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Paul E. Fletcher, a member of the Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Class of 2008, has been named the new executive director and chief executive officer for the Virginia Bar Association (VBA). Mr. Fletcher is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly and serves as chair of the Virginia Press Foundation. Starting September 20, Mr. Fletcher…

The Virginia Law Foundation announces its 2021 grant recipients and awards nearly $600,000 to 24 organizations. Since 1984, the Foundation has distributed more than $27 million in annual grants to initiatives and nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia advancing the Foundation’s three-pronged mission: To improve access to legal assistance for the underserved and to support…

NEW: The Virginia Law Foundation and our Educational Division Virginia CLE® announce a prestigious new form of professional recognition now available to some of Virginia’s finest and best trained attorneys … What is the Virginia Law Foundation/Virginia CLE® Qualified Counselor and Qualified Master Counselor Designation Program? It’s a professional accreditation in several practice areas from the leading…

According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly, two Virginia Law Foundation Fellows have been nominated for certification and election to the Virginia Court of Appeals. Doris Henderson Causey (Class of 2016) and Stuart A. Raphael (Class of 2015) are among the candidates for the eight open seats. The House Courts Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee will…