Below is a directory of the Virginia administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
Capital: Richmond
8,001,024 (2010 Census)
State Information: (804) 786-0000
State Website: http://www.virginia.gov
Office of the Executive Secretary
Supreme Court of Virginia, 3rd Floor 100 N. 9th St. Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-6455; Fax: (804) 786-4542
Executive Secretary: Karl R. Hade
Professional Regulation Department
Virginia State Bar
1111 E. Main St., Suite 700 Richmond, VA 23219-3565
(804) 775-0500; Fax: (804) 775-0597
Website: http://www.vsb.org
Clerk of Disciplinary System: Barbara S. Lanier
Bar Counsel: Edward L. Davis
Deputy Bar Counsel: Kathryn M. Montgomery
Asst. Ethics Counsel: Seth M. Guggenheim
Office of the Attorney General
900 E. Main St. Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2071; Fax: (804) 786-1991
Website: http://www.ag.virginia.gov
Atty. General: Mark R. Herrin (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2017
Bureau of Financial Institutions
lyier Bldg., 8th Floor, 1300 E. Main St. Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 640 Richmond, VA 23218-0640
(804) 371-9657; Fax: (804) 371-9416
Website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/bfi
Commissioner: E. Joseph Face, Jr.
Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
2201W. Broad St., Suite 101 Richmond, VA 23220-2022
(804) 367-0412; Fax: (804) 367-0416
Website: http://www.barexam.virginia.gov
12 hours CLE required per year, including 2 hours in ethics.; for information on CLE requirements contact:
VA State Bar
8th & Main Bldg., 15th FL Richmond, VA 23219
Admission with examination, Supreme Court Rule 1A:1, with three of the last seven years of active practice immediately preceding his/her application for admission to the bar. Practice must be on a full-time basis, in a jurisdiction other than Virginia and subsequent to the applicant having been licensed to practice law in such other jurisdiction.
Virginia State Bar
1111E. Main St., Suite 700 Richmond, VA 23219-3565
(804) 775-0500; Fax: (804) 775-0501
Website: http://www.vsb.org
Exec. Dir.: Karen A. Gould
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - June, 2015
The Virginia Bar Association
701 E. Franklin St., Suite 1120 Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 644-0041; Fax: (804) 644-0052
Email: thevba@vba.org
Website: http://www.vba.org
Exec. Dir.: Yvonne C. McGhee
Non-Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - January, 2015
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
400 E. Jackson St. Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-3174; Fax: (804) 371-8595
Website: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medexam
Chief Medical Examiner: Dr. William T. Gormley
Clients' Protection Fund Virginia StstB Bar
1111 E. Main St., Suite 700 Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 775-0500; Fax: (804) 775-0545
Website: http://www.vsb.org
Contact: Jane A. Fletcher (804) 775-0567
State Corporation Commission
Tyler Bldg. 1300 E. Main St. Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 371-9733; Fax: (804) 371-9654
Website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov
Clerk: Joel H. Peck (804) 371-9834
Email: joel.peck@scc.virginia.gov
Deputy Clerk: Emily Wingfield (804) 371-9364
Email: emily.wingfield@scc.virginia.gov
Asst. Deputy Clerk: Robert Lindsey (804) 371-9424
Email: robert.lindsey@scc.virginia.gov
Business Entity Mgr.: Carolyn Thon (804) 371-9639
Email: carolyn.thon@scc.virginia.gov
UCC Mgr.: Richard Whitt (804) 371-9271
Email: richard.whitt@scc.virginia.gov
Principal Charter Examiner: Charles L. Rogers (804) 371-9803
Email: chuck.rogers@scc.virginia.gov
Central Criminal Records Exchange
Virginia State Police
7700 Midlothian Turnpike North Chesterfield, VA 23235
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 27472 Richmond, VA 23261
(804) 674-6718; Fax: (804) 674-2923
Email: background_checks@vsp.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.vsp.state.va.us
Economic Development Partnership
901 East Byrd St. P.O. Box 798 Richmond, VA 23218-0798
(804) 545-5600
Business: (804) 545-5700; Fax: (804) 545-5701
President/C.E.O.: Martin Briley
Office of the Governor
Patrick Henry Bldg., 3rd Floor 1111E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2211; Fax: (804) 371-6351
Website: http://www.governor.virginia.gov
444 N. Capitol St. N.W, Suite 214 Washington, DC 20001
(202) 783-1769; Fax: (202) 783-7687
Governor: Terry McAuliffe (Democrat)
Next election Nov. 2017
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Bldg., 5th Floor 100 N. 9th St. P.O. Box 1315 Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2251; Fax: (804) 786-6249
Website: http://www.courts.state.va.us
Chief Justice: Cynthia D. Kinser
Clerk of the Supreme Court: Patricia L. Harrington
Email: scvclerk@courts.state.va.us
Bureau of Insurance
Tyler Bldg. 1300 E. Main St. Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1157 Richmond, VA 23218-1157
(804) 371-9741; Fax: (804) 371-9873
Commissioner: Jacqueline K Cunningham
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
2300 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 27412 Richmond, VA 23269-0001
(804) 497-7100; TDD: (800) 272-9268; Fax: (804) 367-4336
Website: http://www.dmv.state.va.us
Fee for obtaining accident/crash report: $8.00
Fee for obtaining abstract: $8.00; certified, $13.00; employment transcripts are issued at no cost to federal, state or local government agencies.
Virginia State Police
7700 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, VA 23235
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 27472 Richmond, VA 23261-7472
(804) 674-2000; Fax: (804) 674-2936
Website: http://www.vsp.state.va.us
Superintendent: Col. W. Steven Flaherty
Fee for obtaining accident report: $8.00; Faxed requests, $9.00
Estate & Wills: Chancery or Circuit Court Clerks, each county/city
Deeds and Mortgages: Circuit Court Clerks, each city. Notary Certificates: Secretary of Commonwealth, Notary Public Division ($10.00; each addl. document, $5.00)
Timothy M. Kaine (Democrat)
388 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4024
Website: http://www.kaine.senate.gov
Mark R. Warner (Democrat)
475 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2023
Website: http://www.warner.senate.gov/
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
1111E. Broad St., 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2454 Richmond, VA 23218-2454
(804) 786-2441; Fax: (804) 371-0017
Website: http://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov
Secretary of the Commonweath: Lavar Stoney (Democrat)
Appointed
Virginia Department of Taxation
1957 Westmoreland St. Richmond, VA 23230
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1115 Richmond, VA 23218-1115
Individual: (804) 367-8031
Business: (804) 367-8037
Email: taxindretums@tax.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.tax.virginia.gov
Commissioner: Craig M. Burns
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund
Workers' Compensation Commission
2201W. Broad St., Suite 207 Richmond, VA 23220
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 26927 Richmond, VA 23261
(804) 367-1018, (800) 552-4007; Fax: (877) 349-1719
Email: cicfmail@vwc.state.va.us
Website: http://www.cicf.state.va.us
Va. Code §§19.2-368.1 to 368.18 (enacted 1977; 1979 Supp.; amended 2002)
Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics
Dept. of Health
2001 Maywill St. Richmond, VA 23230
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000 Richmond, VA 23218-1000 (804) 662-6200
Website: http://www.vdh.state.va.us
Births, Deaths - January 1853-December 1896 and June 14,1912-Present; Marriages - 1853; Divorces - 1918. Search fee - $12.00 (non-refundable, includes certified copy, if found). Records may be ordered via http://www.vitalchek.com for an additional fee.