April 23 • 4-5 pm

Presenter: Dave Place, The Place Firm, Culpeper

When the government pays for medical treatment, they want their money back. Our next Learning Lab will answer your day-to-day questions about the government's recovery rights with TRICARE, VA and MEDICARE. Look at their subrogation rights, statute of limitations, required forms and more.

Join Dave Place for practical guidance on all these issues (and more). Bring your questions! Register here.

At our membership luncheon at the convention each year, we are honored to recognize:

• Distinguished Service Award: Mark D. Dix
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Malcolm P. “Mic” McConnell, III
• VTLA/VADA Civility & Professionalism Award: Brian R. Sanderson
• VTLA Excellence in Journalism Award: Kunle Falayi

Read on to find out more.

The VTLA Nominating Committee has met and recommends a slate of governors at large and officers for the upcoming year. This slate will be voted on at the business meeting during the Membership Lunch at the convention, Friday, March 20. Our Board is also comprised of district governors and section chairs who are all elected by their respective groups, as well as committee chairs who serve as ex officio members. Click here for more information!

We are excited to welcome more than 400 to our Answering the Call convention this week! But we still have room for you. Sign up here. Can’t make it to The Greenbrier? Join us online for all the great CLE programs. (And make plans now to join us in 2027!) 

More than 50 exhibitors are ready to talk with you, share some swag, and explain how they can assist you in your practice. Attending virtually? You can visit them through our app/platform.

See you soon!

April 24-25 in Fredericksburg

Take a guided journey through a family law case, told chapter by chapter—from the first client intake to closing the file. This retreat  focuses on the paralegal’s critical role in shaping case narrative, managing complex client dynamics, supporting trial strategy, and maintaining ethical and professional standards throughout emotionally charged litigation. You will leave with a deeper understanding of how each stage of a case connects to the next—creating a cohesive, effective story from beginning to end.

This program is ideal for experienced family law paralegals and legal assistants. Register here, and bring a book (or more) for a book swap!

Thursday, February 19, at 2 pm

Dr. Vipool (Vic) Goradia from Excelsia Injury Care will discuss the impact of orthopedic injury care on case progression. Join us for the discussion, bring your questions, send your staff - this should be a great discussion!

Excelsia Injury Care restores quality of life through patient-centric care and support for those injured in motor vehicle or work-related accidents. As a long-time VTLA Platinum Business Partner, they're committed to supporting their patients - your clients - through prompt treatment and full management of the complex insurance claim reimbursement process. Register here.

February 26, 4 - 5 pm

Get a practical look at Virginia’s Rule 4:10 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons, in February’s installment of our Learning Lab webinars.

• When to contest an exam as opposed to agreeing to one
• Information to subpoena from the examiner or the examiner’s practice prior to the exam
• Language to include in the Rule 4:10 order
• Whether to record the exam as opposed to having a witness present to observe
• Who may conduct the examination
• Use of Rule 4:10 reports at trial

Bring your questions! The webinar will be presented by Ben Byrd, Munro Byrd, and moderated by Gobind Sethi. Register here.

• Tammy Lynn Alford* 
• Stacy D. Allocca 
• Deanna Berish 
• James Phillip Bohnaker 
• Cheryl Bond 
• Bailey Brierly 
• John Bruzgulis* 
• Lydia Lawson Burnett 
• Brenda Cook 
• Michele Cook 
• Katherine J. Cozzani 
• William Field Cross 
• Michael C. Daugherty 
• Thomas James Dorsey 
• Isabella Graber* 
• Justin S. Gravatt 
• Clare Hachten 
• Barry A. Harris 
• Joe Herbert 
• Timothy Iverson 
• David B. Kelley 
• Maxie Lawton 
• Amina Matheny-Willard 
• John Melloy III
• Ashley Niederer 
• Claudio Ochoa 
• Evan Michael Ostfeld 
• Emma Nicole Pearman 
• Alyssa D. Phillips 
• Hector C. Quinones 
• Kevin A. Quintanilla 
• Janelle Radcliffe 
• Alexander Hunt Rich 
• Jesse Singh 
• Raymond J Sinnott IV
• Jinsu Sohn 
• Matthew Stombaugh 
• Amber L. Trotter 
• Christopher Tuck 
• Dante Jamal Wright 

*Paralegal member  

Join us in giving a big thank you to Keith Marcus and Elaine Singerman for giving their time to present General District Court Practice to the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society. About 30 new attorneys learned helpful practice pointers on discovery, evidence, and objections in GDC. Look for a recording soon on our website. Pictured here are Keith and Elaine with the Hon. George Barton Chucker.

Congratulations to the VTLA members in the 2026 class of “Influential Women of Law” honorees presented by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. This program honors women who have improved the legal profession in the Commonwealth.

• Kate Beurmann-O’Neill, Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.
• Cassandra Chin, Nichols Zauzig
• Rachel Logan, Logan & Logan
• Mary Owens, Owen & Owens PLC
• Michelle Parker, Decker Law
• Juli Porto, Blankingship & Keith, P.C.
• Debra Powers, Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC
• Chidinma Uzochi Harley, Pervaiz & Harley
• Rachel Yates, Yates Appellate Law