Lithuanian Bar Association
The Lithuanian Bar Association (lit. Lietuvos advokatūra ) is a national association of lawyers in Lithuania . Its headquarters are in Vilnius . The supervisory authority is the Ministry of Justice of Lithuania . The chamber brings together 2,000 lawyers and 800 paralegals .
history
In December 1920 the Council of Sworn Lawyers ( Prisiekusiųjų advokatų taryba ) was formed. In 1923, sworn attorneys were appointed judges because the courts had too much work to do. From 1927, the services were also provided pro bono .
management
- 1920–1926: Vladas Stašinskas (1874–1944)
- 1926–1938: Petras Leonas (1864–1938)
- 1939: Mykolas Sleževičius (1882–1939)
- –1947: Ksaveras Misevičius
- 1947–1949: Jonas Žėruolis (1907–1986)
- 1949– Andrius Domaševičius
- –1978: Vladas Deksnys
- 1978–1999: Kęstutis Lipeika (* 1938)
- 1998–2002: Kazimieras Motieka (* 1929)
- 2002–2008: Rimas Andrikis (* 1950)
- 2008–2014: Leonas Virginijus Papirtis (* 1949)
- 2014– (2020): Ignas Vėgėlė (* 1975)
Web links
- history
- Adv. Juozas Čivilis. Lietuvos advokatūra ir advokatai Lietuvoje ( Memento from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (history)