Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8614954.1-3910Organization and government of Virginia State Bar2025Professions and OccupationsProfessions Regulated by the Supreme CourtAttorneysBar Organization and Government

The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and regulations organizing and governing the Virginia State Bar. The Virginia State Bar shall act as an administrative agency of the Court for the purpose of investigating and reporting violations of rules and regulations adopted by the Court under this article. All advisory opinions issued by the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committees on Legal Ethics, Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation, and Unauthorized Practice of Law shall be incorporated into the Code of Virginia pursuant to § 30-154. All persons engaged in the practice of law in the Commonwealth shall be active members in good standing of the Virginia State Bar.

Code 1950, § 54-49; 1974, c. 536; 1991, c. 564; 2002, c. 306.