The Founding Freedoms Law Center is proud to host the 2026 Virginia Conference of Christian Attorneys.

This exciting, statewide event brings Christian attorneys together from across the Commonwealth. With numerous prominent speakers offering expert legal insight and faith-based encouragement, this gathering will challenge you to live out your calling with boldness and integrity while also obtaining four to six hours of Virginia CLE (including ethics) credit.

At present, we are excited to announce that Michael Farris and last year’s roundtable of former Virginia Attorneys General (Mark Earley, Sr., Ken Cuccinelli, Richard Cullen & William Mims) have committed to return to the Conference and again offer their wisdom from their long years of service and experience. Stay tuned for additional information about featured speakers.

Earn CLE While Advancing Your Calling

Learn from Distinguished Legal Leaders

Integrate Your Faith with Your Practice

Agenda at a Glance

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Morning
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Introduction of Emcee
- Josh Hetzler – Chief Legal Counsel, Founding Freedoms
Law Center
8:45 a.m. – Opening Remarks
- Mark Earley, Jr. -Emcee
9:00 a.m. – “Advising Churches in light of the First Amendment” – CLE
- Erik Stanley, Liberty University
10:00 a.m. – BREAK
10:30 a.m. – “Understanding the New SCOTUS Term”- CLE
- Carrie Severino, President of Judicial Crisis Network
- Laura Slavis, Becket Law
[Speakers are former law clerks to Justice Clarence Thomas]
11:30 a.m. -- BREAK
Afternoon
12:00 p.m. - LUNCH & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Michael Farris - “In the Arena: Fifty Years of Conflict, Cases, and Religious Liberty”
1:30 p.m. - CLE Breakout Sessions
- “Amending Virginia's Constitution” or
  Prof. Phill Kline
  Josh Hetzler, Executive Director of FFLC
- “Virginia Human Rights Act - A Primer”
2:45 p.m. - CLE Breakout Sessions (Ethics)
- “Family Law & the Christian Lawyer” or
- “Elder Law & Compassionate Legal Care”
3:45 p.m. – BREAK
4:00 p.m. – Virginia Attorneys General Roundtable: - CLE
- Hon. Mark Earley, Sr.
- Hon. Ken Cuccinelli
- Hon. William Mims
- Hon. Richard Cullen
Moderated by Chris Schandevel, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom
5:00 p.m. - RECEPTION for former Attorneys General & attendees

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Featured Speakers

Michael Farris

General Counsel, National Religious Broadcasters

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Hon. Richard Cullen

Former Counselor to Gov. Glenn Youngkin and former Attorney General of Virginia

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Hon. Mark Earley

Former Attorney General of Virginia

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Carrie Serverino

President of the JCN

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Additional Speakers, Panelists & Moderators

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Hon. Ken Cuccinelli

Former Attorney General of Virginia

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Hon. William Mims

Former Attorney General of Virginia and Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia

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Mark Earley Jr.

Former Virginia State Representative

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Laura Slavis

Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court, under Honorable Clarence Thomas

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Chris Schandevel

Senior Counsel at ADF

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G.P. Wakefield Buxton

Managing Partner at TrustBuilders Law Group and the President of TrustBuilders Fiduciary Group.

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Lynne Marie Kohm

law professor, author, lawyer, speaker,

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