Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Rupen R. Shah, immediate past president of the Augusta County Bar Association, has been named Local Bar Leader of the Year by the Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local Bar Associations.

Shah, an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Staunton, was honored for several projects he has overseen in the Staunton-Augusta County region.

The award recognizes dedication of bar leaders and close cooperation with the VSB. Shah was to receive the award last Friday at the VSB’s annual meeting in Virginia Beach.

Shah led the establishment of the Valley Children’s Advocacy Center, a nonprofit agency that helps law enforcement and Child Protective Services workers interview abused and neglected children. The center’s goal is to reduce trauma and advance the child’s recovery.

He set up a committee that established a procedure for judicial nominations.

He represented the association at a Court Docket Improvement Seminar that led to elimination of all-day waits for juvenile court cases to be heard. He organized “So You’re 18” programs for 2,000 high school seniors in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County to teach them the rights and responsibilities that come with adulthood.

Shah also arranged seminars to give lawyers in the rural Shenandoah Valley easier access to continuing legal education, including the courses required to qualify as court-appointed counsel to indigent clients.

A native of India, Shah has a law degree from Syracuse University.

“In court, Mr. Shah is always prepared, professional, and insists on professionalism from others,” attorney Susan M. Johnson wrote in her nomination letter.

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