Virginia
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Virginia State Bar
- Attorney registration lookup
- vsb.org/Site/lawyers/compliance.aspx
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.vsb.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- vsb.org/Site/lawyers/ethics.aspx
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- vsb.org/Site/legal-help/clients-protection-fund.as…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Legal Services Corporation of Virginia
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15, attorneys must maintain complete trust accounting records, perform periodic reconciliations, and preserve trust records for five years following termination of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5, the basis or rate of the fee must be communicated preferably in writing, and contingent fees require a written agreement signed by the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active Virginia attorneys must complete 12 hours of approved CLE annually by October 31, including at least 2 hours in ethics or professionalism.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- vsb.org/Site/about/rules-regulations/rpc-part6-sec…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 7.5, trade names may be used in private practice if they are not false, misleading, or implying an improper affiliation with a government agency.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.scc.virginia.gov
- State tax department
- www.tax.virginia.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.vacourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.vacourts.gov/online/vaces/home.html
- Court forms
- www.vacourts.gov/forms/home.html
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.vacourts.gov/opinions/home.html
- Statutes / codes
- virginiageneralassembly.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Out-of-state attorneys may appear pro hac vice under Supreme Court of Virginia Rule 1A:4 by associating with local counsel, submitting an application, and paying the required application fee.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- valap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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