Demand for legal help is up at the Legal Aid office in Winchester.
The Winchester Star reports that, due to the financial crisis, lawyers at the Blue Ridge Legal Services’ Winchester branch are having trouble keeping up with the demand for free legal services from low-income residents. The office is on “emergency intake,” taking on only [...]
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Legal Aid numbers on the rise
March 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · Legal Aid, Winchester
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Councilman guilty of assault
January 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Winchester
A Winchester city councilman was found guilty yesterday of assault and battery.
According to The Northern Virginia Daily, the charge stemmed from an incident at Inn at Little Washington in December of 2007. During an altercation, Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Buettner allegedly struck a man on the head, rupturing his eardrum. The councilman argued he was acting in self-defense.
Despite his testimony, [...]
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In Memoriam: Judge Robert K. Woltz
March 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off · Obituaries, Winchester
Judge Robert K. Woltz served on the circuit bench in Winchester for 21 years until his retirement in 1989. He died March 22 at the age of 88. Colleagues and friends told the Winchester Star (registration required) that the judge was a man who was fair and courteous and a man who loved the celebrate [...]
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