He is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) as well as the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association.  He has served on the Board of Governors of VTLA and as chairman of VTLA’s Continuing Legal Education and Publications Committees.  He also chaired VTLA’s state program on “Evidence for the Trial Lawyer”. Neal has also served as chair of VTLA’s “Continuing Legal Education” program, as well as chair of its “Publications” committee. Furthermore, he was appointed to VTLA’s Board of Governors in 2006.

Neal has both wrote and spoke for legal programs sponsored by the National Business Institute and Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He has extensive experience in the litigation of personal injury matters as well as commercial litigation and debt collection law. He lives in Norfolk with his wife and 3 children. Neal is an avid sports fan and enjoys playing tennis, basketball, squash and watching professional sports.