VSB Council

Council is an 83-person body, consisting of 67 lawyers elected from the 31 circuits throughout the Commonwealth, as well as nine at-large members appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia, four chairs from the Senior Lawyers Section, Young Lawyers Section, Diversity Section, and Local and Specialty Bar Section, and three officers. Council representation ranges from a high of 14 lawyers for Circuit 19 (Fairfax) to a minimum of one lawyer for 22 other circuits. Lawyers elect their Council representatives by popular vote through an online process in each circuit, or a few smaller circuits elect their Council representatives by voting at a meeting convened by the chief judge of the circuit. Council members may serve two three-year terms, but must be re-elected to serve a 2nd term.

Candidates are solicited January–March in Virginia Lawyer magazine, in emails, and online, and must collect 10 signatures of active, in-good-standing lawyers in their circuit on or before April 1 to be placed on the ballot. Ballots are emailed in mid-April, and Virginia lawyers have a few weeks to cast their ballots online. Learn about voluntary bar service opportunities.

Upcoming VSB Council Meetings may be found on the Calendar.

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Kenneth Brett MarstonPresident23Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore 10 Franklin Road, SE P.O. Box 40013 Roanoke, VA 24022-00137/1/20256/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:54614:4067263MARSTON, KENNETH
Susan Bradford TarleyPresident Elect09Tarley Robinson, PLC 4801 Courthouse St Ste 122 Williamsburg, VA 231887/1/20256/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:48145:6412248TARLEY, SUSAN
Bruce Harold Russell, IIPresident-Elect Designate28Bruce H. Russell, II, P.C. 16508 Old Timber Road Abingdon, VA 242103/16/20266/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:63901:8295990RUSSELL, BRUCE
Michael MacKager YorkImmediate Past President19Wehner & York, P.C. 11860 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 100 Reston, VA 201917/1/20256/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:62922:4128463YORK, MICHAEL
Damian Joseph HansenMember01Commonwealth Attorney's Office 307 Albemarle Dr Ste 200A Chesapeake, VA 23322-55777/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:46280:22998HANSEN, DAMIAN
Jeremiah Andrew Denton, IVMember02Denton Law PC 317 30th St Virginia Beach, VA 23451-30067/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:85299:3854697DENTON, JEREMIAH
Bretta Marie Zimmer LewisMember02Pender & Coward 222 Central Park Ave Ste 400 Virginia Beach, VA 23462-30267/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:63651:3853554LEWIS, BRETTA
Steven Givens OwenMember02Courthouse Law Group 2521 North Landing Rd Ste 200 Virginia Beach, VA 234567/1/20256/30/2028COMMITTEE/C:67226:6708732OWEN, STEVEN
Matthew Ryan FosterMember03Bangel, Bangel & Bangel, L.L.P. 505 Court Street Portsmouth, VA 237047/1/20256/30/2028COMMITTEE/C:76545:6708762FOSTER, MATTHEW
Kristan Boyd BurchMember04Kaufman & Canoles 150 W Main St Ste 1900 PO Box 3037 Norfolk, VA 23514-30377/1/20256/30/2027COMMITTEE/C:60856:6708737BURCH, KRISTAN
Charlene Aleatha MorringMember04Morring Law PLLC 125 St. Paul's Blvd Ste 301 Norfolk, VA 235107/1/20256/30/2028COMMITTEE/C:64720:6708791MORRING, CHARLENE
Caswell Wingfield RichardsonMember04Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney Sixth Floor 800 East City Hall Avenue Norfolk, VA 235107/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:70625:3853863RICHARDSON, CASWELL
Sean Patrick DolanMember05City of Suffolk PO Box 1858 Suffolk, VA 23439-18587/1/20256/30/2028COMMITTEE/C:86132:6708796DOLAN, SEAN
Derek Anthony DavisMember06Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney PO Box 456 Surry, VA 238837/1/20256/30/2028COMMITTEE/C:87925:6708808DAVIS, DEREK
Patrick Craig MurphreyMember07Office of the City Attorney 2400 Washington Avenue, 9th Floor Newport News, VA 236077/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:82261:3854165MURPHREY, PATRICK
Veronica Elaine MeadeMember08V. Meade Law, PLLC 1100 Exploration Way Suite 302-V Hampton, VA 236667/1/20246/30/2027COMMITTEE/C:68806:4119911MEADE, VERONICA
Andrew Jacob DeanMember09Andrew Dean, Esq. 163 Lakewood Drive Williamsburg, VA 231857/1/20256/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:89629:6708910DEAN, ANDREW
Edgar M. Wright, Jr.Member10PO Box 200 Buckingham, VA 23921-02007/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:34795:3853559WRIGHT, EDGAR
Dale Wood PittmanMember11The Eliza Spotswood House 112-A West Tabb Street Petersburg, VA 238037/1/20236/30/2026COMMITTEE/C:36086:3854015PITTMAN, DALE
Adrienne George-EliadesMember12The Eliades Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 14000 N Enon Church Rd Chester, VA 238367/1/20246/30/2027COMMITTEE/C:56689:4128451GEORGE-ELIADES, ADRIENNE