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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

  • Monthly Luncheon - About The SPCA

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

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

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Registration includes boxed lunch and water.

    Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on March 20, 2025

    Topic: SPCA

    Speakers: Ray King, on the board of the SPCA, member of Woods Rogers 


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  • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, April 01, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

    Meeting ID: 886 5476 7571

    Passcode: 391386

    The NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee plans and executes programming and sponsorships for the Bench Bar Conference each April.

    NPBA's 27th Annual Bench Bar Conference will held on April 10, 2025 at Hilton Norfolk The Main from 12 to 6 p.m. Registration opens at 11 a.m.


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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, April 09, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom
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  • 27th Annual Bench Bar Conference CLE: Pending

    • Thursday, April 10, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 E. Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
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    27th Annual NPBA Bench Bar Conference 2025
    April 10, 2025
    Hilton Norfolk The Main

    For full description of topics, visit the Bench Bar Conference event page.

    11:00 a.m. Registration Opens

    12:00 – 1:05 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Speaker
    The Hon. S. Bernard Goodwyn, Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia

    1:20 – 2:20 p.m.  General Session – 1 hr. CLE Ethics (pending*)
    Topic: Electronic Era Ethics

    Speaker:

    • Thomas E. Spahn, Litigator, McGuire Woods, LLP
    • Session Moderator: Paul DeRosa, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC

    2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Breakout Sessions - 3 concurrent sessions – 1 hr. CLE (pending* for each topic)

    Topic:     Confronting the Inner Critic: Managing Imposter Syndrome to Thrive in the Legal Profession

    Panelists:

    • Charlene P. Reilly, Esq. VJLAP Education and Outreach Manager
    • Sarah Endres, Esq. VJLAP Northern Virginia Regional Manager
    • Session Moderator:  Makenzie Pensyl, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC

    Topic: Corporate Counsel

    Panelists:

    • Jonathon Leiken, Chief Legal Office and Corporate Secretary, Dollar Tree
    • Michael Bermudez, Legal Executive for the Americas, Swisslog Logistics
    • Wiley Grandy, Deputy General Counsel, CMA CGM
    • Session Moderator: Jason E. Ohana, Member, Willcox & Savage, P.C.

    Topic: Local Rules and Best Practices

    Panelists:

    • Chief Judge Mark S. Davis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • The Honorable David W. Lannetti, Judge of the 4th Judicial District of Virginia Norfolk Circuit Court
    • Session Moderator: Audrey Ruffin, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC

    3:40 - 4:00 p.m. Coffee/Snack Break

    4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Final General Session – 1 hr. CLE (pending*)

    Topic: Significant Statutory Changes and Judicial Opinions from the Past Year

    Panelists:

    • The Hon. Everett A. Martin, Jr., Norfolk Circuit Court
    • L. Steven Emmert, Partner in Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy
    • Delegate Phil M. Hernandez, Virginia Delegate, 94th District
    • Session Moderator: Rachel VanHorn, Glasser & Glasser, P.L.C.

    5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reception

    We look forward to seeing you at the Conference.

    The Members of the NPBA Bench Bar Committee

    *Application for approval for this course or program is pending with the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board.

    Thank You to our Bench Bar Conference Sponsors to Date!

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    Silver Sponsors

    Pierce & Thornton PLC

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  • NPBA Annual Meeting

    • Thursday, May 15, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Norfolk Yacht & Country Club / 7001 Hampton Boulevard / Norfolk, VA 23505
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    Reconnect with your colleagues and make new professional connections at the
    Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association Annual Meeting 2025!

    • Installation of new officers
    • Presentation of NPBA awards
    o    Eggleston/I’Anson Professionalism Award
    o    Walter E. Hoffman Community Service Award
    o    Liberty Bell Award
    • Tickets are $70 for NPBA Members and Guests ($50 for YLS Members and Guests)
    • 2 drink tickets and heavy hors d’oeuvres are included with every registration

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