Established: 1938
Total Number of Members: 39,026
Membership is: Compulsory
Memberships in Other Bar Associations: Southern Conference of Bar Associations

Bar Profile:
The Virginia State Bar was created by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1938 as an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The State Bar operates under Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court and bylaws adopted by a Council, its governing body which is elected pursuant to the Rules of Court. As the mandatory (unified) bar of Virginia, the State Bar's membership is comprised of all attorneys licensed to practice law in the state.

The principal purpose of the Virginia State Bar is to uphold and maintain high ethical standards among members of the legal profession. As an administrative arm of the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia State Bar is charged with the responsibility of regulating the profession and handling disciplinary matters involving attorneys, as well as unauthorized practice of law complaints. While the State Bar is primarily a regulatory agency, it also provides essential educational and professional services for its members, including administration of a mandatory professionalism course for new members.

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President
Howard W. Martin, Jr.
Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
1200 Bank of America Center
One Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA 23510-2111
Phone: 757-623-3000

President-Elect
Manuel Aggie Capsalis, Esq.
Capsalis, Bruce & Reaser, PLC
Suite 800
2200 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-525-9620
Fax: 703-525-2489

Executive Director
Karen A. Gould
707 East Main Street, Suite 1500
Richmond, VA 23219-2800
Phone: 804-775-0500

Contacts

Continuing Legal Education Director
Gale M. Cartwright
Phone: 804-775-0578

Membership Director
Diana L. Balch
Phone: 804-775-0535

Disciplinary Clerk
Barbara S. Lanier
Phone: 804-775-0573

Information Services Director
William H. Dickinson
Phone: 804-775-0511

Public Information & Services
Rodney A. Coggin
Phone: 804-775-0585

ANNUAL MEETINGS
Purpose: To install officers; hear annual report of council actions, provide CLE workshops / special programs
June 19-22, 2008 Virginia Beach, Virginia

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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SECTION
Chair: Brian Richard Greene, Esq.
Seltzer Greene, PLC
Bank of America Center, Suite 1720
1111 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-1100
Fax: 804-672-4540

ANTITRUST LAW SECTION
Chair: Kenneth Wright Dolbeare, Esq.
P.O. Box 3722
Richmond, VA 23235
Phone: 804-272-4709

BANKRUPTCY LAW SECTION
Chair: James Robert Schroll, Esq.
Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C.
Suite 700
2300 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-525-4000
Fax: 703-525-2207

BUSINESS LAW SECTION
Chair: James Chapman Hale, Esq.
LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation
1800 Wachovia Tower
Drawer 1200
Roanoke, VA 24006
Phone: 540-510-3000
Fax: 540-510-3050

CONSTRUCTION LAW SECTION
Chair: Jack Rephan, Esq.
Pender & Coward, P.C.
222 Central Park Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-490-6278
Fax: 757-456-2935

CORPORATE COUNSEL SECTION
Chair: Douglas Darrell Callaway, Esq.
Wachovia Securities (WF2216)
901 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3501
Phone: 804-787-6826
Fax: 804-344-6599

CRIMINAL LAW SECTION
Chair: Robert Beman Beasley, Jr., Esq.
Powhatan County Commonwealth's Attorney
3801 Marion Harland Drive
Powhatan, VA 23139
Phone: 804-598-5668
Fax: 804-598-7939

EDUCATION OF LAWYERS
Chair: Prof. Henry Lawrence Chambers, Jr.
University of Richmond
School of Law
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: 804-289-8199
Fax: 804-289-8992

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SECTION
Chair: Caleb Adam Jaffe, Esq.
Southern Environmental Law Center
Suite 14
201 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5065
Phone: 434-977-4090

FAMILY LAW SECTION
Chair: Craig Elliott White, Esq.
Sevila Saunders, et al.
P.O. Box 678
Leesburg, VA 20178-0678
Phone: 703-777-5700
Fax: 703-771-4161

GENERAL PRACTICE SECTION
Chair: Charles Ellis Adams, Esq.
Zwerdling, Oppleman & Adams
The Corporate Centre
5020 Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: 804-355-5719
Fax: 804-355-1597

HEALTH LAW SECTION
Chair: William Hiram Hall, Jr., Esq.
2495 Maidens Road
Maidens, VA 23102
Phone: 804-967-9604
Fax: 804-967-2411

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION
Chair: Janet Porter Peyton, Esq.
McGuireWoods LLP
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-775-1166
Fax: 804-698-2230

INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE SECTION
Chair: Elliott Purcell Park, Esq.
Park and Company, P.C.
Suite 300
1011 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3537
Phone: 804-648-7565
Fax: 804-648-7567

LITIGATION SECTION
Chair: Ronald Lee Livingston, Esq.
Tremblay & Smith, L.L.P.
105-109 East High Street
P.O. Box 1585
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-977-4455
Fax: 434-979-1221

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW SECTION
Chair: Michael Harvey Long, Esq.
Suite 549
12000 Government Center Pkwy.
Fairfax, VA 22035
Phone: 703-324-2421
Fax: 703-324-3938

MILITARY LAW SECTION
Chair: Richard James Prevost, Esq.
6104 Tobey Court
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: 703-693-4020
Fax: 703-614-9394

REAL PROPERTY SECTION
Chair: Jean D'Ovidio Mumm, Esq.
LeClair Ryan
Suite 2525
999 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510-3300
Phone: 757-441-8916
Fax: 757-624-3773

SENIOR LAWYERS CONFERENCE
Chair: George W. Shanks, Esq.
Miller, Earle & Shanks, PLLC
221 West Main Street
Luray, VA 22835
Phone: 540-743-4511
Fax: 540-743-1590

TAXATION SECTION
Chair: William Guy Fendley, IV, Esq.
McGuireWoods LLP
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
Phone: 804-775-4334
Fax: 804-698-2027

TRUSTS AND ESTATES SECTION
Chair: Victoria Jean Roberson, Esq.
Suite 100
13702 Village Mill Drive
Midlothian, VA 23114
Phone: 804-423-5700
Fax: 804-423-5701

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