Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations Local and Specialty Bar Elections Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys Patricia T. Watson, President Roy Franklin Evans Jr., President-elect Jeffrey Wayne Haislip, Vice President James Edwin Plowman, Secretary-Treasurer Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Donald Cameron Beck Jr., President John Becker Mumford Jr., President-elect Tate Custer Love, Secretary Melissa Hogue Katz, Treasurer SAVE THE DATE Bar Leaders Institute Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond March 9, 2018 For more information, please visit: www.vsb.org/site/conferences/clba or contact Paulette Davidson at davidson@vsb.org. Call for Nominations VSB Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations nomina-tions are due April 27, 2018. Awards will be presented at the CLSBA Annual Meeting and Breakfast in June at Virginia Beach. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.vsb.org/ site/conferences/clba/clba-awards. Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum The Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum focuses on issues that confront attorneys who practice alone or in small fi rms. Law offi ce management and ethics are among several topics covered at these CLEs. These CLEs are free, include lunch, and are available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. SAVE THE DATE Thursday, May 10, 2018 Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum Hampden-Sydney College Solo programs presented during a fi scal year (July–June) will have some crossover in topics. You may only claim MCLE credit for attending a specifi c topic once every two years, unless they are substantially different. Got an Ethics Question? The VSB Ethics Hotline is a confi dential consultation service for members of the Virginia State Bar. Non-lawyers may submit only unauthorized practice of law questions. Questions can be submitted to the hotline by calling (804) 775-0564 or by clicking on the “E-mail Your Ethics Question” link on the Ethics Questions and Opinions web page at www.vsb.org/site/regulation/ethics/. 48 VIRGINIA LAWYER | December 2017 | Vol. 66 www.vsb.org