An Eastern Shore lawyer suspended for two years in October has agreed to disbarment in the face of a new bar complaint, marking his ninth ethics violation in about a dozen years. Paul G. Watson IV of Eastville acknowledged he ...
Read More »Oft-penalized lawyer surrenders license
Lawyer convicted of raiding fiduciary account surrenders license 
An AV-rated Northern Virginia lawyer has agreed to disbarment after having been convicted of embezzling money belonging to a disabled widow. Attorney Clifford J. Shoemaker held a power-of-attorney for an 86-year-old woman suffering from long-standing dementia, according to Shoemaker’s affidavit ...
Read More »Back-dated filing leads to lawyer’s 60-day suspension 
An Alexandria lawyer who admitted back-dating an overdue immigration filing has been suspended from practice for 60 days. Alfred L. Robertson Jr. missed a deadline for filing an asylum petition for his client and then back-dated a petition and cover ...
Read More »Man cuts communications links at law firm
Police are trying to find a man they believe has repeatedly cut the phone and internet cables for a downtown Richmond law firm. The Richmond Police Department posted a surveillance photo to ask for public help in identifying the man ...
Read More »Judge won’t dismiss lawsuit against deputy over ticket
(AP) A deputy sheriff in Virginia is facing trial on a claim she violated the First Amendment rights of a woman by offering to buy another deputy lunch if he issued the woman a traffic ticket in retaliation for critical ...
Read More »Five sue driver of trash truck struck by GOP train in 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP) Two years after a train carrying Republican members of Congress collided with a garbage truck, five passengers have filed lawsuits against the driver, trash company and train conductor. Dana Naylor Jr., 32, was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter after ...
Read More »Jail accused of failing to assist with death probe
PORTSMOUTH (AP) A Tidewater jail that came under state scrutiny after the 2015 death of a mentally ill man is now being accused of failing to cooperate with an investigation into three other inmate deaths. The state Board of Corrections ...
Read More »Lawmaker’s privilege delaying case against ex-NASCAR driver
(AP) For a year and a half, a Virginia mother of seven young girls has been frustrated by repeated delays in the domestic violence case against her estranged husband because his defense lawyer exercised a privilege that most other attorneys ...
Read More »Democrats advance assault weapon ban
(AP) Democratic lawmakers in Richmond are advancing legislation to ban the sale of assault weapons and the possession of high-capacity magazines despite fierce opposition from gun owners. A state House committee on Feb. 7 advanced legislation backed by Gov. Ralph ...
Read More »VBA endorses 6 for Court of Appeals 
The Virginia Bar Association is recommending six of the 16 candidates seeking a seat on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The VBA listed its choices in alphabetical order in a Feb. 7 letter to Senate Judiciary chair John S. ...
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