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Posted on 6/1/2026 The VSB News monthly email was sent to all Virginia lawyers on June 1, 2026.
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 5/28/2026 On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia adopted revisions to RPC 1.9. Effective July 27, 2026.
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 5/26/2026 The Virginia State Bar Senior Lawyers Section (SLS) has unveiled two new on-demand MCLE webinars available for free that address the importance of VSB members protecting their clients by creating disaster and succession plans.
Posted on 5/20/2026 The Local Government Attorneys of Virginia (LGA) was named the Specialty Bar of the Year by the Virginia State Bar Local and Specialty Bar Section (LSBS).
Posted on 5/19/2026 The Richmond Bar Association (RBA) was named the Bar Association of the Year by the Virginia State Bar Local and Specialty Bar Section (LSBS).
Posted on 5/15/2026 Shelbie Hampton of the University of Richmond School of Law has been awarded the 2026 Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award.
Posted on 5/11/2026 Danny Zemel has been awarded the 2026 Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award, given by the Access to Legal Services Committee of the Virginia State Bar to honor an attorney who has made outstanding pro bono contributions in the Commonwealth.
Posted on 5/11/2026 The Local and Specialty Bar Section has recognized four projects completed by four individual bar associations with Awards of Merit.
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