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BECAUSE THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN SPECIFIC CASES DEPEND ON A
VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE, PAST CASE RESULTS DO
NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN FUTURE CASES
UNDERTAKEN BY A LAWYER OR LAW FIRM.
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- 5-8-08 - John C. Shea attended the Personal Injury
Litigators Summit, a personal injury seminar from May 8,
2008 to May 10, 2008.
- 5-1-08 - John C. Shea attended the meeting of the
Masters Marketing Group, a meeting of law firms from
around the country who confer on management and
marketing issues relating to personal injury practice.
The meeting was held in Chicago from April 30, 2008 to
May 2, 2008.
- 4/23/08 - John C. Shea, Bridget N. Long and S. Aaron
Barr attended the Lawyers Inner Circle Marketing Summit
in Raleigh, NC. Lawyers and staff from around the
country attended the seminar to discuss the marketing of
personal injury law firms.
- 4/1/08 - Marks & Harrison is pleased to announce
that Megan B. Larking has become associated with the
firm. Megan B. Larkin graduated magna cum laude from
Virginia Wesleyan College in 1996 and received her B.A.
in English. In 2000 Megan received her J.D. from the
Temple University School of Law. Before moving to
Virginia, Megan worked as a trial attorney in
Philadelphia with Billet & Connor and in Atlanta with
Sutehrland, Asbill & Brennan. At Marks & Harrison Megan
will focus her practice on representing the
injured.
- 4/1/08 - John C. Shea's article "Day in the Life
Videos: How to Make Sure the Jury Sees it All" was
recently published in the February issue of the
Journal of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation.
- 3/29/08 - John C. Shea spoke at the 49th Annual
Convention of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association at
the Homestead on the topic of Investigating Tractor
Trailer Wrecks.
- 3/6/08 - John C. Shea spoke for the Virginia Law
Foundation's Bridge the Gap program in Richmond. Mr.
Shea spoke to recent graduates and attorneys new to
Virginia on civil practice in the civil courts of
Virginia.
- 2/28/08 - James Mick Kessel served as a judge for
the T.C. Williams School of Law 008 Barnett Moot
Court Competition.
- 2/26/08 - Kyle Leftwich Banning spoke at a mental
illness forum hosted by FACES (Family Advocacy Creating
Education and Services). The mission of FACES is to
serve and support families dealing with mental illness.
More information can be obtained at their website
www.facesva.org.
- 2/16/08 - John C. Shea participated as a speaker in
the American Bar Association Student Division's Forth
Circuit Spring Meeting. Mr. Shea, along with other
attorneys from the Richmond area, spoke to law students
from North Carolina and Virginia on the advantages of
various types of law practice. The meeting was held at
the T.C. Williams School of Law. Mr. Shea spoke to law
students about what to expect if they chose a career in
personal injury practice.
- 2/11/08 - James Mick Kessel served as a judge for
the William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament at William &
Mary last week. For more information visit the William
& Mary Moot Court website.
- 2/5/08 - James Mick Kessel attended the Southern
Trial Lawyers Association 2008 conference in New
Orleans.
- 1/26/08 - J. Penn Crawford and Andrea J. Geiger
served as judges for the 2008
VTLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition.
- 1/21/08 - Joanna L. Suyes, J. Penn Crawford, Andrea
J. Geiger and James Mick Kessel served as judges for the
2008 University of Richmond Law Client Counseling
Competition.
- 1/8/08 - Kyle Leftwich Banning was a guest speaker
at the Richmond
Brain Tumor Support Group's January meeting. "The
Richmond Brain Tumor Support Group is a non-profit
dedicated to providing support for brain tumor survivors
and their loved ones, promoting awareness for brain
tumor issues, and advocating for brain tumor research in
Central Virginia."
- 1/1/08 - Marks & Harrison is pleased to announce the
opening of our new office at 206 Greenville Ave.
Staunton, VA 24401.
News Archive
Press
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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
-
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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