CHARLOTTESVILLE, October 29, 2020: Tara McGee (Fellows Class of 2020) has been honored with the 2020 Local Government Attorneys of Virginia’s Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service. According to LGA’s website, the award “recognizes an individual in the Commonwealth of Virginia who has made significant contributions to local government law or the Local Government Attorneys…

The Virginia Law Foundation family mourns the loss of Bernard S. Cohen (Fellows Class of 2015), a civil liberties attorney and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Mr. Cohen passed away on October 12, 2020, at the age of 86. For details on his life and service to the Commonwealth of Virginia, his…

Help us support Virginia’s not-for-profits in need … and look GREAT while doing so! These are strange and challenging times for all of us, but especially for our friends and neighbors who have been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting financial crisis. To help meet this need, the Virginia Law Foundation has launched…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, August 31, 2020. The Virginia Law Foundation (VLF) has just announced its 2020 grant recipients. Each year since 1984, the Virginia Law Foundation awards grants to initiatives and nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia which advance the foundation’s three-pronged mission: To offer improved access to legal assistance for the underserved, either directly or…