VSB mulls higher cap on payments to victims of dishonest lawyers 
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Published: July 23, 2012
Tags: Clients' Protection Fund, Virginia State Bar
Having just paid the second highest ever annual total for claims, the Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund is considering changes that would allow even larger payments to victims of dishonest lawyers.
In the fiscal year ending June 30, the CPF paid $648,902 to 52 people or entities who claimed to have lost money through lawyer ...
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