Chapter 39 - Attorneys
- § 54.1-3900. Practice of law; student internship program; definition
- § 54.1-3900.01. Protection of client interests; appointment of receiver for practice of a disabled, impaired, absent, deceased, suspended or disbarred attorney
- § 54.1-3901. Practice of patent law
- § 54.1-3902. Professional corporations; professional limited liability companies; and registered limited liability partnerships
- § 54.1-3903. Oath; qualification; proof of licensure or authorization
- § 54.1-3904. Penalty for practicing without authority
- § 54.1-3905. Furnishing advice and services for compensation in connection with certain debt-pooling plans deemed practicing law
- § 54.1-3906. Liability to client
- § 54.1-3907. Reasonable care of attorney in selection of index
- § 54.1-3908. Liability for words used in proceedings concerning conduct
- § 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
- § 54.1-3910. Organization and government of Virginia State Bar
- § 54.1-3910.1. Enforcement, etc., of costs
- § 54.1-3911. Transmission of certain information to House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice
- § 54.1-3912. Fees
- § 54.1-3913. State Bar Fund; receipts; disbursements
- § 54.1-3913.1. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Clients' Protection Fund
- § 54.1-3913.1. (Effective July 1, 2023) Clients' Protection Fund
- § 54.1-3914. Forfeiture of license for failing to pay fees; restoration of license
- § 54.1-3915. Restrictions as to rules and regulations
- § 54.1-3915.1. Rules regarding client accounts
- § 54.1-3916. Legal aid societies
- § 54.1-3917. Master retirement program
- § 54.1-3917.1. Group or individual insurance policies
- § 54.1-3918. Availability of Virginia State Bar membership list
- § 54.1-3919. Composition of Board; quorum
- § 54.1-3920. Appointment and terms of members
- § 54.1-3921. Board to elect one of its members president; appointment of secretary and treasurer
- § 54.1-3922. Powers, rules and regulations
- § 54.1-3923. Compensation of members, secretary, treasurer and character and fitness committee; expenses of examinations
- § 54.1-3924. Fees paid by applicants
- § 54.1-3925. Application for examination
- § 54.1-3925.1. Proof of character and fitness required of applicant; character and fitness committee; fees
- § 54.1-3925.2. Access to criminal history records
- § 54.1-3925.3. Authority for subpoenas; qualified privilege and immunity
- § 54.1-3926. Preliminary proof of education required of applicant
- § 54.1-3927. Time and place of examination
- § 54.1-3928. Issuance of license or certificate; list of persons certified to Supreme Court
- § 54.1-3929. Preservation of examination papers
- § 54.1-3930. Reexaminations
- § 54.1-3931. Granting certificates without examination; law professors
- § 54.1-3932. Lien for fees
- § 54.1-3933. Decreeing fee out of funds under control of court
- § 54.1-3934. Revocation of license by Board
- § 54.1-3935. Procedure for disciplining attorneys by three-judge circuit court
- § 54.1-3936. Protection of client interests in proceedings pending disciplinary action
- § 54.1-3937. Procedure for revocation of certificate of registration of professional law corporations or professional limited liability companies
- § 54.1-3938. Service of process in license revocation proceedings
- § 54.1-3938.1. Subpoena issued pursuant to law of another jurisdiction
- § 54.1-3939. Definitions
- § 54.1-3940. Solicitation
- § 54.1-3941. Unlawful to act as runners or cappers
- § 54.1-3942. Validity of contract
- § 54.1-3943. Injunction against running, capping and soliciting
- § 54.1-3944. Penalty for violation
