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December 2007: 12/18 | Supreme Court Amends Rules 5.6, 5.20A, 5.26, 5.27, 5.28, 5.29, 5.39A (Effective February 1, 2008); 12/18 | President-elect Capsalis Seeks Members for 2008–2009 Virginia State Bar Committees; 12/11 | Comments Requested on Council Size Amendments; 12/03 | Virginia State Bar E-News - December 3, 2007
November 2007: 11/28 | Public Comment Pending on UPL Opinion 214; 11/28 | Public Comment Pending on UPL Opinion 213; 11/26 | Circuit Pro Bono Awards Announced; 11/21 | Karen A. Gould to Be New Executive Director of the Virginia State Bar; 11/13 | Annual Essay Competition to Explore Students’ Right to Privacy; 11/07 | Court Seeks Judicial Performance Evaluation Program Director; 11/01 | Virginia Supreme Court Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 8.4 of the Rules; 11/01 | Virginia State Bar E-News November 1, 2007
October 2007: 10/26 | Highlights of the VSB Council Meeting - October 19, 2007; 10/25 | Council to Review Proposed Amendments to Rules 5.5 and 8.5 Of the Rules of Professional Conduct; 10/25 | Council to Review Proposed Foreign Legal Consultant Rule 1A:7; 10/25 | Council to Review Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.9 And 1.11 of The Rules of Professional Conduct; 10/25 | Legal Ethics Opinion 1840 adopted; 10/25 | Christy E. Kiely Receives Sandra Day O’Connor Award from American Inns of Court; 10/18 | National Adoption Day to be Celebrated Throughout Virginia; 10/17 | Virginia Board of Bar Examiners Posts Results from July 2007 Bar Examination; 10/02 | Virginia State Bar E-News October 1, 2007; 10/02 | Standing Committee on Legal Ethics Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.9 & 1.11
September 2007: 09/27 | Results of Special Council Elections in Sixteenth and Nineteenth Judicial Circuits; 09/27 | Lawyers Slow to Request Fee-Cap Waivers; 09/11 | Virginia State Bar E-News September 4, 2007; 09/10 | Continued Relevance of Lewis Powell’s Jurisprudence Takes Center Stage during W&L Celebration
August 2007: 08/27 | VLF to Review Its Grants Process; 08/27 | Edmonds Receives NABE’s Top Award; 08/09 | Legal Ethics Opinion 1838 Regarding In-House Counsel For A Corporation; 08/09 | VSB Standing Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law is Seeking Comment on UPL Opinion 212; 08/06 | August 6, 2007: Virginia State Bar President on the Death of Oliver White Hill; 08/03 | Bar Groups to Assist in Evaluating Candidates for Court of Appeals Vacancy; 08/02 | VSB Council Seeking Comments to Proposed Rule Changes to Paragraph 13; 08/01 | Virginia State Bar E-News August 1, 2007
July 2007: 07/25 | Instructional Video for Fee-Cap Waiver Forms on Web; 07/23 | Withdrawl of Proposed LEO 1829; 07/18 | Committee Reports on Malpractice Insurance; 07/18 | Proposed Amendment: Increase CRESPA Surety Bond from $100,000 to $200,000; 07/18 | Proposed Notification Statute: Required notification to third-party claimants or judgment creditors; 07/17 | Request For Proposal (RFP VSB 08-001); 07/11 | The Dangers of Notario Fraud/EL Peligro De Fraude De Nota rio
June 2007: 06/29 | Oliver Hill’s Autobiography Updated, Reissued; 06/29 | Council Highlights June 2007; 06/29 | Globalization, Diversity are Conclave Themes; 06/26 | Virginia Law Foundation Accepting Nominations for Fellows Class of 2008; 06/25 | Local and Specialty Bar Awards; 06/25 | Bar Groups to Assist in Evaluating Candidates for Court Vacancy; 06/21 | Virginia Law Foundation Taps New Officers, Board Members; 06/21 | Virginia Law Foundation Announces Public Service Internship Recipients and Sponsors for 2007; 06/18 | VSB’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics Seeking Public Comment on Legal Ethics Opinion 1840; 06/05 | 2007-2008 Dues Statement Now Online; 06/05 | Virginia State Bar E-News June 4, 2007; 06/04 | Edmonds to receive Bolton Award from NABE; 06/04 | Results of 2007-08 Virginia State Bar Council Elections
May 2007: 05/25 | JustChildren Founder Selected to Receive Virginia Legal Aid Award; 05/24 | Fairfax Attorney Named Virginia State Bar’s Young Lawyer of the Year; 05/17 | Roanoke Attorney Steven L. Higgs Named Virginia’s Local Bar Leader of the Year; 05/17 | James C. Roberts of Richmond Receives Tradition of Excellence Award; 05/16 | Law Foundation Announces Grant Awards; 05/11 | Amendment to Rule 4.2—Communication With Persons Represented By Counsel Effective immediately; 05/09 | Family Law Section Recognizes Outstanding Virginia Lawyers; 05/09 | Annual Special Assessment for Clients’ Protection Fund Effective July 1, 2007; 05/09 | Increases in Delinquency and Reinstatement Fees Effective July 1, 2007
April 2007: 04/30 | Virginia State Bar E-News: STAY INFORMED, GET CONNECTED; 04/30 | Virginia State Bar Announces 2007 Law In Society Contest Winners; 04/25 | LEO 1829 Lawyers Serving on Public Bodies – Compendium Opinion; 04/11 | VSB 69th Annual Meeting Online Registration Now Open; 04/02 | Lewis F. Powell Pro Bono Award Goes to Richmond Lawyer and U.Va. Program; 04/02 | William & Mary Law Student Receives Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award
March 2007: 03/13 | Lawyers Helping Lawyers Conference Offers 5.5 Hours CLE Credit (4.5 Ethics)
February 2007: 02/27 | Commission on Courts in the 21st Century Final Report Released; 02/13 | Supreme Court of Virginia, VSB Announce Advanced Indigent Criminal Defense Program; 02/05 | Immigration Issue Is Topic of Legal Essay Contest; 02/05 | Vacancies on Eastern District Federal Bench
January 2007: 01/09 | Lawyers and Other People’s Money: A Resource for Maintaining Trust Accounts; 01/05 | 2007 Criminal Law Seminar Luncheon Speakers Announced; 01/05 | Principles of Cooperation for Physicians and Attorneys In The Commonwealth of Virginia - New Edition; 01/03 | Bar Discount Available for Techshow