May 4, 2020
Comments Off on Security tips for lawyers using Zoom
Social distancing has eliminated in-person interactions, causing lawyers to “meet” with clients through telephone calls or video conferencing. One of the most popular video conferencing platforms is Zoom. Since the coronavirus outbreak, Zoom’s daily active users have shot up from ...
Tagged with: Coronavirus Cybersecurity Technology
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April 27, 2020
Comments Off on Employment lawyers ‘pivot’ their practices during COVID-19
Employment lawyers who have not stayed busy during the COVID-19 outbreak are “not being relevant to their clients,” said Fairfax attorney Declan Leonard. “I’m taking on cases that I’ve never had to deal with as an employment lawyer,” Leonard said, ...
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April 27, 2020
Comments Off on Virus-driven budget cuts hit justice system
Hopes for extra state money to boost district courts’ staff, public defender ranks and legal aid offices have evaporated as the COVID-19 virus forced state budget rollbacks. Spending cuts recommended by Gov. Ralph Northam even signaled delay of a long-sought ...
Tagged with: Coronavirus Criminal Gov. Ralph Northam
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April 27, 2020
Comments Off on Landlord awarded more than $1.2 million in fees
A case that started as a routine action for unpaid rent, then turned into one of the Fairfax circuit court’s “most heavily litigated matters for the past two years,” has reached a punctuation point. After finding for the landlord in ...
Tagged with: Landlord and tenant Real Estate
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April 27, 2020
Comments Off on Lawyers question need for client sex prohibition
At least six lawyers have raised concerns about a Virginia State Bar proposal to explicitly ban lawyers from initiating sexual relations with a current client. But there is no consensus on what’s wrong with the proposal. One lawyer questioned the ...
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April 27, 2020
Comments Off on 4th Circuit invites governor to act in innocence claim
A Northern Neck man who says he was wrongly stigmatized for 35 years as the killer of a mother of two in Lancaster County could get faster justice from the governor than through the habeas corpus procedure, a federal appeals ...
Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Gov. Ralph Northam
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For decades, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual has helped its insureds reduce their malpractice risks. The COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges for the legal system as lawyers and courts nationwide adjust their work environments to combat the virus. Alice Sherren, Senior Claims ...
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April 22, 2020
Comments Off on Supreme Court extends judicial emergency
Amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis response, the Supreme Court of Virginia has extended its “Period of Judicial Emergency” to May 17 in an order that also explains how deadline tolling works during the emergency. The court’s previous end date for ...
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April 20, 2020
Comments Off on Dealing with ‘disaster,’ care providers seek expanded immunity
Amid the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia health care providers are asking Gov. Ralph Northam to expand the liability immunity now offered by two Virginia statutes for medical professionals treating patients during a “disaster.” In a collaborative process, the ...
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April 20, 2020
Comments Off on Workers’ comp hearings stalled by COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak put workers’ compensations hearings on hold, and Richmond attorney Andrew Reinhardt is concerned on how the commission will catch up. “We’re all working remote. The judges, the attorneys on both sides, our parties are remote… It’s a ...
Tagged with: Coronavirus Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Workers' Compensation
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