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Roanoke Chapter
Incoming VWAA Vice President/ President-Elect for 2023-2024

Nancy Reynolds, Vice President 2023-2024

VWAA celebrates Nancy Reynolds, its incoming Vice President/President-Elect for the 2023-2024 year.

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Roanoke Chapter
Celebrating Juneteenth

Celebrating Juneteenth

VWAA applauds its member Jennie Waering of the Roanoke Chapter celebrating Juneteenth.

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Roanoke Chapter
Award of Merit Received

Award of Merit Presented to Roanoke Chapter

On June 16, 2023, the Virginia State Bar Association Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations presented an Award of Merit to the Roanoke Chapter for its Meet ‘N Greet Your Legislators bar project.

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Roanoke Chapter
Virginia Business Magazine's 2023 Women in Leadership Honoree

Congratulations to Autumn Visser!

Congratulations to Autumn Visser

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Roanoke Chapter
2023 Super Lawyers

Congratulations to our members who have been chosen as 2023 Super Lawyers from the Roanoke Chapter.

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Roanoke Chapter
Pearls of Wisdom Event

The Roanoke VWAA Chapter hosted the Pearls of Wisdom event at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore on March 8, 2023 where we all learned about the ups and downs of practicing law for women attorneys, including Judge Leisa Ciaffone, Patice Holland, Lori Jones-Bentley and Monica Monday, and moderated by Julie Perry. The take-away was women attorneys are extremely resilient. This will be a model program for VWAA chapters across the state.

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Roanoke Chapter
Meet'n'Greet Aims to Bridge Gap in Appointment Process

The Diversity Initiatives Committee and Roanoke Chapter host their first Meet'n'Greet for its members and local legislators. The evening was a success and the Diversity Initiatives Committee is excited to expand the program.

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Roanoke Chapter
Nancy Reynolds Sworn in as Director for NCWBA

Nancy Reynolds NCWBA Swearing in Ceremony

On August 5, 2022, Nancy Reynolds of the VWAA Roanoke Chapter was sworn in as a Director for the National Conference of Womens Bar Associations Board. The NCWBA is an Association for associations representing 35,000 women attorneys. The VWAA is a proud member and honored to see one of our own leaders serve on their Board.

Ms. Reynolds is a member of VWAA Roanoke Chapter and is serving as the 2022-2023 State Treasurer for the VWAA and a co-Chair of the Diversity Initiative Committee. She was also the recipient of the 2022 VWAA President's Award for her passion and dedication to women's development in law.

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Roanoke Chapter
2022 Events & Activities

Below is a list of upcoming events in 2022: 

A Meeting of the Membership on August 18, 5:00 pm, at the Green Goat.

On September 29 at 5:30 pm we will host a Meet ‘N Greet with our local legislators at Billy’s, 102 Market Street, Roanoke, VA 24011. 

We will have the Annual Judicial Reception on December 1 at 6:00 pm. The location is to be determined.

Finally, the Roanoke Chapter is working with Kate Reese to host a local You Be The Judge program for Spring 2023 and is planning a CLE program that will include a trip to a winery.

Updates will be provided as the year unfolds.

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Roanoke Chapter
Congratulations to Judge Melissa Friedman and Judge-Elect Heather Ferguson!

The VWAA congratulates the Honorable Melissa W. Friedman on assuming office on November 30, 2020 as a judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Roanoke and Judge-Elect Heather P. Ferguson on her election to the 23rd Judicial Circuit Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Roanoke.

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