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• Lawyers Helping Lawyers
• Docket Rescheduling Protocol
  
• Timesaver Guidelines - Circuit Court, General District Court

Find a Member

The membership directory of the PWCBA is accessible online through a series of searchable indexes which allow members and non-members alike to search for a member of the PWCBA by last name or by firm name.  Select the last name option, fill in the blank with the attorney’s last name and the search will return the attorney’s name, firm name, city and zip code.  Then click on the attorney’s name and full contact information will be provided.  Additional information such as law school attended, year licensed, practice areas of law, states licensed in, professional affiliations, and special training or services provided by the attorney, may also be available.  Direct links to attorney websites are also provided when available

Select the firm name option, fill in the blank with the firm name or any portion of the firm name you know, and the search will provide all the attorneys listed with the firm. Again, click on an individual attorney’s name and additional information will appear.

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Membership Directory

For those PWCBA members who prefer to have a full membership directory available for their use, the PWCBA produces an annual membership directory that is made available in electronic format to members in good standing, and to select court services personnel. Directory listings include members’ photos where available, and may include the following helpful information for each attorney: name, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses and web addresses, law school attended and year licensed, special services or training available through the attorney's office, legal professional affiliations, states licensed in, and areas of practice.

Another helpful feature of the PWCBA membership directory is an index by practice area of law, contained in the back of the directory. The directory is a benefit of membership and is intended to facilitate communication within the Bar and to promote member-to-member referrals. To obtain a copy, contact the PWCBA office.

Non-Legal Community Resources for Attorneys

As an attorney and counselor at law, clients come to you seeking advice on a variety of issues. You may find in the course of working with a client, that their needs go beyond the scope of legal expertise. The Northern Virginia Regional Commission produces a "Quick Guide to Human Resources" which is available in hard copy or on line. This "Quick Guide" provides the names and phone numbers of selected agencies that provide frequently requested human services in Northern Virginia. To order your personal copy of this helpful reference guide, call 703-642-0777. To use the guide on line, visit their web site at http://www.novaregion.org/index.asp?NID=281.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! is the official publication of the Prince William County Bar Association, Inc.  It is published monthly, with a circulation of approximately 420 member attorneys and the judges of the 31st Judicial Circuit.  Readership also includes non-attorney staff and select court services personnel.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! contains information regarding a variety of topics of interest to its readership, including educational opportunities, news from the courts, legislative updates, helpful information from businesses supporting lawyers and law firms, news from the Virginia State Bar and other law related professional associations, interviews, and general news about the PWC Bar Association and its pro bono programs, community service projects and membership support activities.

The newsletter is provided as a benefit of membership in the Bar.

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Previous Issues

Calendars of Events

Court Calendars

2010 Court Closing Calendars: Circuit Court | General District Court | Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court

2010 J&DR Court Appointed Attorney Rotation Calendar

Upcoming Bar Events, CLEs, and Court Closings

Listserv Guidelines on Access and Usage

The PWCBA maintains a Listserv. All members in good standing of the bar are eligible to participate. To sign-up, simply email a request to admin@pwcba.org, and the list administrator will add your email address to the list.

You are encouraged to use the PWCBA Listserv to share practice pointers, communicate about court procedures (particularly for venues outside Prince William), seek and make referrals to colleagues, and generally network. The bar will also, from time to time, post messages on the Listserv.

Your e-mail address will not be made available by the Bar to outside persons or entities and will never be used for commercial purposes.

To post a message, send an e-mail to list@pwcba.org. Your message will be sent to everyone on the list.

To reply to a message, to the person who sent you the message by selecting "reply." This is the preferred method of responding.  If your response would be of interest to the entire listserv, select “reply all” and your response will be sent to the entire list.

To unsubscribe, simply send a message to admin@pwcba.org with the word "unsubscribe" typed in the subject line. You will automatically be removed.

Those choosing to use the service should keep a couple of points in mind:

First, any e-mail message can be forwarded or copied to anyone else, member or non-member, friend or foe. Members should use good judgment and discretion in making postings. There should be no expectation of confidentiality in postings. Client identities should be protected and nothing of confidence should be revealed.

Second, users should reply privately to postings unless the nature of the issue would tend to be of benefit to the membership generally. The listserv should be viewed as a resource and not a chat room.

Third, the Bar assumes no responsibility for the content of messages posted by individuals.

Finally, this is a relatively new service. We are learning by doing. Please be patient and let us know of any suggestions for improvement or concerns about the service by emailing us at admin@pwcba.org.

Docket Rescheduling Protocol

Prince William County Judicial Center Protocol for rescheduling dockets when courts are closed due to inclement weather:

Circuit: For the criminal trials and sentencing dockets, the clerk will contact the attorneys to reschedule. For Criminal Docket Call, the docket will be heard on the next day court is open. For civil trials and Civil Term Day, the attorneys/parties should get a new date by agreement through chambers at (703) 792-6010 or put the case on for the next Civil Term Day or Motions Day. Only those civil cases set on Civil Term Day cancelled because of inclement weather may be put on Motions Day to be set. Civil Term Day will not be rescheduled due to weather closing.

For criminal and civil motions, attorneys/parties must file a new notice/praecipe for a new date.

General District Court: For traffic and criminal cases, they will be continued to the officer's next court date. The clerks' office will send notices to the defendant and re-subpoena the witnesses and notify the attorneys as well.

For the civil division, the clerks' office will contact the attorneys to reschedule. Plaintiff's counsel should contact the defendant by letter with the new court date, and provide a carbon copy to the court. If the case was set for trial, the court asks the parties to select a new trial date by agreement, (please check with clerks' office for this date).

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: The clerk's office will reschedule each case and send notification to all parties of the new court date within 7-10 days.

Timesaver Guidelines

Circuit Court Timesavers
General District Court Timesavers