After almost 15 years in the role, the VSB's executive director, Karen A. Gould, is retiring effective July 22. Gould led the Bar through major technology upgrades and the COVID pandemic. She was the first woman to hold this position at the Bar. A committee has been established to hire Gould's replacement. The Bar officers and staff thank Karen for her many years of guidance, service, and exemplary leadership and wish her well in her retirement.
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The VSB seeks comment on the creation of a proposed Practice Management Assistance Program. The VSB Practice Management Advisory Task Force will present their findings and recommendation that the Virginia State Bar create a Practice Management Assistance Program to VSB Council at its June 16, 2022, meeting.
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Virginia joins 46 states and the District of Columbia in adding an IOLTA requirement. A handy Q&A answers your questions.
The VSB Bar Council welcomes 22 new and re-appointed leaders with terms beginning July 1.
The Virginia Department of Corrections has a new system for privileged mail for inmates to reduce contraband smuggling. All lawyer-client mail must follow new protocols beginning July 1.
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Effective immediately, the Supreme Court of Virginia has approved LEO 1894 concerning conflicts when representing multiple minors and "next friends."
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Disciplinary hearings are public meetings and may be viewed as they occur by following the disciplinary docket.
Jonathan Alden Moseley, license revoked, effective April 1, 2022.
Gary Don Wright, license revoked, April 22, 2022.
Private discipline: 2 private admonitions
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The Annual Dues period is around the corner! Now is the time to make sure your contact information is current and correct. Log in to the VSB Portal to access the Membership Information area to edit your physical and email addresses of record. Or use the PDF form to email, fax, or mail your changes to the VSB.
Note: Virginia Corporate Counsel, Corporate Counsel Registrants, Military Legal Assistance Attorneys, and Foreign Legal Consultants can only update their address using the form.
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The Virginia Access to Justice Commission announces the launch of its new website. The Commission, which is dedicated to coordinating and promoting access to justice efforts in the Commonwealth of Virginia, will use the new site to help reach the public, the legal community, and all stakeholders in working toward a more equitable justice system. Learn more at www.vaatj.org.
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Jennifer L. Locke, managing attorney of the Winchester office of Blue Ridge Legal Services, the legal aid society serving the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys of Virginia, has received the Virginia State Bar 2022 Virginia Legal Aid Award honoring excellence in legal aid society work. The award recognizes those who exhibit: innovation and creativity in advocacy; experience and excellence in service; and impact beyond their own program's service area.
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Jessica Choate of the George Mason University School of Law has been awarded the Virginia State Bar Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award for 2022. The award honors extraordinary law student achievement in the areas of pro bono and under-compensated public service work in Virginia.
Both Access to Justice awards will be presented during the Annual Meeting on Friday, June 17, at the Legal Aid Luncheon
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The VSB Annual Meeting is back, live in Virginia Beach. All the events you love and all the colleagues you’ve missed! Register now and Reserve your hotel soon!
Can’t make it to the VSB Annual Meeting at the beach in June? Watch the live-streamed CLEs on June 16 and 17 (8.0 hours CLE) OR wait and watch them on demand through October 31, 2022.
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Submit nominations by May 10.
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The Hon. Donald W. Lemons, recently retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made a singular and unique contribution to the improvement of the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth. It will be presented on June 15 during the VSB Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach.
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Dean Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert, has had an illustrious and historic career marked by an unswerving dedication to educating Virginia’s lawyers. The award will be presented June 17 at the VSB Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach
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Providence Ebubechi Napoleon, past chair of the Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, has posthumously been awarded the Clarence M. Dunnaville Jr. Achievement Award. The award honors a lawyer who exemplifies “…the conference’s goal of fostering, encouraging, and facilitating diversity and inclusion in the bar, the judiciary, and the legal profession.” Napoleon passed away on April 19, 2021, at the age of 34. The award will be presented to Napoleon's husband, Wendy, at the Diversity Conference reception at the Annual Meeting on June 16.
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Michael L. Rigsby Sr. will posthumously receive the 2022 Tradition of Excellence Award from the VSB’s General Practice Section. The award recognizes a lawyer who embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence and who has enhanced the esteem of general practice attorneys in Virginia. It will be presented on June 17 during the VSB Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach.
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William T. (Bill) Wilson of Covington is the 2022 Recipient of the Edward L. Chambers Jr. Award. The award was established in 2020, after Ed’s sudden passing, to recognize volunteers who have devoted significant time to the Virginia State Bar. Wilson’s service to the Bar began in 1991 when he served on the Committee to Study Mail Ballot Procedures, and he has remained a steadfast volunteer for over three decades. The award will be presented at the Council Dinner on June 15.
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Courtney M. Frazier has been awarded the R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference. This award recognizes a young lawyer who demonstrates dedicated service to the conference, the legal profession, and the community.
A native of Virginia Beach, Frazier works as an insurance defense attorney for Allstate Insurance in Richmond. The award will be presented at the YLC luncheon on June 17 in Virginia Beach.
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Coming in June: The Military Law Section will sponsor our June issue - the first time they have done so since 2001. 🇺🇸
Thinking of changing positions? Don't forget to check the VSB Classifieds where there are numerous jobs for lawyers!
And 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. Want to opt out of the paper edition? Do so in your lawyer portal.
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If you are looking for CLE credit, don't forget to check our list of FREE CLE.
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