The Crime Report

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Commonwealth of Virginia should fall in line with other progressive states and adopt measures aimed at preventing wrongful convictions, writes author John Grisham in an op-ed for the Washington Post. The recent decision by Virginia Gov.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2024

“Menendez adds lawyer with corruption success at Supreme Court to legal team, seeks dismissal of charges; Yaakov Roth has argued for a Bridgegate defendant and represented former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell”: Dustin Racioppi of Politico has this report. Bob McDonnell” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 6, 2022

Opinion 1240 has this digest statement: “If ‘contacts’ on a lawyer’s smartphone include any client whose identity or other information is confidential under Rule 1.6, All lawyers likely have the client’s name, office, cell number, email, physical address and job title. What Do You Actually Store in Your Contacts? Back to Ethics.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2023

LSCA argued that fossil fuel lawyers often wreak havoc on the environment by lobbying against environmental regulations, drafting and enforcing harmful fossil fuel production contracts and assisting climate polluters in avoiding accountability.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Lawyer flat fee billing can be tricky. ANSWER: While most lawyers and clients are accustomed to the traditional billable hour, other pricing options do exist. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? These include fixed fees, alternative fee structures, and contingency fees, among others.

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ABA Journal

JULY 18, 2022

A Houston lawyer has submitted an affidavit alleging that a West Virginia judge removed a gun from a holster under his robe and pointed it…

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 4, 2022

ABA Formal Opinion 483, “Lawyers’ Obligations After an Electronic Data Breach or Cyberattack” (October 2018). We hear many lawyers say that developing an IRP is expensive and time-consuming. She is a past president of the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association and the Fairfax Law Foundation.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A lawyer has been disbarred in Maryland following the same disposition in Virginia for rejecting settlement offers without a client’s consent and demonstrating “pervasive incivility.”…

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Updated: Lawyers in Iowa and Virginia have been sanctioned for their association with a national bankruptcy law firm accused of using high-pressure tactics to sign…

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

who sits in both Virginia’ Loudoun and Fauquier counties, has kicked the entire Loudoun Commonwealth’s prosecutor’s office off of a case, in a move representing the latest pushback against a wave of progressive prosecutors who won elections nationwide in recent years, reports the Washington Post. Plowman Jr.,

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

“Professors Paper Explains How a Handful of Elite Lawyers Dominates Supreme Court Litigation; Mitu Gulati Explores Numbers Behind Tournament of Champions”: Mary Wood of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report. You can access the paper via this link.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

The first problem with cautioning lawyers about the dangers of “shadow IT” is that most of them have no earthly idea what it is. Once lawyers understand the definition, they generally say that everything is within the control of their IT department. So let’s start there. Simek is vice president of Sensei Enterprises.

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LawSites

MARCH 3, 2025

In yet another case involving the use and misuse of generative AI in legal research, a federal district court judge has declined to impose sanctions on an experienced attorney who submitted a brief containing miscited and misquoted cases generated by artificial intelligence. Although the attorney, Thad M.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Additional videos that The Federalist Society has posted on YouTube from its 2022 National Lawyers Convention: I previously linked to the video of Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William H. ‘s opening remarks and the news coverage thereof. Yesterday, law professor Eric J. EPA “; “ Regulatory Elephants in Statutory Mouse Holes?

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 10, 2022

“The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Efforts to Protect the Environment: The potential ramifications of West Virginia v. Jacobs of Greenwire have an article headlined “ Meet the lawyers teeing up the Supreme Court climate showdown.” Environmental Protection Agency are profound.” And Pamela King and Jeremy P.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

That said, take a look at the prestigious T14, where there were some interesting moves: Stanford University 1 Yale University 1 University of Chicago 3 University of Virginia 4 – University of Pennsylvania 5 +1 Duke University 6 -2 Harvard University 6 -2 New York University 8 +1 University of Michigan 8 (but also 9?) +1/-

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We would add the significant legal costs of hiring a data breach lawyer to oversee the breach response and a digital forensics company to investigate and remediate the breach. She is a past president of the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association and the Fairfax Law Foundation. Ethics and Your “Get Out of Jail Free” Card.

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Livesay&Myers

APRIL 15, 2020

In response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on March 16, 2020 the Supreme Court of Virginia entered an order declaring a judicial emergency in Virginia. The judicial emergency order limits matters being heard in Virginia courts during this time—however, courts are not closed entirely.

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2021

Juris Lab ] * A closely watched contempt trial for a lawyer involved in a large environmental lawsuit against Chevron has started. Reuters ] * A Virginia lawyer is liable for $742,000 over allegedly botching a divorce. Think of what a judgment might be if the Gates' lawyers mess up in that breakup.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 22, 2022

The post From Bluebooking To Bistro: Lawyer Couple Hangs Out Shingle To Sommelier appeared first on Above the Law. Do you believe in life after law school?

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2022

mental hospital for treatment but since 2016 has resided in Virginia. ” After the hearing, Hinckley’s lawyer Barry Levine said Hinkley worked hard “to correct something that he was unable to erase, and this is the best outcome that one could imagine.” Hinckley was sent to a Washington D.C.

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Livesay&Myers

APRIL 20, 2020

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is raising special challenges for those facing separation, divorce, custody or support cases in Virginia. The Supreme Court of Virginia has issued an order temporarily limiting the types of cases that will be heard in Virginia. Types of Mediation in Virginia.

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Livesay&Myers

MARCH 17, 2021

What about an ongoing custody or visitation case in Virginia? How will a mental health diagnosis impact a custody or visitation case in Virginia? Under in Virginia Code § 20-124.3 , judges are required to consider the mental health of each parent. Do you have a current mental health diagnosis? You are not alone.

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Livesay&Myers

APRIL 6, 2020

Each state has its own set of laws governing divorce, and Virginia has a very particular set of divorce laws. Here are seven common myths about military divorce in Virginia: Myth #1: If one party is an active duty servicemember, the parties have to get divorced in a military court. State courts have jurisdiction over military divorces.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Lawyers are helping these families reunite and get their lives back on track, and establish if they had passed legal requirements before being deported.

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Livesay&Myers

APRIL 13, 2020

With the Temporary Stay at Home Order Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) issued by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on March 30, 2020, people are being exposed to increasingly dangerous situations, not just from the outside world, but from their spouses or significant others too. Response of Virginia Courts to COVID-19.

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2022

A federal jury in Virginia Thursday convicted former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh for his role in the 2014 Islamic State hostage-taking plot that led to the beheading of four American journalists and aid workers. During opening arguments in the trial, Elsheikh’s lawyer Ed MacMahon stated Elsheikh was a “simple Isis fighter.”

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2025

First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5% Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5%

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to an interview with the House select committee investigating the Jan.…

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 23, 2021

The Virginia Supreme Court’s chief justice has issued an emergency order to increase the pool of lawyers who can represent indigent tenants who are facing…

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The Crime Report

APRIL 4, 2023

Lawyer Jeffrey Breit filed a $40 million negligence lawsuit Monday on behalf of Abigail Zwerner, a Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in January, alleging that school administrators had been warned about the child’s violent history and failed to protect her Erik Ortiz reports for NBC News.

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ALPS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Catapulted by the leadership of original National Task Force on Lawyer-Well Being member Chief Justice Donald W. Virginia’s commitment to well-being was ignited by the release of the ground-breaking report “A Professional at Risk” in September 2018. Lemons and his colleague Justice William C. Episode Transcript: Chris Newbold: .

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ABA Journal

MAY 19, 2021

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has tentatively added a civility pledge to the state's lawyer oath. The court announced Monday in a…

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

* Virginia becomes final T14 school to announce its intentions with the U.S. Judge allows lawyer to see Jerry Seinfeld over Madison Square Garden effort to bar all lawyers involved in lawsuits against the venue, which actually sounds like a plot Larry David might write. [ News & World Report rankings. The Guardian ].

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Stinnie may sound like a technical one, it has drawn considerable attention, with lawyers on both sides of the case telling the justices that their decision could have a significant impact on how civil rights cases are litigated and resolved going forward. In most cases, the parties to a lawsuit have to pay their own lawyers’ fees.

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 22, 2023

Arizona Bankruptcy Lawyer. Drain, P.A.,

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HowAppealing

MAY 24, 2023

“Professor Concludes 17-Year Run as Director of Supreme Court Clinic”: Mary Wood of the University of Virginia School of Law has a report that begins, “After arguing at the U.S. ” The post “Professor Concludes 17-Year Run as Director of Supreme Court Clinic” appeared first on How Appealing.

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