Virginia Lawyer Register DUES STATEMENTS MAILED Dues statements were mailed June 17. The annual dues and fees must be received at the Virginia State Bar by July 31, or delin-quency fees will be assessed. Read about what’s new on your dues statements this year on page 35 or online: www.vsb.org/site/news/item/dues_statements_2019 VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR BOARD AND COMMITTEE VACANCIES Volunteers are needed to serve the Virginia State Bar’s boards and committees. The Nominating Committee will refer interested law-yers to Bar Council for consideration at its October meeting. All fi nal appointments are made by the Supreme Court of Virginia, and new appointees may serve 2 consecutive 3-year terms. Vacancies in 2020 are listed below. All appointments will be for the terms specifi ed, beginning on July 1, 2020. Council Members at Large: 3 lawyer vacancies One at-large member is not eligible and 2 at-large members are eligible for reappointment to a second term. Disciplinary Board: 5 lawyer vacancies and 2 lay member vacancies One lawyer member is not eligible and 4 current members are eligible for reappointment to a second term. One lay member is not eligible and 1 lay member is eligible for reappointment to a second term. Prior district committee service is required. New this year: a writing sample, responding to the hypothet-ical disciplinary vignette, must be submitted to be considered. See www.vsb.org/site/news/item/volunteers_2019 for the vignette. Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board: 5 lawyer vacancies One member is not eligible and 4 current members are eligible for reappointment to a second term. A letter of interest and a brief résumé, along with the writing sam-ple for Disciplinary Board applicants, should be sent by August 2, 2019 , to: Leonard C. Heath Jr. Chair, Nominating Committee, Virginia State Bar 1111 E. Main St., Suite 700 Richmond, VA 23219-0026 Or emailed to nominations@vsb.org . BAR WELCOMES NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS Twenty-fi ve Virginia lawyers will begin three-year terms on the Virginia State Bar Council on July 1, 2019. This year marked the highest voter turnout since the VSB began electronic balloting. See page 36 for names and photos by circuit. www.vsb.org/site/news/ item/new_council_members_2019 PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE RELEASES REPORT ON LAWYER WELL-BEING A special committee formed by VSB President Leonard C. Heath Jr. released its fi nal report on lawyer well-being in May. Read more on page 38 or online: www.vsb.org/site/news/item/presidents_ committee_report SCAM INVOLVING SEVERANCE AGREEMENT TARGETING LAWYERS Many law fi rms and attorneys in multiple states have been ap-proached by someone claiming to have a severance agreement from the Tractor Supply Company. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/scam_involving_severance _agreement PRE-LAW INSTITUTE WINS NATIONAL AWARD The Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute won fi rst place in the 2019 Embracing Diversity Challenge hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division. Co-sponsored by Young Lawyers Conference and the Diversity Conference, the in-stitute reaches future lawyers at an early age to provide them with exposure and opportunity to explore the legal profession. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/national_award_for_institute NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR TWO PRO BONO AWARDS The Access to Legal Services Committee of the Virginia State Bar is seeking nominations for the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award and the Frankie Muse Freeman Organizational Pro Bono Award. The awards will be presented at a ceremony during the Virginia Pro Bono and Legal Aid Conference in October. The nomination deadline is August 16, 2019, at 5 PM . www.vsb.org/site/sections/pro_bono/awards www.vsb.org Vol. 68 | June 2019 | VIRGINIA LAWYER 55