{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3906","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3906","heading":"Liability to client","body":"Every attorney shall be liable to his client for any damage sustained by the client through the neglect of his duty as such attorney.Code 1950, § 54-46; 1988, c. 765; 2011, c. 703.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle IV. PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY THE SUPREME COURT","Chapter 39. ATTORNEYS","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3906/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"1e5627f3cbea8829d230b1a13a0cd8a542565b0dcc913387676a34f6a0ddc465","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3905","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}