Kick-Off your CLE with the VMVLA
Kick-off the Annual Fall Seminar with this Session Live From Roanoke. As usual, we will start off with 2 hours of Ethics with breakfast. Three additional Hours of CLE will be included (schedule to follow soon).
Agenda
09:00 – 11:00 – Annual Ethics Update with John Koehler
Introduction – 09:00 – 09:05
Rule Changes – 09:05 – 09:20
Supreme Court Decisions – 09:10 – 09:45
Recent Revocations – 09:45 – 10:35
Recent Suspensions – 10:35 – 10:50
Administrative Suspensions 10:50 – 11:00
15 Minute Break
11:15 – 12:15 – Nuts & Bolts: How to Get a Plaintiff’s Employment Claim to Trial with David Murphy
Introduction –Back to Law School – Fact Pattern – 11:15 – 11:20
Guiding Principles Today 11:20 – 11:30
Types of Employment Claims 11:30 – 12:00
Discrimination
Retaliation
Harassment/Hostile Work Environment
Damages – 12:00 – 12:05
Other Considerations – 12:05 – 12:15
Lunch – 12:15 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:00 – A Refresher on Virginia Wills: Statutes and Case Law with Dawn Figures
Testamentary Capacity – 1:00 – 1:05
Required Formalities for Will Execution – 1:05 – 1:15
Contents of the Will – 1:15 – 1:30
Surviving Spouses and Minor Children – 1:30 – 1:40
A Word about Estate Taxes – 1:40 – 1:45
Advance Medical Directives – 1:45 – 1:50
General Powers of Attorney – 1:50 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:00 – Preparation of Simple Wills with David Parr
Determining the Client’s Needs – 2:00 – 2:30
Who should have a will and why
What happens if the client doesn’t have a will (intestate succession)
Other forms of passing on property
Preparing to draft your will
Preparing a Simple Will – 2:30 – 3:00
Key components of the will
The Process
Damages – 12:00 – 12:05
Other Considerations – 12:05 – 12:15
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