§ 54.1-3909 Rules and regulations defining practice of law and prescribing procedures for practice of law by law students, codes of ethics, use of limited liability companies, and disciplinary procedure
The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations: Defining the practice of law. Prescribing procedures for the limited practice of law by third-year law students. Prescribing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of attorneys including the practice of law or patent law through professional law corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships, and a code of judicial ethics. Prescribing procedures for disciplining, suspending, and disbarring attorneys.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1973, chapter 484; in 1974, chapter 456; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1992, chapter 574.
Code 1950, § 54-48; 1973, c. 484; 1974, c. 456; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 574.