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Posted on 8/30/2024 The Virginia State Bar seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Rule 1.5, Fees. The proposal adds a new paragraph (g) and new comments [10] and [11].
Posted on 8/29/2024 Three volunteer attorneys are needed to serve on the VSB Disciplinary Board beginning on July 1, 2025.
Posted on 8/8/2024 The Virginia State Bar seeks public comment on proposed amendments to the VSB Council’s “Policy on Individual Remote Participation in Meetings and All-Virtual Meetings.”
Posted on 8/7/2024 The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) will conduct a nationwide prototype administration of the NextGen bar exam, which is currently under development and will debut in July 2026. The mock exam will take place on October 18–19 in Richmond.
Posted on 8/5/2024 The Virginia State Bar (VSB) seeks public comment on proposed VSB provision of free legal billing software to members. The proposal is designed to be revenue and cost neutral for the VSB.
Posted on 8/1/2024 The VSB News monthly email was sent to all Virginia lawyers on July 31, 2024.
Posted on 7/31/2024 The VSB seeks lawyer participation in a survey to understand better what factors influence where attorneys decide to practice.
Posted on 7/25/2024 DMAS and OAG are reverting their policies and procedures respecting DMAS lien requests, for those requests made by email on or after April 1, 2024, back to the pre-pandemic format.
Posted on 7/15/2024 Section 1140 of the SSA consumer protection section of the Social Security Act prohibits attorneys from giving the false impression that they or their firm are endorsed by the SSA.
Posted on 7/11/2024 Powered by the generosity of Virginia's lawyers and legal community, the Virginia Law Foundation (VLF) awarded $714,199.77 to 35 organizations across the state.