Virginia State Bar

Created in 1938, The Virginia State Bar (VSB) is an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia whose purpose is to regulate, improve and advance the legal profession in Virginia.cite web |url=http://www.vsb.org/site/about/ |title=Virginia State Bar: About the Bar |accessdate=2007-03-27 |publisher=Virginia State Bar] The Bar was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and is delegated the power to issue regulatory opinions that are incorporated into the Code of Virginia. [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-3910 Virginia Code §54.1-3910 (1950, as amended)] ] Membership in good standing in the VSB is mandatory for attorneys wishing to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

History

The predecessor to the VSB was the Virginia State Bar Association, a voluntary statewide organization founded in 1888 in order to promote the ethical practice of law in Virginia. The Virginia State Bar Association subsequently worked with the legislature in order to establish a mandatory state affiliated agency, and these efforts led to the creation of the VSB in 1938. Upon the establishment of the VSB, the Virginia State Bar Association became simply the Virginia Bar Association, and continued its mission as a voluntary association. [cite web |url=http://www.vba.org/history.htm |title=VBA History and Heritage |accessdate=2007-03-27 |publisher=Virginia Bar Association]

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