The Supreme Court of Virginia has approved IOLTA changes for lawyers in private practice.
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The VSB’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics is seeking public comment on proposed advisory Legal Ethics Opinion 1898 – Cryptocurrency.
The proposed opinion provides guidance on some of the technical issues surrounding cryptocurrency and what it means to act competently to safeguard the cryptocurrency.
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Disciplinary hearings are public meetings and may be viewed as they occur by following the disciplinary docket.
Guillermo Del Carmen Uriarte, license suspended, effective April 24, 2022.
Joseph Taylor Brown, public reprimand, effective March 31, 2022.
Private discipline: 3 private admonitions, 2 private reprimands
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Pro Bono / Access to Justice |
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2022 Annual Meeting: Come Back to the Beach! ⛱ |
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Mark your calendars for the back to the beach VSB Annual Meeting this summer.
Wednesday, June 15 – Friday, June 17, 2022.
The meeting features 8 hours of Live CLE (including one hour Ethics), the induction of 2022-23 VSB President Stephanie E. Grana, and receptions, luncheons, bingo, and the Run in the Sun!
Registration opens April 8.
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The Diversity Conference is seeking lawyers for leadership positions, members of the judiciary for honorary roles, and lay members as well. Please consider nominating someone (or yourself!) for one of these roles today.
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Nominations: Recognize a Deserving Lawyer |
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The VSB President’s Special Committee on Lawyer Well-Being seeks nominations for Virginia lawyers, retired judges, bar associations, law firms, corporate law departments, government law departments and agencies, law schools, or other legal services organizations that have made a commitment to wellness in the legal profession.
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Ronald S. Evans of Barnes & Diehl in Richmond has been named the 2022 recipient of the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Virginia State Bar’s Family Law Section. The award honors "an individual who has made a substantial contribution to the practice and administration of family law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
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Daniel L. Gray, a partner in Cooper Ginsberg Gray PLLC in Fairfax, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Family Law Service Award. The award is presented by the VSB’s Family Law Section to people and organizations that have improved family, domestic relations, or juvenile law in the Commonwealth.
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The VSB Real Property Section and Virginia CLE named Richard B. Chess of Richmond and Ronald D. Wiley Jr. of Charlottesville as dual recipients of the 2022 Traver Award, given each year to honor a lawyer who embodies the highest ideals and expertise in real estate law.
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YLC Bench-Bar Conference: April 29, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
The third annual YLC Bench-Bar Conference is a half-day virtual CLE program that will consist of three, one-hour CLE presentations tailored for an audience of lawyers who are within the first few years of their legal careers. Registration is now open.
Stormwater CLE Series: April 6, 13, and 20, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
This FREE, three-part webinar CLE series, sponsored by the VSB Local Government and Environmental Law Sections, intends to demystify interlocking federal and state laws and regulations that apply at the local government level when rain falls out of the sky and hits the ground. Registration is required for each virtual session.
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A favorite session: "Current Technologies That Help
Law Firms Succeed." Presented April 25 with the latest on: Legal automation, tech ethics, cyber insurance, and many other tech issues for lawyers and legal staff.
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Hampton Roads Minority Pre-Law Conference with Keynote Speaker Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn
The Minority Pre-Law Conference is an engaging program that encourages minority and non-traditional students to apply to law school and succeed in the legal profession. Please share this opportunity.
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April Issue in the mail: Thank you to our writers and advertisers for continuing to make Virginia Lawyer a vibrant chronicle of the legal profession in the Commonwealth.
Classifieds: Would you like to be a magistrate judge, a transactional attorney, or a chief legal counsel? We have those jobs, and an RFP from the City of Suffolk, in our VSB classifieds.
There is only one magazine that reaches almost 50,000 lawyers, judges, and law schools in Virginia and across the country. Please contact Dee Norman for more information on showcasing your firm, your services, or your law school. If you would like to opt out of the paper edition, do so in your lawyer portal.
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