The Virginia Bar Association Member Benefits

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 1-800-358-7987 or (804) 270-8920.

*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.

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

DHL Express
So Many Ways to Ship...So Many Ways to Save for The Virginia Bar Association!
Now is the best time to save up to 25% on all of your express shipping!
* DHL Next Day 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m.
* DHL 2nd Day
* DHL Ground
* International Express Services

Through The Virginia Bar Association's partnership with DHL Express, members can save up to 25% on air express and ground shipping. More importantly, members can rely on DHL's commitment to guaranteed on-time delivery and customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To enroll and start saving, call 1-800-MEMBERS today to speak with a dedicated Member Service Representative, or visit http://www.1800members.com/vba. All services may not be available in all areas and are subject to DHL Terms and Conditions as published at www.dhl-usa.com. Please consult www.dhl-usa.com for service availability.

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.

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.

Bank of America Cards and Services
The VBA Worldpoints MasterCard is an exclusive offer for members through Bank of America, now available with no annual fee. The face of each card displays the VBA logo, which instantly identifies you as an attorney and a VBA member. Apply by phone, 1-800-847-7378, code KAQ0.

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.

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.

One Good Idea can change your life... *
The purpose of every article that appears in The Complete Lawyer is to provide fresh insights and tools that help lawyers be more successful and satisfied in their careers and lives as a whole. Regular departments and sections include Associates, Book Reviews, Business Development, Communications, Coaching & Mentoring, Diversity, Financial Matters, Health, Humor, Leadership, Marketing, Managing, Navigating Your Career, On Writing, Personal Development, Profiles, Technology, The Family, Travels, Trend Watch, Women In The Law, Work/Life Balance. The online magazine is published every 60 days but is available continuously at http://virginia.thecompletelawyer.com.

*TCL is a collaborative effort of The Virginia Bar Association in cooperation with YellowWoods Consultants. Copyright 2007

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!

VBA Visitor’s Office
Whenever you are in the Richmond area and need a place to get some work done in a quiet atmosphere, make an important call, send a fax, or to just take a break before a big meeting, the VBA office at 701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1120, Richmond, is available for your use as a member. Call (804) 644-0041.

Virginia’s Historic Courthouses
Receive substantial discounts on Virginia’s Historic Courthouses, by John O. and Margaret T. Peters, when purchasing the book through the VBA. A handsome addition to any home or law firm library, the book is also a great gift! Call 1-800-644-0987 for rate information and to place your order.

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

Virginia Barristers Alliance, Inc.	Premiere Global Services, Inc.
USI Affinity	Section Legislative Summaries
DHL Express	SunTrust Bank Student Loan Consolidation
Framing Success	*The Complete Lawyer*
FTD.com	*Virginia's Historic Courthouses*
LexisNexis	VBA Book Program
Just A Minute! E-news for Members	*VBA News Journal*
Bank of America Cards and Services	Optima Health
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 1-800-358-7987 or (804) 270-8920. 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. 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 DHL Express So Many Ways to Ship...So Many Ways to Save for The Virginia Bar Association! Now is the best time to save up to 25% on all of your express shipping! * DHL Next Day 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. * DHL 2nd Day * DHL Ground * International Express Services Through The Virginia Bar Association's partnership with DHL Express, members can save up to 25% on air express and ground shipping. More importantly, members can rely on DHL's commitment to guaranteed on-time delivery and customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To enroll and start saving, call 1-800-MEMBERS today to speak with a dedicated Member Service Representative, or visit http://www.1800members.com/vba. All services may not be available in all areas and are subject to DHL Terms and Conditions as published at www.dhl-usa.com. Please consult www.dhl-usa.com for service availability. 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. 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. Bank of America Cards and Services The VBA Worldpoints MasterCard is an exclusive offer for members through Bank of America, now available with no annual fee. The face of each card displays the VBA logo, which instantly identifies you as an attorney and a VBA member. Apply by phone, 1-800-847-7378, code KAQ0. 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. One Good Idea can change your life... The purpose of every article that appears in The Complete Lawyer is to provide fresh insights and tools that help lawyers be more successful and satisfied in their careers and lives as a whole. Regular departments and sections include Associates, Book Reviews, Business Development, Communications, Coaching & Mentoring, Diversity, Financial Matters, Health, Humor, Leadership, Marketing, Managing, Navigating Your Career, On Writing, Personal Development, Profiles, Technology, The Family, Travels, Trend Watch, Women In The Law, Work/Life Balance. The online magazine is published every 60 days but is available continuously at http://virginia.thecompletelawyer.com. TCL is a collaborative effort of The Virginia Bar Association in cooperation with YellowWoods Consultants. Copyright 2007 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! VBA Visitor’s Office Whenever you are in the Richmond area and need a place to get some work done in a quiet atmosphere, make an important call, send a fax, or to just take a break before a big meeting, the VBA office at 701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1120, Richmond, is available for your use as a member. Call (804) 644-0041. *Virginia’s Historic Courthouses* Receive substantial discounts on Virginia’s Historic Courthouses, by John O. and Margaret T. Peters, when purchasing the book through the VBA. A handsome addition to any home or law firm library, the book is also a great gift! Call 1-800-644-0987 for rate information and to place your order. VBA members- who have between 2 and 99 employees- are eligible to recieve additional value added benefits from Optima Health for their employees and families. By offering an Optima Health plan, you can enhance the benefits you recieve with no additional premium costs. More information available here.