On March 8, the Governor of Virginia signed HB 880 (the “Act”), which will prohibit enforcement of a lien against real estate if the real estate is the judgment debtor’s primary residence ...

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a ...

Statutory Lien for Attorney's Fees. Lawyers should be reminded that some important procedural changes were enacted this year amending Virginia's statute on attorney liens for fees, Virginia Code ...

In addition, the Virginia Attorney General can now penalize a towing company for an illegal tow by charging them a fine that is 10 times the cost of the tow. The victim gets the money collected.

Members of Virginia’s Indigent Defense Commission are cautiously optimistic following the bipartisan passage of legislation that would see court-appointed attorneys get pay increases for the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 27-state coalition which is condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for expanding regulations on the meat ...

RICHMOND, Va ... "Court-appointed attorneys are often paid for only a small portion of the time they spend defending a client, primarily because of low pay caps set in statute.

according to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. Miyares helped launch Operation Ceasefire, an initiative to reduce violent crime across the Commonwealth, in October 2022. He and Virginia ...