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§ 54.1-3906 Liability to client

Every attorney shall be liable to his client for any damage sustained by the client through the neglect of his duty as such attorney.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2011, chapter 703.

Code 1950, § 54-46; 1988, c. 765; 2011, c. 703.

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