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Thirty years of working to put criminals behind bars in the rough-and-tumble world of Southwest Virginia can leave you with a lot of stories. It also can leave you with a lot of mementoes. Tom Bondurant’s office at the U.S. ...

Lawyers who asked the Supreme Court of Virginia to order a court clerk to process their court-appointed fee vouchers withdrew their petition for mandamus last week. Matt Greene of Fairfax, one of the lawyers who claimed that more than $50,000 ...

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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema is not letting a frequent filer patent company leave the courthouse quietly in its lawsuit against the national law firm Foley & Lardner. Brinkema has set a hearing for Friday, Oct. 9, for SPH America ...

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At least one judge welcomes objections that bring to mind a long forgotten paean to a brand of cheap beer. The judge is Roanoke’s Cliff Weckstein and the beer is Ballantine. As several dozen lawyers listened, Weckstein today described the ...

A special prosecutor today nol prossed a charge of sexual battery against Roanoke lawyer David D. Lawrence. Lawrence was charged in May with a misdemeanor count of sexual battery.  According to The Roanoke Times , the female victim alleged Lawrence ...

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The Virginia Beach Circuit Court clerk’s office will close at 1 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays under new hours to start Oct. 13, Clerk Tina E. Sinnen reports. The new hours will be Monday through Wednesday 8:30am to 4pm and ...

A judge has appointed a receiver to take control of the bankruptcy practice of Roanoke lawyer Ann Marie Miller. Miller’s practice has been curtailed since September 18, when the Virginia State Bar obtained a temporary injunction that froze the bank ...

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A judge has appointed a receiver to take control of the bankruptcy practice of Roanoke lawyer Ann Marie Miller. Miller’s practice has been curtailed since September 18, when the Virginia State Bar obtained a temporary injunction that froze the bank ...

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Family lawyers who accept court-appointed work in Fairfax County say they’re not getting paid on time, and two of them are asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to intervene, claiming they are owed more than $50,000 in fees for work ...

Another round of regulations under federal privacy laws means more lawyers writing more advisories for businesses, and one health law attorney says it’s time to prepare for more aggressive HIPAA enforcement. This time, the regulations under the Health Insurance Portability ...