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By Ron Tweel PAGE CONTENTS: Current Status of Virginia Law on this Topic. Solomond v. Ball. Challoner v. Challoner. Sa’ad El-Amin v. Adams. Wirth v. Wirth. Presenting your Case before the Court. Representing a client in an equitable distribution case presents the practitioner with many legal and factual problems, not the least

By Greg Webb, May 27, 2015 If you’ve been in a car accident that required repairs, do you know what kind of replacement parts were used?  There is a good chance that your damaged parts were replaced with used parts, not new ones. And if they were new, they probably were

By Ron Tweel In almost every divorce involving children, the domestic relations practitioner is confronted with three main issues regarding medical insurance: 1) which party is to provide insurance coverage for the children, 2) how does one guarantee that the children remain covered once that insurance takes effect, and, 3) how

By Ron Tweel and Elizabeth Coughter Page Contents: BACKGROUND. GENERAL PRINCIPLES. PENSIONS. DIVISION OF MARITAL RESIDENCES. DIVISION OF CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS. DIVORCE ALLEGING FAULT GROUNDS WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROOF OF FAULT. UNSUCCESSFUL TRACING OF SEPARATE PROPERTY. Representing a client in an equitable distribution case presents the practitioner with many legal and factual

By Elizabeth Coughter PAGE CONTENTS: Standard for Appellate Review. I. Errors on the Face. II. After-Discovered Evidence or Fraud. III. Preservation of Appeal Rights per Lee V. Lee (and Rule 5A: 18). IV. Questions of Law. Motions to reconsider at the trial court level are often filed by counsel after a long and complex preparation for trial

By Elizabeth Coughter Is It Illegal to Video Record Someone in Virginia? Currently, in Virginia, there are laws that prohibit the videotaping or filming of another and the illegal interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication. Virginia Code §18.2-386.1 makes it a crime to videotape, photograph or film a non-consenting person

MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law is proud to announce that 10 attorneys from the firm have been selected for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.                         ‍Congratulations: Ed Lowry, Ron Tweel, Gary Kendall, John Little,

Hepatitis A Claims Lawsuits have been filed in Virginia after a Virginia Department of Health alert linking Tropical Smoothie Cafe and an outbreak of 35 cases of Hepatitis A.  Lawyers are seeking class action status for claims of individuals who felt forced to get vaccines or were hospitalized because they consumed

As of November 1, 2016, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers publicly announced the Seventh Edition of the Best Law Firms rankings. MichieHamlett is proud to be included in this elite and extremely impressive group. METROPOLITAN TIER 1 Charlottesville Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Family Law Litigation – Trusts & Estates Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Real Estate

Distracted driving and its link to traffic accidents, personal injuries and fatalities has been in the news for more than half a decade.  I have made it a public awareness goal of mine to talk about the dangers and to advocate for safe driving practices. The number of highway deaths