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February bar exam pass rate over 62%
The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners reports a 62.64% pass rate for the February bar exam, with 166 candidates passing the exam.
Rocky Mount mayor faces Virginia State Bar suspension
Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue faces a 36-month suspension from practicing law by the Virginia State Bar for falsifying a court document.
Supreme Court upholds prosecutor’s suspension
The Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the suspension of prosecutor Joseph Willis Lee III for knowingly withholding exculpatory evidence in a criminal case.
Russell named next Virginia State Bar president-elect
Bruce H. Russell II, founder of Bruce H. Russell II PC, has been named president-elect of the Virginia State Bar, succeeding Susan Bradford Tarley.
Bar opens nominations for professionalism course faculty
The Virginia State Bar invites nominations for new faculty to teach the mandatory Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course for new attorneys.
Virginia stakeholders hope new bar exam brings back test-takers
Virginia will implement the NextGen UBE in 2028 to address declining bar exam participation among law graduates, improving score portability and exam relevance.
Gonzaga dean to head up University of Richmond School of Law
Jacob Rooksby, current dean of Gonzaga University School of Law, will become dean of University of Richmond School of Law on July 1, succeeding Wendy Collins Perdue.
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.
Press group urges discipline of prosecutor over reporter search
A press freedom group asked the Virginia State Bar to discipline a federal prosecutor over a warrant used to search a Washington Post reporter’s home.
VSB president-elect seeks applicants for bar committees
The Virginia State Bar is accepting applications from attorneys to serve on standing and special committees for terms beginning July 1.
ABA releases opinion stressing confidentiality in withdrawals
A new ABA ethics opinion says attorneys must narrowly limit disclosures to courts when seeking to withdraw from a case.
Much-anticipated report issued on legal deserts, drop in lawyers
Bland County’s lone lawyer highlights Virginia legal deserts as bar leaders seek solutions for rural access to justice gaps.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
- Premises Liability- Gas grill explosion left mom with severe burn injuries
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Crash video showed force of Tesla rear-end collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – 74-year-old injured in two-vehicle crash
- Employment- Arbitrator finds unfair labor practices by school
- Medical Malpractice- Gallbladder removal surgery results in reparative procedure
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Car with mother, two children broadsided, rolled several times
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Driver, passenger suffer injuries after truck crosses into lane
- Fraud – Jury sides with couple in home construction case
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Man convicted for role in robbery that ends in murder
- Search & Seizure – Search of defendant’s backpack was not unlawful
- Criminal – Man convicted of strangling, assaulting and abducting his romantic partner
- Criminal – Woman ordered to pay victim $4,359.28 for vehicle damage
- Evidence – Court didn’t err in admitting unavailable witness’s testimony
- Criminal – Sexually violent predator recommitted to Commonwealth’s custody
- Criminal – Felon is convicted for unlawful possession of firearm
- Criminal – Evidence shows police would have inevitably found firearm
- Criminal – Evidence supports fentanyl possession/distribution conviction
- Search & Seizure – Defendant wasn’t entitled to copy of search warrant
- Search & Seizure – Officer didn’t improperly extend traffic stop
- Negligence- Court won’t limit expert testimony at alleged malpractice trial
