Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association

09/29/2026

📸 𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱!

Thank you to 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲, Executive Director of the Elizabeth River Trail Foundation, for joining the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association at our September luncheon! 🌿 Her presentation, “Urban Sanctuary Progress and Plans,” highlighted the Elizabeth River Trail and its potential to connect communities through safe access to green space.

Enjoy these photos from our September gathering — and make plans to join us in October! ⚖️

➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://norfolkandportsmouthbar.org/event-6842696/Registration

Our next luncheon features 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗪. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁 presenting 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵. A Norfolk Circuit Court judge since 2014 and a past NPBA president, Judge Lannetti brings extensive experience in civil litigation, legal education and professionalism.

📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕛 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗻–𝟭 𝗽.𝗺.
📍 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮
🎟️ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗣𝗕𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 | 𝗦𝟯𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
🥪 Registration includes a boxed lunch and water.

Join us for lunch, conversation and an opportunity to hear a perspective from the bench!

09/03/2026

08/14/2026

⚖️ 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧-𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗘 | 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗔

The Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, in conjunction with Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, welcomes renowned health law and bioethics scholar Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., PhD, HEC-C, for FREE CLE: “Right to Die in Virginia: Navigating Today’s End-of-Life Options for You and Your Clients”

📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕐 1:15-3:15 p.m.
📍 Norfolk Courthouse Rotunda
⚖️ 2 CLE hours
💲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗣𝗕𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 | $30 non-members

This timely program will explore today’s end-of-life options and the legal, clinical and ethical considerations attorneys should understand when advising clients, including advance care planning, advance directives and POLST, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED), Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), and dementia VSED directives.

📝 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 & 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://www.norfolkandportsmouthbar.org/event-6725627

This CLE is made possible through a generous gift from the Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation as part of the Robert C. Nusbaum Visiting Professorship in Law, Medicine and Medical Ethics.

06/22/2026

🎉⚖️ What a year of celebration for the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association! While America marks its 250th anniversary, NPBA proudly celebrated an incredible 125 years of service, leadership, and community at its 2026 Annual Meeting! 🇺🇸✨

The evening, held at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, featured the installation of the 2026-2027 Executive Committee, recognition of outstanding award recipients, and a look back at NPBA’s rich history through artifacts spanning more than a century. 📜🏛️

👏 Congratulations to this year’s award winners:
🏆 Liberty Bell Award – Gayle Gregg
🏆 Pro Bono Award – Leslie A. Williams
🏆 Walter E. Hoffman Community Service Award – Bailey L. Gifford

A special congratulations to incoming President Kerry K. Stolz and the entire 2026-2027 Executive Committee as they lead NPBA into its next chapter! 🎊

Here’s to 125 years of excellence — and the future ahead! ⚖️🎉

04/03/2026

✨It’s a to reflect on this week’s 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗣𝗕𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott! ✨Thanks to all for joining us Tuesday as we brought together judges, attorneys and legal professionals committed to strengthening justice in our region. This year’s conference also carried special significance as we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association. A century and a quarter of service, advocacy and professional excellence is no small milestone. We stand on the shoulders of generations of attorneys who helped shape the legal landscape of Hampton Roads and continue that legacy with purpose. Here’s to continued collaboration, learning and commitment to justice! We look forward to what the next year brings as we honor the past and build the future together. 💼 ⚖️

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: NPBA presents four awards to recognize the outstanding contributions of its members. NPBA’s Professionalism Committee seeks nominations for four distinguished awards:
Eggleston/I’Anson Professionalism Award
Hoffman Community Service Award
Liberty Bell Award
Pro Bono Award
Nominate a distinguished colleague to acknowledge their accomplishments.

Nominations are due by April 9: https://www.norfolkandportsmouthbar.org/Awards

02/18/2026

𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥! ⏰ Join us at 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟵 for the 𝗡𝗣𝗕𝗔 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗻 featuring the “Virginia Zoo - Past, Present and Future.” 🦒🐅🐃 Plus, thanks to January’s presenter, Judge Kevin Duffan, who presented on transitioning from the trial to the appellate bench, and more generally on his reflections as a trial court judge and what he wished he had known as a trial attorney.

✔️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: https://norfolkandportsmouthbar.org/event-6225956/Registration | Free to members and $30 nonmembers

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Contact bar association staff at 757-622-3152 or [email protected].