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Please come join the Young Lawyers Section at our annual end-of-summer social! Lawyers of all ages are welcome to join and mingle as we kick off the new Bar year. We will have appetizers and drink tickets for attendees. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
September 19, 2024
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members
Registration includes boxed lunch and water.
September 19, 2024 NPBA Members: Free Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1 CLE Credit)
Summary:
In this interactive course, attendees will discover the leading causes of malpractice claims and bar complaints for attorneys licensed in Virginia. This course will provide current statistics and steps in attorney discipline cases. There will be a discussion on common scenarios such as dabbling, unauthorized practice of law and the supervision of attorneys. The seminar will also cover Formal Opinions 506, 510, 511; 2019 ABA Legal Malpractice Study; and Substantive versus Administrative Errors.
22 Person Limit due to capacity
Presenters: Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, Esq., Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
Joyván Malbon-Griffin, Esq. is a Regional Director and Claims Attorney with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and her Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, NC. Prior to joining MLM, Joyván practiced complex civil litigation in state and federal court. She was also an adjunct professor at Bryant & Stratton College where she taught Contracts Law and a vast array of other legal classes. She is a member and the International Deputy Legal Advisor for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated. Additionally, Joyván is a member of the James Kent Inns of Court, a CLE Committee member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association and a member of the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association.
As a Claims Attorney, she manages litigation involving legal malpractice and provides advice to attorneys facing malpractice suits and ethical complaints. She frequently presents CLEs throughout the Commonwealth and beyond on topics related to ethics, firm management, legal malpractice, and attorney well-being.
Number of CLE hours: 1 Ethics
Areas of Law: Business Transactions, Family Law, Wills/Trusts/Estates, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Debt Collection
Must be present at the start of the CLE program until the end in order to received credit(s).
Additional Details: Please contact bar association staff at (757) 622-3152 or email contact@norfolkportsmouthbar.org if you have any questions. *Application for approval for this course or program is pending with the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board.
VSB 50th Anniversary Edition of the Advanced Business Law Conference
September 20-21, 2024
Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA
Presented by the Business Law Section of the Virginia State Bar in cooperation with and with the support of the Virginia Bar Association Business Law Section
The 21st Century Business Lawyer: Counseling Businesses in the Age of Innovation and Increased Regulation
“Business” law used to be a more discreet and manageable area of legal practice “expertise”. In the “Innovation Economy”, the “business lawyer” must become an expert in the client’s business and industry. By doing so, the business lawyer can guide the client through a much larger universe of constantly changing, industry-specific and often “lagging” (i.e., behind economic, technological and business model shifts) laws and regulations. Increasingly, the business lawyer must collaborate with other attorneys who are focused in specific practice areas, as well as the client’s accountants and other advisers. As a result, while serving as the client’s primary counselor (or “coach”), the business lawyer must also coordinate the work of other lawyers (or serve as a “quarterback” or “gatekeeper” of the client’s team of legal and other advisors). Especially for small and “lower-middle-market” companies, a business lawyer who can provide both sound business counsel and coordinate the work of an interdisciplinary advisor team can dramatically enhance the value, efficiency and effectiveness of the business’ legal planning and regulatory compliance.
This special 50th Anniversary edition of the Conference is designed to equip business lawyers with updates on some of the most common, cutting-edge and rapidly-evolving legal issues facing, and practical tips regarding planning opportunities available to, private companies today. These updates, including new or changing laws and regulations and practical planning tips, should better position the business lawyer to perform his or her evolving business counselor roles – including as a “coach”, a “quarterback” and “gatekeeper”.
We Can Join together to Help Reduce the Eviction Crisis in Our Community
Affordable housing can be difficult to find, especially for people who have limited income. A person’s rental history may be extremely important in the search for affordable housing. Potential landlords may check to determine if there have been one or more “Unlawful Detainers” filed against a person seeking to rent residential property. Unfortunately, the records stay in the Virginia Court Case Information (VCCI) system, usually for 10 years – even cases that were dismissed or nonsuited.
A new law was enacted in Virginia in 2022 (Virginia Code Section 8.01-130.01 / Unlawful Detainer; Expungement). This law allows an eviction case that was dismissed or non-suited (and no possession was granted) to be removed from public court records after a certain of amount of time has passed. After an expungement is completed by the court, the case is then removed from VCCI. A cleaner rental history may make it easier for people to obtain future affordable housing.
The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEVA) received a grant to help address the eviction crisis in our service area by engaging volunteer attorneys via an Eviction Expungement Project (EEP) to clear up tenants’ rental and credit histories, thereby reducing some barriers to obtaining affordable housing.
As part of this project, LASEVA is offering a 1-hour free CLE (Housing Law – Unlawful Detainer Expungements) followed by a ½ hour clinic to handle cases. The CLE, via zoom virtual format, has been approved by the Virginia State Bar for 1-hour CLE.
Upcoming CLEs for 2024:
September
9/25/24
October
10/23/24
To participate in the CLE & Clinic and for additional information, please contact:
Janet James, Esquire
Pro Bono Expungement Grant Attorney
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
Phone: 757-305-9007
janetj@laseva.org
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
PORTRAIT UNVEILING CEREMONY
of
THE HONORABLE JOAN E. MAHONEY
Friday, October 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
City of Norfolk Courthouse
150 St. Paul's Boulevard
Courtroom 6A
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
R.S.V.P. by September 20, 2024 to Diana Johnson
drjohnson@vacourts.gov
NPBA Members: Free Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1.5 CLE Credit)
Presenters:
Diamond C. Royster, Attorney, Pender & Coward, P.C.
Diamond is a Pender & Coward attorney focusing her practice on civil litigation, local government, eminent domain/right of way and waterfront law matters. Prior to joining the firm, Diamond served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cleo Powell of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Additionally, she has a background in higher education, having worked for several years in the industry and receiving a master’s degree in the field before pursuing law school.
T. Lyons Lascara, Attorney, Pender & Coward, P.C.
Lyons Lascara is a Pender & Coward attorney focusing his practice on construction law matters and civil litigation. During law school, Lyons worked with the firm as a legal intern supporting the firm's construction law and litigation teams.
Number of CLE hours: 1.5
Areas of Law: Sports Law; Business Law; Contract Law; Anti-Trust Law
Registration Required! NPBA Members: Free Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1 CLE Credit)
Presenters: Joshua E. Lepchitz, Associate, Gentry Locke Attorneys
Josh Lepchitz is a member in the firm’s Civil Defense Litigation practice group. Josh’s practice focuses on defense litigation, primarily on workers compensation, personal injury and insurance defense. He handles complex cases both in the General District and Circuit Courts throughout the Commonwealth.
Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Josh was an associate at a boutique law firm in Norfolk. He also served as Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the city of Norfolk, prosecuting criminal offenses. Josh is a native of Southwest Virginia.
Number of CLE hours: 1
Area of Law: Torts; Personal Injury
Purpose of the Committee – To support and improve the local administration of justice, enhance service to the community, and increase professionalism within the legal system by exploring issues of emerging concern or interest that affect the local bench and bar (the specific issues to be explored ultimately will be determined by the committee); additionally, the committee will liaise with the Bench-Bar Conference Committee and Young Lawyers Section regarding appropriate topics.
October 17, 2024
1:15pm to 2:15pm
May
5/22/24
June
6/26/24
TBD
November 21, 2024
January 16, 2025
February 20, 2025
March 20, 2025
SAVE THE DATE! - More Information to Come!
27th Annual NPBA Bench Bar Conference 2025 April 10, 2025 Hilton Norfolk The Main 11:00 a.m. Registration Opens
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