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Dear Editor: I read with interest and dismay the Feb. 25 article concerning the cutbacks in voluntary bar organizations by some of Virginia’s largest law firms (“Virginia’s Bar Groups Brace for a Big Financial Squeeze”). This development is unfortunate for ...

Dear Editor: Your account of the legislature’s failure to reappoint two Southwest Virginia judges (VLW, Feb. 4, 2002) left me with my annual sense of foreboding as we confront what has become an increasingly overt threat to the independence of ...

Synthetic stucco maker to respond to critics Dear Editor: I just received a copy of the article titled, “Consumers Clamor to Sue Synthetic-Stucco Makers” [VLW, 12/3/01]. The article is yet another example of the misinformation being circulated by certain members ...

Dear Editor: As one who believes that the fact that a proposal is proffered by the American Bar Association is the first and probably clearest reason for rejecting it, let me say “Hooray” for [Virginia State Bar President] Mike Glasser ...

New Law On Liens In Divorce May Hurt Families Dear Editor: Effective July 1, 2001, an amendment to an existing Virginia law involving attorneys’ fees has been expanded to the possible detriment of children and families. This expansion allows attorneys ...

VSB should not take position on political issues Dear Editor: I read with dismay the article in the March 5 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly indicating that the Virginia State Bar Council is considering supporting a moratorium on the death ...

Dear Editor: I applaud former VSB President Mr. Ed Lowry for recommending that the bar study the manner in which the death penalty is applied in Virginia. Since it falls solely to our profession to operate the State’s machinery of ...

Dear Editor: Your Jan. 29 column on “The Life and Legacy of Chief Justice John Marshall” provided a welcome break from the 21st century. While few would dispute that his tenure as chief justice was the “most significant in the ...

Dear Editor: A distinguished circuit court judge, who sits in a rural jurisdiction, said to me not long ago that it is the duty of all lawyers, in order to assure the future viability of the legal profession, to create ...

Dear Editor: Today you received that dreaded envelope from the Virginia State Bar signifying your receipt of one of the 3,500 complaints filed each year against Virginia attorneys. Chances are you expect the case to be handled in an expeditious ...