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Virginia Lawyers Weekly has been the commonwealth’s top source of legal information for practicing attorneys since 1986, providing a traditional weekly newspaper with innovative Internet benefits, e-mail services and Web-based reporting.

The newspaper reports all decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia Court of Appeals and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Also featured are hundreds of rulings from state Circuit Court judges, U.S. District Court judges, U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges, the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and other state agencies.

News coverage highlights changes to court rules, verdict & settlement reports, bar-discipline notices and all other news vital to Virginia lawyers. Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Web site, www.valawyersweekly.com, presents breaking news stories and digests of important new opinions.

Subscribers to Virginia Lawyers Weekly have unlimited access to the Web site, including an Archives that contains all the newspaper’s stories and case digests since 1993 and Judicial Profiles containing biographical information for judges in the commonwealth. Subscribers also can receive Daily E-Mail Alerts containing case summaries and other important legal news and weekly Practice Area Alerts containing links to new decisions in their selected specialties.

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Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Paul E. Fletcher
Paul has been publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly since 1989. He is a 1985 graduate of the Washington & Lee University School of Law. He earned his A.B. from the College of William and Mary in 1979 and an M.A. in English from Emory University in 1980. Prior to joining the newspaper in 1988 as news editor, he was an associate with White, Elliott & Bundy, a law firm with offices in Abingdon and Bristol, Va. His practice concentrated on commercial litigation and employment law. Paul can be reached by e-mail at paul.fletcher@va.lawyersweekly.com.

Executive Editor
Deborah Elkins
Deborah has been executive editor of Virginia Lawyers Weekly since 1993, and opinion editor for the paper since 1986. She received her J.D. degree in 1984 from the University of Toledo College of Law, where she was student articles editor for the law review. She was admitted to the Ohio bar the same year. She earned a B.A. from Kansas State University in 1975 and an M.L.S. from Indiana University in 1978. She was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1986. Prior to joining the newspaper, Elkins served as a staff attorney at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond from 1984 to 1986. Deborah can be reached by e-mail at deborah.elkins@va.lawyersweekly.com.

News Editor
Alan Cooper
Alan joined Virginia Lawyers Weekly as news editor in July 2005. Previously he was a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Richmond News Leader for 33 years. Cooper covered the Richmond and Chesterfield County circuit Courts, the two state appellate courts and the legal establishment for the papers for the past 20 years. He grew up near Saltville in Smyth County and is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and the University of Virginia School of Law.
Alan can be reached by e-mail at alan.cooper@va.lawyersweekly.com.

Web Editor & Projects Coordinator
Sarah Rodriguez
Sarah has been web editor & projects coordinator since 2007. A Richmond native, she joined Virginia Lawyers Weekly in August of 2004 as office administrator. Her work includes maintaining and updating the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Web site and organizing special publications and events. She is currently seeking a degree in journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Sarah can be reached by e-mail at sarah.rodriguez@va.lawyersweekly.com.