2023 Bar Leaders Institute

(3/10/2023)

Agenda


Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00a.m.
Welcome & Greetings
9:00a.m. - 9:10a.m.
Luis A. Perez - Chair, CLSBA Executive Committee
Stephanie E. Grana, Esq. - President, Virginia State Bar, Partner, Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, P.C., Richmond, VA

9:10a.m.
How the VSB and CLSBA Can Help You as a Bar Leader
9:10a.m. - 9:20a.m.
Luis A. Perez - Chair, CLSBA Executive Committee
DaVida M. Davis - Director, VSB Member Compliance
Paulette J. Davidson - Coordinator of Local and Specialty Bar Relations, Virginia State Bar

9:30a.m.
Practicing Law is Tough - Warning Signs, Support, Education (Wellness Topic)
9:30a.m. - 10:30a.m.
Hetal M. Challa - Wellness Coordinator, Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia
Barbara Mardigian, LPC - Clinical Director, Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

10:40a.m.
Perspectives of Bar Leadership from Across the Commonwealth
10:40a.m. - 11:10a.m.
Christine H. Mougin-Boal - MODERATOR, Secretary, CLSBA Executive Committee
Jay B. Myerson - Immediate Past President, Virginia State Bar
Michael D. Pierce - Immediate Past President, South Hampton Roads Bar Association
Bruce H. Russell II - President, Russell County Bar Association

11:10a.m.
Bar Projects Showcase
11:10a.m. - 12:00p.m.
Alexandra M. Lydon - President-elect, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia
Gawin L. "Rex" Flynn, Jr. - Immediate Past President, Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association
Fernando Villarroel - President, The Prince William County Bar Association
Macel H. Janoschka - Immediate Past President, Roanoke Bar Association
David R. Tiller - Vice President, Russell County Bar Association
William T. Wilson - VSB Senior Lawyers Conference

12:00p.m.
Judicial Performance Evaluations
12:00p.m. - 12:10p.m.
Kristi S. Wright - Program Director, Judicial Performance Evaluation Program, Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia

12:10p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:10p.m. - 1:00p.m.
Hon. Doris Henderson Causey - Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia

1:00p.m.
Re-engaging After Covid
1:00p.m. - 1:45p.m.
Lindsey S. Komisin - MODERATOR, At-Large Member, CLSBA Executive Committee
Aaron J. Christoff - President, Fairfax Bar Association
Llezelle A. Dugger - Immediate Past President, Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
Susan L. Parrish - President, Henrico County Bar Association

1:45p.m.
Qualities of a Good Bar Leader
1:45p.m. - 2:15p.m.
Karen A. Gould - Executive Director, Retired, Virginia State Bar
Jack L. Harris - Former Executive Director, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

2:15p.m.
Ethics Challenges - Post-Covid and Beyond
2:15p.m. - 3:15p.m.
Emily F. Hedrick - Ethics Counsel, Virginia State Bar
Janet P. Van Cuyk - Deputy Executive Director, Virginia State Bar