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• YLS: End of Summer Social

  • When
    Tuesday, September 10, 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Luna Maya Restaurant / 2010 Colley Avenue / Norfolk, VA 23517

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  Registration Required!

  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.
  

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, September 11, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, September 19, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    46

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  September 19, 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 September 19, 2024, More Information to Come!

  
  

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• Ethics CLE - “The MLM Malpractice Report – Steps You Can Take to Minimize Risk and Protect Your Practice”

  • When
    Thursday, September 19, 2024
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Training Room - 1st Floor
  • Spaces left
    16

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  Registration Required!

  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.

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• VSB Advanced Business Law Conference

  • Start
    Friday, September 20, 2024
  • End
    Saturday, September 21, 2024
  • Location
    Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA

  VSB 50th Anniversary Edition of the Advanced Business Law Conference

  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

  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”.
  
  

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• Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia: Housing Eviction Program - CLE and Clinic

  • When
    Wednesday, September 25, 2024
  • Location
    Zoom

  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

  
  

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• The Honorable Joan E. Mahoney Portrait Unveiling

  • When
    Friday, October 04, 2024
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    City of Norfolk Courthouse - Courtroom 6A - 150 St. Paul's Boulevard

  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

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• CLE "Name, Image, Likeness"

  • When
    Monday, October 07, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    21

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  Registration Required!

  NPBA Members: Free
  Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1.5 CLE Credit)

  Summary:

  • What is Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) in Virginia
  • Brief history regarding amateurism/NIL in college sports (events before 2021)
  • SCOTUS’ 2021 NCAA v. Alston decision and its legal impact
  • Discuss current law surrounding NIL in Virginia, including the most recent law that went into effect this past July 2024
  • Defining the roles of “Attorney” and “Agent” in the NIL marketplace.

  22 Person Limit due to capacity

  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

  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.

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, October 09, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• CLE: Navigating Intentional Torts in the Workplace

  • When
    Thursday, October 10, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room

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  Registration Required!
  NPBA Members: Free
  Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1 CLE Credit)

  Summary:

  • Elements of a compensable workplace accident.
  • Exceptions and nuanced rules such as coming and going rule, sexual assaults, extended premise rule.
  • Distinguishing when an intentional tort is a compensable workplace accident with case law examples.
  • Distinguishing when an intentional tort is not a compensable workplace accident with case law examples.
  • A more in-depth discussion regarding Richneck Elementary and the shooting of a teacher.

  22 Person Limit due to capacity

  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

  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.

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• Bench Bar Relations Committee Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, October 15, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Law Library

  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.

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, October 17, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    55

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  October 17, 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 October 17, 2024, More Information to Come!

  
  

  
  

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• CLE - More Information to Come

  • When
    Thursday, October 17, 2024
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    21

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  October 17, 2024

  1:15pm to 2:15pm

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  
  

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• Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia: Housing Eviction Program - CLE and Clinic

  • When
    Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • Location
    Zoom

  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:

  May	5/22/24
  June	6/26/24
  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

  
  

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• CLE: "Tort Defense/Civil Litigation"

  • When
    Thursday, October 24, 2024
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room

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  TBD

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, November 13, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, November 21, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courtbouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    55

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  November 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 November 21, 2024, More Information to Come!

  
  

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• CLE - More Information to Come

  • When
    Thursday, November 21, 2024
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    22

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  November 21, 2024

  1:15pm to 2:15pm

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  
  

  
  

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting (Tentative)

  • When
    Wednesday, December 11, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, January 08, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, January 16, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    55

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  January 16, 2025

  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 16, 2025, More Information to Come!

  
  

  
  

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• CLE - More Information to Come

  • When
    Thursday, January 16, 2025
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    22

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  January 16, 2025

  1:15pm to 2:15pm

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  
  

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, February 12, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, February 20, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    55

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  February 20, 2025

  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 20, 2025, More Information to Come!

  
  

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• CLE - More Information to Come

  • When
    Thursday, February 20, 2025
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    22

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  February 20, 2025

  1:15pm to 2:15pm

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  
  

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, March 12, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, March 20, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
  • Spaces left
    55

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  March 20, 2025

  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 20, 2025, More Information to Come!

  
  

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• CLE - More Information to Come

  • When
    Thursday, March 20, 2025
  •  
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
  • Spaces left
    22

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  March 20, 2025

  1:15pm to 2:15pm

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  
  

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• NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, April 09, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• 27th Annual Bench Bar Conference CLE: Pending

  • When
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 E. Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510

  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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