NEW LOCATION
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Approved for 7.0 CLE Hours
This is a must-attend event for newer attorneys, who will learn the practical information needed to practice civil defense law. Sessions are taught by experienced members of the civil defense bar and the judiciary. We are offering a different agenda than 2023, so you should attend again.
Stay on after our program to attend the museum's popular First Fridays program, where the museum offers free admission to the galleries, specials in the Café, access to a food truck, live music, and a cash bar. Two drink tickets are compliments of our sponsors.
Agenda
Your Role as Second Chair
Stanley P. Wellman, VADA Past President, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Your First Jury Trial
Carlyle (Randy) Wimbish III, VADA Past President, Wimbish Gentile McCray & Roeber
Tips for Practice in Federal Court
Meghan Gosline, Hancock Daniel
Jessica Swauger, Hancock Daniel
How to Try a Case in General District Court
Katie M. DeCoster, Sands Anderson
What the Insurance Adjustor Needs from You: Teamwork in Insurance Claims
Melissa H. Katz, VADA Past President, McGavin Boyce Bardot Thorsen & Katz
Spoliation
Audra Dickens, VADA Board of Directors, The Progressive Group
Judicial Advice for New Lawyers Panel Discussion
Hon. Alfred Bates, Suffolk Circuit Court
Hon. Elizabeth W. Hanes, U.S. District Court, Eastern Division of Virginia
Hon. Matt Hoffman, Newport News Circuit Court
Hon. Elliot Moody, Portsmouth General District Court
VMHC First Fridays Reception in Museum Lobby
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Registration
The registration fee is $300 and new members, joining VADA at this meeting, will have their first-year membership fee waived for 2025. First membership bill will be sent January 2026. Cancellations accepted until November 21. Substitutions welcome anytime.
We do not have a block of hotel rooms reserved for this event, but there are numerous hotel options nearby.
Meeting Sponsors
To learn about meeting sponsorship, contact Amy Gilbody at agilbody@vada.org.
