The 2023 Schedule

The Wellness Institute has been approved
for 7.5 hours of MCLE credit.

Thursday, September 28

6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner & Performance

Welcome
Raymond M. White, Moderator, Executive Director, Virginia Law Foundation

Opening Remarks
Justice Jane Marum Roush, Neutral, The McCammon Group; Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia; President of the Virginia Law Foundation

Keynote Speaker & Performer
Tony Arata, Songwriter, Nashville, Tennessee

Friday, September 29

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

Raymond M. White, Executive Director, Virginia Law Foundation

9:00 a.m. PRESENTATION 1

The Cost of Being Unwell: Easing Financial Stress So Lawyers Might Live Better Lives

Elizabeth Hopkins, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank (Richmond, Virginia)
Chris Rodriguez, Executive Director, Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank (Washington, D.C.)
Brandon A.S. Ross, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank (Washington, D.C.)
Raymond M. White, Moderator, Executive Director, Virginia Law Foundation

10:15 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. Therapeutic Interlude 1 – Navigating The Stress of Running a Small Law Practice

Hetal Challa, former small firm proprietor and current Wellness Coordinator, Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, Chesapeake and Richmond

10:45 a.m. PRESENTATION 2 (1.0 CLE Credit)

Wellness Strategies for Balancing the Practice of Law with the Stress of Representing Clients
Mac Keever, Law School Graduate and Entrepreneur, Suffolk, Virginia
PJ McIlvaine, Author and Emmy-Nominated Screenwriter, Suffolk County, New York
Raymond M. White, V.I.S.T.A Volunteer, Lawyer, Editor, Publisher, Businessperson, and Executive Director of Virginia Law Foundation

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Break

1:00 p.m. PRESENTATION 3 (1.0 CLE Credit)

Helping Lawyers Stay Well While Managing a Busy Career, Life, and Family

Donna Edbril, Leadership and Career Coach, New York, NY; Former Chief Counsel for Avon Products and Godiva Chocolate

2:00 p.m. Therapeutic Interlude 2 – Wellness Is a Process Not a Moment

Tim Carroll, Executive Director, Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

2:20 p.m. PRESENTATION 4 (1.0 CLE Credit)

Suicide Prevention Best Practices for the Legal Community

Deborah Casello, President, KEYS 365 Suicide Prevention, Fairfax, Virginia

3:20 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. PRESENTATION 5 (1.5 CLE Credits)

Helping Lawyers Manage Stress through Creative Expression & Engagement

Kyshona Armstrong, Songwriter, Music Therapist, and Founder of Your Song, Nashville, Tennessee
Kelly Corcoran, Social Scientist, Music Cognition Lab at Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Anna McChesney, Owner, Licensed Counselor and Music Therapist, Healing Sounds, LLC, Richmond
Katie Arata, Moderator, Senior Director of Development and Philanthropy, Virginia Law Foundation

5:00 p.m. Free Time

6:30–9:00 p.m. Dinner & Performance

Welcome
Justice Jane Marum Roush, Neutral, The McCammon Group; Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia; President of the Virginia Law Foundation

Opening Remarks
Justice Thomas P. Mann, Chair of the Virginia Lawyers’ Wellness Initiative, Supreme Court of Virginia

Performance
Kyshona Armstrong, Songwriter, Music Therapist, and Founder of Your Song
with Nickie Conley and Shannon LaBrie

Saturday, September 30

9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Helping Lawyers Find Wellness from Within: Healing Power of Songwriting Workshop (2.0 CLE Credits)

Kyshona Armstrong, Songwriter, Music Therapist, and Founder of Your Song
Professional Artists from Your Song, Nickie Conley and Shannon LaBrie

11:30 a.m. Break & Refreshments

11:45 a.m. Wrap-up & Performance of Songs (1.0 CLE Credit)