October Seminar Kick Off Session (Zoom Attendance)

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).

When: October 1, 2025 - 9:00 AM to October 1, 2025 - 3:00 PM

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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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