Results - February 2025 Exam

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PASS LISTS - Applicants who passed the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam
  1. PASS LIST ONE - Applicants who passed the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, have completed all other admission requirements, and have been licensed to practice law by the Board.
  2. PASS LIST TWO (Blue List) - Applicants who passed the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, but who have outstanding admission requirements, and at this time are NOT licensed to practice law.

The following persons passed the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, have achieved the required score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, have met all other requirements for admission to the Virginia Bar, and are licensed effective April 25, 2025.

To Applicants on List One: On April 25, 2025, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners will email each licensed applicant notification that they passed the Virginia Bar Exam, instructions on how to register with the Virginia State Bar and information in regard to the Admission Ceremony scheduled for June 4, 2025.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 25, 2025. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

Do NOT call or email the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, the Virginia State Bar, or the Supreme Court of Virginia with questions regarding registration or the Admission Ceremony until AFTER you have thoroughly read and reviewed all information provided in the email. Most questions will be answered in the email.

PASS LIST ONE

Hala Raed Al-Mustafa
Tyler David Andrehsen
Lakshmi Apolinario
Cassandra M Klosterman Aubert
Domenic Piermarini Aulisi
Olivia Joyce Ayd
Joshua Brooks Baker
Kaitlyn Irene Barnard
Annelise Bennett Becker
Nicole Elaina Bemberis
Emily Brenn Bordelon
Dante Julian Bosnic
Mary Ellen Bowman
Hollie Mae Boyce
Morgan Danielle Buchanan
Caroline Grace Bugge
Javier David Burdette
Madison Leanne Butler
Kelly Ann Clark
Amy Marie Cohen
Charles Michael Conley
Kezia Rose Constantine
Jeremy David Cook
Albert Youssef Cordahi
Isabel Rose Corngold
Ryan Emory Cox
Leslie Priscilla Currie
Esther Tyree Xiu DeBord
John Mark DeLaurentis
Matthew Steven Dorritie
Andre Juwan Earls
Morgan Elizabeth Eminhizer
Virginia Stewart Fergusson
Joseph Michael Gaston
Jennifer Ann Gilliam
Kiana Givpoor
Kelly Annette Glatthorn
James Vincent Gleason
Brandis Brooke Godwin
Anukriti Goel
Hope Michelle Gouterman
Sydnie Elana Grabell
Anna Claire Gregory
Victoria Rose Grimm
Tonya Marie Hardzinski
Lauren Elizabeth Hogan
Shawnee Harrison Hogbin
Madison Dupree Howell
Thomas Grady Hummer
Benjamin Talbot Hyman
Benjamin Richard Jagt
Ja'Neese Breanne Jefferson
Treyvon Daquon Jordan
Isaac William Joseph
Jenny Minju Jung
Joshua Reid Cooper Justus
Aaron James Arntsen Keller
Kelsey Taylor Kita
Lacey Sue Marie Klooster
Brandon Wayne Koluch
Mallory B. Leopold Needle
Nathalie Dayana Lezcano Beitia
David Starling MacMillan, III
Jared J. Makheja
Heather Catrina Martin
Alexzondra Lena Mattson
Robert Edward Mayer
Kimberlee Anne McMillin
Jinhan Mei
Megan Arline Meissner
Megan Catherine Metersky
Zoe Norton Minter
Abhinav Mishra
Tyler Andrew Monestel
Colin James Morris
Hannah McKenzie Motsch
Lane Llewellyn Mullin
Lelena Haddis Mulugeta
Bryce Ronald Nolan
Conor Jameson Oelrich
Harlin Cecilia Oh
Lucas James Otal
Rachel Gretchen Park
Taylor Brooke Parsons
Joseph Ryan Patrell
James Matthew Penny, Jr.
Martin David Perry, Jr.
Hanna Christopher Petro
Lisa Renee Pryor
Taylor Ann Qualls
Taylor Kevin Quesenberry
Rebecca Sahar Rahmani
Luisa Dalyned Ramirez Huertas
Rachel Lynn Ranieri
Mariam Rahim Rasooli
Bhakti Kalpesh Raval
Hunter Douglas Reed
Collin Powell Riggs
Marci Jaye Rizzo
Berkeley Brooks Robinson
Mariel Aimee Rodriguez
Maxwell Joseph Sebastiano Rubin
Payal Chandrahas Sampat
Lyanchesi Nanette Santiago Santiago
Daniel Antonio Santos
Nicole Taylor Sanzo
Marie Elizabeth Sayer
Katherine Leigh Schlinke
Kevin Robert Sebastian, Jr.
Chandler Ann Sensibaugh
Dina Chatila Shaar
Christian Randall Sheets
Erica Joy Shuler
Samuel Scott Sluss, III
Megan Elizabeth Smith
Sihyun Song
Allison Marie Stahl
Andreya Marie Steidl
Dennis Kent Sugg
Mary Elizabeth Swanson
Ethan Andrew Swierczewski
Lucas Kailai Tappa
Evan Charles Taylor
Matthew Allen Tolley
Jessica Xin Tong
Gabriel Lavery Trujillo-Lederer
Benjamin Paul Turcotte
Onnika Aleigha Turley-Ramsey
Victoria Faye Walls
Alecia Rene Watson
Cornelia Shanasha Waugh
Kevin Mackenzie Wood
Emily Ann Woznak
Teela Buscarini Wyman
Angela Yip
Mikayra Yvonne Young
John William Younis, Jr.
Daniel Alexander Zeiss

The following persons passed the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, BUT have not yet completed all other requirements for admission to the Virginia Bar. Their admission is deferred pending completion of any outstanding requirements. An email will be sent to each person on this list setting forth their outstanding requirements.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 25, 2025. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

To Applicants on List Two: Do NOT call or email the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners' office until AFTER you have received your email and have followed the instructions set forth therein. The Board licenses applicants who have satisfactorily completed all outstanding requirements on or about the 15th of each month. Upon being licensed, you will be notified in writing by the Board.

PASS LIST TWO - NOT licensed as of April 25, 2025

Hunter Davis Ames
Niccolo Anthony Beltramo
Julia Elizabeth Bockman
Jonathan Adam Brooks
Lindsay Claire Bueche
Guillermo Enrique Cintron
Jessie Partridge Cooke
Nathan James Crispo
Patrick Bonds Hanafin
Selena Marie Hawker
Adam Johns Howard
Zachary Edward Huff
Ahmad Jafar Kaki
Abhilasha Khanal
Alan Ko
Connor Shea Lauer
Jonathon Michael Maddox
John Patrick Michelli
Joel Arland Nelson
Monica Farris Patterson
Grayson Earl Phillips
Robyn Mackenzie Reinhardt
Lisa Ann Saucerman
Kathryn Schababerle
Devon Michael-Curtis Schoonover
Julia Stephanie Seliavski
Sebastian Hayden Sharonov
Elizabeth Riley Shope
Zoe Victoria Speas
Elizabeth Brooking Stalfort
Brian Michael Tarno
Alexa Catherine Anne Travis
Louis Kenneth Villacci, Jr.
Lauren Rose West
William Henry Whitaker
Gage Dalton Whited
Zachary Jarrett Wilkins

If your name does not appear on either Pass List One or Pass List Two, you did NOT achieve a passing score on the February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam. Your results and instructions for re-application will be sent to your email address on file.

Your results will be emailed no later than 5:00 pm on April 25, 2025. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

A Re-Application for Examination can be found on our website barexam.virginia.gov. Click on - Bar Exam - Applying for Exam - Application.

Please Note: The statutory filing deadline for the July 2025 Bar Exam is May 10, 2025, a Saturday; therefore, the filing deadline is extended to Monday, May 12, 2025.

See § 54.1-3925 of the Code of Virginia. If your application is not actually received in the Secretary's office by the filing deadline (May 10 for the July exam; December 15 for the February exam), it may be deemed to be timely filed only if it has been transmitted expense prepaid to the Office of the Secretary of the Board by Priority, Express, Registered or Certified mail via the United States Postal Service, or by a third party commercial carrier for Next-Day Delivery, and the official receipt therefor issued by the United States Postal Service or by such third party commercial carrier, which shall be exhibited on demand of the Secretary, shows such transmission or mailing to the Secretary's office on or before the prescribed deadline.

Priority, Express, Registered or Certified mail via the United States Postal Service or Next-Day Delivery by a third party commercial carrier are the only methods of transmission or mailing authorized by the statute. Thus, an application sent by any other form of mail, such as First Class mail, cannot be accepted if it is received after the filing deadline, even if it is postmarked before.

Application forms should be filed no more than 90 days prior to the filing deadline, but must be filed by the statutory filing deadline in accordance with § 54.1-3925 of the Code of Virginia.

Pass rates for all Virginia Bar Exam applicants and for law schools in Virginia.

  First-time Takers Percentage Overall Percentage
All February 2025 Bar Exam Applicants
67.86%
61.11%
Virginia Law Schools:
     Appalachian School of Law
100.00%
66.67%
     College of William and Mary
100.00%
72.22%
     George Mason University
56.25%
69.57%
     Liberty University
80.00%
75.00%
     Regent University
83.33%
63.16%
     University of Richmond
71.43%
57.69%
     University of Virginia
83.33%
75.00%
     Washington and Lee University
100.00%
81.82%

The Supreme Court of Virginia will conduct an Admission & Orientation Ceremony on June 4, 2025. All February 2025 licensed applicants (Pass List One) were emailed instructions regarding the Admission & Orientation Ceremony.

Click here for Admission & Orientation Ceremony information.

EXAM RESULTS

Notification of Results

After all exams have been graded and results tabulated, each applicant will be notified by email whether or not they passed the exam. No results will be given over the telephone. Exam results will be sent to the email address indicated on your exam Place Card. If there are any subsequent changes to your email address, you must notify the Office of the Secretary of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners in writing as soon as possible using the Change of Address Form available here. If you do not see your exam results email, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting our office.

If you pass the exam and are licensed, time-sensitive admission ceremony and Virginia State Bar registration information will be provided with your results email.

Posting of Results

Names of the passing applicants will be posted in alphabetical order on the Board's website at barexam.virginia.gov/bar/barresults.html. Applicants, their families, friends and employers should not call the Office of the Secretary of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners inquiring about when results will be released. No information will be given out over the telephone, and calls of this nature only impede the processing of the scores.

Name Changes

A certified copy of a marriage license or a name change order must accompany all requests for a name change. Click here to download the Name Change Form. Please note: No name changes will be made 2 weeks before the exam or 2 weeks before results are released.

Wall Certificates

A wall certificate suitable for framing will be mailed to those applicants licensed by the Board. These certificates are each done by hand and will take approximately six (6) months to complete. You must maintain a current mailing address with our office during that time. Change of Address forms are available here.

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 1 Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday, and the MBE on Wednesday.

Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).

MBE Score: The MBE consists of 200 multiple choice questions. Because questions at one administration of the MBE might be more or less difficult than those at another administration, the MBE score is scaled for each administration of the exam.

The Virginia Essay raw scores are converted to the same scale of measurement as that used to report the MBE scaled scores. As a result, the average essay scaled score in Virginia will be equal to the average MBE scaled score. This method is designed to permit the passing standard to remain as constant as possible from one exam to the next, so that an applicant is neither rewarded nor penalized for having taken one exam or another.

Minimum Passing Score: The score for Option 1 applicants will be based on both the Virginia Essay and the MBE. Both parts of the exam will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a minimum overall passing score of 140. Such weighting shall be made by combining 60% of the Virginia Essay exam scaled score and 40% of the MBE scaled score. Accordingly,

Total Scaled Score/CWT = (.60 x VA Essay scaled score) + (.40 x a MBE scaled score)

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 2A & 2B Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.

Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).

The Virginia Essay raw scores are converted to the same scale of measurement as that used to report the MBE scaled scores. As a result, the average essay scaled score in Virginia will be equal to the average MBE scaled score. This method is designed to permit the passing standard to remain as constant as possible from one exam to the next, so that an applicant is neither rewarded nor penalized for having taken one exam or another.

Minimum Passing Score: The score for Option 2A & 2B applicants will be based on the Virginia Essay and the previous MBE score the applicant elected to use/transfer. Both parts of the exam will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a minimum overall passing score of 140. Such weighting shall be made by combining 60% of the Virginia Essay exam scaled score and 40% of the MBE scaled score. Accordingly,

Total Scaled Score/CWT = (.60 x VA Essay scaled score) + (.40 x a previous MBE scaled score)

Procedures for Determining Scores for Option 3 Applicants

The Virginia Bar Exam consists of 9 essay questions and 10 multiple choice questions on Tuesday.

Essay Score: Each essay answer is graded on a 10-point scale, and each of the 10 multiple choice questions is graded right or wrong. Each correct multiple choice question is worth 1 point. Thus, the maximum essay "raw" score is 100 points: (10 points x 9 essay questions) + (1 point x 10 multiple choice questions).

Minimum Passing Score: The passing score for Option 3 will be based solely on the raw points awarded on the Virginia Essay exam. A minimum score of 64 raw points, out of a possible 100 raw points, is a passing score.

Regrade Policy For All Options

Prior to the release of the results, the Board regrades the Virginia Essay papers of those applicants whose initial score is near but below the minimum passing score. The Board may determine that the overall quality of an applicant's answers may adequately demonstrate minimum competence, resulting in that applicant achieving the minimum passing score. After the regrading, all scores are final and not appealable. All grading is done anonymously.