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May 8, 2026
Rountree to take leave of absence as VSB executive director
Virginia State Bar executive director Cameron M. Rountree is taking a temporary leave of absence due to his military service, with a return expected in 2027.
Mar 9, 2026
State bar requests adjustment to dues cap to avoid future insolvency
The Virginia State Bar requests raising the statutory dues cap from $250 to $350 to prevent insolvency by 2029 amid rising costs and inflation.
Legal Tech
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction supported by dash cam video
- Jury and jurors – Batson challenge fails
- Habeas corpus – District court erred when it granted writ of habeas corpus
- Fraud – Defendant fails to show that unjust enrichment claim was untimely
- Civil Rights – Police didn’t use excessive force when they shot man with prop gun
- Prisons – Correctional officials granted immunity in lawsuit over inmate’s murder
- Contract – Court finds contract terms ambiguous
