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At the 2016 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, leaders of three national legal organizations met in an empty conference room to discuss two studies that found high rates of depression, anxiety and excessive drinking among America’s legal ...

Tagged with: Lawyer Well-Being

The Case Management/Electronic Case Files System for the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court will undergo scheduled maintenance on Saturday, April 29. According to an April 27 bulletin from the court, the CM/ECF System will go down for scheduled maintenance ...

Several new members have been elected to the Virginia State Bar Council, an 81-person body consisting of 65 lawyers, nine at-large members, four conference chairs and three officers. Twenty-two new members are set to begin their terms on July 1, ...

In a matter of first impression, the Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that psychological reports from a sanity evaluation that have been admitted into evidence in support of an uncontested not guilty by reason of insanity plea “should be, and ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit announced new local rules for judicial conduct and judicial disability on April 13. The new rules, effective May 31 “subject to revision in light of any comments received,” make clear how ...

A proposed amendment to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia would allow attorneys who practice from an office located in a foreign country to practice in Virginia without taking the Virginia bar exam. The proposal would amend Rule ...

In a matter of first impression, the Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that psychological reports from a sanity evaluation that have been admitted into evidence in support of an uncontested not guilty by reason of insanity plea “should be, and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Randy I. Bellows Virginia Circuit Courts

In a landmark 2016 study supported by the American Bar Association, 11.4% of responding practicing attorneys reported suicidal thoughts during some portion of their legal career. Since the study’s publication, many groups in the legal profession have sought to address ...

A man who was injured while packing his car in a Fairfax County hotel parking lot after a gust of wind pushed a luggage cart into him will be covered by his auto insurance policy for his injuries. The Court ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Frank K. Friedman Virginia Court of Appeals

A long-running charitable tradition in Virginia’s legal community is set to return in 2023. The Legal Food Frenzy, an annual fundraising competition where law firms compete against each other to donate the most to local food banks, is returning for ...