Virginia Law Foundation

The Virginia Law Foundation has provided more than $28 million in grants to support projects throughout the Commonwealth that facilitate access to justice, promote the Rule of Law, and provide law-related education in support of these ideals.

In Memoriam: Former Governor Gerald Baliles (Fellows Class of 1986)

The Virginia Law Foundation family mourns the loss of former Governor Gerald Baliles (Fellows Class of 1986), who passed away on October 29, 2019. He is remembered here. At the Virginia Law Foundation 2017 Annual Dinner, he described his historic decision to appoint Senior Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy (Fellows Class of 2008) to the Supreme…

Kathleen A. Dooley (Fellows Class of 2015) Receives LGA Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service

CHARLOTTESVILLE, October 29, 2019: Kathleen A. Dooley (Fellows Class of 2015) has been honored with the 2019 Local Government Attorneys of Virginia’s Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service. According to the LGA’s website, the award “recognizes an individual in the Commonwealth of Virginia who has made significant contributions to local government law or the…

Jay B. Myerson (Fellows Class of 2014) to Serve as 2021-22 VSB President

Jay B. Myerson of Reston is the Virginia State Bar president-elect designee for 2021-22. A member of the Fellows Class of 2014, Myerson will succeed current president-elect Brian L. Buniva of Richmond when Buniva takes over the role of VSB president from current President Marni E. Byrum (Fellows Class of 2012) in June 2020. To…

The Virginia Law Foundation Presents $538K in Grants in 2019

  By Sharon D. Nelson The Virginia Law Foundation would like to thank Sharon D. Nelson for this article, which was published 9/3/19 in Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Sharon D. Nelson (Fellows Class of 2017) is a former Virginia State Bar president and is the president of Sensei Enterprises Inc., a legal technology, cybersecurity and digital…