VACDL's Fall 2017 Annual Meeting and CLE, "No Need to Knock on Wood: Developing Your Skills to Succeed at Trial" will be held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, 110 Shenandoah Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24016 on October 12-13, 2017.
There will be a cocktail and awards reception on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m. Our cocktail reception is sponsored in part by the Virginia Tech Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA).
The Annual Meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017. Our seminar will begin immediately after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Our CLE is partially sponsored by the Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company.
This year's seminar lineup:
When is Hearsay not Hearsay?- Seth Weston, Esq. and Kathleen Bagby, MSW, LCSW
Securing Appointment of Experts for Your Indigent Client- Jack Daniel, MD, Steve Milani, Esq., and the Honorable James R. Swanson
Expanding Your Horizons as a Defense Attorney in The Gathering Gloom- David Lane, Esq.
Top Mistakes Defense Attorneys Make From the Perspective of a Recently Converted Commonwealth's Attorney-Suni Mackall, Esq.
Understanding the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Dispositions in Virginia-Ethical and Legal Considerations (2 part section, 1 ethics hour)- Rachel Jordan, Esq. of CAIR Coalition
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Professor Robert E. Shepherd, Jr. Scholarships: Thanks to generous funding from ALPS (the endorsed professional liability insurance carrier of the Virginia State Bar), we have multiple scholarships available. For scholarship application forms, please contact vacdlawyers@gmail.com. Submissions are due by September 8, 2017 and winners will be notified by September 15, 2017.
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ROOM BLOCK: *VACDL has reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel Roanoke for Thursday, October 12, 2017. Please be sure to book your room through the designated VACDL page:
https://aws.passkey.com/e/49240351?utm_source=9515698&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=275432703&trkid=481403809&linkid=1237818732
If making a reservation by phone, you must reference group "VACDL-CLE Meeting" in order to receive our room rate. The room block will close on September 12, 2017.
