What Happens if an Uber Driver Hits a Pedestrian?
Unfortunately, sometimes Uber drivers – like all other drivers – act negligently and hit a pedestrian. When a pedestrian is legally crossing an intersection or street, or simply standing on ...
Legal Incapacity and Guardianships and Conservatorships in Virginia
In Virginia, a “guardian” is a person appointed by the Court to conduct the personal affairs of an incapacitated person. These personal affairs might include health care or residential arrangements. ...
Why do I need an expungement?
Many people see criminal charges against them dismissed or are acquitted, but then take no action to have the charge removed thinking that it will not affect them. Making this ...
Estate Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Safely Plan for the Future While Practicing Social Distancing
Few people enjoy thinking about end of life decisions. As a result, estate planning is frequently pushed to the bottom of to-do lists. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the ...
Premarital Agreements
Many of us get married in a happy cloud of romance without knowledge of or thought about numerous economic consequences of marriage imposed by law. Premarital agreements serve a useful ...
Solar Farm Leasing
The conditions are right for the addition of renewable energy generation capacity to the Virginia landscape. This is particularly true for photovoltaic electricity generation, on a medium to large scale, ...
What’s the Best Parenting Plan When it’s Not Amicable?
There’s no denying that parenting is difficult. But when the relationship between you and your child’s other parent doesn’t end on good terms, it can be even tougher. Often times ...
Insurance Coverage for a Technology Accident
In response to the social distancing introduced to combat the coronavirus pandemic, many companies are implementing voluntary or mandatory work-from-home policies. Some of the biggest challenges for businesses include their ...
Grandparents and visitation. Can a Court give me visitation?
The short answer is that, yes, Virginia law does recognize that “non-parents” can play indispensable roles in the lives of children and affords those non-parents the opportunity in some circumstances ...
If My Fiancée and I Break off our Engagement, Who Keeps the Engagement Ring?
For the longest time, this was one of the most frustratingly unanswerable questions in family law. If an engagement is broken off before a marriage is consummated, the law of ...