Speaker Event

John O’Herron to Present at VBA 2025 Appellate Summit

Event Date: October 16, 2025
Starting Time: 2:00 pm
Location: McGuire Woods
800 E Canal St Richmond, VA 23219
Event Date: October 16, 2025
Starting Time: 2:00 pm
Location: McGuire Woods
800 E Canal St Richmond, VA 23219

Appellate and litigation partner John O’Herron is moderating a panel at this year’s Appellate Summit hosted by the Virginia Bar Association. Presenting alongside the Honorable Jayne Pemberton and the Honorable Kevin Duffan, the panel discussion will focus on procedural aspects of interlocutory and injunction appeals, with both judges providing their perspectives on the appeals process.

The Summit will provide attendees with updates on effective appellate practice in the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court and Virginia’s appellate courts. Additional session topics are as follows:

  • Fourth Circuit Practice: Appealing to Both Sides of the Bench
  • Practice in the Supreme Court of Virginia
  • The Nine Circles of Appellate Hell: Acting as the Appellate Virgil to the Trial Lawyer’s Dante
  • AI in Appellate Advocacy
  • Emerging Trends in Virginia Criminal Appeals
  • Atypical Appealing: Injunctions and Interlocutory Orders
  • Practicing in the Modern Virginia Court of Appeals
  • The Court of Appeals of Virginia: A 40-Year Retrospective (non-CLE program)