Governance
The 40th Annual VSB Disciplinary Conference brought together over 120 lawyers, judges, and lay persons working to maintain the integrity of the legal profession in the Commonwealth.

Over two days, the 17 disciplinary district committees, the Disciplinary Board, the Committee on Lawyer Discipline (COLD), and Bar leadership worked to improve the process that disciplines lawyers in order to fulfill the Bar’s first mission: protecting the public.
The VSB seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Part 6, Section IV, Para. 3(c) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia defining Judicial class members of the VSB.
Compliance
The MCLE compliance deadline is October 31, 2022. Now is the time to check your online record and plan your MCLE compliance. Apply now for any non-approved course that you have attended. Review the MCLE compliance deadlines and other information.
Discipline
Disciplinary hearings are public meetings and may be found on the disciplinary docket. 

Jay A. Rosenberg, privilege revoked, effective July 6, 2022.
Joseph Ray Pope, license revoked, effective July 15, 2022.
Ann Cabell Baskervill, license suspended, effective July 6, 2022.
Bradley Glenn Pollack, license suspended, effective July 30, 2022.
Dale Reese Jensen, license suspended, effective August 1, 2022.
John Edward Williams, public reprimand, effective July 20, 2022.
Private discipline: 1 private admonition; 2 private reprimands.
Pro Bono / Access to Justice
Nominations are being accepted for the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Pro Bono Award and the Frankie Muse Freeman Organizational Pro Bono Award. Deadline for submitting nominations is August 12.

We are one month into the Get to 30! Challenge. The goal is 30 hours of pro bono or a donation of $30 at three different recurring levels by March 31, 2023. Get the full details and be a pro bono All Star. Everyone who signs up is entered into our monthly gift card drawing.
Awards and Events
Competing against bars across the country, the VSB’s Young Lawyers Conference won four Awards of Achievement from the American Bar Association for the 2021-2022 bar year. The YLC accolades include awards for its newsletter, the Bench-Bar Conference, Wills for Heroes, the Minority Pre-Law Conference, and the Bench-Bar Dinner.
Update to Open Meetings Laws Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
August 16 from 2 - 3:30 pm
Free, live webinar CLE
1.5 hours LIVE CLE (pending)
Sponsored by the VSB Local Government Section

Additional FREE and low-cost CLE opportunities may be found here.
Plan on attending the Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum on September 20 at Shenandoah University.
It’s free, in-person, and has a virtual option. The forum includes CLE hours, networking, and the opportunity to learn about IOLTA, going paperless, and protecting your data from cyber attacks. Registration is open now. 
In the mail: The August Virginia Lawyer recaps the first in-person VSB Annual Meeting since 2019; introduces new VSB President Stephanie Grana; features Professor Joe Fore's legal writing column; and Professor Hank Perritt discusses the evolving law of Terry stops.

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