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  • State bar proposes amending client rule following ABA changes
  • Bar associations asked to vet Court of Appeals candidates
  • Bar pays $264K from Clients’ Protection Fund

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

State bar proposes amending client rule following ABA changes

The Virginia State Bar seeks comment on proposed amendments to Rule 1.14 following ABA changes on lawyers' obligations for clients with diminished capacity. The post State bar prop...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 week ago

Bar associations asked to vet Court of Appeals candidates

Virginia bar associations have been asked by the General Assembly to evaluate candidates for four new Court of Appeals judgeships by Aug. 31. The post Bar associations asked to vet...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 week ago

Bar pays $264K from Clients’ Protection Fund

The Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund authorized $264,643 in reimbursements to clients of 12 attorneys for incomplete or improper legal services. The post Bar pays $264K...

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valawyersweekly.com /2 weeks ago

ABA releases ethics opinion on engagement agreement provisions

The American Bar Association issues Formal Opinion 523 clarifying lawyer withdrawal rights under engagement agreements, with context on Virginia rules. The post ABA releases ethics...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Sanctions – Attorney sanctioned for violating multiple Rules of Professional Conduct

Where an attorney failed to disclose material information to his client, failed to withdraw for over a month after the client terminated him and attempted to exert control over the...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Bar seeks comment on ethics opinion over AI-generated errors

The Virginia State Bar is soliciting public comment on a proposed legal ethics opinion pertaining to duties when opposing counsel fails to review and correct outputs from generativ...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Horse rider’s negligence claim not barred

The Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that a signed waiver does not bar a horse rider's negligence claim against The Pines Horse Farm for faulty tack. The post Horse rider’s negli...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Washington State Opens Door for Graduates of Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar

The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association amended the WSBA admission policies on May 1.       

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feeds.feedblitz.com /4 weeks ago

DOJ Sues New Mexico Supreme Court, Board of Bar Examiners Over Alleged SCRA Violations

The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division warns that state supreme courts and bar associations should take note of the New Mexico lawsuit, and if states do not come into...

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valawyersweekly.com /4 weeks ago

Pace to serve as Richmond Bar Association president

Benjamin Pace, partner at Williams Mullen, will serve as president of the Richmond Bar Association, succeeding Jennifer J. West. The post Pace to serve as Richmond Bar Association...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Arbitration – Commonwealth isn’t bound by arbitration provision

The commonwealth of Virginia is not bound by arbitration agreements in consumer solar panel sales, ruling by EDVA at Richmond in case against Power Home Solar executives. The post...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

An Update on Virginia’s Medical Malpractice Reporting Bill

A prior analysis examined the Virginia legislature’s rejection of a sweeping proposal to overhaul the state’s medical malpractice damages cap. That proposal would have doubled the...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Ford expert witness barred from testifying at trial

Ford expert witness barred from testifying in the eastern district of Virginia for violating Rule 26(a)(2)(B) by failing to disclose employee interviews. The post Ford expert witne...

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natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

Virginia Senate Bill 128 Adds Health Care Professionals to Virginia’s Noncompete Restrictions

As we previously reported, Virginia recently enacted Senate Bill 170 (“the Act”), which takes effect July 1, 2026, and expands the Commonwealth’s existing restrictions on noncompet...

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valawyersweekly.com /4 weeks ago

Nonparty execs cannot enforce arbitration clause

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that nonparty executives cannot enforce an arbitration agreement against the Commonwealth of Virginia. The post N...

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natlawreview.com /2 weeks ago

VHRA Updates: Virginia Widens Employer Coverage and Extends Discrimination Complaint Filing Deadlines

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute

Where members of a church sought discovery on whether members had been disenfranchised, the circuit court erroneously considered the First Amendment’s freedom of association to be...

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valawyersweekly.com /3 days ago

Criminal – Trial court lost jurisdiction to act on defendant’s motion

Where a man moved to have his state sentence suspended following his release from federal custody, but the circuit court did not issue a final judgment within 60 days from […] The...

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natlawreview.com /1 week ago

Virginia Governor Vetoes Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Rights Bill

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valawyersweekly.com /1 day ago

Virginia to receive part of $45M multistate settlement with Cash App owner

Virginia is part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc. over deceptive practices on Cash App, receiving $845,500 from the payout. The post Virginia to receive part...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Virginia Enacts Automatic Renewal Consumer Protection Law

Virginia’s recent amendments to its existing law governing auto-renewal subscriptions, effective July 1, 2026, increase requirements for subscription and auto-renewal compliance, r...

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valawyersweekly.com /3 weeks ago

Criminal – Ineffective assistance of counsel claim is rejected

Where the defendant argued his trial counsel provided incorrect advice during plea negotiations, but there was no reversible error in the district court’s determination that he fai...

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