Classes without Quizzes (CLE Seminars)

LAWYER FOR THE ORGANIZATION: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, CONFIDENTIALITY, REPORTING, AND WHISTLEBLOWING
Presented by Professor George Rutherglen, John Barbee Minor Distinguished Professor of Law and Edward F. Howrey Research Professor
Friday, May 5 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Enhance your understanding of current ethics issues with this presentation led by Professor George Rutherglen. This seminar begins with the understanding that many, if not most, forms of the practice of law involve representation of organizations, whether public, private, corporate, trust, or partnership. Even representation of individuals frequently involves their dealings with organizations. As the organizational structure of clients has profound implications for the practice of law and for the rules regulating that practice, it’s vital that a lawyer understand who, exactly, he or she represents when representing an organization. From there, Rutherglen will delve into the appropriate way to treat information received from an organization. Finally, he will discuss the controversy over the extent to which lawyers can—or must—report wrongdoing of their corporate clients. These issues will be covered with an emphasis on concrete cases and current rules.

GEORGE RUTHERGLEN came to the University of Virginia's law faculty in 1976. He teaches admiralty, civil procedure, employment discrimination, and professional responsibility. While he was a student at law school, Rutherglen was articles editor of the California Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. After graduation, he clerked for Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Diego, and Justices William O. Douglas and John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court. Rutherglen has chaired the advisory committee on Fourth Circuit Rules and served as director of the Graduate Program for Judges at the Law School. He has written widely on employment discrimination, civil rights, and admiralty.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTATE PLANNING AND ESTATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Presented by McGuireWoods LLP Associate Suzanne Reed Bednar ’01
Friday, May 5 ● 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Join Suzanne Reed Bednar ’01 for a review of various recent developments in the estate planning and estate and trust administration fields. Among the areas to be covered are: gifts, the marital deduction, valuation issues, the uses and abuses of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, value shifting techniques, retirement benefits, the generation-skipping tax, asset protection, and the impact of decoupling. This session is designed to allow attorneys working in the estate planning field to keep up with the rapid changes in this complex area of practice.

SUZANNE REED BEDNAR ’01 is an associate with the Charlottesville, Virginia office of the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP. She concentrates her practice in estate planning, estate administration, and trust law. She teaches an annual course, Basics of Estate Planning, for the Jefferson Institute on Lifetime Learning (JILL) and volunteers to speak to UVA law students involved in the Advocacy Clinic for the Elderly and the Aging and the Law Seminar. Suzanne received her B.S. from James Madison University, her M.S. from Gannon University, and her J.D. from the University of Virginia.