January 23, 2019
Comments Off on Disbarred lawyer seeks reinstatement
A Richmond educator who surrendered her law license 15 years ago in the face of financial lapses in her real estate practice is asking to practice again. The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board will hear the reinstatement petition of Ann ...
Read More »
January 23, 2019
Comments Off on Hingeley to run for Albemarle commonwealth’s attorney
Former public defender Jim Hingeley says he is running for Albemarle County commonwealth’s attorney. Hingeley will challenge Republican incumbent Robert Tracci, who was elected in 2015, according to WCAV. Hingeley started the Albemarle-Charlottesville Public Defender Office and served as the ...
Read More »
January 22, 2019
Comments Off on Assembly to consider limited ‘tort reform’
Two proposals supported by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce at the General Assembly could offer comfort for businesses involved in litigation – without drawing fire from trial lawyers. One plan would allow summary judgment in business disputes in Virginia courts ...
Tagged with: General Assembly
Read More »
January 22, 2019
Comments Off on Newly elected prosecutor to face quick challenge
Chesterfield County’s groundbreaking election of Democrat Scott Miles as commonwealth’s attorney last fall has sparked a Republican effort to unseat Miles in this fall’s general election. Henrico County assistant prosecutor Stacey T. Davenport has announced she is running for the ...
Read More »
January 21, 2019
Comments Off on Assembly taps Fisher for circuit seat
Despite earlier objections that legislators were rushing to fill a judgeship with a pre-ordained candidate, General Assembly Republicans on Jan. 16 elected Fauquier County Commonwealth’s Attorney James P. Fisher to the circuit court bench. Fisher will take office July 1 ...
Tagged with: General Assembly Judge Patricia L. West Judge William H. Cleaveland
Read More »
January 18, 2019
Comments Off on Lawyer’s home, assets subject to forfeiture
A lawyer charged with helping his wife plunder money from the campaign chest of a Virginia state senator and two other organizations cannot shield his two homes from possible forfeiture, a federal appeals court ruled last month. The 4th U.S. ...
Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals News Judge Allyson K. Duncan Judge T.S. Ellis III
Read More »
January 17, 2019
Comments Off on Filing history could be grounds for sanctions
A litigant’s history of filing frivolous pleadings in other courts could be considered in a sanctions motion if a General Assembly proposal is adopted. A House Courts subcommittee voted 6-2 this month to recommend reporting House Bill 1624. The bill ...
Read More »
January 16, 2019
Comments Off on County must defend shop’s claim over sinkhole
A lube shop’s lawsuit against a Virginia county over an obstructive sinkhole is going forward, even though the county claimed the business lacks the standing to sue. The suit arises from a large ground collapse that blocked the main entrance ...
Tagged with: Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts
Read More »
January 15, 2019
Comments Off on Judge allows friend-of-court brief in tree-sitters case
A federal judge says a friend-of-the-court brief could be helpful in deciding whether to evict two tree-sitters trying to block a natural gas pipeline project in Western Virginia. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon credited the contention of two advocates in the ...
Read More »
January 15, 2019
Comments Off on A ‘progressive’ wave?
At least three elected prosecutors in Northern Virginia this year are facing opponents promising new approaches to criminal law. Contests are underway in Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties, while observers watch to see what happens in Prince William County, where ...
Tagged with: Elections Prosecutors
Read More »
Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly
