Our firm hosted a scholarship contest in 2018 to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving and to help young people pursue a higher education. Do you think that the growing use of apps like Snapchat has contributed to a rise in distracted driving? If so, what can we…
Our firm hosted a scholarship contest in 2018 to help young people in the Tappahannock area pursue a higher education. The competition was open to students at five Tappahannock area high schools: Essex High School, Rappahannock High School, Northumberland High School, Washington & Lee High School, and Lancaster High School….
C.W. Davis had the pleasure of presenting the Marks & Harrison Scholarship to two of the three recipients at Essex High School on June 7, 2018. The Marks & Harrison Tappahannock scholarship was offered to students from five area high schools. Students submitted essays and videos on how to prevent…
Attorney Joanna L. Suyes was named president of the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association (MRWBA) on May 30, 2018. The MRWBA was created in 1974 to support and enhance the professional success and personal development of women in the legal profession through education and networking opportunities. Joanna is the Firm’s…
Attorney Joel McClellan has been named Chair of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Young Trial Lawyers Section. Members of VTLA under the age of 36 are automatically enrolled as a member of the Young Trial Lawyers Section. The leadership committee works together to bring programs, community service opportunities, and social…
We had a great time at the annual ¿Que Pasa? Festival of Virginia organized by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. This was our sixth year attending the event on the Canal Walk in downtown Richmond. This year, we had a prize wheel and gave away t-shirts, gift cards, movie…
Marks & Harrison attorney C.W. Davis has been selected as a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 for the second year in a row in the state of Virginia. The Top 40 Under 40 is a professional organization composed of the top trial lawyers from each…
Marks & Harrison is pleased to announce that Dustin T. Rosser has joined the Firm. He is working alongside Fletcher Harkrader in our Charlottesville office. Dustin was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.A. in Political Science in 2005 and received…
As an undergraduate at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Brad Kent knew that he wanted to become a trial lawyer. He joined the school’s Mock Trial Program, which provided interested students the opportunity to learn how to try a case, from opening statements to cross-examinations to closing arguments. The die…
Marks & Harrison Attorneys Participate in Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Boot Camp Brad Kent and Joel McClellan recently participated in a “Boot Camp” organized by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. The Boot Camp was a four-week seminar for new attorneys that focused on practical aspects of law practice that you…
