Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association

07/02/2026

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].

12/22/2025

❄️ All the best from NPBA! ❄️ See you in 2026! 🎉

12/15/2025

‘Tis the season! ❄️ NPBA marked its 𝟭𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 🎉 with all things social, merry and bright this week at the 𝗡𝗣𝗕𝗔 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆. Thanks to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯’s ⛵ location on the Elizabeth River, the evening offered stunning views of the Norfolk and Portsmouth skylines, the Battleship Wisconsin and more. NPBA is grateful to all who attended the festivities, networked and celebrated together. Visit https://norfolkandportsmouthbar.org/events for upcoming events! 🗓️ Best of the season to you, NPBA, and stay tuned for a terrific 2026! 🙌

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