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Latest Updates from the Supreme Court of Virginia Calling all personal injury and criminal defense attorneys: The Supreme Court has […]

The SCV Explains Virginia’s Dead Man’s Statute (…or does it?) In this week’s published opinion from the Supreme Court,

Gifts from the Supreme Court It’s the most wonderful time of the year . . . for new opinions from

“We Meant What We Said the First Time” Alternate title: When judges don’t do as they’re told It isn’t often

Less Is More: Winning With Fewer Assignments of Error If you remember one thing from this article, let it be

Death, Taxes … and Hearsay? On the docket: The Court of Appeals of Virginia issued new published opinions

October Round-Up While most of us are breathing sighs of relief that we aren’t practicing election law, take a moment

The Record is Everything. The record is one of the most important—and most overlooked—portions of appellate advocacy. As lawyers, we

Recent Opinions to Watch We are officially in fall and our favorite appellate courts have been busy. What follows are

Final Orders and Stays:Lawyers aren’t the only ones confused The Supreme Court of Virginia issued an unpublished order yesterday that

Ends of Justice Established The appellate courts don’t often find that the ends of justice exception should apply… but when

Courtroom Conversations: Featuring Steve Emmert Steve Emmert and I are both fans of a New York Times Opinion column by

Collegiality in the Virginia Bar As a law clerk, one of the first things I learned was that your reputation

Offering Appellate Legal Services Across Virginia What does it mean to be an appeals firm that practices statewide? By running

Temporary Injunctions: The Supreme Court of Virginia weighs in The legal world has been waiting years for the Supreme Court

When Plea Agreements Aren’t Binding What happens when a circuit court doesn’t accept a plea agreement but also doesn’t refuse