Your Day in Court Behind the Scene in General District Court Date/Time: October 6, 2015 Roanoke City Courthouse 315 Church Avenue - Roanoke, VA  Cost: FREE to the Public - Registration is Required as Seating is Limited Courthouse Restrictions* Will Be In Effect 5:45 p.m. Check in 6:00 p.m. Welcome Thomas H. Miller, Esq. - Chairman, You […]

 Date: Friday, October 9, 2015      Location: Holiday Inn - Valley View 3315 Ordway Drive Roanoke, VA 24017      Time: Breakfast CLE Session8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.      Topic: Survivor:  Ethics  Island Salem/Roanoke County Bar Association 2015 Fall CLE Seminar      CLE Credit: Approval pending for 2.0 hours of CLE (2.0 ethics)      Cost:  The 2-hour CLE Ethics with Breakfast program is being offered through a special arrangement with […]

Date/Time: October 13, 2015 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: Strangers in a Strange Land:  Common Bankruptcy Issues for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers The Honorable Rebecca Connelly The Honorable Paul M. Black CLE: Approved for 0.5 hours of CLE (0.0 ethics) Course ID:  ROCC006 Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. […]

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Location: The Shenandoah Club Time: CLE Session: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Social Hour: 5:15 p.m. Dinner: 6:15 p.m. Program: 7:00 p.m. Topic: A Primer on Forming and Advising Nonprofit Organizations Presented by J. William Gray (see biography below) This CLE session will highlight a range of issues that lawyers and […]

Date/Time: November 10, 2015 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: Dr. Robert H. Sandel, President Virginia Western Community College Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee 10:45 a.m. Board Meeting Meeting Reservations: Cost: $20.00; make check payable to Roanoke Bar Association Payment: Payment is expected at the […]

Pursuant to Article XXVII of the Bylaws of the Roanoke Bar Association, you are hereby notified that on Tuesday, November 10, at 1:30 p.m. at the Shenandoah Club, a special meeting of the active membership of the Association will be held for the purpose of endorsing candidates for the upcoming vacancy in the Circuit Court.Only […]

Sponsored by the Roanoke Law Foundation On Monday evening, December 7, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm, the Roanoke Law Foundation   sponsored the tenth annual Santa at the Station, a holiday party for children and their parents who are living in shelters in our area during the holiday season.  For this special event, the children and […]

Date/Time: December 8, 2015 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: Twists, Turns, and Reflections on the Apparent Demise of the Plea of Multifariousness The Honorable Clifford R. Weckstein Click on the title above to see the video of this program. Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee […]

Date/Time: January 12, 2016 The Shenandoah Club Cocktail Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:45 p.m. Program begins at 7:15 p.m. Program: Cocktail Party Crib-Notes on Election Law Presented by Hugh B. Wellons, Esq., and Richard C. Maxwell, Esq. Hang with the chads and celebrate with the liars and cheats.  What to […]

Date/Time: Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Roanoke Higher Education Center Program: Practice Secrets for Trial Lawyers Raymond M. White, Executive Director - The Virginia Law Foundation/Virginia Continuing Legal Education Learn the secrets to and the importance of earning a jury’s trust from the first moments of voir dire through the last words of your […]

Date/Time: February 9, 2016 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: Diane Kelly Executive Director Mental Health America Roanoke Valley Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee 10:45 a.m. Board Meeting Meeting Reservations: Cost: $20.00; make check payable to Roanoke Bar Association Payment: Payment is expected at the […]

Pursuant to Article XXVII of the Bylaws of the Roanoke Bar Association, you are hereby notified that on Tuesday, February 9, at 1:30 p.m. at the Shenandoah Club, a special meeting of the active membership of the Association will be held for the purpose of endorsing a candidate for the impending vacancy in the General District […]

Date/Time: Friday, February 26, 2016 Fitzpatrick Hall - The Jefferson Center  Program: Lunch Online Sleuthing for Lawyers Digital Due Diligence:  Parties, Witnesses, Experts, Jury Selection and More Presented by Robert E. Dean, Esq., Rob Dean Law State of the Judiciary Addresses U.S. District Court                                      Judge Michael F. Urbanski Circuit Court:                                              Judge James R. Swanson […]

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Location: The Shenandoah Club Time: CLE Session: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Social Hour: 5:15 p.m. Dinner: 6:15 p.m. Program: 7:00 p.m. Topic: Basics of Asset Protection Planning Presented by Charles D. (Skip) Fox, IV (see biography below) In the current environment of increasing litigation and claims, many clients seek advice on […]

Date/Time: March 8, 2016 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley - 50 Years of Legal Aid for the Poor David D. Beidler, Esq. General Counsel Legal Aid Society Roanoke Valley Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee 10:45 a.m. Board […]

Date/Time: Thursday, March 17, 2016 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Roanoke Higher Education Center Program: Confidentiality: Part II (Exceptions to the Duty) Video prepared by Thomas E. Spahn, Esq., and moderated by James J. O'Keeffe, Esq. This two-hour interactive program explores exceptions to lawyers' confidentiality duty.  Among other things, the program addresses lawyers disclosing client confidential information:  in the […]

Trial By Jury Date: April 5, 2016 Roanoke City Courthouse 315 Church Avenue - Roanoke, VA Cost: FREE to the Public - Registration is Required as Seating is Limited Courthouse Restrictions* Will Be In Effect 5:45 p.m. Check in 6:00 p.m. Welcome Thomas H. Miller, Esq. - Chairman, You and the Law Program Circuit Court […]

Date/Time: April 12, 2016 The Shenandoah Club Buffet line begins at 12:00 noon; meeting begins at 12:15 p.m Program: John Fishwick U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Board Meeting: 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee 10:45 a.m. Board Meeting Meeting Reservations: Cost: $20.00; make check payable to Roanoke Bar Association Payment: Payment is expected at […]