As the General Assembly refines plans to expand the Court of Appeals of Virginia to 15 or 17 judges, Virginia bar organizations are making recommendations on who should fill the extra seats. A Virginia State Bar committee reported 11 candidates ...

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The Virginia State Bar is seeking speedy discipline for a Norfolk lawyer whose handling of client money allegedly creates ongoing harm to the public. Bar prosecutors sought an expedited hearing for ethics charges against attorney Carl C. La Mondue after ...

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The Supreme Court of Virginia has tightened the ethical boundaries for lawyers investigating possible litigation claims. The change puts Virginia more in line with other states and federal courts for what’s referred to as the “no-contact rule.” The justices balked ...

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A long-dormant proposal to expand the Court of Appeals of Virginia suddenly became a flashpoint issue this month as General Assembly Democrats prepared to fill an expected four new judicial seats while Republicans derided the initiative as a liberal “pack-the-court” ...

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Richmond’s Stephanie Grana has won election as Virginia State Bar president-elect, taking nearly 55% of the vote to about 45% for David Neumeyer of Lynchburg. Grana will assume the post of president-elect at next year’s VSB annual meeting in Virginia ...

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Advocates of diversity in the bench and bar say they’re pleased with recent advances in Northern Virginia, but questions remain about whether the progress is sustainable. Observers also see work to be done in making other bar groups more representative. ...

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HOT SPRINGS – With $10 million in reserves, the Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund should be able to survive on a reduced assessment of $5 per lawyer, VSB officials say. If approved, the proposed reduction next year from the ...

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HOT SPRINGS – The two candidates competing for Virginia State Bar president-elect described their agendas last month as the VSB Council met for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. VSB members will vote for president-elect throughout the month of ...

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The Virginia Bar Association and the Virginia Board of Elections will offer CLE credits to attorneys who volunteer as election officers in November. Election officers, or individuals who help conduct elections at polling places, are crucial to successful Election Day ...

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At least six lawyers have raised concerns about a Virginia State Bar proposal to explicitly ban lawyers from initiating sexual relations with a current client. But there is no consensus on what’s wrong with the proposal. One lawyer questioned the ...

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