September 22 - SCC/OAG Consumer Protection"
October 4 - "Discovery Motion Practice"
October 19 - "Ethics in the Electronic Age"
October 26 - "3 a.m. Phone Call (Criminal Law)"
October 27 - "Financial Accounting for Lawyers"

"Virginia - Open for 'Fair and Ethical' Business: How the SCC and OAG Assist the Consumer Public"

What can the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Attorney General do for you (or your client)? Here is a chance to learn some of the ways the SCC and the Office of the Attorney General provide consumer protection to citizens of the Commonwealth on a daily basis. Topics will include the handling of complaints against regulated entities, representation of the interests of consumers in SCC rate hearings, and the Attorney General's enforcement of state and federal consumer protection and antitrust laws. Panelists are: Joel Peck, Clerk of the State Corporation Commission; Ken Schrad, Director of the Division of Information Resources of the State Corporation Commission; David B. Irvin, Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust and Consumer Litigation Section; and Meade Browder, Chief of the Insurance and Utilities Section of the Office of the Attorney General.

DATE Wednesday, September 22, 2010 TIME 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. LOCATION 2nd Floor Conference Room, 707 E. Main Street COST $50 for members ($60 after September 15) $65 for non-members ($75 after September 15) MCLE CREDIT This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 2.0 hours of credit.

"Discovery Motions Practice: Tales From the Bench"

This seminar will provide an overview of discovery best practices and motions practice, including discussion of counsel's obligations under the applicable State and Federal Rules. The panel includes the Honorable M. Hannah Lauck, Magistrate Judge, Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; the Honorable Michael C. Allen, Chief Judge of the Chesterfield Circuit Court; Henry I. Willett, III of Christian & Barton, LLP; and Turner A. Broughton of Williams Mullen.

DATE Monday, October 4, 2010 TIME 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. LOCATION 2nd Floor Conference Room, 707 E. Main Street COST $50 for members ($60 after September 27) $65 for non-members ($75 after September 27) MCLE CREDIT This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 2.0 hours of credit.

"Avoiding Ethical Melt Downs in the Electronic Age: Ethical Issues Relevant to E-Mail, Websites, Blogs and Online Social Networking"

This presentation will cover recent disciplinary cases and ethics opinions that have raised ethical concerns when lawyers use electronic communications via e-mail, websites, blogs and online social networks. Experts Barbara Ann Williams of McGuireWoods and James M. McCauley, Ethics Counsel at the Virginia State Bar, are the speakers for this informative program.

DATE Tuesday October 19, 2010 TIME 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. LOCATION 2nd Floor Conference Room, 707 E. Main Street COST $50 for members ($60 after October 12) $65 for non-members ($75 after October 12) MCLE CREDIT This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 2.0 hours of ethics credit.

"The 3 a.m. Phone Call: A Crash Course in Criminal Law for the Non-Criminal Attorney"

It's 3 a.m. and the phone rings. You recognize your brother's cell phone number. He's just left a party and his speech is clearly slurred. He tells you a police car is behind him with its lights activated. He asks you what to do. Would you know what to tell him? This seminar will answer this and other frequently asked questions. Speakers are Yvette A. Ayala, Chief Magistrate, 16th Judicial District, Magisterial Region 4, Department of Judicial Services; John H. Click, Jr. of Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, PC; and Bryan M. Rhode of the Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.

DATE Tuesday, October 26, 2010 TIME 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. LOCATION 2nd Floor Conference Room, 707 E. Main Street COST $50 for members ($60 after October 19) $65 for non-members ($75 after October 19) MCLE CREDIT This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 2.0 hours of credit.

"Making Sense of the Numbers: Financial Accounting for Lawyers"

Guy Davis and Rob Smith of Protiviti, Inc. will provide a primer in accounting and finance designed to assist lawyers in interpreting and analyzing the balance sheet and income statement of a company. The presentation will address frequently used (and misused) accounting and finance terminology, the audit report, and a basic approach to assessing a corporation's financial condition. Tips will also be provided relating to accounting red flags and discovery advice.

DATE Wednesday, October 27, 2010 TIME 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. LOCATION 2nd Floor Conference Room, 707 E. Main Street COST $25 for members ($35 after October 20) $32.50 for non-members ($42.50 after October 20) MCLE CREDIT This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hour of credit.