About
I am a creative and vigorous Virginia litigation attorney specializing in civil rights, critical non-public harm, and related claims. I stand with my clients when opposing neighborhood government bodies, law enforcement officials abusing their strength, huge insurance organizations, employers, docs, or all people else who've violated my clients rights or harmed my clients person, assets or reputation. I actually have dealt with or assisted in instances regarding Constitutional violations, private injury instances, defamation claims, malicious prosecution cases, FOIA proceedings, and business litigation. I am the senior accomplice with Thomas H. Roberts & Associates, PC, in Richmond, VA, which makes a speciality of civil rights and severe non-public harm. I revel in locating uncommon approaches to attain favorable effects in hard instances. Because most folks who revel in civil rights violations can not have enough money massive firm prison fees, I search for price-powerful methods of vindicating violated rights. CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS. EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE. 1. I prevailed earlier than the Virginia Supreme Court in a FOIA fit to reap facts of a police officer s arrests. Ewing v. Harmon, 285 Va. 335 (2013). 2. I satisfied the Virginia Supreme Court that the Commonwealth s Takings Clause applies to contracts, no longer just real estate. Smith v. Commonwealth, 286 Va. fifty two, fifty nine (2013) three. I prevailed before the Virginia Supreme Court in a case reiterating the limits of sovereign immunity in Virginia. Wagner v. Land (013-6-071) (2013) (unpublished order). 4. I assisted in drafting a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the rights of shareholder-personnel below Title VII. Mariotti v. Mariotti Building Products. 5. I turned into lead suggest in a tribulation that secured a $250,000 verdict towards a Richmond police officer in an immoderate force claim bobbing up from a traffic stop. 6. I defended neighborhood activists sued for allegedly publishing se › ›
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- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Car Accidents
- FOIA/Open Government Law
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