Virginia Lawyer Magazine – October 2021
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Features
The Pro Bono Issue
Monumental Changes to the Virginia Fair Housing Law: Five New Protected Classes
by Helen Hardiman
When COVID Harms Landlords: How the VRRP Helps
by Crystal Kramer
When a Plan Comes Together: Temporary COVID Laws Protect Tenants in Crisis
by Janae Craddock
Cover Story: Who Are You When You Can’t Prove Who You Are?
by Kaylin Bowen
Elena Pruett-Fiederlein: A Law Student Works for the Good
by Deirdre Norman
A Permanent, Simplified Limited Scope Appearance Rule Can Help Virginia Tenants Maintain Housing
by Colleen O’Conor
Pro Bono Contributions by Virginia Lawyers in 2020
Virginia Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Heroes
General Interest
Yes, Words Matter: Statutory Interpretation in Virginia
by The Hon. Afshin Farashahi
Hunting Rabbits: Military Joint Jurisdiction in Virginia
by The Hon. Joseph A. Migliozzi and Isaiah Klassen
Viewpoint: The Lawyer and the Shepherd
by Francis Chester
Virginia Lawyer Register
Disciplinary Summaries
Disciplinary Proceedings
Notices to Lawyers: A Roundup of News and Proposed Rule Amendments from vsb.org
MCLE Administrative Suspensions
Noteworthy
VSB News
Charlie Phillips Receives 2021 Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award
Greater Richmond Bar Foundation Receives Frankie Muse Freeman Pro Bono Award
Volunteers Sought for VSB Disciplinary Board Vacancies
Clients’ Protection Fund Pays Almost $400,000 in Last Fiscal Year
Jim McCauley Receives Traver Scholar Award
Young Lawyers Conference Wins Prestigious National Award
Local and Specialty Bar Elections
MCLE Deadline: Oct. 31
In Memoriam
Sadie “Cookie” Marie Banks Brown
Richard Elmer Dixon Sr
Columns
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Bar Counsel’s Message
Risk Management
Access to Legal Services
Law Libraries
Technology and the Future Practice of Law
Wellness
The Last Word
Departments
Forum
Professional Notices
Classified Ads
Jest is for All
Advertiser’s Index
About the Cover
Henry C. Su of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP photographed on a rainy day in Richmond. Photo by Kaylin Bowen.
