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Download Complete Magazine Virginia LawyerVOL. 69/NO. 4 • December 2020 VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar Virginia Lawyer Virginia Lawyer Virginia Lawyer VirginiaVIRGINIA LA WYERLawyer REGISTER VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER Wayne Marcus Scriven M. Rachel Wolfe Tyler A. Klink Susan H. G. Rager South Hampton Roads Bar Association Wise County & City of Norton Bar Association Pittsylvania County Bar Association Northern Neck Bar Association Virginia Lawyer Virginia Lawyer Virginia Lawyer Virginia Lawyer VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER VIRGINIA LAWYER REGISTER Nicholas J. Gehrig Luis A. Perez Reiss F. Wilks Oscar Wilks Veronica D. 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Lollar Child Support in COVID-19 The Bar Association of the City of Richmond Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Virginia Lawyer The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar December 2020 Volume 69/Number 4 Features GENERAL INTEREST Noteworthy 26 Talking to Two Million People at a Time: How Lawyers Can Build VSB NEWS Business with Social Media 38 Highlights of the Oct. 23 VSB by Jennifer Jessie Council Meeting 30 Pro-se Prosecution in Virginia 39 Former VSB President Receives by Henry H. Perritt Jr. Governor’s Volunteerism Award 34 Family Law: The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Support Cases in 2020 39 Young Lawyers Create Foster and Beyond Care Resource Guide for Hampton by Bretta Z. Lewis Roads 39 MCLE Compliance Deadline THE CONFERENCE OF LOCAL 40 Join the Leadership of Your AND SPECIALTY BAR ASSOCIATIONS Virginia State Bar 41 Committee Preference Form 15 Yet Another Message from a Conference Chair! 42 Announcing Virtual Techshow by Susan H. 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