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• NOVABAA's Day at the Range

  • When
    April 20, 2024
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Silver Eagle Group - 21550 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn VA 20147

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  NOVABAA's Day at the Range

  
  

  Good Afternoon Saints,

  NOVABAA is once again hosting a day at the Range!  This year's event will be held at Silver Eagle Group, located at 21550 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn VA 20147.  

  Like last year's, this year's event will be two fold.  First, will be an Introduction to Handguns Course, from 9:30am to 1:00pm.  This will include time on the range as well as a classroom component.  The second course, will be for those seeking a Concealed Carry Permit, and that course will be from 2pm to 6pm, that same afternoon.

  Each course is $150, so if you planned to attend both, it would be $300.  The class sizes are small and limited to 10 per session.  So if you are interested, please RSVP sooner than later.  Once we receive your RSVP, we will connect you with the proper people.  Granted the event isn't until April 20th, which is a Saturday, but don't wait until the last minute.  

  We hope that this event is one that will foster the type of environment where one may ask questions and get experience that they may not otherwise feel comfortable doing. Similarly, the concealed carry course will also provide the type of opportunity and environment to obtain your permit.

  Note: The payment will be made directly to the Silver Eagle Group.  NOVABAA will not collect any money.   Additionally, everyone must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to receive Firearms training.  This is an ITAR requirement, and not Silver Eagle's. 

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• The Art of Setting your Fee, and getting clients to happily pay it!

  • When
    April 23, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Art of Structuring Your Fee, and Getting Your Clients to Happily Pay it!

  NOVABAA is delighted to present the inimitable David P. Baugh in another CLE presentation to the Saints.  David Baugh has been there, done that, and got the t-shirt.  He has had the benefit for over 40 years of trial practice, and he wishes to present to us the art of building confidence from the outset with prospective clients, and the things that he wishes he knew in the beginning of his practice that he knows now, to ensure that prospective Clients happily pay his fee.

  One hour of CLE Credit is pending, and we anticipate furnishing those details to dues-paid members once it is approved.  This presentation will be free to dues-paid members, and if you'd like for it to be free, then pay your dues and it'll be free for you too!

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• NOVABAA CLE: The Do's and Dont's of Fee Agreements

  • When
    May 02, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  NOVABAA's CLE Committee is pleased to announce our CLE on the Do's and Don'ts of Fee Agreements!

  When's the last time that you reviewed your Fee Agreement?  Have any LEOs regarding Fee Agreements come out since then?  Have the rules on Fee Agreements been modified in any way since you borrowed that language that you're using?  You don't know, do you?  

  Well today's your lucky day, NOVABAA Members! Seth Guggenheim worked at the Virginia State Bar as Assistant Ethics Counsel, and Senior Bar Counsel for close to 20 years.  He has seen it all, and can answer your unasked questions.  "Is this provision, appropriate?," "Does this agreement protect me?," "is my language adequate?"  Well wonder no more, Saints!  Seth will be presenting NOVABAA with a CLE Presentation on Fee Agreements that is sure to answer most, if not all of your questions.  Lay awake at night, no longer, Saints!

  Seriously, many attorneys have a "set it and forget it" approach to their Fee Agreements, and only return to the language when circumstances require it.  We hope that you find this presentation is as interesting to you as it is to us.  Given the substantial number of small firm and solo attorneys within our membership, I hope that I see all of our younger attorneys, solo, AND small firm attorneys in virtual attendance.

  The CLE presentation is FREE for ALL NOVABAA MEMBERS*, and I encourage everyone to dust off their engagement fee agreements and come with questions.  This is an excellent opportunity for us to ask questions that we probably have been meaning to get answers to for some time.  We will be applying for one hour of CLE Credit, and once it is approved, we will forward to our registered members.   The Presentation is May 2nd from 4-5pm, and we hope to see you there! 

  * - if you are not a NOVABAA Member, pay your dues, and then it'll be free for you too! :) 

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• End of Life Decisions: Volume I

  • When
    May 13, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Planning for the End:  The Things You Don't Want to Think About.  Vol. I

  Let's have an honest conversation:  Discussing death is not pleasant.  And neither is discussing the preparation for death.  Lawyers, like anyone else, would prefer to not have these discussions, or even think about the passing of loved ones, and what should happen in the event that they do pass - and they will.

  If you are a member of NOVABAA, the odds are greater than average, that you may be the first attorney in your family.  Similarly, you may be the only attorney that your family and loved ones feel comfortable approaching.  The purpose of this CLE Presentation is to give the VERY basic tools to each of us, and the considerations involved, in ensuring that our loved ones' estates are prepared correctly, and taken care of once they pass.  If you are looking at adding another practice area to your portfolio, this isn't the CLE for you.  If, however, you have aging/ailing parents, loved ones who you want to ensure are protected when they pass on, or if you (an attorney) have a spouse or children, and want to make sure that they are adequately taken care of, then this is the program for you.

  The number of people that die intestate due to the discomfort of having difficult discussions is alarming.  This discussion is split into two separate CLE presentations (credits pending): (A) Volume I deals with estate planning and providing you with the tools to ask the right questions to adequately assist your loved ones; and (B) Volume II deals with estate administration where your loved one has passed, and you are the administrator of their estate, and the things that you need consider in that process.

  Rightfully or wrongfully, as attorneys our family members are going to look to us for guidance as the subject matter experts in these things, presuming that we specialize in estate planning and preparation (even though they obviously know better).  If you've read this far down, it's safe to say that you are not a subject matter expert, and want to at least "do no harm" as you've been deputized into doing the things that you'd rather not be doing.  Truth be told, this is uncomfortable work, and yet so very necessary for us to be conversant on in our families / communities.

  I hope that you decide to participate in this illuminating CLE Presentation, by NOVABAA's own Xue Connnelly, as she assists us in navigating through these very uncomfortable waters.  As with all of our CLE's, it will be free to dues paid members.  If you are having difficulty registering, please feel free to contact me at president@novabaa.org.  If you haven't paid your dues yet, then pay your dues, and it will be free for you, too! :) 

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• NOVABAA's 3rd Annual EDVA Group Admission Ceremony

  • When
    May 15, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia - Alexandria Division

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  NOVABAA's Group Admission to the Eastern District of Virginia
  
  

  For the third year in a row, NOVABAA has arranged for a group admission in the Eastern District of Virginia for its members!  One of NOVABAA's founding members, Hon. Rossie D. Alston, has graciously agreed to preside over the admissions. 
  

  The ceremony will be conducted on May 15^th at 10 am in Courtroom 1000 of the Federal Courthouse located at 401 Courthouse Square, in Alexandria, Virginia.   If you are interested, you will need to have two sponsors, and there are MANY willing sponsors in NOVABAA’s ranks to help you out!  If you are in need of a sponsor, please reach out to me and I will help point you in some right directions!

  For more information, please contact me ASAP if you are interested.  Applications will need to be submitted by May 1, 2024.  Complete the RSVP attached to this email, and a confirmation email will arrive with a link to the application and further instructions.

  Should you have any questions, please contact Rex.

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• The DMV Black Bar Associations' Joint Top Golf Event

  • When
    May 25, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Top Golf (National Harbor)
  • Spaces left
    10

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  The DMV Black Bar Associations' Second Annual
  Joint Top Golf Event

  Good Morning, Saints!

  For the Second time ever, the Black Bar Associations in the DMV are collaborating together for an EPIC social event that is guaranteed to be fun for all that attend!  The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association (representing African American attorneys in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties), and the Washington Bar Association (representing African American attorneys in the District of Columbia) are collaborating with NOVABAA for a social outing to kick off the summer at Top Golf in National Harbor!

  This event takes place on May 25th from 1pm to 3pm, and includes food, non-alcoholic drinks, and unlimited "golfing" for each $75 ticket (per person).  We have an initial allotment of 24 tickets.  Meaning that tickets after our initial 24 will be more expensive as we order more bays from Top Golf.  If you attended our last event, you know that this will sell out quickly, and also promises to be an incredible opportunity for attorneys of all ages and backgrounds to meet their counterparts from the other side of the Potomac.  Have you ever wanted to have a contact to send your referrals to in Maryland or DC? Have you ever wished that someone from Maryland and DC would send you referrals?  This is an incredible opportunity to build friendships and establish relationships that will be beneficial both inside and outside the courtroom.

  Tickets will NOT be available on the day of, or at the door.  There is limited space available, and once the space is gone, it's gone.  Each bay holds 6 participants (5 seated, and 1 golfing).  If you wish to be in a particular bay, please contact me at president@novabaa.org as soon as you have purchased your tickets that you can be set up correctly.  AGAIN, this event WILL sell out! RSVP and purchase your tickets, ASAP.  There are close to 1000 members between the three organizations, and when you consider that some will bring spouses, friends, and/or significant others, it is very easy to imagine that this will sell out very quickly.

  This event was a long time in the making, and we hope that you are as excited about it as we are!  We look forward to having an epic event, and we hope that NOVABAA is well represented amongst our counterparts on May 25th.

  Sponsorship opportunities are available!

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• End of Life Decisions: Volume II

  • When
    June 10, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Planning for the End:  The Things You Don't Want to Think About.  Vol. II

  Let's have an honest conversation:  Discussing death is not pleasant.  And neither is discussing the preparation for death.  Lawyers, like anyone else, would prefer to not have these discussions, or even think about the passing of loved ones, and what should happen in the event that they do pass - and they will.

  If you are a member of NOVABAA, the odds are greater than average, that you may be the first attorney in your family.  Similarly, you may be the only attorney that your family and loved ones feel comfortable approaching.  The purpose of this CLE Presentation is to give the VERY basic tools to each of us, and the considerations involved, in ensuring that our loved ones' estates are prepared correctly, and taken care of once they pass.  If you are looking at adding another practice area to your portfolio, this isn't the CLE for you.  If, however, you have aging/ailing parents, loved ones who you want to ensure are protected when they pass on, or if you (an attorney) have a spouse or children, and want to make sure that they are adequately taken care of, then this is the program for you.

  The number of people that die intestate due to the discomfort of having difficult discussions is alarming.  This discussion is split into two separate CLE presentations (credits pending): (A) Volume I deals with estate planning and providing you with the tools to ask the right questions to adequately assist your loved ones; and (B) Volume II deals with estate administration where your loved one has passed, and you are the administrator of their estate, and the things that you need consider in that process.

  Rightfully or wrongfully, as attorneys our family members are going to look to us for guidance as the subject matter experts in these things, presuming that we specialize in estate planning and preparation (even though they obviously know better).  If you've read this far down, it's safe to say that you are not a subject matter expert, and want to at least "do no harm" as you've been deputized into doing the things that you'd rather not be doing.  Truth be told, this is uncomfortable work, and yet so very necessary for us to be conversant on in our families / communities.

  I hope that you decide to participate in this illuminating CLE Presentation, by NOVABAA's own Xue Connnelly, as she assists us in navigating through these very uncomfortable waters.  As with all of our CLE's, it will be free to dues paid members.  If you are having difficulty registering, please feel free to contact me at president@novabaa.org.  If you haven't paid your dues yet, then pay your dues, and it will be free for you, too! :) 
  

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• Save the Date - NOVABAA Homecoming '24

  • Start
    August 22, 2024
  • End
    August 24, 2024
  • Location
    Salamander Hotel & Resort

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  SAVE THE DATE!
  August 22nd to 24th
  Salamander Hotel & Resort

  
  

  This is simply a Save the Date Reminder for those interested in returning to the Salamander for NOVABAA's Homecoming '24 celebration.  More information will be provided in the near future, however, these will be the dates.

  Most importantly, sponsorship opportunities are available.  We hope that everyone that attended, enjoyed their experience at the 40th!  For those with firms or businesses that would like to sponsor some or all of certain events, you may contact me directly, here to receive our sponsorship material.  We are hoping to get out in front of things much earlier this year now that we have a better sense of what to expect.  Have I mentioned that Sponsorship Opportunities are available?  If you are interested in attending, or learning more, please select RSVP so that our planning committee can have a good idea of the costs involved (this includes if you plan on bringing a spouse/guest, etc).  Again, this is just to assist the Committee with understanding how many attendees will be in the venue, and other logistics.  Once we have a better idea of the scope of the event, and the number of sponsors, we will provide ticket prices along with the agenda and CLE information.  RSVP'ing is not a formal commitment to attending!  It is just very difficult to proceed on such thin margins without some basis to rely on headcount.

  We will be sending out a survey to last year's attendees in the near future to get feedback on what we can improve, and what we should leave behind.
  
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