VBA Task Force on The Future of Bar Membership   

This task force, established by the Board of Governors of the VBA in April 2024, will study and report on trends in bar membership in Virginia and recommend action, if any, to address it in the future.

Members

Co-chairs
Steven Gould | PLDR Law | Danville
Alec Boyd | Randolph Boyd Cherry & Vaughan | Richmond

Judiciary
Hon. Sam Towell | Virginia State Corporation Commission | Richmond

Executive branch
Invitation pending

Law school/higher education
Dean Wendy Perdue | Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law
W. Taylor Reveley IV | President of Longwood University

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Joel McClellan | Marks & Harrison | Richmond
Hannah Bowie | Osterbind Law | Lynchburg

Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Matthew Kelley | Frith Anderson & Peake | Roanoke
Kathryn Bonorchis | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith  | Baltimore, MD

Local Government Attorneys of Virginia
Patrick Murphrey | Newport News City Attorney’s Office

The Virginia Bar Association
Jeff P. Miller | Gentry Locke Attorneys | Richmond

VBA Young Lawyers Division
Brianna Weiner | DeMerchant Consulting | Fairfax

Resources

Resolution creating this task force (PDF)