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Lower your shipping cost. Not your expectations. VTLA Members save up to 50% every time you ship. Open a new account or re-enroll to apply your VTLA discounts to your existing account by clicking here or contacting 1-800-MEMBERS (1-800-636-2377). 

Learn more about this and all your VTLA Member Benefits HERE.

Rehab medical care for clients made easy! Did you know MHC HealthCare can provide comprehensive rehabilitative medical care to your clients? They have a wide variety of services and locations so that your clients can be cared for under one umbrella. Hear about how easily that can be done in this quick, free VTLA webinar.

Join us Wednesday, February 23 at 4pm for a chat with David Agatstein & Mary Sharza of MHC HealthCare.

Register HERE

March 7 at 4pm

Race, Gender and Challenges in Law is the topic for VTLA’s next Tough Talks program on March 7, honoring both February’s Black History Month and March’s Women’s History Month. Come listen, learn and join in the dynamic discussion being led by DIA Co-Chair, Charlene Morring.  

Panelists include Judge Tameeka Williams, Brittany McGill, Brenda Page, Natasha Phidd, Libbey Van Pelt and special guest Karen Schaufeld. 

Sign up HERE

General Assembly is in full swing! Shout out to VTLA Legislative Counsel Mark Dix, Legislative Co-Chair Brad Goodwin, VTLA Workers Compensation Section Chair Casey Ariail, and VTLA Past President Elliott Buckner for giving their time to testify on bills on behalf of VTLA. Great work everyone!

We were thrilled to have more than 85 gather around our virtual campfire for an excellent discussion on Virginia’s new appeal of right. Many thanks to our panel members Norman Thomas, Kyle McNew, Juli Porto and Steve Emmert for generously sharing their advice and expertise. 

In honor of Black History Month, the VTLA Diversity and Inclusion Alliance shares the story of the first African American attorney in the United States, Macon Bolling Allen.

Keep reading HERE

Hopefully you already know that registration for the annual convention is officially open. What you may NOT know is that early bird registration rates expire on March 4. That’s right – all registration rates will increase after that date, so sign up soon!

Convention brochures will be mailed this week, so keep any eye on your mailbox for all the hot off the press convention details. If you can’t wait, check out our convention website now. Sign up soon and make plans to be with us – in-person or virtually. Only 6 weeks away!

As the world resets, so does the VTLA CLE program! Back for 2022 are the popular Tractor Trailer Retreat and Trial from Start to Finish programs, alongside our perennial favorites. So join us for substantive law seminars and retreats, as well as special trainings for the valuable paralegals in your life. Whatever your practice, VTLA has you covered in 2022! 

Check out the full year ahead HERE (downloadable version) or you can keep checking our programs page for upcoming programs.

                                                                               - Les Bowers, VTLA 2022 Education Chair

Watch for separate emails from the VTLA Legislative Team for updates during the session. You can also track what’s happening in Richmond on our website to follow the actions in your practice area.