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§ 54.1-3900. Practice of law; student internship program; definition - Persons who hold a license or certificate to practice law...
§ 54.1-3900.01. Protection of client interests; appointment of receiver for practice of a disabled, impaired, absent, deceased, suspended or disbarred attorney - A. Upon a showing that an attorney is unable to...
§ 54.1-3901. Practice of patent law - A. For the purposes of this section "an attorney recognized...
§ 54.1-3902. Professional corporations; professional limited liability companies; and registered limited liability partnerships - A. No professional corporation organized or qualifying under the provisions...
§ 54.1-3903. Oath; qualification; proof of licensure or authorization - Before an attorney may practice in any court in the...
§ 54.1-3904. Penalty for practicing without authority - Any person who practices law without being authorized or licensed...
§ 54.1-3905. Furnishing advice and services for compensation in connection with certain debt-pooling plans deemed practicing law - The furnishing of advice or services for compensation to a...
§ 54.1-3906. Liability to client - Every attorney shall be liable to his client for any...
§ 54.1-3907. Reasonable care of attorney in selection of index - Any attorney who in the examination of records in the...
§ 54.1-3908. Liability for words used in proceedings concerning conduct - No person shall be held liable in any civil action...
§ 54.1-3909. Rules and regulations defining practice of law and prescribing procedures for practice of law by law students, codes of ethics, use of limited liability companies, and disciplinary procedure - The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations: Defining the...
§ 54.1-3910. Organization and government of Virginia State Bar - The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations organizing and...
§ 54.1-3910.1. Enforcement, etc., of costs - Orders of the Disciplinary Board regarding unpaid costs assessed by...
§ 54.1-3911. Transmission of certain information to the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - The Virginia State Bar is authorized to transmit to the...
§ 54.1-3912. Fees - The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations fixing a...
§ 54.1-3913. State Bar Fund; receipts; disbursements - The State Bar Fund is continued as a special fund...
§ 54.1-3913.1. Clients' Protection Fund - The Clients' Protection Fund is continued as a special fund...
§ 54.1-3914. Forfeiture of license for failing to pay fees; restoration of license - Any attorney licensed to practice in this Commonwealth who fails...
§ 54.1-3915. Restrictions as to rules and regulations - Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, the Supreme Court...
§ 54.1-3915.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 342, cl....
§ 54.1-3916. Legal aid societies - A. The Virginia State Bar through its governing body is...
§ 54.1-3917. Master retirement program - The Virginia State Bar through its governing body is authorized...
§ 54.1-3917.1. Group or individual insurance policies - The Virginia State Bar, through its governing body, is authorized...
§ 54.1-3918. Availability of Virginia State Bar membership list - When requested, copies of the Virginia State Bar membership address...
§ 54.1-3919. Composition of Board; quorum - The Board of Bar Examiners shall be responsible for the...
§ 54.1-3920. Appointment and terms of members - The members of the Board shall be appointed by the...
§ 54.1-3921. Board to elect one of its members president; appointment of secretary and treasurer - The Board shall elect one of its members to serve...
§ 54.1-3922. Powers, rules and regulations - The Board shall do, or cause to be done, all...
§ 54.1-3923. Compensation of members, secretary, treasurer and character and fitness committee; expenses of examinations - The members of the Board and members of any character...
§ 54.1-3924. Fees paid by applicants - In order to defray the compensation, mileage and expenses above...
§ 54.1-3925. Application for examination - A person desiring to take an examination under this article...
§ 54.1-3925.1. Proof of character and fitness required of applicant; character and fitness committee; fees - A. Before issuing to any applicant a license or certificate...
§ 54.1-3925.2. Access to criminal history records - The Board is authorized to obtain criminal history record information...
§ 54.1-3925.3. Authority for subpoenas; qualified privilege and immunity - A. In the conduct of investigations and hearings, the Board...
§ 54.1-3926. Preliminary proof of education required of applicant - Before an applicant will be permitted to take any examination...
§ 54.1-3927. Time and place of examination - The Board shall hold at least two examinations each year,...
§ 54.1-3928. Issuance of license or certificate; list of persons certified to Supreme Court - The Board shall issue a license to practice law in...
§ 54.1-3929. Preservation of examination papers - The essay portion of the examination papers shall be kept...
§ 54.1-3930. Reexaminations - Any applicant who fails an examination given after July 15,...
§ 54.1-3931. Granting certificates without examination; law professors - A. The Supreme Court shall have discretion to grant a...
§ 54.1-3932. Lien for fees - A. Any person having or claiming a right of action...
§ 54.1-3933. Decreeing fee out of funds under control of court - No court shall decree or order any fee or compensation...
§ 54.1-3934. Revocation of license by Board - The Board of Bar Examiners may, for good cause, revoke...
§ 54.1-3935. Procedure for disciplining attorneys by three-judge circuit court - A. Any attorney who is the subject of a disciplinary...
§ 54.1-3936. Protection of client interests in proceedings pending disciplinary action - A. If Bar Counsel has reasonable cause to believe that...
§ 54.1-3937. Procedure for revocation of certificate of registration of professional law corporations or professional limited liability companies - A. If the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or...
§ 54.1-3938. Service of process in license revocation proceedings - If personal service of process cannot be had upon the...
§ 54.1-3938.1. Subpoena issued pursuant to law of another jurisdiction - Whenever a subpoena is sought in this Commonwealth pursuant to...
§ 54.1-3939. Definitions - As used in this article: "Agent" means any person who...
§ 54.1-3940. Solicitation - It shall be unlawful for an attorney to solicit professional...
§ 54.1-3941. Unlawful to act as runners or cappers - It shall be unlawful for any person to act singly...
§ 54.1-3942. Validity of contract - Any contract for professional employment secured by an attorney in...
§ 54.1-3943. Injunction against running, capping and soliciting - The attorney for the Commonwealth, or any person, firm or...
§ 54.1-3944. Penalty for violation - Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be...