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Upcoming events

  • Luncheon - J&A Racing

    • Thursday, September 18, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
    • 34
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    Luncheon September 18, 2025

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.


    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

    J&A, Jerry and Amy Frostick, are passionate about helping people enjoy healthy lifestyles through the sport of running. Whether it’s hosting a neighborhood 5K or welcoming 25,000 runners to their hometown, the Frostick’s have made it their mission to make sure that all race participants have an experience like no other.

    Founded in 2003, the J&A Racing portfolio has grown from the initial purchase of the Shamrock Sportsfest in Virginia Beach to now include a total of 9 events in 3 cities, welcoming over 50,000 participants each year.



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  • Post Luncheon CLE - Rule 1:1 Finality of Judgments, Orders and Decrees

    • Thursday, September 18, 2025
    • 1:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room
    • 8
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    Thursday,  September 18, 2025

    1:15 to 2:15 p.m. = 1 CLE hour

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


    Summary: When is a case final? This CLE will discuss Rule 1:1 in civil cases and discuss how to try to avoid finality of a court’s order. 

    Presenters: Jennifer L. Eaton, Woods Rogers and  The Hon. Everett A. Martin, Jr., Norfolk Circuit Court

      Attorney Jenny Eaton

    Jennifer L. Eaton

    Having clerked at both the trial and appellate court levels, Jenny has a unique understanding of local rules and a tact for tackling problems with judicial considerations in mind. In addition to serving as lead trial counsel, she regularly serves as self-retained monitoring counsel for clients facing multi-million dollar lawsuits.  Along with her team in the Litigation Practice Group, she also serves as local counsel for matters litigated in the Norfolk and Newport News divisions of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

    Always looking for ways to use her skillset to serve others, Jenny maintains an active pro bono practice and Chairs the Firm's Pro Bono Committee.

    Outside the courtroom, Jenny has leadership roles in legal organizations such as the Legal Aid Society of Southeastern Virginia, Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, and the James Kent American Inn of Court. Jenny also gives back to the community as a coach to Special Olympics athletes. In 2018, Jenny received the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association’s prestigious Walter E. Hoffman Community Service Award. And in 2019, Jenny was honored by her alma mater as the Taylor Reveley Award recipient in recognition of her service, leadership, and qualities as a citizen lawyer.

    The Hon. Everett A. Martin, Jr.

    Judge Martin joined the VBA in 1990 and is a former VBA Board of Governors judicial representative. He also has served on the Civil Litigation Section Council and as vice chair of the Judicial Section.

    Judge Martin received the Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award May 11 at the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of Virginia. The Carrico award honors the longest serving chief justice and longest serving member in the history of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Recipients - one a year - have "demonstrated exceptional leadership in the administration of the courts while exhibiting the traits of integrity, courtesy, impartiality, wisdom and humility." All appellate, circuit and district court judges are eligible for nomination.

    Judge Martin became a judge of the Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in 1990 and was elected as a judge in Norfolk Circuit Court in 1995. Earlier, he was in private practice and served as an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Norfolk.

    In addition to his contributions to the VBA, the award recipient has served on the Supreme Court's Ad Hoc Committee on Local Rules, which produced the uniform scheduling order and Rule 4:15; the Circuit Court Forms Committee; and the Law Council of his undergrad and law school alma mater, Washington and Lee University. He also serves on the invitation-only Boyd-Graves Conference.

    As a judge, he has presided over more than 450 jury trials, contributed to legal scholarship in Virginia law journals, served for nearly 30 years as a bar examiner for the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, and participated in numerous conferences and educational programs, including at VBA events.

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  • NPBA Bench Bar Relations Committee Meeeting

    • Monday, September 22, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Norfolk Law Library


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  • YLS New Bar Year Kick-Off Social

    • Wednesday, October 01, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Luna Maya Restaurant / 2010 Colley Avenue / Norfolk, VA 23517
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    Registration Required!

    Please come join the Young Lawyers Section at our New Bar Year Kick-Off Social. Lawyers of all ages are welcome to join and mingle as we kick off the new Bar year. We will have appetizers and drink tickets for attendees. Looking forward to seeing you all there.


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  • CLE "Difficult Clients" "Ethics"

    • Thursday, October 09, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room
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    Thursday,  October 9, 2025

    1:00 p.m. = 1 CLE hour - Ethics

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Desserts and Beverages Provided by MLM


    Topic: Difficult Clients


    Summary: This presentation navigates through the complexities of client relationships. Participants will explore strategies for effective communication, conflict resolution and maintaining professional boundaries. Additionally, attendees will gain insights into handling challenging situations ethically and professionally, ensuring a harmonious attorney-client dynamic. You are sure to elevate your practice with these valuable client management skills.

    Presenters: Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

    Joy Malbon-Griffin

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  • Annual Brydges-Croshaw Memorial Courthouse Classic golf tournament

    • Friday, October 10, 2025
    • 11:30 AM
    • Cypress Point Country Club

    “The NPBA was approached by the VBBA recently with the idea of co-hosting its Annual Brydges-Croshaw Memorial Courthouse Classic golf tournament.  The joint event would allow our associations to socialize together while engaging in friendly competition.  This year will mark the inaugural “Battle of the Bar Associations” with the winning association taking possession of the Cup for the following year. We hope that you are able to join us on October 10th at Cypress Point Country Club.  Sponsorship opportunities are also available.”

    Friday, October 10, 2025

    11:30 a.m. check-in, 12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start

    Cypress Point Country Club

    Click Here for Registration and Information!

    Please make checks payable to: Virginia Beach Bar Association

    You may also pay online a vbbarassoc.com

    You may submit this form via email to Kathy Stull at KStull@vbbarassoc.com

    For any questions or further information please contact Mark Stokes

    (mstokes@wolriv.com) or Daniel Berger (DBerger@pendercoward.com)

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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, October 14, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • Luncheon - Vino Culture

    • Thursday, October 16, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
    • 49
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    Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on October 16, 2025

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

    Speaker: Kiera Hill

    Kiera Hill is a certified sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers and lives in Norfolk, Virginia. She has spent 17 years in the wine industry- retail and restaurants, and has been teaching wine classes and developing wine education programs every chance she gets.

    Diagnosed early with EGA (Empty Glass Anxiety) and MCS (Middle Child Syndrome), her passion is bringing people together over wine! She doesn't believe in the elitist culture of wine, but welcomes all to her Tribe of wine lovers.

    Kiera started Vino Culture to focus exclusively on empowering people’s palates. What began as an events business, Vino Culture pivoted  into a retail delivery business due to COVID. The brick and mortar retail shop opened Labor Day Weekend of 2021, just shy of the 3 year anniversary of Vino Culture's inception.

    The store is located on Granby Street  right in the heart of Downtown Norfolk and is a true neighborhood wine shop! All Kiera's selections feature boutique producers from eclectic regions. While her selections change frequently, she is always happy to special order your favorite wine just for you.

    Kiera’s vision is to empower individuals to make their own decisions about wine by teaching them how to taste like sommeliers, and learn why each wine is unique. She guarantees you will leave her classes and events informed and excited to share your newfound knowledge with others.

    If she isn't in the shop, you'll most likely find Kiera in the gym powerlifting or at the beach on her paddle board... but she's most likely in the shop!


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  • Post Luncheon CLE - Cybersecurity for Law Firms: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

    • Thursday, October 16, 2025
    • 1:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room
    • 14
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    Thursday,  October 16, 2025

    1:15pm to 2:15pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Number of CLE hours: .5 General with .5 of Ethics

    Area of Law: Cybersecurity for Law Firms & Ethical Duties for Lawyers

    Summary: 

    This CLE provides attorneys the legal framework of cybersecurity planning and required notifications upon a breach, practical cyber tips to maximize technical protections, and the ethical duties surrounding technology use & client data.

    Presenter: Kellam T. Parks, Esq. – Parks Zeigler, PLLC & The MOTIVATEd Lawyer, LLC


    Kellam T. Parks is a managing member of Parks Zeigler, PLLC, headquartered in Virginia Beach, which is a paperless, technologically driven law practice with three offices across Virginia and North Carolina. He obtained his B.A. in Philosophy with Honors, Summa Cum Laude from St. Andrews University in North Carolina and earned his J.D. from the William and Mary School of Law. Kellam is a Tidewater native and has been practicing there for 25 years.

    Kellam is active with the Virginia State Bar and is the former chair of the Special Committee on Technology and the Future Practice of Law. He is also a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, where he serves on the Board of the Family Law Section, the Virginia Beach Bar Association, and the Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, where he served as president from 2023-2024.

    Kellam frequently writes and speaks about the modernization and use of technology in the practice of law, including such topics as ethics, artificial intelligence, electronically stored information, and practice management/marketing. His enjoyment of the business of law and sharing that knowledge led him to launch a law firm owner/lawyer coaching business, The MOTIVATEd Lawyer.

    While his law firm handles a wide variety of legal matters, Kellam focuses his practice on Cybersecurity/Data Privacy and Complex Family Law & Civil Litigation.

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  • CLE - "The Double-Edged Sword: How AI Can Help and Harm Virginia Litigators"

    • Friday, October 24, 2025
    • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
    • Zoom
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    Friday, October 24, 2025

    11:45 to 12:45 via Zoom

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


    Presenter: Marcus K. Mitchell, Pender & Coward

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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, November 12, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoon - Dial in Information to Follow


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, November 18, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • Luncheon - Pro Bono Matters!

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

    Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on November 20, 2025

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

    Presenters: 

    Tricia Batson, LASEVA, Chip Nunley, Hunton  , Brian Slaughter, MichieHamlett  

    Tricia Batson: 

    Tricia Batson is the Director of the Pro Bono & Private Attorney Involvement Program at Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (Legal Aid). Tricia started practicing law with Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia as a Staff Attorney in Norfolk and then as a staff attorney and managing attorney in the Hampton/Newport News office. For several years following, the military moved Tricia’s family outside of the Hampton Roads area where she continued to serve in numerous volunteer roles as well as a contributing author for Leading Practice Profiles for the Association of Corporate Counsel. She returned to the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia in 2020. 


    Tricia has served in numerous volunteer roles throughout her local communities and is active in several Hampton Roads Bar Associations.  She received her undergraduate degree in Economics from DePauw University and her juris doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.


    Chip Nunley:

    Chip’s practice focuses on representing clients before State and Federal Courts in complex civil litigation, and before the Virginia State Corporation Commission in regulatory matters. Chip practices in the firm's Richmond office. He has over 30 years’ experience representing individuals and small, medium and large-sized companies in State and Federal Courts in Virginia and across the country. He has handled cases involving environmental contamination, aircraft product liability, consumer products product liability, commercial disputes arising from contracts and leases, and business tort claims. Chip has also handled litigated matters, including rate cases and large-asset purchase applications, before the Virginia State Corporation Commission.


    Chip is admitted to practice in the US District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fourth Circuits.


    Brian Slaughter:

    Bryan is a partner at MichieHamlett, where he has dedicated his career to representing clients who have suffered a life-altering catastrophic personal injury or the wrongful death of a loved one. If Bryan decides to take on a case, his client’s cause becomes his own. He knows that in a blink of an eye, their lives have been shattered and they are struggling to adjust to a new reality.

    Bryan approaches each case with a focus on integrity and trust, offering victims and families of victims hope under incredibly difficult circumstances. His clients recognize immediately that they have a strong advocate on their side to represent them against the large, faceless corporations with seemingly endless resources.


    Bryan is also a passionate advocate for equal access to justice, dedicating a significant portion of his time to pro-bono activities. He was the driving force behind the formation of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association’s formal pro bono program, forming the strategic plan and raising money for administration. As president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, he also led the development of a pro bono strategic plan. Bryan currently serves on the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Access to Justice Commission and on the boards for both the Legal Aid Justice Center and the Virginia Poverty Law Center. He is also a past president of both the ReadyKids Board of Directors and the Charlottesville Ronald McDonald House.

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  • Post Luncheon CLE - VSP Pro Bono Program

    • Thursday, November 20, 2025
    • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room

    Thursday, November 20, 2025

    1:15pm to 2:15pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Speaker: Brian Slaughter


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  • Tentative - NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, December 10, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, December 16, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, January 13, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, January 14, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoon - Information to be Sent


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  • Luncheon - Topic TBD

    • Thursday, January 15, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda

    Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on January 15, 2026

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.


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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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  • Post Luncheon CLE - Topics TBD

    • Thursday, January 15, 2026
    • 1:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room

    Thursday, January 15, 2026

    1:15pm to 2:15pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

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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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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Dial in Information to Follow


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  • Luncheon - Topic TBD

    • Thursday, February 19, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda

    Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on February 19 2026

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.


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  • Post Luncheon CLE - Topics TBD

    • Thursday, February 19, 2026
    • 1:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse - First Floor Training Room

    Thursday, February 19, 2026

    1:15pm to 2:15pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, March 10, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, March 11, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Dial in Information to Follow


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  • Luncheon - Topic TBD

    • Thursday, March 19, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda

    Join us for the monthly Luncheon Meeting on March 19, 2026

    12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

    Free to NPBA Members; $30.00 Non-Members

    Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.


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  • Post Luncheon CLE - Topics TBD

    • Thursday, March 19, 2026
    • 1:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room

    Thursday, March 19, 2026

    1:15pm to 2:15pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


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  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, April 08, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Dial in Information to Follow


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, April 14, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • NPBA Pro Bono Committee Meeting

    • Tuesday, May 12, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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  • Tentative - NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, May 13, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Zoom - Information to be Sent


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