Noteworthy > VSB NEWS Indigent Criminal Defense Seminar The Leroy R. Hassell Sr. Indigent Crim-inal Defense Seminar drew 900 lawyers from around the Commonwealth to hear speakers from around Virginia and the United States. The free advanced skills seminar is presented to the indi-gent defense bar and held at the behest of the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The event is named after former Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., who believed that equal protection under law meant that the poor should receive the same quality of representa-tion as those of means, and the seminar was created as a measure to ensure this basic fairness. Presented in Richmond, the seminar was also livestreamed in Harrisonburg and Wytheville. Topics included: “The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age,” “Public Defender Strategies for Creative Mo-tions Practice in Juvenile Court,” “Digi-tal Evidence,” and “Ethics in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Data, Your Client, and your License.” (l to r) The Hon. Angela E. Roberts, Bonnie H. Hoffman, Julie E. McConnell, Jerald R. Hess, Brad M. Lindsay, W. Edward Riley IV, and Elizabeth J. Lancaster. (l to r) Marni E. Byrum of McQuade Byrum in Alexan-dria, Matthew Mitchell of Tactical Tech in New York, NY, and Alice Fontier of The Bronx Defenders in Bronx, NY President’s Committee Releases Report on Lawyer Well-Being A special committee formed by 2018–19 VSB President Leonard C. Heath Jr. re-leased its fi nal report on lawyer well-be-ing in May. The committee was tasked with identifying specifi c aspects or character-istics of the practice of law that might serve as a risk to a lawyer’s well-being. President Heath refi ned a matrix of these risks, and the report adds substan-tive, narrative explanation of the risks. The occupational risks fall into four categories: Physical Risks, Mental and Emotional Risks, Adaptation Risks, and Self-Actualization Risks. 38 VIRGINIA LAWYER | June 2019 | Vol. 68 The report also includes an exten-sive bibliography with further sourcing. Members of the committee — and contributors to the report — included former presidents of statewide bars, a law professor, a senior vice president of the Virginia State Bar’s endorsed lawyer professional liability carrier, staff from the Virginia State Bar, an employee of The Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assis-tance Program (Lawyers Helping Law-yers), and lawyers representing a diverse cross-section of the legal profession. The Virginia State Bar encourages lawyers to read the full report at www. vsb.org/docs/VSB_wellness_report.pdf. www.vsb.org