Virginia Lawyer The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar April 2014 Volume 62/ Number 9 Features LAWYERS HELPING LAWYERS 14 The Voices of Lawyers on the Road to Recovery by Sharon D. Nelson 18 Why I Need Lawyers Helping Lawyers by the Honorable William C. Mims 20 Lawyers Helping Lawyers Matters by Barbara A. Williams 23 Impairment Proceedings by Renu M. Brennan 26 The Spiral Downward: Identifying Addiction by Carol P. Waldhauser Noteworthy VSB NEWS 50 Highlights of the February 22, 2014, Virginia State Bar Council Meeting 50 In Memoriam 51 Forum Visits Danville 51 Bar Endorsement of ALPS Reaffirmed PEOPLE 52 Gerald T. Zerkin Presented with Carrico Professionalism Award 53 Virginia Supreme Court Senior Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy Receives the Virginia State Bar Leadership in Education Award 54 James W. Korman Honored for Lifetime Achievement 54 Judge A. Ellen White Receives Family Law Service Award GENERAL INTEREST 30 The Laws of Physics and the Physics of Laws by D. Arthur Kelsey 34 The Oldest Lawyer in Town: Vic Millner Closes 53-year Legal Career by Tim Davis 42 Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers In Germany Under the Third Reich by Brett Alexander Zwerdling 44 Governors Recognized for Historic Contributions by Clarence M. Dunnaville Jr. Departments 58 61 63 64 CLE Calendar Professional Notices Classified Ads VSB 76th Annual Meeting Schedule Columns 6 10 55 57 President’s Message Executive Director’s Message Law Libraries Technology and the Practice of Law Cover: Newton's cradle, named after Sir Isaac Newton, uses a series of metallic spheres to demonstrate basic principles of the laws of physics. Judge Kelsey's essay explores the parallels between the laws of physics and the laws of men.