2. VBA members who are either:
Under the age of 37 or
Licensed to practice for under three years
Focused on service to the bar and service to the public
3. Leadership
Concentration on filling leadership roles and encouraging
planning as a result of 2016 restructuring
Budget
Examining our sources of income, our expenses and how we
budget for and approve our various activities
4. Began 2016 with 50+ projects
Began 2017 with 21 projects plus the individual law school councils
Restructuring resulted in chair and chair-elect for each project
This meant 58 leadership positions and three liaison positions
Dozens of new and empty leadership positions were filled
Only four remain open
5. In addition to filling leadership vacancies, nurtured growth
Leadership spent countless hours advising new projects
New projects included:
Credit Risk Presentation on Call 12
https://youtu.be/H0qClI6kDbs
New Member Event at Top Golf on Northern Virginia
Expansion of the Mentor Program to Tidewater
6. YLD Receives $53,000 from the VBA
Previously received $45,000
Increased $8,000 to compensate for assumption of Moot Court
Generally spent close to full amount
Minimal income
Relaxed expense policy
7. Revamped the Approval Process
Pictures Required
Certify Efforts to Obtain Sponsors
Approval Based on Anticipated Return
Calculate Per Person Costs
Multiple Instances Where Applicant Asked to Reconsider Costs or Obtain Sponsorship
Ie: Northern Virginia membership initiative
Asked for $880
Anticipated 20 people
We deemed $44 per person too high, approved $500 and encouraged sponsors
Event had 29 participants at over $1,200. Additional fees covered by five sponsors
8. Focus on Sponsors
$5,500 in YLD obtained sponsors or 10% of our budget
Established a sponsorship committee to focus on sponsorship
Cut expenses by utilizing VBA on Main
Increased revenue by charging small fees
RESULT: ~$13,000 in the Black
9.
10. In conjunction with the Board of Governors Meeting
32 Attendees
Location specific programming
CLE on oysters, aquaculture and riparian law
Congressman Rob Wittman
11. Adjusting to feedback: slightly reduced programming
Four hours of CLE, Including 1.5 Ethics
Industry presentation on ABC regulation and related issues
Return of a social event:
Brewery tour in Richmond and dinner at Bottoms Up
Result:
53 Attendees and the Best Attendance in Recent History
NET INCOME OF ~$3,500
12.
13. Nurturing and growing our projects
Increasing revenue and reducing expenses
Increasing membership
14. Andrew Stockment (Lenhart Pettit, Charlottesville) – Chair
Jennifer Ligon (Williams Mullen, Richmond) – Chair-Elect
Madeline Kramer (Sands Anderson, McLean) – Secretary/Treasurer
Jeremy Williams (Kutak Rock, Richmond) – Immediate Past Chair
New Executive Board members:
Will Prince (Thompson McMullan)
Dan Sullivan (Gentry Locke)
Michael Stark (McGuireWoods)
Joe Figueroa (McCandlish Lillard)
15. Returning Executive Board Members (in no particular order):
- Dan Mauler (Redmon, Peyton & Braswell)
- Frank Cragle (Hirschler Fleischer)
- Laura Golden Liff (Miles & Stockbridge)
- Jonathan Lucier (Williams Mullen)
- Kristen Jurjevich (Pender & Coward)
- Patrick Bolling (Woods Rogers)
- Nancy Lester (Ogletree Deakins)
16. Jeremy S. Williams
Kutak Rock LLP
901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1000
Richmond, VA 23219
Jeremy.Williams@kutakrock.com