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Litigation means never having to say you’re sorry. Unless, some say, the case goes into mediation. Then, the statements of regret that the guilt-ridden need to say and that their victims need to hear are not admissible in court, and ...

The juvenile and domestic relations court in Harrisonburg is involved in an experiment in “restorative justice.” In certain cases chosen by the judge, the court brings offenders and their victims together with a neutral facilitator. During the meeting, the offender ...

Mom and dad buy a car for their teen-age daughter. They tell her not to let anyone else drive the car. One night after a party, though, she lets her ne’er-do-well boyfriend, of whom her parents disapprove, drive the car ...

If you do it by the book, leaving one law practice for another is fraught with risk. To do it right — and ethically — you’re not supposed to tell your clients you’re leaving until you tell the firm. Then ...

A Virginia Bar Association fund to help Southside Virginia lawyers whose offices were destroyed by Hurricane Floyd flooding has collected almost $4,000 in the first three weeks. “We all need to make personal contributions to this effort, and I am ...

Bill clarifies obligations on funeral expenses A bill before the General Assembly would make explicit the fact that funeral or burial expenses are the obligation of an estate, and would give the person who makes the arrangements the right to ...

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S. Brian Farmer has become a principal with the Richmond law firm of Hirschler, Fleischer, Cox & Allen. He is a member of the business section, where his practice includes business acquisitions, venture capital financing, business plan development, protection and ...