Association’s Law Day luncheon features installation of officers, passing of the gavel and presentation of awards

The Richmond BarA newsletter for members of The Bar Association of the City of RichmondVolume 26, Number 1 June 2017

Vern Inge passes the President’s gavel to Doug Callaway New officers and directors take the oath of office. Pictured are Dan Lynch, Terrence Graves, Doug Callaway, Vern Inge and Annemarie Cleary.

President Vernon E. Inge Jr. passed the gavel to Douglas D. Callaway at the Bar’s Law Day Luncheon on May 1st. The Honorable Stephen R. McCullough, Supreme Court of Virginia, delivered the keynote address and administered the oath to new officers. In ad-dition, the John Marshall Foundation presented its annual awards to Virginia government and civics teachers.

Mark your calendar with the following RBA luncheon dates -luncheons are held at the Omni Hotel beginning at 12:30 p.m.:

Thursday, September 28, 2017 Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Bench Bar Conference)

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (Law Day)

2017-2018 luncheon dates announced

Douglas D. Callaway became the Richmond Bar Association’s 133rd President when he took office on June 1, 2017. In addition to serving two terms on the Association’s Board of Directors, Doug has served on the Executive Committee, the Pro Bono Committee, the Personnel Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Programs Committee, among others. He had previously served as Chairman of the Corporate Counsel Section.

Doug is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Union Bank & Trust where he practices in the area of commercial litigation, bankruptcy and lending matters. Prior to joining Union Bank & Trust, Doug was General Counsel of StellarOne Bank from 2009 to 2014. Doug served as senior litigation counsel for

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Samuel T. Towell has been appointed Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation in the Office of Attorney General Mark R. Herring. The Civil Litigation Division is composed of the Trial, Consumer Protection, and Health Profession Sections, the Divisions of Human Rights and Debt Collection, and the Insurance and Utilities Regulatory Section.

THE BAR ASSOCIATIONOF THE CITY OF RICHMOND

The views expressed in The Richmond Bar do not represent the policy or carry the endorsement of the Association unless specifically noted.

Edited by Brittany R. Lamb

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Mailing AddressP.O. Box 1213Richmond, Virginia 23218-1213

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Phone: (804) 780-0700Fax: (804) 648-7118

Officers

Douglas D. Callaway, PresidentTerrence L. Graves, President-ElectHon. Barbara J. Gaden, Honorary Vice PresidentDaniel E. Lynch, Vice PresidentT. O’Connor Johnson, Secretary-TreasurerVernon E. Inge, Jr. Immediate Past President

Directors John A. Anderson, 2014-2018 Tara L. Casey, 2014-2018 Paul D. Hux, 2014-2018 R. Braxton, Hill IV, 2015-2019 Robert F. Moorman, 2015-2019 Robert S. Westermann, 2015-2019 Julie M. Cillo, 2016-2020 Melanie A. Friend, 2016-2020 Charles G. Meyer III, 2016-2020 Douglas R. Burtch, 2017-2021 Annemarie D. Cleary, 2017-2021 Deanna H. Hathaway, 2017-2021 Michael T. Freeman, Bankruptcy Section

Sean P. Ducharme, Business Law SectionAnne-Marie M. Anderson, Corporate Counsel SectionRussell F. Deppe, Environmental & Energy Law SectionHenry I. Willett III, Litigation SectionMark H. Miller, Real Estate SectionJeremy S. Williams, Young Lawyers SectionEric M. Page, Virginia State Bar Council Representative

StaffLelia N. Martin, Executive DirectorSharon R. Potter, Membership DirectorBrittany R. Lamb, Communications/Marketing Manager

The Henrico Circuit Court has an opening for a substitute Judge for the District Courts. Any member of the bar who is interested in serving as a substitute Judge should notify Chief Judge James S. Yoffy, by letter, before July 1, 2017, to PO Box 90775, Henrico, VA 23273-0075.

Henrico Court accepting applications for substitute judge

Call for Attorney Volunteers to Serve on Medical Malpractice Review Panels

The Supreme Court of Virginia has asked the Virginia State Bar to provide an updated list of attorneys willing to serve on Medical Malpractice Review Panels (MMRP). Attor-neys who are interested in serving should submit a letter of interest and a resume to Karen A. Gould, Executive Director, Virginia State Bar at gould@vsb.org on or before June 7, 2017. To be qualified to serve, the attorney must be (1) impartial, (2) an active in-good-standing member of the Virginia State Bar, and (3) actively practicing. Sixty members will be appointed, but the terms will be staggered with one-third of the members to be rotated off each year. Further information on the MMRP process can be found at Va. Code § 8.01-581.3. The Medical Malpractice Rules of Practice can be found in Volume 11 of the Code and online at http://www.vacourts.gov/courts/scv/medmalrules.pdf. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Gould at 804-775-0550 or gould@vsb.org.

Douglas D. Callaway

Save the date!The twenty-sixth annual Bench-Bar

Conference will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Omni Hotel. Breakout sessions

in civil, criminal and domestic relations law will be featured.

Doug Callaway becomes Association’s 133rd President

Wachovia/Wells Fargo Corporation and predecessors for 24 years. While at Wa-chovia Securities, he served as arbitration counsel. He was appointed an arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers now FINRA (Financial Industry Regula-tory Authority) and he has held the Series 7, 9, 10, 14, 24, 63, and 65 securities licenses. He still serves as an arbitrator for FINRA.

Doug graduated magna cum laude from the University of Richmond in 1977, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received his law degree, also from the University of Richmond in 1980.

Doug has been actively involved in bar matters throughout his career, and has also served as the Chair of the Virginia Bankers Association’s Legal Affairs Committee. He has served as Chair of the Corporate

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Counsel Section of the Virginia State Bar. He has been named a member of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Busi-ness magazine, and caries an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been ac-tive in civic and charitable organizations, and has served on the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where he was Senior Warden. Doug and his wife, Melissa have two grown daughters.

Principle of Professionalism #1To be good stewards of the legal profession by maintaining and enhancing our knowledge of

and respect for the law.

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Threat of rain doesn’t dampen spirits at Association’s Spring Cocktail Party at Willow Oaks Country Club

Guests enjoyed the scenery and camara-derie at the Bar’s Spring Cocktail Party at Willow Oaks Country Club on April 19th. The Association appreciates the generosity of our Select Sponsors: Find Law, Halasz Court Reporting, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., Park Sterling Bank, Protiviti, Superior Document Services and Tranzon Fox. More photos at https://www.richmondbar.org/events/social-events/.

Mike Smith, Hon. Barbara Gaden, Hon. LB Cann and Hon. Pete Stout

Terrance Graves, Betsy Davis and Annemarie Cleary

Elliot and Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Lindsay Lehman, Sarah Collie, Fernando Tevez and Hon. Jayne Pemberton

Craig Curwood, Chip Temple and Karen Elliott Renee Hayes, Dustin Knight, Doug Callaway, Hon. Beverly Snukals and Justin Hall

Bill Londrey and Chris Perkins

Ervin Reid, Jeff Barnes and Hon. Roderick Young Tom and Helen Foster

Patrick and Claire Callahan with Vern Inge Kim Condyles, Katie Lehnen, Annie Larson, Travis Gunn and

Windsor Betts

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Bankruptcy Section

Officers:Michael T. Freeman, ChairElizabeth L. Gunn, Chair-ElectSarah B. Boehm, Secretary-TreasurerKeith A. Pagano, Immediate Past Chair

Executive Committee:Peter J. Barrett W. Alexander Burnett Amanda E. DeBerry

Business Law Section

Officers:Sean P. Ducharme, ChairKatheryn E. Surface Burks, Chair-ElectRebecca C. Bowen, Secretary

Executive Committee:Gregory R. Bishop Brian J. DalyThomas Ebel Edward B. LumpkinJ. Thomas O’Brien Jr. Sarah R. PylantDavid R. Ruby Elizabeth L. Segaar

Corporate Counsel Section

Officers:Anne-Marie Anderson, ChairPreston D. Wigner, Chair-ElectJohn M. Oakey III, Secretary

Executive Committee:Heath H. Galloway Whitney W. Pinna Nicholas G. Sladic Sean M. Beard

Environmental & Energy Law Section

Officers:Russell F. Deppe, ChairMatthew L. Gooch, Chair-ElectPatrick J. Fanning, Secretary

Executive Committee:Shawn J. O’Brien Gina M. PisoniRebecca B. Randolph Paul L. Spaulding

Jennifer Coleman

Litigation Section

Officers:Henry I. Willett III, ChairCorey S. Booker, Chair-ElectPatricia B. (PJ) Turner, SecretaryGwen Massie Wind, Immediate Past ChairHon. Richard S. Wallerstein, Jr. (Hon. Chair)

Executive Committee:W. Alexander Burnett T. O’Connor JohnsonLisa H. Leiner Roman LifsonKelly B. Martin Robert C.T. Reed

Real Estate Section

Officers:Mark H. Miller, ChairSean D. Hicks, Chair-ElectLisa K. Tully, Secretary

Executive Committee:Glenn E. Ayers Mark A. FleckensteinKimberly A. Keith Joseph A. PeriniHenry R. Pollard V Faisal S. Qureshi Scott L. Weber

Young Lawyers Section

Officers:Jeremy S. Williams, ChairAmanda E. DeBerry, Chair-ElectKyle R. Elliot, SecretaryJohn A. Merrick, Immediate Past Chair Executive Committee:Alexandria E. Cuff David E. GluckmanIan Lambeets Joel R. McClellan

Allison F. Rienecker Lindsey A. Strachan

Sections elect new officers for 2017-2018

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June

July

August

5 Executive Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., Bar office6 Bench-Bar Conference Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room8 Board of Directors meeting & Retreat, 12:30 p.m., Hunton & Williams

3-4 Bar office closed for the holiday 5 Bench-Bar Conference Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room10 Pro Bono Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room11 CLE Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room

14 Executive Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., Bar office

September 4 Bar office closed for the holiday 5 Executive Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., Bar office 7 Board of Directors meeting, 12:30 p.m., Hunton & Williams, 20th floor11 Pro Bono Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room12 CLE Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room19 CLE seminar: “Accounting for Attorneys,” 4:00 p.m., 2nd floor conference room28 RBA Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Omni Hotel Speaker: TBA

October2 Executive Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., Bar office5 Board of Directors meeting, 12:30 p.m., Hunton & Williams, 20th floor19 Bench-Bar Conference, 9:00 a.m., Omni Hotel19 RBA Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Omni Hotel Speaker: TBA30 Executive Committee meeting, 12:30 p.m., Bar office