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Another characteristic can now be added to the list of many traits attributed to millennials: job hopping. In a recent article on this subject for the ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss cites a recent survey in which almost 40 percent ...

The most difficult part of owning the business is finding the right employees. At our shop, we look for employees who are profession­als but also enjoy working with the public. Finding the right employee is difficult, especially given the variety ...

A government contractor that faced federal charges after disregarding lawyers’ advice on use of prohib­ited employees failed to prove a legal malpractice claim against its law firm, a bankruptcy judge has ruled. The decision absolved a now-defunct Washington firm of ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Brian F. Kenney U.S. Bankruptcy Court

ABINGDON – A federal judge has convicted a sitting Virginia state judge of criminal contempt of court. The conviction comes as the defendant judge also faces a state Supreme Court ethics hearing next month. Bristol Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge ...

Tagged with: Judge James P. Jones Judge Kurt J. Pomrenke U.S. District Court - Western District

The owner of an Oklahoma truck­ing company who signed a per­sonal guaranty for a boiler rental agreement is subject to long-arm jurisdiction in Virginia, a Newport News judge ruled last month. The circumstances made for a case of first impression ...

Tagged with: Adam M. Carroll Contract Hon. Christopher R. Papile Newport News Circuit Court

In a case of “wildly unusual” facts, a federal judge says Greyhound is not liable for emotional distress damages to the family of a 13-year-old Wythe County runaway who took a bus ride to New York City. The family’s lawsuit ...

Tagged with: Greyhound Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Once an appeal has been fully briefed and the oral argument has been scheduled, it is time to get ready for the argument. Thorough preparation for the argu­ment should go far beyond just re-reading the briefs and making an outline. ...

Tagged with: Advice

The second piece of official guid­ance for Virginia lawyers con­cerned about a colleague’s possi­ble impairment is now in place. The Supreme Court of Virginia has ap­proved Legal Ethics Opinion 1887 address­ing questions about suspected impaired lawyers who are not under ...

Tagged with: Impairment Supreme Court of Virginia Virginia State Bar

A printing manager who says he was fired by a boss with a record of making anti-Christian remarks can go forward with his religious discrimination claim. A Harrisonburg federal judge has denied summary judgment in the case. The plaintiff contends ...

Tagged with: Employment Employment Discrimination Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

An unnamed criminal defense at­torney and her investigator will have to answer federal prosecu­tors’ questions about how they came into possession of allegedly fraudulent documents that were in­troduced as evidence at their cli­ent’s trial. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Josh Carpenter Judge Albert Diaz Judge Diana Gribbon Motz Judge Paul Niemeyer Steven Meier