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.
The Virginia Law Foundation hosted its Grants Luncheon on August 30, 2022, at the Westin Richmond and officially awarded more than half a million dollars in grants to 24 non-profit organizations. This celebratory event marked the first in-person grants luncheon since 2019, and it gathered grant recipient representatives, board and committee members, donors and friends…
The Virginia Law Foundation mourns the loss of Colin “Cal” J.S. Thomas, Jr. (Fellows Class of 1989), who passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the age of 86. A devoted trial attorney, Mr. Thomas was a pillar of Virginia’s legal community. In addition to his active presence in the Virginia State Bar and…
The Virginia Law Foundation congratulates and celebrates two of our oustanding Fellows on their recent appointments as judges: the Honorable Manuel A. Capsalis (Class of 2008) and Dipti Pidikiti-Smith (Class of 2022). Since 2015, Judge Capsalis has served as a judge in the Fairfax County General District Court, and on June 17, 2022, he…
(L to R): Bruce C. Sams, Rudene Mercer Haynes, Judge John Charles Thomas, David C. Landin, Victor O. Cardwell On June 6 and 7, more than 100 participants and faculty gathered at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello for this relevant educational experience and explored important and timely topics of civil rights law, policing, legal ramifications, and potential…
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