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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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NPBA is excited to announce new annual sponsorship and advertising opportunities for 2024-2025. Can we count on you?

Sponsor and Advertise with NPBA in 2024-2025!

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NPBA Mentorship Survey

Are you a newly admitted attorney looking for someone to give you advice as you navigate your early years of practice? Are you an attorney seeking to enter a new practice area and looking for advice from an experienced attorney in that practice area? Have you recently moved to Hampton Roads and desire to have an individual that can give you tips and advice for practicing in Hampton Roads? Are you someone who desires to become a mentor to give any of the advice referenced above? If so, the NPBA YLS Mentorship Program is for you!

The NPBA Young Lawyers are excited to bring back the mentorship program again this year! The goal of the program is to accommodate individuals with various different goals and from all backgrounds, ages, practice areas, and schedules. In accordance with these goals, we have created a questionnaire wherein you can provide information regarding your background, goals, and schedule as a mentor or mentee. Once you complete the questionnaire, we will pair you based upon your individual responses, as best with can, with someone who aligns with the information you provide on the questionnaire.

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Upcoming events

    • Thursday, February 20, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
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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

    Speaker: Jeremy Rodden, Community Engagement Manager, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastren Shore.

    Jeremy will be discussing the Foodbank and the Annial Legal Food Frenzy Campaign.

    • Wednesday, March 05, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse, First Floor Training Room
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    Registration Required

    CLE: "The Secrets Out: Nagivating the Virginia Trade Secrets Act"

    Wedensday, March 5th 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

    CLE Hours 1.5

    March 5, 2025
    NPBA Members: Free
    Not yet NPBA Members: $45.00 (1 CLE Credit)

    Summary:

    This course provides a basic understanding of the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (VUTSA) primarily for general counsel, business-advisor, employment and litigation lawyers. 

    Participants will learn:

    • What defines a trade secret in Virginia
    • How businesses can protect their trade secrets
    • How trade secrets can be “lost”
    • How trade secrets are misappropriated
    • Remedies for misappropriation

    Key Topics Include:

    • An analysis of how Virginia and sister courts have struggled to define trade secrets
    • Best practices for protecting trade secrets
    • Examples of misappropriation by employees and competitors
    • Various remedies for misappropriation, including “reasonable royalties”

    Presenters: Christopher Davis and Erin McDaniel of Davis, Burch & Abrams