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2001 SESSION
010309684Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3932 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3932. Lien for fees.
Any person having or claiming a right of action sounding in tort, or for
liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract or for a cause of action for
annulment or divorce, may contract with any attorney to prosecute the same, and
the attorney shall have a lien upon the cause of action as security for his fees for
any services rendered in relation to the cause of action or claim. When any such
contract is made, and written notice of the claim of such lien is given to the
opposite party, his attorney or agent, any settlement or adjustment of the
cause of action shall be void against the lien so created, except as proof of
liability on such cause of action. Nothing in this section shall affect the
existing law in respect to champertous contracts. [ Any person having or
claiming a right of action sounding in tort, or for liquidated or unliquidated
damages on contract, may contract with any attorney to prosecute the same, and
the attorney shall have a lien upon the cause of action as security for his
fees for any services rendered in relation to the cause of action or claim.
When any such contract is made, and written notice of the claim of such lien is
given to the opposite party, his attorney or agent, any settlement or
adjustment of the cause of action shall be void against the lien so created,
except as proof of liability on such cause of action. Nothing in this section
shall affect the existing law in respect to champertous contracts. ]