Avvo Launches in Virginia!
It’s been awhile since we have launched a new state, so I am very excited to announce that today Avvo launched in Virginia. Virginia holds a special place in my heart because it was the first state (excuse me, “Commonwealth”) where I was licensed to practice law.
A couple of thoughts about Virginia and our launch:
1. With this launch, Avvo now rates and profiles 90% of the lawyers in the United States. We will have more states coming in the next couple of months which should push this to around 95%. Very exciting for all of us here at Avvo!
2. The Virginia Bar was a gem in helping us collect their public records. It is always great to work with a bar that understands the value of transparency.
3. Virginia is one of the only states to still have courts of both law and equity. It makes for a bear of a bar exam, but ya gotta give them credit for staying loyal to their colonial underpinnings.
4. Virginia is still one of the only states (maybe the only state) to make men wear jackets and ties and women wear skirts while taking the bar exam. However, because many years ago test-takers complained about the noise of all of the hard-soled shoes on the floor of the Roanoke Civic Center, the bar now requires soft-soled shoes. The result is a dress suit / tennis shoes combo that only a bar examiner could love.
Welcome Virginia lawyers – all 13,216 of you! Here is a list of our Top-Rated Virginia Lawyers. For those Virginia lawyers that would like to learn more about Avvo and social media in general, please come see us in Washington D.C. on November 10. We would love to meet you in person.
Virginia is for Lawyers.
Mark
