Equality Virginia Legal Program: Legal Issues For GLBT People and Their Families

 Saturday,  October 16, 2010
10am to 4pm
University of Richmond
The Brown Alley Room in Weinstein Hall

The Day's Agenda

9:30am to 10:00am Registration

10:00am to 11:15am Overview:  The Legal Environment in Virginia Post Marshall-Newman
Introduction and General Overview - Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, Esquire, General Counsel, Equality Virginia
Criminal Law Issues - Tracy Thorne-Begland, Esquire, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Richmond
Lessons from Miller-Jenkins - Greg Nevins, Esquire, Lambda Legal
Financial Issues - Lawrence S. Jacobs, Lawrence S. Jacobs & Associates, PC

11:15am to 12:15pm Making the Case for Marriage in the Courts and the Court of Public Opinion
Charlotte Patterson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
Nathalie Gilfoyle - Esquire, General Counsel, American Psychological Association

12:15pm to 1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm to 2:15pm Workshops
Relationship Formation: Creating a Stable Legal/Financial Base - Lawrence Jacobs, Lawrence S. Jacobs & Associates, PC
Employee Benefits Issues for Same-Sex Couples and their Employers - Marc Purintun, Counsel, Hunton and Williams
Documenting Your Identity: Issues Related to Birth Certificates and Driver's Licenses for Transgender People - Michael Hamar, Michael B. Hamar, P.C. & Eva Juncker, Zavos Law Group
Parenting Issues - Michele Zavos, Esquire, Zavos Law Group

2:30pm to 3:30pm Workshops

Advance Medical Directives and End of Life Issues - Charles Nance, Esquire, Nance Law Firm & Michele Zavos, Esquire, Zavos Law Group
Relationship Dissolution - Michael McHugh, The McHugh Law Firm
Creating a GLBT Friendly Workplace - Greg Nevins, Esquire, Lambda Legal
Current Issues in Child Custody and Visitation - Eva Juncker, Zavos Law Group

3:30pm to 4:00pm Wrap-up and Coffee Reception

Who Should Attend: The program is open to the general public including: individuals, couples, students, lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Anyone interested in GLBT legal issues is encouraged to attend. If you are an attorney this program is being submitted for approval for CLE credit.

What Will It Cost: The registration fees for this program are as follows:

• $125 for non-EV member lawyers
• $100 for EV member lawyers
• $50 for non-EV members
• $35 for EV members/donors
• $15 for students (with current ID)

Registration for this event has closed.

Please follow the link for directions.

Please park in the parking spaces in Ryland Circle as seen on the campus map for parking.