Bar Services and Programs

These collected services of the Bar are available for the public to use to help meet their legal needs and navigate the Virginia State Bar website.

Clients' Protection Fund 

Bar program to reimburse persons who suffer a financial loss because of dishonest conduct by a Virginia lawyer.

Fee Dispute Resolution Program 

Helps attorneys and clients resolve disputes over fees and costs paid, charged, or claimed for legal services

Filing a Complaint about a Lawyer 

The VSB Intake Office will review your complaint to determine whether the information you provided describes attorney misconduct.

Guide to Lawyer Discipline

If filing a bar complaint against a lawyer, the VSB recommends that all complainants review this information carefully.

Pro Bono / Access to Legal Services 

The mission of this department, including the Access to Legal Services Committee, includes fostering support for free and reduced fee legal services with the goal of improving access to the legal system for all Virginians and for nonprofit charitable and civic groups that serve the public good.

Virginia Free Legal Answers

VFLA is a virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users post civil legal question to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state.

Virginia Lawyer Referral Service 

The Virginia Lawyer Referral Service will connect clients to a lawyer in their area for $35. They receive a consultation of up to a half hour with him or her – no strings attached.

VIRGINIA STATE BAR AWARDS

There are numerous opportunities for recognition from the Virginia State Bar, VSB Conferences, VSB Sections, and the Access to Legal Services Committee. Nomination criteria, deadlines, and presentation dates are available on the individual award webpages.

Lifetime Bar Service Award

The Edward L. Chambers Jr. Lifetime Bar Service Award

The Virginia State Bar has established an award to honor the late Edward L. Chambers, Jr., for his longstanding volunteer work with the Virginia State Bar. The award will recognize an exemplary Virginia lawyer or judge who has enhanced the legal profession in Virginia by his or her extensive and longstanding commitment of time, knowledge and leadership on various Virginia State Bar boards and committees. The purpose of the award is to recognize those who serve extraordinarily and selflessly during their career without recognition commensurate to the level of their service to the Virginia State Bar. 

Nomination Process

Nominations will be invited annually by the Virginia State Bar, although the award may only be made from time to time at the discretion of the selection committee.

Nominations will be due by February 1, 2025, and the award recipient will be announced by April 1, 2025. The award will be presented at the Virginia State Bar in mid-June.

Submission of Nomination

Please submit a letter of nomination detailing how your nominee meets the criteria established for the award. Nominations should be addressed to Director for Bar Services: [email protected].

Nomination Form and Information Flier

Past Recipients