Nominate a Colleague for the 2022 Class of Fellows Virginia Law Foundation Fellows represent the best and brightest legal practitioners, committed to the highest ideals of the law and to the concept of citizen lawyers, and each year we extend the opportunity to nominate exemplary individuals for this prestigious honor. Fellows are essential to our…

The ongoing pandemic continues to create immense challenges for our communities, but if we join together and pool resources, we truly can make a difference. With the help of more than 120 donors last year, we showed how the Power of $10 can go a long way in transforming the lives of real people. This…

The Virginia Law Foundation family mourns the loss of M. Pierce Rucker, II (Fellows Class of 2015),  who was chair of the Sands Anderson Healthcare Group, holding positions on the board of directors and as president. After retiring from his 41-year career as a trial lawyer, Mr. Rucker served on the boards of Westminster Canterbury and…

John D. McGavin (Fellows Class of 2006), President-Elect of the Virginia Law Foundation, shares his respect for the Rule of Law, his perspective on being a defense attorney, and the legacy he would like to leave in this feature on the Virginia Association of Defense Attorney (VADA) website. Mr. McGavin is a principal and managing…