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Hampton Roads Chapter

The Chapter was formed in 1992 as the South Hampton Roads Chapter and is now known as the Hampton Roads Chapter.  It draws its members from a wide geographic area, including Newport News and Hampton on the Peninsula, as well as Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk on the Southside.  The Chapter's goals for the upcoming fiscal year include providing members with enhanced benefits such as increased opportunities for networking, referrals, and social interaction with your peers and members of the judiciary.

We will be creating  new leadership positions and committees to help facilitate the Chapter's goals, which will provide members with even greater opportunities to participate.  We invite you to join the Hampton Roads Chapter of the VWAA so that you can network with your peers and participate in the many upcoming events planned.  Please contact one of the following Chapter Officers for more information.

Latest News

The Chapter had a good turn out for the holiday Spirit of Norfolk dinner cruise on December 8, 2009.  As you can see from the slide show, we burned up the dance floor and had a lot of fun! 

 

The photographs above are from the Chapter’s second quarter meeting on October 21, 2009, which was held at the law office of Vandeventer Black LLP.

 

On September 23, our chapter hosted a "You Be The Judge" Seminar, followed by a Judicial Reception. 


"You Be The Judge” seminar on September 23, 2009

 

The seminar was very interesting and successful thanks to our distinguished panel (from left to right: Delegate Paula J. Miller, the Honorable John W. Brown, Honorable Michelle J. Atkins, and Honorable Roxie O. Holder).  Sheila Costin served as the moderator.  The seminar provides lawyers who are interested in becoming judges with an understanding of how the selection process works and helps to put them in a competitive position for a judgeship.

The Judicial Reception honored all judges appointed in the Hampton Roads area in 2009.  Eleven of the twelve new judges were present as well as many other local judges.  The event was open to all attorneys and judges in the area and there were over 100 attendees.  We thank all of our sponsors for their support, which made this event such a success.

 

Judicial Reception slideshow

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Upcoming Events

March 23, 2010

Women’s History Month event at TowneBank’s Community Board Room in Norfolk, Virginia

4:00 to 6:30 p.m.

April 13, 2010

Chapter fourth quarter meeting at 5:30 p.m. at TowneBank’s Community Board room in Norfolk, Virginia.

 

President:  

Karen M. Zello
Glasser & Glasser, P.L.C.
Crown Center, Suite 600
580 E Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Ph: 757-625-6787
Fax: 757-625-5959
Karen@glasserlaw.com

Judicial Committee Chair:

Ellen C. Carlson

HARBOUR LAW, PLC
500 East Main Street, Suite 1600
Norfolk, VA  23510

(757) 622-1621
(757) 623-3250 FAX
www.HARBOURLAW.us

Treasurer and Acting Secretary:

Mary T. Morgan

Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C.

200 High Street, Suite 500

Portsmouth, VA 23704
Ph: 757-397-3481

Fax: 757-397-8167
mmorgan@portslaw.com

Membership Committee Co-Chair:

Suzanne E. Luna

Law Office of Suzanne Luna, PC

P.O. Box 1144

Norfolk, Virginia 23501

(757) 490-7818

sel@internationaltaxlady.com

 

Immediate Past President:

Virginia “Ginny” E. Brown

VIRGINIA E. BROWN, P.C.

303 34th Street, Suite 7

Virginia Beach, VA  23451

(757) 965-9210

(757) 425-9020 (fax)

ginnybrown@vebrownpc.com

Membership Committee Co-Chair:

Kerriél Bailey

K. Bailey Law, PC

One Columbus Center, Suite 600
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 961-3304
(757) 271-3112 (fax)
kbailey@kbaileylaw.com