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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Final Orders and Stays:Lawyers aren’t the only ones confused The Supreme Court of Virginia issued an unpublished order yesterday that could easily slip under the

Ends of Justice Established The appellate courts don’t often find that the ends of justice exception should apply… but when they do, take notice! As