Date/Time: Friday, February 23, 2024 The Shenandoah Club  Program: Lunch begins at 12:00 pm. Program begins at 12:30 pm. The program will include a 1.0 hour CLE presentation followed by the State of the Judiciary Addresses. The CLE presentation will be divided into two topics. The first on specific issues and strategies for attorneys to […]

Join the Roanoke Bar Association’s Habitat for Humanity Community Service Day – March 9, 2024.  Sign up to be part of the RBA’s first Habitat for Humanity Community Service Project on Saturday, March 9, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Work alongside Habitat’s construction staff to create a new house for a deserving family.  All […]

Date/Time: March 12 , 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: The speaker will be Ben Rottenborn, Esq., principal at Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, speaking on the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial and the impact of social media on trying cases. Board Meeting: 10:45 a.m. Executive Committee, […]

  Date/Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. This will be a virtual presentation.  Program: "A Guide to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Law". Join us as Grimes Creasy, Esq., of Johnson Ayers & Matthews, presents a one (1) hour CLE on Virginia residential landlord and tenant law. This program was last […]

The RBA will celebrate 100 years in 2025. A year long celebration is being planned with a variety of activities through out the year. As part of the celebration, a new composite is being done. The last one was done in 2014. The Roanoke Bar Association has engaged the firm of JRussell Photography, who specializes […]

Date/Time: April 9 , 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:20 p.m. Program: Following the announcements this month, our guest speaker, Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, Supreme Court of Virginia, will present a 1 hour CLE program:" How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Legal Profession".  Shawn D. Lillemo, and […]

The Senior Shine and Dine Dinner Returns for the Third Year!      Imagine graduating from high school and your family not having the financial means to celebrate this milestone.  Imagine further that you are homeless, and you may not even have a family.  Many students graduating from Patrick Henry and William Fleming High Schools […]

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: Our legislators will join us and present an update on the most recent session of the General Assembly along with local updates. Guests will include: Sen. David Suetterlein, Sen. Chris Head, Del. Sam Rasoul, Del. […]

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, beginning at 2:00 pm. The seminar will be presented both in-person and virtually. The in-person presentation will be held at the Roanoke Higher Education Center, Room 408.  Program: Program is at 2:00 - 5:00 pm. “Lawyers Gone Viral: Trying Cases with Todays Media”. The panel includes John P. Fishwick, Jr., […]

  Date/Time: June 11, 2024 The Shenandoah Club Sign in and lunch begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: 99th Annual Meeting. The Election of Officers and Directors. Proposed Slate is: For the position of President-Elect, the Board of Directors has nominated Jonathan D. Puvak, Esq. For Directors positions, the Nominating Committee […]

  Date/Time: Wednesday, June 26, 2024, noon - 1:00 p.m. Virtual presentation organized by Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program .  Program: CLE Seminar - "Managing Stress and Building Resilience". Join us as Barbara Mardigian, Clinical Director and Oneida Harrington, Southwest Regional Manager of the Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program present a a one […]

RBA Centennial Event Salem Red Sox Game and Picnic The RBA will kick off our centennial year with a Salem Red Sox baseball game and picnic. The Salem Red Sox will play the Delmarva Shorebirds. The game will be on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Salem Memorial Stadium.  Gates open at  5:05 pm.  First pitch […]

Date/Time: September 10 , 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: The speaker will be John Hull, Executive Director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership.  Mr. Hull is the executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership.  He also serves as the executive director of the Western Virginia […]

RBA Centennial Event 100 Years at the Bar's September 19th Event is a Happy Hour Event at Stock Cafe & Bistro On September 19th from 5:15 - 7:00 pm,  the RBA will host a Happy Hour Event at Stock Cafe & Bistro - the former Fire Station One. We will be in the Txtur showroom. […]

RBA Centennial Event Picnic & Pickleball Tournament Finals The RBA will host the finals of the 1st RBA Pickleball Tournament followed by a Picnic catered by Mission Barbecue on Saturday, October 5, 2024.  The Tournament Finals will begin at 11:00 am followed by the Picnic at noon. The event will be held at Chip Casola's […]

RBA Centennial Event Register Now for the First RBA Pickleball Tournament Tournament play will begin in July with the Finals to be held on October 5, 2024. Beginners to Masters are welcome. Brackets will be formed based on your pickleball rating and the average number of times played per month. Your partner does not need […]

Date/Time: October 8 , 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: The speaker will be Bryan Stinespring Head Football Coach at Roanoke College. Roanoke College is rebuilding it's football program after a hiatus of more than 80 years. Stinespring, previously the associate head football coach and […]

  Date/Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Roanoke City Courthouse 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Followed by a Social Hour from 5:15 - 7:00 pm at  Corned Beef & Company. Judge Carson will hold an introduction to the courthouse for all new attorneys. This will include introduction to our chief judges, clerks of court and the […]

Join the Roanoke Bar Association’s Habitat for Humanity Restore Service Day – November 2, 2024. Register below for the RBA’s Habitat for Humanity Restore Service Project on Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Habitat Restore is located at 3435 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke, VA 24017 The Habitat ReStore is open to […]

Date/Time: November 12 , 2024 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:25 p.m. Program: The speaker will be Attorney General Jason Miyares. Jason Miyares is the first Hispanic American to be elected to a statewide office in Virginia, and the first child of an immigrant to be Attorney General.  […]