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FACULTY

DAVE BERRY is the Director of Compliance for the Alberta Super Lawyers and as an ADR neutral in Virginia Business
Gaming & Liquor Commission and is responsible for the magazine’s Legal Elite. Judge Kelley attended Washington &
licensing and inspections programs for all gaming and Lee University for both his undergraduate and law degrees,
liquor activities throughout the Province. This includes finishing the latter in 1981. He clerked for the Honorable
regulatory oversight of over 13 000 charities, registered Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland of the United States Court
gaming workers, 27 gaming properties and 8000 liquor of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City. Judge
licensee’s. The Compliance Branch has 150 staff located in 5 Kelley then returned to his home town of Norfolk, VA where
offices throughout the Province. Dave has a Diploma in Law he practiced business litigation until accepting his judicial
Enforcement and had a 26 year career as a police officer in commission from President George W. Bush. He was invited
the Edmonton Police Service, retiring at the rank of Inspector to speak at this seminar because of his familiarity with a wide
(Captain). Dave’s policing experience includes Major Crimes, variety of alcoholic beverages, as well as his opinion declaring
Human Resources, Tactical, Canine and Aviation Units. unconstitutional parts of Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control

SETH GUGGENHEIM has practiced law in both the public laws. See Norfolk 302, LLC v. Vassar, 524 F.Supp.2d 728 (E.D. Va.
and private sectors for over 35 years. He has held leadership 2007)
positions in the Alexandria Bar Association, and lectures FREDERICK “TED” MAHONY has served as the Chief of the
frequently on legal ethics and professional regulation to bar Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
associations and other groups. He is an adjunct professor Enforcement Division since 2000. In 2004 he was named the
at the Washington College of Law at American University, National Liquor Law Enforcement Agent of the Year. In 2010, as
teaching a course called Ethics for Trial Lawyers, and judging well as 2013, was elected to serve as President of the National
law student competitions. Between February of 2000 and Liquor Law Enforcement Association. Chief Mahony has
April of 2012, Seth was a prosecutor for the Virginia State developed strong data driven enforcement programs toward
Bar. He is now assistant ethics counsel for the Bar, where he the prevention of impaired driving, underage drinking and
gives Ethics Hotline advice to attorneys, presents at seminars, alcohol related crime. In 2012, Chief Mahony testified before
and assists the Bar’s Committee on Legal Ethics in the the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), providing
generation of legal ethics opinions. Mr. Guggenheim earned Massachusetts data demonstrating that the use of PLD data to
his bachelor’s degree at Boston University, and is a graduate guide enforcement efforts led to a reduction in driving under
of the Washington College of Law at American University, the influence arrests associated with establishments that
where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree. He is a member were targeted for intervention. As a result of this testimony,
of both the Virginia and District of Columbia Bar Associations. the NTSB recommended that this practice be implemented
J. NEAL INSLEY is in-house general counsel for the National nationwide.
Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA). He has STEVEN L. SCHMIDT is Senior Vice President of Public Policy
worked in the area of beverage alcohol law, legislation and/ and Communications for the National Alcohol Beverage
or policy at the state, national and international level. In the Control Association (NABCA). Presently, he oversees the
private practice of law, he focused on hospitality and beverage research and development of policy, best practices, and
alcohol law and policy, government affairs, administrative law communication strategies to help states manage control
and regulatory/policy issues. He also served as the chairman and regulatory systems and prevent alcohol related harm.
of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Va. ABC) Previously, he was Director of Alcohol Education for the
and as chairman of NABCA. Neal began his career in law Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, where he was responsible
enforcement and held the position of special agent with for the vision and development of statewide initiatives to
the Va. ABC while attending law school part-time at nights reduce underage drinking and high risk college drinking;
and weekends. Within the beverage alcohol industry, he has creation of innovative education/prevention programs for
served as a regulator, attorney, administrative law judge, and local communities; establishment of grant programs that
business leader. funded college and community prevention efforts; and a
WALTER D. KELLEY, JR. is a former United States District comprehensive Responsible Alcohol Management Program.
Judge for the eastern district of Virginia. He left the bench in He has consulted with state and national organizations;
2008 to return to private practice. Judge Kelley is currently authored several articles; and presented at numerous
a partner in the international law firm Hausfeld, LLP, resides national and state conferences on a variety of alcohol related
in its Washington, D.C. office. He specializes in plaintiff side issues. He has been professionally employed for over 30 years
antitrust and intellectual property litigation, as well as serving in positions responsible for addressing alcohol related issues
as a mediator and arbitrator in business disputes. Judge Kelley at local, state and national levels.
is recognized as a litigator in The Best Lawyers in America and

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