1111 East Main

Welcome to the New Website

Virginia lawyers: for instructions on signing in for the first time to the updated lawyer portal, read our FAQs page. If you have questions about access to your account, username, password changes, account creation, or trouble viewing your MCLE hours, please email membership directly. If you have questions about logging MCLE hours, please email [email protected].

Contact info for specific departments appears in the lists below.


Contact the Bar

Do you have a question regarding the Virginia State Bar? Please call our phone directory at (804) 775-0500. 
Please note: We are not allowed to give you legal advice. Please do not include confidential legal information in correspondence with Bar staff. 

Looking for a specific person on our staff? Try our Staff Directory below.

Our Address

1111 East Main Street, Suite 700
Richmond, VA 23219-0026 

Detailed directions to our office including parking guidance have been compiled into a printable PDF, available online

Bar Staff: Whom to Contact

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General Staff Functions

Address Changes Sign in to the bar's website to change an address of record. Changes also may be submitted in writing by mail or email to the Regulatory Compliance Department.
Attorney Disciplinary Records Clerk's Office (804) 775-0539
Bar Cards Questions about bar cards should be addressed to the VSB Regulatory Compliance Department (804) 775-0530
[email protected]
Bar Exam Questions about the bar exam should be addressed to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners  
Certificate of Good Standing Regulatory Compliance (see form) (804) 775-0530
email
Clerk's Office Main Clerk's Department Number (804) 775-0539
email
Complaint Line General Number (voice mail only)
Callers outside the 804 area code may dial toll free 1-866-548-0873.
(804) 775-0570
Discipline
For status of your pending complaint:  
contact the Office of Bar Counsel
[email protected] 
Discipline
For information about filing a complaint
contact the complaint line at (804) 775-0570 or toll free 1-866-548-0873
[email protected] 

Dues or Status/Membership Class Change

General Number (804) 775-0530
Email [email protected]
Emeritus Membership Regulatory Compliance/Membership (804) 775-0530
Ethics Questions Ethics Hotline
Fastcase Fastcase legal research login trouble: call (804) 775-0504. (Mon.-Fri. 8:15 am-4:30 pm ET – excluding holidays or closure due to weather)
For all other issues contact Fastcase directly at 1-866-773-2782 (8:00 am-8:00 pm ET.)

Lawyer Assistance / Well-Being

Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

(804) 644-3212
24-Hour Help Line:
1-877-545-4682
Lawyer Referral, Information on Joining Toni Dunson (804) 775-0591
Lawyer Referral/Richmond General Number (804) 775-0808
Lawyer Referral/Statewide Toll Free (800) 552-7977
MCLE
You may certify MCLE attendance online. 
General Number (804) 775-0577
Email [email protected]
Media Inquiries, Disciplinary Joanne Fronfelter (804) 775-0573
Bar Counsel Renu Brennan (804) 775-0575
Media Inquiries, General Executive Director Cameron Rountree (804) 775-0551
Professional Corporations and Professional Limited Liability Companies Regulatory Compliance Department (804) 775-0530
Alicia Parker (804) 775-0530
Professionalism Course Kim Karnes (804) 775-0515
Professionalism for Law Students Program Mallory Ralston (804) 775-0514
Real Estate Settlement Agents
Cynthia Williams (804) 775-0530
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf/TDD (For Hearing-Impaired Callers Only) 711 or (800) 828-1120
Third-Year Practice Certificate Regulatory Compliance/Membership Department (804) 775-0530
Trust Accounts: Approval of Bank Depositories Stephanie Blanton (804) 775-0576
Trust Accounts Overdraft Notifications [email protected] (804) 775-0570
Unauthorized Practice of Law Barbara Saunders (804) 775-0562
Virginia Lawyer Magazine - Advertising

Dee Norman

(804) 775-0594
Virginia Lawyer Magazine - Articles Dee Norman
Caryn Persinger
(804) 775-0594
(804) 775-0588
Website – general inquiries
email webmaster
Website — help with password If you are having trouble signing into the lawyer portal on the VSB website, please email [email protected] or call for assistance. (Mon.-Fri. 8:15 am-4:30 pm ET – excluding holidays or closure due to weather) (804) 775-0530

Senior Staff

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Cameron M. Rountree (804) 775-0560
Deputy Executive Director Janet Van Cuyk (804) 775-0553
Bar Counsel Renu M. Brennan (804) 775-0575
Ethics Counsel Emily F. Hedrick (804) 775-0587
Intake Counsel James C. Bodie (804) 775-0570
Finance/Procurement Director Crystal T. Hendrick (804) 775-0523
Regulatory Compliance Director / Membership and MCLE DaVida M. Davis (804) 775-0578
Bar Services Director / Local and Specialty Bar Relations                Maureen D. Stengel (804) 775-0517
Clerk of the Disciplinary System Joanne Fronfelter (804) 775-0573
Communications Director and Creative Director Caryn B. Persinger (804) 775-0588
Human Resources / Facilities Director Randy E. Webne (804) 775-0505
Information Technology Director Nick Kuriger (804) 775-0500
Pro Bono/Access to Legal Services Crista L. Gantz (804) 775-0522
Virginia Lawyer Referral Service Toni B. Dunson (804) 775-0591

Council Liaisons

Council/Executive Committee Shawne Moore
Nancy Donner
(804) 775-0551
(804) 775-0519

Board Liaisons

Standing Committee Liaisons

Liaisons to Special Committees

Liaison to Joint VSB-VBA Committee

Conference Liaisons

Diversity Conference  Nancy L. Donner (804) 775-0519
Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Senior Lawyers Conference Nancy L. Donner (804) 775-0519
Young Lawyers Conference Mallory Ralston (804) 775-0514

Section Liaisons

Administrative Law Dolly C. Shaffner (804) 775-0518
Antitrust Law Maureen D. Stengel (804) 775-0517
Bankruptcy Law Kim Karnes (804) 775-0515
Business Law Maureen D. Stengel (804) 775-0517
Construction Law Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Corporate Counsel Mallory J. Ralston (804) 775-0514
Criminal Law Maureen D. Stengel (804) 775-0517
Education of Lawyers Mallory J. Ralston (804) 775-0514
Environmental Law Mallory J. Ralston (804) 775-0514
Family Law Dolly C. Shaffner (804) 775-0518
General Practice Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Health Law Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Intellectual Property Law Kim Karnes (804) 775-0515
International Practice Kim Karnes (804) 775-0515
Litigation Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Local Government Law Mallory J. Ralston (804) 775-0514
Military Law Paulette J. Davidson (804) 775-0521
Real Property Dolly C. Shaffner (804) 775-0518
Taxation Kim Karnes (804) 775-0515
Trusts & Estates Dolly C. Shaffner (804) 775-0518