The VLW Blog

Paul G. Mahoney, a corporate law expert at the University of Virginia, will become the 11th dean of the U.Va. law school on July 1.
In announcing the appointment today, U.Va. President John T. Casteen III had high praise for both Mahoney and the retiring Dean, John C. Jeffries Jr. Succeeding Jeffries, Casteen said, “is not […]

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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce a new benefit for subscribers.
Starting today, you’ll be able to get a full-text copy of any Circuit Court opinion from 2007 onward that we digest in the paper for FREE.
Full-text PDF copies are available through the archives on our Web site, http://www.valawyersweekly.com/
The opinions will be available to any […]

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The Virginia State Bar will seek comments on a proposal for mandatory legal malpractice insurance for attorneys who represent clients drawn from the public.
The VSB executive committee and council will get the proposal as an informational item at their meetings next week and is expected to vote on the proposal at its June 19 annual […]

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An employee who claims his 401(k) account lost value can sue the plan administrator for failure to follow the employee’s investment instructions.
On Feb. 20, the U.S. Supreme Court said in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates Inc. that the employee’s allegations stated a claim for breach of fiduciary duty in violation of § 502(a)(2) of […]

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A hearing for Norfolk Circuit Judge Charles D. Griffith Jr. has been moved from tomorrow to March 3, when senators as well as delegates will participate.
Legislators had placed a hold on his appointment to a second term and gave him an opportunity to present his case for staying on the bench.
The earlier date was […]

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Read it and weep if you had a claim that you thought was covered by American National Lawyers Insurance Reciprocal or Doctors Insurance Reciprocal.
The State Corporation Commission ruled today that you have the same status as a general creditor in the receivership for Reciprocal of America, the parent of the retention groups. Because the commission […]

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From the Love Stinks Department:
It’s not quite as provocative as the Chicago billboard last year featuring a buff dude and a scantily clad babe and proclaiming, “Life’s short. Get a divorce.”
But the message is pretty much the same. The Associated Press reports that a radio station in Charleston, W.Va., is auctioning off a […]

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Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced yesterday that the second annual Legal Food Frenzy will be held March 31- April 11.
The goal this year is a million pounds of food for the state’s foodbanks from Virginia law firms, a substantial increase over last year’s 679,000 pounds. The young lawyers division of the Virginia Bar Association […]

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The Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary announced in a statement this morning that President Gene Nichol had resigned following the board’s decision not to renew his contract.
Nichol also released a statement, noting that he will return to the faculty of the William and Mary law school.
Nichol’s 16-month tenure […]

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Judge Walter D. Kelley Jr. will leave the federal district bench less than four years after he was appointed to the court.
In a letter to President Bush today, Kelley said May 16 will be his last day as a judge. “I have reluctantly concluded that my professional interests and the needs of my family are […]

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