The VLW Blog

Every year on May 1, Law Day is celebrated throughout the nation. In Fairfax, Law Day means the annual Weiner Roast hosted by Weiner & Spivey PLC. Ed Weiner (left) has been the host with the roast for 12 years, raising funds to benefit the Fairfax Law Foundation. This year was the biggest and the [...]

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Legal aid lawyers are hoping to boost participation in a Fairfax County program to provide legal help for people seeking court protection from abusive domestic situations. Advocates also want to foster similar programs in Alexandria and other Virginia communities. Legal Services of Northern Virginia is trying to have a separate attorney on call for protective [...]

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The 2,145-member Fairfax Bar Association has chimed in with the pleas for filling Virginia judicial vacancies. An FBA resolution this week urges General Assembly members to fully fund all vacant judgeships and to reject the governor’s plan to use $5 million from the State Bar Fund for general spending purposes. Unfilled judgeships “are creating undue [...]

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A fire marshal threw the book at two Herndon bartenders for their pyrotechnics, but Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh said felony charges will be dismissed. The Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern employees were arrested in July after performing the “flaming bartender,” a trick that involved spitting alcohol onto a flame to create a bigger ball of [...]

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A traffic judge was lenient in the jaywalking case of a man who tried to help geese cross the Fairfax County Parkway. According to The Washington Post, Jozsef Vamosi pulled his car to the side of the busy road during morning rush hour, and stepped out into the road to steer the geese to safety. [...]

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Yesterday in Fairfax, a trial expected to last two weeks got under way that could determine control of the property of 11 churches that voted to leave the Episcopal Diocese. Millions of dollars are at stake. At issue is an 1867 law, Virginia Code § 57-9, that governs when a congregation can realign its allegiance [...]

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The official investiture of Fairfax Circuit Judge Charles J. Maxfield is set for this Friday, May 18. The ceremony will be held at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 5E of the courts building. The Fairfax Bar Association will hold a reception in Maxfield’s honor following the investiture. The judge actually went on the Fairfax circuit bench [...]

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