Rules and Regulations
Notice To Virginia State Bar Members
The Virginia State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct, Unauthorized Practice Rules and other regulatory materials contained herein include all amendments approved by the VSB Council and The Supreme Court of Virginia, to date, to the best of our ability.
A complete collection of Legal Ethics and Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinions is contained in unnumbered 1991 and 1996 Added Volumes to the Code of Virginia, published by the Michie Company. These volumes are supplemented with a pocket part each July.
Upon request for LEOs involving a specific issue, the bar will furnish full texts of relevant opinions at no cost. The bar reserves the right to charge for volume requests. Charges will be based upon staff time and copying costs.
A breakdown of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Professional Guidelines can be found to the left, as well as proposed, adopted, and rejected Rule Changes.
2009-10 Professional Guidelines print version (printable PDF file posted 3/15/10) Includes amendments approved through March 1, 2010. Amendments adopted after March 1, 2010, are posted at Rule Changes.
Updated: March 23, 2010