August – Brown Bag

By amy.vaughan | Published: August 19, 2010

When:  August 25, 2010 at 12:oo PM

Where:  McGuire Woods, LLP, Frances Hayes Room, One James Center, 901 E Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia

Speaker: Amy Turner, J.D., Adjunct Professor, University of Richmond – Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County

Topic: Citators: Why Can’t They Just Stamp a Red “Overruled” on the Cases in the Reporter

Sponsor: Forensic Forgery Detection, Anne Smith – Forensic Document Examiner (434) 917-1367

Please RSVP to Dana.Bruce@suntrust.com by August 20, 2010

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CLA/CP Study Group

By david.richardson | Published: August 16, 2010

Anyone interested in attending an organizational meeting of RPA’s CLA/CP Study Group read the following information:

  • Date:     August 18, 2010
  • Time:     6:00 -7:00 pm
  • Place:    ThompsonMcMullan Law Office
    100 Shockoe Slip
    Richmond, VA 23219

Parking instructions:

Drive down Cary Street past 13th street (Peking Chinese Restaurant on your left), turn right onto Virginia Street, take immediate right into Colonial Parking deck.

You pay $5.00 and take a ticket for parking.  (I will validate your ticket)

Take the elevator to the “Plaza” turn left as you exit the elevator and walk out the double glass doors.

Turn to your right toward Cary Street and find the water fountain in the plaza then cross the plaza to the building with two large iron gates on the entry.  (alley is to the left of our building).

Enter the building and take the elevator to the 3rd floor.

I will greet you in the lobby.

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RPA Beach Party

By amy.vaughan | Published: August 10, 2010

C  A  N  C  E  L  L  E  D

When:  August 14, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Where: Kingsmill Resort Beach, Williamsburg, Virginia

Families, children and friends are invited to attend this networking event.  A light lunch and beverages will be provided.  Come enjoy RPA outside of the Richmond metro area and get started on that back-to-school shopping Saturday afternoon at the outlets or enjoy Busch Gardens during your visit Williamsburg.

Please RSVP to myager@spottsfain.com by August 13th.

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NALA Webcast by RPA member

By david.richardson | Published: July 27, 2010

NALA Webcast conducted by:

Michael Yager

e-Discovery: Slowing Down the Train

Friday, August 20, 2010

Noon – 1:30 pm Central Time

Conference ID – 3097

The growth of ESI and the changing Federal Rules to manage electronically stored information in litigation has encumbered law firms.  An exponential growth in the numbers of eDiscovery cases has prompted vendors to enter this market and therefore adverse to law firms.

Our very own Michael Yager will discuss the revolutionary concept of “slowing down the train” of eDiscovery while at the same time paying homage to, and complying with, the Federal Rules which govern what the courts expect from law firms in this complex area.  The theme of the presentation is how paralegals can take back control of this seemingly run-away eDiscovery.

With the realization that no one can relieve the attorney, the firm, and the paralegal of the ultimate responsibility of managing their cases, this presentation offers the tools with which paralegals can confidently take their place back in the main engine of the eDiscovery train, control the pace and speed down the tracks, and once again manage the process.

Michael Yager is a litigation paralegal at the law firm of Spotts Fain.  He has been involved in eDiscovery for nearly a decade, most recently designing and managing an ESI collection in China.  After graduating from the College of William and Mary in Virginia with an M.A. degree, he served several years with the Department of Defense.

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