Virginia Appellate UpdatesFor generations, Virginia appellate practitioners have gotten used to the procedural landscape that dictated civil appeals from circuit court proceedings would be made directly to the Supreme Court of Virginia. As of January 1, 2022, that all...
The Virginia judicial system and courts are designed to resolve criminal, civil, juvenile, domestic, family law, traffic cases, and estate issues. About Virginia Judicial System and Courts In the Commonwealth of Virginia, litigants will have the...
HOA Board Members Personally LiableA local Circuit Court Judge found two homeowner’s association board members were personally liable for levying an annual fee against an association member then suing him to collect the fee in General District Court.Judge Dale Durrer...
By William Ashwell The Expanding Scope of Attorney’s Fees in Virginia Fraud Cases On February 25, 2021, the Virginia Supreme Court in its opinion for the matter St. John v. Thompson 854 S.E.2d 648 (2021) deviated and modified from the long-adopted standard for...
