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Posted on 5/29/2026 The proposed amendments to Rule 1.14 add or expand comments to the rule to provide specific guidance on representing a client who has an agent, guardian, or conservator in place, a client who is a minor, and a client with diminished capacity.
Posted on 5/27/2026 The proposed opinion (LEO 1902) addresses whether a lawyer’s duties of diligence and competence require the lawyer to identify misstatements of law or fact in an opponent’s court filing and advise the court.
Posted on 3/23/2026 The VSB seeks comment on the use of nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions or agreements pursuant to or contained in settlement agreements reached in civil actions for personal injury.
Posted on 5/20/2025 The proposed amendment to Rule 1.5(d) would remove the strict limits on charging a contingent fee in domestic relations cases.
Posted on 7/1/2024 The Virginia State Bar seeks comment on amending Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia to raise the required minimum balance threshold of the state bar fund and administration and finance account.