The 2023 Appellate Summit hosted by the Virginia Bar Association is scheduled for September 28th and attorney John O’Herron is speaking on a panel at the “Hybrid Program” session. Offering six hours of CLE, the seminar will take place at the McGuireWoods office in Richmond, VA and registration is offered for both virtual and in-person attendance. The agenda is as follows:
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction
Speakers:
- Robert W. Loftin, McGuireWoods LLP | Legislative Committee Chair, VBA Appellate Practice Section
- James J. “Jay” O’Keeffe IV, MichieHamlett | Chair, VBA Appellate Practice Section
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. (30 min. CLE) – Court of Appeals Expansion Review
Speakers:
- L. Steven Emmert, Sykes Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, P.C. (Moderator)
- Hon. Mary B. Malveaux, Court of Appeals of Virginia
- A. John Vollino, Clerk Court of Appeals of Virginia
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. (30 min. CLE) – Solicitors’ Panel
Speakers:
- William H. Hurd | Eckert Seamans (Moderator)
- Andrew N. Ferguson, Solicitor General of Virginia Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
- Michelle S. Kallen, Jenner & Block
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (60 min. CLE) – Fourth Circuit Practice 2023 Appellate Summit 2
Speakers:
- Trevor S. Cox, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (Moderator)
- Nwamaka Anowi, Clerk of Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- P. Thomas Distanislao III, Butler Snow LLP
- Hon. Toby J. Heytens, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Melissa L. Wood, Senior Staff Attorney U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. (60 min. CLE) – Jurists’ Panel
Speakers:
- James J. “Jay” O’Keeffe IV, MichieHamlett | Chair, VBA Appellate Practice Section (Moderator)
- Hon. Toby J. Heytens, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Hon. Lisa Lorish, Court of Appeals of Virginia
- Hon. Stephen R. McCullough, Supreme Court of Virginia
- Hon. Stuart A. Raphael, Court of Appeals of Virginia
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. (30 min. CLE) – Interlocutory and Injunction Appeals
Speakers:
- Graham K. Bryant, Deputy Solicitor General of Virginia Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
- Robert W. Loftin, Legislative Committee | Chair, VBA Appellate Practice Section McGuireWoods LLP
2:15 – 3 p.m. (45 min. CLE) – Criminal Appeals
Speakers:
- Hon. William G. Petty, Court of Appeals of Virginia (Moderator)
- David B. Hargett, Hargett Law, PLC
- Donald E. Jeffrey III, Senior Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
- Douglas A. Ramseur, The Ram Law Firm PLLC
- Virginia B. Theisen, Senior Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. (60 min. CLE) – Hybrid Program
Speakers:
- Monica T. Monday, Gentry Locke Attorneys
- John P. O’Herron, ThompsonMcMullan P.C.
- Julie S. Palmer, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, P.C.
- Juli M. Porto, Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
4:15 – 5 p.m. (45 min. CLE) – Preview of the 2023-2024 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States
Speakers:
- Jonathan Ellis, McGuireWoods LLP (Moderator)
- Katie Barber, McGuireWoods LLP
- Brian Schmalzbach, McGuireWoods LLP
