VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 42.050
Dealings Between Attorney and Client
Once an attorney and client relationship exists, any [transaction; dealing] between them that
benefits the attorney is presumed to be invalid.
To establish that the [transaction; dealing] was valid, the burden is on the attorney to prove by
clear and convincing evidence that:
(1) he did not use any undue influence on his client; and
(2) he dealt fairly with his client in the [transaction; dealing]; and
(3) the client entered into the [transaction; dealing] with a sufficient understanding of the nature
and extent of his rights to allow him to understand fully the scope and effect of the [transaction;
dealing].
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
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- vacourts.gov
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- 2026-10-11
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- civ-2026-04-01
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