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Rebecca Ann Stoots v. Marion Life Savings Crew, Inc.
Marion, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence claim. Marion Life Saving Crew, Inc. (MLSC) provides emergency medical and transport services in Smyth County, Virginia.[1] In February 2014, MLSC Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) responded to the home of Calvin Stoots ("Calvin"), where they found him in medical distress. The EMTs were given a copy of C... More... ( 02-25-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Ryan Tolley
Lexington, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession. On April 4, 2022, officers from the Botetourt-Rockbridge Regional Drug Task Force (the "Task Force") conducted surveillance of a home located at 36 Edgewood Drive in the City of Lexington. Members of the Task Force had been sworn in as Special State Police Officers ("SSPOs") with the Virgin... More... ( 02-25-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jimi Argedis Salgado
Manassas, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious wounding. Ilka McCoy and Salgado were in a romantic relationship and lived together until May 2021. By August 2021 they had broken up, lived separately, and McCoy was dating Oscar Lucas. Nevertheless, McCoy and Salgado contacted each other "every couple days" in an effort to remain friends and bec... More... ( 02-24-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jerome Lee Wilkerson
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs. On February 20, 2020, Sergeant Hoggard of the Norfolk Sherriff's Office received information that there was cocaine in cell block 2K of the Norfolk City Jail. After the inmates were all secured in one area, Sergeant Hoggard and a team searched cell block 2K with a narcotics-detec... More... ( 02-20-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jose Roberto Gomez Contreras
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "rape, oral sodomy, and animate object sexual penetration ('OSP'), as well as two counts of custodial indecent liberties. K.I.C. was born in El Salvador to Maritza Contreras, appellant's sister.[3] When K.I.C. was two years old, her mother left El Salvador and travelled to the United States. K.I.C. remain... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Anthony Leroy Brannon
Stuart, Virginia, criminal defense represented the Defendant assault and battery. In February 2023, Heather Burris and Brannon lived together at the Virginian Motel in Patrick County while Brannon was in the area for work. The motel manager, Jesse Christoph, knew Burris and Brannon well, as they had resided at the motel since at least October 2022 and Burris occasionally helped with house... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Samuel Harris, s/k/a Samuel Harris, jr.
Chesterfield, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obscene sexual display. On August 6, 2022, two women were in Rockwood Park at pavilion three setting up for a gender reveal party. As the women were walking from the parking lot to pavilion three, they observed a man, Samuel Harris, huddled on the gravel trail. Harris was naked, wearing a blonde wig, wi... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shjon Michael Stamps
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession. Around 1:20 a.m. on January 5, 2023, Virginia Beach Police Officer Christopher Grimm was surveilling a house that police suspected was involved in "narcotics activity." The house shared a driveway with another home. Grimm observed a 1996 white Cadillac with antique license pla... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Donald Arthur Herrington
Stafford, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure or refusal to filed an income tax return. In July 2012, Herrington was tried by jury on several charges, including the failure or refusal to file an income tax return for the tax year 2009 in violation of Code § 58.1-348. Herrington chose to represent himself at trial. See Herrington v. Dotson,... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Chad A. Thurston
Staunton, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a sexually violent predator. The Circuit Court of Augusta County held an annual review hearing for Chad A. Thurston, a sexually violent predator ("SVP") civilly committed for secure inpatient treatment pursuant to Code §§ 37.2-900 to -912. The circuit court determined that Thurston remained an SVP an... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Jason Scott Ford v. Commonwealth of Virginia
City of Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious wounding. A grand jury indicted Ford for aggravated malicious wounding. During a pretrial hearing, Ford "refused to come out of the lockup and began banging his feet on the walls." Due to security concerns related to his behavior, on the morning of trial sheriff's deputies restrained Ford ... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Curtis L. Wade v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Boydton, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. A jury convicted Curtis L. Wade of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C). The trial court sentenced Wade to five years' incarceration, with all but seven months suspended. On appeal, Wade argues that the trial cour... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Jeremy Smith v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan
Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an ERISA law violation theory. After receiving long-term disability benefits from his employer for seven years, Jeremy Smith was informed that these benefits would be terminated. Seeking to have his benefits restored, Smith filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) aga... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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NIA LUCAS; A.M., II, a minor, by and though his Guardian ad Litem, Nia Lucas, v. VHC Health, d/b/a Virginia Hospital Center, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed she was discriminated against. Nia Lucas pled discrimination and retaliation claims in her complaint against Virginia Health Corporation (“VHC”) under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). As described below, Lucas has not alleged any facts permitting an inference that she was denied treatment because of he... More... ( 02-18-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Daniel Ricardo Lane Adams
Virginia Beach, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represent the defendant charged with rape. In the final days of her junior year at Virginia Wesleyan University, E.R. attended an on-campus cookout hosted by a graduating senior. After consuming a few alcoholic seltzers, E.R. met Adams, who introduced himself as "DJ." Adams told her that he was a 23-year-old student at the Harvard Business ... More... ( 02-11-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Tanya Rashae Holland
Collinsville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony child neglect resulting in serious injury. Tanya Rashae Holland pleaded no contest to felony child neglect resulting in serious injury. After entering her plea, but before sentencing, Holland was appointed new counsel. Four months later, on the eve of sentencing, Holland moved to withdraw her plea... More... ( 01-23-2025 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Asif William Rahman
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with retaining and trasmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top-Secret security clearanc... More... ( 01-17-2025 - VA) |
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Tamara Al-Saray v. Sharon Elizabeth Furr
Manassa, Virginia personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim. At the close of evidence, the parties discussed their proposed jury instructions. The parties were able to agree on a majority of the instructions, including Jury Instruction 30, which discussed a driver's duty to yield to vehicles already lawfully in an intersection.[2] After both pa... More... ( 01-16-2025 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Isaac Ramirez Rodriguez
Danville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Dendant charged with rape, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of object sexual penetration, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Rodriguez was sentenced to two life terms plus 115 years and 12 months with 55 years suspended. On appeal, Rodriguez first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his convi... More... ( 01-14-2025 - VA) |
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Kristen M. Barnett v. INoVA Health Care Services
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory. Barnett, a former registered nurse and employee of INOVA, refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as required under INOVA’s policy because of its alleged conflict with her religious belief. INOVA discharged her, and Barnett filed a Title VII religious discrimination ... More... ( 01-10-2025 - VA) |
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Northern Virgina Hemp and Agriculture, LLC, et a. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sought declaratory and other relief. Virginia recognized it had a marijuana problem. For years, federal law has classified marijuana as a controlled substance. But in the 2018 Farm Bill, Congress excluded “hemp”—which it defined as Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant “with a delta-9... More... ( 01-10-2025 - VA) |
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Marty Hierholzer v. Isable Guzman
Norfolk, Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights discrimination theory. Marty Hierholzer (“Hierholzer”) is the sole owner, president, and chief executive of MJL Enterprises, LLC (“MJL”) (collectively “Appellants”). Appellants allege that the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Section 8(a) Business Development Program (... More... ( 01-03-2025 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Antonio Renaldo Wallace
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release. allace, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge in 2018, sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) based on several health conditions, including stage 2 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, anxiety disorder, and suspected long COVID.1... More... ( 01-02-2025 - va) |
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United States of America v. David Alan Cheatwood
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony firearm possession. David Alan Cheatwood with possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Cheatwood moved to suppress evidence obtained from him upon a search of his vehicle, on two grounds: 1) police officers did not have reasonable suspicion to seize him, and 2) the... More... ( 01-02-2025 - VA) |
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Danielle M. Caraco v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Norfolk, Virginia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a FELA negligence theory. Steven F. Fowlkes worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad at its Lambert's Point facility as a repair workers for a number of years. The Complaint alleged that the company was aware of the hazards associated with asbestos-containing brake shoes and other asbestos-containing ins... More... ( 12-31-2024 - VA) |