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E. Eugene Luther
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Bristow Center
4306 Evergreen Lane, Suite 104
Annandale Virginia 22003-3217
4306 Evergreen Lane, Suite 104
Annandale Virginia 22003-3217
April 24, 2000
(703) 256-2181
Telecopier (703) 353-1796
Telecopier (703) 353-1796
To Whom it may concern:
By way of credentials, I wish to include in this letter my background and experience in the
field of substance abuse.
In November, 1984, the then President of the Virginia State Bar appointed me as the
Chairman of a Committee to investigate the extent of substance abuse among the lawyers
and judges in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Upon completion of this study, I was then
appointed Chairman of a Committee to develop a program for the identification of and
intervention upon attorneys and judges found to be impaired by reason of substance abouse.
I remained Chairman for four years and thereafter for six more years as a member of the
committee that had achieved state-wide operation under the auspices of the Virginia Bar
Association and composed of members of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar
Association
Upon resigning from the Committee, I have remained active in the local committee
functions of the State Committee and have participated in a number of interventions and
personal counselling of individual lawyers and judges, as well as laymen suffering from
substance abuse.
In the course of this experience, I have become familiar with the facility operated by Mr.
Boris Gonzalez under the name of the Gonzalez Recovery Residences located in the City of
Alexandria, Virginia. On numerous occasions I have conferred and offered consultations to
Mr. Gonzalez in the operation of his residence. My observations are that it is the premiere
facility for the recovering alcoholic or other substance abuser after having received
treatment - or even without treatment. Mr Gonzalez has wide experience in the field and
has dedicated himself to the development and maintenance of the finest after-care recovery
program available anywhere in this area.
My opinion is that it is the best facility available. It is my first choice for persons in need of
residential care in the recovery process. Not only is Mr. Gonzalez skilled in the management
and operation of this residence, but he is a person of enormous empathy and compassion
at the same time maintaining a level of discipline that is vital to the residents' sobriety and
recovery.
Sincerely Yours
E. Eugene Luther
By way of credentials, I wish to include in this letter my background and experience in the
field of substance abuse.
In November, 1984, the then President of the Virginia State Bar appointed me as the
Chairman of a Committee to investigate the extent of substance abuse among the lawyers
and judges in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Upon completion of this study, I was then
appointed Chairman of a Committee to develop a program for the identification of and
intervention upon attorneys and judges found to be impaired by reason of substance abouse.
I remained Chairman for four years and thereafter for six more years as a member of the
committee that had achieved state-wide operation under the auspices of the Virginia Bar
Association and composed of members of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar
Association
Upon resigning from the Committee, I have remained active in the local committee
functions of the State Committee and have participated in a number of interventions and
personal counselling of individual lawyers and judges, as well as laymen suffering from
substance abuse.
In the course of this experience, I have become familiar with the facility operated by Mr.
Boris Gonzalez under the name of the Gonzalez Recovery Residences located in the City of
Alexandria, Virginia. On numerous occasions I have conferred and offered consultations to
Mr. Gonzalez in the operation of his residence. My observations are that it is the premiere
facility for the recovering alcoholic or other substance abuser after having received
treatment - or even without treatment. Mr Gonzalez has wide experience in the field and
has dedicated himself to the development and maintenance of the finest after-care recovery
program available anywhere in this area.
My opinion is that it is the best facility available. It is my first choice for persons in need of
residential care in the recovery process. Not only is Mr. Gonzalez skilled in the management
and operation of this residence, but he is a person of enormous empathy and compassion
at the same time maintaining a level of discipline that is vital to the residents' sobriety and
recovery.
Sincerely Yours
E. Eugene Luther