VA · rules
Va. Sup. Ct. R. 8:2
Definitions
(a) Statutory Definitions. The definitions stated in § 16.1-228 are applicable to
this Part.
(b) Additional Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this Part are
defined as follows:
(1) "Counsel" or "attorney" includes a partnership, a professional
corporation or an association of members of the Virginia State Bar practicing
under a firm name or governmental agency name.
(2) "Counsel of Record" in any pending case includes an attorney who has
signed a pleading in the case or who has notified the clerk or judge that the
attorney appears in the case and also includes a guardian ad litem and a party who
appears in court pro se. Except as provided by statute, counsel of record may not
withdraw from a case except by leave of court with such notice as the court may
require to the client of the time and place of a motion for leave to withdraw.
History
Last amended by Order dated November 23, 2020; effective March 1, 2021.
Provenance
- Source
- www.vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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