The Virginia State Bar has put together a web page listing all of the various programs and proposals aimed at protecting the public from dishonest or neglectful lawyers. Bar president Manuel A. Capsalis, who has made client protection a leading issue for his term, recently brought together various committees to address reforms.
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Client protection programs listed
September 8th, 2008 · Comments Off · Clients' Protection Fund, Discipline
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Former attorney facing major federal fraud charge
May 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · Clients' Protection Fund
A federal affidavit accuses Woodbridge lawyer Stephen J. Conrad of bilking between 200 and 300 of his clients, pocketing at least $3.4 million in settlements, according to Inside Northern Virginia.
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Supreme Court adopts Clients’ Protection Fund fee
April 13th, 2007 · Comments Off · Clients' Protection Fund, Supreme Court of Virginia, Virginia State Bar
The Supreme Court of Virginia approved on Friday the assessment of a $25 fee on all active members of the Virginia State Bar to support the Clients’ Protection Fund.
The approval had been expected because the VSB Council had recommended the measure and the General Assembly had adopted enabling legislation earlier this year. The assessment will [...]
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