I am pleased to announce that for 2020, Super Lawyers once again recognized me in Appellate Law. I bring nearly forty years of...

The most fundamental changes to Virginia's appellate justice system since 1985 are afoot. During its 2020 Session, the General Assembly...

I am pleased and honored to announce my selection again this year by Virginia Business Magazine as a "Legal Elite" in Appellate Law. ...

There is nothing quite like an old-fashioned legal battle over a parcel of valuable land. Add to it the sorting-out of lien priorities,...

I am delighted to announce that Best Lawyers selected me for 2020 recognition in Appellate Law. I am very pleased and honored by this...

The Virginia Supreme Court recently decided Fairfax County School Board v. S.C., 2019 Va. LEXIS 49 (Record No. 180497, May 30, 2019). ...

I am pleased to announce that Super Lawyers selected me to join that organization's ranks for 2019 in Appellate Law! I am honored by...

The Court of Appeals of Virginia released a soon-to-be published panel decision on January 8, 2019, in Kimberly Paul Barney v....

On October 11, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously decided Nicholas Charles Secret v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 2018 Va. LEXIS...

On September 10, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a Press Release inviting comments on two proposed procedural rules and...

On August 30, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court issued an instructive and unanimous decision in City of Alexandria v. State Corp. Comm'n,...

On March 1, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a soon-to-be published opinion in the case, A.R.A. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 2018...

As its 2017 finale, the Virginia Supreme Court delivered a wide-ranging decision touching upon evidence and procedure in the personal...

The Virginia Supreme Court issued a published opinion on September 14, 2017 in the case styled, Old Dominion Comm. for Fair Util. Rates...

In a published opinion issued on July 27, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court decided a medical malpractice appeal arising from...

On April 13, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a decision reemphasizing the “adequate foundation” requirement for expert testimony...

On February 2, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court decided the case of Donte Lamar Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Record No. 131385...

The Virginia Supreme Court issued a decision on January 19, 2017, affirming a jury’s “zero dollar verdict” in a personal injury case. As...

The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently issued an interesting panel decision in Coe v. Coe, 66 Va. App

On June 23, 2016, the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Fairfax County Circuit Court (“trial court”) in the case styled,...