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Follow the Rules: ‘Death penalty’ still there, but lawyers may get second chance (access required)

By Alan Cooper
Published: May 7, 2010

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Attorneys who practice before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals better pay attention to the new Appellate Rules immediately. The new rules get right to the point: If the lawyer’s failure to comply leads to the “death penalty” of dismissal, the court “may report the attorney to the Virginia State Bar” for discipline. But the ...
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