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On Nov. 20, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of Kyle M. Courtnall of Fairfax for 15 months for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, communication, conflict of interest: general rule, safekeeping property, ...

Effective Dec. 20, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of Joseph G. Painter Jr. of Blacksburg on grounds of impairment.

On Nov. 18, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the law license of Sara E. Chase of Henrico. In consenting to the revocation, Chase acknowledged that disciplinary charges against her are true and that she could not successfully defend ...

Effective Oct. 10, a three-judge Richmond Circuit Court panel issued a public reprimand to Richmond lawyer Vaughan C. Jones for violating professional rules that govern diligence, according to the VSB. * * * On Oct. 15, the Virginia State Bar ...

On Oct. 1, the Virginia State Bar Eighth District subcommittee issued a public reprimand to Salem lawyer Charles G. Phillips for violating professional rules that govern diligence, communication, and bar admission and disciplinary matters. This discipline was an agreed disposition ...

On Oct. 15, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the license to practice law of Marjorie L. Wall of Farmville for violating professional rules that govern competence, diligence, safekeeping property, communication, fees, bar admission and disciplinary matters, and misconduct. ...

On Sept. 27, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked the license to practice law of Clive A. O’Leary of Fredericksburg for violating professional rules that govern diligence, communication, declining or terminating representation, bar admission and disciplinary matters, and misconduct. ...

On Aug. 23, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended the license to practice law of Reuben V. Greene of Richmond for one year for violating professional rules that govern safekeeping property and bar admission and disciplinary matters.

On July 18, a three-judge panel of the Richmond Circuit Court re-imposed a public admonition with terms on Richmond lawyer Horace F. Hunter for violating professional rules that govern communications concerning a lawyer’s services and advertising.  On Nov. 8, 2011, ...

On April 23, a Virginia State Bar Fifth District – Section II subcommittee issued a public reprimand to Christopher L. Markham of Frederick, Md., for violating professional rules that govern responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants, unauthorized practice of law, multijurisdictional practice ...