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The mission of the Virginia State Bar is (1) to protect the public, (2) to regulate the legal profession of Virginia, (3) to advance access to legal services, and (4) to assist in improving the legal profession and the judicial system.

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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.

Latest Disciplinary Actions

Elizabeth S Horn Public Reprimand

Posted on 5/4/2026
Effective April 29, 2026, the Fifth District, Section I Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand without terms to North Carolina Attorney Elizabeth S. Horn.

Robert Paul Stenzhorn Public Reprimand

Posted on 5/4/2026
Effective April 30, 2026, the First District Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand without terms to Robert Paul Stenzhorn.

Sara Danielle Vaughn Public Reprimand

Posted on 4/30/2026
Effective April 28, 2026, the Third District, Section II, Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand with terms to Sara Danielle Vaughn.

Philip Loyd Bradfield Suspension

Posted on 4/30/2026
Effective May 16, 2026, a three-judge panel of the Newport News Circuit Court suspended Philip Loyd Bradfield’s license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for two years.

Steven Shareff Public Admonition

Posted on 4/29/2026
Effective April 28, 2026, the Seventh District Committee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public admonition, with terms, to Steven Shareff.

Upcoming Events

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Jul 03   |Independence Day (Observed)Office Closed, 070326HOL
Jul 05   |Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law InstituteRichmond, VA070526DV
Jul 20   |Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board MeetingRichmond, VA072026MCLE
Aug 06   |2026 VSB Disciplinary ConferenceHarrisonburg, VACOLD0826
Aug 11   |Access to Legal Services Committee MeetingRichmond, VA081126ALSC
Aug 13   |Harry L. Carrico Professionalism CourseFairfax, VAPROF081326
Aug 28   |Disciplinary Board HearingsVaried, VA082826DISC
Sep 09   |Committee, Board, and Section Chairs MeetingRichmond, VA090926FCM
Sep 17   |Resolution of Fee Disputes Committee MeetingRichmond, VA091726RFD
Sep 18   |Harry L. Carrico Professionalism CourseRichmond, VA091826PC

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