Virginia Bar Association

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The Virginia Bar Association

Seal of the organization
Logo of the organization
Formation	July 6, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-07-06)
Founded at	Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Type	Voluntary bar association, 501(c)(3) organization
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Location	United States
President	W. Ryan Snow
Website	www.vba.org
Formerly called	The Virginia State Bar Association (1888–1938)

The Virginia Bar Association (VBA) is a voluntary organization of lawyers, judges and law school faculty and students in Virginia, with offices in Richmond, Virginia. Key elements are advocacy, professionalism, service and collegiality. It provides services to its members such as assistance in law office management, promotes or opposes selected state legislation and the administration of justice, and publishes the VBA Journal. It is to be distinguished from the Virginia State Bar, which is the administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Virginia is one of three states that has both a statewide voluntary and mandatory bar association.