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The LGA Board of Directors is excited to host the 2024 Fall Conference in person at Hilton Norfolk The Main, October 3-5, 2024. Save the date!
Registration: Registration is now closed, with approximately 250 members expected in Norfolk. An attendee list will be made available at the conference on request. Room Block: Remember if you need to cancel your hotel reservation without penalty, you must do so 72 hours in advance. See your confirmation email from Hilton Norfolk The Main for details. Friday Afternoon Activities: See the Registration Desk for more information on a variety of local options for your Friday afternoon free time, including:
For more information on this fall’s offerings, click HERE. Although our Friday Afternoon Activities have been supplemented in part by our generous sponsors, some of these activities have a modest cost. Sign-ups are first come, first served by emailing [email protected]. Sign up now, pay later at the registration desk with cash or check. Opening Night Party: This fall’s Opening Night Party is the “maiden voyage” of the newly renovated Design, Build, Sail! exhibit at Nauticus, just a 5-minute walk from our conference hotel. Overlooking the Elizabeth River and the Sail Nauticus sailboat fleet, this state-of-the-art gallery blends hands-on interactives with compelling exhibits open to all guests, as well as a delicious spread catered by Yummy Goodness. See the map for walking directions; if you need transportation, Norfolk’s F.R.E.D. (Free Ride Every Day) is a free ride service offered by the city available until 8:30 pm and can be reached at 757-478-7233. Important Documents:
PROGRAM
(MCLE APPROVED) Attendees at the Fall LGA Conference will once again have the opportunity to receive credit for a variety of topics of the leadership training. Those topics include eminent domain, child welfare, procurement, and ethics. Thursday, October 3 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. LGA Fall Board Breakfast, Meeting, & Lunch with Committee Chairs 1 – 1:15 p.m. Welcoming Remarks 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 1 & 2 (1.5 MCLE) Elements of an Eminent Domain Trial Speakers: An eminent domain trial has numerous different parts, some of which are unique to this practice area. These cases go to trial rarely enough that many practitioners may never have seen one. In this session experienced eminent domain attorneys Elizabeth Chupik with the City of Virginia Beach, and Ross Greene, chair of Pender & Coward’s Eminent Domain / Right of Way Practice Group, review the how you get to an eminent domain trial, the acquisition process and jurisdictional objections, and various elements of an eminent domain trial and some best practices for each part, including but not limited to voir dire, jury selection, commissioner’s panels and who can serve as a commissioner, jury instructions, arrangements for the jury/commissioners’ view of the property, and differences between condemnation and inverse condemnation trials.
Unpacking a Compact: An Examination of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Moderator: Speakers: This Session will introduce or re-introduce attendees to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) and focus on the implications that the ICPC has or may have in certain child dependency cases. Topics will include (1) ICPC case law and regulations, (2) whether a non-offending parent is required to get ICPC approval, and (3) what to do when the judge refuses to follow the law.
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. General Session A (1.5 MCLE) Legislative Mixology: Crafting a Code Cocktail Fit to be Served at the Bar Moderator: Speakers: This session will address issues that commonly arise when the local government attorney is tasked with drafting a legislative act for codification into a published law. From the organization of the law-including introductory matters, substantive provisions, and procedural details-to the formalities of proper formatting, usage conventions, style, and syntax, we'll review best practices as well as common mistakes to be avoided.
6 – 7 p.m. YLGA Program 7 – 9 p.m. Opening Night Party: Nauticus Elizabeth River Landing catered by Yummy Goodness
Friday, October 4 8 – 8:50 am Practice Group Meetings 8:30 – 9 a.m. Breakfast 9 – 10:30 a.m. General Session B (1.5 MCLE) Period-Costumed Silent Disco (Not Really--- It’s Just the Case Law Update) Moderator: Speakers: Case law and important Attorney General Opinions from the past year-to-date will be discussed. The discussion will focus on binding precedent of interest to local government practitioners that was issued within the past year. Useful circuit court letter opinions and other persuasive precedent will also be presented.
10:30 – 11 a.m. Break 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. General Session C (1.5 MCLE) Going Fishing for the Right Contract: Which Hook to Use Moderator: Speakers: This session will focus on the different “procurement hooks” that can be used to procure a contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Although the traditional IFBs and RFPs do just fine charting a course for the Vineyard, what happens when a client wants to head for Nantucket and use cooperative procurement, sole source, or emergency procurement? And what about small purchase procurement polices? Are there any other options out there while you are trolling the Atlantis of public procurement?
12:30 — 1 p.m. Awards Reception 1 — 2:30 p.m. Awards Banquet (Offsite for afternoon activities) 8 — 10 p.m. Hospitality Suite
Saturday, October 5 8 – 8:50 am Practice Group Meetings 8:30 – 9 a.m. Breakfast 9 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 3 & 4 (1.0 MCLE) Hot Topics in School Law Moderator: Speakers: This session will update attendees regarding current hot-button legal issues confronting school boards such as limitations on student cell phone usage, accessing sexually explicit materials, school-specific FOIA concerns, and a brief overview of school-specific bills expected in the upcoming legislative session.
Land Development and the Endangered Species Act: Don’t Be “Blind as a Bat” or a “Fish Out of Water” Moderator: Speakers: Panelists will discuss the Federal and Virginia laws and best practices that local government attorneys are most likely to navigate in their land development practice, including regulations surrounding endangered or threatened animal species. The presentation will emphasize animal species commonly affected by land development in Virginia, their importance to ecosystems, and the public policy behind the regulatory scheme.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Hotel Check-out Break 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. General Session D (2.0 Ethics MCLE) Ethical Considerations in the Age of Generative AI Moderator: Speakers: The panelists will discuss ethical considerations that may arise as local government attorneys use generative AI in the practice of law, and which may impact local governments. Topics will include (1) an introduction to generative AI including associated risks such as fraud, bias, privacy concerns, and plagiarism; (2) relevant AI-related ethics rules, regulations, and opinions, with a focus on Virginia government standards and guidelines; (3) key ethical risks, including confidentiality, competence, bias, transparency, accountability, informed consent, security, and the unauthorized practice of law; (4) secondary sources that discuss the interplay of AI and legal ethics, and (5) strategies to combat these issues in the practice of law. The presentation will also feature a live demonstration that applies AI in creating legal content, highlighting both advantages and pitfalls.
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