ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Frank O. Brown Jr., Frank O. Brown, Jr., P.C. / Henrico
Frank O. Brown, Jr., is in private practice and concentrates in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration and related tax matters. He is the author of the Virginia Probate Handbook, as well as a widely referenced checklist for closing a law practice. He is co-founder of the University of Richmond Estate Planning Seminar, which has been held annually for 45 years.
Mr. Brown is a frequent CLE lecturer, and is a Past Chair of the Board of Governors of the Senior Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar. He holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Juris Doctor degrees from The University of Richmond, is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and is a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. Mr. Brown holds the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Peer Review Rating of "AV Preeminent”, and in 2006 was honored with the Virginia State Bar Tradition of Excellence Award.
Robert E. Hawthorne, Hawthorne & Hawthorne, P.C. / Kenbridge
Robert E. Hawthorne is a stockholder in a law firm having five offices in Southside Virginia. He currently serves as Chairman of the Senior Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar, and on the Standing Committee on Commissioners of Accounts Judicial Council of Virginia. He has also served as Chairman of the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar, and on the State Ethics Committee. He has been involved in the purchasing of four law practices in Southside Virginia.
James M. McCauley, Virginia State Bar / Richmond
James M. McCauley is the Ethics Counsel for the Virginia State Bar, and manages the staff counsel serving the Standing Committees on Legal Ethics, Unauthorized Practice of Law, and Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation. He and his staff write the draft advisory opinions for the Standing Committees and provide informal advice over the telephone to members of the bar, bench, and general public on matters involving legal ethics, lawyer advertising, and the unauthorized practice of law. Mr. McCauley frequently lectures and publishes articles on matters relating to legal ethics and the unauthorized practice of law. He teaches Professional Responsibility at the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
Robert T. Vaughan Jr., Robert T. Vaughan, Jr., P.C. / Danville
Robert T. Vaughan, Jr., has been providing legal services in the City of Danville, Virginia, and the surrounding area for 38 years. His practice area extends to the counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, Halifax, Patrick, and Mecklenburg, Virginia, and to the City of Martinsville, Virginia.
Mr. Vaughan concentrates his practice in the areas of Real Estate, Commercial and Residential transactions, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Tax Planning, Probate and Administration, Elder Law, Guardianships and Conservatorships, and the formation of Businesses, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and the representation of businesses and their owners in general matters. The firm engages in litigation on behalf of its clients relating to these areas of practice.