The YLD Year in Review

Steven P. Gould2016 Chair

January 19, 2017

Who We Are

• 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

Our Areas of Focus for 2016

• Programmatic review• What are we doing, are we doing these things well, and

should we continue doing them?

• Structural review• How do we best support our efforts that will continue

following the conclusion of the programmatic review?

Programmatic Review

• Began 2016 with 50+ projects• Led by Jeremy Williams with assistance from past chair Elaina

Blanks-Green• Utilized questionnaire to gauge:

• Purpose of each project and level of activity for that project• If active, how so? If not, why not?

• Plans for future project activity

• Three ultimate recommendations: Keep, Tweak, or Drop

Programmatic Review - Results

• Kept 7 projects as-is• Tweaked 7 projects• Dropped 9 projects• Additional recommendations:

• Consolidated 17 regional projects into 5 statewide projects (with regional leads)

• Converted three projects into liaison positions (e.g., Lawyers Helping Lawyers representative)

Structural Review

• What structure makes the most sense for a refocused YLD?

• Led by Andrew Stockment and recent YLD alum Chris Gill• Primary goals included building depth, ensuring

uniformity across projects, and promoting continuity

Structural Review - Results

• Changes to names of our Executive Committee and Executive Council• Executive Committee Executive Board• Executive Council Leadership Council

• Defined terms for members of Executive Board• Uniform leadership structure for each project

• Chair and Chair-Elect, also with defined terms• Rosters of members involved in each project

Structural Review - Results

• Large and small project models• Addition of reps to substantive law sections, LPMD to

Leadership Council• Specific process created for bringing new projects online• Renaming our Spring and Fall Meetings

• And communicating that they are open to all of our members

Spring Meeting – The Tides Inn

Fall Meeting Reimagined

• First meeting following adoption of recommendations from programmatic and structural reviews

• Designed to allow members to limit costs by making a day trip to Charlottesville

• Focus on increasing the value proposition for employers

Fall Meeting Reimagined

• Full day of programming, beginning at 9 a.m.• Three hours of CLE programming, including 1.5 hours of

ethics, weeks before the Oct. 31 deadline• Nationally known keynote speaker, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick• Panel discussion of four lawyer-legislators to conclude the

afternoon

Fall Meeting Reimagined

• For the first time, charged a modest registration fee for a YLD meeting• $50/member for 3 CLE hours plus food (light breakfast, lunch, and

dinner)• $100/non-members, but fee waived if you joined the VBA for 2017

• The result: our best turnout in years!

Fall Meeting in Photos

Fall Meeting in Photos

YLD Financial Goals for 2016 and Beyond

• Increasing non-dues revenue through sponsorships and meeting fees

• Cultivating YLD members as current and future Foundation patrons

• Managing expenses for ongoing projects

Sample Programmatic Highlights

• Another great showing in the ABA’s Awards of Achievement• Second place in the comprehensive category, first place for

Opening Statement

• “A Spotlight on Veterans’ Legal Issues” hosted in conjunction w/ Legal Services of Northern Virginia

• Regent LSC’s Holiday Toy Drive and networking social• Addition of new committee focused on CLE programming

2017 YLD Leadership• Jeremy Williams (Kutak Rock, Richmond) – Chair• Andrew Stockment (Lenhart Pettit, Charlottesville) – Chair-Elect• Jennifer Ligon (Williams Mullen, Richmond) – Secretary-Treasurer• Steven Gould (Byrnes Gould, Danville) – Immediate Past Chair

• New Executive Board members: Kristen Jurjevich (Pender & Coward), Madelaine Kramer (Sands Anderson), & Ashlee Webster (LeClair Ryan)

2017 YLD Leadership

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)- Seth Ragosta (Lenhart Pettit) - Lucy Brandon Wilson (Willcox Savage)- Lauren Wheeling Waller (Williams Mullen) - Nancy Lester (Ogletree Deakins)

Questions?

Steven P. GouldByrnes Gould PLLC

310 Main Street, Suite 200Danville, Virginia 24541

sgould@byrnesgould.com