Appellate judges: Tying up loose ends after final decree 
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Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: Judge Robert P. Frank, Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr., Practice Tips, Virginia Court of Appeals News
As Virginia’s high court delivered its new set of rules on April 30, two judges from the Virginia Court of Appeals were fleshing out appellate rules with some practical pointers for lawyers.
Speaking to family law practitioners from around the commonwealth, Judge Robert P. Frank and Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. counseled lawyers to get their ...
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