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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:

  • Jonathan Leiken, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Dollar Tree
  • Michael Bermudez, VP, Legal & HSE, Swisslog Logistics in the Americas
  • 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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