Growing up in Manassas, Virginia, Rob Sievers thought he would become a sports agent one day. He did not envision doing personal injury work. However, today, as a member of our legal team at Marks & Harrison, he says that he cannot imagine doing any other type of work. “While…
For more than 35 years, the Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV) has been the primary source of information and personal support for thousands of Virginians whose lives have been touched by a life-altering, often devastating injury. Through education, outreach, support, awareness and advocacy, the organization helps improve outcomes and…
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® announced today that Marks & Harrison has been named in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” as a Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. This is the tenth year the Firm has been included. The U.S. News & World…
For the fifth year in a row, Marks & Harrison was voted The Best Law Firm in Richmond by readers of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The “RTD The Best” contest, which is aimed at identifying the most popular local businesses, began in the summer of 2015. We feel honored to have…
Pictured is Marks & Harrison Attorney Rob Sievers with several of Raise’s student volunteers, and Raise founder, Melodie Fearnow-Kenny. Raise is a 501c3 non-profit with a mission to create opportunities for vocational training, employment, and community engagement for youth and young adults with developmental disabilities. Raise currently funds sustainable coffee…
Members of the Marks & Harrison legal team were among the nearly 1,100 people who participated in the National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMIWalks event on October 5. The fundraising event kicked off Mental Illness Awareness Week in the Richmond area. Mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family,…
Attorney Joanna Suyes has been selected to receive CancerLINC’s Pro Bono Award for 2019. This award recognizes Joanna’s longtime commitment to assisting cancer patients with Social Security disability claims. CancerLINC is a Central Virginia based non-profit that connects cancer patients and their families with legal assistance, and financial and community resources. Joanna…
Congratulations to attorney Kate Kulbok (pictured, right) on being named to the Board of Directors of the Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association (MRWBA) for the 2019-2020 bar year. With Kate, is attorney Joanna Suyes, Immediate Past President of the MRWBA.
Congratulations to our 2020 Marks & Harrison Scholarship winner Scottie Fralin. She attends the University of Richmond School of Law where she will complete her law degree in 2020. She is from Richmond and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia where she majored in English. Scottie is…
Attorney John C. Shea’s article, A Practical Guide to Persuasive Opening Statements, will be published in a course handbook for the Practising Law Institute program “Trial by Jury 2019.” The Practising Law Insititute is a non-profit, continuing legal education organization. The “Trial by Jury 2019” program will take place on November…
