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Professional Guidelines and Rules of Professional Conduct
Additional Info
The 2008-2009 Professional Guidelines were mailed to active members of the VSB on October 15, 2008, accompanying the October issue of Virginia Lawyer.
The 2008-2009 Professional Guidelines are available to download as PDF files on this page.
2008-2009 Professional Guidelines:
The Professional Guidelines below include amendments through September 1, 2008, unless otherwise indicated. For amendments approved after September 1, 2008, see the supplement to the 2008-2009 Professional Guidelines.
Note: Some of the documents below are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). If you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your PC, you can view and print these documents. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy, by clicking here.
Full Document: 2008-2009 Professional Guidelines (224 pages, 876 KB PDF)
Table of Contents by Section:
- Rules of Professional Conduct (95 pages, 392 KB PDF)
Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 6, § II effective January 1, 2000
- Organization & Government of the Virginia State Bar (64 pages, 232 KB PDF)
Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 6, § IV - Pro Hac Vice (4 pages, 48 KB PDF)
Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 1A, Rule 1A:4
- Corporate Counsel Limited Admission and Registration (4 pages, 36 KB PDF)
Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 1A, Rule 1A:5
- Bylaws of the Virginia State Bar and Council (7 pages, 60 KB PDF)
- Unauthorized Practice Rules (18 pages, 92 KB PDF)
Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 6, § I
- Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Regulations (9 pages, 56 KB PDF)
- MCLE Forms 2, 3 and 4
- Clients’ Protection Fund Rules (6 pages, 48 KB PDF)
- Attorney Trust Account Regulations (3 pages, 36 KB PDF)
- Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act Regulations (4 pages, 44 KB PDF)
- Virginia Licensed Legal Aid Society Regulations (2 pages, 28 KB PDF)
- Principles of Professionalism (2 pages, 28 KB PDF)
Proposed Rule Changes
Supplement to 2008-2009 Professional Guidelines
Rule changes and amendments since September 1, 2008
Updated: November 20, 2008