Events / Activities
Lenhart Obenshain attorneys and staff are active in civic, charitable, religious, educational, professional, governmental, and arts-related organizations. We value service to clients and our communities.Upcoming:
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- June 2010, Richard Armstrong's article, Wait a Minute...I Thought the Fifth Amendment Only Applied in Criminal Court! A primer on the Fifth Amendment in civil litigation, was published in the VTLA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1.
- May 21, 2010, Cathy Welsh, Chair of the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Bar Assocation Mentor/Mentee Program, organized and hosted a kick off lunch for all newly assigned Mentors & Mentees.
- May 20, 2010, Lenhart Obenshain hosted a Spring Reception in Charlottesville at Open Space a business which provides community-centered collaboration spaces to the new economy's nomadic independents. Their impressive facility on Second Street in Charlottesville provided an excellent location to greet and thank firm friends and clients.
- May 19, 2010, Richard Armstrong presented a continuing legal education course on "Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims" for Virginia CLE.
- May 13, 2010, Lisa Hawkins presented a speech, and participated in a panel on “Agricultural Conservation Easements: Protecting Farmland and Local Food Systems” at the Annual Virginia Land Conservation Conference in Williamsburg, sponsored by Virginia United Land Trusts coalition (VaULT). Other panel members include representatives of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and Valley Conservation Council.
- April 28, 2010, Lynn Suter presented legal strategies for limited liability companies for a Virginia CLE webinar entitled, "Preparing for the Exit -- The LLC End Game."
- April 21, 2010, Lisa Hawkins and Bill Schmidheiser spoke on lender liability issues at a training session for regional lenders.
- April 14, 2010, Cathy Welsh gave a State and Federal Employment Law Legislative Update to the Shenandoah Valley Society for Human Resources Management (SVSHRM).
- April 12, 2010 Richard Armstrong was a panelist at a CLE program entitled, "Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethics Complaints in Your Practice."
- April 7, 2010, Lisa Hawkins and John Flora spoke at the Shenandoah Forum regarding farm preservation and entrepreneurship.
- March 11, 2010, Richard Armstrong spoke to the Thomas Jefferson American Inn of Court regarding the application of the 5th amendment in civil cases.
- February 27, 2010, John Flora was the lead presenter at a seminar at Virginia CLE’s 14th Annual Advanced Real Estate Seminar entitled The Race for Alternate Energy. Mr. Flora discussed his legal efforts on behalf of Virginia’s first wind farm in Highland County, Virginia.
- November 20, Lisa Hawkins spoke on conservation easements at the Virginia Farm Bureau Convention in Richmond, VA.
- November 18, 2009, Patrick Asplin presented “Trademarks on the Internet” continuing legal education seminar to Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
- October 15, 2009, Patrick Asplin presented “Legal Issues for Startups” to Venture Creation” class at James Madison University.
- October 13, 2009, Cathy Welsh spoke on the benefits and challenges of Diversity at a Chapter 6 Networking Event which was held from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. at the Earth and Tea Café in Harrisonburg. The event was sponsored by FORWARD-Adelante (a new bilingual business journal focusing on diversity and entrepreneurialism in Virginia).
- October 7, 2009, Cathy Welsh was the moderator and a speaker at the Shenandoah Valley SHRM Supervisor Seminar,which was held at Blue Ridge Community College’s Plecker Center. The seminar focused on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and Maintaining a Union-free Environment.
- September 25, 2009, John Flora was a speaker at the annual conference of the American Agricultural Law Association (ALAA). The AALA is a national professional non-profit organization focusing on the legal issues affecting agriculture. Mr. Flora spoke on the topic, “Farm Transition and Estate Planning.”
- September 15, 2009, Cathy Welsh spoke on “Hot Topics in Employment Law” before the Institute of Management Accountants in Harrisonburg
- September 10, 2009: Patrick Asplin presented “Legal Issues for New Ventures” to Darden Business School class.
- June 2009, Richard C. Armstrong’s article How to Recover When the Treating Physician Won't Get on the Bus, was published in the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Journal.
- June 11, 2009, Cathy Welsh participated in the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Vision 2020 Program at which business and community leaders took a comprehensive look at where Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will be in the year 2020. The goal of the program was to promote long-range strategic planning activities among key organizations and community stakeholders.
- May 15, 2009, Jeffrey G. Lenhart presented “Auditor’s Liability- How You Can Be Sued- Let Me Count the Ways” a continuing education program to a group of accountants in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- May 11, 2009, Lenhart Obenshain co-sponsored a Business Networking Lunch for Virginia Chamber of Commerce members following a Business Sales Growth seminar presented by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance.
- April 24, 2009, Cathy Welsh was a speaker at the Virginia State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management on a topic regarding recent employment law developments.
- April 22, 2009, Lisa A. Hawkins was a speaker at the 2009 Rural Land and Agribusiness Update held in Richmond and the Shenandoah Valley. The Update was sponsored in part by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servicesand Virginia Farm Bureau. Ms. Hawkins presented on the topic of conservation easements.
- March 24, 2009: Patrick Asplin presented “Legal Issues for Startups” to Venture Creation” class at James Madison University
- March 10, 2009, Cathy Welsh presented a Legislative Update regarding the ADA Amendments Act and new FMLA regulations to the Shenandoah Valley Society for Human Resource Management.
- March 5, 2009, Lynn Suter participated in a legal panel discussing legal matters for start up companies in an event sponsored by the Valley Innovation Network.
- February 25, 2009, Cathy Welsh was a speaker at the Winchester Area Society for Human Resources monthly meeting. The topic centered on permissible investigation into employee’s activities both on and off the job.
- January 29, 2009, Patrick Asplin presented “Legal Issues for New Ventures” to Darden Business School class.
- January 3, 2009, Jeffrey Lenhart spoke to the Virginia Fair Association at their annual conference in Portsmouth, Virginia, regarding “Changes Effecting Tax Exempt Entities.”
