What’s New at the Virginia Supreme Court? An Overview of Recent Civil Decisions 2023

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the August 2023 webcast, What’s New at the Virginia Supreme Court? An Overview of Recent Civil Decisions 2023.

• Catch up with the court’s most important decisions in only 90 minutes
• Learn what the decisions mean, and how you can use them
• Gain insight into where the court is going from an experienced observer

With focus on the practical effect that the Virginia Supreme Court has on your cases, Judge Daniel Ortiz takes a critical look at selected civil cases decided by the court from September 2022 to July 2023.

Covered topics include:

• Civil procedure
• Evidence
• Jury selection
• Jury instructions
• Torts
• Appellate practice
• Commercial law, corporations, and partnerships
• Wills, trusts, and estates

… and more.

About the Speaker

Hon. Daniel E. Ortiz, Court of Appeals of Virginia / Richmond

The Honorable Daniel E. Ortiz completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and received his law degree from the George Washington University Law School. He began his legal career at the Fairfax County Circuit Court, clerking for the Honorable M. Langhorne Keith. At the conclusion of his clerkship, Judge Ortiz joined Blankingship & Keith, P.C., where he became a shareholder and principal at the firm. Judge Ortiz was appointed to serve an eight-year term as a circuit court judge that began on January 1, 2015. In August 2021, Judge Ortiz was appointed to serve on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Judge Ortiz was a member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Bar Association and the Board of Governors of The Virginia Bar Association and was selected by his peers to chair both the Young Lawyers Section of the Fairfax Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Division of the VBA. He previously served as a Substitute Judge in the General District Court and Juvenile Domestic Relations District Court for five years in Fairfax County. Recently, Judge Ortiz was selected to serve on the Virginia Access to Justice Commission. He is a member of the faculty of the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course. Judge Ortiz is also a former board member and president of Legal Services of Northern Virginia.