• Wanda Nell Allen
• Mackenzie Babichenko
• Anna Banks*
• Ursula Berlinger*
• Christine E. Castro
• Patricie Drake
• Caitlyn H. Edwards*
• Bradley D. Foster
• Judy Lynn Gyorko*
• Katie E. Hanger*
• Felicia Johnson*
• Bryan E. Klein
• Ivette Matos
• Eleanor Pittman
• Sarah Flynn Robb
• Vincent L. Robertson, Sr.
• Daniel E. Savage
• Norman Sawyer, Jr.
• Victoria Spano*
• Kelly R. Torres-Gonzalez*
• Dawn Wilkinson*

* Paralegal member

November 3-4 in Richmond
Held every November, this two-day, in-person-only program, is a premier event for Virginia's Workers' Compensation practitioners from across the Commonwealth. Attend and get caught up on recent developments, litigation strategies, practice tips, updates, and more!

Your registration fee includes Friday’s lunch and reception, sponsored by Pivot PT, as well as breakfast on Saturday. Be sure to watch for an invitation to a special Friday dinner from TrustRx! Register here.

Do you need certification forms from a VTLA or SeminarWeb program from this year to submit for CLE credit?  You have access to those at any time through our website. It’s easy!

Click here for a short video that shows you exactly where to find them.

FREE Webinar - Register here

This Thursday, October 19 – Noon - 1:00 pm

Courtney Weiner, a consumer lawyer, will discuss the latest on student loans, including new and existing repayment options, ways to get out of default, and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This is a great opportunity to learn more about options available for forgiveness, relief, and more! Open to VTLA members only.

More than 120 VTLA and VADA members logged on to see and hear Judge Allen from The McCammon Group, VTLA Past President Tom Curcio and VADA Past President John Owen talk about ethical and civil advocacy in mediation in this unique collaborative program for our members. If you missed it, you can watch it on demand (and still get an hour of ethics credit before the Oct 31 deadline!) here. And yes, it’s still free - a members only benefit!

...and new ideas! Be one of the VTLA firms who hires one of our Foundation’s diversity scholarship winners next summer! Let us know right away if you are interested.

Last year, we placed two scholarship winners in VTLA firms and the feedback we received was extremely positive. We need you to keep that momentum going!   

Hear what Scott Perry from Breit Biniazan had to say about his experience with Kaitlyn, one of our scholarship winners, this summer.

If you are interested in employing an award recipient next summer, please contact Lori O’Toole (804) 343-1143 ext. 312 as soon as possible.

These diversity scholarships are an important aspect of the work of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Foundation (VTLF); we are introducing a diverse group of students to a career in trial practice and to our VTLA family.  Winners are selected after interviews with the VTLF Board and receive a $5,000 scholarship. In addition, they may intern for a VTLA member law firm for a 10-week period in the summer.  

This Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 pm

Spend only 30 minutes to learn how the physicians at Physician Life Care Planning can help you! PLCP is the nation’s leading provider of damages valuation services and their premier team of physician life care planners, vocational assessment specialists, professional economists, Medicare secondary payer compliance experts, medical illustrators, and neuropsychologists are at your service. 

Join us Thursday at 2:00 pm for a chat with Joseph Gonzales, PhD and Dr. Albert Jones from Physician Life Care Planning, a VTLA Platinum-level Business Partner. Register here.

Don’t be an outsider! Renew today and encourage your friends to join us in the inner circle. (You’ll also get in a drawing for great prizes as part of our Member-Get-A-Member campaign if you refer a new member!) You can renew - or join - online, over the phone, or through the mail using the invoice which should be arriving in your mailbox soon if you haven’t renewed online.

Shout out to Jon Ward for being our first member to renew this year! He said, “While I primarily practice in North Carolina, VTLA has been a critical resource for me. I have attended many CLEs and I can say without hesitation that VTLA CLEs are some of the best in the country.  I am thankful to have been welcomed into this great organization.” 

Join Jon and renew today! It’s quick and easy, and you won’t miss a beat as we head into 2024. Thanks for being a member of the VTLA circle!

Thanks to VTLA members who worked with the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation (GRBF) last month to help 13 seniors obtain necessary life planning documents. VTLA’s volunteers were trained onsite by the GRBF team to provide basic wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Medical Directives to those in need. These clinics are an easy and rewarding way to give back to your community and complete pro bono hours so join us at our next event!

Pictured above, Andy Nea, GRBF Wills Clinic founder with Kristie Kubik, VTLA volunteer; Shane Harper, GRBF Director of Administration & Programs with Andy Nea and Sarah Kinzer, VTLA volunteer. Not pictured: Tracy Houck, VTLA’s Pro Bono Committee chair.

Did you know? October is National Celebration of Pro Bono Month

Thank you to all VTLA members who provide pro bono services, donating time, talent and critical funding to ensure legal access in Virginia. Every hour, every dollar makes a difference, so thank you! Looking for ways to get involved? Reach out to Hannah Brechlin, hbrechlin@vtla.com.

November 1 – Richmond

This year, VTLA’s paralegal seminar is packed with practice area specifics as well as general practice highlights and ethics. Be sure not to miss the Golden Nugget panel on technology, mental health and taking care of yourself.

We will have specific sessions in these areas:

• Civil Litigation
• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Workers’ Comp
• and more!

Are you a paralegal? Take your career to the next level, and make yourself a more valuable asset to your firm. Register here.

Are you an attorney? Send your paralegal - the information they will bring back to your office and the new connections to help improve their work, will bring you a great return on the investment!