The VLW Blog

The commissioner of revenue in Greene County has been charged with practicing law without a license. According to the Greene County Record, Larry Snow, 61, said that an elderly woman asked him for information on what she could do with her property. He told her what he knew. She described what she wanted and he [...]

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For plaintiffs suing for tortious interference with contract, Virginia law may have shifted slightly in their favor last year when the Supreme Court of Virginia decided DurretteBradshaw PC v. M.C. Consulting LC. At least that’s how one federal magistrate judge interpreted the 2009 high court case. Earlier this month, Richmond U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis W. [...]

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An Augusta County man facing eviction from his foreclosed home brandished a novel legal weapon to try to halt the proceedings, to no avail. Daniel Taylor, who counts himself part of the “sovereign citizen” movement, told Circuit Judge Victor Ludwig he had a writ of injunction to block the bank from taking possession of his [...]

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Charlottesville lawyer Frank Buck will appear in court today, defending a misdemeanor charge that he assaulted a client. According to an account in The Hook, Charlottesville’s alternative weekly, Buck and a client argued in a J&DR courtroom during a court recess. Buck allegedly put his hands on or around Milton L. John’s neck, then dropped [...]

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McGuireWoods LLP is establishing a Texas presence by acquiring a nine-member litigation boutique, Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack LLP, with offices in Houston and Austin, effective Jan. 1. Another Houston litigator, Ron Franklin of the Houston firm of Franklin, Cardwell & Jones, also will join McGuireWoods. McGuireWoods Chairman Richard Cullen said, “Establishing an office [...]

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Update: (11/18/2010 10:42 a.m.) A question of venue has delayed arraignment for former attorney Kyle Leftwich, charged with pocketing fees while working for a law firm. A lawyer who surrendered her license last month after she admitted diverting money from her employer, Marks & Harrison, is expected to appear in Hopewell Circuit Court Wednesday in [...]

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A Norfolk man whose loud protest about a jury summons earned him a contempt conviction has been exonerated by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. James C. Henderson definitely did NOT want to serve on a jury. Summoned in 2009, he showed up at the Norfolk courthouse, making it clear to all in a loud [...]

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A Fairfax County jury returned a $4.75-million verdict Friday for a county woman who suffered brain damage and other injuries when a wayward rocket exploded next to her in 2007. The verdict comes in a suit filed by Kathryn Hollis against fireworks company Schaefer Pyrotechnics. That firm also faces a claim from Hollis’ young son, [...]

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The one misdemeanor charge that emerged from a special grand jury investigation of the Franklin County sheriff’s office now has been dismissed on the motion of a special prosecutor. The grand jury investigation produced a report critical of management at the office of Sheriff Ewell Hunt and led to a legislative appearance for Franklin County [...]

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The Sixth District Committee of the Virginia State Bar has issued a public admonition to Caroline County Commonwealth’s Attorney Anthony G. Spencer for talking to a defendant who was represented by counsel without advising him of his right to have counsel present. Spencer has appealed the citation, and a hearing before the VSB Disciplinary Board [...]

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