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The Insurance Program for VBA Members!

Members of The Virginia Bar Association have an opportunity to purchase reliable, affordable insurance services that not only provide benefits for themselves, their families and employees, but also offer a source of non-dues revenue to the Association.

The program, which offers products and services of MassMutual Financial Group, is administered by Dean Hardy and Howard DiSavino Jr. of Richmond.

The program offers VBA members a great variety of personal and business insurance services. Through MassMutual, Dean and Howard offer life, disability income and long-term care insurance plans in addition to employee benefit programs and business-oriented services. Health insurance*, college tuition funding plans, retirement planning, estate analysis and other investment** services are among the other available features. Watch future issues of the VBA News Journal for in-depth information about these new member services!

The MassMutual long-term care product is available at a 10 to 15 percent discount, depending on age, to VBA members. The disability income insurance policies are also available to VBA members at discounts starting at 10 percent.

“Successful people are often simply too busy to coordinate all of their assets into a systematic strategy... We offer a team of professionals who can provide the required coordination and implementation,” Dean and Howard state on their web page at www.virginiabarristersalliance.com. “Our goal is to help you to achieve your financial objective. We pledge our knowledge, our resources and our dedication to integrity in all that we do.”

All VBA members are invited to visit www.virginiabarristersalliance.com on the Internet to learn more about their wide range of insurance coverage options for VBA members, or call
(804) 290-8720.

*Not offered through MassMutual.
** Securities offered through MML Investors Services, Inc., 4880 Sadler Road, Suite 110, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and other companies. Springfield, MA 01111-0001.


VBA members- who have between 2 and 99 employees- are eligible to receive additional value added benefits from Optima Health for their employees and families. By offering an Optima Health plan, you can enhance the benefits you receive with no additional premium costs. More information available here.


USI AFFINITY
Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance you can count on.....from a company you can trust!

USI Affinity is one of the largest providers of Lawyers' Professional Liability insurance in the nation.

To learn more about plans offered to members of the Virginia Bar Association, contact any of these people:
 Liz Sutter at 1-800-265-2876 ext. 11390 e-mail Liz.Sutter@usi.biz
Sharon Scotton at 1-800-265-2876 ext. 11310
Mita Estaphanous at 1-800-265-2876 ext. 11313


Virginia Bar Association members can now save up to 26% on select FedEx® shipping services.  VBA is proud to support our members and has teamed up with FedEx to help boost your bottom line. If you are looking for reliable and cost-effective shipping, you can count on FedEx to deliver. 

 VBA members can now take advantage of the following discounts on select FedEx services:  

  • Up to 26% on select FedEx Express® U.S. services
  • Up to 20% on select FedEx Express international services
  • Up to 12% on select FedEx Ground® services
  • Up to 10% on select FedEx Home Delivery® services


Once you have enrolled in the FedEx Advantage
® Program, your discounts will automatically be applied to your FedEx account number. Best of all, there are no costs and no minimum shipping requirements to take advantage of this great member benefit.

For more information or enroll in the FedEx Advantage Program, please go to www.1800members.com/VBA or call 1-800-MEMBERS (1.800.636.2377, 8 a.m.6 p.m. EST, M-F).




Framing Success

Display your VBA membership certificate in an elegant Italian hardwood frame featuring a true conservation quality mat with the Scales of Justice embossed in gold. Each frame comes ready to hang and includes the "Level Best" simple, adjustable hanging system.

Framing Success is the exclusive supplier of certificate frames to the VBA and offers frames that will fit your certificate perfectly-there is no need to send in your treasured document for framing and installing it takes just a few minutes.

Frames are shipped within 2 to 4 weeks of your order. Framing Success is a member of the Professional Picture Framers Association and the invitation-only Fine Arts Trade Guild. Visit www.framingsuccess.com to view and/or order your frame, or call toll-free at
1-800-677-3726.


Barnes&Noble.com and The Virginia Bar Association have joined together to bring you an online bookstore for VBA members only! When you shop at: 

www.bn.com/vba  for personal purchases, you will receive an additional 5% off the online price of books, music and DVD,
(many titles online are already discounted 10-40%!),

 OR

www.bn.com/vbap for professional purchases, you will receive a minimum of 10% off of books only.

VBA members will also get free domestic shipping on orders of $25 or over.          

  • Discount is not available in Barnes & Noble retail stores.
  • Members may use their discount card online, but discounts cannot be combined.
  • Bulk Discounts available:  just email jguerra@book.com for a quote



FTD.COM
Receive 20% off at FTD.COM! Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and more with FTD.COM. FTD.COM is the premiere name brand in flowers and specialty gifts, We utilize only the finest FTD florists to deliver your floral arrangements. And we offer same-day delivery and a 100% satisfaction guarantee!

So come and browse our selection of over 1000 floral and gift items. Shop at http://ftd.com/corporatediscount20 with Internet promo code CRP225 (needed to complete online orders) or call 1-800-SEND-FTD and give promo code 7852 & CRP225 (both codes needed for phone orders)


EXCLUSIVE benefits for Members of The Virginia Bar Association! LexisNexis offers flexible research and big savings on the LexisNexis at lexis.com® service for attorneys in small law firms, new admittees and solo practitioners! Search Advisor, Shepard's®, case summaries, core concepts and exclusive content make your research easier. From the new attorney just starting a practice to the seasoned litigator who delves into a new area of law, LexisNexis provides unique offerings that are affordably priced and easy to customize as business needs change over time. Call 1-866-836-8116 to take advantage of your exclusive Member Benefit.


Since 1818, Brooks Brothers has set the standard for modern American style. Throughout the years, Brooks Brothers has become a national icon revered for the quality and classic elegance of its services and merchandise for men, women and boys.

 

·        Enroll for your Brooks Brothers Corporate Membership Card and Save 15% on regular and everyday value priced merchandise at Brooks Brothers U.S. branded stores nationwide, by phone or online at BrooksBrothers.com.

 

·        Enroll online at Membership.BrooksBrothers.com (do not type in http:// or www. in front of the web site address). Enter your Organization ID# 10118 and your Pin Code# 39903.

 

·        Enroll by telephone by calling Corporate Incentive Services toll-free at 1-866-515-4747, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, ET. Please have your Organization ID# and Pin Code# available.

 

Your Brooks Brothers Corporate Membership benefit is valid at Brooks Brothers U.S. branded stores nationwide, by phone or online at BrooksBrothers.com. Savings cannot be combined with any other offer, discount or promotion or for purchases of the Gift Card. For a store location near you, please visit BrooksBrothers.com or call 1-800-274-1815.                     


Bank of America Cards and Services

You don't need another credit card... you need a better one.

WorldPointsR rewards is a credit card rewards program that absolutely puts you first. And, it is available with the Virginia Bar Association Platinum PlusR MasterCardR credit card.

Choose the rewards that are right for you, including cash, travel, brand name merchandise, and gift certificates. Earn 1 point for every dollar you spend in net retail purchases. It's that easy.

Learn more about exclusive WorldPoints benefits and services from Bank of America

For information about rates, fees, other costs, and benefits associated with the use of this credit card click here and refer to the disclosures that accompany the online credit card application. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A.


Premiere Global Services
When communication really matters ... count on us.
The Virginia Bar Association has selected Premiere Global Services as their preferred global vendor of Audio and Web conferencing services. Premiere Global Services is an application/solution based company that delivers communication technologies that simplify business processes. Founded in 1984, Premiere has over $500M in annual revenue, over 48000 customers and is located in 20 countries. Their solutions include cost-effective automated conferencing, operator-assisted conferencing, and interactive Web conferencing with local access numbers around the globe. Premiere was chosen for their responsive customer service, international support, and their cost-effective, feature-rich service offering. There are no contracts to sign and no term or volume commitments. The solutions are billed per minute/per connection with no set-up fees -- you pay only for what you use! This association program allows our members to leverage our negotiating power to get a low cost, feature-rich conferencing solution(s).

• Reservationless Audio Conferencing: $0.07/min/line
• Operator-Assisted Passcode Entry: $0.18/min/line
• Operator-Assisted Operator Greeting: $0.28/min/line
Web Collaboration
• Power Point Only: $0.07/min/line
• ReadyCast (WebEx): $0.20/min/line
• VisionCast (Microsoft Live Meeting): $0.20/min/line

Visit our special website for VBA members at http://www.premiereaffinity.com/vba. To take advantage of the specially negotiated Virginia Bar Association rates for audio and Web Conferencing, please contact our dedicated Premiere representative, Francie Baroody, toll-free at 1-800-778-1780 ext. 140, or by e-mail at francie.baroody@premiereglobal.com.



SunTrust Bank

Are you a recent graduate?
Alleviate the burden of student loans with VBA member benefits.

If you have recently graduated, now is the time to take advantage of the partnership between The Virginia Bar Association and SunTrust Bank. The partnership can help alleviate the burden of student loans student loan consolidation at a fixed rate with partnership incentives. Members can also consolidate their private student loans. The SunTrust student loan consolidation programs may reduce a borrower's debt-to-income ratio by lowering monthly payments, which can help them qualify for larger purchases such as a home or car.

To take advantage of these offers available to Virginia Bar Association members, call SunTrust at 888.403.5027 or visit suntrusteducation.com/VABAR.

*Student loans advertised are offered in cooperation with SunTrust. Members receive enhanced borrower benefits due to the relationship between SunTrust and The Virginia Bar Association, and The Virginia Bar Association may receive a fee for each completed application.





EsqSites123.com is an approved "member benefit provider" to the Virginia Bar Association.   Our software allows solo and small firm practitioners to create a law office web site in under ten minutes!

All it takes is 3 simple steps. 

    1.    Select a design
    2.    Choose a hosting package
    3.    Enter your contact information and click "preview your site"

Instantly, all of your information is placed onto a website.  Prices start at just $99.00!
Click here for more information.



Section Legislative Summaries
Every VBA Section member in good standing receives a summary of legislation pertaining to that Section at the close of the General Assembly Session in the spring of each year. This valuable service is lauded annually by Virginia attorneys!

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers specializes in Professional, Corporate Casual and Casual men’s clothing.  Whether it’s a traditional corporate suit and tie, or a more relaxed business-casual look, JoS. A. Bank has the style and quality to make you feel comfortable and look appropriate. 

 

Members of the Virginia Bar Association may apply for the JoS. A. Bank Corporate Card and receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced merchandise.  Sale items are excluded from the discount, however as a member, you are always guaranteed the best price we have.  The discount is valid for in-store, catalog and Internet orders.

To receive your FREE Corporate Card, simply visit the JoS. A. Bank store nearest you, show proof of association with the Virginia Bar Association (use affiliate number 230961 or print a copy of this flyer) and request the Corporate Discount Card. Or, call their toll-free catalog number at 800/285-2265 or email a request to corporatecard@jos-a-bank.com  Remember you need to mention the Virginia Bar Association when applying for the card.

To request a catalog or for the store nearest you, please call JoS. A. Bank Clothiers at 800/285-2265.  Visit the JoS. A. Bank website and shop online at www.josbank.com.  For more information on this program, please call 800-827-3921 or e-mail at corporatecard@jos-a-bank.com.





 BarristerBooks.com offers the Internet's largest selection of law books, featuring law dictionaries (including Black's Law Dictionary), hundreds of legal research guides, thousands of discounted law student study aids, and many other law items for attorneys, pre-law and law students and the general public. We offer the best prices and fast, free shipping on a wide range of legal dictionaries, law school casebooks, do-it-yourself law books, legal audio and software, and much more!

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RPost’s Registered E-mail® service is a critical safeguard against legal liability associated with e-discovery and e-mail message disputes. Unlike the common ‘read receipt’, it protects you, your firm, and your clients with Legal Proof®: legally verifiable proof that your e-mail was delivered (with an official time stamp) and legally verifiable proof of the content sent and received (including attachments). The proof is in the form of a Registered Receipt™ e-mail -- a tamper-detectable record that can be self-authenticated at any time if an aspect of your original message is disputed. Try RPost today to reduce risk, save administrative time, and significantly cut your postage expenses!

RPost services also include other on-demand features at no additional cost, such as electronic signature, encryption, PDF conversion, and many more.

For a free trial, special discounts, and more information on how the Registered E-mail service will enhance your practice, please e-mail Jake Finnell, email: jfinnell@rpost.com, phone: (619)584-4101.