Classes without Quizzes (CLE Seminars)

CUTTING EDGE ISSUES IN LEGAL ETHICS
fRIDAY, mAY 2, 3-5 PM, WhiteHouse classroom, slaughter hall 298

Enhance your understanding of current ethics issues with this presentation led by Professors George Cohen and Rich Balnave. Professor Cohen will explore the ethical and legal issues raised in the aggregate settlement of multiple claims, focusing on the recent $4.85 billion Vioxx “Settlement.” Professor Balnave will explore the ethical issues raised when lawyers use deceptive techniques in their efforts to develop truthful evidence. These issues will be covered with an emphasis on concrete cases and current rules.

RICHARD BALNAVE, Professor of Law J.D., Case Western Reserve University Law School, 1977 M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1973 B.A., College of William and Mary, 1971 Richard Balnave came to the Law School in 1984 to direct the Family Law Clinic. He teaches family and children’s law and professional responsibility.

GEORGE COHEN, Brokaw Professor of Corporate Law J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1986 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992 B.A., Yale University, 1982 George Cohen joined the faculty in 1993 as an associate professor of law after a one-year visit to the Law School. He became a full professor in 1995. He teaches contracts, professional responsibility, and agency and partnership. He has also taught antitrust and law and economics.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTATE PLANNING
AND ESTATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION
fRIDAY, mAY 2, 3-5 PM, King & Spalding Classroom, Slaughter Hall 294

This course reviews recent developments in the estate planning and estate and trust administration fields. Topics include 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.

CHARLES D. "SKIP" FOX '80, Partner, McGuireWoods J.D., University of Virginia, 1980 M.A.., Yale University, 1977 A.B., Princeton University, 1975 Skip Fox is a partner in the Charlottesville office of McGuireWoods LLP. He concentrates his practice in estate planning, estate administration, trust law, and charitable organizations. He is an adjunct professor at the Law School, and has been a member of the Law School Foundation Board of Trustees since 2001.