§ 8.01-226.1 Civil immunity when participating in Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Any person shall be immune from civil liability for, or resulting from, any act, decision, omission, communication, finding, opinion or conclusion made or conducted in connection with the investigation, intervention, counseling or monitoring of a lawyer, judge, paralegal, or other member of the legal profession by “Lawyers Helping Lawyers,” a Virginia nonprofit, nonstock corporation dedicated to assisting members of the legal profession engaged in substance abuse or suffering from mental illness, if such act, decision, omission, communication, finding, opinion or conclusion is made or conducted in good faith and without malicious intent. Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant immunity to any claim by a client against a person licensed to practice law.
History
This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 527 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 “Acts” aren’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 1992, chapter 534; in 2003, chapter 571.
1987, c. 527; 1992, c. 534; 2003, c. 571.