The Virginia State Bar has charged a Richmond lawyer with a prolonged ruse involving a disputed judgment order and “fraudulent” payments of more than $441,000 to his medical malpractice client. Brooks Hundley is accused of 16 ethics rule violations in ...
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Officials with Virginia courts and state bar groups were keeping a wary eye on developments as preparations intensified to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. As of March 12, 15 people in Virginia had tested ...
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A Fairfax lawyer who continued to openly practice law after being suspended for ignoring a bar subpoena has been sidelined for three years. Randall Sousa testified at a Virginia State Bar disciplinary hearing he viewed his defiance as a form ...
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Richmond trial lawyer Stephanie E. Grana is running to serve as president of the Virginia State Bar. Grana, a specialist in medical malpractice claims, submitted paperwork Feb. 5 to join legal aid lawyer David Neumeyer in what will be an ...
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Virtual offices have become a staple of American society. In 2016, 43% of employed Americans said they worked remotely or virtually at least once a week, according to the study by Gallup. “Employees are pushing companies to break down the ...
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A Virginia State Bar committee proposes a “bright-line rule” prohibiting sexual relations between a lawyer and a current client unless the intimate relationship predated the lawyer-client relationship. Bar prosecutors regularly get complaints about lawyer-client liaisons, the committee chair said. Incidents ...
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ALEXANDRIA – Leaders of the Virginia State Bar appear split over the ethical boundaries of talking with your adversary’s employees. Dissenters are pressing for a rule that would bar any contact with employees of a litigation opponent. An existing rule ...
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The Supreme Court of Virginia has eliminated two ethics sanctions that carried the misleading label of “dismissal.” The change, enacted Oct 2 and effective Dec. 1, removes two options from Virginia State Bar discipline cases: “dismissal de minimis” and “dismissal ...
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Reston attorney Jay B. Myerson is the president-elect designate of the Virginia State Bar. Myerson was unopposed as the Oct. 1 deadline passed for VSB members to apply for the president-elect position for the 2020-21 bar year. Under bar rules, ...
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Virginia could put teeth into a rule that urges lawyers to make plans for their eventual inability to practice. Lawyers in some states, including South Carolina and Florida, are required to designate a successor attorney to take charge of client ...
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