Can the other side bring a lawyer to small claims court in Virginia?
Answered for: Virginia
All parties shall be represented by themselves in actions before the small claims court except as follows: 1. A corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal or commercial entity may be represented by an owner, a general partner, an officer, a member, or an employee of that corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal or commercial entity who shall have all the rights and privileges given an individual to represent, plead, and try a case without an attorney. An attorney may serve in this capacity if he is appearing pro se, but he may not serve in a representative capacity.
This is the provision Virginia uses on attorneys in small claims. The words above are the section itself.
This answer is true in Virginia and nowhere else on this site. Another jurisdiction is another answer, or an honest gap: see what has been read for Virginia.