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Danny Zemel Receives 2026 Powell Pro Bono Award

Posted on 5/11/2026
Danny Zemel has been awarded the 2026 Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award, given by the Access to Legal Services Committee of the Virginia State Bar to honor an attorney who has made outstanding pro bono contributions in the Commonwealth.

  

Local and Specialty Bar Associations Receive 2026 Awards of Merit

Posted on 5/11/2026
The Local and Specialty Bar Section has recognized four projects completed by four individual bar associations with Awards of Merit.

  

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Receives 2026 Organizational Pro Bono Award

Posted on 5/11/2026
The VSB Access to Legal Services Committee has awarded Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP the 2026 Frankie Muse Freeman Organizational Pro Bono Award.

  

Supreme Court of Virginia OES Seeks Hearing Officers for Department of Education

Posted on 5/11/2026
The Supreme Court of Virginia, Office of the Executive Secretary (OES), is seeking applicants interested in serving as hearing officers for Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) special education cases.

  

Mikaela Phillips Receives 2026 Young Lawyer of the Year Award

Posted on 5/6/2026
The Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Section has named Mikaela Phillips, assistant solicitor general for the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, as the R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Young Lawyer of the Year.

  

VSB Executive Director Takes Military Leave of Absence

Posted on 5/6/2026
Virginia State Bar (VSB) Executive Director Cameron M. Rountree has temporarily stepped down from his position to take a military leave of absence.

  

Molly E. Newton Awarded 2026 Specialty Bar Leader of the Year

Posted on 5/6/2026
Molly E. Newton, president of the Greater Penninsula Women's Bas Association (GPWBA), has been awarded Specialty Bar Leader of the Year by the Virginia State Bar Local and Specialty Bar Section (LSBS).

  

VSB News May 2026

Posted on 5/6/2026
The VSB News monthly email was sent to all Virginia lawyers on May 1, 2026.

  

Be Aware of Scam Involving Fake Lawyers Targeting Immigrants and Lawyers

Posted on 5/1/2026
The Virginia State Bar has been made aware of a sophisticated immigration-related fraud that is directly impacting licensing attorneys and the vulnerable populations they serve.

  

Martha McQuade Receives the Edward L. Chambers Jr. Lifetime Bar Service Award

Posted on 4/30/2026
Martha McQuade, partner at McQuade Byrum PLLC, received the Edward L. Chambers Jr. Lifetime Bar Service Award.

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