A trip to the beach: Reports from the Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting 
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Published: June 29, 2009
The Virginia State Bar’s Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach June 18-20 was quite eventful. In this week's edition, you’ll find coverage of:
• The VSB Council’s vote establishing a Diversity Conference.
• A perspective piece on the council confab from a new council member who’ll take his seat next week.
• A story on the attorney general debate between Sen. Ken ...
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