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The Virginia State Bar publishes pamphlets and handbooks on law-related issues for Virginia's lawyers and Virginia's citizens. If you would like to order printed copies of these pamphlets, please download the Publications Order Form*(pdf) and fax or mail with payment (when applicable) to the Virginia State Bar at (804) 775-0582.

Virginia Lawyer and Virginia Lawyer Register magazines

The Virginia Lawyer and the Virginia Lawyer Register magazines are the official publications of the Virginia State Bar and are distributed to lawyers, judges, general subscribers, law libraries, other state bar associations and the media. Advertising Information

Virginia State Bar Videos

View Virginia State Bar video projects The Big Picture, the video component of Past-President Jon D. Huddleston's Virginia is for Good Lawyers, and the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section's Spare the Child, funded by the Virginia Law Foundation.

Virginia Lawyer Referral Service

For those seeking an attorney, the VSB runs a referral service that provides callers to the service with the name of an attorney who practices in the caller’s requested area of the law, and in the caller's geographic area. This pamphlet describes how the service works.

Senior Citizen's Handbook

The Senior Citizens Handbook is a resource for seniors, their families, and their caregivers to provide an overview of and contact information for opportunities and choices facing senior citizens today, with a summary of how specific laws affect Virginia's elder citizens and practical advice on issues such as Medicaid, Alzheimer’s Disease, landlord-tenant relations, and much more. There is also an extensive list of community-service organizations that detail the various services available to senior citizens.
Revised March 2009

So You're 18

For copies of So You're 18, contact Paulette Davidson at (804) 775-0521 or davidson@vsb.org.

This book is dedicated to the job of informing all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and in particular, the young citizens, how to find and where to look for help in solving their problems. It does not cover everything, but we hope it is helpful to the people who use it.

So You’re 18 - English version (pdf)* (updated 09/16/11)

So You’re 18 - Spanish version (pdf)* (11/03/08)
 

Legal Handbook for Cancer Survivors

Recognizing the need for a resource addressing the legal issues faced by cancer survivors in Virginia, the VSB Young Lawyers Conference partnered with the Legal Information Network for Cancer to develop this handbook. ©2010 Virginia State Bar
 

Guide to Lawyer Discipline

This pamphlet explains how the VSB deals with complaints about lawyers.

Guide to the Virginia State Bar

This information booklet is designed as a ready reference of the programs and services provided by the VSB for lawyers and nonlawyers. (10/20/05)

Inquiries About Lawyers

This pamphlet will tell you about the Virginia State Bar attorney disciplinary process and how to file an inquiry. (3/2/05)

Legally Informed

a reference guide to legal and public services programs sponsored by Virginia local and specialty bars (updated March 2008)
 

Publications for Lawyers

Checklist for Opening Your First Law Office

A detailed list of helpful tips for any attorney getting ready to open a private practice. It is intended to highlight all the essential elements of running a new practice. (3/25/03)
 

Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Regarding Incapacitated Adults

The Fourth Edition of The Virginia Handbook for Guardians and Conservators: A Practical Guide for Court-Appointed Guardians and Conservators of Adults is now available. The handbook is over 100 pages of useful information for all those who are serving as guardians or conservators.

This handbook is produced by the Virginia Guardianship Association with the intent to provide information to enhance the quality of guardianship services available in Virginia.

To order the handbook, see the Virginia Guardianship Association's website.

 

Lawyers and Other People's Money: A Resource for Maintaining Trust Accounts (PDF file)

The VSB Lawyer Malpractice Insurance Committee has published this booklet for all lawyers to use in maintaining their trust accounts in accord with the bar's legal ethics rules. Updated April 2012.
 

Principles of Cooperation for Physicians and Attorneys In The Commonwealth of Virginia (Word doc)

Fourth Edition Now Available In Electronic Form Only
 

Professional Guidelines

The Professional Guidelines is published each fall and contains the rules and regulations of the bar, including the Rules of Professional Conduct, attorney trust account regulations, mandatory continuing legal education regulations and forms, Virginia Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act regulations, and portions of the Rules of the Supreme Court that outline VSB governance and the procedure for disciplining attorneys.
 

Planning Ahead: Protecting Your Client's Interests in the Event of Your Disability or Death

This pamphlet was designed to assist attorneys in planning for the future. (2/20/01)

See the downloadable PDF forms available at the end of the online brochure.
 

The Revised Handbook on Appellate Advocacy in the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia

The Appellate Advocacy handbook is designed to assist members of the bar in preparing themselves for appeals in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Virginia. This handbook, however, is not a substitute for, or replacement of, Parts 5 and 5A of the Rules of Court. The handbook contains information and suggestions intended to promote efficiency and improve appellate advocacy in these courts. It may not reflect new revisions to the Rules of Court. Every lawyer contemplating an appeal to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals of Virginia should become thoroughly familiar with the Rules of Court.

Download the 2011 Edition of the Appellate Advocacy Handbook (PDF, 48 pages, 344 KB)
 

Public Information Pamphlets

A series of informational pamphlets produced by the Virginia State Bar for the public.
 

Annual Reports of the Virginia State Bar

Here you will find links to the Annual Reports of the VSB from Fiscal Year 1997-98 to the present. The Annual Report includes reports from executive officers, as well as section, conference and committee chairs.

Updated: Apr 16, 2012