Virginia Claims Prevention Hotline
Operated by John Brandt, a Virginia trial attorney with 50 years in the profession, this confidential consultation service is for all Virginia lawyers, free of charge.
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“Coming Together: Ethics, Panic, and Everything Between” is a 3-hour in-person Live Interactive Ethics CLE program that examines the ethical issues attorneys may face on any given day. A panel of your peers will discuss, applying the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct to their analysis of the issues presented. During the panel discussions, attendees are encouraged to ask questions and share comments.
Fairfax: Monday, September 14
Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks
AM SESSION: 8:30 – 11:45 AM
PM SESSION: 1:30 – 4:45 PM
Alexandria: Wednesday, September 16
Belle Haven Country Club
AM SESSION: 8:30 – 11:45 AM
PM SESSION: 1:30 – 4:45 PM
Richmond: Friday, September 18
Greater Richmond Convention Center | Grand Ballroom C
AM SESSION: 8:30 – 11:45 AM
PM SESSION: 1:30 – 4:45 PM
Virginia Beach: Thursday, September 24
Virginia Beach Convention Center Suite 5*
AM SESSION: 8:30 – 11:45 AM
*other side of building!
Martinsville: Friday, September 25*
New College Institute | Martin–Lacy Lecture Hall A
PM SESSION: 1:30 - 4:45 PM
This CLE is part of the VSB Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum
*Register for this VSB event through your VSB Member Portal
Roanoke: Thursday, October 1, 2026*
Hotel Roanoke
AM SESSION: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
This CLE is part of the VMVLA Seminar Kick-Off Session
*Register directly with the VMVLA or via the form below. You are additionally invited to attend the VMVLA lunch and additional afternoon programming at no cost.
Can’t make it in person?
A live webcast will be offered on October 22nd, with an on-demand option to follow. Select this option in the dropdown to be added to the virtual-option interest list.
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With over 12 years of experience, Suzane helps law firms protect what they’ve worked so hard to build. Whether you’re a solo or a growing firm, Suzane is here to make sure your coverage is solid-so you can focus on winning cases and not defending your own.
Are you a solo firm? Reach out via email, chat or phone or schedule a meeting and a member of our solo team will get back to you.

The ALPS Virtual Ethics Risk Assessment, more affectionately known as Vera, was created to serve as your guide to understand where you fall in terms of risk management within your firm. We also hope you have a little fun along the way. The assessment shouldn’t take any longer than 20 minutes to complete and you will receive your customized Vera report upon submittal.
Operated by John Brandt, a Virginia trial attorney with 50 years in the profession, this confidential consultation service is for all Virginia lawyers, free of charge.
(800) 215-7854
If you have a legal ethics question, the Virginia State Bar “Ethics Hotline” is available for a confidential and free consultation with VSB’s ethics counsel
ETHICS HOTLINE
Created as a voluntary program to help attorneys and clients resolve disputes over fees and costs paid, charged, or claimed for legal services provided by a member of the Virginia State Bar.
You are always looking for ways to grow your practice while mitigating risk. ALPS brings more than 30 years of claims experience to help law firms prevent claims before they occur. We understand that CLE in Virginia is a requirement, but ALPS is committed to providing substantive continuing legal education to help our policyholders and the Virginia legal community as a whole be more successful.
ALPS is proud to offer high-quality, Virginia CLE with both live webinars and on-demand seminars on a number of relevant risk management topics, including many Ethics courses. ALPS policyholders can access any Virginia CLE for free.
Credit hours required: 12 hours per reporting period
Specialty credits required: 2 hours of professionalism or legal ethics credit per reporting period
Length of reporting period: 1 year
Compliance date: October 31
Compliance Reporting date: December 15
Compliance group: All attorneys report annually.
Minutes per credit hour: 60 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 60 and round up or down to the nearest half hour.
Attendance Reporting Procedure: View details on certifying compliance with Virginia.
VA MCLE Requirements (from the American Bar Association website)
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