2026 Faculty
Director
Stephen A. Saltzburg
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
Co-Directors
Gerald F. Ivey
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
Washington, DC
Mary Lynn Tate
The Tate Law Firm
Abingdon, Virginia
Judiciary
Honorable John Anderson
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria
Honorable Bernice Donald
U.S. Court of Appeals, (Ret.)
Menphis, Tennessee
Honorable Charles Dorsey
Roanoke County and Salem Circuit Courts
Salem, Virginia
Honorable Barbara Gaden
Richmond General District Court
Richmond, Virginia
Honorable Karen Henenberg
Arlington General District Court
Chantilly, Virginia
Justice Helen Hoens
New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey, New York
Honorable Pamela Hutchens
2nd Judicial District, General District Court (Ret.)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Honorable David Lannetti
Norfolk Circuit Court
Norfolk, Virginia
Honorable Liam O’Grady
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, (Ret.)
Alexandria
Honorable Dan Ortiz
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
Honorable Stephen Shannon
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia
Honorable Paul F. Sheridan
Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, City of Arlington (Ret.)
Arlington, Virginia
Honorable Tony Trenga
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria
Honorable Mike Urbanski
Senior United States District Judge, Western District of Virginia
Roanoke
Legal Faculty
John Boneta
John Boneta, PLLC
Leesburg, Virginia
Jeffrey Breit
Breit Biniazan Trial Lawyers
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ken Curtis
Bacon, Halfhill & Young
Fairfax, Virginia
Daniel Fortune
Trial Attorney
Birmington, Alabama
David Gogal
Blankinship & Keith, P.C.
Fairfax, Virginia
David Harless
Christian & Barton, LLP
Richmond, Virginia
Pat Hastings
EDE Litigation Consulting, LLC
St. Petersburg, Florida
Roscoe Howard
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Washington, DC
Brenda Howdershell
Allstate / Encompass/Esurance Staff Counsel
Chantilly, Virginia
Brian Jackson
McGuireWoods
Charlottesville, Virginia
Chidi James
Blankenship Keith
Fairfax, Virginia
Tonja Kelley, Jr.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Washington, DC
Chip Nunley
Hunton & Williams LLP
Richmond, Virginia
Kathy Nusslock
Amundsen Davis, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
John A. Schwab, Esq.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stacey Steiner
Allegheny County Public Defender
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mike Zogby
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Morristown, New Jersey
“This was the greatest educational experience of my life. The passion of the faculty for trial advocacy was inspirational.”
— Attendee