Executive Director’s Message by Karen A. Gould Retirements and Other News The Virginia State Bar has been fortunate to employ two very talented individuals who are retiring this year after long and successful careers in state government. Mary Yancey Spencer’s retirement as deputy executive director of the Virginia State Bar was effective July 1, 2016. At the VSB, her responsibilities included the Freedom of Information Act, monitoring legislation, and over-sight of the clerk of the Disciplinary System. She also oversaw the operation of the Communications Department and the Information Technology Department. Before taking the deputy position at the bar, Mary Yancey served for twenty years at the Offi ce of the Attorney General, in every depart-ment. Mary Yancey brought a wealth of knowledge of state government, the FOIA, and VSB history. She also brought wit and wisdom to her job. She is greatly missed. Susan Busch, a certifi ed public accountant and head of the Fiscal Department, will retire from the VSB effective October 1, 2016. She has been employed by the VSB for thirty-seven years. Just recently she helped tran-sition the VSB from the decades-old commonwealth accounting system — “CARS” — to the new accounting system — “Cardinal.” Susan’s decades of experience with the bar, the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Department of Planning and Budget are not easily re-placed. She has also served as the VSB’s representative on the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Board. Her dedication to LHL is so great that she will be continuing there in a volunteer role after she leaves the VSB. Highlights of FY2015–16 Rule Changes During FY2015-16, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved changes to: • Rule of Professional Conduct 1.10(a) (confl ict of interest) and Comment [2a], effective 7/31/2015: www.vsb .org/pro-guidelines/index.php/rule _changes/item/rule-1-10-2014-01 • Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 (UPL; Multijurisdictional Practice) and 8.3 (Reporting Misconduct), effective 2/1/2016: www.vsb.org/ pro-guidelines/index.php/rule_ changes/item/prop_5-5_and_8-3e • Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence) and 1.6 (Confi dentiality), effective 3/1/2016: www.vsb.org/pro-guidelines/index .php/rule_changes/item/amend-ments-rules-1_1-1_6-112514 • Paragraph 10 (UPL), Part Six, Section IV, effective 10/30/2015: www.vsb .org/pro-guidelines/index.php/rule_ changes/item/amendments_to_ paragraph_10_2015-10 • Paragraph 10 (UPL), Part Six, Section IV, effective 5/1/2016: www.vsb.org/ pro-guidelines/index.php/rule_ changes/item/unauthorized_ practice_law_030116 • Paragraph 13-4.E (service on district committees by certain ex-offi cio members of the Council), effective 8/21/2015: www.vsb.org/pro-guide-lines/index.php/rule_changes/item/ prop_13_4e_service_ex-offi cio • Paragraph 13-11 (Limited Right to Discovery), effective 5/1/2016: www. vsb.org/pro-guidelines/index.php/ rule_changes/item/paragraph_13-11 • Paragraph 13-25 (Board Proceedings for Reinstatement), effective 5/1/2016: www.vsb.org/docs/2015_12_17_ part%206_Sect.%20IV_Para%20 13_11_13_25_13_30.pdf • Paragraph 13-30 (Confi dentiality of Disciplinary Records and Proceedings), effective 5/1/2016: www.vsb.org/docs/2015_12_17_ part%206_Sect.%20IV_Para%20 13_11_13_25_13_30.pdf • New Paragraph 13.4, Part 6, Section 4, effective 8/21/2015: www.vsb.org /pro-guidelines/index.php/rule_ changes/item/prop-paragraph-13.4 • New Rule 10 to Part 10 (Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster), effective 1/1/2016: www.vsb.org/ pro-guidelines/index.php/rule_ changes/item/provision-of -legal-services-following -determination-of-major-disaster FY2014 Audit Report The audit report for FY2014, com-pleted in May of 2016, found (1) proper recording and reporting of all transactions in the Commonwealth Accounting and Reporting System and our internal fi nancial system; (2) no matters involving internal control and its operations necessary to bring to management’s attention; and (3) no instances of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations or other matters that are required to be reported. 10 VIRGINIA LAWYER | August 2016 | Vol. 65 www.vsb.org