Dear Editor: I appreciate your publication’s interest in the pro bono obligations of members of the Virginia State Bar. It is important for lawyers to give of their time to provide assistance to those who are lacking in financial means. ...
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Pro se litigant responds to article 
Dear Editor: I would like to respond to the “Pro Se” article in your April 20, 1998 edition (“Dealing with Pro Se Opponents”.) It seemed to be written with the lawyer in mind and I would like to add the ...
Read More »Fairfax conciliation offers help on dealing with pro ses 
Dear Editor: Your readers in the Northern Virginia area who are required to deal with pro se opponents litigating in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County might avoid some of the problems enumerated in your recent article (“Dealing with pro ...
Read More »Fee Dispute Resolution Programs 
Dear Editor: Thank you for your excellent overview of fee dispute resolution programs. Through this partnership of the State Bar and local bar groups, lawyers are given an inexpensive and civilized alternative to the unsavory choices of suing clients for ...
Read More »'Disclosure' rule: The Sunday School perspective 
Dear Editor: I wish to respond to Donald D. Litten’s letter in the Dec. 29 edition of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, concerning the proposed Rule 3.1 changes. I have the greatest respect for Mr. Litten’s opinions as well as his nearly ...
Read More »Lawyer questions VSB's method of seeking comments 
Dear Editor: I received recently a letter from the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board concerning the reinstatement application of an attorney. The receipt of the letter was dictated by my practice in the 20th Judicial Circuit. The letter asks my ...
Read More »How to deal with new 'disclosure rule' 
Dear Editor: Well, it seems that we’re going to have a rule requiring disclosure of adverse “controlling legal authority” whether we like it or not. Perhaps we can now get direction as to how to word the bill for services ...
Read More »Unemployment comp case and coverage criticized 
Dear Editor: As one of the lawyers who represented Karen VanWinkle in a case smirkily described in Nov. 24 “Hearsay” column [VanWinkle v. VEC, (VLW 097-7-722)], I have to say that I hardly recognized either Ms. VanWinkle or the history ...
Read More »Mandating pro bono will wreck idea of 'public good' 
Dear Editor: I am responding to John Levy’s letter [“Lawyers’ duty to system basis for mandatory pro bono,” Oct. 13, 1997]. My former professor presents a strong argument for the proposition that lawyers should perform pro bono public service. Professor ...
Read More »Lawyers' duty to system basis for mandatory pro bono 
Dear Editor: Why do they pick on us lawyers? A Letter to the Editor you published [“Why do we need mandatory pro bono?” Sept. 29, 1997] posed a question which is basic to the pro bono debate. Why aren’t other ...
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