The VLW Blog

Guy K. Tower, who stepped down last month after six years as executive director of the Virginia Bar Association, has rejoined The McCammon Group.
Tower was a founding member of The McCammon Group in 1995 before leaving in 2003 to become director of judicial education for the Supreme Court of Virginia. He was chosen to [...]

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October is National Mediation Month, and the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution is hosting a reception in celebration.
The free event will be held on Wednesday, October 20 at the University of Richmond law school from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mark Rubin, executive director for government relations at VCU, is the keynote speaker.
The ABA organized National [...]

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Four weeks and counting.
That’s how long it has been since the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has delivered an opinion that it deemed worthy of publication. Granted, the Richmond-based federal appellate court is known for being stingier with published opinions than any other circuit court, but this is the longest stretch without a published [...]

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The Virginia Association of Community Conflict Resolution, an organization for nonprofit community mediation groups, is trying to get the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a state license tag that promotes “community peacebuilding.” (See picture).
Considering the commonwealth already has vanity license plates that promote everything from Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffett fans) to bowlers to Friends [...]

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