Monday, November 17, 2008

Our Newsletter

The latest issue of the Roanoke Bar Review has just been released. It is (as always) very well done and packed with information. The publication is principally distributed via PDF link (here is a link to issues back to 2003), but our "paper" members receive a published copy. A number of Judges in Southwest Virginia receive copies as well. Please take the time to read it-- it will bring you up to speed with the VBA's Rule of Law program, with Youth Court, Book Buddies, Santa in the Square, and many of our other activities. Please don't neglect the "President's Column," which I wrote about the Association's need for volunteers, particularly for the W&L Community Law Clinic at the Oliver Hill House.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

November CLE


The Association's November CLE is set for Friday November 21 at noon at the Higher Education Center. The topic is Federal Civil Procedure: Overview and Examination of Key Differences Between Federal and State Practice. The seminar is bargain priced at $25 for 1 hour of credit; I suspect that you will find that the written materials alone will be worth far more than that to you. The seminar will be taught by Travis Graham of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore.

Here is a link to the RBA site's page, with online registration. Please make plans to attend.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

November 11 Meeting




Get ready for a big meeting on November 11, featuring keynote speaker the Honorable Martin Clark, Judge of the Twenty-Seventh Circuit Court, who presides in Patrick and Henry County Circuit Courts. Judge Clark, of course, is the New York Times best selling author of three novels, the latest being The Legal Limit. I have read all of the Judge's books, and they are all well worth reading, but the The Legal Limit is my favorite. Ram's Head Books will be selling the book at the luncheon.

The meeting will also feature a memorial resolution for our very distinguished member, and my law partner, Jane S. Glenn, who died last November 20. Jane's family will be joining us for the meeting.