The VLW Blog

In what appears to be the final trial court chapter of a tangled legal saga in Charlottesville, the judge has imposed $542,000 in sanctions against attorney Matt Murray for hiding evidence and trying to deflect blame for lapses in his disclosures to the court. In addition to the sanctions against Murray, Judge Edward Hogshire ordered [...]

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Virginia State Bar president George Shanks says he plans to make study of foreign government issues a regular part of the bar’s annual mid-year seminars. Writing from Athens, Greece, Shanks said he hopes an annual “Rule of Law Conference” will become a centerpiece of future VSB-sponsored trips. Future conference planners have a tough act to [...]

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Richmond lawyer Jamie Barber has been recognized as the Pro Bono Clearinghouse Volunteer of 2011 by the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation. Barber, a corporate finance associate at Hunton & Williams, has handled 11 different matters for the bar foundation since 2006. Barber provided more than 28 hours in pro bono work during the past year, [...]

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Roanoke City Attorney William “Bill” M. Hackworth has been named the 2011 recipient of the Edward J. Finnegan Distinguished Service Award from the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc. The statewide award is presented each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to local government or the LGA. Hackworth was honored for his [...]

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An employee for a pest-control company who went to work for a competitor need not worry about that noncompete he signed some time ago. Today a divided Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed dismissal of the company’s suit to enforce the noncompete. The take-away tip for lawyers drafting noncompetes: Make sure to match the activities you [...]

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Lawyers on a Virginia State Bar excursion to Athens are watching history in the making, with a possible change in that country’s government coming today. Besides earning CLE credits and visiting antiquities, the Virginia barristers reportedly have set up a panel discussion with Greek parliament members and lawyers to discuss the rule of law. “Amazing [...]

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Paybacks are hell, as any domestic relations lawyer will tell you. Sometimes they cross the line, as a guy in New Jersey will tell you. A narcotics detective in Morristown, N.J., broke up with his girlfriend, but she allegedly had revenge in mind. According to grand jury testimony earlier this week, she sought to get [...]

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We’ve heard of couples renewing their vows, but this proposal takes the wedding cake. According to today’s New York Times, Todd J. Remis wants to recreate his 2003 wedding to Milena Grzibovska because the photographer, H & H Studio, failed to capture the “last dance and the bouquet toss.” Remis has sued the photographer for [...]

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Members of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association are showing their sporty side. A call for sign ups for tournaments including golf, tennis, bowling and chess has produced numerous responses in all categories, reports CABA president Steven Rosenfield. Rosenfield said the local bar has grown in recent years — it’s now about 400 members. He hopes [...]

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The maker of a line of child car seats is on trial in Abingdon with a handicap — the court has banned any evidence about why the company chose not to add protective foam to the head area side wings of the car seat in question. In the trial, a seven-year-old girl is seeking $20 [...]

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