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8 Jan 2024, 2:02 am by INFORRM
On 4 January 2024, more than 300 pages were unsealed from Virginia Giuffre’s 2015 defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, who had accused Guiffre of lying about the abuse she had suffered at Epstein’s hands. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bomb Hoaxes and ‘Swatting’ Attempts Target Public Officials as 2024 Begins DNyuz – Neil Vigdor (New York Times) | Published: 1/4/2023 State Capitol buildings in seven states were evacuated or placed on lockdown after the authorities said they had received bomb threats that they described as false and nonspecific. [read post]
2 Jan 2024, 10:01 am by Robin E. Kobayashi
A Virginia appellate court affirmed a decision of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding temporary total disability benefits to an employee who, after sustaining an admitted left shoulder injury in 2019, sustained additional injuries in 2020, when he fell in a boat while vacationing in Florida. [read post]
27 Dec 2023, 8:42 pm by Jon Katz
Commonwealth of Virgnia, Record No. 1776-22-3 (unpublished). [read post]
25 Dec 2023, 9:01 pm by Jon Katz
Fairfax no jail DUI offers are more common under the current chief prosecution / commonwealth's attorney than under his two predecessor administrations. [read post]
25 Dec 2023, 7:30 am by Christopher G. Hill
The seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)After a week of being unable to post due to the rigors of my solo construction practice, I’m back on the blogging train. [read post]
23 Dec 2023, 3:02 pm by Jon Katz
Former prosecutors who become criminal defense lawyers need to make sure that if they put police on pedestals as assistant commonwealth's attorneys, now is the time to no longer elevate them... [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 8:42 am by Holly
  Rules of Professional Conduct   Similarly, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct, Rules 1.1 and 3.1, govern a lawyer’s competence in the representation of his/her clients and the lawyer’s obligation to bring meritorious claims and contentions. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 8:07 pm by Jon Katz
However, with the Fairfax courthouse having one of the two busiest criminal case dockets in the Commonwealth of Virginia and with budgetary and personnel limitations, this state of affairs is not automatically going to change, at least unless we shrink what is criminalized and prosecuted (legalizing personal possession of marijuana was a good start) so as to have lighter court dockets in the first place. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
  The majority said in part:[W]e hold that in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the constitutional right to free exercise of religion is among the “natural and unalienable rights of mankind,” ... and that “overt acts against peace and good order,”  correctly defines the limiting principle for this right and establishes the duty of government to accommodate religious liberties that do not transgress these limits.The majority also held that plaintiff had… [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 3:25 am by Charles Lattimer, FinFit
Disturbingly, nearly half of American workers can’t cover an unexpected $1,000 expense from their savings, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund. [read post]
11 Dec 2023, 10:53 am by Christopher G. Hill
”  I was thinking over the weekend about certain clients and matters (as I often do, particularly in the shower) and came to the conclusion that the best role for me as a Virginia construction attorney is that of counselor and sounding board for my clients. [read post]
6 Dec 2023, 8:51 pm by Jon Katz
As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that many Virginia assistant commonwealth's attorneys / prosecutors and also police engage in gamesmanship, psychological warfare, and heartlessness. [read post]
26 Nov 2023, 8:15 pm by Jon Katz
It is okay for your Virginia criminal defense lawyer to be cordial with your assistant commonwealth’s attorney / prosecutor and cop(s) (at least if they… The post Merciless defense- Fairfax criminal lawyer takes that path appeared first on Jon Katz, P.C.. [read post]
23 Nov 2023, 12:10 pm by Christopher G. Hill
  I hear this first of his arguments often when I am reviewing a contract after the fact and a client or potential client acts surprised that a provision will be enforced and the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia will actually enforce them. [read post]
20 Nov 2023, 5:30 pm by Jon Katz
Four Northern Virginia commonwealth's attorneys / chief prosecutors started office nearly four years ago on progressive prosecution (PP)  platforms. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 2:24 pm by Jon Katz
Trial experience and ability separate battle-ready Virginia DWI lawyers from the pack. [read post]