Noteworthy > VSB NEWS Bar Welcomes New Council Members and Conference Leadership On July 1, twenty-fi ve Virginia lawyers began three-year terms — some their fi rst and others their second — on the Virginia State Bar Council. New con-ference chairs started their leadership terms as well. This year marked the highest voter turnout since the VSB began electronic balloting. The Bar thanks Virginia law-yers who took the time to vote and those who volunteer to serve. Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations chair Lewis A. Martin III Diversity Conference chair Chidi I. James Senior Lawyers Conference chair John D. Eure Young Lawyers Conference president Farnaz F. Thompson 1st Circuit Damian J. (D.J.) Hansen 2nd Circuit Jeffrey B. Sodoma 3rd Circuit Meredith B. Travers 4th Circuit Ann B. Brogan 5th Circuit Thomas G. Shaia 6th Circuit J. Daniel Vinson 13th Circuit Eric M. Page Cullen D. Seltzer 16th Circuit Palma E. Pustilnik 17th Circuit Adam D. Elfenbein Greg T. Hunter Josh D. Katcher 19th Circuit David J. Gogal Douglas R. Kay 20th Circuit R. Penn Bain 22nd Circuit Eric H. Ferguson 23rd Circuit K. Brett Marston 24th Circuit Eugene N. Butler 26th Circuit Nancy M. Reed 27th Circuit R. Cord Hall Marston Butler Reed Hall Gogal Kay Bain Ferguson Martin James Eure Thompson Hansen Sodoma Travers Brogan Shaia Vinson Page Seltzer Pustilnik Elfenbein Hunter Katcher 29th Circuit D. Greg Baker 31st Circuit Maryse C. Allen Council at-Large appointments: Denise W. Bland, Eastville Atiqua Hashem, Richmond Patricia E. Smith, Abingdon See the full list of Bar Council and Execu-tive Committee members on page 4. Baker Allen Bland Hashem Smith 36 VIRGINIA LAWYER | June 2019 | Vol. 68 www.vsb.org