Teleconference Videos and Audios:
Due to COVID-19, the VSB has had to cancel many meetings and events. Videos and audios from the Disciplinary Board meetings and other public meetings that have been held by teleconference may be viewed or listened to here.
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Disciplinary hearings are public meetings and may be viewed as they occur by following the disciplinary docket and then checking the VSB calendar for the livestream details for a particular date.
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Revocations:
Suspensions:
Richard Scott Gordon, March 29, 2021.
Reprimands:
Private Discipline:
2 Private Admonitions and 1 Private Reprimand w/Terms
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We will soon be mailing Notices of Impending Suspension to attorneys who owe hours or fees for the 2020 MCLE year. If you have met your 2020 MCLE requirement by the time you receive the mailed 60-day Notice, please do not return it to our office—keep it for your records. Review your record now at the VSB Portal to confirm your compliance.
4:45 p.m. EST April 1 is the next reporting deadline. A $100 second late filing fee will be assessed for paperwork received after this date. Please review the Instructions for Compliance and report hours using the MCLE End of Year Report or Notice of Impending Suspension.
The Noncompliance Fee and Late Filing Fees can be paid online at the VSB Portal with a Visa or Mastercard.
To avoid suspension, all 2020 CLE hours and delinquency fees must be received by this office no later than 4:45 p.m. EST May 28, 2021. Please use a verifiable delivery service such as FedEx or UPS close to the deadline. Postmarks are not considered.
Please do not fax or email your documents for 2020 compliance.
Your continued good standing is important to us. Please call if you have any questions: (804) 775-0577.
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Pro Bono / Access to Justice |
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Please consider nominating a colleague or friend for one of the Virginia State Bar's pro bono or legal aid awards.
We know you do the work, so now let us honor your service.
The Legal Aid Award and the Law Student Award nomination deadlines are April 9.
Everything you need to know about nominations may be found here.
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Only one publication reaches every single member of the Virginia State Bar. Do you want to promote your firm, your new partner, your big case, or your referral program to the 50,000 readers of Virginia Lawyer? Review our new lower ad rates for 2021, and our ad creation program for full page advertisers.
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The virtual Leroy R. Hassell Sr. Indigent Criminal Defense Seminar, sponsored by the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Virginia State Bar, will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021. The event offers 6 hours of CLE with one in ethics and a national panel of experts in criminal defense law. Register here.
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The 2021 Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting will be June 14-15. CLEs will be held virtually on June 14 & 15, with 9 hours of live CLE and 3 hours of recorded CLE programming: A full year of MCLE hours, including ethics.
Registration opens April 15. The description of CLE topics and registration information may be found here.
Registration for the 2021 VSB Techshow: Completely virtual on April 26, this year’s programs offer up to 7 hours of live CLE that day. Registrants may also watch additional sessions after the event for up to 5 on-demand CLE hours. A year's worth of CLEs for only $50, and there is so much to learn about tech and the law!
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Attend the YLC Bench-Bar Conference, held virtually on Friday, April 30, 12-3:30 pm. The event is a half-day CLE program that provides 3.0 hours LIVE/Interactive CLE, including (1.0) hour ethics CLE (Pending). Registration.
The nominations deadline for the Tradition of Excellence Award is Monday, April 5, 2021. Recognize a lawyer who embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence in Virginia. Nomination information.
Join the Virginia Lawyer Referral Service! Membership is free for first time participants, and we send you prescreened referrals in your area and your area of practice. More information here, or contact Toni Dunson at dunson@vsb.org.
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The VSB continues to provide essential services to Virginia’s lawyers and the public.
The VSB office at 1111 E. Main Street is closed to visitors. If you need to reach a staff person, please send an email or call the appropriate contact person. Many of our staff are teleworking and responses may be delayed. Thank you for your understanding.
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