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Proposed Rule Changes
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed amendment to Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13, Board Proceedings Upon a Guilty Plea or an Adjudication of a Crime (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed amendment to Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13, Duties of Disbarred or Suspended Respondent (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed amendment to Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13, Processing of Complaints by Bar Counsel (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed Supreme Court Rule regarding The Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 11, 2008)
- Supreme Court of Virginia rejects proposed amendment to Rule 7.4(d) that would have allowed lawyers to communicate the fact the lawyer has been certified as a specialist in a field of law by a named organization without the rule’s required disclaimer. (view order PDF file).
- Supreme Court of Virginia rejects proposed amendment to Paragraph 17 that would have removed the requirement to mail the annual certification form (view order PDF file)
- Supreme Court of Virginia rejects proposed amendment to Rule 8.4 that would have allowed undisclosed recording under certain circumstances. (view order PDF file)
Updated: March 19, 2010