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The NPBA has served the Legal Profession, the Judiciary and the Public since 1900. Membership is open to licensed attorneys, law students, legal administrators, and the local military legal community.


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Holiday Closures at the Norfolk Law Library

  • Thanksgiving: Closed from November 27th (half-day) through November 29th.
  • Christmas: Closed from December 24th through December 26th.
  • New Year’s: Closed from December 31st through January 1st.

    During this holiday season, the library remains at your service, whether you prefer to visit us in person, reach out by phone (757-622-2910), or connect via email (staff@norfolklawlibrary.org).

NPBA is excited to announce new annual sponsorship and advertising opportunities for 2024-2025. Can we count on you?

Sponsor and Advertise with NPBA in 2024-2025!

Click link above to learn more!

NPBA Mentorship Survey

Are you a newly admitted attorney looking for someone to give you advice as you navigate your early years of practice? Are you an attorney seeking to enter a new practice area and looking for advice from an experienced attorney in that practice area? Have you recently moved to Hampton Roads and desire to have an individual that can give you tips and advice for practicing in Hampton Roads? Are you someone who desires to become a mentor to give any of the advice referenced above? If so, the NPBA YLS Mentorship Program is for you!

The NPBA Young Lawyers are excited to bring back the mentorship program again this year! The goal of the program is to accommodate individuals with various different goals and from all backgrounds, ages, practice areas, and schedules. In accordance with these goals, we have created a questionnaire wherein you can provide information regarding your background, goals, and schedule as a mentor or mentee. Once you complete the questionnaire, we will pair you based upon your individual responses, as best with can, with someone who aligns with the information you provide on the questionnaire.

Click here to learn more!

Upcoming events

  • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

    • Wednesday, November 13, 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Zoom
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  • Monthly Luncheon - Duty to Be Well: Managing Occupational Risks and Prioritizing Well-Being to Thrive as Lawyers.

    • Thursday, November 21, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Norfolk Courtbouse Rotunda
    • 46
    Register

    November 21, 2024

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

    Registration includes boxed lunch and water.

    Presenters: 

    Barbara Mardigian, LPC


    VJLAP Clinical Director

    Barbra Mardigian is a Licensed Professional Counselor who joined Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program as the Deputy Clinical Director in 2019, and November 1, 2022, became the Clinical Director. Barbara has been licensed in the State of Virginia since 2004 and has worked in the field of addiction and mental health. She was formerly the Executive Director of an outpatient addiction treatment center in Richmond. She has worked in the field of addiction since 1997 as a clinical director, and clinician in a variety of levels of treatment, including outpatient, residential and acute psychiatric inpatient care. Barbara was a lead clinician at the Farley Center in their Professionals Program.


    Barbara has been supervising individuals working towards their LPC and CSAC counselors in the state of Virginia since 2011.

    Barbara is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University receiving her Master of Science, in Rehabilitation Counseling and undergraduate degree in Psychology from Ferrum College.


    Charlene Reilly, MA, JD


    VJLAP Education and Outreach Manager

    Charlene Reilly joined Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program in 2023 as the Education and Outreach Manager. Prior to VJLAP, Charlene worked in-house as regulatory mortgage compliance counsel, focusing on consumer finance matters, for a national mortgage loan subservicer and a Virginia banking institution. Having practiced law, Charlene understands the pressures facing legal professionals and wants to help change the legal profession and be part of the solution to breaking the stigma and fear associated with addiction and mental illness in the legal profession.


    Charlene is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Washington, DC. Charlene obtained a BA in psychology (1998) and a JD from The Catholic University Columbus School of Law (2003). Charlene also received an MA in psychology from Pepperdine University (1999).

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  • CLE - "Uncontested Divorce"

    • Thursday, November 21, 2024
    • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    • Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
    • 21
    Register

    Registration Required!

    November 21, 2024
    NPBA Members: Free
    Not yet NPBA Members: $30.00 (1 CLE Credit)

      Summary

      • As presented at the VSB 2024 Pro Bono Conference, learn the fundamentals of an Uncontested Divorce from the Pro Bono perspective. 
      • Materials will include what is a pro bono uncontested divorce, divorce fundamentals and procedures, and practical matters of a pro bono uncontested divorce.

      22 Person Limit due to capacity

      Presenter:  

      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 as a staff attorney and has served in several roles in both the Hampton and Norfolk offices.  She has also served as a contributing author for Leading Practice Profiles for the Association of Corporate Counsel.  Ms. Batson received her undergraduate degree from DePauw University, and her juris doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

      Areas of Law:  Poverty / pro bono, Family, Consumer, Public Benefits, and Housing.

      Number of CLE hours: 1

      Must be present at the start of the CLE program until the end in order to receive credit(s).

      Additional Details:
      Please contact bar association staff at (757) 622-3152 or email contact@norfolkportsmouthbar.org if you have any questions.

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    • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting (Tentative)

      • Tuesday, December 10, 2024
      • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
      • The Harbor Club / 333 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510


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    • Holiday Party

      • Tuesday, December 10, 2024
      • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
      • The Harbor Club / 333 Waterside Drive / Norfolk, VA 23510
      Register

      You're Invited to NPBA's Holiday Party at the Harbor Club

      NEW LOCATION!

      Limited Parking is available on a first come first serve basis. First 45 Registrants will Receive Complimentary Parking.

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    • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

      • Tuesday, December 17, 2024
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

      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, January 08, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom
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    • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

      • Tuesday, January 14, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

      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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    • Monthly Luncheon

      • Thursday, January 16, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
      • 55
      Register

      January 16, 2025

      12:00pm to 1:00pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

      Registration includes boxed lunch and water.

      Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on January 16, 2025, More Information to Come!



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    • CLE - More Information to Come

      • Thursday, January 16, 2025
      • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
      • 22
      Register

      January 16, 2025

      1:15pm to 2:15pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

      Kristan Burch


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    • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

      • Tuesday, February 11, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

      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.


      Show details

    • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

      • Wednesday, February 12, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom
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    • Monthly Luncheon

      • Thursday, February 20, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
      • 55
      Register

      February 20, 2025

      12:00pm to 1:00pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

      Registration includes boxed lunch and water.

      Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on February 20, 2025, More Information to Come!


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    • CLE - More Information to Come

      • Thursday, February 20, 2025
      • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
      • 22
      Register

      February 20, 2025

      1:15pm to 2:15pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


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    • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

      • Tuesday, March 11, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

      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.


      Show details

    • NPBA Executive Committee Meeting

      • Wednesday, March 12, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Zoom
      Show details

    • Monthly Luncheon

      • Thursday, March 20, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
      • 55
      Register

      March 20, 2025

      12:00pm to 1:00pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members

      Registration includes boxed lunch and water.

      Join us for the monthly luncheon meeting on March 20, 2025, More Information to Come!


      Show details

    • CLE - More Information to Come

      • Thursday, March 20, 2025
      • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
      • Norfolk Courthouse First Floor Training Room
      • 22
      Register

      March 20, 2025

      1:15pm to 2:15pm

      Free to NPBA members; $30 non-members


      Show details

    • NPBA Bench Bar Conference Committee Meeting

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

      Join Zoom Meeting

      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88654767571?pwd=H9TCJj0blvfb3bWgXieZaGnuMJxXb3.1

      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.


      Show details

    • 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


      11:00 a.m. Registration Opens*

      *Registration pricing subject to change. Once approved, registration will open! Save the date - April 10, 2025!

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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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