VSB Council: Make prosecuting UPL easier 
By Alan Cooper
Published: October 18, 2010
Tags: Criminal, General Assembly, Judgeships, Payee Notification, Virginia CLE, Virginia Law Foundation, Virginia State Bar
CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Virginia State Bar Council has voted to ask the General Assembly to make it easier to prosecute criminal violations of the state law barring the unauthorized practice of law.
The proposal would increase the statute of limitations for the offenses from 12 months to two years.
The proposed law also would allow a victim of the [...]
VBA pushes for ‘Rule of Law’ program in every middle school
By Peter Vieth
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Law Foundation
The Virginia Bar Association continues its drive to make the Virginia Rule of Law program part of curriculum of every Virginia middle school.
The VBA is working with the Virginia Law Foundation, which is offering 10 grants of $2,500 each to local bar associations that adopt the program.
Under the program, lawyers join with teachers to teach [...]
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