Esq., Senior Partner, Street Law Firm, LLP 

4:45                 Adjourn 

For full brochure, please click this link: 2024 Bench Bar Conference Agenda - FINAL