10.2 Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct

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10.2 VIRGINIA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

10.201 Finding the Rules in Print. The Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct are found in print in Code of Virginia 1950, Annotated published by LexisNexis. The Virginia State Bar is under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Supreme Court, so the rules are found in the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia volume (volume 11). The rules comprise part six, section II of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia. This volume also includes the rules dealing with the unauthorized practice of law, part six, section I.

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There are three ways to access the rules in Code of Virginia 1950, Annotated. The first is to use the title index to part six, section II. This index lays out the contents of the part in detail. The heading of each rule is listed allowing the user to quickly scan and identify the needed provision. The second way is to use the volume's index. This index provides a more...