http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/ VA Lawyers Weekly Fri, 03 May 2013 14:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/comment-page-1/#comment-23844 Kevin Martingayle Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:24:10 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=59093#comment-23844 Not only is this idea bad on the merits, but to propose it without a word of discussion with Bar leaders is rude and unprofessional. We deserve and expect better, and a lawyer-governor should know better. Not only is this idea bad on the merits, but to propose it without a word of discussion with Bar leaders is rude and unprofessional. We deserve and expect better, and a lawyer-governor should know better.

]]> http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/comment-page-1/#comment-23834 Neil Kuchinsky Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:27:17 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=59093#comment-23834 As unfair as it may be in principle to raid the VSB's funds, I would be willing to have my dues doubled if only we could get in front of judges more quickly to resolve matters. Lawyers don't earn a living or make their clients happy if they can't get into court. What's more, the public loses respect for the system (and rightly so) when the system doesn't provide them the opportunity to be heard within a reasonable period. As unfair as it may be in principle to raid the VSB’s funds, I would be willing to have my dues doubled if only we could get in front of judges more quickly to resolve matters. Lawyers don’t earn a living or make their clients happy if they can’t get into court. What’s more, the public loses respect for the system (and rightly so) when the system doesn’t provide them the opportunity to be heard within a reasonable period.

]]> http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/comment-page-1/#comment-23827 Joshua Robinson Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:32:00 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=59093#comment-23827 shameful shameful

]]> http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/comment-page-1/#comment-23821 Eric Spencer Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:44:34 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=59093#comment-23821 Most Virginia lawyers voted for McDonnell. What can you say? You get who you vote for. Most Virginia lawyers voted for McDonnell. What can you say? You get who you vote for.

]]> http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/12/20/mcdonnell-to-vsb-hand-over-5m/comment-page-1/#comment-23819 Daniel Press Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:59:45 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=59093#comment-23819 This is OUR MONEY. If our elected bar leadership does not stand up to this, then they ought to all be voted out of office. Even if the Court feels the need to cave, the Bar leadership should say no. We are not vassls of either the Court or the Governor. We are a self-regulating profession. The state merely holds this money in trust. I call on our elected leadership to stand up and fight for the rights of the members of the bar. If they can't or won't, they should resign. This is OUR MONEY. If our elected bar leadership does not stand up to this, then they ought to all be voted out of office. Even if the Court feels the need to cave, the Bar leadership should say no. We are not vassls of either the Court or the Governor. We are a self-regulating profession. The state merely holds this money in trust. I call on our elected leadership to stand up and fight for the rights of the members of the bar. If they can’t or won’t, they should resign.

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