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Hudson to UR law grads: Work on personal ties most
By News in Brief
May 19, 2008
Henry E. Hudson, judge of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, told 162 graduates of the University of Richmond School of Law that building relationships with the people you love is the most important thing in life – everything else is secondary.
He said the full realization of what […]
Hart gains Roanoke-area pro bono award
By News in Brief
May 19, 2008
Ross C. Hart, an attorney in Salem, received the 23rd Circuit’s pro bono award for 2007 earlier this month at the annual meeting of the Salem/Roanoke County Bar Association.
Hart was nominated for the award by John E. Whitfield, executive director and general counsel of Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc., who noted that Hart […]
VBA Young Lawyes to host second annual diversity job fair
By News in Brief
May 19, 2008
Registration is now open to law firms and legal employers for the second annual Diversity Job Fair.
This year’s job fair, sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of The Virginia Bar Association, is scheduled for Saturday, August 16, at the Embassy Suites Richmond Hotel. The deadline for employer registration is Friday, June 6.
A […]
VBA gives Book Center grant for ‘Big Read’
By News in Brief
May 19, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Virginia Bar Association has presented the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book with a $1,500 grant to support two statewide student competitions for the Center’s “Big Read in Virginia” project based on Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Students in grades 9-12 were invited to submit entries to either the Student Essay Competition […]
Appeals Court to rehear case on power to nol pros
By News in Brief
May 19, 2008
The full Virginia Court of Appeals will review the consequences when a prosecutor nol prosses a charge without giving a reason for doing so.
Last month, a unanimous three-judge panel reversed a conviction for assaulting a state trooper in Wright v. Commonwealth, (VLW 008-7-184), and remanded the case for circuit for a preliminary.
But last […]
VSB Disciplinary Actions
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
May 19, 2008
On April 21, 2008, the Virginia State Bar Third District Committee, Section I, imposed a public reprimand with terms on Chester lawyer Travis R. Williams for violating rules of professional conduct that govern diligence and communication. According to the VSB, in defending a court-appointed criminal case, he failed to properly perfect an appeal to the […]
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