Appellate Practice

Making an Appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia: Views from the Bench and the Bar
This program blends the observations of three sitting justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia with the insights of practitioners who have vast experience in preparing and arguing appeals to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Taped May 2000.

Bankruptcy/Collections

14th Annual Bankruptcy Law Seminar
The authors and editors of the new Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia handbook guide you through the bankruptcy process, focusing on eight chapters of the 2004 handbook. The seminar sessions cover Commencement of Case and Electronic Case Filing, Property of Estate and Trustee Powers, Exemptions and Chapter 7, and Chapter 13 and Creditors Issues. Co-sponsored by the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped February 2004.

Second Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
This seminar provides you with valuable information on recent developments, tax issues for the consumer debtor, courtroom skills, secured creditor issues, and Chapter 13 plan formulation. Co-sponsored by the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped April 2004.

A Systematic Approach to Debt Collection
This seminar has two objectives: to bring you up to date on the laws governing enforcement of liens and judgements, and to provide a methodology and system for being successful at debt collection. The handbook Debt Collection for Virginia Lawyers - A Systematic Approach serves as the course material for this seminar. Taped March 2003.

24 Issues in Virginia Foreclosure Actions
This seminar provides you with valuable information on preparation for sale/terms of sale, conduct of sale, bankruptcy issues, accounting, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Taped June 2003.

22nd Annual Business Law Seminar: Negotiating the Purchase and Sale of a Business
This seminar is a lively course designed to teach you the mechanics and the strategies of negotiating the purchase and sale of a business via an asset purchase agreement, and includes a discussion of some major tax aspects. The course uses a hypothetical fact situation and presents the negotiation from the points of view of both the buyer and the seller. Co-sponsored by the Business Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped March 2004.

35th Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Getting Closely Held Business Clients Ready for Sale
This seminar provides you with valuable information on valuing closely held businesses, preparing your client for due diligence, enforceable non-competition agreements, and anticipating legal opinion issues. Taped October 2004.

Evidence and Trial Techniques in Complex, Multiparty Civil and Criminal Litigation featuring Judge William G. Young
During the past five years, our distinguished speaker delivered exceptionally well-received lectures on: 1) the law of evidence and 2) the practical arts of trial advocacy. This time, he combines the concepts and places them in the setting of a complex, multiparty case. Taped July 2002.

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13th Annual Elder Law
You don’t have to be an elder law attorney to benefit greatly from this seminar. Learn about a new area of elder law practice, keep up with the latest current developments with the persons in the know, avoid the pitfalls of Medicaid asset recovery, and get the specifics on the rules for Medicaid asset protection and learn how to apply them. Taped October 2004.

22nd Annual Trusts and Estates Seminar
This seminar keeps you current on changes in the law and the practice. You receive in-depth information on important topics in the estate planning and administration arena, including "The Year in Review" and "Virginia Developments in Estate Planning and Administration." Co-sponsored by the Trusts and Estates Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped November 2003.

Representation of Incapacitated Persons as a Guardian Ad Litem
The revision of Virginia's guardianship law made significant changes affecting virtually all aspects of guardianship activities. This seminar provides a detailed review of the changes and meets the training requirements of the Judicial Council of Virginia for an attorney to be appointed as guardian ad litem for an adult. Taped January 2003.

Douglas W. Conner Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Administration Seminar
This seminar covers Ethics, Planning for Special Needs: Trusts and More, Defending the Family Limited Partnership Against Current IRS Attacks, Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning - Onshore and Offshore, Non-Tax Issues in Business Succession Planning, and Giving Practical Estate Planning Advice in Uncertain Times. Taped April 2004.

Looking Like a Pro in the Commissioner of Accounts Office
The Manual for Commissioners of Accounts is essential for anyone filing accounts with Commissioners. Seven particularly troublesome issues are analyzed. The last section, "Things That Annoy Auditors," is worth the price of the seminar. The handbook Manual for Commissioners of Accounts serves as the course material for this seminar. Co-sponsored by the Standing Committee on Commissioners of Accounts of the Judicial Council of Virginia. Taped July 2003.

Retirement Planning for Lawyers
This timely, well-conceived program is a "must attend" seminar for senior members of the bar, as well as for any practitioners who seek strategic planning in their professional affairs to ensure their future financial stability and to protect their clients' interests. Co-sponsored by the Senior Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar. Taped May 2003.

How to Avoid Disbarment, Poverty, and Shame (formerly Ethics for Dummies)
This ethics course focuses on common problems in your law practice: the attorney-client relationship, the business of practicing law, and the art of practicing law. Taped August 2002.

20th Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar
This seminar includes sessions on Discovery, Including New Statutory Requirements, New Rules, Motions to Compel and Psychological and Other Medical Records; Burden of Proof in Equitable Distribution Cases; Legislative Update; Electronic Evidence Issues; Confidentiality and Other Ethical Issues Raised When Using Electronic Evidence, Including Electronic Surveillance. Co-sponsored by the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped May 2004.

Representation of Children as a Guardian Ad Litem
In order to be appointed as a guardian ad litem in Virginia, members of the bar must meet the standards set forth by the Judicial Council of Virginia. This course satisfies the training requirement for becoming a guardian ad litem for children in Virginia. Taped September 2003.

23rd Annual Family Law Seminar
This seminar focuses on the impact of 2004 court decisions on your practice; ethical conflicts with husbands, wives, previous spouses, paramours, or your employees; finding your way through the mediation and litigation maze: pleadings, cross-petitions, burden of proof; defining the terms: joint or sole custody? legal or physical custody?; when (or if) to have a child custody evaluation. Co-sponsored by the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped October 2004.

5th Annual Advanced Guardian Ad Litem Seminar
This program focuses on the new performance standards for GALs, recent developments in the legislature, and a look at practical problems and solutions for GALs using the new Bedford GAL handbook. This program qualifies for continuing guardian ad litem training. Taped December 2003.

Annual Divorce Practice Seminar
This seminar focuses on four topics of increasing concern to the divorce lawyer: bankruptcy, fault, estate planning, and taxes. It is designed to explain the law and present strategies for dealing with these issues in your practice. Presented by the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Taped January 2004.

Miscellaneous

30th Annual Recent Developments in the Law
This seminar provides an update on ethics, creditors’ and debtors’ rights, commercial law, business organizations, taxation law, estate planning and administration, family law, real estate law, criminal law and procedure, and civil litigation. Taped June 2004.

22nd Annual Real Estate Practice Seminar
Whether you practice real estate law exclusively or occasionally, this seminar is full of relevant information to help you to better serve your clients. The focus is on complete, up-to-date information on case law and real estate issues. This seminar includes the following sessions: Case Law Update, Legislative Update, Ethics in Residential Real Estate Practice, CRESPA & Wet Settlement Act Refresher, Bankruptcy Issues, and Foreclosure. Co-sponsored by the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar. Taped May 2004.