ETHICS UPDATE 2015: HOT TOPICS IN LEGAL ETHICS
Edward L. Davis
1. Conflicts—Lobbying Firms that employ legislator—LEO 1884
2. Lawyer Impairment—Duty of Supervising Lawyer—LEO 1886
3. Lawyer Advertising Rule Amendments
4. Amendments to Rules 1.6 and 3.3—Client Perjury
5. Rule 1.6(d)—Cybersecurity and Duty to Protect Client Data
6. Avvo Legal Services and Other Online Lead Generation Companies and
Rules 5.4(a) and 7.3(b)
ETHICS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CREDITORS’ AND DEBTORS’ RIGHTS
Tyler P. Brown
I. Code of Virginia Revisions (Effective July 1, 2017)
II. Selected Decisions on Creditors’ Rights and Consumer Financial Litigation
III. Selected Decisions On Bankruptcy Law
COMMERCIAL LAW
Edward B. Lowry
David W. Thomas
I. Changes in the Law
II. Notable Cases
III. Corporations and Associates
IV. Miscellaneous
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Stephen E. Noona
I. Introduction
II. The Four Basic Food Groups of IP Law
III. Recent Updates
Patent Law
I. Patent: A Halo Has to Fall Only a Few Inches to Become a Noose!
II. Patent 2: How Long is Too Long (to Wait Before Suing for Patent Infringement)?
III. Patent 3: Location, Location, Location—No more!
IV. Copyright: Clothes Make the [Wo]Man:
V. Trade Secret Update for 2017
VI. Asian Rock Bands, Professional Football, Disparaging Marks and the First Amendment,
A Mighty Mélange that May Rewrite Trademark Law REDUX
VII. Final Thoughts
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VIRGINIA: TAXATION LAW
Christopher M. Kozlowski
I. Individual Income Tax
II. Corporate Income Tax
III. Tangible Personal Property And Machinery and Tools Tax
IV. Sales and Use Tax
V. Business Professional and Occupational License Tax
VI. Real Estate Tax
VII. Tax Credit
VIII. Other
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW: ESTATE PLANNING AND
ADMINISTRATION
John B. O’Grady
I. Introduction
II. Income Taxes
III. Estate Taxes
IV. Gift Taxes
V. Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
VI. Special Valuation Rules
FAMILY LAW
Sharon K. Lieblich
A. Marriage
B. Equitable Distribution
C. Divorce
D. Child Support
E. Spousal Support
F. Custody/Visitation
G. Miscellaneous
H. Enacted by the Legislature but Vetoed by the Governor
I. Significant Bills which Failed of Enactment
A. Marriage and Divorce
B. Spousal Support
C. Child Support
D. Custody and Visitation
E. Equitable Distribution
F. Settlement Agreements
G. Jurisdiction and Procedure
H. Attorney’s Fees
I. Termination of Parental Rights
J. Miscellaneous Cases
SELECTED REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION
Lucia Anna Trigiani
SELECTED REAL ESTATE LEGISLATION
Banking and Finance
Business Entities
Civil Remedies and Procedure
Community Associations
Condemnation and Eminent Domain
Conservation and Environment
Housing Development
Insurance
Land Records and Court Records
Landlord and Tenant
Miscellaneous
Professions and Occupations
Real Estate Sales and Settlements
Taxation
Trusts and Estates
Water, Sewer and Stormwater
Zoning and Land Use
CASE LAW UPATE
I. VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT CASES
A. Bank of Hampton Roads v. Powell, 292 Va. 10, 785 S.E.2d 788(2016)
B. City of Chesapeake v. Dominion Security Plus Self Storage, L.L.C., 291 Va. 327,
785 S.E.2d 403 (2016)
C. Cygnus Newport–Phase 1B, L.L.C. v. City of Portsmouth, 292 Va. 573,
790 S.E.2d 623 (2016)
D. Dye v. CNX Gas Co., 291 Va. 319, 784 S.E.2d 703 (2016)
E. EMAC, L.L.C. v. Cnty. of Hanover, 291 Va. 13, 781 S.E.2d 181 (2016)
F. Hamm v. Hazelwood, 292 Va. 153, 787 S.E.2d 144 (2016)
G. Holtzman Oil Corp., v. Green Project, L.L.C., No. 141863, 2016 WL 3208943
(Va. April 21, 2016)
H. Johnson v. Arlington Cnty., 292 Va. 843, 794 S.E.2d 389 (Va. 2016)
I. Saddlebrook Estates Cmty. Ass’n v. City of Suffolk, 292 Va. 35, 786 S.E.2d
160 (2016)
J. Tvardek v. Powhatan Vill. Homeowners Ass’n, 291 Va. 269, 784 S.E.2d 280
(2016)
K. Va. Elec. and Power Co. v. Hylton, 292 Va. 92, 787 S.E.2d 106 (2016)
L. Washington v. Prasad, 292 Va. 658, 791 S.E.2d 566 (2016)
M. Wetlands America Trust, Inc. v. White Cloud Nine Ventures, L.P., 291 Va. 153
782 S.E.2d 131 (2016)
II. VIRGINIA CIRCUIT COURT CASES
A. Atl. Coast Pipeline, LLC v. Avery, 2016 Va. Cir LEXIS 73 (2016)
B. Atl. Town Ctr. Dev. Corp v. Accomack Country Bd. Of Supervisors, No.
CL15-109, 2016 Va. Cir. LEXIS 112 (2016)
C. Burgest v. HSBC, USA, N.A, No. CL14008747-00, 2016 Va. Cir. LEXIS 16
(2016)
D. Columbia Gas of Va., Inc. v. Drewry, No. CL15009508-00, 2016 Va. Cir.
LEXIS 70 (2016)
E. Comm’r of Highways v. Sadler, No. CL14-292, 2016 Va. Cir. LEXIS 39 (2016)
F. Cornelius v. Childers, No. CL16-596-00, No. CL 16-596-01, 2016 Va. Cir.
LEXIS 148 (2016)
G. Kline v. Vickers, CL15009542-00, 2016 Va. Cir. LEXIS 50 (2016)
H. Mount Aldie, L.L.C. v. Loudoun Cnty. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, No. 91095,
2016 Va. Cir. LEXIS 91 (2016)
I. New Bethel Estates, L.L.C., v. Howell, No. CL15009404, 2016 Va. Cir.
LEXIS 44 (2016)
J. Southern Bank & Trust Co. v. Woodhouse, No. CL15009939-00, 2016 Va. Cir.
LEXIS 81 (2016)
K. Vaughan v. S.L. Nusbaum Realty, Co., No. CL15-5895-00/01, No. CL15-5897-00/01,
2016 Va. Cir. LE
L. Wimmer v. R&R Joint Ventures, Inc., No. CL14-412 2016, Va. Cir.
LEXIS 65 (2016)
III. FEDERAL COURT CASES
A. Thomas v. Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., 642 Fed.Appx. 253 (4th Cir. 2016)
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Corinna B. Lain
I. Traffic
II. Search and Seizure
III. Confessions and Self-Incrimination
IV. Venue and Jurisdiction
V. Charges and Pleas
VI. Double Jeopardy and Collateral Estoppel
VII. Speedy Trial
VIII. Right to Counsel
IX. Discovery
X. Trial
XI. Verdict and Sentencing
XII. Appeals
SUBSTANTIVE LAW
I. Guns and Drugs
II. Crimes against the Person
III. Property Crimes
IV. Miscellaneous
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VIRGINIA CIVIL LITIGATION
Arthur Schmalz
I. Introduction
II. Most Important Developments Covered by this Outline
III. Jurisdiction, Venue and Service Of Process
IV. Causes of Action and Damages
V. Pleading, Practice and Procedure
VI. Affirmative Defenses
VII. Trial Proceedings and Evidence
VIII. Appellate Practice