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Includes hearing scenario background, evidence list, review criteria, and specific drafting constraints (length, format, allowable sources, and signing requirements). The document also supplies the VSB Eleventh District Subcommittee determination (certification) for Will Gardner, with stated allegations of fact forming the basis for the order.","Thank you for your interest in serving as a member of the Virginia State Bar (VSB) Disciplinary Board (Board). As a member or former member of a local disciplinary district committee you understand the importance of the VSB’s function to protect the public and regulate the profession.\nMembers of the Board hear the most serious cases of lawyer misconduct. The twenty-member Board, appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia (Court), is composed of sixteen attorneys and four lay members. When vacancies arise, the Court solicits input from the VSB regarding individuals’ qualifications to serve as members of the Board.\nA key responsibility of all lawyer-board-members is to write the Orders the Board issues applying findings-of-fact to the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct. Any appeals by the Respondents to the findings of the Board are made directly to the Court. If appointed, from the start of your tenure on the Board, you will be expected to assist in reviewing and revising orders to ensure they conform to the testimony, other evidence, and the Board’s findings. You will not be assigned order-writing responsibilities in your first matter; however, for one of your next hearings, you will be expected to draft a definitive, coherent, and reasoned order that provides notice to the public of the attorney’s misconduct and will serve as the principal fact-finding foundation for subsequent review. Accordingly, the order-writing process is critical to Board membership.\nTo ensure that qualified applicants are presented to the Court, the VSB asks all applicants to complete the attached writing sample.\n\u000f\nScenario Background and Evidence\nToday is September 12, 2025. On September 9, 2025, you participated in a Disciplinary Board hearing as a member of a five-person panel. Panel members were: applicant (Bar ID #), Chair; Kalinda Sharma, Lay Member; and Eli Gold, Patti Nyholm, and Lucca Quinn, Members.\nAt the hearing, the Respondent appeared and was represented by counsel— Finley Polmar. The VSB was represented by Assistant Bar Counsel—Cary Agos.\nDuring the misconduct phase of the hearing:\nThe following individuals testified:\nComplainant,\nRespondent, and\nthe VSB investigator.\nThe following documents were submitted into evidence:\nthe VSB Investigator’s Report (Report of Investigation)\nRespondent’s July 11, 2023, Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Demurrer\nRespondent’s February 14, 2024, Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment\nthe Grace County Circuit Court’s July 22, 2023, Order to Show Cause\nthe Grace County Circuit Court’s February 23, 2024, Order to Show Cause\nRespondent’s August 1, 2023, Response to Order to Show Cause\nRespondent’s March 13, 2024, Response to Order to Show Cause\nthe transcript of the August 23, 2023, Grace County Circuit Court hearing\nthe transcript of the March 30, 2024, Grace County Circuit Court hearing\nthe April 10, 2024, Sanctions Order from the Grace County Circuit Court\nAt the sanctions phase of the hearing:\nBar Counsel introduced the Respondent’s disciplinary history. The Respondent has no prior discipline.\nThe Respondent testified.\nThe Complainant testified.\nReview Criteria\nAll order writing samples will be reviewed on a scale based on the following criteria:\nStructure and Writing Quality: Well-organized, professionally formatted, clear, precise, neutral, authoritative, and free of errors or unnecessary repetition.\nFindings of Fact: Clear, logical, objective, and concise; supported by the record; addresses conflicts or disputed issues; includes all material facts and excludes irrelevant details.\nNature of Misconduct: Clearly tied to facts; all rule elements addressed; unfounded allegations acknowledged; explained in a neutral, professional tone.\nSanctions Imposed: Logically tied to the findings of fact and misconduct, supported by reasoned explanations, and are stated in precise, non-arbitrary language.\n\u000f\nInstructions\nReview and analyze the following hypothetical District Subcom","cbCaiceI4P4YqBSz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiceI4P4YqBSz","docx",125656,16,"English","en",105,"# Scenario Background and Evidence\n## Review Criteria\n# Instructions\n# District Subcommittee Determination (Certification)\n## Allegations of Fact","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary responsibility of a VSB Disciplinary Board member regarding orders?\",\"answer\":\"To write Board Orders that apply findings of fact to the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, including supporting a clear, record-based narrative and neutral analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"What limitations apply to the drafted order in the writing sample?\",\"answer\":\"The order must be limited to six pages (inclusive of template elements) and formatted double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with 1” margins, using only the provided Certification and specified legal authorities.\"},{\"question\":\"How are italicized allegations in the Certification treated when drafting the order?\",\"answer\":\"Italicized allegations are treated as not proven, with inconclusive or contradictory evidence at the hearing and no fact found by the Board to formulate the allegation.\"}]","Virginia State Bar Eleventh District Subcommittee Certification - 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