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Nominations for Leaders, Up & Coming now open
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now accepting nominations for two of its lawyer award programs, “Leaders in the Law” and “Up & Coming Lawyers.” The Leaders program, started in 2006, honors […]
Leader of the year
Claire Gastañaga has had a multitude of careers, including counselor, activist, advocate and office administrator. She sees her current job as head of the ACLU of Virginia as the capstone […]
At the forefront of legal ethics
Jim McCauley went from prosecuting unethical lawyers to trying to keep them from getting into trouble with the bar. For 23 years, he has led the office that offers free […]
Leader of the Year
A public defender whose impact on his community reaches far beyond the clients he represents in court, Timothy S. Coyne was hailed as “Leader of the Year” by the Class […]
Leader of the Year
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Leader of the Year” has devoted her 23-year legal career to helping victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Susheela Varky of Richmond was one of 26 […]
Presenting Leaders in the Law, Up & Coming 2016
Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, has announced the 2016 class of “Leaders in the Law.” Now in its 11th year, this awards program recognizes the lawyers […]
Judge James R. Spencer: Leader of the Year
U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer was named the “Leader of the Year” in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Leaders in the Law” program Oct. 29. Spencer was voted by […]
‘Leaders in the Law’ for 2015 named
Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, has announced the 2015 class of “Leaders in the Law.” Now in its 10th year, this awards program recognizes the lawyers […]
Leader of the Year: Judge Payne still building on a long legacy
Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne has been a craftsman of the law for more than two decades, writing carefully considered and lucid opinions that have helped to define […]
Payne named “Leader of the Year”
Hon. Robert E. Payne, a senior U.S. district judge in Richmond, was named “Leader of the Year” by the 2014 class of Leaders in the Law. Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Leaders […]
Presenting the 2014 class of Leaders in the Law
Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, has announced the 2014 class of “Leaders in the Law.” Now in its ninth year, this awards program recognizes the lawyers […]
John McCammon – Team builder, consensus builder
John B. McCammon soon will celebrate the 20th anniversary of The McCammon Group, Virginia’s largest mediation service. But he still remembers the joy of putting his team together and the […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
