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- Adopted | Correction to Paragraph 13-16 DD (Approved by Supreme Court of Virginia December 14, 2012. Effective immediately.)
- Vacated | Amendments to Rules 7.1-7.5 of regarding lawyer advertising (By order of the Supreme Court of Virginia November 29, 2012.)
- Adopted | Bylaws revisions to election procedures for president-elect and council (Adopted by Council October 19, 2012, effective immediately.)
- Proposed | Amendment to Bylaws to give Diversity Conference chair a seat on the Executive Committee (comments due by January 15, 2013)
- Proposed | amendments to Paragraph 13-13 regarding Participation and Disqualification of Counsel (comments due by January 15, 2013)
- Proposed | Revisions to Clients’ Protection Fund Rules of Procedure (Comments due by January 15, 2013)
- Adopted | amendment to Paragraph 13 regarding VSB Disciplinary Board (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia April 13, 2012. Effective immediately.)
- Proposed | amendments to Rule 1.11 of the Rules of Professional Conduct regarding special conflicts of interest (pending review by VSB Council)
- Proposed | amendments to Paragraph 13-26 regarding appeals from Disciplinary Board determinations (pending review by VSB Council)
- Proposed | amendment to Paragraph 13 regarding the definition of “Bar Counsel” (pending review by VSB Council)
- Proposed | amendment to Rule 1.15 of the Rules of Professional Conduct regarding safekeeping property (pending review by VSB Council)
- Proposed | Rule 1A:3 Regarding Reciprocity Admissions
- Adopted | Amendments to Rule 1.15 of Rules of Professional Conduct and Paragraph 20 of Part 6, § IV (Approved by Supreme Court of Virginia June 21, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | new Rule 1.18 defining a prospective client (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia June 21, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1A:5 regarding corporate counsel (Adopted by Supreme Court of Virginia June 10, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | amendments to bylaws for VSB standing committees (Adopted by Council June 16, 2011, effective immediately)
- Adopted | Amendments to Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1A:5 regarding corporate counsel pro bono work (Approved by Supreme Court of Virginia April 15, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to Paragraph 11, regarding VSB annual dues (Supreme Court of Virginia March 9, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to Paragraph 13 regarding multijurisdictional practice (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia February 17, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to Paragraph 17 regarding MCLE Rule (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia January 7, 2011. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Rule 4.2 amendment addressing defendant waiving rights (Effective November 1, 2010)
- Adopted | Amendments to Parts 5 and 5A, Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, regarding appellate procedures (Effective July 1, 2010)
- Adopted | Amendment to Paragraph 13-22, Board Proceedings Upon a Guilty Plea or an Adjudication of a Crime (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia March 19, 2010. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendment to Paragraph 13-10, Processing of Complaints by Bar Counsel Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia March 19, 2010. Effective immediately.
- Adopted | Amendments to Paragraph 13, dealing with the use of the phrase “Charge of Misconduct” (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia March 19, 2010. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to Paragraph 10 governing legal ethics and unauthorized practice of law (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia March 19, 2010. Effective immediately.)
- Adopted | Amendments to the MCLE Regulations include a limitation on pre-recorded CLE programs (Effective November 1, 2011)
- Proposed | new rule: provision of legal services following determination of major disaster (Pending with the Supreme Court of Virginia as of July 11, 2008)
- Rejected | Rule 7.4(d) certification as a specialist
- Rejected | Paragraph 17 mailing the annual certification form
- Rejected | Rule 8.4 allowing undisclosed recording under certain circumstances