VBA installed new officers at winter confab 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: Virginia Bar Association
The Virginia Bar Association installed its 2010 officers at its winter meeting in Williamsburg Jan. 23. Richmond lawyer John Epps of Hunton & Williams moved into the past president slot. Taking over the presidency is Epps’ law school classmate at UR, Steve Busch of the Richmond office of McGuireWoods. (See profile, page 1). Pia Trigiani [...]
Steve Busch: VBA’s man with a plan takes office 
By Alan Cooper
Published: February 3, 2010
Tags: Virginia Bar Association
Stephen D. Busch, the new president of the Virginia Bar Association, says the organization will use a survey of members conducted last year to help determine “the things that our members truly like as opposed to the ones they find of less value.” That’s no easy task because lawyers are looking for different things from [...]
Expiration of estate tax may be a trap for planners 
By Alan Cooper
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: General Assembly, Virginia Bar Association, Wills & Trusts
A trap has been sprung for estate planners. The trap was set in 2001, when Congress enacted tax cuts as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2001. Under the act, the estate tax exemption increased in phases from $675,000 to $3.5 million in 2009, and the estate tax was [...]

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