Noteworthy > VSB NEWS Highlights of the June 13, 2019, Virginia State Bar Council Meeting At its meeting on June 13, 2019, in Virginia Beach, the Virginia State Bar Council heard the following signifi cant reports and took the following actions. Access to Legal Services Committee Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendments to VSB bylaws changing the Access to Legal Services Committee from a “Special” to “Standing” Committee. Effective immediately. Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13 Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendments to Para-graph 13. The changes (1) eliminate two “dismissal” sanctions that create a disciplinary record; (2) clarify and enhance the transparency and unifor-mity of the VSB’s disciplinary process while protecting the confi dentiality of medical, psychological, treatment, and other sensitive information in public disciplinary proceedings; and (3) ensure the rules are consistent with procedure and practice. The proposed rule changes will be presented to the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval. Legal Ethics Opinion 1750 Council unanimously approved revi-sions to LEO 1750 – Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation. The revisions to this LEO remove citations to now-with-drawn Lawyer Advertising Opinions (LAOs) 0101, 0102, 0104, 0105, and 0113. The Committee withdrew those LAOs, along with seven others, on Au-gust 1, 2018, because they were obsolete, superseded by amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct, or restated in whole or in part in LEO 1750. The proposed revisions also include a substantial revision to section B of the LEO, on the use of the phrase “no recovery, no fee.” The proposed changes will be presented to the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval. Legal Ethics Opinion 1872 Council unanimously approved revi-sions to LEO 1872 – Virtual Law Offi ce and Use of Executive Offi ce Suites. The revisions update references to Rule 1.6(d), on a lawyer’s duty to protect con-fi dential information, and Rule 7.1, on advertising; the revisions also remove references to former Regulation 7 Gov-erning Applications for Admission to the Virginia Bar Pursuant to Rule 1A:1 of the Supreme Court of Virginia since that regulation has been modifi ed and no longer requires that lawyers admitted to practice by motion maintain a phys-ical offi ce space. The proposed changes will be presented to the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval. Rule 4.4(b) – Respect for Rights of Third Persons Council approved by unanimous vote the proposed amendments to Rule 4.4(b). The proposed changes add para-graph (b), which codifi es the guidance currently found in LEO 1702 regard-ing a lawyer who receives privileged information that was inadvertently sent. Specifi cally, paragraph (b) requires that a lawyer who receives information relat-ing to the representation of the lawyer’s client and who knows that the informa-tion is privileged and was inadvertently sent must immediately terminate review or use of the information, promptly no-tify the sender, and abide by the sender’s instructions, if applicable, to return or destroy the information. The proposal added Comments [2] and [3] to further explain the scope of the rule. The pro-posed changes will be presented to the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval. Check Your MCLE Hours Online Now The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education compliance deadline is October 31, 2019. Go to https://member.vsb.org/vsbportal/ to review your MCLE record. Please apply for any non-approved courses now to avoid a new late application fee for applications received over 90 days after course attendance. Reminder: Of the 12.0 CLE hours required each year, 2.0 must be in ethics and 4.0 must be from live, interactive programs. If you have any questions, please contact the Regulatory Compliance Department at (804) 775-0577 or mcle@vsb.org. 34 VIRGINIA LAWYER | June 2019 | Vol. 68 www.vsb.org