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Proposed Rule Changes
- Proposed amendment to Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13, dealing with the use of the phrase “Charge of Misconduct" (Comments due by September 28, 2009)
- 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)
- Proposed Amendment to Paragraph 17, Removing the Requirement to Mail the Annual Certification Form (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review amendments to Part 6. Section IV, Paragraph 1, 2, 3, Organization and Government of the VSB (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed amendment to Rule 1.17 (Comments due to the Supreme Court of Virginia by August 3, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposal to increase the penalty for UPL to a felony (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Ethics Committee seeking comment on proposed new Rule 1.18 (Comments due by June 15, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review a proposed amendment to Rule 7.4(D) of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of March 23, 2009)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review Diversity Recommendations (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 1, 2009)
- Proposed Amendments to Bylaws of the Virginia State Bar and Council, Part II, Article VIII, Sec. 5; Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, Part 6, §IV, ¶10; and Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, Part 6, §II, Rule 7.2 regarding Sunsetting of SCOLAS (Comments due to the Supreme Court of Virginia by August 3, 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 8.4 that would have allowed undisclosed recording under certain circumstances. (view order PDF file)
- Supreme Court of Virginia to review proposed amendments to Rules 1.9 and 1.11 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of March 21, 2008)
Updated: July 2, 2009