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The NPBA has served the Legal Profession, the Judiciary and the Public since 1900. Membership is open to licensed attorneys, law students, legal administrators, and the local military legal community.

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Upcoming events

    • Thursday, November 30, 2023
    • 7:30 AM
    • The Stockpot - 215 E Plume Street, #100, Norfolk, VA
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    All YLS Members

    Breakfast with the Hon. Leondras J. Webster, Norfolk General District Court Judge

    • Monday, December 04, 2023
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    2023-2024 Bench Bar Conference Committee
    Kristopher McClellan, Chair

    The Bench Bar Conference Committee plans and executes programming and sponsorships for the spring 2024 Bench Bar Conference.

    Need the Zoom link? Email us at contact@norfolkandportsmouthbar.org.


    • Thursday, December 07, 2023
    • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
    • Zoom


    • Thursday, December 07, 2023
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Hits at the Park 150 Park Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510
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    The Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association invites you to join us for the annual

    Holiday Party

     

    Please mark your calendars for what will be a wonderful event and opportunity to socialize with some colleagues and fellow members of the bar before the end of the year!

    The holiday party is free and open to ALL NPBA MEMBERS!

    We look forward to seeing everyone for this end of year event!  Please feel free to e-mail with any questions or concerns.

    Please RSVP by December 5th!!

    • Tuesday, December 12, 2023
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Interested in joining a NPBA Committee? Learn more and sign up today!

    • Tuesday, January 09, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Interested in joining a NPBA Committee? Learn more and sign up today!

    • Wednesday, January 10, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • Thursday, January 18, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
    • 50
    Register

    January 18, 2024

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Registration includes boxed lunch and water.


    Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on January 18, 2024, for special guest speaker, Patrick J. McKenna, Esq., of Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking (VCAHT) and Human Trafficking Justice & Freedom International (HTJFI). Did you know that January is human trafficking awareness month? Learn about the important work being done with trafficking survivors, a vision for providing access to justice for this under-served community and how attorneys may volunteer their time and talent to help!

    Presenter:      

    Patrick J. McKenna, Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking (VCAHT) and Human Trafficking Justice & Freedom International (HTJFI)

    Patrick J. McKenna, Esq., is one of the co-founders of the Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking, an alliance of service providers, attorneys, survivor-advocates, and community members on a mission to remove barriers preventing survivors from achieving a full and healthy life.

    He is also a co-founder and President of Human Trafficking Justice & Freedom International which provides free legal services to human trafficking survivors.

    He is also a Co-Founder and former Executive Director of the Virginia Beach Justice Initiative (now "Freekind') a non-profit organization founded in 2011, dedicated to ending human trafficking and restoring those victimized by it throughout southeastern Virginia.

    He has lectured extensively and conducted numerous trainings on HT for the general public and varying groups including faith communities, social services, school staff and administrators, and medical and legal professionals; been a panelist at a number of summits & symposiums and, as an expert on human trafficking, been interviewed on radio, TV and in internet and print media; and served as part of a number of state working groups regarding prevention and survivor service efforts including the Victim Support Working Group of the Governor's Virginia Coordinated Response Against Human Trafficking. He helped launch and facilitate the Hampton Roads Coalition Against Trafficking (HRCAT), composed of governmental and nongovernmental agencies, law enforcement and prosecutorial offices, working to end HT in Hampton Roads, VA, and coordinate efforts to identify trafficking victims & facilitate their rescue, restoration & reintegration into society. He oversaw the development and implementation of a Jail Outreach program operating in four jails throughout Hampton Roads to identify and provide services to human trafficking victims and worked collaboratively with varying individuals and entities throughout Virginia and D.C. to facilitate passage of over 40 pieces of human trafficking legislation in Virginia.

    He is a licensed attorney with 32 years of proven results because of his desire to grow professionally and make an ever-increasing contribution to the organizations/individuals which he serves.

    • Tuesday, February 13, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Interested in joining a NPBA Committee? Learn more and sign up today!

    • Wednesday, February 14, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • Thursday, February 15, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
    • 50
    Register

    February 15, 2024

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Registration includes boxed lunch and water.


    Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on February 15, 2024, for a discussion with The Honorable Elizabeth W. Hanes, United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia
    • Tuesday, March 12, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Interested in joining a NPBA Committee? Learn more and sign up today!

    • Wednesday, March 13, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • Thursday, March 21, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
    • 51
    Register

    March 21, 2024

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Registration includes boxed lunch and water.


    Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on March 21, 2024, for special guest speaker, Jay Paxton.

    Presenter:      

    Jay Paxton

    • Tuesday, April 09, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Interested in joining a NPBA Committee? Learn more and sign up today!

    • Wednesday, April 10, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • Thursday, April 11, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • The Main, 100 E Main St, Norfolk, VA 23510

    SAVE THE DATE! More information coming soon.

    • Wednesday, May 08, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom