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		<title>Former bar leader Lewis is disbarred&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a leading Northern Virginia divorce lawyer and former president of the Virginia Bar Association, Vienna attorney Glenn C. Lewis has been stripped of his law license by a panel of the Virginia State Bar disciplinary board. The action Friday came after a hearing on charges that Lewis spent the fees paid by two clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly trims judge funding plans&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/02/27/assembly-trims-judge-funding-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The budget approved by the General Assembly Saturday provides money for unfreezing only five extra judgeships in addition to the 15 proposed in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal. Earlier this month, the House and Senate introduced budget plans that were far more generous to the judiciary. The House proposed filling an extra 17 judgeships and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VBA taps leaders for the coming year&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/02/07/vba-taps-leaders-for-the-coming-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Lawyers Weekly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG – Roanoke lawyer Thomas R. Bagby became president of the Virginia Bar Association at the group’s annual meeting in late January. The other new officers of the VBA: John L. Walker III of Richmond as president-elect, Harry M. “Pete” Johnson III of Richmond as chair of the Board of Governors, and Hugh M. Fain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can we talk? Combatting the fear of runaway fees&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of years ago, a lawyer and his partner went to pitch a client for work on a closely held business dispute. The competition was heavy and costs were a significant concern. “What are your rates?” one of the client’s representatives bluntly asked. They were high, the lawyer knew, and he knew they were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Questions for VBA President Hugh Fain&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/07/16/10-questions-for-vba-president-hugh-fain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Lawyers Weekly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.?What is your 30-second (or 50-word) elevator speech about why a lawyer should join the VBA? We are privileged to be a part of the legal profession, and with that privilege comes responsibility. The VBA advances the highest ideals of our profession through advocacy and volunteer service. Joining and supporting the VBA offers Virginia lawyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor discipline cases can challenge lawyer ethics&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/05/23/doctor-discipline-cases-can-challenge-lawyer-ethics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A doctor hires a lawyer to represent the doctor on disciplinary charges before the Virginia Board of Medicine. A former patient claims the doctor had a sexual relationship with a second patient. The doctor is a little dodgy. He indicates the board’s inquiries may have some factual basis. But the board doesn’t ask the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly approves Rules of Evidence&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/03/14/assembly-approves-rules-of-evidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After what one sponsor termed a “roller coaster” ride in the final days of the session, the 2012 General Assembly approved the creation of a unified set of evidence rules for Virginia courts. Approval of an official Rules of Evidence for Virginia follows about 18 years of discussion and planning. Enactment of the evidence rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly addresses issues in elder law&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/02/20/assembly-addresses-issues-in-elder-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bills that would keep Virginia competitive in wealth management are making their way through the General Assembly, reports the head of the Virginia Bar Association’s Wills, Trusts and Estates section. Richmond lawyer Farhad Aghdami, chair of the VBA section, noted the success of Senate Bill 180 which provides liability protection for a trustee acting in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capital One’s Justice Server program links pro bono lawyers to clients</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/01/20/capital-one%e2%80%99s-justice-server-program-links-pro-bono-lawyers-to-clients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers and information-technology experts at Capital One are teaming up with private and public sector lawyers to streamline the administration of pro bono legal work in Virginia. Lawyers who do pro bono work find that one of the best ways to reach clients is to work through state and local legal aid organizations. Legal aid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The VBA Legislative Agenda for the 2012 session&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/01/17/the-vba-legislative-agenda-for-the-2012-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights of legislation backed by the Virginia Bar Association, the Boyd-Graves Conference, the Virginia Family Law Coalition and the Virginia Alternative Dispute Resolution Joint Committee. Rules of Evidence. The Boyd-Graves Conference strongly supports passage of the Virginia Rules of Evidence as approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Protection of Trustee acting at the direction [...]]]></description>
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