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

Registration

Bench Bar Conference Committee Member – $95.00
Exhibitor Only
Judges
Judicial Law Clerks
Member – $120.00
Non-Member – $170.00
Speaker
Sponsor
Sponsor Table Attendee Ticket – $70.00

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

1:15 – 2:15 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

2:30 – 3:30 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
Barbara Mardigian, LPC, VJLAP Clinical Director
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 4^th Judicial District of Virginia Norfolk Circuit Court
Session Moderator: Audrey Ruffin, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC

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: