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• CLE - "An overview of a DUI Case and Its Consequences"

  • When
    Tuesday, October 06, 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room
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  Tuesday October 6, 2026

  2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members
  

  1 CLE hr

  Overview: 

  This CLE outline walks a DUI case from the moment of arrest through sentencing, organized the way a trial attorney actually encounters it: (I) the immediate administrative fallout of the arrest itself; (II) what defense counsel should investigate before discovery arrives; (III) how to mine body-camera and written discovery once it arrives; (IV) a four-step framework for analyzing any DUI case for trial; and (V) a sentencing and license-consequence matrix, offense by offense. A closing practice-notes section highlights where plea-negotiation leverage lives.

  Areas of Law:  Criminal Defense

  Course Title: "An overview of a DUI Case and Its Consequences"

  Speaker: Stephen P. Pfeiffer, Partner, Wolcott Rivers Gates

  
  

  Stephen P. Pfeiffer

  Stephen P. Pfeiffer is a partner at Wolcott Rivers Gates, one of the oldest and largest law firms in Virginia Beach, where he has built a reputation throughout Hampton Roads as a go-to trial lawyer for DUI Defense. Over a nineteen-year career, he has personally tried thousands of DUI cases across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, and the Eastern Shore.

  Credentials

  • J.D., Cum Laude, Regent University School of Law (2007); B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Carroll College (2004), in History and Political Science.
  • Admitted to the Virginia State Bar; the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
  • NHTSA-certified Instructor for DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
  • NHTSA-certified Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)

  Recognition

  • AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell — the highest available peer-review rating for legal ability and ethics.
  • Named to Virginia Business Magazine's “Legal Elite” and selected to the Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list annually from 2012 through 2022.
  • American Bar Association 2007 National Champion in Legal Negotiations.
  • Coauthor, “The Legality of Search and Seizure in DUI Cases,” in the Inside the Minds series (Aspatore Books).
  • Over 1000 5 Star Google Reviews and over 1000 5 Star AVVO reviews.

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• CLE - Dr. Rachel Boehm - "The Cost of Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue in Legal Practice: What it is, Why it Happens, and How to Prevent or Recover"

  • When
    Wednesday, October 07, 2026
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Wednesday, October 7, 2026

  3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Zoom

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members
  

  1 CLE hr

  Wellness - Compassion Fatigue threatens an attorney's mental and physical well-being and affects their decision-making and duty to their client.

  Presenter: Dr. Rachel Boehm

  

  Dr. Rachel Boehm is a trusted advisor to legal professionals across the United States on leadership and talent development, which includes mental and physical well-being. She has previously spoken to the NPBA on burnout and thriving in the legal pressure-cooker.

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• Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Luncheon - David W. Lannetti - “A View from the Bench"

  • When
    Thursday, October 15, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
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  Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on October 15, 2026

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. - Rotunda

  Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members
  Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

  Topic: “A View from the Bench"

  Speaker:  Judge David W. Lannetti

  

  Hon. David W. Lannetti

  Norfolk Circuit Court / Norfolk, Virginia

  Judge Lannetti began his service as a Norfolk Circuit Court Judge in 2014. Prior to taking the bench, he was a partner in the law firm of Vandeventer Black LLP (now Woods Rogers), where he concentrated on civil litigation. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and William & Mary Law School. Among other activities, he recently completed nine years as Chair of the Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, is Chair of the Supreme Court of Virginia Benchbook Committee, is an adjunct professor at both William & Mary and Regent University Law Schools, is a Past President of the James Kent American Inn of Court and of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, has published numerous articles in legal journals, and is a frequent lecturer on legal topics. He also is very involved in the local community.

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• Post Luncheon CLE - The 2026 MLM Malpractice Report: "Steps You Can Take to Minimize Risk and Protect Your Practice"

  • When
    Thursday, October 15, 2026
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    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Location
    First Floor Training Room - Norfolk Courthouse
  • Spaces left
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  Thursday, October 15, 2026

  1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members
  

  1 CLE hr (Ethics)

  Area of Law: Ethics

  Summary:

  Legal malpractice claims, like cans of paint, come in a wide variety of colors. There are common malpractice hazards to all who practice law, such as faulty office systems and poor client communications. But to fully understand your professional liability exposure, you'll first need a good understanding of the risks associated with your specific area of practice. This program will cover the most common malpractice claims reported - and how to avoid them - across a variety of practice areas. Attendees will also be informed of the trending topics on legal malpractice issues and developments as reported by the American Bar Association's 2023 Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims and statistics from the MLM Claims Department.

  Speaker: Joyván Malbon-Griffin, Esq. (Joy) is a Regional Director with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual

  
  

  

  Joyván Malbon-Griffin, Esq. (Joy) is a Regional Director 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, Joy practiced complex civil litigation in state and federal court.  She was also an adjunct professor teaching Contracts Law and a vast array of other legal classes.  In her daily tasks as Regional Director, she assists firms with the securement of liability insurance and provides risk management to firms including but not limited to ethical malpractice prevention, case file management, trust account management and cybersecurity. 

  
  

  Joy is a member and the International Legal Advisor and General Counsel for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.  Additionally, she is a member of the James Kent Inns of Court, a CLE Committee member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association and a board member for the Urban League of Hampton Roads.  In 2022 Joy was admitted to the United States Supreme Court Bar and in 2025 she was awarded as a Virginia Lawyers Weekly In-House Counsel Honoree.  Joy’s professional achievements have been recognized by her inclusion in Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” list in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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• CLE: "Cell Phone Forensics: Applications in Discovery & Investigations"

  • When
    Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
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  Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room

  Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

  Area of Law: Evidence, Civil/Criminal Procedure

  Topic: "Cell Phone Forensics: Applications in Discovery & Investigations"

  1 CLE hr

  Speaker: Patrick J. Siewert, Director - Digital Forensics & eDiscovery, ArcherHall

  

  Patrick Siewert is Director of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery for ArcherHall, based in Richmond, Virginia. Patrick has 15 years of law enforcement experience highlighted by high-profile and precedent-setting case work investigating electronically-facilitated crime. He founded Pro Digital Forensic Consulting in 2013, which was acquired by ArcherHall in 2022.  Patrick has completed multiple trainings and certificates in the practice areas of computer forensics, mobile device forensics and analysis of cellular historical location records and is well-versed in their value in civil and criminal litigation. He has also qualified as an expert witness in the aforementioned disciplines in multiple courts across the country and is an adjunct professor of digital forensics at Virginia Commonwealth University. ArcherHall offers a full suite of digital forensic & eDiscovery services for the litigation community nationwide.

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• Luncheon - Special Ed Pro Bono Work Made Accessible

  • When
    Thursday, November 19, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Rotunda - Norfolk Courthouse
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    55

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  Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on November 19, 2026

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. - Rotunda

  Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members
  Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

  Speaker:  Jim Wheaton - Director of William & Mary Law's Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Clinical Professor of Law

  
  

  Jim Wheaton is Director of the Special Education Advocacy Clinic and a Clinical Professor of Law. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he earned his J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law where he was executive editor of the Virginia Law Review and a member of Order of the Coif. Following law school, he clerked for Judge J. Dickson Phillips Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Jim brings to the Clinic his long-standing interest in special education and disability law issues. During his private-practice career, Jim devoted his legal pro bono efforts to representing students and families in special education matters, including attendance at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, dispute resolution, mediation, filing and resolution of state compliance complaints, and successful representation through due process proceedings and federal court appeals. Wheaton represented national, Virginia statewide, and local disability rights organizations as amici curiae in a case before the Fourth Circuit. He also served as a member of the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights from 2013-16. Jim chaired the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Public School Authority from 2002-08 and served on the Chesapeake, Virginia, School Board from 1991-2000. He was a member of the Special Education Task Force appointed by Representative Donald McEachin from 2017-18. As a parent member of the Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads, he also participated in that organization’s special education seminars. Jim taught previously at Boston University School of Law and as an adjunct at both William & Mary Law School and the University of Virginia School of Law. He had a private practice career that included serving as General Counsel of a public company, and as a partner and practice group leader in an AmLaw 100 firm. He is a former chair of the business sections of both the Virginia State Bar and Virginia Bar Association, and a former chair of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law’s LLC & Unincorporated Entities Committee. In 2015, Wheaton received the Martin I. Lubaroff Award from the American Bar Association for leadership, scholarship, and service in the field of LLCs, partnerships and unincorporated entities law. He is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and of the American College of LLC & Partnership Attorneys.

  
  

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• Luncheon - Emily Shield, Hermitage Museum & Gardens

  • When
    Thursday, January 21, 2027
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Rotunda - Norfolk Courthouse
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  Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on January 21, 2027.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. - Rotunda

  Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members
  Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

  Speaker:  Emily Shield, Hermitage Museum & Gardens

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• Luncheon - Susan Tarley - Virginia State Bar, President

  • When
    Thursday, February 18, 2027
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Rotunda - Norfolk Courthouse
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  Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on February 18, 2027.

  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. - Rotunda

  Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members
  Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

  Speaker:  Susan B. Tarley - Virginia State Bar, President

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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