Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association upcoming events

YLS Kick-Off Social (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Registration Required!

YLS Kick-Off Social

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

5:00 p.m.

Luna Maya Restaurant

2010 Colley Road, Norfolk, VA

Please come join the Young Lawyers Section at our YLS Kick-Off Social! Lawyers of all ages are welcome to join and mingle. We will have appetizers and drink tickets for attendees. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

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Luncheon - Kindra Greene - ERT - Urban Sanctuary Progress and Plans (Thursday, September 17, 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on September 17, 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: Kindra Greene - Elizabeth River Trail

Kindra Greene is the Executive Director of the Elizabeth River Trail Foundation. She has a BA from Virginia Wesleyan University and an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. She served in Americorps' Virginia Service Conservation Corps as a Natural Resource Ranger and has held multiple roles in non-profit leadership focused on community building and economic development. She has been an educator and professional writer for nearly two decades. She is a Certified Interpretive Guide and a Tidewater Master Naturalist. She believes that everyone deserves safe access to green space and that trails can transform communities.

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Post Luncheon CLE - "Right to Die in Virginia: Navigating Today’s End-of-Life Options for You and Your Clients" (Thursday, September 17, 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:15:00 GMT

Robert C. Nusbaum Visiting Professorship
in Law, Medicine and Medical Ethics

The Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, in conjunction with Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, welcomes renowned health law and bioethics scholar
Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., PhD, HEC-C

Join NPBA for a FREE CLE “Right to Die in Virginia: Navigating Today’s End-of-Life Options for You and Your Clients.”

This CLE made possible from a generous gift from the Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. - Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda

Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

2 CLE hr

Areas of Law: Health Law, Trusts & Estates, Elder Law, Estate Planning

Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, is a foremost expert on medical law and clinical ethics. He focuses on patient rights and healthcare decision making, especially at the end of life.

A fellow of the Hastings Center and previously both a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Health Law, Policy, and Ethics, and a visiting scholar with the Brocher Foundation in Switzerland; Pope is now a Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Summary:

Over 80,000 Virginians will die in 2026. While many of these people want to control the timing and manner of their death, many cannot. First, only a minority of Virginians know their end-of-life options. Second, even fewer have done the necessary planning. This session helps address the persistently prevalent problem of value-incongruent care for the seriously and terminally ill.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

Explain the importance of advance care planning.
Distinguish an advance directive from a POLST.
Understand the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED).
Understand the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of Medical Aid in Dying (MAID).
Appraise the appropriateness of a dementia VSED directive for their clients.

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CLE: "Following the Money in Financial Disputes - Tracing Funds, Reconstructing Transactions, and Building Defensible Economic Damages Models" (Monday, September 21, 2026)

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Monday, September 21, 2026

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room

Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

1 CLE hr

Areas of Law: Estate and Business Litigation

Course Title: "Following the Money in Financial Disputes – Tracing Funds, Reconstructing Transactions, and Building Defensible Economic Models"

Presenter: Wendy Hlebinsky, CPA/CFF, CFE, Frazier & Deeter Advisory LLC

Panel: Judge David W. Lannetti, Julia Rust, Williams Mullen

Wendy Hlebinsky is a Virginia-licensed CPA, Certified in Financial Forensics, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. As a Senior Manager in Frazier & Deeter’s Litigation, Forensics, and Valuation group, she focuses on trust and estate disputes, financial investigations, economic damages, and complex financial analysis and money laundering.

Hlebinsky previously managed the financial analyses for more than 100 federal criminal investigations involving money laundering, fraud, asset misappropriation, and cryptocurrency. Her work included court-approved equitable tracing methods, flow-of-funds analysis, and lifestyle analysis in matters associated with more than $1 billion in seizures and forfeitures.

Her forensic accounting background, law-enforcement experience, and litigation-focused approach bring FD’s national advisory resources to matters in which financial proof must be organized, explainable, and durable. Together, Hlebinsky and FD help counsel find the money, understand the evidence, and convert complex financial activity into clear, defensible proof.

Summary:

Financial disputes require both reconstructing the movement of funds and quantifying the resulting economic impact – yet counsel rarely starts with a clean record. Partial statements, commingled accounts, unexplained transfers, incomplete business records, and competing narratives are the norm. This session gives attorneys a practical framework for identifying, preserving, and obtaining relevant financial records, reconstructing financial activity, evaluating tracing and economic damages analyses, and recognizing when early involvement by a forensic accountant can strengthen case development.

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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 (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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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Post Luncheon CLE - The 2026 MLM Malpractice Report: "Steps You Can Take to Minimize Risk and Protect Your Practice" (Thursday, October 15, 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:15:00 GMT

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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