Personal Injury: Automobile Insurance

A fifteen minute call could save you 15 percent (or more) with GEICO. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. You’re in good hands with Allstate. Many of us have purchased automobile insurance from these companies, but what protection does it provide? Virginia law...

Estate Planning: Probate with a Will

The Code of Virginia enumerates a probate procedure that is followed upon the passing of an individual in the Commonwealth who died having executed a Last Will and Testament. In Virginia, probate is defined as “the official proving and recording of the will as the...

Estate Planning: Utilizing an LLC

A limited liability company is a legal business entity that protects its owners (members) from personal liability. It provides more flexibility and is less formal than a corporation. Members of an LLC report the business’s profits and losses on their individual tax...

PERSONAL INJURY: NEGLIGENCE

Running errands one Sunday afternoon, a man stops at a traffic light. The light turns green, he looks both ways and proceeds through the intersection. Suddenly, and without warning, an SUV runs the red light and violently strikes the side of his vehicle. The man is...

Personal Injury: Types of Claims

A tort is defined as a “wrongful act or an infringement of right (other than a contract) leading to civil legal liability. There are three categories of torts: intentional torts, unintentional torts and strict liability torts. Intentional torts require an intentional...