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Withdrawn | Paragraph 13-4 C regarding district committee member’s address of record.
updated 3/2/15:
After the February 28, 2015, meeting of VSB Council, the proposal has been withdrawn.
On September 3, 2014, the Committee on Lawyer Discipline (COLD) approved amendments to Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-4.C of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under the current rule, if a Virginia attorney who is a member of a district committee works or resides outside of the State of Virginia, it is possible that their address of record with the bar could be the non-Virginia address. That address would appear on the district committee roster, making it appear that a non-Virginia lawyer is considering disciplinary complaints against Virginia lawyers.
Determination of whether a member qualifies as a district committee member should be ascertainable from the member's address of record, and the proposed amendment would clarify this issue by requiring district committee members to provide an address of record that is physically located in the district served.
13. PROCEDURE FOR DISCIPLINING, SUSPENDING, AND DISBARRING ATTORNEYS
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13-4 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT COMMITTEES
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C. Geographic Criteria. The address of record of eEach member of a District Committee shall be either his or her residence or office a resident of or have his or her office in the District Committee area for which such member is appointed. Members shall, to the extent practicable, be appointed from different geographical sections of their districts.
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Updated: December 8, 2014
Updated: January 5, 2017