54.1-3906 - Liability to client. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-3906. Liability to client.

Every attorney shall be liable to his client for any damage sustained by theclient through the neglect of his duty as such attorney. Damages in lieu ofinterest, not exceeding fifteen percent annually until paid, may be awardedagainst him.

(Code 1950, § 54-46; 1988, c. 765.)