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Posted on 3/27/2024 Eugene M. Elliott Jr. of Roanoke, and Lisa A. Wilson of Alexandria are the co-recipients of the 2024 Edward L. Chambers Jr. Lifetime Bar Service Award.
Posted on 3/26/2024 The Virginia State Bar Real Property Section’s Membership Committee announces six new videos on real estate easements and foreclosure as part three and four of the Living Library Project.
Posted on 3/18/2024 Running unopposed, K. Brett Marston, managing partner of Gentry Locke Attorneys in Roanoke, has been named 2024–25 president-elect of the Virginia State Bar.
Posted on 3/18/2024 VSB Council, the Virginia State Bar’s governing body, will hold its annual elections by electronic ballot in April 2024 for terms beginning July 1.
Posted on 3/15/2024 Online registration is open for the 2024 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be in Virginia Beach May 29 – June 1. We hope to see you there!
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Posted on 3/25/2024 Effective March 22, 2024, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Barry Ray Taylor’s license to practice law in Virginia for failing to comply with Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-29 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Posted on 3/25/2024 Ordered and effective March 22, 2024, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked Joshua Nathaniel DeBold’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia based on his conviction for attempted assault on a law enforcement officer.
Posted on 3/25/2024 Effective March 15, 2024, the Seventh District Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand with terms to David Allen Downes for violating professional rules that govern safekeeping property. Order published.
Posted on 3/13/2024 Effective March 1, 2024, the Second District, Section I Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand without terms to Jennifer Terrell Dilworth. Order published.
Posted on 3/1/2024 Effective February 23, 2024, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board issued a public reprimand with terms to Ashkira Hassan Mohamud.
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