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2-4-10 -
James Mick Kessel was appointed to the
Judicial Committee of the Henrico County Bar Association.
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2-4-10 -
James Mick Kessel has achieved the ranking
“Superb” by the lawyer rating service AVVO. “Superb”
is the highest attorney ranking given by Avvo. Avvo’s attorney rankings
are based on the lawyer’s years in practice, disciplinary history,
professional achievements and industry recognition.
www.avvo.com/attorneys/23255-va-james-kessel-1813314.html
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2-3-10 -
On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, James Mick Kessel
joined with several members of Spotts Fain law firm to prepare and serve an
Italian meal to the guests of Hospital Hospitality House. The meal included
several homemade dishes such as Fettuccini Alfredo, Eggplant Parmesan, Rigatoni,
Spaghetti, Italian Soup and Ravioli with Meat Sauce. After dinner the guests
were treated to various yummy deserts. We hope the meal provided the guests
with a little taste of home and that they and their loved ones get well soon.
Hospital Hospitality House is located at 612 East Marshall Street in Richmond
and "provides lodging and non-medical services to families and individuals in
medical crisis. Guests are referred from physicians, staff and social workers
from area hospitals... Referred families are served with dignity, integrity
and without regard to financial resources."
Hospital Hospitality House Website:
www.hhhrichmond.org/hhh/
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2-1-10 -
Kyle Leftwich Banning
continues to serve as an attorney volunteer for LINC
(Legal Information Network for Cancer). She was a
featured speaker at LINC's Legal and Financial Planning
Seminar held at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell
on January 26, 2010. She spoke on the topic of Social
Security Disability claims, with a specific focus on
benefit claims based on a cancer diagnosis.
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1-15-10 -
Jack C. Gould was named
the Legal Counsel to the Hopewell/Prince George Chamber
of Commerce.
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1-15-10 -
Jack C. Gould was named
the Legal Counsel to the Hopewell/Prince George Chamber
of Commerce.
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12-01-09 -
James Mick Kessel participated in NBC’s No Bills
Night. James, along with other members of the Young Lawyers Conference and the
Virginia State Bar, offered legal advice to NBC viewers across Richmond.
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11-30-09 -
Eric D. Yost and James
Mick Kessel were reappointed to the American Association
of Justice N.L.D. Board of Governors for the 2009-2010
year. Joanna Suyes has also been appointed to serve on
the N.L.D. Board of Governors for the 2009-2010 year.
11-10-09 -
Gregory S. Hooe and John C. Shea attended the Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association’s Retreat on Understanding and
Proving Pain held on November 6 and 7, 2009.
Thirty lawyers from around
Virginia gathered at the Tides Inn in Irvington to hear
doctors and other experts discuss pain—its causes and
treatment—as well as the best ways to prove its
existence to a jury.
10-30-09 -
James Mick Kessel attended
the American Association for Justice N.L.D. Board of
Governors business meeting in Washington, D.C.
10-29-09 -
Congratulations to Gregory S. Hooe who was elected President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Virginia Chapter. ABOTA is an invitation-only organization whose members must have five or more years experience as trial lawyers and tried at least 10 civil jury trials to conclusion. Members must also exhibit a high level of integrity and professionalism as trail lawyers. Through the activities of local chapters, ABOTA provides education on the value and history of trial by jury and elevates the standards of legal professionalism.
10-23-09 -
Kevin M. McGowan attended
the American Association for Justice Mega Seminar:
Overcoming Jury Bias, "Rules of the Road," and Damages
with David Ball, Ph.D. in Las Vegas, NV.
10-12-09 -
Andrea Geiger and James
Kessel were honored to serve as judges for the 2009
Carrico Moot Court Competition at the T.C. Williams
School of Law. James was also asked to serve as a judge
in the finals of the competition.
10-05-09 -
The American Association
for Justice has put together a video of 2008-2009 media
highlights of the civil justice system. The video can be
viewed at
www.justice.org/multimedia.
9-04-09
- John C. Shea has been selected by
his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best
Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury
Litigation. For over a quarter of a century, Best
Lawyers has been regarded, by both the profession and
the public, as the definitive guide to legal excellence
in the United States. Selection to Best Lawyers is based
on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey
comprising more than 2.8 million confidential
evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Because
no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best
Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
8-21-09
- Eric D. Yost and James Mick
Kessel were appointed to the American Association
for Justice N.L.D. Fundraising Committee.
8-15-09
- James Mick Kessel was appointed
to the American Association for Justice Marketing &
Client Service Committee.
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8-14-09 - John C. Shea spoke on Friday,
August 14, 2009 in Charlottesville, Virginia for
Virginia CLE on the subject of civil discovery of expert
witnesses.
8-7-2009 - Paris
M. Ratliff receives Marks & Harrison’s
scholarship. Each year Marks & Harrison presents
the Marks & Harrison Scholarship to a law
student at the T.C.
Williams
School of Law who is
interested in a career in personal injury.
Paris
graduated from The University of Virginia in 2007 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree. At the
T.C. Williams School
of Law, Paris
is a Senior Staff Member for the Richmond Journal of
Law and Technology and a member of the Black Law
Students Association. She has also competed in the
Client Counseling Competition and Barnett Moot Court.
7-29-2009 - James
Mick Kessel, Bridget N. Long,
Dean C. Marcus,
James A. McCauley, Joanna L.
Suyes, and Eric D. Yost attended the American
Association for Justice 2009 Annual Convention
in San
Francisco, CA.
Along with educational programs, Marks &
Harrison attorneys had the opportunity to attend
speeches from Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Nancy Pelosi, Virginia
Governor Tim Kaine, Senator Barbara Boxer,
Senator Bob Menendez, and Congressman Henry
Waxman.
7-27-2009 -
James Mick Kessel and Eric D. Yost attended the American
Association for Justice N.L.D. Board of Governors
business meeting in San Francisco, CA.
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7-12-2009 -
Bridget N. Long co-chaired the Tenth Annual VTLA
Advanced Auto Retreat held on July 10 & 11, 2009 at the
Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville and gave a
presentation on using Facebook and other social
networking sites in a personal injury practice. This
program brings together experienced attorneys from
around the state to discuss the latest techniques in
representing injured victims in automobile crashes.
Fletcher Harkrader, James McCauley, and John Shea from
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6-1-2009 - Marks
& Harrison joined other individuals and law firms in
sponsoring a luncheon for Congressman Glen Nye of
Virginia's Second Congressional District. The luncheon
was held on Tuesday, June, 2, 2009 in Richmond,
Congressman Nye serves on the Armed Services committee,
the Veteran's Affairs Committee and the Small Business
Committee, James G. Harrison, III attended the
luncheon on behalf of the Firm.
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5-29-2009 -
Attorneys from Marks & Harrison participated in the
Virginia College of Trial Advocacy held at the
University of Richmond. John Shea, Penn Crawford, James
Mick Kessel, Greg Hooe, and Jack Gould participated in
this hands on program which focuses on advanced trial
tactics and honing legal skills in the courtroom.
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5-28-2009 - Marks & Harrison was a
sponsor at the Virginia Poverty Law Center's 30th
Anniversary Reception held on Thursday, May, 28, 2009 at
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Kyle Leftwich Banning
of the Firm was on the Advisory Committee for this gala
which honored Jack L. Harris and Jill A. Hanson, two of
the founding board members. Kyle also serves as
President of the 2009 Board of Directors for the
Virginia Poverty Law Center.
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Governor Tim Kaine and First Lady
Anne Holton spoke at the celebration. The Virginia
Poverty Law Center provides advocacy on behalf of
Virginia's low income residents.
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5-12-2009
- James Mick Kessel spent the day
working for the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society on
its annual fundraising drive. Central Virginia Legal Aid
Society is a non-profit organization providing free
legal advice and representation to low income or elderly
persons in five cities and 15 counties in central
Virginia. Offices are located in Richmond, Petersburg,
and Charlottesville.
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5-12-2009
- John C. Shea attended a two and a half
day meeting in Chicago with trial firms around the
country to review the latest in management issues for
personal injury law firms. Law firms attended from all
areas of the country including Houston, New Orleans,
Louisville, Las Vegas, St. Louis, New York, Miami,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and many other cities in the
country.
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Marks & Harrison is the only law
firm in Virginia invited to participate in this select
group of law firms dedicated to representing those who
have been injured.
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4-28-2009 - Marks & Harrison hosted an
open house at their new Fredericksburg office. Lawyers,
staff, family, and friends of Marks & Harrison were in
attendance. The Fredericksburg office is located at 5440
Jefferson Davis Highway and is one of eight offices
located throughout Virginia.
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3-24-2009 - John C. Shea attended the
Torts Made Perfect seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada on March
18, 19, & 20, 2009. Attorneys from around the county
attended the program to address the newest techniques in
personal injury litigation.
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3-16-2009 - Marks & Harrison co-hosted,
with several other law firms, a reception during the
Virginia Trial Lawyers Convention for Iowa Congressman,
Bruce Bailey. Congressman Bailey is a former President
of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association and a two term
Congressman for Iowa who is working hard to protect the
rights of consumers and injured parties in Congress.
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3-14-2009 - Andrea J. Geiger was invited
to speak at the 50th Annual Convention of the Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association. Andrea spoke in Williamsburg,
Virginia on March 13, 2009 on the topic of immunity and
police chase cases. Andrea was invited to speak on this
topic as a result of excellent work she had done in
obtaining recovery for a young man who lost his leg as a
result of a crash caused by a police officer involved in
a high speed chase.
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3-12-2009 - Joanna Suyes took part
in a Spanish-language immersion program in Mexico during
the last week of February. Desiring to improve upon her
Spanish skills in order to better represent her
Spanish-speaking client, Suyes attended the week-long
program at The Center for Linguistic Multicultural
Studies at Universidad International in Cuernavaca,
Mexico. The high-impact intensive program, which was
tailored specifically for attorneys, consisted of 9.5
hours per day of one-on-one instruction in grammar,
vocabulary and conversation and included the opportunity
to live with a local host family to enable her to
practice what she learned in class in a more-relaxed,
less-structured setting. Suyes looks forward to using
her new skills to more effectively communicate with her
Latin-American clients. Including Joanna Marks &
Harrison has two attorney and two paralegal fluent in
Spanish.
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3-5-2009 - John C. Shea spoke for
the fifth time to the Virginia State Bar "Bridge The Gap
Seminar." Mr. Shea spoke to young lawyers about practice
in the circuit courts of Virginia.
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3-4-2009 - James Mick Kessel served as a judge for the University of Richmond's Barnett Moot Court Competition on March 4, 2009. -
2-27-2009 - John C. "Jack" Gould, James Mick Kessel, and J. Penn Crawford attended the American Association for Justice "Litigating Truck Collision Cases" seminar in Nevada on February 20- February 22, 2009. The seminar included topics such as a review and update of all the latest federal regulations, essential document discovery, details of a level I truck inspection, neuropsychological issues and traumatic brain injury, direct examination of a trucking expert, and more.
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2-18-2009 - James Mick Kessel served as a judge for the 2009 Spong Moot Court Tournament in Williamsburg, Virginia this past weekend. Mr. Kessel was one of only 9 Virginia attorneys who were selected to serve on the panel. The rest of the panel was composed of 26 actual judges from 9 states and the District of Columbia. The judges on the panel included State Judges, Federal Judges, US Court of Appeals Judges, State Courts of Appeals Judges, State Supreme Court Justices, and the Vice-Dean of William & Mary School of Law. This is the second year in a row that Mr. Kessel was asked to help judge the tournament.
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2-12-2009 - Kevin M. McGowan and Joanna L. Suyes attended AAJ's Winter Convention in New Orleans, February 7-11, 2009. It offered networking opportunities, section meetings and seminars on Discovery, Muscle Sprain Cases, Holding the Insurance Industry Accountable, the Impact of the National Credit Crisis on the Practice of Law, Negotiation and Settlement Strategies, Motor Vehicle Collisions, Jury Bias, and Discovery in Pharmaceutical Cases and Damages.
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2-05-2009 - In a survey conducted by Virginia Lawyers Weekly Marks & Harrison was found to have settled more $1,000,000 and up cases in 2008 than any other law firm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Marks & Harrison resolved six cases with settlement amounts exceeding $1,000,000 including one case for $5,000,000. These cases spanned all of central Virginia. Four of those cases were handled by John C. Shea, one by Fletcher W. Harkrader, and one by Gregory S. Hooe. While all the Firm’s cases, whether large of small, are important to the victims of others’ negligence, the Firm is particularly proud of this achievement for those who were most seriously injured.
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1-26-09 - John C. "Jack" Gould was asked by the Mayor of
the City of Hopewell and the Hopewell City Manager to
serve on the City's Efficiency Committee to advise the
Hopewell City Administration on ways to improve Hopewell
City Government efficiency. The committee is also
made up of Hopewell Plant Managers, local bankers,
builders and realtors.
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1-23-09 - Andrea J. Geiger and Joanna L. Suyes presented the Make It
Home Program at Thomas Jefferson High School on January
22-23.
Marks & Harrison has sponsored this teen drinking and
driving safety program for over 12 years. The
program was initially launched in conjunction with
nurses in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at the
Medical College of Virginia.
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1-20-09 - Marks & Harrison along with the law firm of
Nichols Zauzig Sandler P.C. sponsored a reception for
the American Association of Justice on Thursday, January
15, 2009. Executive Director Jon Haber and lobbyists
Linda Lipsen traveled to Richmond to speak to a group of
selected attorneys from the central Virginia area about
the work of the AAJ and the changes that can be
anticipated in the civil justice system after the
election of President Barack Obama.
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1-19-09 - James
Mick Kessel and J. Penn Crawford attended the Interstate
Trucking Litigation Group's conference on Litigating
Truck Collision Cases in Las Vegas, NV. This intensive
two day seminar featured faculty from across the United
States and covered all the recent developments in
trucking law as well as new trial tactics specific to
tractor trailer cases.
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1-9-09 - John D. Ayers presented a speech on
"Effective Document Control and Organization" and
"Powerful Discovery Techniques" at the Institute for
Paralegal Education's seminar on "A Litigation
Paralegal's Guide to Case Management".
News Archive
Press
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In a groundbreaking case the United States Supreme Court sided with 1,424 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. employees represented by attorney J. Allen Schreiber of Marks & Harrison in their claim against their employer. The Plaintiffs were awarded $35.6 million in back wages. With interest the judgment is over $42 million.
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"John C. Shea, John D. Ayers, Bridget N. Long and Andrea J. Geiger Named 2009 Super Lawyers”
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"The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America" -
American Association for Justice
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Marks & Harrison Brief Amicus Curiae filed on behalf of
the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association on October 2,
2006, in support of trial court's award of monetary
penalties against a Ford Motor Company lawyer whom the
trial court found filed defenses for which the trial
court found the Ford lawyer lacked a sufficient good
faith basis in fact and law. Click
here for the Ford v Benitez opinion
and
here for the Ford Motor v Benitez,
VTLA Amicus Brief.
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Decision Allowing Plaintiff to Recover Full Amount of
Medical Bills Despite Medicaid Write-offs
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Day-In-The-Life
Videos: How to Make Sure the Jury Sees It All
- W.D. VA 2005
Opinion Rejects Write-Offs Argument in Medicaid Context
- Investigating
Tractor-Trailer Wrecks
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Fibromyalgia:
The Rodney Dangerfield of Medical Diagnoses
- Personal
Injury: Case Evaluation and Selection
- Motor
Carrier Is Liable For 'Independent Contractor'
- Just
What is a Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement and Why Should I
Care?
- Death
Case Mediated For $1 million
- Role
of Defense Neuropsychologists Should Be Limited Under
Virginia Evidence Law
- VADA/VSCA Presentation on "Medical Expense Coverage
From The Plaintiff¹s Perspective."
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, "Settling Auto
Accident Claims."
- "Advertising Regulation in Virginia"
Presentation to the Virginia Beach Bar Association.
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Evidence Seminar;
Speaker on Demonstrative Evidence.
- Richmond Bar Association Bench Bar Panelist on
"Pre-Trial Procedures."
- "Ethical Considerations In Solicitation In
Virginia," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association.
- "Use Of Neuropsychologists As Expert
Witnesses," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association.
- "How Insurance Companies Evaluate And Negotiate
Settlement Of Automobile Accident Cases: What the Attorney
Can Do To Maximize Recovery," The Journal of the
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
- "A Lawyer's Guide To Mediation Preparation,"
Presentation at the 1998 Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association Convention.
- "Personal Injury By the Numbers," The Journal
of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
- "Computer Animation-Dealing With The Stealth
Witness," Vol. 9, No. 4 Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association Journal.
- A Guide To The Preparation And Trial Of Mild Traumatic
Brain Injury Cases; Published By The Virginia Trial
Lawyers Association.
- "A Growing Number of Circuit Courts Reject
Wrongdoer Attempts To Reap Windfall Benefits From Their
Victims' Collateral Health Insurance," Vol. 11, No. 3
The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
- "The Collateral Source Rule Keeps Pandora's Box Of
Health Insurance Write-off Issues Closed": Vol. V,
No. 3 Virginia State Bar Litigation News.
- "Health Insurance Write-Offs Irrelevant Under
Collateral Source Rule," Vol. 10, No. 3 The Journal
of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
- "A Current Guide to Civil RICO in New York Federal
Courts," 66 N.Y. St. B.J. 18.
- "U.S. Supreme Court Applies 'Operation or
Management Test' to RICO Section 1962(c) Claim," 42
Va. Lawyer 16.
- "Public/Private Cooperation Not Barred By
Constitution," 34 Va. Bar News 16.
- Note, "The Admissibility of Testimony Influenced by
the Use of Hypnosis," 67 Va. L. Rev. 1203.
- "Role of Defense Neuropyschologists Should Be
Limited Under Virginia Evidence Law," Vol. 14, No. 4,
The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 24.
- Seminar Presentation on Motions in Limine at Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association May 2003 Tort Seminar.
- "Silencing the Witness," Vol. 14, No. 1 The
Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 18.
- "The Post-Trial Perils of the 21-day and 30-day
Rules," Vol. 12, No. 2 The Journal of the Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association 2.
- Seminar Presentation on Collateral Source Rule and
Medical Expenses at the Annual Convention of the Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association on April 1, 2000, in White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
- Seminar Presentation on Marketing for the Small Law Firm
at Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, October, 2003.
- "Trial Themes" Presentation at Virginia Trial
Lawyers Association Advanced Auto Retreat, July, 2003.
- Presentation to Young Lawyers Section of the Richmond
Bar Association on Trial Strategies, October, 2003.
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