A PowerPoint slideshow by Jeremy S. Williams, 2017 YLD Chair

1. Jeremy S. Williams
2017 Chair
January 19, 2018

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

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

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