As the legal profession faces challenges due to emerging “legal deserts,” lower income Virginians are among the most impacted by a lack of affordable or available counsel. “The need for pro bono ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 1 in 4 Virginians do not have ready access to an attorney because of where they live, according to a new report on widespread “legal deserts” in the Commonwealth. In ...

SALEM, Va. (WRIC) — An attorney from Salem had his license suspended by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board for encouraging his client to lie in court. The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board ...

The Virginia State Bar is “an agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia” with an explicit mission: "(1) to protect the public, (2) to regulate the legal profession of Virginia, (3) to advance access to ...