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Former Soviet country studies Virginia bar exam
ROANOKE — As more than 1,600 candidates sat down for the Virginia bar exam in Roanoke this summer, a group of observers from an Eastern European nation were closely watching the testing process. As the now-independent former Soviet republic of Georgia works to stabilize a democratic government, officials in its legal system sought to improve […]
Wanted: A way to reverse problem with lawyers’ writing
As if bar candidates cramming legal knowledge didn’t have enough to worry about with the looming Virginia bar examination, word is out that bar examiners have been casting a critical eye on candidates’ writing ability. The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners is just one group of legal professionals complaining about lawyers’ writing skills, or lack […]
New rules could boost lawyer applications
State officials are bracing for a flood of new applications if the Supreme Court of Virginia approves relaxed standards for allowing out-of-state lawyers to practice in Virginia. Northern Virginia leaders say the rule changes proposed by the court would throw out a welcome mat for large law firms looking for a lower cost location close […]
July 2012 Virginia Bar Exam Results
Editor’s Note: Below are the names of the successful candidates who sat for the July 2012 Virginia bar examination. Of the 1,533 applicants who took the exam, 1,136 passed, for a pass rate of 74.1 percent. Congratulations! A Nael Antar Abouzaki, Glen Allen; Jonathan Robert Abrams, Arlington; Alice Yaa Abrokwa, Richmond; Michael James Adams, Arlington; […]
Bar Exam passers become Virginia’s newest lawyers
Virginia welcomes 1,076 new lawyers after today’s admission ceremony. The number reflects those who successfully completed the July 2012 Virginia Bar Exam and met the licensing requirements needed to be sworn in this morning at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. According to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, the overall pass rate for all applicants […]
Law schools jostle for bar-pass rankings
The University of Virginia law school again led the way in its Virginia bar pass rate for the July exam, but only by a slim margin. U.Va.’s overall bar pass rate was 89.8 percent, with William & Mary’s law school close behind at 89.7 percent. In fact, William & Mary topped U.Va. for first-time test […]
Bar admission rules may crimp law firm moves into NoVa
Virginia is losing out as a location for Washington-based law firms because of its restrictive rules for lawyer bar admission, according to a business representative and officials in Arlington County. A recent county economic development report claims major Washington law firms refuse to take the “recruitment risk” of being unable to attract top talent by […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash — Defense verdict
- Cauda equina syndrome developed after procedure — $625,000 settlement
- Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
