VMVLA 2026 Fall Seminar VSB Disciplinary Review October 31 10AM EDT

Our newest review course covering Disciplinary Actions of the Virginia State Bar over the past year.

When: October 31, 2026 - 10:00 AM to October 31, 2026 - 12:00 PM

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Time	Segment	Highlights	Outline
0:00–0:05	Welcome and roadmap	Why discipline matters to every practitioner	—
0:05–0:35	How the disciplinary system works	Complaint, intake, investigation, subcommittee, charges, hearing forums, sanctions, appeals, confidentiality	Part One
0:35–0:45	The year in numbers	125 public actions: 15 revocations, 31 suspensions, 51 reprimands and admonitions	Part Two
0:45–1:05	Supreme Court I: candor and prosecutors	Pollack (revocation for misleading a court); Lee (Rule 3.8(d) Brady violation, two-year suspension)	Part Three §§ 1–2
1:05–1:25	Supreme Court II: client funds and criticizing judges	Wessel (settlement funds, withdrawal, 13 months); Leiser (Rule 8.2 and the First Amendment, three years)	Part Three §§ 3–4
1:25–1:35	Other Supreme Court activity	Antonacci; Swango's fee holding; the Paragraph 13 amendments (eff. Dec. 1, 2025)	Part Three §§ 5–7
1:35–1:50	VSB actions and recurring patterns	Revocations, suspensions, reprimands; trust accounts, fees, diligence, judicial criticism, cooperation	Part Four
1:50–2:00	Practice pointers and questions	What to do when the Bar's letter arrives	Part Five

Time

Segment

Highlights

Outline

0:00–0:05

Welcome and roadmap

Why discipline matters to every practitioner

—

0:05–0:35

How the disciplinary system works

Complaint, intake, investigation, subcommittee, charges, hearing forums, sanctions, appeals, confidentiality

Part One

0:35–0:45

The year in numbers

125 public actions: 15 revocations, 31 suspensions, 51 reprimands and admonitions

Part Two

0:45–1:05

Supreme Court I: candor and prosecutors

Pollack (revocation for misleading a court); Lee (Rule 3.8(d) Brady violation, two-year suspension)

Part Three §§ 1–2

1:05–1:25

Supreme Court II: client funds and criticizing judges

Wessel (settlement funds, withdrawal, 13 months); Leiser (Rule 8.2 and the First Amendment, three years)

Part Three §§ 3–4

1:25–1:35

Other Supreme Court activity

Antonacci; Swango's fee holding; the Paragraph 13 amendments (eff. Dec. 1, 2025)

Part Three §§ 5–7

1:35–1:50

VSB actions and recurring patterns

Revocations, suspensions, reprimands; trust accounts, fees, diligence, judicial criticism, cooperation

Part Four

1:50–2:00

Practice pointers and questions

What to do when the Bar's letter arrives

Part Five