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  • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

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

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    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:

    • 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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    Pierce & Thornton PLC

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    By registering for this Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) event or program you consent to being photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded at the event or program. By doing so, you grant to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) rights to the release, publication or reproduction of any recorded media taken at the event or program of your appearance, voice or name for use by the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) and its management team.             

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  • YLS Happy Hour and Hockey

    • Friday, April 11, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Baxter's - 500 Granby Street / Norfolk, VA 23510
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    YLS members, come join us for a night of Happy Hour and Hockey for our April meeting on Friday, April 11, 2025. At 5p.m. we will meet at Baxter’s for our YLS April meeting and enjoy Happy Hour leading up to the Admirals hockey game. If you are unable to make it to the meeting, but still want to come to the game, we will be heading to Scope Arena around 6:00pm. Sign ups are limited to 10 people, but if we have more sign up, we will look into increasing the block. You can email YLS Chair Bernice Dewlow at BerniceD@laseva.org with any questions. Hope to you see you there!


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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

                contact@norfolkandportsmouthbar.org

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    By registering for this Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) event or program you consent to being photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded at the event or program. By doing so, you grant to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) rights to the release, publication or reproduction of any recorded media taken at the event or program of your appearance, voice or name for use by the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association (NPBA) and its management team.        

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